The Cost of Scrapbooking

Unless you're a scrapbooker, you really don't know how expensive and time consuming this hobby can be. To get started scrapbooking, you need basic supplies: paper trimmer, acid free adhesive, journaling pens, pattern paper, cardstock, scissors, an album, and page protectors. Sounds simple right? Well, most scrapbookers also purchase stickers, idea books, embellishments, ribbon, fiber, wire, tags, chalk, ink, specialty paper, stamps and even die cut machines and dies. And now that you have all those supplies, you probably want to learn how to use them, so you go to classes that can cost anywhere between free and several hundred dollars! I've read on quite a few message boards that some scrapbookers 'boast' about setting a "budget" of $200 per month. That's $2400 per year!

Let's talk about the time it takes. You've got gorgeous photos so you want to find the perfect pattern paper and cardstock to match. You want to find the right embellishments to go with that pattern paper and cardstock, right? So you shop at your local scrapbook store or scrapbook chain or craft store. Your eyes instantly glaze over from all the CHOICES you have. Do you want stickers, die cuts, ribbon, or rub ons? Do you want eyelets, brads, snaps, zippers, or wire? And how in the heck do you set an eyelet?? Also, why do you have to buy 100 brads when you only really need four? Well..let's say you make your decisions and get home with your perfect pattern paper and just the right shade of cardstock to match. You know what comes next? Creating! So when are you going to have a few hours to sit down and scrapbook your pages? Tomorrow? When the kids go to sleep? When the kids grow up? And if it takes you several hours to do one layout, how will you ever get caught up?

These are the kinds of things I hear from my clients over and over again. This is why they hire me. I've already invested in the tools, I've already taken the classes and I'm ready to put in the time to give you a beautiful scrapbook, a FINISHED scrapbook. You don't have to step one tiny toe in the scrapbook store. You don't have to stress over finding the right paper and embellishments. You don't have to worry about finding the time to sit down and scrapbook. It's all done for you. So you get a beautiful scrapbook without all the work.