Free Scrapbooking Paper to Print

Where can I find free scrapbooking paper to print? It’s a common question. The cost of Scrapbooking Supplies adds up over time, and frugal scrapbookers look for bargains - like free scrapbooking paper to print.

If you are hunting free scrapbooking paper to print, you will want to check various sources, and not be content with one. Some offer samples, meant to urge you to purchase Digital Scrapbooking supplies. Others offer free scrapbooking paper out of good will - a thank you to visitors. Most of these downloads are large files, so you may have trouble if you are using a dial-up connection to the Internet.

Sources of Free Scrapbooking Paper to Print

One way to zero in on free scrapbooking paper to print is to make a quick list of possible phrases for your search engine. Search engines can be both fussy and marvelous. In a search such as this, do not use quotation marks (”) around the words. You want the search engine to look more broadly.

Words can be rearranged and tried several ways until you get the results you want. For example, “free scrapbooking paper to print” could be twisted around to be “paper to print free scrapbooking” or “print free scrapbooking paper”. You might start with a phrase such as “printable scrapbook paper free” and twist it to “free printable scrapbook paper”. Or leave off a word or two. Try “free scrapbooking printable” and see if the results include the word paper.

Another way to find free scrapbooking paper to print is to use the word “sample” in place of the word “print” in your search.

Free scrapbooking paper to print can be found on websites that do not at all major in scrapbooking. For example:

Character-in-Action.com has free scrapbooking paper to print. They also have a few free scrapbooking pre-made pages. Their website expresses intent to add to the ideas and patterns they offer as free downloads. The layouts of their pages sometimes includes a character trait, making them great for calling attention to the character of people in your photos.

DIY Free Scrapbooking Paper to Print

You can design your own free scrapbooking paper to print out for your scrapbooks. If you are comfortable with a graphics software program such as PhotoShop, open a new page, and apply a background color. Use a gradient, if you wish, for more interest in the background. Import a small clipart image or photo and repeat it as often as you wish on top of your background. Or use the software’s own “shape tool” to create a pattern. Add texture or noise.

There are many things you can do on the computer to create interesting, free scrapbooking paper to print on your printer.

Printing Your Free Scrapbooking Paper

Wherever you find your free scrapbooking paper, be aware that it will not print at 12″ x 12″ scrapbook album size unless you have a special printer. Most printers are designed for letter or legal size paper: 8.5″ x 11″ or 8.5″ x 14″ only. You can solve this problem by saving your free scrapbooking paper to a CD or disk and taking it to a copy store such as Kinko’s. They can print on larger paper for you.

Be sure, too, that your free scrapbooking paper is printed on acid free paper to protect your photos.