The tradition of sending loved ones greeting cards goes back about 200 years and is more popular today than ever before. With a greeting card being the gift of choice for so many occasions, people are forever on the lookout for one that the recipient hasn't seen before. Because this is no easy task, the creatively minded among us are choosing to make our own cards. There are many books demonstrating how to make basic cards, but Making Mechanical Cards goes a considerable step further in showing how to make cards with mechanisms. The mechanisms are based on Victorian and Edwardian designs, and vary from the very simple to the really intricate. But the step-by-step instructions and diagrams provided make even the most complicated form of mechanism achievable. In addition, the materials and equipment needed to make these impressive cards are not extensive or specialized _--- the main requirements are card stock, glue, and scissors, with wire or thread for the more complex designs.

From debut author Alyssa Hollingsworth comes a story about living with fear, being a friend, and finding a new place to call home. They say you can't get something for nothing, but nothing is all Sami has. When his grandfather’s most-prized possession—a traditional Afghan instrument called a rebab—is stolen, Sami resolves to get it back. He finds it at a music store, but it costs $700, and Sami doesn’t have even one penny. What he does have is a keychain that has caught the eye of his classmate. If he trades the keychain for something more valuable, could he keep trading until he has $700? Sami is about to find out. The Eleventh Trade is both a classic middle school story and a story about being a refugee. Alyssa Hollingsworth tackles a big issue with a light touch. 2020 UKLA Award Winner

Discusses illustration styles, sending situations, subject matter, design, and illustration techniques, shows sample cards, and shares the comments of professional artists.

Step by step instructions and photographs show how to create a selection of handmade cards. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Card sketches have quickly become a favorite creative resource among card makers. Your interpretation of these 45 sketches, along with your extensive stash of supplies results in a one-of-a-kind statement of your affection. We've included more than 220 projects to jump-start the creative process.

Before and After magazine's focus on clarity, simplicity, and elegance has won it legions of fans--fans who will welcome this second volume of the definitive Before and After Page Design by John McWade. Truly an icon of the graphic design community, his insistence on approaching design not as mere decoration but as an essential form of communication is vividly apparent in this cohesive primer on page design and layout. And you could not hope for a better, more qualified teacher. McWade shows readers how to arrange and present information using today's powerful graphics tools. Readers will learn how to design single-page and multi-page documents, brochures, and ads; why one typeface works better than another; and much more. Best of all, they'll discover how to think visually transforming the images in their heads into something that communicates effectively on the page.

More than 45 card designs are provided, with full instructions and close-ups that display card details.

Learning paper-crafting techniques to make one-of-a-kind cards has never been simpler or more fun. Each letter of the alphabet represents a different technique, from Appliqués to Zigzags, that you can master while creating an orginal project. You'll be able to fashion the perfect card for every occasion and special person in your life.--From publisher description.

Sought-after designer Dena Fishbein--winner of 17 Louis awards as well as the Greeting Card of the Year Award--applies her distinctive signature style and passion for embellishing to the popular subject of cards, tags, and paper crafts. Here are fresh and fabulous ideas for birthdays, welcoming a new baby, holidays, weddings, and gift giving. Sweet little paper dresses adorned with ribbons, buttons, silk flowers, and beads can become either tags for packages or design motifs on cards. Cute and colorful animal faces have real child appeal for a kid’s present. Other designs come shaped like cupcakes, teacups, towering layer cakes, flowers, moons, stars, and more--and they’re beautifully embellished with everything from ball fringe to glitter. Includes designs for readers to color copy. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

This text has been revised to cover 2001 GCSE specifications for the National Curriculum. It has increased emphasis on CAD-CAM, ICT, industrial practice and environmental issues.