Simply Cards: Over 100 Stylish Cards You Can Make in Minutes [Paperback]

Sally Traidman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 4, 2006

A value-packed guide with more than 100 designs, "Simply Cards" makes it easy for even the complete beginner to create fashionable greetings in minutes. Each of the 52 step-by-step projects includes a variation that creates a completely different look with the same exact stamps. Simple designs play on the bright, happy colours in vogue right now. It appeals to rubber stampers, paper-crafters, card makers and scrapbookers and combines fun embellishments with pretty paper and cool stamps. Crafters love card making - and these quick and easy projects are irresistible for any occasion.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

A former art teacher and rubber-stamp retailer, Sally Traidman designs projects for Hero Arts Rubber Stamp, Hanko Designs, Paper Adventures and Design Originals. She lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books; 2 edition (May 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581806744
• ISBN-13: 978-1581806748
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #526,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A former K-12 art teacher, Sally continues to design and create greeting cards for several leading rubber stamp and paper companies. She uses all types of papers, paints, stamps and fabric to make simple, graphic designs. Her passion for all types of paper and fabric crafts is evident in her daily crafting. She currently resides in the Palm Springs, CA area.

Customer Reviews

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Card-making Simplified, September 28, 2006

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Catkin (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

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This book is excellent for the beginning card maker, but also challenging enough to satisfy the experienced. I especially like that each project offers a second option using the same or similar materials. The photos are clear and very helpful with the instructions for each card. Each card project is on a two page layout making it very easy and clear to understand. And "simply" is the key word. There are no highly involved, time consuming projects. You could sit down after supper and enjoy the satisfaction of a finished project before bedtime. In this busy time constrained world, what more could you ask for?

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one for Hero Arts Stamp lovers!, August 24, 2006

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H. Greaves (Dunedin, Otago New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This is an utterly fantastic book. In fact it was so good that I purchased 3 copies, 2 of which are gifts for my sisters for Christmas. The book uses a lot of Hero Arts Stamps in it card designs, and as I and my sisters love the range of stamps produced by this company (we have lots of the stamps in our rubber stamp collection!) you can understand why I thought it would be a great book to purchase. The book ranges from easy and simple designs to more complex ones for experienced card makers. In the first section of the book, you are shown the range of products used in creating the card designs, the various types of inks used are explained, what tools have been used and also telling you about the wide of papers and card products available for card making and how/when you would use them.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thumbs up, August 13, 2007

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Simply Cards is a wonderful book for beginners like myself. Sally uses different techniques with stamps, assorted papers, masks, embossing powders and watercolors. When your finished you have a wonderful 3-D card for yourself or a friend.
I would recommend this book to anyone from beginner to craftperson.