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When you are first starting out in stamping or scrapbooking, you'll find a lot of different kinds of paper out there. Paper is a staple in these crafts and marketers know it! You can find pattern paper, textured paper, thin paper and thick paper. Some paper says it's archival and other papers say they are acid free. What does all this mean?

Paper is the foundation for all of your creations, so make sure you are using good paper. If you are creating a scrapbook page, use only archivally safe paper. It is generally marked as ARCHIVAL or it will say it is ACID FREE or LIGNIN FREE. Paper that is not achivally safe will not last as long as other papers and will crack or crumble after several years.

I also recommend thick paper over thin paper. For one thing, it looks better and for another, thick paper is easier to manipulate.

If you are stamping, you want paper that is very smooth as any texture will be exaggerated by the ink. The extra smoothness also keeps the ink on the surface of the paper instead of soaking into the paper. Try stamping on cheap card stock and you'll see that the ink bleeds through the paper and along the individual fibers of the paper.

There are several companies that offer excellent paper for scrapbooking and for stamping. I highly recommends Stampin' Up! papers and card stock. Not just because I am a SU! demonstrator but because they are just good products. I used the SU! papers for a long time (8 years!!) before I was a demo.

Stampin' Up! card stocks are made of 80lb cover weight paper and are very high quality. Additionally, Stampin' Up! card stock coordinates with our markers, ink pads, pastels, ink cartridges, watercolor crayons and Stampin' Spots. Additionally, it's acid and lignin free for scrapbooking.



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Labels: scrampology

I get asked by folks about what kind of things you need to get started. I especially get asked this at workshops and my answer is always:

1. A paper cutter
   
2. A good pair of scissors
3. Good quality paper
4. A pencil
5. Strong adhesive
6. A ruler

That's it. You don't need any fancy tools. Most of us have these laying around the house. And if you have gotten overwhelmed by all the great stuff in the catalog, then know this: you don't really need stamps at this point.

That's right. You don't.

With these few items, you can make all kinds of things: beautiful little note cards, little gifts, a wonderful scrapbook page, the list goes on.

I'd like you to consider purchasing a basic all-round stamp set too. In the current 09-10 catalog, my recommendation is Fun and Fast Notes (#113500). This little set will work for almost any situation and it very cute.

To make this card:

Cut all pieces
Pixie Pink: 5-1/2 X 8-1/2 (#105121)
Green Gable: 2-3/8 X 3 (#102795)
Whisper White: 2-3/4 X 2-1/4 (100730)

Fold Pixie Pink in half for card

Using Pixie Pink cartridge (#105203), wheel image over right most part of card using the Stampin' Around Handle (#102971) and Fast Flowers (#109679) wheel.

Stamp image on whisper white and color using blender pens (#102845) and pastels (#105542).

Labels: scramping, scrampology, Show-N-Tell