make it, make it, don't fake it*

I think I mentioned a while back that I was planning to start sharing my craft book collection. I'm just planning to select books pretty randomly from my shelf every so often and post a few pictures here. I hope you enjoy this first installment.

Design And Make Greetings Cards

by Jan and Ted Arundell

Published by JM Dent & Sons, 1975

I would never normally buy a book about making cards (I always think you can work that out for yourself pretty easily) but this book had so many great images in it that I couldn't resist when I found it this weekend.

The two images above are examples of 3D cards.

Collaged trees using paper from magazines...

..and fancy wrapping paper.

Pen and ink drawings.

Seed collage - a classic! May require extra postage nowadays.

The things you can do with stickers.

This image is in the introduction, but I haven't managed to find the part of the book that refers to it yet, so I don't know what it is an example of. Other than greatness, of course.

This book even has a handy list at the back, entitled Some Occasions For Sending Cards. It is pretty extensive and includes:

Congratulations on coming of age/winning the competition

Wishing you well on the voyage

Invitations to parties/picnics/tea/theatre

It doesn't, however, mention sending cards just to say hello, which I think is the best reason of all. I sent three of those yesterday :)

I'll be back with another book soon.

*Have you seen Trash Humpers? I wouldn't exactly (ha ha!) recommend it, but that little phrase has kind of stuck with me.

I did also like the Three Little Devils song.