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Making scrapbooking albums is a fun and easy way to arrange your photos!

Scrapbooking albums come in a huge variety of colors, patterns and styles.  Whatever theme you're working on, there's sure be an album that takes your fancy from the massive selection available online.  There are lots of good stores selling all kinds of scrapbook supplies on the internet, so not only can you buy your albums online, but you can find all kinds of other materials.  Web sites are also great places to pick up free scrapbooking ideas and techniques to try out when designing your pages.

Most scrapbooking albums come in standard sizes, particularly 12 x 12 or 8.5 x 11, but other sizes can be found if you have special requirements.  Generally, scrapbook albums are moderately priced at around $30 - $40, but they can be found for less in discount stores, or can cost considerably more if you're after something very fancy.  It can be a good idea to stock up on page refills when you buy your album, to make sure you have some spares in the right size.  Keen scrappers tend to prefer strap hinged or ring bound albums, as these offer the flexibility of being able to add extra pages or remove old ones as you wish.

You can add your personal touch to your scrapbooking albums in any way you like.  Scrapping is a great hobby as it really lets you get creative and use your imagination.  There are loads of scrapbook accessories to help you embellish your page layouts and help keep your treasured memories alive.  You can use paper piecing patterns, rubber stamps, stickers or stencils to add color and meaning.  Many people like to using journaling, poems or scrapbooking phrases to help add to the narrative.  Creating your own scrapbooks can become an addictive hobby, and you albums will make wonderful keepsakes to remember your happy times!