Pockets, Pull-outs, and Hiding Places: Interactive Elements for Altered Books, Memory Art, and Collage Paperback – January 1, 2005

This isn't a new release, but I sure found a dozen ideas and techniques that solved some creative problems I was having. I keep pulling this resource out for more. I'm went to look for more by this author and bought a few other of her books.Excellent value for ideas and presentation.Get this book!

While the book offers many great ideas, the instructions are not very clear and offers no diagrams to follow.The instructions fall short of explaining in great detail the depicted photos and examples. If you are really good at figuring out how things work by looking at pictures, you may enjoy the challenge. Otherwise, you'll be disappointed. The instructions leave much to be desired and would be better if supported by diagrams and step by step instructions. Nonetheless, the book does have many great ideas, It's a good puzzle solving book.

Great illustrations. Great price. Happy customer. Fantastic projects illustrated and explained.

High quality photos and a wide range of projects. However, the step by step instructions are accompanied only by a picture of the finished product. There are no diagrams/photos of the process (All pages like the one I attached: title, blurb, photo, instructions. That's it.)I also found the art itself uninspiring but I learned a lot. I can't wait to put it to use!

I truly enjoy this book as a resource for making altered books. It contains lot of ideas to give your altered books interesting elements and ways to tuck in little extras. I have to disagree with the reviewer who says it is just about scrapbooking. I don't scrapbook at all and find this an invaluable help for my paper arts hobby. However, scrapbookers will enjoy the ideas, as well.

Pretty pictures, but light on instructions. If you are experienced, you could use the photos as inspiration and figure out how to make some of these, but don't buy it hoping for a lot of techniques or step by step projects.

What a great book! I teach altered book design, and I use these ideas in class with good success. Several very different, inspired innovations.

Of all the altered book guides I've purchased in the last year this is not my favorite. I've seen these ideas in many of my other craft books so was not blown away. However, I purchased it used and it was inexpensive and in great condition.

This is such an amazing book! There is SO MUCH in it - LOADS of projects and ideas, with good explanations on how to do the projects. Great pictures for inspiration. If you like scrapbooking, altered art or cardmaking and are looking for something different to add to your projects, this is the book. Well worth buying!

An Anmerican style scrapbooking book, and not entirely what I needed but I have found the odd useful tip in it.

Such a good book full of inspiration and good ideas. Really good photographs and instructions had taken it out of the library and decided it was one I had to own. Very pleased

Got home from work, and it was waiting for me. I am so pleased with my purchase as there are some good projects I wish to try

Great book