Using Scrapbook Kits

by Audrey Okaneko

Not only do scrapbook kits help you save money, they also have enough supplies to help you create your first scrapbook pages.

Scrapbook kits are designed to put everything you need into one package. Scrapbook kits come in themes based on color, based on theme or even based on season. Most kits will contain everything but the album itself.

So, what can you expect in your scrapbook kit? There should be an assortment of paper, both patterned and solid color. You should also have some stickers and some embellishments. Some of the kits I’ve purchased have both diecuts and cut-outs, some have only one or the other.  I also only choose kits that contain cardstock in addition to the patterned and solid paper. Cardstock is what I use to mount photos, create borders and decorate.

Kits tend to be completely coordinated, meaning that all patterns and colors mix and match with everything else inside the kit. For example, a fourth of July kit will contain paper that is all red white and blue. If ribbon is included, it too will be red white and blue. Everything in the kit matches everything else in the kit. Many kits have enough paper to create 6-10 pages.

We mix and match all of our kits whenever we work on a scrapbook. As your collection of scrapbook kits grows, you’ll find that you can complete an entire album from only those supplies you already have.

As you decide which supplies to buy to create your first scrapbook, consider buying a couple of kits that you can mix and match together.