Product Description

A truly comprehensive guide covering everything from making card blanks and envelopes to advanced embossing techniques; Inspirational specially designed projects, each combining several techniques to make greetings cards for all occasions; The Complete Guide to Card Making is the only book on the subject you need to buy. Packed with creative techniques for every aspect of making cards, the book also includes a projects section and a motif library. The book is divided into easy-to-use sections and clear step-by-step pictures and detailed instructions take you through every technique, from creating hand-stitched or beaded edges for cards to pressing and attaching flowers. The projects show you how to combine different techniques to create your own greetings cards for all occasions. New products and equipment are explored, though most projects can be undertaken with basic equipment and no special skills are needed.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #63375 in Books
• Published on: 2003-05-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

About the Author
Sarah Beaman trained as a fashion designer and combined her love of literature, nature and traditional skills and techniques with her artistic background to set up her own successful business making greetings cards. She also lectures on a Fashion Design course. This is her first book.

Customer Reviews

The Complete guide to Card Making
I had to wait for the book - but it was well worth it. Did consider cancelling but so glad I did not.
Unlike most card books this book goes through various techniques and lets you use your own imagination on how to use them. Instead of trying out the usual limited projects in card books.
I have re read the book several times and each time I try out new techniques and make different cards
Excellent book

inspirational !
I have studied this book many times, each time finding a new technique or idea for my card making. The layout is simple and each technique or design is limited to one page so it is easy to follow. I also found that most of the card examples made in the book used readily available items and materials, nothing obscure or difficult to get hold of. Not only have I learnt many new ways to make cards, I have had lots and lots of new ideas (and fun) thanks to The Complete Guide To Card Making.......it is exactly what it says it is!!!

Excellent read:many new ideas for 'old' card makers
I've been making cards for a couple of years now but this book was able to show me many ways to improve what I produce and try new techniques that I hadn't even thought of.......one good example was using an unthreaded sewing machine set on a fancy stitch on a piece of paper and then tearing down he edge for a very unusual effect. The instructions are very clear with plenty of colour photographs and easy to understand instructions.