Joy of Card Making

I Love This Book!!!!!!!!!!!! Wish There Were More Like It................ I Have Gone To This Book About 10 Times Now Since I Bought It............... It Gives You Lots Of Idea's For Card Making............. It Show's You From Small Size Cards Up To The Slimline Cards..................... They Even Have A Section For 6X6 Cards................ It's A Must Have................. I Am Currently Working From It Again................... Valerie

I ❤ making my own cards rather than getting a store bought card. I'm constantly looking for new ways or ideas to make a card. I ❤ that this book shows you different ways to make 1 card & also shows you different examples from just 1 sketch. You have the sketch & can see how you can make it your own by following the examples. This has helped me out alot because I struggle w/where things should/shouldn't go on a card. Although it doesn't give you a step by step to each card you can still figure it out. This book can be for everyone from beginners to Avid card makers. I highly recommend this book you won't be disappointed. 😊

This is the BEST book I have ever seen or used for making cards. So many wonderful ideas and multiple suggestions for patterns. It's a must have if you love making cards!

I would rather make a card than buy one so I am always looking for ideas. Now I don't have to look any more. JOY OF CARD MAKING - COLLECTOR'S EDITION has it all. 200 plus pages provide ideas for weddings, gift tags, Hi, how are you cards, birthdays, graduation, invitations --- and I could go on and on but you get the idea. A photo of each card and a materials list provides you with everything you need to recreate an exact duplicate of the one in the book. BUT wait; why not add a touch of your own? Pick a different paper or add an embellishment the authors didn't and you have a creation all your own. A few of the supplies used by the authors are ribbon, cord, rickrack, paper (of course!!), buttons, ink, charms, paper flowers, wire, doll rods and wire mesh. I'm sure you can think of other things to use. There are special notes throughout labeled APPETIZING IDEAS, SECRET INGREDIENTS AND TIPS A LA DEE which provide suggestions for changing the look of the card. Templates are given in the back of the book and show each type (design) of card. They are not full sized but rather a layout suggestion. Card sizes are 4 ¼ x 5 1/2, 4 x 9, 3 3/8 x 6 and 3 x 3 ½. There are also unique shaped cards such as Christmas Trees, a Shirt Pocket, Luggage Tags and even a card that looks like an envelope. With this book and your supplies, you now have everything you need to create a one-of-a-kind, all-your-own card to send for the next time you need a card. Get a copy and start creating!