Save on Scrapbooking Supplies Using These Tips

Released on = December 27, 2006, 10:09 pm

Press Release Author = ScrapbookPal.com

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Scrapbooking can be an expensive hobby. From patterned
paper, accents, embellishments, and cardstock, it all adds up. Over the past seven
years I have found some great ways to save cash

Press Release Body = ARTICLE:
Scrapbooking can be an expensive hobby. From patterned paper, accents,
embellishments, and cardstock, it all adds up. I\'ve been scrapbooking for about 7
years and at first, I went to all the fancy specialty scrapbook supply stores, where
things are more expensive. Over the past several years though, I have found some
great ways to save cash.

Scrapbooking Supplies at a Discount
The most obvious way to save money is to find a place to shop that sells
scrapbooking supplies at a discount. I have found that website stores actually have
lower prices then stores. One example is they carry the Hermafix Dotto Glue Refill
for $3.99, this is $2.00 less then the two local scrapbooking suppliers. The only
down side of this is that you will have to wait for it. So I like to find a site
that ships same day. Another thing to look for on a scrapbook products website is
free shipping. Good sites will offer free shipping if your order is over a certain
amount. The lower, the better! The lowest I have seen is $25 and that is pretty
good.

Cutting Paper Costs
Another way to save money on scrapbooking products is by using 12x12papers. You get
more for the money than buying 8 1/2x11. It also goes along way. Also, get a wide
variety of cardstock colors. You always use cardstock on a layout. Sometimes, that\'s
all I use on a layout. 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 is by cutting down on scrapbooking accessories, like
embellishments. The real focus of pages is supposed to be the pictures anyway. You
won\'t have to spend money on little doodads and you\'ll save time too by not having
to make something special.

If you just can\'t go without using embellishments, buy general embellishment
materials that can be used on several different layouts instead of buying
embellishments for one specific page. For example, get fibers in a package that has
several different colors. Tags are another good embellishment that will go on any
layout.

Scrapbooking doesn\'t have to be expensive. Remember that the whole purpose of
scrapbooks is the photos and the memories, not how much money you spent!

About the Author
Debbie Luker has been scrapbooking for over 7 years. Although she has enjoyed making
memory books for several clients, she is now more focused on getting her work
published on websites and magazines. She has been on 2 different design teams for
suppliers, the most recent being ScrapbookPal.com, an online scrapbook supplies
store.


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Contact Details = Jesse Fisher
3330 S. 300 West
Salt Lake , 84115
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801-815-1559
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