Magenta Style Paper Magic: Ideas and Techniques for Stunning Albums, Cards, Gift Wrap, Home Decor, and More

by Nathalie Metivier, Leslie Conron Carola

A Main Selection for Crafter's Choice Book Club Elegant, artistic, inspiring, magical---all terms used to describe Magenta, a unique company in Quebec, Canada, whose glorious papercrafting products and work are sought after and admired by papercrafters. An inspiring combination of inventive ideas, tips, and techniques on creating memorable projects, offering more than fifty imaginative scrapbook pages, album covers, cards, invitations, stationery, picture frames, Christmas tree ornaments, decorative boxes, all with distinctive treatment---Magenta lavish, rich color, texture, and embellishments. Each main project offers a technique and variations---a change in the color palette, or a different composition using the same materials or techniques, or a smaller type of project (card vs. frame or album cover) using the same materials or techniques. Learn the 'Magenta' way to use rubber stamps, stickers, sumptuous embellishments, colored pencils, inks, or decorative paper and how to get the most from a variety of materials, even how to adapt the projects to use materials from other sources. Known for their meticulous attention to detail and imaginative projects, this is first book to showcase the unique and always elegant Magenta Style Paper Magic.

Genres: Crafts

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Why I Read It: I spotted it at the library, and remembered looking at it years ago, but couldn't remember if I liked it or not. Obviously I needed to borrow it and read it again to jog my memory.

Format: Paperback, borrowed from Henrietta Public Library.

Synopsis: A how-to craft book for paper crafts, mainly using Magenta products.

What I Thought: I didn't like it. The projects were pretty, but there was too much emphasis on using Magenta products. While I could probably figure out how to make most of the projects without the recommended materials, it would take a fair amount of thought and creativity on my part. I had a lot of "That's cool, how did they do that? Oh, I don't have those materials." moments. I'm not even sure the Magenta products are even available anymore.

The Bottom Line: Unless you have a stockpile of Magenta papers, inks, stamps, and stuff I wouldn't recommend this book.