The Art and Craft of Handmade Cards

by Diane Maurer - Mathison (Author)

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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.31

  Demonstrating a wide array of creative options for creating beautiful, memorable greetings for any occasion, this book offers step-by-step instructions showing how to design folds, windows, edges and layers, as well as how to decorate the card or invitation with colour, texture and dimension. It also explains how to produce stencilling, stamping, embossing, collages, pop-ups, marbling and numerous other techniques. What's more, everything is illustrated with beautiful and inspirational examples by the author as well as other leading paper and card artists. This guide contains something for every skill level; experienced artists and crafters will find dozens of innovative ideas to add to their repertoire of card and envelope designs, while novice paper artists will find how easy it is to master a variety of paper decorating and card crafting techniques.