Stamp With Style: More Than 50 Creative Cards & Projects

Rating:
Summary: Satisfactory starter ideas-Exclusive product use is imminent
Review: I live in Washington, and spend more time than my husband would like in "Impress", whose owner penned this book.
It is a great book for style and substance..but most of all, starters. The designs are not too complicated for the early - medium crafter, but will require specific tools.

Ms. Perkins has great creativity (or a fabulous design team), which is evident in this book - but the suggestions also utilize several items exclusive to the "Impress" line of stamps and products. This fact wasn't as helpful to the friend I sent it to in Hawaii. She really loved the designs, but was apprehensive about spending so much on products and shipping from the author's web store.

All in all, I do use this book, and add my own sense of personal style to the building blocks she has laid before us in "Stamping with Style". Worth a look. ~*~

Rating:
Summary: Simply great!
Review: I received this book from Amazon just today and was simply thrilled when I browsed through it. I have been rubber stamping for quite sometime now and have wanted to get books with cards that look "professional" (cards that look more like what you buy from stores than those that look like "kid's art"). I find this book to give me the inspiration I need when I want to make a good quality card for someone special. The cards are simple-to-make yet look elegant. A good buy!

Rating:
Summary: All in all, a nice book.
Review: It seems to be a great book for beginners with lots of neat card projects. The book is set out by months of the year and cards you could make that month. The card projects aren't as nice as I was hoping, but they definitely have potential and the instructions are clear and concise. There is even a section at the back of the book that lists stamping resources.

I didn't give it that 5th perfect star because I was hoping the card projects in the book would be nicer and more colourful. I also didn't give it the 5th elusive star because alot of the stamps used in the book are now discontinued and very hard to get a hold of.

Rating:
Summary: Simply great!
Review: This stamping book features new and more upscale ideas for creating cards and small gifts. It lives up to its title.

The introduction discusses materials and techniques.

The directions are very complete and easy to follow. Each project is accompanied by extensive colored photographs and some also include black and white drawings showing dimensions and fold lines.

A complete listing of materials is included for each project.

I own many stamping books and I was most impressed with this one. The ideas were a big step above some of the more "cutesy" ideas found in other books.