Trying to find cheap scrapbook supplies is not always simple and it is easy to get carried away when you start shopping and end up spending far too much than you budgeted for.

This scrapbook page layout consists of mainly paper making it a really cheap scrapbook page to create.

Select a piece of 12 x 12 scrapbook paper to use for the base of your design. Here I have selected a pinkish red sheet of paper because the two people on the front of the scrapbook are women.

A second sheet of 12 x 12 scrapbook paper then needs to be selected from your craft supplies, and  if possible make sure it contains a small shade of the colour you are using for the base of the design.

You are going to be using the second piece of scrapbook paper to create a strip that will run down one side of the scrapbook page. Cut off a strip of paper which measures approximately 6 -7cm in width.

Use decorative scissors to create a fancy edge along the scrapbook paper.

Mark out some lines where you will make incisions. You are going to pass some ribbon though these incisions, so the lines need to be the width of the piece of ribbon you have selected to use.

Use a scalpel and metal edge ruler to make the incisions in the paper.

Once all the incisions have been made you can then begin to thread the ribbon through the holes you have just made.

To tie in the base piece of scrapbook paper I have used pink ribbon. You can use any colour that works well with your chosen papers.

Use double sided tape to attach the ribbon threaded paper to the main scrapbook page.

Follow the same procedure using a different pair of decorative scissors and if possible a different shade of paper and ribbon.

Place the new piece of paper with the ribbon  along the opposite edge of the scrapbook page using double sided tape or any non runny glue.

You are then ready to mount the picture using the scraps of paper you have left over to create the frame.

Place the photo on top of the frame using double sided tape. This is me with my mother in law by the way.

You then need to add some journaling or a scrapbook quote. Here I have selected a scrapbook quote that is on vellum paper and reads  ‘Thank you for touching my life’

Place some funky brads in each of the corners of the scrapbook quotes. The brads will also be used to attach it to the main scrapbook page.

It is always nice to add a date so that you can remember when the photo was taken. Here I have used a scalloped pre cut tag.

Place an eyelet through the hole at the top to ensure the card does not tear and use scrapbook stickers to add the date.

Along the top of the scrapbook page place strips of paper or ribbon passing one through the hole in the tag so that it appears to be hanging.

Place the photo and the scrapbook quote onto the main page and your done. Simple, and easy and a great way to make use of your cheap scrapbook supplies.