Top 5 Discount Scrapbooking Supply Sources
Elias May
cheap scrapbook. Below you will find tips for scrapbooking on a budget
that anyone can use. Many of the supplies below can be found in high
end scrapbook stores for high end prices. Using these tips can get you
the same supplies for bargain prices.
Non-Scrapbook Stores Consider buying some of your most commonly used
items at a store other than your local scrapbook store. You'll often
find the same supplies (or better!) for significantly less. A yard of
ribbon at your local scrapbook store can be twice as expensive as a
yard of ribbon at your local fabric store. Dollar stores often carry
pages and pages of acid-free stickers. Page protectors in all sizes
can be found at office supply stores. Metal embellishments can be
easily created out of clearance bin finds at the hardware store.
Aisle Hop at the Craft Store You don't even have to drive all the way
across town to another store. Even just hopping over a few aisles can
make a difference. Check out this great discount scrapbooking supply
find: At my local Hobby Lobby store, alpha-numeric rub on transfers
were selling for around $2.99. Just three aisles away I found some
nearly identical alpha-numeric rub on transfers for less than $1/
sheet! A pack of 10 coordinating buttons in the scrapbook aisle at
Michael's can cost almost $5 depending on the brand name - a tube of
over 100 buttons in the fabric aisle cost me $1.99!
The Clearance Aisle Bargain scrapbook shoppers everywhere are familiar
with the clearance aisle. It can be a treasure trove for discount
scrapbook supplies. Consider starting your scrapbook shopping at the
clearance aisle; you may find some great stickers, stamps, or rub-ons
before you even hit the full priced aisles.
Online Scrapbook Stores It can be hard to shop for scrapbook supplies
online when you're looking for a certain paper color or embellishment.
After all, how do you know that the photo displayed matches the color
your looking for exactly? Try checking out an online scrapbook store
to find your basic scrapbook supplies at a discount. Adhesive,
refills, pens, albums, scissors, tools, etc - often you can find a
much better deal for these supplies online than you can at a local
store. Bonus: Price comparing takes only a few clicks rather than
miles of driving!
Around the House Most free and discount scrapbook supplies come from
around the home. When you find yourself in a scrapping "slump" wander
through your house. Look through old shoe boxes of memorabilia, flip
through the magazines and newspapers sitting next to your armchair,
scour all the little drawers in the workshop. You never know where
inspiration will strike or what treasures you'll find!
Being creative in where you shop can often save you much more than
simply hitting up your local scrapbook store. Try some of these great
creative resources as you look for your next discount scrapbooking
supply!