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MOM KNOWS IT ALL 2018 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE – Scratch & Create Books

MOM KNOWS IT ALL 2018 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE - Scratch & Create Books

I love things that encourage creativity. Scratch & Create Books help guide the reader through steps needed to make a complete project. These books are a great holiday gift for anyone that enjoys drawing, coloring and art projects.

Scratch & Create Books

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Scratch & Create: Scratch and Draw Botanicals

Scratch & Create: Scratch and Draw Botanicals: Use the easy-to-follow drawings to make your own beautiful artwork!

This unique scratch book features 20 inspirational and decorative illustrations of flowers, leaves, and other botanical designs. Created with simple lines and shapes, you can copy the pattern on the facing page by using the special scratch tool to reveal a contrasting background. Create a simple and beautiful piece of art as you scratch away the metallic coating. You can copy the example or feel free to make your own variations as you create your own personalized drawing. Your designs are created on perforated pages, ready to tear out and display!

The author

Zoe Ingram is a designer and illustrator with an honors degree in printed textile design from the Scottish College of Textiles. Originally from Edinburgh in Scotland, Zoe now calls Adelaide, Australia home. The fantastic weather, food, wine, and surroundings in South Australia provide Zoe with loads of inspiration, as do two daughters. In 2013, Zoe won an international art competition in conjunction with Lilla Rogers Studio and has since worked with clients such as Robert Kaufman Fabrics, American Greetings, and Midwest CBK and is now represented internationally by Lilla Rogers Studio. Zoe is also one eighth of a talented group of artists and illustrators in Forest Foundry, a global art collective.

Zoe Ingram is a designer and illustrator with an honors degree in printed textile design from the Scottish College of Textiles. Originally from Edinburgh in Scotland, Zoe now calls Adelaide, Australia home. The fantastic weather, food, wine, and surroundings in South Australia provide Zoe with loads of inspiration, as do two daughters. In 2013, Zoe won an international art competition in conjunction with Lilla Rogers Studio and has since worked with clients such as Robert Kaufman Fabrics, American Greetings, and Midwest CBK and is now represented internationally by Lilla Rogers Studio. Zoe is also one eighth of a talented group of artists and illustrators in Forest Foundry, a global art collective.

Scratch & Create Folk Art Flowers

Scratch & Create Folk Art Flowers: 20 Original Art Postcards

  • Author: Maya Hanisch
  • Series: Scratch & Create
  • Paperback: 20 pages
  • Publisher: Rockport Publishers (May 15, 2018)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1631595156
  • ISBN-13: 978-1631595158
  • Purchase on Amazon

Enchanting floral designs emerge as you scratch away the metallic coating of the twenty tear-out postcards of Scratch & Create Folk Art Flowers. Using the included stylus, you will reveal the colorful artwork of Chilean illustrator Maya Hanisch.

Move over, adult coloring books! Scratch and create is the newest art therapy trend for adults. Reconnect with your creativity, reduce stress, and increase confidence while you scratch and explore folk art flowers.

With the included stylus, you can embark immediately on your scratch and create journey. When your scratch and create meditation is complete, you will have charming, postcard-sized floral artwork to display and share—to post on the fridge, frame, or send in the mail.

Take some time to relax and unwind with Scratch & Create Folk Art Flowers.

The author

Chilean illustrator and children’s book author Maya Hanisch paints in colorful details that charm and enchant. Her folkloric illustrations give life to beautiful animals, stunning flowers, all carefully embellished with tiny leaves, cute dots, and graceful flourishes.

Maya studied graphic design at Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago, Chile, and painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts.

In 2015, Maya received the Purple Island Award in the Nami Island International Picture Book Illustration Concours in South Korea for her book Color Animal, in which she brings to life a series of animals using collage. Also in 2015, she was selected to represent Chile in the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava, one of the oldest international honors for children’s book illustrators. Color Animal was selected among the twenty best children’s books of 2015 by the Chilean institution, Fundación La Fuente.

Her latest book, So Many Things, was published in its first edition in Chile, France, and the U.S.

Maya has taught classes and workshops at universities and book fairs around the world. Her paintings and collages have been exhibited both in Chile and abroad.

Scratch & Create Magical Tarot: Scratch and Reveal 78 Original Art Tarot Cards

Scratch & Create Magical Tarot: Scratch and Reveal 78 Original Art Tarot Cards

  • Author: Marenthe Otten
  • Series: Scratch & Create
  • Paperback: 20 pages
  • Publisher: Rockport Publishers (August 14, 2018)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9781631595134
  • ISBN-13: 978-1631595134
  • ASIN: 163159513X
  • Purchase on Amazon

Scratch & Create Magical Tarot provides a complete 78-card tarot deck—just gently separate the cards by their perforation, then let your mind wander as you scratch off the dark coating to reveal the images of the Major and Minor Arcana in rich, colorful detail.

For centuries, tarot cards have guided those seeking hope, answers, and reassurance as they navigate the twists and turns of life. Meditate on these quests as you uncover the magical illustrations of this unique deck.

Each page of this Scratch & Create book includes four perforated removable cards, as well as brief details about each one. The notes include alternative names for each card, the element(s) it represents, and its key meanings.

After you separate the cards, relax and be inspired as you use the specially designed tool to scratch off the dark coating to reveal the surface of each card. Relax as you watch the beautiful Tarot cards come to life, each an individually designed work of art by the illustrator Marenthe.

Use this magical deck like any other, to reflect on your life as you gain insights and inspirations in matters of love, health, wealth, home life, and more.

The author

Marenthe is an illustrator of wondrous things, graphic designer, typographer, concept-maker, and adventurer. Her work is radically different and sought after by the sharp and shrewd across the globe.

Marenthe’s list of clients includes POST NL (Dutch Royal Mail), The Children’s Book Museum, Succes Agenda, and Philips. International clients include Musee Corse (Museum of Corsica, France), Elle Girl Korea, Hallmark, and Roger La Borde London.

Marenthe’s work has been recognized in Europe, Asia, and the United States. She has won a number of prestigious international awards, including a European Design Award (silver) and Merits from the Art Directors Club, New York. Marenthe was shortlisted for an award from the Type Directors Club Tokyo and has been nominated several times for the Dutch Design Awards.

Scratch & Create: Scratch and Draw Patterns

Scratch & Create: Scratch and Draw Patterns: Use the easy-to-follow drawings to make your own beautiful artwork!

  • Author: Zoe Ingram
  • Series: Scratch & Create
  • Paperback: 20 pages
  • Publisher: Rockport Publishers (January 16, 2018)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1631593919
  • ISBN-13: 978-1631593918
  • Purchase on Amazon

Lose yourself in these intricate, terrestrial, designs of spirals, tangles, and geometric patterns. This scratch book features 20 mind clearing illustrations created with simple lines and shapes. You can copy the illustration on the facing scratch-off page with the specialized stylus tool to reveal a contrasting background. Create a simple and beautiful piece of art as you scratch away the metallic coating. You can copy the drawing or feel free to make your own variations as you create your own personalized design. Plus, each page is perforated, ready to tear out and display!

The Author

Zoe Ingram is a designer and illustrator with an honors degree in printed textile design from the Scottish College of Textiles. Originally from Edinburgh in Scotland, Zoe now calls Adelaide, Australia home. The fantastic weather, food, wine, and surroundings in South Australia provide Zoe with loads of inspiration, as do two daughters. In 2013, Zoe won an international art competition in conjunction with Lilla Rogers Studio and has since worked with clients such as Robert Kaufman Fabrics, American Greetings, and Midwest CBK and is now represented internationally by Lilla Rogers Studio. Zoe is also one eighth of a talented group of artists and illustrators in Forest Foundry, a global art collective.

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