Scrapbooking ToolsBeginner? Intermediate? Advanced?
Beginner Scrapbooking ToolsPhotos of course - both old and new. Today's photos are standard size 4 x 6 inches. Older photos may be the smaller Polaroid of yesteryear, or the even older black and white photos with the deckled edges that you may have found stashed in an old shoe box. Of course the smaller the photos, the more you will be able to fit onto your scrapbooking layouts. For more detail see step #1 of the Quick Start Guide - Pick Your Photos. Scrapbook Papers - for background, photo mattes and decoration. White pages come in almost all of the purchased scrapbooks as well as the page refills in the event you want to add more than the standard 10 pages. You can certainly use the white background papers that come in the books, but it's always fun to use the colored and textured background papers. I have really been amazed at the range of types and colors of paper currently available. I have become a paper collector lately - and cherish this part of my Scrapbooking Tool inventory. Click here see step #4 of the Quick Start Guide - Pick Your Papers Paper Trimmer or cutter to cut a straight line. They vary in size and cost from $10 to $120 depending on the brand name and features. Mine cost about $15 and is probably the most used of all my Scapbooking Tools and I don't think I could do any paper crafting without it.
Click here see more information on Paper Trimmmers. A Ruler, Pencil and a Pair of Straight Edge Scissors. Together they could substitute for the paper trimmer. You probably already have these, and you won't need them every time, but it helps to have them handy. I prefer a smaller blade scissors for more control when cutting small areas and I actually have several pair of different sizes. as paper will dull your fabric scissors very quickly. of aluminum foil with them and they should sharpen up a bit. paper with them to clean them off. A Ruler - The ruler that I have found to be the most useful in my collection of scrapbooking tools is a clear acrylic Quilting ruler with grid lines every 1/8 inch. This ruler is called Draft and Cut and can be purchased on-line at www.ezquilt.com if you can't find one like it a craft store. The fact that it's see-through makes it really easy to line up page elements with out having to make those little pencil marks to come up with a straight line.
Scrapbook Adhesives to adhere your photos and whatever else you wish to add to your layouts. These are acid free and will not damage your photos by adding chemicals that could turn your items yellow. At the bottom of the page is the Adhesives Store where you can purchase what you need. A Bone Folder is a small hand held tool for enhancing creases in paper. Again, not necessary, but nice to have if you want to have some perfection in your folds. At the bottom of the bone folder page is the Bone Folder Store where you can purhcase an assortment of Bone Folders.
A Scrapbooking or Caligraphy Pen to do some Journaling, but here again, this is not required unless you wish to document on your layout any of the typical who, what, when, where or why pieces of information. Again, these are acid free so as not to damage photos and papers. At the bottom of the Scrapbooking & Calligraphy page you will find the Calligraphy Store where you can purchase Journaling and Scrapbooking Calligraphy Pens, Kits and Books for making your hand written Journaling very special.
How about a book with some Scrapbook Layout Sketches. These books have helped me with my ideas and good basic layout design. Check out our page on Scrapbook Layout Sketches & Title Ideas to see how just one sketch can be the basis for many different types and themes of your Layouts. 
And a Scrapbook Photo Album would be the final of the beginner scrapbooking tools to keep your layouts in when they're complete. While they are also used for protection and display of your finished work, they are also good for storage of your project until finished. They come in all shapes, sizes, colors, composition, bindings and costs and new ones are coming available almost daily. Click here for more details on Scrapbook Photo Albums. and to find the Album Store where you can look through a selection of Albums to fit your needs. Scrapbook Album Tip: Actually, you may want to use your albums to store Photos and Memorabilia in until you have time to so some scrapping or while you are collecting what you want to put on your page. And if you scrapbook album is chronological in nature, put the papers and photos in the page protectors temporarily as a place holder until you have the supplies, time and inclination to scrap them.
Intermediate ToolsDecorative Scissors with blades that cut various shapes and give the edges of what you cut some personality. Scrapbooking Paper Punches which punch shapes out of your paper for you to embellish your pages with. Crop-a-dile - Hole punch and eyelet setter in one. Xyron Create-A-Sticker makers can laminate adhesive to paper or flat embellishments of various shapes up to 5 inches wide. Colored Scrapbooking Chalks which can add an artist's touch of dimension to your layouts, die cuts and paper edges. They come in a variety of brands and packages with 8, 12 or 24 colors, and usually with one or two applicators, but can also be applied with Q-tips, makeup sponges, tissue or even your finger tip. These are made for scrapbooking in that they are acid free. Take a look at some additional information on Scrapbook Chalks. Scrapbooking Inks that come in single color pads and various collections of colors like the ones from Clearsnap.com that can be used with rubber stamps, hand held stylus tools, or in a direct-to-paper method directly from the stamp pads. Stencils for guidance in applying Scrapbooking Chalks or Inks in various patterns. Or for using Caligraphy or Scrapbook Pens for your Font Stencils and Lettering. Rubber Stamps - can be used with the Scrapbooking Inks for stamping images for a lot of different techniques. They are handy little Scrapbooking Tools that will add interest, texture and creativity to scrapbook layouts. You can repeat an image to design your own background paper or border. You can use an image to highlight the theme of your layout. You can use Rubber Stamp Fonts to add Titling and Journaling to your pages. Embossing Supplies - are normally used in conjunction with Rubber Stamps and Scrapbooking Inks, to highlight your stamped images with raised color and give them an elegant and professional appearance. Your basic "Embossing Supplies" would include Ink, Embossing Powders, and a small Heat Gun. Advanced ToolsThe Advanced Scrapbooking Tools include mechanical and electrical tools such as the Wishblade, Cricut, and Sissix machines that actually cut paper in assorted shapes with mechanical dies or through computer hook ups and card readers. Kaleidoscope Kreator - A Fun and Interesting software application is called which will take your ordinary photos and make something really special out of them.. Score-It tool - is great for working with card stock that you wish to fold or impress with a straight line, or multiple lines to form designs. You can think of this a the Heavy Duty Bone Folder. I bought mine after seeing a demonstration at a Scrapbooking retreat and I don't know how I did without out since I use is so much. There is also Digital Scrapbooking software and software for Fonts in addition to the ones that are already available on your computer. Check out the results of my research and some scrapbook layouts from Digital Scrapbooking as a Heritage Makers Consultant. Go back to Quick Start Guide from Scrapbooking Tools
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