I knew about paper weight and thickness - mainly because i had to deal alot with cranky photo copiers and laser printers who'd kick up a fuss unless papers were of a certain weight and thickness.
But when a friend of mine who happen to be an avid scrapbooker (and a real good one at that! check out http://scrapaholicunited.blogspot.com/) brought me to a proper scrapbooking craft shop it was like a whole new world opened up before me. There were Bazzill cardstock papers of every shade and textures ... there were beautiful papers of designs and hues i've not seen except perhaps in the materials shop where my mother would go.
The difference was, in materials shop its only occassional that something would catch my eye - this wee little craft shop literally took my breath away! Mind you, the shop wasn't very big either and the stuff they had there were not exactly plenty. But EVERYTHING was dizzyingly tempting! I dare say i went quite mad ... had it not been sheer will power and practicality (i.e. would i use that? what's my budget?) I would have bought everything in sight and suffer the dire consequences of breaking the bank!
I must admit there is still alot to be learnt from the nature of different papers and their names. For a longest time i didn't know what 'cardstock' was (thick paper), vellum (thin tissue like paper) was. I just knew i wanted thick paper and thin paper and normal coloured paper. :P When that friend of mine (who took me to my first craft shop) raved about the wonders of 'Bazzill' paper, i thought she was speaking in a foreign language until i saw for myself what it was ...
That's what its like for someone who come from a place that doesn't have a specific scrapbooking craft haven. Am either forced to a) take a plane to the nearest city with craft shops or b) order online and pay a bomb for shipping charges!
Now, armed with good scrapbook references - i daresay am a little more informed though i can't claim that i have mastered the basics of Paper101 just yet!
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hi Tee, for the longest time I've wanted to do something with all these pictures that I have of my kids and hubby.Scrapbooking is really alien to me, and blogs like urs are really helpful and i really can relate. having said that, where else can i find shops around Kch selling scrapbook items?
Hi Ann,
You can try a little gift shop called 'Pick and Pack' - along Jalan Keretapi. It's not on par with specialist scrapbook shops but it does have some pretty nifty papers, paper embellishments, accents and scrapbooking sets.
It's the row of new shop houses that faces the main road near a corner Unaco (just after Bormill Estate - where Bing's and Tarot cafe are). It's got an attractive window display (biggest sponge bob square pants I've ever seen) on the first floor.
Am not sure if my directions are clear enough.
Alternatively you can visit the Times bookstore at newest shopping mall (can't remember what's the name now ...Three hills? Or Trees?). They've got some scrapbooking type papers too.
Also, be prepared to be shocked at how expensive luxurious papers can be!
T
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