BASIC SCRAPBOOK CROPPING TOOLS
(To get you started)

Everyone getting started with scrapbooking wonders what tools they need in order to begin. Here is a list of basic tools you'll need. Use your own judgement on what to have, because this list is spartan--just enough to get you started. You will surely add to these basic tools. There are suggestions for additional scrapbooking tools and machines in these companion articles: Cropping Tools, Cropping Photos and Matting Photos. These articles will provide you with instructive information on how to crop and mat your photographs, and other useful tools to help you enhance your scrapbooking desires.

We will add to this list as we find helpful tools that come our way. If you have a tool you like, and others may benefit from it, send us an email with information about it. Tell us what it is, who the manufacture is, what it does, and ways you have used it. A photo of a page or card where you have used this tool would be helpful. We'll pass the review along on our site.

We have listed a few of the tools that can help you in your effort to crop and mat your photos.

BASIC TOOLS

• Straight Edge Personal Trimmer
• Scissors
• Straight Edge Ruler
• Self Healing Mat
• X-Acto Knife