Basic Equipment for Scrapbooking

Walmart has the beginner books for sale. I know I started with one myself. They have pretty paper and such inside. I think it was less than 20.00$ also

I also have a bunch of half finished projects sitting around the house.
I know that dollar stores sell scrapbooking things. However, I don't know if the quality is very good, perhaps you could try one first for yourself and then decide on the quiality.
If you are not satisfied with the dollar store quality there is always wal*mart, which have decent quality for not too expensive.

Good luck!

what i would do is go to the library and get some books out on scrapbooking. these will help you with a basic equipment list that you need. also, i would decide what pics you want to scrapbook BEFORE you start buying a whole bunch of stuff!

I bought a kit from a shopping channel. Thats how I got my idea to start.. I've made one scrapbook, and have the items for at least 3 more but I just cant find the time to do it!

I'm a 10 year scrapper vet! And it doesn't have to be expensive as it seems. I started from literally nothing. I have a blog I started and share techniques, layouts, ways to find inexpensive supplies, just alot of info and it is all my personal experience and layouts. Check your junk drawer at home...you'll find lots of scrapbook embellishments there.. read my blog about it!
In my profile it is called Scrapbook Layout Ideas.

Then while you grocery shop, collect the pink Box Tops 4 Education labels (little squares really) and send them to me and my grand daughter and we will swap you for FREE scrapbook supplies. It is a fund raiser for her school and I have so much scrapbook stuff I thought I'd help us both and others. Send us your box tops, we'll send you FREE scrapbook supplies.
That blog is also in my profile - Scrapbook for Box Tops.

But just don't let the hoopla get to you. You can spend bunch of money on a layout or just a buck or two or less and the layout can be just as beautiful and full of memories.

Got some old christmas cards? BIrthday cards? Cut out parts of the card to make die cuts!

It is so much fun and so easy, you'll have more supplies than you know of and not have spent hardly a buck!

Scrapbooking kits are a great way to get started and all of your paper and embellishments will match. As far as tools go, a simple stright cutter, black pen and adhesive are important. My girl friend and I have a site called www.scrappinsistersaz.com where we have a blog and podcasts. Our first podcast talks about our favorite tools. Feel free to check it out. Have fun scrapbooking.

The best things in life are FREE. When I first started I looked for scraps everywhere. The best place would ne to go to Lowes or Home Depot and get the sample wallpaper for free of course and use that on your layouts as tags, cut out the pictures of the flowers, boats or whatever. I still use mine. The things that are a must have are straight cutter, scissors, glue dots, glue or tape and maybe vellum phrases as you move on stickers etc. Good luck and the things you find in the street like flat rocks, coins, runover metal objects. Since its spring time go out and cut some flowers and press them they are the BEST of the Best craft supply ever (free again). I would also like to say this as you continue on your quest. It does not matter how good you are, whgat matters most is that you enjoy doing it, if you enjoy it then every page you create is your own form of art and be proud that it is not like everyone elses. Who knows you could even start your own scrapbooking trend.. I hope you enjoy.

I just started a blog about scrapbooking! i am a poor college student, so I use a lot of scraps and things too. I also like to go to Dollar Tree. They have lots of stickers, paper, pens, etc. that you could use. I would encourage you to stay tuned to my blog to see different ideas of things you could use that don't cost much. Please let me know how your scrapbooking venture turns out!