| You love scrapbooking as a hobby, but staying within | | | | used in much the same way as adhesives. Use them |
| your budget can be a challenge if you want to indulge | | | | to attach die cuts to a page or add a larger page |
| in all the latest paper and embellishments for your | | | | element like a decorative tag. |
| page layouts. It's important to balance your passion for | | | | Office supply stores sell a variety of tags as well. In |
| making beautiful scrapbook pages with your need to | | | | fact, when tags on scrapbooking pages first became |
| stay out of debt. Scrapbooking with office supplies can | | | | popular, I could only find tags in office stores. They are |
| be a cost-effective alternative to high-priced | | | | so versatile on your layouts. Tags come in a variety of |
| scrapbooking embellishments. | | | | shapes and sizes. Look for circle tags, rectangular |
| The first thing to consider when using office supplies in | | | | tags, and square price tags. I especially like to use the |
| your page layouts is the overall topic of your | | | | tiny price tags that come attached to a piece of string. |
| scrapbook. For example, is this the kind of scrapbook | | | | Tags from office supply stores usually only come in |
| that has a very informal theme to it a way for you to | | | | white or beige, but you can overlay cardstock on them |
| chronicle events shared with family and friends? Or, is | | | | to give them more color, or you can paint, ink or chalk |
| this a more formal scrapbook that will be presented to | | | | them. I use tags in my page titles, journaling blocks, and |
| someone as a gift? It's easier to use readily-available | | | | as a unique page element all its own. |
| office supplies in an informal album than a formal | | | | You can find a lot different envelope options when |
| album, like a wedding scrapbook. | | | | scrapbooking with office supplies. Check the aisles for |
| Visit your local office supply store or even a large | | | | mailing and shipping materials, as well as the stationary |
| discount store, and shop for the basics first. Does the | | | | section. A few years ago I learned about bank |
| store carry archival safe pens and paper? Check for | | | | envelopes. These are small little envelopes that make |
| essential tools like scissors, adhesives and paper | | | | fun pockets for a short note or photo on your page. |
| cutters. You often will get a better price at these | | | | They can be a little difficult to find, but I usually found |
| types of stores than the local scrapbooking store. | | | | them in the section where cash register tape is sold. |
| Now get creative with possible embellishments. Look | | | | A little imagination can go a long way toward |
| for colorful paper clips, brads, simple stickers, and | | | | stretching your scrapbooking supply budget. Adding |
| staples. Don't limit yourself to the standard sizes either. | | | | office supplies is just one option. Look around you for |
| Large paper clips and brads can become accents for | | | | more everyday items that can be used in your |
| photos or journaling blocks. Staples and brads can be | | | | scrapbooks. |