#1 way to save money on scrapbooking and find some fun stuff to add in there.
Rip out any magazine or newspaper pictures, ad, etc. and you will have created a whole library of different still items (like chairs, flowers banners), background wallpaper, different kinds of texts.
I usually only put about two pictures to a page, b/c I like to re-create the scene going on in the picture. I just cut out the actual subject of the photo and recreate the whole background scene from the pic. You can get it to look really identtical to the original picture you can make it look totally abstract too.
whats really fun is to cut out the subject of your photo and put it into a totally differrent background .. like a spoof or something. I think its so much more fun to look at pictures that way..
..i use a low temp glue gun to fasten all pictures and accessories in my scrapbooks.
i do however splurge on the scissors that let you cut fancy borders and those jolee stickers .. they are pretty cool!