New to Scrapbooking

Hi Erin, where are you?

Two national chains that have great sales are Michaels & Joanns. I'm so thrilled you found what we all know to be a wonderful hobby.

Melissa in Seattle pages in 2005=144

Thanks Melissa! There are both a Michaels and Joanns close to where I am. Thanks for your reply.

Hi, Erin welcome to the group. This is a great group to ask questions to. Very addicting scrapbooking is. Just wait and you will see. One of my favorite places is Hobby Lobby. Walmart and Target also has great scrapbooking things. OH and eBay.

Welcome Erin! Scrapbooking is very addicting. Sometimes in the Sunday papers Michaels has a 40% off one non-sale item. I usually use the coupons to purchase magazines.

Chrissy

Here in my town Glendale Queens, I shop at Lady Janes(howard beach), Rag Shop (collegepoint), AC Moore (Patchogue), Tuesday Morning(Patchogue), and Michaels (Woodside) and occassionally I find stuff at Amazing Savings (Kew Garden Hills).

Kate

Hi Erin and welcome to RCS!!! Where do you live? You are right, scrapbooking is a great hobby that is both fun and rewarding! As for craft stores, Michael's and Hobby Lobby are always a good place to start and for scrapbooking classes your local scrapbook store will have beginners classes! On our RCS website, the addy is in my signature, under stores and local scrapbook stores (LSS), you will find a listing of some of the stores. I would suggest however, that you call before you go. It's really hard to keep the list updated as LSSs open, close and move all the time.

Hope we get to see some of your work as you get layouts done!

I can't remember if anyone mentioning Walmart. It's not the best supplier in the world, but starting out and/or a budget shopper, it's great! I buy my photo splits there, well I did when I was stateside and i've not ventured to the German version of Wally World although I've been told it's not like ours at home. The Yorktown VA Walmart started getting some 12x12 papers in when we were leaving in the spring.

This is a great resource for information and ideas. I've not been around for a long time and finally figured out how to ifnd it, albeit thru google, this morning.

Susan AF Wife to David SAHM to CG & Matthew Mom to an angel, Gareth

Good to see you back. I just looked at your webshots account. Love the watercolor cards with Ranger inks. I want to pick some of the inks up to try. Someone showed me a journal they had covered with foil tape and then used the inks on. It was beautiful. Hope to get to the city (one of the pitfalls of rural living) and find some this weekend. Sandy

Welcome Erin! Big Lots is a good place to look as well....The last time I was there, they had a big sale on scrapbooking supplies and stuff. ~~Yanya~~ Fla

Welcome to RCS Erin! This is a really great group of very talented scrappers, and we love to help each other out. Scrapbooking is definately a very rewarding hobby, and addicting! LOL Hobby Lobby & Michaels have been mentioned, along with your local scrapbook store, so have Wal Mart, Target, & Big Lots. If you have any dollar stores in your area, you might check there, too. You would be surprised at where you find scrapbook supplies!

Welcome back Susan!

Hi erin nad Welcome to RCS!!

SUSAN, cgsmom - HELLOO!!!! Vie gehts es eihen im Duetchland? Gut ich (hopE!)

Where are ya'll at over there? I miss the old country so much. So good to see you back and I have wondered where you went, as you know how us military folk tend to bind together.

45 for 05 5 cards 1 swap of 13 pages

OKC Dave

If you have a Big Lots near you I picked up some making memories leather frames and metal borders for 0.99 each today. They also had a tube of tiny glass beads (for shakers) for 0.33, alphabet stickers and other assorted stickers for 0.99 and I got K&Co albums for $3.99 and $7.99 today.

Welcome Erin!!! I'm new to scrapping, as well. I started about May or June. I've found a lot of great starter stuff at Wal-Mart and Hobby Lobby, and I have a SUPER generous friend, RJ, that always shares her ENORMOUS stash with me. YAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!

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Hi Erin....welcome :o) I am sure that you will enjoy the RCS newsgroup. We are a friendly bunch with a common interest (read addiction) and I am sure that you will get loads of valuable information to help you along :o)

Take care, Marilyn

Run, Erin, RUN!! Faster!! Get away while you still have the chance!! Run, Erin, RUN!!!

LOL!!

I'm in MN and don't scrap (DD does?she's talented and has been published a few times) but Michael's seems to be a popular place and Archiver's first store is about 5 miles from me.

Best establish a private bank account now so DH won't know how much you spend on your addiction -- er-r-r, "hobby." "-)

-Barb

It's gotten so big and seems like fun to do so I'm a

Welcome to our wonderful group Erin!

Hi Erin welcome to RCS! You can also check out some magazines for a list of basic supplies, and getting started ideas, and the Scrapbook

101 on theRCS site is very informative to! good luck getting started! Linda C Illinois