Rubber Stamping: Brilliant Birthdays - Softcover

Read, Francoise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844481190 ISBN 13: 9781844481194

Publisher: Search Pr Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Rubber Stamping: Brilliant Birthdays is more than just a book of greetings card projects - it's a volume of inspiration.

Expert stamper Francoise Read explains in an easy-to-follow step-by-step style, how to produce this wonderful selection of creative greetings cards. All the cards are absolutely perfect for birthdays and can also be adapted for many other occasions. There is something for everyone here, as the cards feature a rich diversity of styles and themes and as you progress you will be guided through an array of fun and innovative stamping skills and techniques. Once you get started you'll probably never send a shop-bought greetings card again!

About this title

About the Author

Francoise Read is well known in the stamping world. She has been stamping for over ten years and designing stamps for the last six years. She currently has a licence with Stampendous, and American stamp manufacturer. Prior to this she worked and designed for Funstamps in the UK. Françoise runs workshops for retailers and demonstrates at stamping shows around the country. Her work appears regularly in Crafts Beautiful and other craft publications.

Review

Jan 06 This book is so much fun because it guides you through an array of stamping skills and techniques. I picked this book as I have fairly basic knowledge of rubber stamping. But after reading this book, I can do various techniques that I was not even aware of before such as enamelling, working with shrink plastic, sponging, dry embossing, resist embossing, brayering and chalking. This book is amazing! Each project provides a step-by-step guide and lists all the stamps used so that you can replicate the card. What I particularly liked about this book is the innovative tips which appear on many of the pages. I don't think I have ever learnt so many tips in one day before! I am bursting with inspiration now! This book is bursting with cards which are all different styles, many designers just stick to one style and when you have tried one you have tried them all. Not in this book, however! All the cards are simply delightful, from the glitzy to the nature inspired. But what I really like best about this book is the clever compositions of the cards, the designs are so thought provoking you are sure to come up with some revitalising ideas for the rubber stamps gaining dust at the back of your cupboard. * minigallery.co.uk *

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Pr Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844481190
• ISBN 13: 9781844481194
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56