Encyclopedia of Cardmaking Techniques

by Various, Polly Pinder, Judy Balchin

This new cardmaking compendium comprises material from the following 18 titles in the Handmade Greetings Card series: Punched Cards, Embossed Cards, Eyelet Cards, Glitter Cards, Metal & Wire Cards Polymer Clay Cards, Silk Ribbon Cards, Card & Thread Cards, Quick Parchment Cards, Glass Painted Cards, Tea Bag Folded Cards, Peel-Off Cards, Rubber Stamped Cards, Watercolour Cards, Beaded Cards, Quilled Cards, Three-Dimensional Cards and Iris Folded Cards.

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2008

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Reviews

[Evelien Jong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to get ideas from to make all sorts of cards. I learned that using punches you can make apertures, borders or sponge around the punched-out motif. Few nice projects for silk ribbon embroidery (with templates included). I also liked the look of card and thread. Some clever watercolour techniques are explained. Who knows maybe I'll give quilling a go although I think it might be a little tricky. Great tips on making 3D cards; never realised you have to use a craft knife (10A blade on self-healing cutting mat) Nor that you could "shape" the paper to enhance the 3-D effect or that you could colour in the edges with a pencil. The project I most liked from this book is the iris folding card with the pot plant.

Personal note: photos taken.