Scrapbook Cutting Tools

Scrapbooking cutting tools are very useful when making your scrapbook.

However, you do not need every one of these tools to make a scrapbook. Pick the ones that are most useful to you and fit well in your budget.

Paper Trimmer

Enables you to resize your photos or card stock to make them fit better on your page. I do not cut very straight lines with scissors so I rely on my paper trimmer tremendously! For me this is a MUST HAVE!

This will round the corners of your pictures. This is not a tool you have to have. If you prefer the sharper looking edges that is fine too. There is no right or wrong way.

These scrapbookcutters will cut your paper or pictures into different shapes. I have a lot of fun using the different cutters. There are so many things you can do with these.

Craft Scissors

Adds character your photos. A great inexpensive way to add different designs to the edge of your photos or paper.

Hole Punches

Hole punches can come with just a single hole or with some type of design. The design ones enable you to cut paper into different shapes such as flowers, trees, insects, animals, stars, hearts and the list goes on. The single hole punch is good for attaching certain things to your page like yarn or thread.

Die cut machines are extremely helpful in making you a ton of different die cuts. Most can make many different fonts and shapes very quickly, and some can even make these in a variety of sizes.

This is a lot easier to use than trying to manually cut with a template and scissors or craft knife. Not to mention that with a die cut machine, your scrapbook die cuts come out perfect every time. This machine is a dream for people addicted to scrapbooking.

There is one downside, which is that die cut machines can be very expensive. For example, the Cricut Expression costs hundreds of dollars, and many of the cartridges run almost $100.00 each. The good news is that you should never have to pay full price - there are always good deals on the Cricut and accessories, as well as the other scrapbooking die cut machines on the market.

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