Books and Magazines about Bookmaking, Cardmaking, Scrapbooking, and Papercrafts
Cathy Belben, Librarian, Burlington-Edison High School
Updated October 2003

Books
Bolton, Vivienne. The Big Book of Greeting Cards.  Cincinnati: North Light Books. 2002.
Instructions for making over 40 different handmade cards.

Browning, Marie. Hand Decorating Paper. New York:  Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.  2000.
Fully illustrated directions for making various types of paper, including antiqued paper, batik paper, block printed paper, and watercolor paper.  Also included are templates for making envelopes and boxes and ideas for using hand decorated papers.

Browning, Marie.  Handcrafted Journals, Albums, Scrapbooks, and More. Toronto: Terrific Impressions, Inc. 1999.
Describes how to make various styles of handmade books. Includes photos.

Cano-Murillo, Kathy.  La Casa Loca.  Gloucester:  Rockport Publishers, Inc.  2003.
Cano-Murillo offers a fabulous array of easy, inexpensive projects to liven up the interior and brighten the garden, to throw killer fiestas and take restful siestas, to live—and look—the Latino style.

Cano-Murillo, Kathy. Making Shadow Boxes and Shrines.  Gloucester:  Rockport Publishers, Inc.  2002.
Murillo offers numerous ideas for creating shadow boxes and memory shrines. Includes full-color pictures and some information about artists and their work.

Diehn, Gwen. The Decorated Page:  Journals, Scrapbooks, and Albums Made Simply Beautiful.  New York: Lark Books.  2002.
An illustrated guide to transforming blank books with personal art and journaling.

Diehn, Gwen.  Making Books that Fly, Fold, Wrap, Hide, Pop Up, Twist, and Turn.  New York:  Lark Books. 1998.
Creative book-making especially for younger crafters.

Feliciano, Kristiana. Making Memory Books and Journals by Hand.  San Diego: Thunderbird Press. 1991.
Artistic books are described.  Lots of photos, but instructions are minimal. Useful for more experienced bookmakers.

Fox, Gabrielle. The Essential Guide to Making Handmade Books.  North Light Books. 2000.
Presents instructions for 11 project suitable for beginning book-makers.

Gilchrist, Paige.  Handcrafted Cards:  From Elegant to Whimsical. New York: Lark Books. 2000.
Includes instructions for making 60 different greeting cards; also includes quotations, ideas for decorative lettering, and historical information about cards and letter-writing.

Golden, Alisa J. Creating Handmade Books. Sterling Publications. 2000.
Ideas and instructions for numerous different books, including scrolls, accordion books, sewn books, pop-ups and much more.

Harding, Deborah.  Tricks and Treats:  The Ultimate Halloween Book. Pleasantville:Reader’s Digest.  1998.
Presents ideas and instructions for dozens of easy-to-make Halloween costumes, decorations, toys and gifts, bazaar items, foods, and festive fashions for adults; and includes patterns and hints for each project.

Higgins, Becky.  Creative Cards.  Special publication of Creating Keepsakes Magazine.  www.craftsmag.com.
180 different simple, elegant cards.

LaPlanz, Shereen.  The Art and Craft of Handmade Books. New York:  Lark Books.  2001.
Combination of highly artistic and simpler books, with color photos and illustrations to show some steps in bookmaking process.

LaPlanz, Shereen.  Cover to Cover: Creative Techniques for Making Beautiful Books, Journals, and Albums. New York:  Lark Books.  2000.
Black and white illustrations show step-by-step how to make numerous kinds of books, color photo galleries show completed books.

Making Memories. Beyond Metal. 2003.  www.makingmemories.com
Ideas for using metal accessories (especially those manufactured by Making Memories) in scrapbooks, cards, and gifts.

Malcolm, Trish, editor.  101 Crafts Under $10: East-to-Make Ideas for Gifts and Home.  New York: Doubleday. 2000.
Easy projects showing you how to make gifts and decorations, including painting, simple woodwork, sewing and decoupage.

McCarthy, Mary, and Philip Manna.  Making Books by Hand:  A Step-by-Step Guide. Cincinnati:  Rockport Publishers, Inc.  1997.
Good intro to making books, with lots of styles and examples. Photos show how-to.

McGraw, MaryJo.  Greeting Card Magic With Rubber Stamps.  Cincinnati: Northlight Books. 2000.
Dozens of ideas for creating cards, simple and advanced.

McGraw, MaryJo.  Making Greeting Cards with Creative Materials. Cincinnati: North Light Books. 2001.
Ideas for making greeting cards with photos, fibers, metals, shipping tags, unusual papers, and trinkets.

Perkins, Kathryn. Stamp with Style:  More than 50 Creative Cards and Projects.  Bothell:  Martingale and Company.  1998.
Perkins, the co-founder of Impress Rubber Stamps (www.impressrubberstamps.com) presents numerous ideas for creating handmade cards and gifts.

Souter, Gillian.  Papercrafts:  50 Extraordinary Gifts and Projects, Step-by-Step. New York:  Crown Trade Paperbacks.  1994.
Step by step projects that use paper in creative ways to make gifts and decorative items.  Paper boxes with embossing, an origami-inspired Jack-in-the box, christmas decorations, pencil case, puppet theater, and much more.  All pictured in color photographs and drawings.

Sterbenz, Carol and Genevieve Sterbenz.  Instant Gratification Cards: Fast and Fabulous Projects.  San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
Quick, clever ideas for simple, elegant homemade greeting cards.

Suckling, Jain.  Making Cards in a Weekend: Inspirational Ideas and Projects. Cincinnati:  North Light Books. 2000.
Ideas for making greeting cards varying from simple to complex.

Tourtillott, Suzanne.  Making and Keeping Creative Journals.  New York: Lark Books. 2001.
Projects for making and keeping fifteen different types of journals.

 

Wrobel, Jessica.  The Crafter’s Recipe Book.  Gloucester: Rockport Publishers, Inc. 1998. 
200 ideas for decorating objects in paper, fabric, ceramic, and wood, with step-by-step illustrations.  Specific projects include crystal paper effects, pierce-pattern paper, nature prints, embossing, photo emulsion, weaving paper, and much more.