Flowers...gardens...seasonal motifs such as snowflakes and angels...traditional Japanese designs like Kabuki masks and geisha...animals...scenes...all these and many others become delightful greeting cards that are even more special because they're hand-made. Here are easy-to-follow directions—as well as cut-out templates—for creating 60 different, intricate-looking designs. Twenty-four color illustrations of the finished projects are followed by step-by-step instructions and diagrams. Whether it's to say, "Merry Christmas," "Happy Spring," "Just thinking of you," or "Get well soon," readers will find inspiration and hours of enjoyment in this beautiful and practical book.

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Susan Pickering Rothamel, author of the best-selling Encyclopedia of Scrapbook Tools and Techniques (Sterling/Chapelle, 2005), now turns her A-to-Z eye to another popular papercraft: greeting cards. With its detailed definitions of terms, tools, materials, and techniques; illustrated how-to instructions; and hundreds of handmade cards from leading artists, this will become the must-have visual reference for anyone interested in the craft. Photographs of delightful greeting cards appear on every spread, along with step-by-step pictures of key skills. Sidebars on leading card makers discuss the techniques for which they’re celebrated, from Dee Gruenig’s rubber-stamp designs to Alli Bartkowski’s quilling.

More than 35 step-by-step projects show you how to create miniature works of watercolor art. You'll be amazed at their vibrant colors and exquisite details - not to mention how quick, easy and fun they are to paint! Your original mini-creations will make perfect from-the-heart greeting cards. But the possibilities don't end there. Framed, they add a charming touch to your home decor. Created with someone special in mind, they're unique gifts. Painted on-the-spot, they make great personalized postcards or an evocative, visual travel journal. This book will get you started with instruction and lots of ideas. Then let your creativity and imagination take over.

For ages 4-8. Greeting cards of all kinds -- window, pop-up, and fold-out -- are beautiful and easy to make using this book of kirigami, the Japanese art of paper cutting and folding. Step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations start with simple designs that get increasingly complex, providing creative crafters of any level with inspired card ideas.

Detailed how-to diagrams, step-by-step instructions, and imaginative designs demonstrate how to create forty-nine intriguing pop-up gift cards and greeting cards for a wide range of holiday occasions. Original.