Handmade Cards and Gift-Wrap
Published on 12. October 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-84330-830-0 (ISBN)
Description
NEW IN PAPERBACK
Following on from the success of The Big Book of Greetings Cards, this is another highly practical and inspirational book from Vivienne Bolton. In this book there are over 50 brand new projects and designs which use all of the wonderful materials now available to card-makers - stickers, transfers, napkins, wire, foam, rivets, punches - the list is endless. There are ideas for cards, boxes, bags, tags, wrapping paper and envelopes. Every project is illustrated step-by-step, along with beautiful photographs of the finished stationery.
There are ideas for all occasions - birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, Christmas, Easter, Hallowe'en, new baby, new home and many general cards to cover all of those occasions when a card says it best. The galleries in the book illustrate how one design motif or tool can be used to create a variety of different results.
This book is simply bursting with new ideas.
Following on from the success of The Big Book of Greetings Cards, this is another highly practical and inspirational book from Vivienne Bolton. In this book there are over 50 brand new projects and designs which use all of the wonderful materials now available to card-makers - stickers, transfers, napkins, wire, foam, rivets, punches - the list is endless. There are ideas for cards, boxes, bags, tags, wrapping paper and envelopes. Every project is illustrated step-by-step, along with beautiful photographs of the finished stationery.
There are ideas for all occasions - birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, Christmas, Easter, Hallowe'en, new baby, new home and many general cards to cover all of those occasions when a card says it best. The galleries in the book illustrate how one design motif or tool can be used to create a variety of different results.
This book is simply bursting with new ideas.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
IMM Lifestyle Books
Illustrations
350 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 215 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84330-830-0 (9781843308300)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Vivienne Bolton
Handmade Cards and Gift-Wrap
Book
08/2004
New Holland Publishers Ltd
€41.03
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Person
Born in South Africa, Vivienne Bolton moved to England in 1979 where she has established herself as an expert on crafts. Now living in Norwich, Vivienne regularly lectures and runs workshops at London's famous Geffrye Museum. She is the author of the highly successful The Big Book of Greetings Cards and Handmade Cards and Gift-Wrap.