Costco for Scrapbooking Supplies
Scrapbooking is so mainstream now you can pick up supplies everywhere from Walgreens to Target, not just specialty boutiques or craft stores like Joann's and Michaels. But I was surprised to find them at Costco (a discount warehouse store like the Wal-Mart owned Sam's Club). They were selling two bonded leather (does that mean fake leather? I'm pretty sure it does) 12x12" scrapbooks for $14.
The books have 30 pages each and they had 4-5 colors to choose from. These will work perfectly for my Israel pictures, which I got developed at Costco as well. When I lived closer to a Sam's Club, I shopped there often; it's not that I prefer Costco over Sam's ... Costco is just closer now. Anyway, I haven't found a retailer that can beat their prices for photo development and scrapbooking supplies. Costco.com has different scrapbooking material packages as well. I'm a simple scrapbooker, so I don't often buy papers and embellishments ...
Comments
Bonded leather means 80% genuine leather and 20% manmade leather. It lasts as long as genuine leather and is only a fraction of the cost!
Posted by: derek | April 1, 2006 01:24 PM
bonded leather means very thin leather glued (bonded) to a paper/cardboard backing
Posted by: inagm | April 7, 2006 04:54 PM
How to scrapbook cheaply? Buy in bulk. If you buy your paper and cardstock in bulk you'll save alot of money. Also shop with a friend. That way you can share purchases. Swap unwanted items with a regular group. Buy items that can be used lots of times like tools. For instance punches, stamps, stencils and cutting devices will give you alot more bang for your buck. But most importantly look for what free supplies the world has to offer. Like napkins, shells, seeds, sands, pressed flowers, shopping bags, cards, labels and bottle tops. Keep your eyes peeled and you'll be amazed at how many things you can use on a layout that are free.
Posted by: Kyra Patterson | November 30, 2006 06:30 AM