Cards! We all need cards at some time or another, and very often fall into the trap of making one in the same old style, as we either left it too late (again!) to get too experimental – or else we chickened out (again!) and went and bought one.
So, as you can imagine, I was [...]

The Weekend Crafter: Making Books And Journals: 20 Great Weekend Projects is a short (80 pages) book that features some unusual book designs and lots of photos showing readers exactly how to make each book.
What I love about this book is that it’s great for beginners and it includes some innovative ideas that will delight [...]

The Decorated Page by Gwen Diehn is a great book for both scrapbookers and journalers who are interested in making the move to personalized art journaling.
I picked up this book out of an interest in making travel sketchbooks. I know that wasn’t the title, but the look of the cover and the back of the [...]

Over 40 projects fill this book with fabulous ideas for making one-of-a-kind handmade books, journals, and albums. It is one of the most exciting and inspiring books for anyone who is interested in making unique art books.
Whether you want to start with a simple folded book or scroll book or leap into a tunnel book, [...]

If you are someone who is intimidated by startling, innovative art journaling techniques, this rich, juicy book may overwhelm you. This is an idea book more than a step-by-step guide for beginning book artists.
Since my approach to paper art is often, “When all else fails, read the directions,” this is one of my favorite [...]

The Artful Dodger: Images and Reflections by Nick Bantock is a must-own for fans of his art and writing.
Nick Bantock may be best known for his Griffin & Sabine Trilogy, but he has authored many other extraordinarily beautiful books featuring his own art and text.
In the Artful Dodger, Bantock offers some of his most haunting, [...]

Spilling Open by Sabrina Ward Harrison was startling and original when it first appeared in bookstores. Store owners weren’t sure where to shelve it… art? … crafts? … self-help?
Sabrina Ward Harrison made it okay to mix torn-paper collage, cut-out images, paint, pencil, sketches and everything but the kitchen sink. (Only because the sink [...]