This source book is loaded with ideas for using traditional scrapbooking techniques to enhance your home decor and turn ordinary everyday items into great gifts or to recycle discarded articles and found objects for further functionality. It shows you how to transform and personalise almost anything by incorporating photos and mementos combined with scrapbook paper, card stock and embellishments. Gorgeous photographs of every project in a home setting will inspire you and step-by-step instructions and photographs show you how; Fun, quirky and unusual projects; Fabulous gifts and keepsakes; Finishes range from simple and stylish to bold and over the top; Recycle tins, jars, pallet wood, frames and even shopping bags. Preserving memories in clever, creative ways, putting them on display on your walls and shelves or turning them into much appreciated gifts remain the focus. This book will soon have you look at almost any item as a possible canvas for photos and collage. From a small, photo-lined envelope to a huge display door made from pallet-wood, the more than 55 projects in the book will appeal to crafters of a wide range of skills and experience.

One of the most popular crafts to re-emerge recently, decoupage is ideal to decorate just about anything, from small household items to large pieces of furniture. Starting with tools and materials, preparation of bases and blanks, choosing napkins, paper and fabric, cutting techniques and finding the perfect product for the effect you want to achieve, the book contains more than 50 appealing projects with clear step by step instructions and photographs. Following the trend to upcycle, decoupage is a fun and easy way to transform just about anything as it works on a wide range of surfaces, from glass and plastic to fabric and wood. Combining traditional and new techniques with the huge variety of specialist products available today there is no limit to what you can achieve. Suitable for beginners, this lavishly illustrated book will also inspire experienced crafters. The text is packed with useful information, helpful hints and sound advice.

An invaluable resource for every card maker! Filled with ideas for card makers of all levels and especially useful when you just don't know where to start, this fabulous collection of blueprints will simplify the process of creating beautiful cards. Basic information on colour, composition and balance is practically applied in easy to follow sketches that will help you save time and give you a basic design so you can focus your creativity on selecting and combining the different elements. Each sketch has detailed information on the proportion, placement and sizes of all elements, so you can use your existing supply of paper, cardstock and embellishments to create the cards, knowing that all the elements will be balanced and the card visually pleasing. They are both time-saving and a great way to use up scraps from earlier paper projects. Each sketch has multiple application possibilities when rotated clockwise or anti clockwise, or flipped horizontally or vertically, or inverted. Layouts are included for standard, square, oblong and large cards in both vertical and horizontal orientation. Each sketch is illustrated with multiple examples of cards made by different card makers, showing you several applications of the same plan in different styles, from really simple to intricately layered ones. Examples show how the same basic design can be used for several occasions, from birthdays to wedding invitations. With a basic plan in hand you can think out of the box and use embellishments and paper combinations in ways that you have never thought of before.

Decoupage, een van die gewildste handwerksoorte wat onlangs weer sy verskyning gemaak het, is ideaal om bykans enigiets te versier: van klein kissies tot groot meubelstukke. Dit skop af met materiaal en toerusting, die voorbereiding van basisse, kies van servette, papier en lap, snytegnieke en hoe om die regte produk vir jou projek te kies en bespreek dan meer as 50 aanvallige projekte met duidelike stap-vir-stap-aanwysings en lieflike foto's van die eindproduk. Met die huidige fokus op herwinning is decoupage 'n prettige en maklike manier om enigiets 'n nuwe baadjie te gee omdat dit op so 'n groot verskeidenheid oppervlakke kan werk - van glas en plastiek tot lap en hout. Danksy die beskikbaarheid van soveel doelspesifieke produkte kan jy die tradisionele en nuwe tegnieke kombineer in 'n legio moontlikhede. Die boek is geskik vir beginners, en 'n sekere bron van inspirasie vir meer gevorderede handwerkers. Die projekte wissel van plekmatjies en blikke, tot groter projekte soos stoele, 'n bedkopstuk en 'n fotomuur.

'n Onmisbare hulpbron vir elke kaartjiemaker. Hierdie boek is propvol idees vir kaartjiemakers op alle vlakke en kom met sy wonderlike versameling bloudrukke besonder handig te pas as jou muse stil raak. Dit vereenvoudig die proses en verseker pragtige handgemaakte kaartjies. Basiese inligting oor kleur, komposisie en balans word prakties toegepas in eenvoudige getekende planne wat jy vinnig kan volg sodat jy jou skeppende energie kan gebruik vir die kies en samestelling van die verskillende elemente. Daar is by elke plan gedetailleerde inligting oor die verhoudings, plasing en groottes van al die elemente sodat jy jou bestaande karton, papier en tooisels kan gebruik om kaartjies te maak met die versekering al die elemente in balans en die kaartjie visueel treffend sal wees. So kan jy nie net tyd bespaar nie, maar ook oorskietstukkies papier benut. Elke plan kan op verskeie maniere toegepas word deur dit regsom of linksom, horisontaal of vertikaal te draai of om te keer. Daar is vertikale en horisontale uitlegte vir standaardgrootte, vierkantige, langwerpige en groot kaartjies. Elke plan word geillustreer met foto's van verskeie kaartjies wat daarvolgens gemaak is wat wys hoe dieselfde plan verskillende toepassingsmoontlikhede het - van regtig eenvoudig tot ingewikkelde laag-op-laag kaartjies. Voorbeelde toon hoe dieselfde basiese ontwerp vir kaartjies vir verskillende geleenthede gebruik kan word - van Valentynsdag tot Kersfees. Met 'n basiese plan tot jou beskikking kan jy jou verbeelding vrye teuels gee en jou papier en tooisels op maniere gebruik waaraan jy nog nie gedink het nie.

Hierdie nuttige boek is propvol idees vir die gebruik van tradisionele fotoplaktegnieke om jou huis te verfraai, gewone alledaagse artikels in lieflike geskenke te omskep of weggooigoed en optelgoed vir verdere gebruik te herwin en op te dollie. Dit wys jou hoe om bykans enigiets om te tower en persoon-spesifiek te maak deur foto's en onthougoed slim met fotoplakpapier, karton en tooisels te kombineer. Lieflike foto's van elke projek in 'n huisomgewing sal jou inspireer terwyl die geillustreerde stap-vir-stap aanwysings jou wys hoe; Prettige, ongewone en vindingryke projekte; Fantastiese geskenke en beregoed; Afwerkings wissel van stylvol en eenvoudig tot uitbundig en oordadig; Herwinning van blikke, flesse, bottels, hout-pallette, rame en selfs inkoopsakke. Die fokus van die boek is om herinneringe op slim en kreatiewe maniere te bewaar deur items te skep wat op jou mure en rakke ten toon gestel kan word. Met hierdie boek sal jy kort voor lank na net mooi enigiets as 'n moontlike skilderdoek kyk. Die meer as 55 projekte in die boek wissel van 'n klein koevert met 'n fotobinneblad, tot 'n groot vertoondeur van pallethout en sal byval vind by handwerkers met uiteenlopende agtergronde en vaardigheidsvlakke.

Complete step-by-step instruction, full-color project photos, detailed step illustrations, diagrams, and tips."Creating Books & Boxes" presents a new volume on book-making techniques by contemporary book instructor Benjamin Rinehart. Rinehart presents a comprehensive resource for creating basic book-making structures as a starting point, but then adds unique twists to make them a little more surprising, fun, and dimensional. The book includes all the basics (tools, adhesives, archival properties, cutting and terminology), through detailed and highly illustrated instructions and includes unique and special methods for finishing the pages. It covers adding elements such as paper dying, copy transfers, stamping, and paste papers. Sophisticated, beautiful, and original projects in a simplified and accessible presentation make this a perfect book for beginners and experienced book-makers alike.

Take a transcendent journey through a prismatic paradise.

Traverse the magnificent unknown where kaleidoscopic color reigns. Mythographic Color and Discover: Rainbow Realms is a gorgeous collection of masterfully detailed, entrancing illustrations that explore enchanting worlds beyond imagination. Enhance glorious rainbows stretching between dimensions, adorn gemlike waterfalls with radiant splashes, and awaken magical creatures with creative flourishes. Immerse yourself in more than 45 fantastic scenes that capture your attention and never let go with Mythographic Color and Discover: Rainbow Realms.

• Elevate your artistic heights with wonderfully detailed illustrations
• Color the rainbow across the crystal cosmos, through floating forests, and among otherworldly fauna
• Expand this universe of brilliance with colored pencils, gel pens, or even glitter

Scrapbooking has proved to be one of the most popular hobbies in recent years and the interest shows no signs of abating. Filled with useful tips and alternative suggestions, Baby and toddler scrapbooking contains 130 photographed sample pages - with informative text on how they were put together - that will inspire you to haul out your photographs and start working right away. The authors' decoupage background serves them well, as they include handy tips on painting, cutting and 'scrapoupage' - a technique they developed adapting decoupage for scrapbooking. As they've included a variety of styles, there's something for everyone, from beginners to advanced scrappers.

Woorde vir papier, kuns & kreatiewe skeppings is enig in sy soort. Hierdie titel sal handwerkers en kunstenaars inspireer en wys hoe om woorde in hulle skeppings te gebruik - van kaartjie- en plakboekwerk tot muurkuns en skilderwerk. Wat jy sal leer. Waarom dit belangrik is om woorde in skeppings te gebruik. Waar om inspirasie en woorde te kry. Hoe om woorde deel te maak van skeppings. Die grootste deel van die titel is met woorde gevul, wat die soektog na die regte seding om 'n spesifieke situasie te beskryf 'n absolute plesier maak. Die skrywer se liefde en passie vir Suid-Afrika blyk uit die inhoud en maak die titel uniek. Die meeste van die gedigte, rympies, frases en woordkombinasies wat in die boek voorkom, is oorspronklik of van Suid-Afrikaanse oorsprong. 'n Moet vir elke kreatiewe siel!

Featuring a wide variety of techniques, from folding and punching to stitching and inking, the title contains all the information you may need never to be stuck for original construction or composition ideas. Each technique is explained with clear step-by-step photographs and instructions, followed by a gallery of cards using that technique. Further information and a host of practical hints and tips come in the form of extended captions with every card individually photographed. From detailed cards that are artworks in their own right, to quick and simple creations to make in a moment, this title is a most useful hands-on resource for all those paper addicts out there. Handmade cards are suitable for every imaginable occasion and bring much joy to both the card-maker and the receiver. This inspiring book will help you create to your heart's content. Techniques include: punching, stamping, quilling, textiles and haberdashery, alcohol inking, glass painting, embellishments: bought and handmade, folding, metalwork and embossing.

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