Vintage Greeting Cards with Maryjo McGraw

by MaryJo McGraw

Book Overview

Make your own Vintage Greeting Cards Let MaryJo McGraw , renowned rubber stamp artist and card maker, show you how to create handmade cards that capture the look and feel of antiques and heirlooms -... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158180413X
• ISBN13: 9781581804133
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: North Light Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

This book has great ideas!!!

This book has excellent ideas for vintage scrapbooking/cards/ etc. Mary Jo is very creative and knows how to use different mediums for great effects. She definitely thinks out of the box. I thought if I saw one more book with bears and soccor balls I'd scream! I love this book!! Thank you Mary Jo!

Another great McGraw book!

Mary Jo McGraw always makes a good technique book and this is no exception. There are lots of good techniques for using walnut ink in here. I had always just used it to stain paper by spraying in on with a spray bottle but here she shows other ways to apply it (like using a brush) and get different antique effects. All the techniques are broken down into easy to understand steps, each with a picture showing exactly what to do. In addition to the walnut ink there are techniques using beeswax, stamping on mica, using napkins, alcohol ink, omni gel transfer techniques, etc. She does all these with copies of antique photos and boy they are just so cool and so easy. So many techniques to play with - this book will keep you busy and learning for a long time. I've had it for a few months now and keep picking it up to try new things. An absolute must have if you like that antique look.

What a Find!

I found this gem of a book in the library and now I am going to buy a copy. Why? because it is so full of ideas I don't want to forget a one! Mary Jo's ideas range from modest to WOW! She uses materials in ways I never would have thought of. Inspriring me to use my own vintage pictures on fresh new ways. I can not wait to try the rubber stamping on copper and the photo transfer onto metal. One of my grandfather's was a tinsmith and I am looking forward to doing a picture of him on that metal. I recomend this book to anyone who is looking for new ways to enjoy card making and scrapbooking.

money well spent!

I purchased this book for a friend of mine for her birthday...This book is so full of ideas and helpful hints that I was sorely tempted to keep it and bring her flowers instead!!!...If you enjoy great quality pictures, well written instructions and inspiring artsy examples, you want this book in your collection. Trust me, I'm hoping someone gets the 'bright' idea to get me one for MY birthday.