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Cut up this Book and Create Your Own Extraordinary Places

A Maria Rivans Collage Book
Brief Description
Delightfully nostalgic and surreal images to cut out and add to any collage, journal, or artwork. Celebrated collage artist Maria Rivans has brought joy to paper crafts worldwide. Now, in the fifth title in the bestselling Cut Up This Book series, she invites us to create... Read More
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Delightfully nostalgic and surreal images to cut out and add to any collage, journal, or artwork.

Celebrated collage artist Maria Rivans has brought joy to paper crafts worldwide. Now, in the fifth title in the bestselling Cut Up This Book series, she invites us to create our own extraordinary places. Celebrating exotic locationsβ€”from ocean depths to lunar cratersβ€”this collection of stunning images and fabulous backgrounds is ready for you to cut out and stick as you please.

Includes:

  • Over 800 surreal images celebrating travel, imagination, and discovery.
  • A selection of extraordinary backgrounds.
  • A collage masterclass from Maria, plus an inspiring finished collage for each destination.
  • Step-by-step tutorials and new techniques to spark creative confidence.
  • Images perfect for collage artists, crafters, and journalers looking for screen-free fun.

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Cut Up This Book and Create Your Own Wonderland
Cut Up This Book and Create Your Own Underworld
Four Seasons Collage Kit
Cut Up This Book: Christmas Collage Kit

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837760732

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Skittledog

Illustration: 1000 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 310.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Maria Rivans is a collage artist based in Brighton, UK. She curated the images in the hugely successful Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage (2020), has exhibited her work internationally, and created a book and three unique jigsaw puzzles. Known for their surreal approach, Maria's collages are in a constant dialogue with cultures of the past, reinventing narratives while spinning bizarre and dreamlike tales.

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