Trimmer Scrapbooking Scrapbook

Trimmer Scrapbooking Scrapbook

Treat that special scrapbooker in your life with these gift ideas:

Gift certificates.

Purchase a gift certificate to your friend's favorite store - or,

if your friend has a favorite line of direct sales goodies, ask her Consultant or

Scrapbooking Instructor for a gift certificate. Some Instructors even keep wish

lists for their clients.

Books!

We scrapbookers spend a lot on supplies, but it's sometimes hard to

justify purchasing scrapbooking design books and idea books. Yet books by the

pros can really propel a scrapbooker to the next artistic level. Here are my

personal favorite book buys of the year: A Designer's Eye, by Ali Edwards.

The Yes, it's a Scrapbook Series by Donna Downey, Love Your Handwriting, by

Heidi Swapp, and The Journaler's Handbook, by Tracy White. Or send your

scrapbooking friend a gift certificate to amazon.com and let her pick out

her own books.

Magazines.

An annual subscription to a new scrapbooking magazine is a treat

that will continue to inspire her creative genius all the year through. And

magazines make great, inexpensive additions to gift baskets.

Film developing.

Whether it's digital images or traditional film, you can find

lots of great packages online at the film developing sites, such as snapfish.com

and photoworks.com (If the scrapbooker on your list prefers to print the photos

herself, she could always use more ink!)

Frames for her layouts.

As the scrapbooking industry booms, new products are

designed that really showcase scrapbooking as an art form. Consider a gift of

pageframes, for example, in a variety of sizes. These are customizable and very

affordable: http://www.scrapbookframe.com/

Supplies, supplies, supplies.

If your friend is just getting her feet wet,

treat her to a basket with the essentials: a good 12x12 trimmer; journaling

pen, basic adhesives, scissors, an album, and a basic sampling of cardstock,

patterned paper and simple accents and embellishments. You might even throw

in a copy of (or subscription to) Simple Scrapbooks or Creating Keepsakes and

a set of Scraptutor DVDs, which provide excellent instruction on a variety of

techniques, from the basic to the cutting-edge.

The more seasoned scrapbooker will enjoy a basket of new cutting-edge embellishments.

What's hot this year? Chipboard, rub-ons, fibers, and mini albums of all shapes and

sizes.

Monthly Club Subscription.

As a subscriber, the favorite scrapbooker in your

life will receive a treasure box each month filled with pre-coordinated, themed

supplies. These monthly club kits are available in a variety of styles and themes - and

in a variety of price ranges. There are even monthly scrapbooking club kits for kids.

The scrapbookers in our lives love nothing more than to give thoughtful gifts.

Enjoy finding the perfect gift for her!

About the author:

Susie Cortright is the founder of Momscape.com and Momscape's Scrapbooking Playground - sites devoted to celebrating life with children. Learn more about her scrapbooking club or about starting your own scrapbooking business on Susie's team. Visit her site today to subscribe to her free newsletters.

Does anyone know where to find cheap scrapbook supplies? (in L.A. area)?

I know scrapbooking supplies arent cheap, but for x-mas i have a budget. For my cousin i want to get her a simple album adhesive squares, and a trimmer. Plus i'll print some pics for her. Something happened to her home and she lost all her albums and pics and stuff so i want to help get her started again, but i can't buy to much. If anyone has any suggestions i'd appreciate it. Any stores or even online stores.

Walmart and Michaels both have scrapbooking supplies for less than they charge at scrapbooking stores.