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Title: Making Greeting Cards With Creative Materials by Maryjo McGraw, Sherrill Kahn ISBN: 1-58180-126-2 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Not just cards, not just rubberstamping.
Comment: Not that there'd be anything wrong with a book being "just" about either subject, but this one in particular by McGraw happens to transcend the information on the cover as well as the niche one might casually file it away in.
If I had to break it down into one word, I'd say this book is about alchemy. Taking common materials beyond the limit of their accepted potential. Embossing powders transform into precious minerals and mysterious artifacts. Inks do things most people hadn't considered they could before. Embellishments that might seem old-hat are given a surprising new aesthetic status in the context McGraw places them.
I hate that this looks like a greeting cards book. It's an ART book, darnit.
Rating: 5
Summary: Cards redefined as artistic masterpieces to give or keep
Comment: The first word that came to mind when I saw the projects in Making Greeting Cards with Creative Materials was "artsy". The next word was "collage". I think those two concepts neatly sum up the style and involvement level you can expect from this multimedia craft book.
Author MaryJo McGraw is clearly an experienced artist who has explored many techniques, but whose first love is obviously the paper arts. Although this is a book on greeting cards, there were a lot of projects that would work on a different scale for other purposes, such as embellishing scrapbooks; and many of them could be frame able art in their own right. The designs and color choices reflect rich, muted tones and multilayers of materials such as fibers, charms, gold leaf, wires, inks, watch pebbles, beads, punches, stamped papers and photos. Often the card shapes and closures are not the standard rectangular format. The processes are carefully explained and illustrated as though to first-timers, but the results will make you look like a terribly sophisticated artist.
If you're hoping for ideas that would make for good quantity mailings such as invitations, be aware that most people would probably not have the time or money to make these cards in bulk: these are complex labors of love that are definitely not suited to mass production. Never once did I read a suggestion that the reader purchase ready-made embellishments or stickers, because the emphasis here is on handcrafting rather than time efficiency. For the crafter who has special, personal sentiments to express however, these are the ideal medium for that individual touch to the recipient.
-Andrea, aka Merribelle
Rating: 5
Summary: Good for Beginners
Comment: This book is an excellent starting place for skill building.
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Title: Greeting Card Magic With Rubber Stamps by Maryjo McGraw, Mary Jo McGraw ISBN: 0891349790 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: 28 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Handcrafted Cards: From Elegant to Whimsical 60 Distinctive Designs to Make by Paige Gilchrist ISBN: 1579902626 Publisher: Lark Books Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Card Book: Original Ideas for Hand-made Greeting Cards, Step-by-Step by Susan Attenborough, Anna Hodgson ISBN: 0789480204 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Creative Rubber Stamping Techniques by Maryjo McGraw, Mary Jo McGraw ISBN: 0891348786 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: The Complete Guide to Card Making: 100 Techniques with 25 Original Projects and 100 Motifs by Sarah Beaman ISBN: 1855859793 Publisher: Collins & Brown Pub. Date: 28 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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