Making Your Own Greeting Cards and Gift Wrap

**A handmade card means so much more!** * **52 projects** for greeting cards for every occasion, from baby showers and weddings to Christmas, Easter, and Halloween * **Cardmaking basics** on paper, cardstock, paints, scoring equipment, card design, stamps, punches, and more * **Step-by-step instructions** and inspirational color photography take you through a variety of techniques * **Personalize your greetings** and create unique customized cards that match your recipient’s personality Why use store-bought designs when handmade greeting cards are so much more personal and appreciated? This big papercrafting book is bursting with creative inspiration for handmade cards that are as delightful to give as they are to receive! *Making Your Own Greetiqang Cards & Gift Wrap* shows you how to make a host of impressive cards, boxes, bags, tags, wrapping paper, and envelopes, to show your loved ones how much you care. Creative craft author Vivienne Bolton presents more than 50 fun and unique projects that utilize all the wonderful materials now available to cardmakers, including stickers, transfers, napkins, wire, foam, rivets, and punches. With all these practical ideas for every occasion—birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, Christmas, Easter, Halloween, new baby, new home and more—you may never buy a card again! Inside *Making Your Own Greeting Cards & Gift Wrap* you’ll find: 52 exciting projects for a wide range of beautiful and fun cards, boxes, bags, wraps, and pouches; step-by-step illustrations and gorgeous color photographs of the finished pieces for each project; expert advice on choosing materials and decorative items to help you make the most of your cards; handy templates to assist in both the card-making and gift wrap-making process; practical instructions to guide you through the wide variety of papercrafting techniques used throughout the book; inspirational galleries to illustrate how one design motif or tool can be used to create a variety of different results. With this book, you’ll learn to create all these handmade greetings, and more: * **Personal Greetings** : How Does Your Garden Grow?, Sew Simple, Peacock Feather, Bookmark, Balloon Magic, Kaleidoscope * **Say It with Flowers** : Paper Roses, Daisy Rainbow, Green Blossoms, Topiary, Pretty Peonies, Cherry Blossom * **Special Occasions** : Silver Streamers, Sparkling Hearts, Wedding Cake, Tiny Onesie, Teddy Bear, Happy Halloween * **Celebrations** : Easter Bunnies, Christmas Trees, Holly Berries, Winter Wonderland, Hark the Herald Angels, Festive Garland Give your sentiments the personal touch, with *Making Your Own Greeting Cards & Gift Wrap*! *A great craft book on how to make one-of-a-kind greeting cards.* **—** Romantic Cowgirl