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Title: Creative Correspondence by Michael Jacobs, Judy Jacobs ISBN: 1-58180-317-6 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Create some of the prettiest mail out there
Comment: As someone with a lot of loved ones out-of-state, I usually give the post office a lot of business. I also like dabbling in crafts so I saw this book and decided to give it a try. Am I ever happy I decided to! I've created some beautiful pieces of mail and then some.
This book has got some of the greatest, easiest projects out there. The instructions are really clear and the authors' creativity really shines though in the photographs. They give loads of useful tips and instructions holding back nothing that could be useful to the reader. I have a few books of this genre and I must say I greatly appreciate the suggested variations on the projects as well as the detailed stencils and patterns they give for you to use in your own creations. Anyone can easily follow the steps and work with these ideas. They're simple and fun.
This book also turned me on to rubber stamping. I'm only stating but they make it seem so easy (it really is!) that it gave me confidence to go out and try it with beautiful results.
It doesn't only restrict itself to creating new cards, envelopes and paper, though. The section on deocrating paper is, I must admit, my favorite of the whole book and the one you'll usually find me following most often.
The best part of all of this? My mail has gotten SOO pretty and everyone tells me so. I've also created a few cards that some people have seen and asked to buy. My creativity is constantly tickled and I'm always trying something new. I like doing this and haven't yet seen a better card & letter creating book than this one. I recommend it wholeheartedly to everyone. Get it, you won't be disappointed.
Rating: 4
Summary: Ideas that will find use beyond your post office
Comment: What does a person who has tired of the "same old, same old" in the world of scrapbooking do to keep things interesting? If you are like me, you might look at other paper arts and see how they might be used in scrapbook design. Always eager to find unique ideas for making my pages more interactive, CREATIVE CORRESPONDENCE caught my eye.
The cover promises 20 unique card and envelope projects, but each project offers a number of variations. I've had classes in book arts, so some of the information on folding techniques was familiar to me. Still, I felt the step by step photos of projects were very useful, and actually appreciated the fact that some of them used busily designed papers. In many cases, that is what I might use myself, so it gave me a sense of how that might work. I also appreciate the creative, artsy examples liberally pictured throughout the book, many of which use scraps and even junk mail in their creation.
I especially liked those projects that formed a small book of sorts, like the folded photo frame and the hinged envelope surprise. I can see making use of these designs to add interest to scrapbook pages, as well as creating interesting types of snail mail. Remember snail mail? If you still have occasion to find "real" mail in your mail box, this book's true gift might be the inspiration it provides you to pull out your art supplies and make a really cool mailing to surprise a distant friend.
Rating: 2
Summary: Better books out there....
Comment: I borrowed this from the library, and was disappointed in a number of things:
First, good luck getting one of the white postal mail templates they talk about and picture near the the beginning of the book. The post office I went to wouldn't give you anything unless you were planning to do bulk mail, where everything has to be a certain size and fit in with certain guidelines (the uniformity and sheer numbers is why bulk mail is cheaper). The book states that your post office will give you one for free just for the asking--NOT!
Second, if you are going to demonstrate folds, use solid-colored paper for clarity's sake. The paper they used was so busy that it was difficult to see fold lines.
Third, I had seen just about all of their projects in other books before, so if you have done any reading on this subject at all you are likely to be disappointed.
Bottom line: wait 'til this one is remaindered.
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Title: Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmaking by Holly Harrison ISBN: 1564969959 Publisher: Rockport Publishers Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Collage Discovery Workshop: Make Your Own Collage Creations Using Vintage Photos, Found Objects and Ephemera by Claudine Hellmuth ISBN: 1581803435 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Artists Journals and Sketchbooks: Exploring and Creating Personal Pages by Lynne Perrella ISBN: 1592530192 Publisher: Quarry Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Vintage Greeting Cards With Mary Jo McGraw: Create Timeless Cards Using Family Photos & Keepsakes by Maryjo McGraw, Mary McGraw ISBN: 158180413X Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.99 |
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Title: Creative Stamping With Mixed Media Techniques by Sherrill Kahn ISBN: 1581803478 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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