Save on Memory Book Supplies With These Tips
Scrapbooking can be a costly pasttime. From patterned paper, accents, embellishments, and cardstock, it all adds up. I've been scrapbooking for about 7 years and initially, I went to all the expensive specialty scrapbooking outlets, where supplies are more costly. Over the past several years though, I have found some great ways to save money.
Scrapbooking Supplies at a discount. The most clear way to save cash is to find an outlet that sells scrapbooking materials at a discount. I have noticed that Internet outlets actually have lower prices than regular outlets. One example is they carry the Hermafix Dotto Glue Refill for $3.99, that's two bucks less than at the two local scrapbooking outlets close to my home. The only downside of buying your scrapbooking materials on the Internet is that you will have to wait a day or two or four. So I wanted to find a site that offers same-day shipping. Another thing to consider on a scrapbooking materials website is free shipping. The best sites will give free shipping if your order is over a certain amount. The lower that number, the better! The lowest I have seen is $25 and that is pretty good.
Reducing Paper Costs Another way to save cash on scrapbooking materials is by using papers that are a foot square (ie. 12" x 12"). You get more for the money than buying 8 " x 11" paper. It also goes a longer way{ in that you can use the scraps in creating additional . Also, there are a plethora of cardstock colors. You can always use cardstock on a layout. Sometimes, that's all I use. This way, you don't use and therefore you don't need to buy patterned paper. This cuts down costs a lot.
Easy on the embellishments, please A way to save more money is by cutting down on scrapbooking accessories, like embellishments. The real focus of pages is presumed to be the pictures. You dont have to spend money on a lot of little thingamajigs and you'll save time too by not having to make something special.
If you just can't live without using embellishments, buy generic embellishment materials that can be used on several different layouts instead of buying embellishments for use on one particular page. For example, buy fibers in a package that has several different colors. Tags are another great embellishment that will look nice on any layout.
Scrapbooking doesn't have to be costly. Dont forget that the whole purpose of scrapbooks is the pictures and the memories that go along with them, not how much money you spent!
Although Debbie Luker has enjoyed making memory books for several clients, she has set her sites on getting her work published on websites and in magazines. She has been on 2 different design teams for suppliers, the most recent being the ScrapbookPal.com which sells discount scrapbook supplies. See also Scrapbooking-Jobs.com.
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