Papercraft Art: 35 projects To Transform Paper & Card
Learn a new skill or hobby with this Papercraft art book, with 35 inspiring papercraft projects, from stylish notebooks and printed cards to garland decorations and patterned lanterns.
Discover how to create useful and innovative papercraft projects with this beautifully illustrated step-by-step guide. The designs require just some paper or card and a few basic tools and materials to make. Many of the projects use recycled materials such as old magazines, greetings cards, scraps of wallpaper or corrugated cardboard, offering an eco-friendly way to craft. For the home, learn how to make plant-pot slipcovers, a punched lampshade and a clog advent calendar. Try your hand at making simple and striking decorations such as cascading leaf garlands, printed butterflies and moths and festive silver-leaf pinecones. There’s also a chapter of stylish and practical stationery designs including spring bouquet cards made using magazine pages, printed clipboards and bold cut-out notebooks. The projects guide you through a variety of techniques including papercutting, découpage, printing and collage, and all the steps are explained with easy-to-follow illustrations.
About the Author
Clare Youngs studied graphic design and has worked in packaging design, illustration and book jacket design. Her title Creative Book Art was shortlisted for the papercraft book of the year in the Creative Book Awards 2023. Her other books include Punch-Needle Craft, Foraged and Recycled Art, Folded Book Art, A Year in Crafts, Colour Yourself to Happiness, Book Art, Mobile Art, Wall Art, Make Your Own Woodland Creatures, Letter Art and Folk Art Needlecraft (all published by CICO Books). She is based in Kent.
- Language : English
- Paperback : 128 pages
- Dimensions : 20.83 x 1.02 x 27.56 cm
