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1,000 Artist Journal Pages: Personal Pages and Inspirations (1000 Series)

Dawn DeVries Sokol

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Total reviews: 22 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Inspiration galore! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

If you haven't seen this book already I think it is one of those Must-own-book because there is so much to look at that you'll never be finished with it! It's filled to the brim with many talented artist and it holds a big range of diverse visual journaling styles! There are collages, doodles, sketches, writing and photos on page after page with views inside the private Art Journals from people all over the world!

This book has +300 pages and almost no text - but very many (1000!) pages (though some are photos of the whole spread and those counts as two pages). You can read what the artist has written and journaled about on the pages and you understand that you are not alone in you angst and artistic fears!

It's an art book that probably will inspire anyone to do a little art journaling (but probably a lot). If you're experienced in the mixed media field you will totally want to keep this book as a reference guide and inspiration tool for different styles, artists and prompts. If you're new to Art Journals and collage I think you will be curious about starting after just a few minutes!

I'm glad I bought it and it will be taken down from my book shelf many many times in the future.

Editorial Review:

Over 1,000 journal pages presented in one beautiful full-color book

Journals offer their makers a safe place to dream, doodle, rant, and reinvent themselves. They offer viewers rich, visual inspiration. There is a fascination with these revealing and often beautiful pages of self-exploration and personal expression. Journals offer a tantalizing, voyeuristic view of an interior life.

This would be the first book to offer examples of over 1000 journal pages in one eye-catching, visual format, and would attract a wide swathe of artists who fully embrace or experiment with this medium.

Journaling has seeped into popular culture in a big way and this collection provides a wide array of ideas, techniques and themes to inspire and inform mixed media and journaling enthusiasts.

Scrapbook Page Maps: Sketches For Creative Layouts

Becky Fleck

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Total reviews: 56 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

I think this book is just okay. 2 out of 5 stars.
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First the pros: Becky Fleck does beautiful work, her sketches are detailed and the scrapbook pages pictured are wonderful. She uses a lot of paint in her designs, which I don't. The spiral binding makes it really simple to open it to the page you like and keep it there! There are cards in the back of all the sketches with an example on the back of the card. The idea is that you can carry the cards more easily than the book to a crop or to the craft store to buy supplies. Awesome, right!?

The cons: The biggest con for me is that Becky Fleck mostly does one page designs. Most scrappers I know, myself included, tend to work on two page spreads. So this is a major disappointment for me. And I know the one page sketches can be carried over into a 2 page spread, but I'd rather just see the whole double page spread all sketched out for me. That's why I buy these books! Fleck shows examples of 8 1/2 x 11" layouts with single pages, double pages and pages that have the layout turned to be 11" x 8.5". But I would not have bought it if I'd known it was 80% single page sketches.

But the bright side is that on Amazon.com, the list price is an affordable $14.99 (unlike me, who paid full list price of $24.99 to get it NOW). So it isn't much of a budget breaker. But for me, I wish I'd have spent the money on scrapbooking supplies.

Editorial Review:

Scrapbook Page Maps takes the guesswork out of where to begin by giving plenty of design ideas for their scrapbook layouts!

By referring to the sketches in the book, readers can select photos, papers and embellishments and then bring the page together quickly and easily. Helpful resource information such as a supply list and photo sizes are included on each card, along with page information cross-referencing the sketch back to the book. Scrapbook Page Maps is the essential book for beginning scrapbookers as well as those short on time.

And you get more than just an inspiring, design-filled idea book!
Also included is a deck of laminated cards that includes a thumbnail of many of the sketches in the book along with corresponding finished layouts.

365 Tiny Paper Airplanes Page-A-Day Calendar 2009 (Page a Day Fun & Games Calendr)

Ken Blackburn, Jeff Lammers

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Editorial Review:

Wheeee! From paper airplane world record holder Ken Blackburn and engineer Jeff Lammers, authors of the 2.2-million-copy bestselling World Record Paper Airplane series, its a year of bold, zippy, and irresistibly tiny flyers to fold and let soar. Each full-color plane is based on one of 30 modelsincluding the Eagle, the Spitfire, the dartlike Arrow, the Flicker, the whirlybird-style Twister, and the Mini World Recordand is swathed in bold, full-color original graphics for maximum impact. Size: 5.75" w x 5.75" h.

The World Record Paper Airplane Book

Jeff Lammers, Ken Blackburn

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Still picking up the paper 5 out of 5 stars.
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I am still finding paper airplanes in various places throughout my house 3 months after giving this to my son.

Great paper plane book for everyone! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I still have my copy of this book I got back in 96 or 97 when I was young and now my nephew is 5 so hes starting to enjoy these sorts of hobbys. I Highly reccomend this book to anyone who wants to learn some of the basics of flight and how to properly build and launch paper airplanes (yes there is technique involved).

When I got this book it was packed with very cool designs for the planes that you just tear out of the book. Each plane comes with a number system printed on the planes as well as very detailed folding instructions. Each pattern comes with about 4 or 5 copies of each airplane. Some are better than others and some I could never get to work right (I was kinda young). If you want a really fun book pick this one up asap, you won't regret it!

If you do buy this book be sure to color copy each of the designs to save on your pc as backups. Im 22 now and im kicking myself for not doing just that for my now 5 year old nephew.

Editorial Review:

Combining the fun of making a piece of paper fly with the science of aeronautical engineereing, here is an all-you-need (and then some) book for beginners and experienced flyers alike.Written with soaring enthusiasm by the world-record holder, it includes: 16 different designs, from the basic dart to a bi-plane, an autogyro, and a replica of the NASA Space Shuttle 100 full-color ready-to-fold airplanes A primer on the principles of flight, including weight vs. lift, drag vs. thrust, and adjustments for greater stability The all-important throw - learn to match throwing technique with the right model Aerobatics: how to perform circles, loops, dives, and other stunts Competitive flying Plus a tear-out Runway and custom Flight Log

Origami Page-A-Day Calendar 2009 (Page a Day Fun & Games Calendr)

Margaret Van Sicklen

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Cute 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Easy to fold models with nice different patterns. I just could'nt wait to 1/1/2009, and it's now the new hit around the office. For the origami lovers it will be boring.

Editorial Review:

Origami Swami Margaret Van Sicklen is on a mission to spread the joys of her craft. Each page of the Origami calendar features a vibrant design on the back and doubles as folding paper (pages are perfectly square for accurate folding). The models begin easy and grow more complex as folders skills improve, and a 16-page Origami Key supplements the easy-to-follow instructions. Size: 5.75" w x 5.75" h.

The Amazing Page: 650 Scrapbook Page Ideas, Tips and Techniques (Memory Makers)

Memory Makers

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

"*Large selection of never-before-seen scrapbook pages covering a wide variety of themes and styles that will spark reader's imaginations

*Helpful tips and tricks from contributors plus sidebars and tip boxes to offer additional information on design, concept, photography, color and technique

*Includes a CD-Rom of 75 printable page layout sketches to take all the guesswork out of designing great pages fast

This book takes two of scrapbooking's bestselling topics--page idea galleries and page layout sketche--and combines them into one blockbuster book! The Amazing Page offers readers even more top-notch scrapbook pages under a wide umbrella of popular, tried-and-true themes including family, homes, falling in love, babies, toddlers, kids, teens, husbands, travel, sports and much more. This book will offer a wealth of page ideas for any scrapbooker, beginner to advanced, plus a CD-Rom with 75 of the best page layout sketches based on the pages in the book. A colossal gallery of never-before-published, contemporary artwork from our reading audience, The Amazing Page is sure to inspire any scrapbooker seeking to capture precious memories and everyday moments in their scrapbooks."

Collage Journeys: A Practical Guide to Creating Personal Artwork

Jane Davies

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Editorial Review:

Collage can be more, much more, than just cutting and pasting. It can be a wonderful art form and a means of self-expression. Collage Journeys presents a series of innovative workshop assignments, each designed to relate the technique and format of a collage to its subject. Gathering materials, generating ideas, painting with paper, working in layers, using text, keeping a visual journal—project by project, new collage skills are explored. Stunning finished pieces offer additional ideas and inspiration. For anyone who has ever wanted to take collage to the next level—adding meaning, subtext, and style—Collage Journeys offers the journey of a lifetime.

How to Make Books: Fold, Cut & Stitch Your Way to a One-of-a-Kind Book

Esther K. Smith

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great How To Book for all levels 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I'll pull out this book every time I want to make a book or journal. With this book in my library I'll never forget how.

Bev in Arizona

How to Make Books (and not be able to stop) 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have acquired several books over the years purporting to show how to make one's own books. And while they were often pretty and even artistically inspiring, none of them ever made me feel that I had sufficient skill to actually make a book. I would leaf through them and think, "Wow, these are neat...but I can't do that. Where would I get this stuff? What's a signature, anyway?"

Then I saw this book, and thought, "Aww, what the heck, even if I don't make a book, this one is so gorgeous that I can't leave it in the store."

I read the first bit the Friday night after I brought it home, and Saturday morning started folding and tearing and stamping and painting, and - ta da! - a pile of little instant books! Thrilling!

Over the course of the next two weeks I went crazy on the long-stitched food box books. Now six weeks have passed and I have stacks of folded signatures tucked all over the house relaxing, a fine selection of threads and a frenzy for book creation.

This is an inspirational volume, beautifully designed, engagingly written, and a very inviting instructor.

Editorial Review:

From zines you can fold in a minute to luxurious leather journals and sumptuous sketchbooks, How to Make Books will walk you through the easy basics of bookmaking. Whether you’re a writer, a scrapbooker, a political activist, or a postcard collector, let book artist Esther K. Smith be your guide as you discover your inner bookbinder. Using foolproof illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Smith reveals her time-tested techniques in a fun, easy-to-understand way.

Sharing Your Story: Recording Life's Moments in Mini Albums

Ali Edwards

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Mini Albums...love them! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Ali Edwards is one of the people I really admire in the scrapbooking world. Love her style and pretty much everything she does...so her new book was a must have for me. I will admit that when I first thumbed through the book...I was disappointed that it was not all of Ali's work. There was lots of work from others...what? I thought it would be all Ali! But to my surprise, the combo between Ali's style and the other in this book was fantastic. In the end, I was NOT disappointed and absolutely love this book. In fact, I have given copies as gifts because it is that good! Lots of inspiration in the pages, fun ideas for mini albums. If you enjoy making mini albums, then I think you'll really enjoy this book.

Editorial Review:

Celebrate the everyday details of your lifeIn this book you'll find ideas on everything from travel and gift items to practical mini-books for record-keeping. You'll also discover: Cool ways to show off memorabilia; Great gift books for kids; Dozens of practical and meaningful mini-book ideas for every occasion; Hundreds of ideas for tracking the special details of your life. Discover the fun, fast and easy way to capture and document the everyday moments of your life.

School Years: A Family Keepsake of School Memories

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Total reviews: 18 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Read this before you buy 3 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This product is good, it has lots of space for information but the pockets are not big enough. In order to put your kids stuff in you have to fold it in half (8-1/2 x 11" still has to be folded in half). So if you are looking to put in art work, report cards etc and don't want to fold it, this book is not for you.

I found the price to be fair for this book.

I still have my "School Years" from 1977! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I am looking at my "School Years" as I type this. I started it the year I went to Kindergarten in 1977. My first born just started Kindergarten this year and I was so excited to see that they still print this memory keeper. I love mine and I will be ordering one for each of my children.

Editorial Review:

Families will love this cute and clever keepsake album for recording precious milestones and accomplishments. Both parent and child can fill each expandable pocket. There's one for every year from kindergarten to 12th grade. Fill them with photos, report cards, art projects, and other mementos. Great for keeping track of favorite subjects, hobbies, and friends. Families create an ongoing memory book to cherish for years to come.