Put those old family photos to good use by making them into mixed media greeting cards. You're relatives never looked so good!

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Product Description

This title features keepsake card projects using family photographs, paper ephemera, vintage trinkets and retro styling. Readers will discover a range of paper crafting techniques and exciting projects.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #81177 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

From Booklist
Rubber stamp artist McGraw advocates the use of materials found at flea markets or purchased at an art retailer. McGraw's shoe polish overlay, intended to give paper a weathered sepia look, resembles antiquing with acrylic paint. Because McGraw is focusing on two-dimensional cards, she begins with a look at conquering three basics--stamping, setting eyelets, and color-copying photographs--then expands the space devoted to techniques with additional pages to explore possible variations. This book is designed in an antique photograph-album style, enhancing the mood but occasionally causing some illegibility. Barbara Jacobs
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About the Author
Mary Jo McGraw is one of the world’s best known and respected rubberstamp artists. Her work is often featured in leading craft publications. She has taught classes for over 12 years and conducted demonstrations at all of the major national retail stamp shows. She is the author of Creative Rubber Stamping Techniques, Greeting Card Magic with Rubber Stamps, Making Greeting Cards with Creative Materials and Making Greeting Cards with Rubber Stamps. She lives in Whittier, CA.

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Customer Reviews

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.

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.

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.