Creative Scrapbooking does not have to be an expensive hobby

Creative scrapbooking can be a cool hobby but it can be quite expensive if you do not control your spending. Maybe these few tips can help you to save your hard earned cash while still enjoying you scrapbooking hobby.

1. Keep items from special occasions if you intend to scrapbook about them

Let say, you intend to scrapbook about your friend’s wedding. Rather than spending lots of money on wedding theme scrapbook items, why not save the materials that you can easily get from the wedding itself. For example, you can keep the ribbons, invitation cards, napkins, menu etc. These will make it easier for you to relate your scrapbook to the special occasion itself so it makes sense to preserve it in your scrapbook pages.

2. Buy items in bulks and share with your friends

Buying scrapbooking materials in bulks can save lots of money too. If you have scrapbooking friends then why not get together and buy the items in bulk and divide the cost.

3. Shop for bargain items

Sometimes you can get cheap ribbons and papers in dollar store. So, it might be a good alternative to your neighborhood craft stores.

Shop around for bargain items

Online store also run special deals and coupons that you can use to save on your purchase so keep an eyes on them too.

Hopefully these simple tips can help you have fun in doing your scrapbooking project. By being thrifty, you can make your craft hobby economical as well. If you like these simple tips then you might find my main sites Creative Scrapbooking Tips useful. Till next time, take care

500 Scrapbooking Sketches for Your Layout Ideas

If you're a scrappers, chances are you might find yourself running out of layout ideas once in a while. When this happens, you might be spending hours trying to get that 'layout' right before you can even start your creative project. Isn't it a waste of time?

I found this book called 500 Scrapbooking Sketches that I find useful. It has many layout outlines for you to try. It has sketches for two, three and even six or more photos.

You can use this book to help you save time because you can quickly create your scrapbooking pages using the outlines as a guide. You don't need to waste time thinking about the right sketch everytime you want to start a new scrapbooking project,






Why not check out 500 Scrapbooking Sketches before you start your next scrapbooking project? You might find an inspiration or two to try out :)

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Creative Scrapbooking - Some Useful Tips For You

How do you define creative scrapbooking? How does it differs to a photo album?

As a start, creative scrapbooking refers to being innovative, inventive, original and imaginative in designing your scrapbooking projects. Your ideas and imaginations are the key to do creative scrapbooking and sometimesthese are not easy to come by.

Let say you are stuck and running out of ideas, you'll need some inspiration. These creative scrapbooking tips might be able to help you sparks that creativity bulbs in your head :)

a) If you have scrapbooking friends, you can get some ideas by looking at their scrapbook project.

Observe how they do the layout, the theme that they chose, type of fonts and embellishment that they use and so on. These can help you in planning your scrapbook. With these ideas, think about how you can use it to fit your scrapbook layout

b) Why not check out the craft and hobby sections in the library and the bookshops

They normally carry a lot of craft and scrapbooking books books and magazine that can give you a lot of ideas. Browsing through these materials can make you spoilt for choices and you might be ovewhelmed by the possibilities.

Sometimes, they have special section for children craft book. The good thing about children craft book is that they are normally full of pictures and can give you a lot of inspirations for your own scrapbook designs. So, you can always use this for your kids scrapbooking ideas

c) Visit the craft shops

This place housed many craft materials and kits that will guarantee to make your imagination run wild . Sometimes, they even have sample layouts and themes for showcase. These alone can be a great way to get additional ideas for your project

With all the ideas that you come across, don't forget to jot them down in your notebook. This will be your reference later. Just let the ideas flows, you can always sort them out once you are ready.



Well, before you start your scrapbook project, check if you have all the material handy. Having them all ready will save you a lot of times later.

Going through all the three steps above will make it much easier for you to come out with theme and layouts for your crapbooking projects .

Creative scrapbooking is supposed to be fun so remember these tips :

1) Let your imagination run wild and enjoy the process

2) Be creative with the colors and shapes. Sometimes using contrasting colors and shapes can make a really big impact on your design

Enjoy these creative scrapbooking tips. Be artistic and unique and you'll love the results. If you are serious about scrapbooking, you might want to check my site Creative Scrapbooking Tips