This simple, budget Christmas scrapbook page is made without buying any extra supplies. Yes, it's a Christmas layout, but it could just as happily be a Valentine's Day , birthday or anniversary scrapbook page - any occasion where you want to spend the money on gifts rather than scrapbooking supplies!
We've used paper 'ribbon' - you're bound to have red paper you can cut into strips, or even real ribbon in your stash from previous Christmas or Valentine layouts.
We had been invited to teach a scrapbooking class at Friends and Neighbors. What is that you ask? It's a local group of senior ladies who meet for coffee twice a month and invite speakers to talk about interesting topics. This time the topic was scrapbooking. But we did not want just onlookers only, we wanted workshop participants - it's so much more fun that way.
Have you wondered how to start scrapbooking on a budget? We have 10 tips that will get you off the starting blocks fast.
I'll give a class of Seniors their first scrapbooking lesson next week, and one of the questions I have to answer is: "What is the basic 'tool-kit' that a beginning scrap booker needs to get started? It seems that so many of the supplies cost a lot; especially if you are starting from scratch. I just have trouble determining what is essential to get a good start on my scrapbooking experience."
So I'll start the answer here, and maybe post some of the results of their efforts with minimal tools after the class.
If you want to start scrapbooking there's never been a better time to take the plunge! There are so many wonderful scrapbooking products available from beautiful scrapbook papers to stickers, kits and embellishments that add pizzazz to your layouts. Papers are available in sizes 6" x 6", 8" x 8", as well as the traditional 12" x 12" so it's easy to make a scrapbook any size you want …
We had been invited to teach a scrapbooking class at Friends and Neighbors. What is that you ask? It's a local group of senior ladies who meet for coffee twice a month and invite speakers to talk about interesting topics. This time the topic was scrapbooking. But we did not want just onlookers only, we wanted workshop participants - it's so much more fun that way.
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