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Scrapbooking is a fun and easy, kid-friendly activity that is very simple to get started at for just a few dollars. A quick trip to the dollar store for some basic supplies and your own creativity are all that you need to get started preserving your memories with scrapbooking.

Where to Begin: Supplies

Getting started is as easy as setting up a simple and economical album with a three-ring binder, a hole punch and some card stock. The advantage of using a binder is that it is something inexpensive that you may already have on hand and can be easily personalized. You can cover it with paper or fabric for a unique, one of a kind creation and this will also help protect your pages from sticking to the inside of the binder when exposed to humidity. Paper doilies, fabric scraps, buttons, envelopes and numerous other items already on hand in the home can be used to create and embellish attractive scrapbook pages with very little cost involved.

If you have a little money to spend, many stores like Dollar Tree often have beautiful albums for scrapping and since everything in the store only costs one dollar (sometimes less) you can load up on supplies without breaking the bank. In addition to albums most locations carry an assortment of 12 x 12 papers, scrap pads, stickers, ribbon, yarn, beads, punches, rubber stamps and a host of other supplies. They also sell clear page protectors for fliers and programs you don't want to paste or tape to your album pages.

Believe it or not, Dollar General and Big Lots are also good sources of supplies for scrapbooking. While these stores are limited in their variety of the selection of items offered, the prices can't be beat when compared to the major craft stores. Big Lots generally carries papers, beads, yarns and occasionally albums and kits. Dollar General has stickers and some paper supplies and quite often you can find great markdowns in the store when seasonal items are put on clearance. Even adhesive gift tags left over from Christmas have a place in scrapbooking so be sure to stock up when these kinds of items when they go on sale. They can be marked down as much as ninety percent off a few weeks later.

In the past few years stores like Kmart and Target have gotten into the game as well and Walmart has a huge selection of crafting supplies and tools for scrapping, including great value packs of scrap cardstock ideal for matting small items to your pages. Like the larger chain craft stores they also have a variety of storage items

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