Renowned crafter Joanna Sheen shows how to make beautiful cards with a Victorian theme using techniques such as decoupage and stamping and materials such as pressed flowers, ribbon, doilies and lace.The photographs and background papers used are all readily available and Joanna's clear, step-by-step instructions mean that cardmakers of all abilities will be able to create delightful results. Fans of Joanna Sheen will simply love her new book 'Simple and Stunning Handmade Victorian Cards'. Joanna shows you how to create lots of Victorian designs using a variety of techniques and materials. Have a go at decoupage or stamping or see how Joanna incorporates lace, pressed flowers and doilies into her card designs. The book features step-by-step instructions for all projects featured and is simply bursting with ideas and inspiration. --Making Cards, Dec 07<br /><br />If you, like this reviewer, are a lover of Victoriana, then this is the book for you! Recapture the grace and sentiment of the age with some beautiful greetings cards, the sort that are sure to become favorite keepsakes with their recipients. This book also makes use of a medium that those gadget-loving Victorians would have loved - the computer. As so many people own them these days, and there is such a wealth of wonderful software available for the craftsperson, I am surprised that there are not more books on how computers can be used to enhance crafting. But here is one book written by somebody who makes CDs filled with designs for papercrafters to print out and use, so at last the computer comes into its own. More traditional methods of cardmaking are not neglected, and every card makes use of these as well. Pressed flowers, old photographs, pretty papers and doilies are all featured, as are favorite techniques such as paper tole, paper weaving and rubber-stamping. The result is a delicious mixture of old and new that looks perfectly Victorian and makes use of all sorts of ordinary tools that most people are bound to have (not a Japanese screw punch though). I confess to spending much time with this book, getting inspiration for my next batch of cards. Easy to use, inventive and addictive.