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 enlarge | Author: Ashley Calder
Publisher: Memory Makers
Category: Book
List Price: $22.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 60860
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1599630117
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.593
EAN: 9781599630113
ASIN: 1599630117
Publication Date: December 10, 2007
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 Makes me want to get messy May 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have converted to digital scrapbooking a while ago but this book makes me want to go out, get paint and glitter and get messy. Thanks for the inspiration!!
 Something different. February 3, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I agree that this book is "way out there," but I like that. It isn't your ordinary "fifty ways to use patterned paper on a layout" idea book. Instead, Ashley Calder introduces new materials and techniques, and shows you step-by-step how to incorporate them in your scrapbook.
I would not recommend this if you are a die-hard Creative Memories user who never lets anything with even a hint of acid touch her scrapbook's pages. But if you are willing to look outside the box, give it a go. I like Ashley's quirky style, even if I am a more traditional scrapper.
 Not at all my style. January 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I wish I had looked over the book in a store first before purchasing it. The style of art and the techniques used in this book are not something I would normally be interested in as I find there is way too much happening on the pages. I like a more clean look to my pages, not basic, but not messy as the book is described on the front cover that I apparently disregarded. As the front cover describes, they are very messy. They are messy in appearance and are sure to make a mess while creating the pages.
If you have ever wanted to know what to do with gesso, alcohol inks, water colors, matte gel, frisket film, air-dry clay, and much more, this may be the book for you. While acknowledging this is not at all my style, the directions for use of the products are excellent, which is the only reason I gave it three stars. Had the cover not arrived bent at one end, I would have given it away as a gift to a friend who is into this style of art.
Loved It! January 26, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm not normally a fan of scrapbooking books - in fact, they usually dissapoint me! But this one is really amazing. I came into scrapbooking from studying collage and other altered arts in school. I love how much this book teaches you, and how REAL the author's pages are! Lovely, lovely book, I'm going to recommend it to all of my scrapbooking friends!
Gorgeous and Wonderful book! January 22, 2008
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is my favorite book to date. I have long admired Ashley Calder as I spotted her distinctive style of scrapbooking in the pages of every major scrapbook magazine out there! She was part of the Autumn Leaves design team and ended up in several of their "Designing With" books as well as last year's Designing With Desk Calendar. I am always amazed at how unique her pages are.
This book is definitely for the scrapbooker who wants to do something a little different than her usual page. But I don't believe that traditional scrapbookers will not find this book useful; I think every type of scrapbooker can learn something from the techniques Ashley shares. Ashley's style is definitely freestyle/anything goes and almost always uses multiple photos in each layout. I know how hard it is to find good multiple photo sketches out there... there are some great ideas for how to scrap this way.
Ashley goes over 50 techniques and, while you do not get an in-depth overview of how to do watercolor or gold leaf, you get one example of using each new product with great pictures, tips and product lists.
The subtitle of this book is: 50 Messy, Sparkly, Touchy-Feely, Snazzy Ways to Jazz Up your Scrapbook pages. That's exactly what this is. I highly recommend the book for expanding your idea of scrapbooking.
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