I've taken a couple of classes and attended a lot of crops with other scrapbookers. Why not get your group together to talk about what each person wants to learn? If most of them want to learn the basic's, as I suspect, then go ahead and plan to teach them about the tools they'll need, organization tips, and making a simple page or two. You can find a lot of info on line, as well as finding several good books to help you get started. As for supplies, look online and have them sent to you. Good luck and enjoy! Sue

Time consuming...it all depends. You can scrap like me. LOTS of pics, very little design. 19 pages in 1 day is my current record. Or you can take your time and each page is a careful work of art. Or anywhere in between. It's fun to see the different 'personalities' of each scrappers book. You can get books at Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Meijer, try another Wal-Mart. I'm sure there's a lot more I can't think of right now. But someone else will.:o)

I'll go next... I am a SAHM of 3 young kiddos...Matt-7, Rachel-6, Kailey-3. I volunteer at their schools alot (which will be starting soon). I have been married for 8 years, 9 in October. I love to scrapbook but I very rarely do it at home. Inbetween cleaning and chasing after my 3 it leaves me no time. I love to go to scraps and I have a special cm rep that I go to at least once a month. I am working on my 2002 album and I'm just starting my Easter pages. I have albums for 1998 and 1999 combined, 2000, 2001 and 2002 is in progress. I'm going to purchase some new albums later this month and start on my kids albums. I'm only going to put pictures of their school activities and birthdays in this album. A few of my friends don't agree with me on this but too bad. :) I think they think is should only be school. I think birthdays are fun and I want my kids to remember those special times. Happy scrapping, Jewels

Lots of good ideas guys! I'm cheap by nature and can't bring myself to spring for a lot of the pricey scrapbooking toys. That said, there are lots of ways to work around it. You can create your own supplies from non-traditional sources - as was suggested. You can share with friends - if you buys a big stack of papers or embellishments or whatever you can split 'em. You can go to crops at your local store - most of them have a work room of some kind and let you use their tools. A great way to olay with all of the fun die cuts and stuff without purchasing some of the big ticket items. You can swap the stuff you are bored with - online or in person. You can steal ideas from the pricey items and try to make your own. All of the precut chipboard embellishments are great, but they aren't anything you couldn't make yourself with some cardboard, and exacto knife and a little time. Lots of things outside of the scrapbooking aisle are acid free and archival quality. Check out your office supply store, Big Lots, the Dollar Store, etc... And never throw anything away :) Decorative scissors were all the rage a few years ago, then everyone seems to get sick of them, now people seem to be using them again - just in different ways. There was a ton of talk on another forum I read about the old kid's toy "Spirograph" and how it could be used for scrapping. What else is collecting dust in the basement that could be moved up to your craft room? Here is a link that might be useful: craftfetish blog