If you want to commemorate a special vacation or just really enjoy the place you live, you might be wondering where you can find, and how you can use, some state scrapbooking supplies.  While it's not that difficult to use an internet search and actually find some commercially made state scrapbooking supplies you might then be wondering how you can use them on your page in a unique and original way.  Here are some tips to consider.

First think about something unique and different about that state itself.  Obviously when you visit Florida or California you think of sunshine and the ocean.  But what did you enjoy about your visit to another state?  If it was North Carolina, did you love the mountains?  By using state scrapbooking supplies but incorporating something special and perhaps not expected about that state, you make your pages unique and original to yourself and really express why you were there and what you enjoyed.  You can also give this some thought before you even go on vacation and purchase your state scrapbooking supplies.  For instance, suppose you've always wanted to visit Arizona.  During your vacation, take some snapshots of the word "Arizona" on signs, license plates, and anywhere else you see it.  You can then trim these photos and use the word in all these different settings as a page or photo border.  By having your state scrapbooking supplies purchased before your trip you can plan what other elements you might bring home with you and use on these pages.

Remember that you don't always need to use commercially produced state scrapbooking supplies for your pages.  You can spell out the state's name at the top of the page; try using a large and fancy font for the first letter and then an easy to read font for the rest of it.  Scour your basement and office for old atlases, or purchase a state map while you're visiting.  You can then cut out some of these pages or outlines of the state itself and use these as decorative elements.

The real key to using state scrapbooking supplies is to make the page unique and fun for you personally.  Don't just rely on their template or outline to "tell" you what to do but remember that these kits and elements are just what you can begin with as you create your own projects.