What To Buy The Scrapbooker Who Has Everything
Are you making your list and checking it twice...and don't know quite what to get that special scrapbooker in your life? Or are you a scrapbooker looking for ideas for your wish list for Santa? I've got just the ideas you need for perfect gifts!
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What to Get The Scrapbooker Who Has Everything_
We R Memory Keepers "Label It" Label Maker
Great for: Project Life fans, 12×12 layout scrappers, Card Makers
Retail Price: $30-$35
Sources:Amazon, Scrapbook.com
We R Memory Keepers Label It
Labels are a fun way to add titles, sentiments, or bits of journaling to just about anything paper crafters make. This recent tool by We R Memory Keepers is a take on an old fashioned office labeler that creates embossed labels. But with interchangeable font wheels, trendy tape colors, and a choice of a mint or pink case, it is a much more creative option than the old office standard!
(For a more budget option in this tool category, check out the Dymo Organizer Xpress Pro. The previous version of that label maker is a go-to in my tool box!)
Ken Oliver Color Burst
Great for: Mixed media fans, card makers
Retail Price: $25-$35
Sources: Amazon, Scrapbook.com
Ken Oliver Color Burst
Watercolor is hot, hot, hot right now! No one makes watercolor more fun and more accessible for paper crafters to play with than Ken Oliver through his Color Burst line. These little bottles of powder create gorgeous watercolor effects with just a squeeze and a spritz of water!
Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat
Great for: Mixed media fans, stampers
Retail Price: $30-$35
Sources: Amazon, Scrapbook.com
Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat
The rise of mixed media in scrapbooking means paint, ink...and more messes! The Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat has a central work area for holding a project, and a side palette area for holding materials. No matter what media you're working in...this will stand up to it, and make clean-up easier.
Boutique Stamps
Great for: Stampers, card makers, Project Life, planner fans
Retail Price: $15-$20
Sources: Everyday Explorers, Kelly Purkey
The strength of the stamp industry is in the numerous small boutique companies that produce creative designs that never see mass market exposure. Often to buy these brands it is necessary to seek out the company's own site or a small boutique retailer. If you are looking for a gift for a stamper, gifting stamps from one of these small companies can be both a unique gift and a way of supporting ongoing diversity in the industry.
Kelly Purkey Jenkins alpha
Kelly Purkey "Jenkins" alphabet stamps
Nobody does alphabet stamps like Kelly Purkey! Her beautiful, clean and detailed alphabets (like Jenkins above) are perfect for titles on scrapbook layouts, Project Life cards, and for customizing cards.
The Ink Road stamps
The Ink Road stamps
One of the things that boutique stamp companies can do that larger ones rarely attempt is to create stamps for niche themes...at The Ink Road you'll find stamps for topics like blended families (above), Minecraft, and tv show fans.
Cat's Life Press stamps
Cat's Life Press stamps
For fans of a quirky (and irreverent) vintage style, Cats Life Press is the perfect answer. Their little icon stamps are perfect for everything from Project Life to ATC cards! You can find their beautiful red rubber stamps both mounted and unmounted through small retailers like Stamp Diva.
Everyday Explorers stamps
Everyday Explorers stamps
If you loved Christina Herrin's Wander kit for Project Life like I did, you'll think you're in heaven browsing her Everyday Explorers stamp store. Her clean and simple designs are perfect for Project Life, card making, and 12x12 layouts. As the name implies, travel is a heavy focus, but there's plenty for other occasions (like the Thanksgiving set above) as well.
The above is just a sampling...there's many more small stamp companies. Whatever the style, there's someone creating beautiful stamps! Seek them out and support them!
