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The Card Shop : A Dazzling Collection of Handmade Paper Greetings | 
 enlarge | Author: Sandra Lounsbury Foose
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 248361
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 9.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 0809225417
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5941
EAN: 9780809225415
ASIN: 0809225417
Publication Date: September 1, 2000
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Spring greetings and summer wishes, autumn notes and winter cheer--learn how to make imaginative cards for every season and any occasion with the 50 projects in The Card Shop by Sandra Lounsbury Foose. Start with simple fold-and-cut designs to create snowmen, animals, witches, and more. Move on to more involved cutouts depicting Santas, snowflakes, kitchen items, hamburgers, and pizza slices. Then try easy, three-dimensional constructions like sleds, houses, and sailboats. Complete templates and detailed instructions demystify the process, though beginners may be frustrated by the sometimes confusing directions. But the wide range of events covered, along with ideas for other types of notes (gift tags, invitations, announcements, bookmarks), plus a list of suggested messages for all sorts of cards, makes this a nice choice for those who enjoy bright, country-style designs and who have some patience with a craft knife. --Amy Handy
Product Description
There are few gifts more delightful than a greeting card made by hand and sent from the heart. In The Card Shop, Sandra Lounsbury Foose offers 50 charming and clever designs for birthdays, weddings, and every holiday or special occasion. Many are three-dimensional pieces, such as the pretty origami kite card announcing a summer picnic. Other novel ideas include the fold-out witch for Halloween and the teddy-in-a-bassinet to celebrate a new baby. Each one is easy to make and appealing to all ages. With paper, glue, scissors, and imagination, each card can be completed in minutes.
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| Customer Reviews:
Just as Dazzling as the Title Claims April 22, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The instructions are excellent, all of the templates are included, and the end results are attractive & unique. You don't have to be an exceptional artist to make these cards, and basic supplies (rubber cement, scissors, & colored paper) can be used for all of the patterns. You can also easily vary the designs with different patterns/types of paper or add that extra touch with lettering. The cards can be used for all occasions or no occasion, and cover all four seasons and major holidays. A wonderful addition to any library--I would recommend it for all skill levels.
Just used it to make all my holiday cards! December 18, 2003
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have made about half of the cards in this book at least once since I bought it in January, and I look forward to making some more. In fact, I just finished making all of my Christmas and Hanukkah cards from patterns in this book, and they came out pretty well. Most of the patterns lend themselves to personal touches, which keeps things interesting and allows you to get more mileage out of them.
I do, however, recommend a light box for making these cards. I got a cheap one for about $10. The light box gives you two advantages: one, you don't have to cut up your xerox copies of the patterns, which prevents you from losing the little pieces. Two, it's much easier to line up the placement of cutting lines, embellishments and the like.
The only complaint I have about this book is that some of the cards come out a little small. To remedy this, I set the copier to an enlargement setting, resulting in larger patterns.
I look forward to getting much more use out of this book!
An excellent, well-rounded set of project ideas March 12, 2001
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Card givers desiring a more personal touch than Hallmarks or the computer can produce will find Sandra Lounsbury Foose's Card Shop packed with fresh new ideas for handmade cards. From a basic introduction to paper and supplies for ideas for year-round greetings, Card Shop includes ornament cards and bookmarks and provides an excellent, well-rounded set of project ideas.
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