Essential Rubber Stamping And Scrapbooking Supplies
Are you new to scrapbooking or a seasoned expert? The
following list of supplies will assist the novice rubber
stamp hobbyist and scrapbooker as well as spark some
interest for the advanced craft artist. There are
hundreds of different supplies you can use in all of
your stamping and scrapbooking projects. These are some
of our favorites!
Stamp Ink: Rubber stamping ink comes in a wide variety
of colors and hues. Outside of its obvious use, stamp
ink can be used to tint metal accents as well a shade
the edges of paper and chipboard.
Stickers: Gone are the days of a few simple sticker
choices. Today's stickers come in hundreds of different
designs, and there are velvet, gel, and 3-D stickers!
Stickers can quickly add color and style when filling a
scrapbook layout page.
Ribbon: Ribbon for scrapbooking and stamping comes in
many of sizes from 1/8” to 2” or more depending on what
you need for your project. Color coordinated spools of
ribbon can be purchased at almost any craft and hobby
store.
Buttons, paper clips, and staples: Embellishments for
stamping and scrapbooking include buttons, paper clips,
metal fasteners, eyelets, paper clips, colored staples,
rivets, and dried flowers. Once plain items have now
become necessities for any scrapbooking room. To create
coordinated sets, purchase plain white embellishments
and colorize with a stamp pad or acrylic paint. You'll
love having embellishments that perfectly match your
paper and albums.
Card stock: Today's card stock comes handmade, hand
died, and there’s even fabric printable paper. Look for
acid free paper, which will keep your memorable albums
in perfect shape for the longest time possible.
Albums: If you're going to make a scrapbook memory, you
need a good album to hold all of your wonderful new
scrapbooking pages. The standard album sizes are 6x 6,
12 x 12, and 8.5 x 11. They can also be found in smaller
sizes, and they can even be custom-made for specific
projects.
While you only need a few supplies and your creativity
to have fun in stamping and scrapbooking, these supplies
will make your time spent scrapbooking and rubber
stamping even more enjoyable.
