Product Description

Handmade cards make beautiful gifts for the bride and groom to keep as mementoes of their big day. They add a unique, personal touch to the occasion and can be quick, simple and fun to make. With clear, practical guidance and 23 step-by-step projects that use a wide variety of techniques and materials, Making Wedding Cards is an essential book for anyone looking for that unique wedding stationery, whether as an invitation, a 'keep-the-date' reminder or a congratulations card. Packed with an inspiring range of classical, modern and fun designs, there is something here for every happy couple. Each project is captured in stylish step-by-step photography.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #94862 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 80 pages

About the Author
Anke Uebeberg is an experienced crafter and card maker, who provided card designs for the previous New Holland title Making Cards in a Weekend.

Customer Reviews

Making a Wedding Card

Making a wedding card.

I really dislike this book on making a wedding card. I dislike it for three reasons. One reason that I dislike this book is I feel cheated: This book on making a wedding card doesn't contain 20+ card-making projects that are new; instead, many of the projects are from the author's other book (Making Cards in a Weekend) and have been rehashed. I dislike being short-changed.

The second reason I dislike this book is its outdated style. I recognise my dislike of this book's style is purely my subjective opinion (hence, rather than giving the book 1 or 2 stars, I gave it a generous 3 stars). The style would suit women who were around during the Swinging Sixties and who enjoy the crafting techniques used in the book, such as pergamano and tea-bag folding. This book's style of card making would suit perhaps a relative of the bride, who wishes to make one very special, obviously home-crafted congratulations card as a gift. (It would _not_ suit a modern bride needing to create hundreds of her own stylish wedding invitations: Many of the cards in this book are too labour intensive.) This book is written for an older relative that wishes to bestow upon the bride and groom a keepsake congratulations card as a gift.

As well as its out-dated style, I dislike the photography of the finished cards.

Having said that, I like the way the author's books are full of step-by-step how-to photographs. It is on the technical side (rather than the artistic side) that the author excels. The techniques are simple to understand and manageable. The introduction is a good basic summary of crafting. Browsing through this book, you can intuitively pick up crafting techniques because of the easy to understand step-by-step photography.

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Contents

Woven ribbon card, Rose petal square card, Nine petal hearts card, The happy couple card (tea-bag folding), Rose fabric collage card, heart concertina card, lace and ribbon roses card, embossed heart card, pergamano hearts card, double border gatefold card, cherub hearts card (embossed metal), rose panel card, gold and lace card, pergamano rings card, pink pearl & organza card, acetate confetti card, organza confetti card, net & wedding confetti card, petal paper wallet card (using handmade paper), pop-up cake card.


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Would suit vs would not suit...

Would suit:-
· Would suit those people who were around during Swinging '60s
· Would suit people with enough time to craft one labour-of-love wedding card as a gift to the bride and groom.
· Would suit complete beginners who wish to pick up various crafting techniques in a step-by-step format
· Would suit long-in-the-tooth crafters who are looking to make a card that is unusual and different.


Wouldn't suit:-
· Not suited to modern brides
· Not suited to anyone who needs to make 120+ wedding invitiations
· Not suited to those who love to browse through beautifully photographed books

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Try instead...

If you feel you would be better off purchasing a wedding card book that is stylish, then here are three suggestions: If you want a book on making wedding stationery that has a timeless Parisian elegance, that harks back to a previous historical era of romance, then choose Wedding Papercrafts. If you want a book on making invitations that is uber-modern with funky, fun, bright colours, then choose Easy Invitations. If you want a book on making wedding cards that combines the old and the new, then Wedding Invitations is well-balanced with a traditional feel as well as a pure, clean, modern edge.



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Good ideas book
I used the book to make an engagement congratulations card for my son, with woven ribbons in a heart shape. I like this idea so much I'm sure I'll use it again. The instructions are well written and there are some ideas I've not seen anywhere in spite of 4 years of buying cardmaking magazines. The cards using rose petals are particularly innovative. I also like the overview page, which was very helpful in making an original selection.

Wedding cards
Attractive layout - easy to understand good source of inspiration which has proved useful.
Making Wedding Cards: Over 20 Easy Projects for a Special Wedding Greeting