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Seven experienced craft authors show how to make simple and stunning greetings cards in a rich variety of themes: fairy cards, art nouveau, clear stamped, Celtic, oriental, Victorian, rustic, paper pierced and paper lace cards. The techniques simply explained and demonstrated include pen and wash, 3D decoupage, using pressed flowers, glass painting, using embossing powder, metal embossing, using polymer clay, rubber stamping and using clear stamps, using craft stickers, using chalks or alcohol inks, sewing beads on to cards, origami, using craft punches and quilling. The resulting projects are stunning, but the clear step by step photographs, templates for the designs and simple instructions make them achievable for card makers of all skill levels and there are dozens of beautifully photographed variations for more inspiration. Card makers looking for all kinds of different techniques will find something to inspire them here.
Uses material from:
Handmade Fairy Cards 9781844483051
Handmade Art Nouveau Cards 9781844482092
Handmade Clear Stamped Cards 9781844482207
Handmade Celtic Cards 9781844482603
Handmade Oriental Cards 9781844482108
Handmade Victorian Cards 9781844482467
Hand Painted Rustic Cards 9781844482450
Handmade Paper Pierced Cards 9781844482474
Paper Lace Greetings Cards 9781844484072

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Greeting card

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Publié par	Search Press
Date de parution	01 janvier 0001
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781781268674
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	127 Mo

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Greetings Cards to Make and Treasure

SEARCH PRESS

First published in Great Britain 2009 Search Press Limited Wellwood, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3DR

Based on the following books in the Simple and Stunning series published by Search Press: Handmade Art Nouveau Cardsby Judy Balchin, 2007 Handmade Oriental Cardsby Polly Pinder, 2007 Handmade Celtic Cardsby Paula Pascual, 2008 Handmade Clear Stamped Cardsby Barbara Gray, 2008 Handmade Fairy Cardsby Judy Balchin, 2008 Handmade Paper Pierced Cardsby Patricia Wing, 2008 Hand Painted Rustic Cardsby Ruth Watkins, 2008 Handmade Victorian Cardsby Joanna Sheen, 2008 and onJoanna Sheen’s Paper Lace Greetings Cards, 2008

Text copyright ©Judy Balchin, Polly Pinder, Paula Pascual, Barbara Gray, Patricia Wing, Ruth Watkins and Joanna Sheen, 2009 Photographs by Debbie Patterson and Charlotte de la Bédoyère, Search Press Studios and by Roddy Paine Photographic Studios Photographs and design copyright © Search Press Ltd. 2009 All rights reserved. No part of this book, text, photographs or illustrations may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means by print, photoprint, microﬁlm, microﬁche, photocopier, internet or in any way known or as yet unknown, or stored in a retrieval system, without written permission obtained beforehand from Search Press. Print ISBN: 9781844483945 eISBN: 9781781268674 The Publishers and author can accept no responsibility for any consequences arising from the information, advice or instructions given in this publication. Readers are permitted to reproduce any of the items in this book for their personal use, or for the purposes of selling for charity, free of charge and without the prior permission of the Publishers. Any use of the items for commercial purposes is not permitted without the prior permission of the Publishers. Suppliers If you have difﬁculty in obtaining any of the materials and equipment mentioned in this book, then please visit the Search Press website for details of suppliers: www.searchpress.com

Alternatively visit the authors’ websites: Barbara Gray: www.claritystamp.co.uk Ruth Watkins: woodenitbelovely.com Joanna Sheen: www.joannasheen.com

Templates for the ebook edition of this title can be found at: www.searchpress.com/greetings-cards-to-make-and-treasure-ebook

Publisher’s note

All the stepbystep photographs in this book feature the authors demonstrating how to make handmade greetings cards. No models have been used.

Greetings Cards to Make and Treasure

Judy Balchin, Barbara Gray, Paula Pascual, Polly Pinder, Joanna Sheen, Ruth Watkins and Patricia Wing

Contents

Materials 6

ART NOUVEAU CARDS 10 by Judy Balchin Grapevine Gate Card 12 Lilies and Dragonflies 18 Templates 24

ORIENTAL CARDS 26 by Polly Pinder Waves and Water 28 The Moon Beyond the Leaves 34 Templates 40

CELTIC CARDS 42 by Paula Pascual

Celtic Circle 44

Spiral of Light 50

PAPER PIERCED CARDS 56 by Patricia Wing

Embroidered Creation 58

Fairy Princess 66

CLEAR STAMPED CARDS 72 by Barbara Gray

Reflections 74

Grids 80

VICTORIAN CARDS 86 by Joanna Sheen

Decoupage Kitten 88

Oriental Elegance 94

FAIRY CARDS 100 by Judy Balchin

Frost Fairy 102

Fun Fairy 108

RUSTIC CARDS 114 by Ruth Watkins

Patchwork Apples 116

Cups and Saucers 122

Templates 128

PAPER LACE CARDS 130 by Joanna Sheen

Easter Crocuses 132

Christmas Bells 138

Index 144

Materials

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At the beginning of each project is a ‘you will need’ list so that you know exactly what to gather together before making the card. Below are some general guidelines for cardmaking materials, and some more specific advice on what you need for the cards in each section of the book.

Basic materials There is some basic equipment that is common to most cardmaking such as acraft knife,cutting matandmetal rulerfor measuring and cutting card and paper.Scissorsare also useful of course, and you can buy special craft scissors which will cut a wavy or scalloped edge. Some of the projects in this book also require acircle cutting system, although in some cases,compassesand cuticle scissorscan be used instead. Some cardmakers like to use a smallguillotinefor cutting straight edges and trimming cards and borders.Decoupage snipsare needed for some of the projects in this book.Craft punchesare used to make some of the cards. Acocktail stick andtweezersare used for some ﬁne work, and other basics that crop up several times arepencils,ballpoint pensandmasking tape. Various types of brush are also required such aspaintbrushes,large, soft brushesandstencil brushes.

Paper and card Many different types of paper are required for cardmaking, in fact, gathering together the different types can be half the fun! The projects in this book call for many different types of paper such as:handmade paper,watercolour paper, variousbackground papers,tissue paper,tracing paper, photocopier paperandvellum. You will also need various types of card includingpearlescent card,glitter card, mirror cardandcard blanks.

Embellishments

Crafters use all kinds of pretty bits and pieces to ﬁnish off cards. The projects in this book includegems,ribbon,gold thread,seed beads,metal embellishments,sequinsandultraﬁne glitter. One of the oriental cards usesnetting with a wave pattern, and another uses twigsandleaves.

Adhesives These are a vital part of the cardmaker’s equipment, and most crafters have their own favourites. Some of the glues used arestrong glue,PVA gluewith a ﬁnetip applicator, silicone glueandspray clear adhesive(also known asspray mount). Doublesided sticky pads(sometimes called3D foam squares) are useful for cardmaking, as aredouble sided sticky tapeand lowtack sticky tape. Some projects require anadhesive rolleror apinpoint roller glue pen.

Rubber stamping equipment

Many of the projects userubber stampsandinkpads: the speciﬁc stamp details and colours are given in the ‘you will need’ lists at the beginning of each project, but you can of course use your own choice of stamps to personalise your cards. Joanna Sheen recommends using unmounted stampswith anacrylic blockfor her Victorian cards. She also usesbaby wipes to clean up stamps and hands. Barbara Gray’s clear stamped cards require the stamps as speciﬁed in the projects, and she also recommends abrayer, somechalk inkpadsand anarchival inkpad, amakeup spongeand largesticky yellow noteslike those found in ofﬁces. Some of the projects specifyinstant drying inkpads, solvent inkpadsor awatermark inkpad. You will also need embossing powderand aheat gunfor some of the cards.

Special materials As well as the general materials that are common to most cardmaking, you will need speciﬁc materials for each section of this book.

Rustic Cards For the projects in this section you will needacrylic paintsin burgundy red, cream, pale yellow, green, blue, turquoise and midbrown, and both round and angularbrushesin various sizes. Ruth Watkins uses aceramic daisy dishin which to lay out and mix her paints, and adds water to them with apipette. You will also needwaterproof penswith ﬁne tips, and nonwaxed or watersolubletransfer paperand astylusor empty ballpoint pen for transferring designs. A ﬁnetipped, clearembossing penis used withembossing powderto create a raised design.

Paper Lace Cards In this section, Joanna Sheen uses some images and background papers that are printed from specialcrafters’ CDs, available from Joanna’s website (details at the front of this book). She also useslaser cut lace, apaper doilyand abone folder.

Victorian Cards Here Joanna Sheen uses alace patterned backing paperfrom a pad, and kitten images for decoupage from aVictorian themed CD.

PaperPiercedCards In the projects in this section, Patricia Wing usespaper piercing templatesand apricking tool and mat. There is also arubon transferand a stick to apply it.

Celtic Cards For the cards in this section you willneedalcohol inkswith anapplicatorandblending solution, and acotton bud. Colour is also applied withﬁne ﬁbre tip pens, and one card is decoratedwith imitation gold leaf.

Fairy Cards One of the cards in this section requires silverembossing foiland anembossing toolandvitrail clear gloss glasspainting varnish; the other one featurespolymer clay, which is worked on aceramic tile, arolling pin, small leaf and ﬂower cutters, aclay shaperandbaby wipesfor cleaning up.

Oriental Cards The Waves and Water card in this section requires glass painting equipment:glass paintsand abrush, outline pasteandacetateto paint on.

Art Nouveau Cards For the Lilies and Dragonﬂies card in this section, July Balchin has used a stencilwithblending chalksto create the image andﬁxativeto ﬁx it. For the Grapevine Gate Card, you will need embossing foil, andlighter fuelis used with atissueto rub away colour.

ART NOUVEAU CARDS

by Judy Balchin

My love affair with the Art Nouveau period has been going on for most of my adult life, so you can imagine my pleasure when I was asked to write this section, combining it with one of my favourite crafts – cardmaking.

The French term ‘Art Nouveau’ means ‘New Art’. It was a wonderful art movement lasting from 1880 to 1915. This short period has left us with a legacy of beautiful artworks and designs which are still used today. The artists and craftsmen of this period used organic and ornamental shapes to produce flowing, intertwining work integrating all aspects of art and design. Simple or complex, the Art Nouveau style is instantly recognisable in its balance and harmony. It arose as a reaction to the Industrial Revolution, the high level of craftsmanship contrasting hugely with the machinemade, massproduced goods typical of the day. My biggest challenge in writing this section was to evoke the style and colour of the Art Nouveau period using paper, card and decorative embellishments. It has been a wonderful journey and I have enjoyed every minute of it. I hope that you find inspiration from the techniques and ideas in this section. Use it as a launching pad for your own card creations and, most importantly, have fun!

Opposite A selection of Art Nouveau greetings cards.