Break Out of a Scrapbooking Rut! Start Your Own Scrapbooking Club

Are you in a scrapbooking rut? Has the idea well run dry? If the thought of dragging out all your scrapbook supplies and sitting down at your dining room table all alone with no one to share ideas with keeps you from scrapbooking, consider starting your own scrapbook club.


Getting together with friends, sharing memories, laughter and food (chocolate!) and scrapbooking to your hearts content - now that is my idea of a fun day!


It doesn’t need to be a huge event. Do you want to keep it cozy and personal? Invite 2 or 3 of your best scrapbooking buddies. Take turns at one another’s homes hosting the club.


If you love lots of people, consider asking your church or community center for use of their space. If there is a fee, split it among the group. Some large groups invite instructors or scrapbooking consultants to come in to teach a new technique.


Many groups meet in the evenings or on weekends, when they can leave the kiddos home with dad. But if your group needs child care, consider hiring a sitter(s) and all chip in to pay them well!


Decide if you will serve food or have everyone bring their own sack lunch. You could also make it a potluck event for large clubs. Don’t forget the chocolate!


Set up a table of supplies to share such as punches, cutters, idea books, and other tools.


You can all pitch in together to purchase special tools such as a Sizzix that the whole club can use. Decide if you would like to charge a "fee", such as $5.00, to put in the kitty to save up to buy special tools.
If you don’t have the space to have a crop in your home, or if you have to pay to rent a facility, consider signing up for crops held at scrapbook stores. There is usually a small fee, but often this includes some instruction or a class on a new technique.


The advantage of having it at a store (or disadvantage if you can’t control yourself!), is that all the scrapbooking supplies you would need are right there available for purchase. Don’t have that perfect shade of red paper? Go shopping!


Call up your scrapbooking friends, get your heads together and decide on the best times for your scrapbook club. You’ll have a wonderful time sharing ideas, laughter and of course chocolate!


Best of all, I'll bet it will shake you out of that rut! Keep meeting at least once per month and you will really make great strides on your scrapbooking projects.

Happy Scrappin!