Customer Reviews

Quilling for Scrapbooks & Cards

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THIS BOOK IS THE BEST QUILLING BOOK EVER.

IT HAS LOTS OF IDEAS FOR SCRAPBOOKING AND MAKING CARDS. THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE SO EASY TO FOLLOW AND ARE REALLY NICE FOR ALL AGES THE AUTHOR EVEN GIVES TIPS FOR WORKING WITH LARGE GROUPS. YOU WOUNT HAVE TO BUY ANT KITS IF YOU BUY THIS BOOK IT GIVES THE ABC AND 123'S ALSO FLOWERS LIKE THE ROSE AND SO MUCH MORE. THIS BOOK IS GREAT FOR WEDDING INVITATIONS BABY SHOWERS AND BIRTHDAY CARD. REALLY FOR ALL TYPES OF CARDS. OUT OF ALL THE BOOK I HAVE THIS ONE IS THE BEST IT HAS GREAT PICTURES. IS GREAT FOR ALL AGES. I WOULD SELL ALL MY BOOKS AND JUST BUY THIS ONE IF IT HAD BEEN OUT BEFORE. GREAT BUY!!!

This is a lovely book with some very nice patterns. (Other great books for cards are Anne Redman's and Diane Crane's.) HOWEVER, if you're going to use or give it as a gift, if not already familiar with quilling, make sure to also purchase something more basic, such as Malinda Johnson's treasure trove. This book is definitely not a standalone for beginners. By way of example, most quillers agree that folded roses require lots of practice -- but this book is the first I've ever seen WITHOUT EVEN DIAGRAMS. The average person wouldn't have any chance of mastering folded roses by that brief description alone!

If you are looking for clear and simple instructions and designs, this is the book you want. The easy to follow instructions explain how to make the many shapes in this extremely easy craft. There are designs and instructions for making cards for every occasion and holiday. For scrapbookers she shows wonderful and funny ideas for pages for vacations, school days, hobbies, weddings, etc. All the designs are doable by even the most inexperienced, such as myself!

Quilling dates from Renaissance times and involves the art of rolling and shaping small strips of paper into delicate shapes. These then were used to make decorations for everything from furniture to sconces and boxes. Today they can also be embellishments for scrapbooks - and beginners receive instruction on how to put together winning results with a minimum of materials and experience. Bright color photos throughout encourage the would-be artist.

Diane C. Donovan, Editor

California Bookwatch

I must congratulate Susan for authoring such a complete quilling book. This book is full of useful and practical designs for embellishing cards, tags, scrapbook pages, etc. Of the 40 plus projects, my favorites are the "sports themed" designs .. they are always hard to find.

This book CAN stand alone and is perfect for the novice or experienced paper quiller. As a fellow Society of Creative Designers member, I had the privilege of seeing Susan's original projects firsthand. Her work is unique and this book exemplifies her talent and beautiful quilling designs.

This is the best quilling book for scrapbookers and card makers that I have seen on the market. Many great ideas for all holidays and special occasions. Great alphabet creations.

This is an amazing book. I made so many cards for Christmas with this book, and EVERYONE was thrilled to get the "special" cards I made just for them. The instructions are easy to understand and follow. I also decorated photo cards using this book. I will purchase this book for gifts for my friends. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

It's ok. It's more of a scrapbooking and card making book than a quilling book. The best part was the alphabet (upper and lower case)and numbers. Some of the designs are nice too. But not enough quilling for me. It's got lots of how to make cards and step by step scrapbook pages. Mostly I'm not going to be using more than half of the book. The scrapbook pages are so detailed that it's like you got to have the same picture just to make that same page. So, if your trying to JUST quill this book is not for you. But as for what quilling it does have they are nice. Designs that I haven't seen in other books, except a little too simple for some. But if you have kids, are religous, and can't come up with any idea's of your own for scrapbooking and cards this is probably a better book for you then it is for me.

This book came in excellent condition and in a timely manner. It does have some nice pictures. I would like smaller pages with these same pics, or th esame size pages with more ideas/page. All in all, it's pretty good. I was pleased at the nice condition of the book

This will be a great book for ideas and inspiration. Great examples with patterns to copy and ways to spin off to create original designs. Looking forward to getting into it more and more!