Scrapbooking - Don’t Compromise, Keep The Mojo Going Perfection in craft is bliss. To create perfection, apart from an idea or an inspiration that every artist needs, the right tools do play their part, ensuring things are the way they are supposed to be. To bring the artist’s idea to life, the way he meant it, whatever be the medium, the perfect tools play a pivotal part. Adequate set of tools provide the creator the necessary mana to unleash his creativity. In hindsight, lack of proper tools shouldn’t be a deciding factor limiting the exult of imagination. Deciding on the perfect toolbox for your craft takes patience. The most common outlets for art are Scrapbooking and papercrafting. Making the perfect toolbox for papercrafting? What is a perfect toolbox without the proper tools. What all to consider when looking for scrapbooking supplies is a question that pops up in every person passionate about a craft. Trying and testing tools available at disposal, expanding horizons, stumble on to a pleasant surprise is a hope on which the artist lives by. Trying on new things, exposing self to different experiences enlivens the soul giving a person the ‘artistic vision’ he longed for. To trace out an idea and express it in the desired medium, say vellum, which was the chosen material from medieval times. To make printing crisp and clear on surfaces such as vellum which have a tendency to create inconsistent prints but are exceedingly good to print wedding invites. Wedding invites are meant to be perfect and you don’t mess up the wedding invites which are meant to be perfect. You need proper tools to ensure the same! Trying out new things until you are satisfied with the output for the same process ensures that you get things just the way they are meant to be. The type of supplies vary according to the needs. Say when you are printing wedding invites, you need the print to dry fast so that you could stack prints and not make invites lay around and create a mess. Fabric, wood, paper, vellum, tiles- these are just mediums to express creativity. To get it done the proper way, proper trial and testing is required. Scouring the market for cheap scrapbooking supplies may lead you to substandard ones or good ones or magical perfect solutions. The more you hunt, the better are the chances of finding good ones. You’ll end up making art that challenges a rainbow coloured unicorn creating craft. Just keep the mojo going!