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How to Make Greeting Cards by Leslie Tryon β€” book cover

How to Make Greeting Cards

by Leslie Tryon
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Overview

Create 38 delightful greeting cards using a variety of techniques. Each project provides:a materials list,step-by-step illustrated directions, reproducible patterns where needed. There are cards these holidays:Grandparents' Day, Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day. Other special-occasion cardsinclude: May Day, birthdays, thank-you, get well, and invitations. Styles of cards include pop-up,accordion fold, puzzles, cards with moving elements, and more. Suggested ways of decorating cards include cut & paste, torn paper, rubber stamp, sponge, painting and printing techniques. Some cards have special poems included. Lots of pleasing illustrations and borders to clip and apply. All 80 pages perforated for easy removal.

Create 38 delightful greeting cards using a variety of techniques.Each project provides: a materials list, step-by-step illustrated directions, reproducible patterns where needed. There are cards these holidays:Grandparents' Day, Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day. Other special-occasion cards include: May Day, birthdays, thank-you, get well, and invitations. Styles of cards include pop-up, accordion fold, puzzles, cards with moving elements, and more. Suggested ways of decorating cards include cut & paste, torn paper, rubber stamp, sponge, painting and printing techniques. Some cards have special poems included. Lots of pleasing illustrations and borders to clip and apply. All 80 pages perforated for easy removal.

This craft books series offers a broadarray of projects to meet the needs of the elementary classroom. All lessons feature a materials list, illustrated step-by-step directions, and a drawing of the completed project.

CraftWorks for Kids projects use readily available materials. Art experiences feature a wide variey of mediums, ranging from drawing to paper construction to sculpture. Projects were developed and tested in classroom settings. Patterns are provided whereever needed.

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Book Details

Published
December 1, 1997
Publisher
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Pages
80
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781557996251

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