Cut It • Fold It • Use It
Create Fabulous Cards, Tags, Boxes and Bags
by Leslie Conron Carola
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Cut It • Fold It • Use It
Do you love anything and everything paper related? If so, Leslie Carola’s Cut It, Fold It, Use It is a dream come true. If anyone knows all the wonderful things you can do with paper, it’s Carola. She showed us how to create beautiful mementos in Scrapbooks to Go, and shared fun ways to make gifts stand out in Wrapped With Style. Now, she helps us master the cutting, tearing, punching and folding techniques that will add texture, dimension and shape to anything that can be made out of paper, including these 75-plus imaginative projects.
From charming cut, punched and layered paper animals (templates included) to contemporary free-hand cut and torn shapes, and from classic folded simple origami boxes to distinctive accordion folded cards and embellishments to iris folding and sumptuous tea-bag folding there’s something here for any papercrafter at any skill level to explore. Several step-by-step photos and instructions plus many templates and lots of design and layout tips and principles, along with 16 pages of double-sided papers get you started right away creating fabulous cards, tags, gift bags and decorations with impressive results. So many pretty papers, so many fun ideas…so little time!
Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Arena Books Associates Llc ( September 01, 2009 )
Item #: 32-8231
ISBN: 9780979792236
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 9.5 x 0.0 inches
Product Weight: 27.0 ounces
Fabulous
November 15, 2009
This is a great hardbound book. I love all the great new and old ideas. Wonderful pictures. Great instructions. I am a card maker and this book as helped me further my designs and have had friends and family say WOW, so creative. Love this book. I recommend it to everyone.
Reviewer: Denise P
Crafting Fun
November 09, 2009
I love this book. I have already made several of the projects. Found them easy to follow and complete in a relatively short period of time. I made the flower pots with lollipops as a thank you for people helping someone in a nursing home. I made them for Christmas and made a poinsetta for the flower.
Reviewer: Linda
One of the Best
November 09, 2009
I have been working in different paper craft mediums for several years and this is one of the best and most exciting books I have ever purchased. It is loaded with a variety of projects, papers and patterns. There seems to be something for pretty much anyone at any level. The examples are displayed effectively and the directions are clear and easy to understand. I have been nothing but pleased with this purchase.
Reviewer: Sandi R
for more experienced card makers
November 08, 2009
This book has some artistic ideas that I haven't seen before. I've been playing with paper for almost 10 years and found new inspiration on these pages. It includes a variety of techniques and the examples are made with an assortment of manufacturer's products. The photos are large, clear, and the colors are yummy. However, the directions are sketchy on some of the projects and one must rely on experience and a little trial and error. Not every project shown has directions- some are more of a photo introduction to a technique to pique your interest.
The included papers in the back of the book have one heavily patterned side and the other side is solid or lightly patterned, both in saturated colors. They are lovely if you can bring yourself to tear them out and use them.
Reviewer: Ellen
Good
October 28, 2009
I purchased this book because I wanted to learn about new paper craft ideas...I also wanted instructions. Many craft books have pictures..but few instructions..this book also has beautiful pictures, cool ideas, and more instructions than most..I enjoy the book, had fun with it, and have learned much..
Reviewer: Pat
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