Hobby

Scissors

With the advent of scrapbook arts and crafts, several scrapbooking tools have been manufactured and offered by different companies. One of the most basic tools is a pair of edge design scissors that create decorative borders.

By starting with this one scrapbooking tool, a new scrapper can experiment with different styles and borders by using the scissors to decorate some or all of the pages. Because there are dozens of styles and sizes, it really doesn’t matter which scrapbooking tool or scissors the scrapper chooses to purchase or borrow.

Many scrapbooking specialty stores provide table areas and tools for customers to use in the shop. By spending time using a scrapbooking tool, a crafter can create decorative borders on pages or photos. In fact, a scrapper may not feel the need to use this tool until such time as a newspaper article is inserted or posted on a page. Without the use of a scrapbooking tool, the item can seem lifeless and boring and really can’t be inserted as a whole if it is very long, nor can it be cut off after a few paragraphs, because it presents itself as if the entire article is being posted.

However, with the slightest search, a scrapbook creator can find a scrapbooking tool, such as a pair of scissors, that will simulate a border that appears to have been “ripped” from the newspaper. This way a section of an article (or slightly more than the headline) can be included on the page, with the clear indication that there was more to the piece.

If otherwise looking to dress up a page or picture backgrounds, another scrapbooking tool (a simple scalloped edge scissor), or one that offers a squared off edge is also fun to play with. Scissors sets can be found as low as $10 for sets of 12 pairs online and even less at retail or discount houses. While some scrapbook creators focus on content, others focus on the design of the pages. These scrappers enjoy the variety of edge cutters and borders to enhance their pages and photos.

Accessories

Once the scissors have been explored and mastered, another scrapbooking tool of rather major importance is a miniature paper cutter. Similar to larger varieties found in schools (the ones we were always instructed to watch our fingers with) the smaller version is approximately the size of a large softbound book. It is ideal for trimming small pieces of paper with even edges, whether for matting photos or trimming larger pages. With a paper cutter and a supply of scissors, there is very little a scrapbooker can’t accomplish, at least while learning the craft.