The Card Shop : A Dazzling Collection of Handmade Paper Greetings
Spring greetings and summer wishes, autumn notes and winter cheer--learn  how to make imaginative cards for every season and any occasion with the 50  projects inThe Card Shopby Sandra Lounsbury Foose. Start with simple  fold-and-cut designs to create snowmen, animals, witches, and more. Move on to  more involved cutouts depicting Santas, snowflakes, kitchen items, hamburgers,  and pizza slices. Then try easy, three-dimensional constructions like sleds,  houses, and sailboats. Complete templates and detailed instructions demystify  the process, though beginners may be frustrated by the sometimes confusing  directions. But the wide range of events covered, along with ideas for other  types of notes (gift tags, invitations, announcements, bookmarks), plus a list  of suggested messages for all sorts of cards, makes this a nice choice for those  who enjoy bright, country-style designs and who have some patience with a craft  knife.--Amy Handy