In the wonderful world of the scrapbooking hobby, paper has got to be the most important raw material. Fortunately for scrapbookers, this is a relatively inexpensive material and is widely available. Just in case your local general craft store or specialty scrapbooking store doesn’t have a wide variety of papers, we would be remiss not to let you know about many of the different paper types that should be at your disposal as a scrapbooker, and some of their properties and uses.
-Cardstock – This is truly the work-horse of paper in the scrapbooking industry. It is heavy-duty enough to help support even heavy embellishments. You should also be able to find a large variety of colors at local stores around you.
-Parchment – If you’re trying to create a page that features old documents or history, parchment paper can definitely be used to great effect.
-Fabric – Fabric papers are cherished by scrapbookers especially for important pages such as those memorializing a wedding. Just note that the fabric effect is only one one side of the paper. Also, you’ll find that there’s generally a limited selection of colors and specific fabric looks that are available, so happy hunting!
-Corrugated – This paper is made using furrowed molds and is a very heavyweight paper. Scrapbookers often used corrugated paper for embellishments and as photo mats on their scrapbook pages.
-Embossed – This paper can be of various weights and often have patterns and images on them. The embossed image can add a sense of formality to a scrapbook page.
-Metallic – Metallic papers are great for a scrapbooker who wants to give a modern pop look to a scrapbook page or portion of a page. You can even find some metallic papers which have a holographic look.
