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Signed, sealed, delivered! Card-making mavens Eunice and Sabrina Moyle of Hello!Lucky letterpress gather together more than 25 projects from todays most talented paper artists. Simple instructions outline card- and envelope-folding basics plus how to screen print, use a Print Gocco machine, hand-bind, emboss, stamp, stencil, and much more.

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handmadehellos

Fresh Greeting Card Projects from First-Rate Crafters

Written and edited by Eunice Moyle and Sabrina Moyle
Photographs by Sheri Giblin Illustrations by Sarah Labieniec

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Text copyright 2008 by Eunice Moyle and Sabrina Moyle.
Photography copyright 2008 by Sheri Giblin.
Illustrations copyright 2008 by Sarah Labieniec.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

ISBN 978-0-8118-7172-3

The Library of Congress has cataloged the previous edition as follows:

Moyle, Eunice.

Handmade hellos: fresh greeting card projects from first-rate crafters /
written and edited by Eunice Moyle and Sabrina Moyle;
illustrations by Sarah Labieniec; photographs by Sheri Giblin.

p. cm

Includes index.

eISBN: 978-0-8118-7172-3

1. Greeting cards. I. Moyle, Sabrina. II. Title.

TT872.M69 2008

745.5941dc22

2007042617

Chronicle Books LLC
680 Second Street
San Francisco, California 94107

www.chroniclebooks.com

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. Dahle is a registered trademark of Wilhelm Dahle Buro-technik GMBH & Co. eBay is a registered trademark of eBay Inc. Fiskars is a registered trademark of Fiskars Brands Inc. Liberty of London is a registered trademark of the Liberty Public Limited Co. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. Microsoft Word is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corp. Mod Podge is a registered trademark of the Enterprise Paint Manufacturing Co. Mylar is a registered trademark of E. I. DuPont DeNemours and Co. Osborne & Little is a registered trademark of the Osborne & Little PLC Corp. Polaroid is a registered trademark of the Polaroid Corp. Print Gocco is a registered Trademark of the Riso Kagaku Corp. Scotch Tape is a registered trademark of the 3M Co. Sesame Street is a registered trademark of Childrens Television Workshop. Stylist is a registered trademark of KSIN Luxembourg III, S.A.R.L. X-Acto is a registered trademark of Elmers Products, Inc.

To our mom and dad,
and to
Julian and Daniel.

contents
introduction
HOW WE GOT HOOKED ON HANDMADE CARDS

We grew up in Asia and traveled the world from the time we were two years old; our mom was a domestic goddess and our dad was a diplomat. As far back as we can remember, we were surrounded by artisan objects from around the worldembroidered smocks, quilts, ceramics, and, of course, handcrafted cards.

We especially remember the wonderful cut-paper cards we used to find at street fairs growing up in China. Colorful, intricate scenes of dragons, phoenixes, horses, and tigers hand-cut from diaphanous tissue paper and glued daintily to a piece of card stock. Back in the United States, we remember discovering the wonderful, graphic woodblock print cards of nature scenes (everything from lizards to spider monkeys) that our biologist Aunt Ginny made for special occasions.

Years later, we channeled our love of handcrafted goods into starting Hello!Lucky, a small stationery company specializing in making cards and invitations the old-fashioned way, using vintage letterpress printing presses from the 1950s. To this day, our favorite pastime is brainstorming new card ideas, making them ourselves, and watching the delighted reactions of the people who receive them. There is nothing more satisfying in the world!

Hello!Lucky has also allowed us to join a vibrant artistic community of like-minded crafters who have chosen paper goods as their medium. Like us, these artists, many of whom contributed the wonderful projects in this book, create their own cards from start to finish using hands-on, labor-intensive techniques (read more about the artists at the end of each project). As you make your own cards, we encourage you to seek out the work of these artists for ideas and inspiration!

The genius of a handmade card is that its truly personal.

Sure, professionally printed cards are convenient, but quite often that airbrushed flower bouquet paired with the rhyming verse misses the mark completely. So many occasionsfrom a new home to an old joke, a big birthday to a small raisedeserve nothing short of a personal tribute. This is when you need something much more special than a mass-produced greeting card.

You can tailor everything about a handmade card, from design to words, to reflect the personalities of both you and your cards recipient. Buttons. Balsa wood. Fabric scraps. Thumbprints. Thread. Googly eyes. Newspaper horoscopes. You can make creative cards using all kinds of unexpected materials, many of which you may already have around your home; other materials you can find at your local craft store. The abundance and affordability of supplies are a huge part of why we love making cards by handwhy buy a $9, albeit charming, birthday card from a boutique when you can achieve the same awww factor yourself for next to nothing?

Plus, handmade cards are incredibly easy to make. Unlike, say, knitting a sweater or embroidering a caftan, making a card doesnt require studying a series of precise techniques. Trust us, you will never be forced to give someone a half-made card with a plaintive disclaimer saying, I promise to finish this within the decade. When you start one of our card projects, we promise youll finish it in a few hours or less so you can revel in the praise and adoration of the cards lucky recipient.

Card making is something that can be part of your everyday life, whether youre a hip urbanite or a sassy suburban mom. Its a way to slow down, appreciate good times, and exercise your creative side. Even if the last card you made involved turning your traced hand into a turkey, theres a project here thats perfectly suited for your skill level and style. To get the best variety, we tapped our favorite artists from all over the world for their favorite card-making techniques. Youll learn how to collage, screen print, make pop-ups, string a garland, use a Print Gocco machine, bind a booklet, embroider, emboss, stamp, stencil, and so much more. And all of the artists bring a unique fashion to their card, whether its sweet, snarky, kitschy, or elegant. And, of course, we made sure the projects span every occasion and sentimentfrom thank you to thinking of you, sympathy to save the date, happy birthday to holiday cheerso youre never at a loss for words.

So, go ahead, get started!

how to use this book

The 27 main projects in this book involve a variety of materials and encompass many important occasions. The order in which you attempt the projects is completely up to you, though if you are less experienced working with paper, we suggest starting with an easy project to get yourself going.

Each project includes a list of ingredients and detailed how-to instructions and illustrations. Where stencils and templates are required, youll find a PDF download link and printing instructions ) to familiarize yourself with some commonly used card-making materials and methods. You may also use that section as a quick reference for lingo, such as bone folder, brayer, and Gocco.

And dont miss the Variations section weve added to the end of most of the projects. There, youll find many ideas to adapt the techniques from that project to make the card fit different occasionsits like getting 84 project ideas in all!

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