Greeting Cards

by Taylor Hagerty

Why go for store-bought when it’s so easy to handmake a personal card? This snappy guide offers countless creative ways to say “Happy Birthday,” “Best Wishes,” or simply “I’m Thinking of You.” Plus, it takes no time, with these simple and lovely designs that cover almost any imaginable occasion. There are gift tags, postcards, tri-folded cards, and ones decorated with paint, beads, craft wire, fabric, and even polymer clay and silk flowers. An introductory section teaches techniques ranging from adhering sequins and applying glitter to embossing and rubber stamping—along with instructions on making matching envelopes.

Genres: Crafts

128 pages, Spiral-bound

First published May 1, 2007

Reviews

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

MAKE IT IN MINUTES: GREETING CARDS by Taylor Hagerty is a spiral bound hard cover book with colourful full sized photos of cards you can "make in less than 60 minutes." My experienced card making friends could easily make several cards in 60 minutes, but it would take me more time.
This book is well organized with Contents, Introduction, and divided into seven chapters - Getting Started, Birthday Cards, New Baby Cards, Friendship Cards, Thank You Cards, Sympathy Cards, Love/Wedding Cards, Metric Equivalency Charts and an Index.
The spiral binding within the hard cover allows the book to lay flat, which is a great asset. The photo of each card is on the left page and the Materials and Instructions are on the right-hand page. Time-saving tips are at the bottom of most right-hand pages. There are eight different cards for each of the six topics. There are thumbprint pictures of the eight cards on the first page of each chapter, which adds to the ease of finding the card you wish to make.
This is a great book for those of you who wish to make your own greeting cards. There is a good assortment, instructions are easy to follow, the photos are large and clear and the book lies flat. 3.5 stars

[Eleclyah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un manuale utile per creare bigliettini d'auguri in pochi minuti, con consigli per risparmiare tempo e istruzioni dettagliate per la loro realizzazione.
Purtroppo le idee carine non sono molte; diversi biglietti sono invece un po' approssimativi, o realizzati in colori che stonano, o troppo semplici, o troppo pacchiani...

È anche vero però che tra le pagine si trova sempre qualche buona idea da personalizzare. Non si tratta del primo libro che consiglierei a chi volesse dilettarsi nel fai-da-te cartaceo, ma tutto sommato non è nemmeno da buttare.

[C · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of the cards weren't my style, but the instructions were good:)