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In a clear and accessible way, Cathie Rigby teaches the basics of the Cricut Expression™ machines (both the original and the new Cricut Expression™ 2) and cutting for beginners. For advanced crafters, this book instructs on features such as modes and functions, and teaches how to create with color, texture, and dimension. A cutting guide teaches the perfect settings to cut every type of material. A separate chapter introduces the new features...
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A one-of-a-kind set containing realistic floral elements for building arrangements and blooms to fit every season-tulips in spring, sunflowers for Thanksgiving, poinsettias for those festive winter months-this guide enables crafters of all skill levels to create handmade floral cards utilizing a single stamp set by Gina K. Designs. Organizing 32 projects by month and holiday, the book features detailed, step-by-step instructions for both simple and...
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Introducing current, popular coloring methods for card making, this guide is divided into three instructional chapters that showcase a specific medium-watercolor, colored pencils, and alcohol ink. With an introduction to each medium, every one of the eye-catching designs in this book include a detailed walk through, a materials list, and coloring tips. A special section on how to accentuate designs includes suggested use for glitter pens and gel pens...
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Are you spending more resources making the same boring, flawed knife?
You have made your first knife, a few maybe, but you still feel like you could improve and expand your skills. You have joined all forums, scoured the internet for material, but still find yourself a little bit short on information?
Are your knives losing their edge after sharpening them a few times? Are small details of imperfection in your blades bothering you? Do you want to...
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Coloring Techniques for Paper Crafts contains 13 creative projects and demonstrates step by step more than 16 ways to use many of the hottest coloring products on the market today. From tutorials on applying color to a stamped image using alcohol ink markers, colored pencils, and watercolors, to a fresh look at how to use heat embossing, inks, and chalks, to discussing how or when to apply glitter and more, crafters will be challenged to use products...
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Featuring the artwork of over 25 leading artists with name recognition As art journaling grows in popularity (even attracting a new breed of scrapbookers who call themselves "life artists"), there is a movement afoot toward creating more authentic, personal, what some people call "raw" journals. These journals are filled with not just attractive, well-composed pages, but pages that are filled with personal, meaningful content. True Visions is focused...
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This book acts as a showcase for a collaborative art project sponsored by artists Angela Cartwright and Sarah Fishburn. The project explores the theme of "gardens" as a metaphor for peace, beauty, tranquility, reflection, and creativity, while at the same offering readers an inspiring collage workbook that explores the techniques, methods, and the insights of the participating artists. The book includes inspiring garden-related quotes that artists...
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Containing informative and educational material for using the popular Copic markers, this guide presents card designs and instructions in an easy-to-follow format filled with tips for expanding coloring skills. The sample projects provide examples of the most current and popular card-making techniques used by paper crafters today. Ideal for card makers, coloring artists, and drawing enthusiasts, this book features advice from a Copic certified...
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The traditional Pennsylvania Dutch folk practice of painting colorful, round geometric designs directly on barns was adapted to a detached disk format in the mid-twentieth century. Ivan E. Hoyt is one of the most celebrated artisans of hex sign painting, and in this detailed how-to book, he shares his knowledge, providing information on tools, step-by-step instructions and photographs, design ideas, and painting tips. Projects include rosette, star,...
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The most complete volume on card making available The Cardmaker's Workbook is the only book on cardmaking that a crafter will ever need, and is formatted in a sturdy volume that can kept on the desk and referred to again and again. The book is divided into chapters focusing on composition, color, theme, construction and inspiration. Instructions are clear but concise, making room for large pictures and multiple variations. It has the look of a designer's...
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Just what is it about Magenta projects? What makes them so distinctive? There is certainly color galore, texture that you can "feel," and embellishments aplenty. Whatever the style, Magenta projects are built around simple, classic compositions. A card may be straightforward and symmetrical, the design centered on the page, or that same symmetric design may be shifted off-center to create an intriguing pattern. But, there is always an unmistakable...
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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...
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Create your own stylish cards for all occasions with this collection of 21 simple papercraft designs.Discover how to make unique greetings that are sure to delight friends and family. With just a few clever techniques, it's quick and easy to transform basic materials into beautiful cards.Follow clear step-by-step instructions to make the 21 featured card designs, or be inspired to create your own personalized variations. All you need to get started...
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Some of the highest-quality art markers on the market, Copic markers continue to grow in popularity for paper crafters, and this informative and instructional book assists crafters of all levels in mastering Copic coloring skills. In addition to an explanation of the color-coding system, suggestions for compatible inks and papers to use, and step-by-step tutorials on the most popular coloring techniques, this go-to resource also includes a variety...
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Collage Lab offers artists and crafters a fun and experimental approach to making art. The book is organized into 52 different labs which may, but don't need to be, explored on a weekly basis. The labs can be worked in any order, so that readers can flip around to learn a new mixed-media technique or be inspired by a particular collage theme or application. The underlying message of this book is that artists can and should learn and gain expertise...
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"What is a good mail day?" A good mail day is a day when, instead of just bills, catalogs, and advertisements, your postal carrier delivers artful, beautiful, personal mail from friends and acquaintances all over the world. Mail art is a collaborative art form with a long and fascinating history populated by famous artists as well as everyday practitioners. The term "mail art" refers to pieces of art sent through the mail rather than displayed or...
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Using a variety of formats, collaborative art projects result in wonderfully complex pieces, and often provide the glue between artists within a community. Heavy on visual inspiration, Collaborative Art Journals and Shared Visions in Mixed Media covers various organizational structures for collaborative art projects, offers instructions and tips for organizing such ventures, and includes interviews with organizers and participants of collaborative...
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