Offers step-by-step instructions for creating fifty greeting cards and provides basic sketches and lists of materials for over one hundred additional cards, in a text that also covers the essential techniques for card-making.

Construct your own handmade cards that reflect your personality as well as the recipient's. Examples include accordion cards with big bright holiday ornaments, photo cards that personalize a greeting, faux embossed cards, dangle cards, and diorama cards that lie flat for mailing, but convert to 3-D in your friends' hands.

Gives complete instructions for making many different types of cards, including pop-up, puzzle, mobile, window, and zigzag cards, for every occasion, from birthdays to Easter.

"Features a wide variety of crafts, including collage, stamping, embossing, painting, applying metallic leaf, embroidery, and simple sewing techniques."--Cover, p. [4]

The quaint Indiana town of Pleasant Creek is bustling with activity as Christmas draws near. Boston native and innkeeper Liz Eckardt is learning to embrace her new home's holiday traditions and welcome the slower-paced life at the heart of Amish country. The little town is brimming with yuletide cheer, and the brisk air is filled with the smell of freshly baked Christmas cookies and the merry sounds of carolers. Liz is certain her godson, Steve, coming...

Covering a wide range of occasions from anniversaries and seasonal highlights to children's cards and invitations, this fabulous collection features the finest work from Sarah Beaman's two previous books, as well as a range of new and exclusive designs. Packed with creative techniques, step-by-step pictures, and detailed instructions, it outlines every aspect of the process from hand-stitching and beading edges to pressing and attaching flowers.