Simply Sensational Scrapbook Cards

by Sue Nicholson

Over 30 card designs inspired by photos introduce scrapbooking techniques and materials to card makers, while scrapbookers will discover the joys of card making.. Clever yet simple construction,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715322559
• ISBN13: 9780715322550
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

Cardmaking Book

I purchased this book because I was interested in the card (bottom middle) that is featured on the cover. I love all of the designs that are featured and hope to make several of these in the near future. Great book and would recommend it.

Take Your Card Making to a New Level

I LOVE it! Sometimes I don't have the patience to sit down to full-scale scrapbooking, but want to make something. This lets me apply scrapbooking techniques to card making. The results are fabulous. Nicholson really shows the techniques in a clear manner with helpful text and photos. Many of the cards use unusual shapes and folds and all look very professional. I've dabbled a bit with cardmaking in the past, but this moves my efforts up to a whole new level. Thank you, Sue Nicholson, for showing me the way! She also shows how to make custom envelopes which are quite pretty. Then she shows how to make a presentation box with a drawer that slides out. The box holds elaborate, multi-dimensional cards or small scrapbooks. The book includes some great tips like re-using leftover bits of photo paper, or making tags. I recommend this without reservation to both beginning and advanced crafters.

Creative Keepsake Cardmaking - Wow!

Enjoy creating special keepsake greeting cards for all types of occasions? Learn to use family photos, from current to vintage, and your paper-crafting tools in Simply Sensational Scrapbook Cards. The card projects are for those of us who like to play with papers, punches, ribbons, glues and embellishments. They celebrate the recipient in such a thoughtful way that they're sure to be treasured. If you are a beginner, the first sections are a great introduction to cardmaking, and if you are an experienced scrapbooker or cardmaker, you'll probably pick up a technique or two. The card projects are also full of neat techniques and designs. Unlike some cardmaking books, the author discusses her design decisions. She doesn't assume that you will blindly follow her design, and instead encourages you to use your own materials. There are 10 various card projects included and a few envelopes and a presentation box. The cards range from simple folds to elaborate multi-panel cards and miniature albums. The instructions are step-by-step with lots of photos and extra tips. For many of the designs, the author shows how it can be adapted to other occasions. An extra section at the end shows ideas to adapt the card projects to scrapbook pages. There's a lot of ideas and techniques packed into 10+ card-making projects, and any cardmaker will enjoy this book.

Worth every star

Inspiring, attractive and well thought out. This book has lots of ideas and advice that got me up off my chair and moving. Sue has used lots of different photos, not just cute babies and young children, there are places, pets and people of all ages. Hooray! I found this book fun to read as well as motivating. I loved the journalling advice and the die cutting tip, why didn't I think of that! I have not been at this long but have already made a 40th birthday card for my brother (using a photo of him as a toddler) and a special card for my daughter that she has proudly on display amongst all her teenage bit and pieces!

Highly Rated * * * * * A Must Have

I bought Surprisingly Simple Novelty Cards and really liked the way Sue presented her ideas. This book is just as good, even better! So many of tips that I can use in both my scrapbooking and card making. Each chapter takes you through so many different styles and variations that I will still be getting creative ideas from this book in years to come. By the way it closes with instructions to make three mini scrapbooks and I just adore the hanging album so I am gonna try this idea as a gift for my Mom.