Scrap booking is a hobby or craft that is related to pasting newspaper clips, magazine articles, and personal photographs or other into customized decorated albums or scrap books. So if you too share in the same interest you should choose the right paper, templates and ideas to make your own scrap book.

1. You need to choose the right paper for your project as there are a variety of scrap book papers available. Card stock is a heavy weight paper mainly used for your page layout especially for photo mats and paper piercing. Background and Texture paper is used to decorate the background of your scrap book pages. Gingham paper is a patterned paper used for background accents on your scrap book pages. Mulberry paper adds a bit of “flair” to your pages whereas Vellum looks very elegant and could be used for masking an image or embossing. When you choose a scrap book paper for your memory books always choose one that is acid free so that the photographs you need to preserve are not ruined.

2. There are different scrap booking templates that you can use for your scrap book pages like the lettering templates, envelope templates, die cut templates that shall assist you in making the perfect design for your scrap book layouts.

3. A scrap booking technique known as “Inking” offers a lot of variety whereby there is no specific way to ink your pages and you can use as much ink as you like in your project. For this you need to have 1) scrap booking paper, 2) clean and dry sponge, 3) ink pads of your choice and other supplies such as stamps, stickers, templates.

First you should cut your desired mattes and papers, then dab the paper in the ink pad and turn it into various directions. It will create a smudged color on your paper and then use a sponge to fill in the color in uneven areas you like. It adds a depth to your pages and gives an antique and weathered look by enhancing your paper and adding to overall layout.

4. You can even use craft punch templates that comes in different shapes and are usually only an inch or two in dimension. Punch your shape on the scarp book paper and place it on a copier with a dark sheet of paper covering the punched potion and lastly enlarge it to your desired size and cut out the black punch pieces for templates. This way you have some nice shapes for your scrap book layouts.

5. For beginners, there are some tools such as Eyelet setters, decorative scissors, paper trimmers that shall help you to get start off with the whole fun.

6. You can also include quotes to add some elegance to your page layouts. Thus your scrap book will become unique and also interesting for others to view.

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The StoneCreek KP2 Krafter’s bag is a roomy size for quilters, knitters and crafters. The bag is made from a sturdy canvas with durable straps. There is plenty of room for lots of fabric, rulers, tools, hoops and more.The interior of the bag has two large zipper pockets and a removeable sturdy bottom. The outside of the bag is covered in various size pockets and an elastic strap to hold tools secure.The KP2 coordinates with other StoneCreek products available separately, such as the Komfycush, Krafter’s Purse and KP Mini. Additional available colors include purple, black, blue, pink and lime green.

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Office Product:  Basic Photo Album, From Designer Pioneer, Acid-Free, Lignin-Free, Sage Cloth Cover, Features 200 Picture Holders in Each Album, Book Measures 9″ x 9 “, Number of Photos Per Page: 2; Holds a Total of 200 Photos
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3″x5″ square Fantasy Art Sticker by Jessica Galbreth

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A fun, fresh, and functional craft storage bag, constructed of water-resistant, durable ultra suede in three great colors. Removable center wall provides additional room for larger projects. Adjustable width elastic bands zippered take-away pouch with removable center wall for diverse storage capacities. Chocolate brown ultra suede exterior with multi-dot lining. 12.75Lx8Wx9.25H

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Company: Plano Molding Company 
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Kitchen:  Portable electronic cutting machine for greeting cards, scrapbooks, and other paper crafts, Choose from 250+ designs in 12 different sizes–from 1 to 5-1/2 inches tall, Cut letters, shapes, or phrases; works with vellum, paper, cardstock, and vinyl, Cartridge-based system; no computer required; George, Simple Shapes, and Locker Talk cartridges included, Measures 17-4/5 by 9-2/3 by 12-8/9 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Company: Provo Craft & Novelty 
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Features include detachable shoulder strap, external gusseted pocket for pens, credit cards, wallet, glasses and cell phone, detachable key chain, internal pockets for papers, ruler, cutter, scissors and portfolio. The main compartment is padded for any s

Office Product:  Measures approximately 15.75Lx15.75Hx 4D
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Looking to capture the beauty of a wedding? The fun of a family vacation? What about the excitement of your child’s first lost tooth? No matter what the occasion, Scrapbook Factory Deluxe gives you incomparable tools including 2,000 plus exclusive templates and customizable projects along with 10,000 graphics, quotes and fonts enabling you to produce wonderful keepsakes without the need to cut up photographs. Includes Art Explosion 10,000 Images CD-ROM.

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Each Card is individually wrapped and includes coordinating envelope. The inside phrase is printed on the back of the plastic wrapper. Inludes 13 Blank, 11 Birthday, 3 Baby, 2 Thank You, 1 Get Well, 2 Sympathy, 1 Wedding, 1 Congratulations. The box has a magnetic closure and includes tabs dividing the cards by category. These cards are very well made, obviously hand crafted, and will definitely impress the receiver.

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