The Magic Shop

Flowers. . .gardens. . . seasonal motifs such as snowflakes and angels. . . traditional Japanese designs like Kabuki masks and geisha. . . animals. . . scenes. . .all these and many others become delightful greeting cards that are even more special because they're hand-made. Here are easy-to-follow directions-as well as cut-out templates-for creating 60 different, intricate-looking designs. Twenty-four color illustrations of the finished projects are followed by step-by-step instructions and diagrams.Whether it's to say, "Merry Christmas," "Happy Spring," "Just thinking of you," or "Get well soon," readers will find inspiration and hours of enjoyment in this beautiful and practical book.

Julie Hickey shows how to use simple decorative punches to make striking greetings cards. Julie uses square, tag, daisy, postage stamp and many other paper punch cuts to decorate beautiful handmade cards in a kaleidoscope of shapes and colours. She also features tools to help with punching and punches that are different from the normal everyday punch. This book is packed full of inspirational ideas for using punches and contains projects, hints and tips for the experienced and beginners alike.

Judy Balchin shows how handmade greetings cards, from the classic to the zany, can be decorated with different peel-off sticker designs - flowers, sea horses, leaves, patterns and more. Judy uses textured and handmade papers, metal, acetate, paints and many other materials to decorate the backgrounds of greetings cards before applying the simple to use peel-offs. She then embellishes some of the peel-offs with sand, glitter or plastic jewels to produce stunning looking cards and gift tags.