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Cardstock: plain heavy weight paper in an unbelievable number of
colors. The easiest is to pick up a package with a variety of colors. 12 x 12 is the most commonly used size.
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Patterned Paper: there's an unbelievable selection of fancy
papers - pick a few individuals or a package. Vellum is also popular - it's a translucent paper - either plain or patterned.
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Stickers: think about the person's life (babies, small children,
geographic location, gardener, rural, etc) and pick a variety of stickers that relate to their life. The choice is endless.
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Cutouts & Punchouts: Cardstock with pictures on it to cut or
punch out. Less expensive than stickers, not as large a selection but lots of wonderful choices.
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Embellishments: fibers, shimmering sand, eyelets, brads, wire,
ribbon - every day people are coming up with new ideas for embellishments we can add to our layouts (scrapbook pages!) There
are some great embellishment kits that contain a variety of these items in a theme: Christmas, fall, beach, etc.
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A Do-It-Yourself Calendar: these are blank calendars that
artists, scrapbookers, crafters, or children can decorate. It's a fun project and something they can use all year.
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Markers & Pens: Glittery, shimmery, black - they are all useful.
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Adhesives: a scrapbooker can never have too much adhesive!
It gets used so quickly. Some popular ones are glue dots, foam squares, and mounting squares.
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Albums: Of course they need albums to fill with beautifully
decorated pages. There's albums for every taste from plain to very elaborate (and of course more money!)
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Idea Books: Choose from basic how to's, layout idea books,
lettering idea books, books that list expressions to use in layouts and cards, or a subscription to a Scrapbooking magazine.
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There are also mugs, T-shirts, Italian Charms, and more about
scrapbookers and scrapbooking.
