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The Scrapbooking Kit includes a book- Great Scrapbooks -Full of fabulous ideas, tips, and techniques to help you create professional-looking scrapbooks. More than 100 exciting scrapbook pages arranged by theme (weddings, baby books, school, pets, vacations, the seasons, heritage albums, holidays) are presented with dozens of useful tips on how to make the pages. At least one easy-to-learn, step-by-step technique for creating stunning special effects is included in each chapter. The techniques-from using punches to creating your own templates, from pop-ups to puzzles, from mosaics and kaleidoscopes to a holiday gingerbread house-will you with inspiration and enthusiasm for this wonderful craft. An illustrated glossary of popular scrapbooking techniques (for example, paper piercing, lift-the-flaps, and montage) provides further information. With little patience, a few photographs, and a plan as simple or elaborate as you wish, anyone can make an appealing scrapbook.