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Scrapbooking - What's all the fun?Scrapbooking is a great way to preserve memories, to show and tell your stories of celebration, family, friends, laughs and life! Your book could have e a special day from the beach, Halloween, Christmas, Birthdays, Graduation, Anniversary, Vacations, Favorite Sunrises and Sunsets, School Dances, School Plays, Family History or it can be as simple as each memory of the time gone by throughout the years! The good news is there are no limits as to where your imagination and photos can take you! A lot of scrapbookers enjoy scrapbooking get togethers where you and your family or friends meet at someone's house, have a little food, drink and share creative ideas and supplies, because supplies can be expensive! Scrapbooking is also something you could do on you own, for instance, if the kids are at school you may have some time to finally get those family photos in an album or you could also make it a family event and let each child make his or her own book of special memories created by their hand! Scrapbooks also make great gifts. This online guide will tell you how to get started, where to get supplies and other ideas for scrapbooking.
What Supplies Will I Need To Do Scrapbooking?Before you start buying your supplies, start getting photos organized by year and month and if you can organize them right down to the day. If you buy some photo boxes that you can label to store your photos, it will make keeping track of dates, events and types of pictures until they are safe in your scrapbook. We suggest beginning with following to get started on your new scrapbook!
As time and money allow, I would invest in a paper trimmer, perhaps shape cutter (oval and circles are very popular), embossing powder and gun, hole punches and eyelet tools, chalks, rub-on's, transfers, templates and other embellishments that catch your eye. There are many ways to make your book special. Where Can I Buy Supplies For Scrapbooking?What are the best scrapbook supply sites? Ok, let's make sure you know, scrapbooking is not a cheap hobby. As you become more involved and you realize the possibilities of embellishments, scissors, die cuts, etc. you will see that this has to be a well thought out hobby. Not that you cannot find good deals and sales, but usually these supplies add up very quickly, especially when you are excited about a scrapbook project. You can find Scrapbook supplies in nearly every craft store nowadays, but some suppliers make it much easier to shop and save time by purchasing supplies online. At SCRAPBOOKSUPPLYSTORE.COM you will find Scrapbooks that can begin anywhere from $4.00 and go up, up, up. The average price for a 12 X 12 album is between $20.00 and $30.00. Some albums have a bound spine, screw post and removable spine, top load or side load protectors, some are leather, suede, have stitched edges, they can be colorful or one color, baby colors, wedding album appearances, but should all should have acid free and lignin free pages and protectors. Glue dots run about $3.99 (great for small embellishments), adhesive sheets for about $5.50, Metal Glue, Ribbon Glue, Universal Glue and Glue Remover all run about $2.99, Vellum tape runs about $5.60 and Mounting Squares for about $5.50. Die Cuts (these frame faces and pictures or words) and Frames run about $2.49 and up. Embellishment adhesives like Self adhesive fabric ribbons, themed brads and chipboard letters run from $3.99 and up. If you're a beginner, you may want to start with one of the Album kits from CREATIVEMEMORIES.COM. Creative Memories offers you ideas, products and you could even buy magazines that show you how to scrapbook and ideas for scrapbooking. In addition, they carry many supplies like photo sorters which can hold 2,400 - 5x7 pictures for about $35.00 and page layout planners for $25.00. Not only do they offer advice, they give you the opportunity to become a part time or full time consultant in which you can earn products. Your do have a start up cost of $145.00, however this gives you a $450 of products. I would normally never suggest a program where you have to pay someone money to start up, however, I actually know someone who has done the creative memory consulting and she is very happy with the program. If you have questions and would like to speak with a person, type in your zip code to the appropriate area and they will direct you to a mentor in your neighborhood.Don't forget whatever scrapbook project you choose to take on, the object is to have fun while creating memories that will last a lifetime, capture a moment that made you smile and warms your heart!
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