Product Description

This new Book # 4 in the Heartwarming Expressions series is jam-packed with a smorgasboard over 550 hand lettered expressions, oodles of graphics, frame designs and page lay-out ideas, in styles from cute and whimsical to old fashioned and stylish. This new title is 12 pages bigger than the other books in the series and it includes a four page color spread of color samples, with a helpful list of the supplies used. Including the color photographs on the back cover, you get 27 color samples of scrapbook pages and 8 samples of cards and tags created, using different expressions and graphics from the book.

The beginning of the book explains how the right expressions can create warmth, personality and convey a special message. Then you get tips and ideas for hand lettering, tracing, photocopying, clipart techniques, and different ways to utilize a computer with the book to create scrapbook pages, cards and keepsakes. The author notes; “the goal is to show people of all skill levels, several creative ways the expressions and designs can be used with different methods, papers and supplies”.

The expressions are divided into a large variety of themes, which like the other books, are alphabetically tabbed in the upper right corner for quick reference. Themes include Baby Love, Celebrations, Claws & Paws, Family Ties, Fine Friends, Girl & Guy Talk, Kids Zone, Love Notes, Memory Lane, Over the Hill, Scrapbook Fever, Seasonal, Silly Stuff, Sports Rule, Vacation Time, Wedding Bells and others. You will find everything from heartfelt sentiments, mushy love stuff, inspirational quotes, feel good to funny quips.

There are three pages of small frames and graphics perfect for gift tags or journaling. For card makers there are even four ready-to-copy cards, themed stamps and a convenient envelope template design.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #175124 in Books
• Published on: 2001-02-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 100 pages

About the Author
About the author: Sandy Redburn is the author and publisher of all four of the Heartwarming Expression Books. Nicknamed the "idea lady", she enjoys writing and teaching about creative ways you can use words to add heart appeal and personality to all kinds of surfaces to create special crafts, gifts, cards, home decor and keepsakes.

The Artist: Suzanne Carillo is a multi-talented freelance artist and the main contributor for the artistic lettering and artwork in the Heartwarming Expressions Books. Other contributors in lettering include; Diania Haines, Cindy van Kol, Diane Pruss, Debi Carrington and Shelly Ehbrecht.

Customer Reviews

A Must For Even the Most Creative Scrapbookers!
Most scrapbookers are creative by nature, and most idea books have ideas in them that we could have easily come up with on our own. But "500 Great Heartwarming Expressions For Scrapbooking & Cards" by Sandy Redburn does not follow that train of thought...It is the idea book that every scrapper wishes they had come up with! For the phrases in this book---from romance to babies to pets---are beyond the average thoughts that one would want to include in their scrapbooks and cards! These "heartwarming expressions" are refreshing, lively, sometimes serious in nature, and sometimes just plain cute and fun! Everyone will find something they can use with the various themes in this book---whether you're scrappin' a layout about your grandfather's birthday or your child's first homerun---, because these expressions cover it all! Furthermore, reading this book will not only give you ideas, but it will put a big smile on your face...And that's something we could all use at one time or another!

Just Not My Style
The rave reviews here on Amazon persuaded me to order this book, but it's not a keeper for me. The overall style of the sayings and the clipart are just too cute-sy and country for me. Just not my scrapbooking style. So, I got a few ideas, but overall I found this book disappointing.

Not What expected!!!
This book was not what I expected it to be. Unstead of Expressions for scrapbooking and cards it is a book of clipart. I was very disappointed in the content of the book.