Scrapbooking can be an expensive pasttime. From decorative paper, accents, embellishments, and cardstock, the costs can mount up quickly. I've been scrapbooking for about 7 years and initially, I went to all the expensive specialty scrapbooking stores, where supplies are more costly. Over the past several years though, I have found some great ways to save some big change. Scrapbook- Products at a discount. The most clear way to save money is to locate a shop that sells scrapbook accessories at a discount. I have noticed that online stores truly have lower prices than regular stores. One example is they carry the Hermafix Dotto Glue Refill for $3.99, that's two bucks less than at the two local scrapbooking stores near my home. The only downside of ordering your scrapbook accessories on the Internet is that you'll have to wait a day or two... or four. So I wanted to find a site that offers same-day shipping. Another thing to look for on a scrapbook accessories website is free shipping. Good sites will offer free shipping if your order exceeds a predetermined figure. The lower that number, the better! The lowest I have seen is $25 and that is pretty darn good. Curtailing Paper Costs- Another way to save big bucks on scrapbook accessories 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 trappings. Also, there are a wide variety of cardstock colors. You can always use cardstock on a layout. Sometimes, that's all I use. That 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 cash is by cutting down on scrapbook materials, like embellishments. The real focus of pages is assumed to be the pictures. You don't have to spend your cash on a bunch of little doohickies and you'll save time too by not having to make something special. If you just can't go on sans embellishments, buy generic embellishment materials that can be used on various layouts instead of buying embellishments for use on one particular page. For example, get fibers in a package that has several different colors. Tags are another nice embellishment that will go on any layout. Scrapbooking doesn't have to be costly. Keep in mind that the central idea of scrapbooks is the pictures and the memories you have of them. It's not about how expensive or elaborate each page is. NOTE: Use of this article requires links to be intact.
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