 | Artist Trading Card Workshop: Create, Collect, Swap by Bernie Berlin
Buy new: $15.63 / Used from: $4.23 Love it! I never open it without awakening my muse...
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 | Dr. Sketchy's Official Rainy Day Colouring Book by Molly Crabapple & John Leavitt
Buy new: $17.10 / Used from: $5.90 It doesn't hurt that I have a crush on Molly Crabapple, but even if I didn't, her book is the bee's knees!
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 | Kaleidoscope: Ideas & Projects to Spark Your Creativity by Suzanne Simanaitis
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $2.99 Being an old-school zinester, I just adored this book from the get-go. So many exciting ideas!
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 | Creative License, The: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are by Danny Gregory
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $7.50 This book will give you all the encouragement a body has a right to; you'll feel Gregory's love, I did!
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 | Wide Open: Inspiration and Techniques for Art Journaling on the Edge (Book & Card Kit) by Randi Feuerhelm-Watts
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $4.28 Techniques booklet accompanies a slew of "idea cards"; I adore this little kit and I'd buy it again at full price if I had to.
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 | Pretty Little Things: Collage Jewelry, Trinkets and Keepsakes by Sally Jean Alexander
Buy new: $15.63 / Used from: $6.31 I wish; and though most of the projects listed don't "speak" to me, the passion does, as well as the quirkiness of each project. Eye candy galore!
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 | Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories: A Crafter's Guide to Fashioning Necklaces, Earrings, Bracelets & More by Lisa Bluhm
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $13.52 I have yet to master soldering, but thanks to this book, I want to so bad I can taste it!
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 | The Decorated Page: Journals, Scrapbooks & Albums Made Simply Beautiful by Gwen Diehn
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $7.48 Just do it; never mind if you think you can...'cause you CAN.
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 | The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery : Mixed-Media Techniques for Collage, Altered Books, Artist Journals, and More by Karen Michel
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $8.75 Long on ideas, short on technique; even the most experienced should discover something new from this book.
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 | Collage Discovery Workshop by Claudine Hellmuth
Buy new: $15.63 / Used from: $6.31 Good techniques and how-to's...I refer back all the time.
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 | Altered Books Workshop by Bev Brazelton
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $3.98 I need handholding. There, I said it. And this book provides much needed guidance; another staple of mine.
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 | Handmade Art Nouveau Cards (Simple and Stunning) by Judy Balchin
Buy new: $11.86 / Used from: $5.70 A little different than what I normally like; nonetheless, I can't help but love this book of simple-yet-sophisticated Erte-inspired projects.
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 | Collage Lost and Found: Creating Unique Projects With Vintage Ephemera by Giuseppina Cirincione
Buy new: $19.65 / Used from: $10.47 Not as unique as some of the others in its genre, I still refer to this book frequently, and is worth a look.
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 | Paper Transformed: A Handbook of Surface-Design Recipes and Creative Paper Projects by Julia Andrus
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $10.20 Step-by-step, how-to instructions for creating gorgeous backgrounds for any project.
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 | Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmaking by Holly Harrison
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $7.50 Another book short on technique, but long on ideas and inspiration. Gorgeous, if intimidating.
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 | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Altered Art Illustrated by Allyson Bright Meyer
Buy used from: $5.71 Unsophisticated, maybe, but if you're just starting out, this book'll give you a taste of the gamut of altered art. Don't be a snob :)
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