So if you’re reading this, you know how much I love scrapbooking — and shopping for scrapbooking supplies. Every so often, I find out about and/or receive some fun new finds, and of course I want to share them with you! Here’s a few for April.

Club Scrap

I have a confession to make: I do not belong to any scrapbook kit clubs! I am tempted by so many of them, but I have yet to take the plunge. However, the folks over at Club Scrap were kind enough to send me over the March kit to check out. Many clubs take products from different companies and mix them together in their kits, often with a couple original items that can only be found in that club kit. Club Scrap has a different take on originality — you can’t find anything in their kits anywhere else!

That’s right, the Club Scrap Design Team creates all the coordinating cardstock and embellishments that come in every monthly kit! The March kit, Common Threads, is absolutely beautiful – full of rich blues, golds, greens and purples. I plan on using mine to scrapbook a tropical vacation that my husband and I hope to take in the next couple of months…but have yet to plan.

Each kit from Club Scrap includes the “Main Entree” plus your choice of 1 of 3 “Side Orders” — an Embellishment Pack, a Wood Mounted Stamp Set, or a Greeting to Go Card Making Pack. There are actually 2 different kit clubs you can join — Club Scrap and Club Stamp; that’s right, they make their own rubber stamps too! Every member also can download “Assembly Line Scrapbooking” instructions each month for ideas and inspiration as well — and who can’t use some of that?

For more information on this company and how to become a member of Club Scrap and/or Club Stamp, click here.

Univenture Binders

I don’t know about you, but I am always looking for new ways to organize my large (okay, bordering on obnoxious) collection of scrapbooking supplies; I have found binders to be very useful. I use them in several ways — to store my acrylic stamps and to organize the many layout ideas I tear out from my favorite scrapbooking magazines.

I wasn’t aware of this, but there is a company called Univenture that manufactures innovative storage solutions, mostly for corporate customers — but many of them will work well for crafters too! I especially like these UniKeep Binders. They come in different sizes – and they snap close, so you can stuff all sorts of stuff in there and not worry about it falling out! I plan on using mine for stamp storage; I also think they would work well to store those pieces of memorabilia that never seem to find a good home before they make it into my projects.

For more information, check out the Univenture website. I know you’ll find other useful storage products there too!

Collected Memories Scrapbooks

In closing, I want to tell you about my favorite scrapbooks in the whole wide world. If you have never heard of Collected Memories, you are in for a real treat. This website sells many different scrapbooking products, but their 12″x12” and 8″x8″ post-bound scrapbook albums are the star (at least in my humble opinion).

They aren’t cheap (the 12″x12″ books cost $42.99 and the 8″x8″ ones are $24.99) – but the quality and designs are unparalleled. Where else can you find sturdy scrapbooks with tons of designs ranging from tropical themes to birds to sports like soccer and football?! I have collected a bunch of these scrapbooks over the 4 years I have been scrapbooking — using them for subjects ranging from my Hawaiian honeymoon and other tropical vacations to my 2007 book.

One of my favorite things is how easily expandable they are. I tend to stuff my scrapbooks to the absolute limit, and these expand so nicely that they allow me to get tons of pages in there! My husband jokes that my scrapbooks are so heavy they’re almost impossible to lift, but that’s another story.

Anyway, check out the website when you get a chance – I know you’ll be hooked! They also do wholesale orders, so if you are lucky enough to still have a local scrapbook store in your area, ask them to carry Collected Memories scrapbooks!

And as always, don’t forget to check out our Scrapbooking Reviews – and to bookmark Qwowi.com so you can keep coming back for more great reviews and giveaways!