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