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Scrapbook Material Hunting One of a Flipino scrapbooker's woes is not being able to find a really good store. We don't have Michael's here (I swear I need to visit that place) so we need to be more open with our very few options. 1. NBS is a popular site to go to, but not all sites are equal. The best NBS I've ever been so far was the one in ATC. They even have paper quill there! What I am not sure now is if they still have the same variety of items as before because before I left, there were signs of them transferring to a less craft-friendly area. I haven't seen it for around 3 years so I may need to go back just to check. 2. Lesser known book stores also have some tiny gems that are not found in NBS. If memory serves, Expressions still have stationaries and little stuff we grew up with which we can use in our junk journals. Even BookSale have stickers. 3. Simplejoys have been my secret for the longest time but seeing how a lot have blogged them already, I might ...

1. To better keep track of my stickers/stick on embellishments, I assemble them all in a clear acetate then put them on a clear folder. This way, I could easily find which sticker I can use and be able to sort them by theme. This direct approach would only work for stickers that use double sided mounting tapes though. For other stickers you may keep them in their pad then stick that on to the acetate. 2. Recycle paper products, you will never know when to use them. Since I am making my smashbook from scratch, and the sad reality that the Philippines has not much scrapbook/smashbook/junk journal resources available, I am forced to reuse paper packaging when I think so fit. I do order online and buy like crazy from stores available but there is also a benefit for this, since I won't be paying extra, and I get free templates too! I actually used a cereal box for the cover of my smashbook and I was never disappointed with it because it is of the right thicknes and best of all it is fre...