In the last few years scrapbooking has really taken off. It has become a highly popular hobby and you probably know a few people and possibly even yourself that enjoy this hobby. With the popularity has come a huge selection of scrapbooking supplies. If you are in search of gift ideas for a scrapbooker you know, here are some gift ideas that any scrapbooker would love to receive.
Karen Foster Designs
Being one of the most popular design brands available choosing a couple of Karen Foster designs to include in a gift for a scrapbooker will be received with pleasure. These designs cover a variety of themes including those for a little girl, little boy, retirement, months, seasons and holidays. Some of the latest designs centre on winter themes. Since winter is upon us these themes are a great gift idea for a scrapbooker. Themes to keep you eye out for are ones from the snow collection such as Ice Skating and Snowmobiling. Ice Skating has pretty, old fashioned style stickers that all focus on skating. Snowmobiling is also a sticker collection that has wood looking sticker signs with phrases related to snowmobiling.
Scrapbook Album
This is an item every scrapbooker needs and receiving a new one as a gift is a great gift idea for a scrapbooker. One of the best brands for scrapbooking albums is We R Memory Keepers. Their albums are specifically designed to be scrapbooks. They feature three rings and 12×12 pages. They also come with ten top loading page protectors and in nine different coloured linen covers.
Book about Scrapbooking
There are many books on the market that cover scrapbooking techniques, tools and ideas. Since a scrapbooker is always on the lookout for new creative ideas giving them a book about scrapbooking as a gift can’t go wrong. One of the most popular books and thus a popular gift for a scrapbooker is the annual Scrapbook Idea Book. This year they are on volume ten and still presenting tons of inspiring information. The volume ten book includes over 200 layout examples and a special section dedicated to pet layouts.
Stamp Set
Stamps are a common and great way for decorating a scrapbook page. Check out the latest stamp sets available when you are looking for a gift for a scrapbooker. Some worth noting are the newest stamp sets by Sassa Fras Lass. They come in various letter styles and patterns. For elegant letters have a look at Mini Fair Maiden and Borderline for fun and pretty border patterns.
Album Kits
Album Kits are suitable gifts for an experienced or beginner scrapbooker. They usually contain all the necessary materials to make one scrapbook. They come in a variety of themes that have coordinating materials in matching colours or focus on a theme like Christmas. These are a great gift idea for a scrapbooker. One of the latest Album Kits that looks like it will be very popular is Scrapbook In A Box 8×8 Penelope’s Potpourri. This kit has bright old fashioned patterns with the main colours being red, light blue and pink. It comes with patterned papers, letters and stickers.
Punches
One of the essential tools that every scrapbooker needs in their supplies is a punch, in fact they will probably need a variety, making a new punch an excellent gift idea for a scrapbooker. One of the latest punches on the market is the McGill Paper Charms punch. This punch allows the scrapbooker to make interactive elements to decorate their scrapbook pages with. The elements can be used to wrap around ribbon, yarn, fiber and to decorate borders and stickers. This punch can make elements out of paper and thin metal.
Ribbon Spool Holder
One of the greatest challenges a scrapbooker faces is keeping all of their materials neatly organised and easy to use and find. The Ribbon Spool Holder is a gift idea for a scrapbooker that will help them do exactly that. A good quality and inexpensive holder to look at is the Cropper Hopper Ribbon Spool Holder Drawer. It is top loading, interlocking for stacking and has optional rubber feet to reduce slipping. It holds spools of ribbon securely in place allowing the scrapbooker to easily pull and cut the amount of ribbon they need.
Embellishment Drawer
This is another gift idea for a scrapbooker that will help them keep things tidy. The Embellishment Drawer by Cropper Hopper can store a variety of items such as ribbon cards, negative protectors, embellishment bags, and page planner cards or up to 1000 4×6 photos. It has an interlocking design that makes it easy to stack with multiple Embellishment Drawers.
Bazzil Basics
Bazzil Basics products are among the best products available for scrapbookers, especially their high quality card stock. Every scrapbooker will want a selection of Bazzil Basics papers making this product a no fail gift idea for a scrapbooker. They have recently released a new card stock called Shimmer Cardstock. This cardstock comes in many of the familiar colours and textures but it has the added feature of glitter! This is perfect for pages where the scrapbooker may want to add shine or sparkle.
Ribbon
This material is great for decorating the borders or other elements in a scrapbook page. Any scrapbooker will want a large selection of ribbon in different patterns, sizes and colours. Some ribbons to consider are the Basic Grey Fiber Collections, American Craft ribbon spools and multi-packs and the Die Cut with a View Adhesive Ribbon.
All of these items are great gift ideas for a scrapbooker. You will have hundreds of themes and products to choose from so try to think of your scrapbooker’s taste and what they would most like. A great US website for scrapbook supplies is www.scrapbook.com, They have hundreds of items in their superstore plus great regular offers and tips. Plus they have regular layout contests and a busy forum where you can get in touch with other thousands of scrapbookers to discuss items and products. When I ordered from them they shipped everything quickly and well packed.
