| Scrapbooking is so much fun, that it's very | | | | and fall. Having two daughters, I've also |
| easy to rack up quite a bill when shopping. I | | | | purchased several "girl" kits. While I don't |
| know when my daughter and I visited the craft | | | | have boys, I've seen baby boy kits, sports |
| store last week, she was just mesmerized in | | | | kits and car kits. |
| the scrapbook aisle. She truly wanted one of | | | | |
| everything. Today, there is so much you can | | | | My second suggestion is clearance sales. If |
| add to a page, stickers, embellishments, | | | | you are a scrapbooker, you know that you'll |
| ribbons and stamps. | | | | be scrapbooking in a years' time. I buy |
| | | | scrapbook supplies, the same way I buy |
| So, how can you get all of the goodies | | | | clothes, after the season. Once summer is |
| without breaking the bank? I have two | | | | over, all of the scrapbook companies make |
| suggestions. The first is scrapbook kits. We | | | | room for their fall inventory by lowering the |
| belong to a monthly scrapbook club. So, every | | | | prices on all remaining summer products. This |
| month we receive an assortment of papers, an | | | | is the best time to buy those summer colors. |
| assortment of stickers and an assortment of | | | | The same is true in reverse. If you want the |
| embellishments all in one kit. We mix and | | | | darker autumn tones of paper, wait until |
| match our kits all of the time. If we never | | | | summer is here and then stock up. We buy a |
| bought anything but the kits, we'd have | | | | lot of discontinued products. They work |
| enough materials to make many great pages. | | | | great, but we get them for a fraction of the |
| The manufacturers of scrapbook kits almost | | | | cost. |
| always offer a lower price on the kit versus | | | | |
| what you would pay if you purchased each item | | | | We actually combine the two ideas and buy |
| individually. You'll find kits available for | | | | scrapbook kits on sale, after the season. It |
| themes, such as weddings, birthdays and | | | | really is possible to enjoy the hobby of |
| summer vacations, and you'll also find kits | | | | scrapbooking while saving money on the |
| available for seasons, summer, winter, autumn | | | | supplies. |