· Over 50 step-by-step photographs
· Inspiring easy-to-make projects
· Cards for any occasion
Dawn Allen was born in South London in 1943. As a child, she loved to cut out paper shapes to make scrapbooks, and paper clothes for cardboard dolls. Dawn's creative bent continued into her adult life, when she introduced her own children to the joys of flower pressing, potato printing and making designs from painted leaves. She later learn the art of three-dimensional paper craft, which very quickly became her passion. Having gained a teaching certificate, she became a qualified tutor teaching various crafts at an adult education centre. Finding that her own handmade three-dimensional cards and pictures sold well at local craft fairs, Dawn eventually opened her own craft shop in 1996 where she also runs private classes in three-dimensional paper work and other crafts with the help of her family and staff.
Nov 05 3D decoupage or paper tole started in the 19th century, and
recently enjoyed a revival first for pictures and then for cards.
Find out the craft's secrets to success with this book, part of the
long-running, up-to-date and very user-friendly Handmade Greetings
Cards series. At the beginning of the book is the inevitable hefty
list of materials, and don't worry you won't need them all. Avoid
the rubber stamps and expensive watercolour pens if you are on a
budget and go straight for the printed sheets, my own personal
favorite and what must make up at least 80% of all paper tole work.
More useful is the chapter on cutting out; learn how to reproduce
fur and other fiddly details with the flick of a knife, shape and
mount your work. Then it is on with the projects, starting with a
step-by-step sheet and then one that reproduces several images
entirely, so it is up to the individual how they make up their
picture. This was not explained in enough detail for me, and I felt
that the sheet should have been gone through carefully, with the
author explaining what things to omit from each successive print
and why. A pleasant surprise was the chapter on making 3D pictures
from peel-off stickers, and then there is another on making them
from rubber stamps, and working with watercolour pens and blenders.
The tone of the book is predominantly cute animals and pretty
flowers, and I wished for some more unusual subjects and something
that would appeal to men, and perhaps teenagers. But for anybody
wanting to have a go at this popular craft it is one of the very
few introductions on the market, and takes a good look at some less
obvious ways of going paper tole that most of the others omit.
*Myshelf.com*
Nov 05 If you love 3D designs then look out for [this book]. Inside
is a collection of projects showing how simple techniques can be
used to make 3D designs. Each project features step-by-step
instructions and there are cards for all occasions.
*Making Cards*
Apr 06 Take your papercrafting to the next level with this
inspirational guide to 3D cardmaking. Dawn Allen's book is
beautifully presented with clear photography, showing how you can
create stylish greetings cards using layering techniques. Each step
is easy to follow, and the skills required are relatively simple to
pick up. Dawn shows you how to use ribbons, stickers and
embellishments to enhance your work and create cards for any
occasion that recipients will treasure. We certainly got lots of
ideas from it.
*Papercraft Inspirations*
No. 170 June 2006 I found this book very inventive and helpful. The
illustrations are very colourful and show everything clearly to
enable you to make the cards. There are all sorts of different
ideas and at the end of each set of instructions there are
photographs of the different types of card it is possible to make
of that kind. I loved this book and would recommend it to anybody
with the time to be creative. JJ (aged 10)
*Education Otherwise*
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