Preservation & Collecting Books

True Vision: Authentic Art Journaling

L.K. Ludwig

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Featuring the artwork of over 25 leading artists with name recognition

As art journaling grows in popularity (even attracting a new breed of scrapbookers who call themselves "life artists"), there is a movement afoot toward creating more authentic, personal, what some people call "raw" journals. These journals are filled with not just attractive, well-composed pages, but pages that are filled with personal, meaningful content.

True Visions is focused on ways to bring authenticity and meaning into one's art journaling. The book will examine themes and topics common to all while offering activities and exercises to create rich meaningful content. Each chapter will highlight familiar subject areas such as life events, spirituality, childhood, and even an artist's favorite writings. Within each topic, readers are given guided activities and exercises for developing content, provided one or two artistic techniques, and are shown inspiring examples of work by a variety of talented art journal artists.

The Photoshop Elements 5 Restoration and Retouching Book

Matt Kloskowski

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Elements 5 Restoration & Retouching 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I have uesed this book more than any book I have on photoshop. This is my seconed copy. My first I gave to a friend. Everyone who sees this book wants it. Mat makes everything so easy, you will wonder how you ever did with out it. I give this book five stars. I would love to give it 20 stars,but they only give me five. You will be working in elements and photoshop like a pro in one day. Debbie

Editorial Review:

Bring out all your old storage boxes of photos, and open up all the images you've shot that were just "okay." In his latest book, Matt Kloskowski shows you how to restore old photos and retouch newer ones to make your images go from so-so to great. Matt trains thousands of people each year, showing them exactly how to make their photos (and the people in those photos) look their very best. He won't bog readers down with unnecessary details, but instead will show them, with clear step-by-step instructions, the best techniques in Photoshop Elements to make the best images. Everyone wants their photos to look great, and to be appreciated and noticed by their family and friends. With Matt's newest book, readers will learn the most useful techniques for restoring old photos--from removing dust and mold to repairing scratches and tears--and retouching images of people--including specific sections about working on difficult areas, such as the eyes and mouth.

Pet Pages Unleashed!: Fetching Ideas for Animal-Inspired Scapbook Pages (Memory Makers)

Memory Makers

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Fantastic pet layouts! 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I cannot believe there are no other reviews out here for this marvelous book! Animal-lover scrapbookers will totally love this book. There have been a few prior, but this one is awesome.

I am always looking for ways to scrapbook my dogs and cats. Their photos are so much fun to work with and practice all my techniques. But I rarely if ever see pet pages in the magazines. This book is beautiful. The pet layouts are fantastic and give me lots of motivation to get cropping.
Also recommended: SCRAPBOOKING PETS & ANIMALS !!!

Editorial Review:

Pets are beloved family members and a cherished part of countless events and memories. This inspiring guide offers pet lovers hundreds of creative ideas for immortalizing their favorite animals with specially designed scrapbook pages. Scrapbookers will discover:

-Hundreds of innovative ideas for creating pages dedicated to domestic pets such as dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, fish, frogs, turtles, lizards, snakes and birds

-Inspiring journaling prompts for recording special moments with pets

-Tips and techniques for creating paw print cast molds

-Helpful pointers for taking top-notch pet photos and portraits

-Heartfelt ideas for remembering past pets

-Fun pet facts and stats for extra inspiration

Pet-loving scrapbookers will love this endearing guide to celebrating the ways their animals enrich their lives.

Scrapbooking Your Favorite Family Memories (Scrapbook)

Various

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Easy to Use. 4 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This is an very easy to use and understand how to book. It contains a great many ideas that I would never have thought of or attempted without this book. Worth the money. You will use it over and over.

Scrapbooking Goldmine 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This is a great idea generator for scrapbookers. Nothing is too fancy or involved - just great "anyone can do this" page ideas. Loved it. Gave one as a gift also.

my favorite how-to scrapbooking book 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I'm pretty picky when it comes to scrapbooking how to books - it always seem they're either TOO BASIC or unpractical, too contemporary, or don't have enough pictures, or don't have enough instruction. This is the the PERFECT book I've found that can work well for anyone's needs.
I have literally found HUNDREDS of ideas just from looking off the examples in this book. I LOVE IT!!!! I think this book has so much variety it could fit anyone's needs. I have had it for over 4 years from the time I was a beginner scrapper to now more experienced and I STILL find myself going back to it for reference and collecting NEW IDEAS even 4 years later! I definitely recommend it! I wish I knew if these authors had created any other scrapbooking books!

Editorial Review:

Capture and preserve your family’s most precious moments! This complete guide to safe scrapbooking provides you with the proper photo-safe techniques to preserve cherished memories without the fear of ruining treasured photographs. Inside you’ll find:
- Over 500 inspiring page ideas
- Complete lists of necessary tools
- Detailed, step-by-step instructions
- Tips on arranging photos, photo cropping, page layouts, - and personal touches
- And so much more! Whether you are a scrapbooking novice or veteran, you’ll find ample inspiration to turn everyday photos into scrapbook works of art!

Scrapbooking Your Pets: 200 Page Designs

Stacey Panassidi

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Beautiful pages to portray your beloved pet 5 out of 5 stars.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.

My pets are dogs. I absolutely loved the page layouts in this book. They were stylish and imaginative. Very "current" layouts and some great ideas.
I also recently bought "Its All About Pets And Animals (Memories in the Making Scrapbooking)", but this book by Stacey Panassidi had much better pages in my opinion. More dogs!!

The one thing I would like to see more of is ideas regarding colors of pages for dogs. Dogs come in many, many colors and it is not always easy to figure out what color pages to use to feature your pet. Otherwise this was a GORGEOUS great book.

Editorial Review:

People love their pets—and now they can capture each playful, adorable antic and turn them into a fun scrapbook with the help of this colorful volume. It’s chock-full of creative ideas for every cute creature, including dogs, cats, critters, and even farm and zoo animals. The endless possibilities include lively pages that feature stamps, machine stitching, patterned paper, ribbon, beads, rub-ons, silk flowers tassels, tiles, a zipper pull—all the wonderful accessories that scrapbookers enjoy using. Find inspiration in pages dedicated to “Couch Kitty” and “Three Little Kittens”; “Every Dog Has its Day” and “Puppy Pick-Up”; “Hamster Head”; and “Kissing Frogs.” Special boxes offer tips on techniques, suggestions on thinking outside the scrapbook, and endearing quotations about animals.

The Encyclopedia of Scrapbooking Tools & Techniques

Susan Pickering Rothamel

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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With everything from advice on tools to the most beautiful designer layouts ever, this covers-it-all encyclopedia will be a must-have for the hundreds and thousands of scrapbooking fans.

Every technique, every major designer, every scrapbook possibility, described in glossary style, complete with photos and tips--that's what this A-to-Z encyclopedia contains, and that's why no scrapbooker can do without it. Exciting page layouts throughout, with how-to instructions, offer inspiration, while dozens of projects come from the most creative minds in the field including Andrea Grossman (Mrs. Grossman's Paper Company); Rhonda Anderson (Creative Memories); Bridgette Server (Making Memories); and Dee Gruenig. Eye-opening studio set shots present decorations and accessories, while charts, graphs, and blocked sections supply necessary information. A reference lists all the companies shown in the volume, with internet addresses and 800 numbers. Dr. Susannah Tucker, a professor from Tulane University, has provided an introduction and a timeline of scrapbooking since its inception to 1987.

The Adventurous Scrapbooker: Creating Wonderful Scrapbooks from Almost Anything

Katherine Duncan Aimone

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Excellent 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

I am so glad I ordered this book.Each page and project is such an inspiration.The directions are easy to follow and each item is doable as well as something you can incorporate into your own work or ideas.This is just amazing!!! One of my Fav "artist" Steph McAtee really wowed me!!:)

Editorial Review:

Life is filled with thrills—and sometimes a mass-produced, commercially available scrapbook just isn’t exciting or unique enough for the events it’s celebrating. What’s a scrapbooker to do? Create something original! These 25 inventive projects offer expressive ways to preserve, showcase, and share the good times. Craft a book from recipe cards to preserve fond family food memories, from big holiday dinners to that precious time spent baking cookies with Mom. Make an album out of driftwood to commemorate a vacation by the beach. Stitch up a single-signature pamphlet out of old sewing patterns for a sewing or quilting journal; glue a cloth measuring tape into the cover to use as a bookmark. You won’t find ideas like these anywhere else!

The KODAK Book of Scrapbooking Your Favorite Photos: Easy & Fun Techniques for Beautiful Scrapbook Pages

Kerry Arquette, Andrea Zocchi

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No one knows better than Kodak how precious photographs are: They capture the people we love, the places we've visited, and the memorable moments we've experienced. So the company has gathered today's top scrapbook artists to create more than 100 layouts putting together outstanding pages. Perfect for the beginner, this stunningly designed guide offers an introduction to basic techniques, including cropping, matting, and mounting.

There are fun ways to produce one-of-a-kind backgrounds, stamped designs, and embellishments, and creative suggestions for commemorating everything from life milestones to holiday fun. Of course, since this is from the experts at Kodak Books, there's also a special emphasis on taking superior pictures right from the start?and that invaluable information is something no other scrapbooking manual can match.

The Art of Collecting Photography (General)

Laura Noble

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

The owner's manual on collecting photography 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

If you were to choose just one book to learn on collecting photography, this one qualifies as the only reference needed. But be advised, the marketplace changes and this book doesn't substitutes being well informed on current trends.

Excellently researched and very thorough.

Editorial Review:

Establishing a well-put-together photography collection is an art in itself, and mastering the technique is as simple as reading—and looking closely at—this lush volume. It’s filled with practical advice on building and curating a collection, along with beautiful photographs by early and contemporary masters that showcase photography’s diverse genres, schools, and movements. Explore different types of collections, including biographical, historical, genre, and thematic. Browse through a plethora of inspiring images—landscapes, portraits, nudes, still lifes, fashion images, photojournalism, and more—each with in-depth analysis to train the mind as well as the eye.

Tattooing the Invisible Man: Bodies of Work

Don Ed Hardy

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

hardy has done it again 4 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

as a tattooist I am always searching for well produced informative works as those in the bodyarts have known for years Don Hardy has always given much to the industry and has done it again the pictorials here are outstanding ( the only reason I did not give this a 5 star rating is I know he do this one better soon ) well worth it's wieght and a sure keeper for the shop library as well

Beautiful 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

A great insight into the man that brought the art of tattoo's to the prominent place it is today. Well written & wonderfully laid out. I recommend this book not only to tattoo collectors and fans of the artform but to anybody interested in American modern art.

Editorial Review:

Determined to be a tattoo artist at the age of ten and tattooing professionally since
1967, California native Don Ed Hardy has become one of the world's leading tattoo
artists. Inspired by traditional Japanese work, he was instrumental in developing the
medium's fine art potential and fueling the late-century international tattoo boom.
Tattooing the Invisible Man presents a survey of Hardy's paintings, etchings,
lithographs, drawings, photographs, and elaborate tattoos, over 500 color
illustrations, most never before published.