Handmade Greeting Cards

By Maureen Crawford

Book Overview

It's Christmastime, and the precocious Flavia de Luce-an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry and a penchant for crime-solving-is tucked away in her laboratory, whipping up a concoction to ensnare Saint Nick. But she is soon distracted when a film crew arrives at Buckshaw, the de Luces' decaying English estate, to shoot a movie starring the famed Phyllis Wyvern. Amid a raging blizzard, the entire village of Bishop's Lacey gathers at Buckshaw to watch Wyvern perform, yet nobody is prepared for the evening's shocking conclusion: a body found, past midnight, strangled to death with a length of film. But who among the assembled guests would stage such a chilling scene? As the storm worsens and the list of suspects grows, Flavia must use every ounce of sly wit at her disposal to ferret out a killer hidden in plain sight. From the Hardcover edition.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806983264
• ISBN13: 9780806983264
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.4" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Great ideas for art-like cards

Although I wouldn't recommend this book for everyone I think it has some great ideas for those who like artful cards. I have been doing art and making cards for a long time and this book has some great ideas for making cards that are small works of art. It has alot of tasteful card ideas (quite a few asian influenced ideas which I tend to like) as well as ideas for making papers and origami techniques. Many of the cards in the book would be nice as framed art. I have looked at quite a few books on making cards and this is one of my favorites. Although I don't think these cards are difficult to make, they do take more time and effort than making generic crafty cards, but for me it is worth the extra effort. When I give the cards to people they love them.

Surprisingly Good

I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this book. The author introduced various techniques that were easy to reproduce (even for the childre I teach: from 3rd to 6th grade). The cards made, however, do not look simple or easy. I've made cards that ranged from whimsical to elegant using such techniques. A bonus is that you can learn to decorate plain paper rather than spending a lot of money buying the expensive specialty papers in craft supply stores. This book is truly inspirational. I had so many ideas (having made cards for a long time, I've become kind of dry) that I wanted to try out after reading this book!!