Product Description

A solid greeting card has the power to touch the human heart and it will compel its reader to feel, to laugh, to smile.Play your cards right - "Ultimate Cardmaking" is the only card book you ever need buy! Covering a wide range of occasions from anniversaries to seasonal highlights, children's cards to invitations, this fabulous collection features the best cards from Sarah Beaman's two previous books - "Fast Cards" and "The Complete Guide to Cardmaking" - and a range of new and exclusive cards.The book is packed with creative techniques covering every type of card making. 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. Moreover, a gallery section provides readers with a bevy of new cardmaking ideas (40,000 words).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #116215 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

About the Author
Sarah Beaman trained as a fashion designer and teaches on a Fashion Design course. She has a wide-ranging interest in crafts of all kinds and has set up her own successful business making greetings cards. She has written two previous bestsellers on making cards, The Complete Guide to Card Making (1855859793) and Fast Cards (1843401517). In addition, she has written The Complete Guide to Scrapbooking (1843401584), The Button Maker (1843402777) and Decorative Sewing (1843403536). Sarah lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire.

Customer Reviews

card making heaven
This is a splendid book.It starts with "Tools and Materials" and shows you how to make card blanks if you don't buy the ready-made ones,make aperture cards and envelopes if you make an unusual shaped card, tells you about different types of adhesives and papers in fact everything you could possibly need to know.The pictures are easy to follow with tips for various techniques.
The ideas for cards are excellent,covering most occasions,using everything from dried flowers to beads.Highly recommended

Ultimate?
I don't like the word 'ultimate' in the title especially in card making as new materials and techniques are being developed all the time. I bought the book for myself and was impressed enough to buy another copy for a group of new card makers I am advising. The materials section has good pictures and descriptions so the shop assistant should know what you are talking about when you go to buy them. Brand names are not given but the picture showing the backside of a Pritt stick is obvious.
The techniques are also clearly explained in pictures and text and all the basic ones are included. There are also many good projects included.
For a beginner who wants just one book this is a good one.