RecycleDiva said "is where I find much scrapbooking materials because sometimes Michael's just doesn't have what I need. Michael's DOES have really nice scrapbooking binders on sale frequently. I use these binders because it's easy to add information.
There used to be a lovely scrapbooking store over on 5th I think (1/2 block south of Princess) but I haven't seen the store sign for months. I also check out garage sales because it's amazing what can turn up. Fabricland has some items that can be used in scrapbooking.
Getting started? My daughter gave me some ideas but basically I just dove in making a couple of scrapbooks about the nurses in the maternal family line using my own organization techniques. I had some photos from old family photo albums but found MANY of them online i.e. a great-aunt was a nurse overseas in WWI & I found photos of the WWI Canadian General Hospital #3 (McGill University contingent) in France & England where she served, photos of the "Metagama" the ship she took overseas, records of her training at McGill University, mentions of her name in the records each Canadian General Hospital overseas had to keep on a daily basis etc. When she got back to Canada she was appointed head health officer of a huge area in Quebec & Ontario and I found information on THAT too. Amazing what's on the Internet.
The nice thing about scrapbooking is that it can be whatever you want. So decide what approach you'd want to take, make a general plan & go for it! "
Where online do you shop? Scrapbook.com has some awesome stuff but it’s usd and I would prefer to shop Canadian. But when we were in the States I did shop at Hobby Lobby and it was amaze! So much stuff and even counting in exchange was way cheaper. Too bad Michaels doesn’t have the same variety in scrapbooking items.