Space and items: What is the MINIMUM you need or needed when

As a story-focused, simple, clean-lined, cardstock-intensive, actual memorabilia, traditional scrapper, my minimum supplies would be: 

Minimum Items: What do you REALLY need to paper craft? Paper trimmer, clear t-ruler, adhesive, cardstock, & black pen. 


Minimum Space: Use for ?  At least a 13" square area to craft, Cropper Hopper Paper Holders to organize cardstock, & a desktop organizer to hold the trimmer, ruler, & pen. 

I've been scrapbooking for almost 20 years now and I started out with just an XXL for my paper and a table top carrier for my tools. I used to keep it in a spare closet and just pull it out and scrap on my kitchen table. I kept it pretty neat so it was easy to tuck everything away for dinner. There are lots of portable scrappers that don't have a dedicated space so they need to keep everything in a closet.

Minimum Items: What do you REALLY need to paper craft?
We sell a basic beginners kit for scrapbookers. It includes: Adhesive, Paper Trimmer, Scissors, Pen/Marker for journaling and a pack of cardstock in a variety of colors all contained in one 17x17 plastic storage box. It's less than $100. We don't include an album or refill pages simply because we have a huge variety people can choose from. They vary in price from $15-50.

Honestly, you can scrapbook with just those items. Now realistically, that's not enough for most people as they all like the extra stickers, embellishments, etc. But that's something you can add on as you go, or just purchase for those specific pages you're scrapping. If you want to keep your storage space to a minimum, crop at a store so you can buy as you use. Then all you have to bring along is your tools and photos.

Minimum Space: Like I said above, most basic tools can be kept in a 17x17 plastic case if you really want to be minimalistic. The more paper you accumulate, you could get by with an XXL tote or one of the pretty totes from We R Memory Keepers. There are lots of extra pockets for pens, punches, tools and other stuff.

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I need a room, at the very least. I can't work in common areas like dining rooms, bedrooms, etc. I need a dedicated space.

When I started out I had everything in underbed storage and would craft on the dining room table and put it all away after a session. I think you can actually do a lot with a bit of paper, some basic tools like scissors, paper trimmer and adhesive and a good pen for journaling. Now I've taken over the former study as my craft room and have tables all along one wall so I have an area to scrap/card make as well as one for my big shot and sewing machine. And I have a *few* supplies on the shelves

^Linda, me, too.

I first scrapped from a mini-book kit. I only bought the kit, a paper trimmer and some adhesive. Added my photos and that was it! I think that's as minimal as you can get!