Product Description

“Carol Scheffler has been the Arts and Crafts contributor to NBC’s Today Show. [She] has now packed her best advice into one book....Color-coded pages make it simple to find exactly what you are looking for, whether it is the answer to a basic question, technique advice or a more advanced project idea....Each question is answered with a list of necessary materials, step-by-step instructions, design tips and troubleshooting advice.”—Michaels Create!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1441187 in Books
• Published on: 1999-12-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 112 pages

Amazon.com Review
Even if you've never stamped anything more than the date on a business form, you'll find crafting success with Carol Scheffler's colorful and user-friendly Rubber Stamping for the First Time. Like other worthwhile books in the First Time series, this guide takes a sensible question-and-answer approach to teach techniques and offer project directions simultaneously. "How do I heat emboss?" for instance, heads up the directions for a journal; "How do I create a scene with rubber stamps?" yields a videotape cover; "How do I use stamps on wood?" introduces a decorative bowl; and so on through gift tags, note cards, picture frames, lampshades, dinnerware, a clock, and much more. Each of the 27 projects brings with it a new technique, but if you decide to jump ahead, it's simple enough to find the technique you've skipped over by glancing at the table of contents. Sidebars bestow additional tips, and a gallery of designs by stamping masters provides further inspiration. --Amy Handy

Customer Reviews

Must have for beginners!
I am new to Rubber Stamping and have bought a few books - this one was by far the best for me as a beginner! It clearly lays out many techniques, gives tips and hints and shows some nice project ideas. The techniques are laid out for each project, but they are easily adapted to whatever project of your own you want to do based on that technique. Not only paper projects, there are many others as well.

Great Book
This is an excellent book for beginners. There is a wealth of information especially for the novice. It details the difference in many kinds of materials, including what inks to use on what projects. For somebody who is just learning to rubber stamp, this book will lead them through carefully, slowly, and with precision.

Great How-To, Whether Or Not You Know How
Wow! What a great book. It takes the novice (me!) and teaches you how to make projects that look professional, even if you're all thumbs (me, again.) I'd never rubber-stamped before, but can't wait to do it again, since my first project turned out so well, thanks to Ms. Scheffler. I especially appreciated the clear directions so even I couldn't screw up.