Buying
a Gift for a Scrapbooker
If you have a friend or family member who is a scrapbooker,
there are lots of great gifts you can buy them.
by Wendy Kennedy
March 1, 2004
A scrapbooker is easy to buy for! They can never have enough cardstock,
patterned paper, stickers, embellishments, idea books. You don`t even
know what that is? There are lots of scrapbook shops on and off line
with staff that will help you put together a gift that WILL be appreciated.
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Cardstock: plain heavy weight paper in an unbelievable
number of colors. The easiest is to pick up a package with a
variety of colors. 12 x 12 is the most commonly used size.
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Patterned Paper: there's an unbelievable selection of
fancy papers - pick a few individuals or a package. Vellum is
also popular - it's a translucent paper - either plain or patterned.
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Stickers: think about the person's life (babies, small
children, geographic location, gardener, rural, etc) and pick
a variety of stickers that relate to their life. The choice
is endless.
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Cutouts & Punchouts: Cardstock with pictures on it to
cut or punch out. Less expensive than stickers, not as large
a selection but lots of wonderful choices.
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Embellishments: fibers, shimmering sand, eyelets, brads,
wire, ribbon - every day people are coming up with new ideas
for embellishments we can add to our layouts (scrapbook pages!)
There are some great embellishment kits that contain a variety
of these items in a theme: Christmas, fall, beach, etc.
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A Do-It-Yourself Calendar: these are blank calendars
that artists, scrapbookers, crafters, or children can decorate.
It's a fun project and something they can use all year.
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Markers & Pens: Glittery, shimmery, black - they are
all useful.
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Adhesives: a scrapbooker can never have too much adhesive!
It gets used so quickly. Some popular ones are glue dots, foam
squares, and mounting squares.
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Albums: Of course they need albums to fill with beautifully
decorated pages. There's albums for every taste from plain to
very elaborate (and of course more money!)
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Idea Books: Choose from basic how to's, layout idea
books, lettering idea books, books that list expressions to
use in layouts and cards, or a subscription to a Scrapbooking
magazine.
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There's also mugs, T-shirts, Italian Charms, and more about
scrapbookers and scrapbooking.
If shopping for scrapbooking supplies sounds too complicated why not
buy a gift certificate to a scrapbook supply shop. Your scrapbooker
will have fun picking out a gift.
You have no excuse, if the person you're buying for is a scrapbooker
they're easy to buy for!
- Wendy Kennedy
Need help shopping for a scrapbooker? Visit Wendy's website,
Canadian Country
Gifts, or e-mail her at info@cndcountrygifts.com
