Made Easy Scrapbooking

If you don't have a lot of time, you may find yourself looking for made easy scrapbooking tips. To begin your first project, you'll need to invest in a few basic supplies. A trimmer is a necessity for scrapbooking. Although it is possible to use an ordinary office supply trimmer, it's easier to pick one that was designed to work with 12x12 paper.

With an understated print on one side and a solid color on the other, a double-sided paper stack gives you plenty of options for completing your first scrapbook album. Use the leftover paper for card making or kids craft projects.

Stamps make it easy to add titles, captions, and other journaling elements to your page. Clear acrylic stamps are great for made easy scrapbooking because they make it simple to align letters correctly and take up very little room in your craft area. In addition, it's easy to vary the look for your layout simply by choosing a different color of ink for your stamping.

Brads are easier to set than eyelets, but still add a touch of color and dimension to your layouts. In addition to plain brads, you can also find ornate metal charm brads, large brads with patterned bases, rhinestone brads, and brads in fun shapes like hearts and stars.

Although post-bound albums are the most common option for scrapbookers, adding extra pages can be tricky. A three-ring binder style album is a much easier option for beginning crafters.

If you have questions about a particular scrapbook technique or simply need some ideas for starting your project, Creating Keepsakes' Encyclopedia Of Scrapbooking is a helpful reference guide for made easy scrapbooking.