Designing Handcrafted Cards: Step-by-Step Techniques for Crafting 60 Beautiful Cards (Paperback)

~ Claire Sun-ok Choi (Author) "Using tracing paper to transfer images and characters onto another paper has long been the most common pattern-making method..." (more)
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Product Description

With an amazing skill for simple, beautiful, and exquisite designs, paper craft and quilling expert Claire Sunok Choi offers 60 beautiful card designs that you can make yourself. Each project has detailed step-by-step instructions and photos to ensure complete success.

Includes: *60 beautiful cards for every occasion: New Year's, anniversary, Mother's Day, Valentine's, Christmas as well as cards and invitations to celebrate weddings, birthdays, love, friendship, and the seasons.

*Unique techniques include paper quilling, decorative cutting, piercing, embossing, folding, layering, weaving and more!

*Timesaving shortcuts, tips for personalizing, and gorgeous photos of finished projects.

About the Author

Claire, named Sunok Choi in Korean, was born in South Korea. She worked as a quilling paper craft instructor at Hyundai Culture Center and the Education Center for the Quilling Paper Craft Association for five years in Korea. In 2000, she had her first solo exhibition at Insadong Gallery in Seoul entitled, "Paper Wanting to be Flower," and was invited by Ferry Building Gallery to a group exhibition held at Vancouver, Canada, in 2002. She is currently living and studying in Vancouver, Canada. she has tried to devote herself to the creation of quilling paper crafts and card design since 2000. Now, she is preparing for solo exhibits in New York and London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 98 pages
• Publisher: Quarry Books (March 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592530362
• ISBN-13: 978-1592530366
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #511,702 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it has potential..., December 30, 2004

By	Kelly Bee (St. John's, Newfoundland) - See all my reviews

I received this book as a Christmas gift. There are lots of pretty and delicate designs in the book and I like how the author finds many different uses for a few basic embellishments however every card in the book is a 5"x5" card - the dimensions/scale are planned for square cards as opposed to rectangular cards. I also thought more illustrations would have been helpful in some cases. I don't think a beginner card maker would find this book very helpful.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great source of inspiration!, October 1, 2005

By	Claudia Ciszevsky (SP, Brazil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I really loved all the projects in the book. They are elegant, wonderful. They are not described step by step, what could make it a little difficult for begginers to follow, but results are marvelous.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple yet elegant designs, July 28, 2005

By	Monica Bagchi "Discerning mom" (Denver,CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amazon Verified Purchase

I really liked the cards designed by Claire Sun-Ok Choi even though as one reviewer mentioned almost all the cards are square. I bought this book after I had seen it in my library and liked the projects. The methods used are simple, well described and accompanied with step by step pictures. In other words,instructions are clear and understandable.