Book Description

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With 20 original step-by-step projects and 81alternative, inspirational designs, Joanna Sheen explores many different techniques in a book that is packed with ideas, tips and good advice. The cards include layered, decoupaged, collaged, stamped, embossed, glitter, mirror and stencilled designs. More exciting ideas range from cards on acetate, cards with pockets and envelopes, shaker designs and 3D paper architecture - including pop up and waterfall cards, star and book cards and exploding boxes. Inspiration ranges from strongly traditional to more contemporary designs, but all are distinctively in the author's popular style. Throughout the book, readers will also discover Joanna Sheen's favourite recipes, household tips, fun quotes that crafters can use in their cards - and other intriguing snippets. With its lavish, original design and beautiful styled shots, this book is packed with simple and more complex ideas for all cardmakers, whatever their skill levels.

Book Contents

Introduction, Basic materials, Lady's birthday: pretty periwinkles, Man's birthday: Pharaoh's view, Child's birthday: the star tiger, 21st birthday: key to the door, Mothering Sunday: Spring spirit, Father's Day: wild west, St Valentine's Day: clearly yours, Wedding: only a rose, Anniversary: high spirits, Thank You: leopard song, Congratulations: life at sea, Christening: infant treasures, Christmas: Holy night, Christmas: Santa box, With Sympathy: remembered, Missing You: kitten curl, Belated: butterflies, Retirement: clover field, New Home: moving day, New Job: dive right in, Index

About The Author

Joanna Sheen's passion for crafts has been a life-long affair. She started Joanna Sheen Ltd in 1979 and has been immersed in various crafts ever since and has written over 30 books on various craft related topics. Joanna's first passion was for flowers, she trained with the world renowned Constance Spry Flower School in London. Having successfully run an international pressed flower business for 20 years, Joanna turned her focus to card making and has gradually progressed into her very popular vintage feel designs and products. Joanna is fascinated by the Victorian age, it's values and the charm of the immensely skilled craftsmanship that is so evident in all handmade treasures from that age. In her card making, Joanna tries to re-create the keepsake souvenir feel of many Victorian cards, which once you have made them for someone, you know will be treasured for ever. Today Joanna appears very regularly on TV on both Ideal World and the Create and Craft channels with new ideas, demonstrations and best selling products. Joanna has a very enthusiastic following who all share her love of timeless design, traditional skills and sentimental treasures.

Reviews

Crafter's Choice
Aug 09 Beautifully illustrated book with so many unique and unusual ideas for making cards. I am new to this papercraft and was surprised at what one-of-a-kind cards could be made relatively easily. Thank you for the great suggestions. I can't wait to get started making my own. Reviewer: Nancy Awesome Book!!! Great colored pictures, wonderful directions!! Some ideas I have not seen before!! Also, some great paper crafting methods I have not seen before!! A must have for paper/card crafters!! Reviewer: Nancy What a great book!!! Nice display of cards and fantastic directions in how to make them. Can't wait to get started!! Reviewer: Irene

Machine Knitting Monthly
May 09 With 20 original step-by-step projects and 81 alternative, inspirational designs, Joanna Sheen explores many different techniques in a book that's packed with ideas, tips and good advice. The cards include layering, stamping and embossing plus decoupage, collage, glitter, mirror and stencilled designs. More exciting ideas include cards on acetate, some with pockets and envelopes, shaker designs and 3D paper architecture including pop up and waterfall cards, star and book cards and exploding boxes. Inspiration ranges from strongly traditional to more contemporary designs and Joanna includes favourite recipes, household tips, fun quotes that crafters can use in their cards, and other intriguing snippets. With its lavish, original design and beautiful styled shots, this book is packed with simple and more complex ideas for all card makers, whatever their skill levels.

Making Cards
July 09 Twenty original step-by-step projects and 81 alternative, inspirational designs. Joanna explores many different techniques and provides great hints, tips and advice. The techniques include decoupage, collage, stamping, embossing and stencilling. Try creating pockets, envelopes, shaker designs and 3D paper architecture including pop-ups, waterfalls and exploding bombs. The designs feature Joanne Sheen's distinctive style ranging from very traditional to more contemporary. Throughout the book readers are treated to Joanna's favourite recipes, household tips and fun quotes that can be used in card designs. The book is packed with complex projects but also contains some simpler ideas so that all skill levels are covered.

Myshelf.com
March 09 A book filled with beautiful and innovative card ideas this visually pleasing - there are even some recipes here and there - deserves to be a hardback. Search Press don't produce too many of these, but this is a rare exception and surely designed to grace a keeper shelf. Expect lots of large and luscious photos of impressive cards, as well as some staged instructions and you won't be disappointed. I confess to being a tad disappointed that the CDs designed and sold by Joanna are not described by name in the lists of materials. Although some could be guessed (and a couple mentioned) others remained a mystery. Each chapter shows how to make a different type of card, ranging from the simple layered classic to a complex and impressive star card. There is something for most tastes too, from Joanna's trademark Victorian and pressed flower confections through to less conventional subjects such as old prints of Egypt and the American West. Cats, flowers, fashion, Christmas and sympathy are all covered and as well as the CDs other techniques are used such as pressed flowers and leaves, rubber stamping on parchment, glitter and pop up construction. At the end of each staged project is a gallery of other ideas with brief descriptions of how they were done; I was rather surprised to find that the wonderful butterfly card on the cover is one of these but a similar floral card is one of the staged projects. Sprinkled liberally about are useful tips, family recipes and even a poem or two, including one famous one for a sympathy card. This is a great addition to any card maker's library, although not one I would recommend for a beginner unless to spur them on to more impressive efforts!

Simply Cards & Papercraft
Issue 54 From the creative genius of Joanna Sheen comes World of Cards. Joanna presents a fabulous array of cards for all occasions in her popular style, with beautiful designs for ideas and inspiration. The pages are packed with different techniques including découpage, collage, stamping and stencilling, with exciting projects such as acetate, waterfall and pop-up cards. In all there are 20 original step-by-step projects and over 80 alternative designs, so be sure to get your copy!