Must-Have Travel Scrapbooking Supplies – Complete List

CREATE A TRAVEL JOURNALING KIT

CUTTING & GLUEING

SCISSORS

A good pair of scissors is a must when you’re going the scrapbooking route. For the best results, you want a sharp pair and for paper, the best ones have small blades, so you can easily cut curves and corners.

HOLE PUNCHES

There are so many different hole punches to choose from! Of course you have the original ones with 2/3/4 holes for adding papers to a binder, but there are also many with cute shapes to give more interest to your pages.

CUTTING MAT & KNIFE

Sometimes I like to cut my photos with a knife rather than with scissors, so in that case I use a cutting mat. My knife is the 10-095 from Stanley, which my brother got for me in the hardware store :)

RULER

For cutting or drawing in your travel scrapbook, having a good ruler is also a must! For cutting I recommend an iron ruler, so you don’t accidentally cut into it.

GLUE STICK & ROLLER

No scrapbooking is complete without a good glue stick or glue roller. Pritt is always a good choice! They even have special scrapbooking tape.

MOD PODGE

To be real honest, I haven’t used my bottle of mod podge that much, but if you’re creating the cover of your scrapbook, then adding a layer of this hardening, see-through glue could make it last a lot longer!

PROJECT LIFE

Project Life is a solution-based system for bringing photos and stories together. They have an app and digital version, but I still prefer the good old physical scrapbook!

To get started, you’ll need a project life album and project life pocket pages (either type 1 or type 2). These pocket pages are so clever, you simply slide your photos and other flat memories into them! It’s really scrapbooking for lazy people (like me) – haha!

You can also get special project life lined cards to write on, and there are many more project life items such as dividers, envelopes and cards with cute quotes and designs on them.

PRINTS & PAPERS

CRAFT PAPER

There are so many different types of scrapbook papers, the list could be long here. So I’ve narrowed it down to the beautiful Japanese origami papers and scrapbook paper with different designs.

Usually scrapbook paper or craft paper is a bit thicker, so it’s easier to work with.

I also found these magnetic page markers, which I think will be a great addition to your scrapbook!

Other paper ideas to add are: drawings, rubbings, food / product packaging, food / product labels, postcards, postal stamps, ticket stubs, receipts, maps, menus, boarding passes, business cards, letters or notes from friends, something written/printed in the local language, cuttings from (travel) magazines, travel brochures, etc. etc.

PHOTO PRINTS

What is a travel scrapbook without memorable photos in them? Besides the standard sizes you can get at your local print show, I also love to add little polaroids to my albums.

Here you can find the popular Fujifilm Instax mini camera with special film and even a handy printer.

Another fun tip is to find some vintage travel photos in your local thrift shop or market!

DIGITAL PRINTABLES

On the website of The Adventure Book (which I also highly recommend!), I found these cute travel stationary and country flags that you can print and add to your journal.

TAPE, STICKERS & STAMPS

INK STAMPS

My stamp collection is always growing, they are so great to add to any type of journal!

Have a look at these beautiful wooden travel stamps or these silicone travel stamps.

NATURAL EMBELISHMENTS

If it’s flat enough (and if you’re allowed to take it from the destination you’re visiting), you can also add a bit of nature to your travel journals.

From sand, to pressed flowers, pressed leaves, a bit of tree bark or perhaps some bird feathers – what did you collect on your last trip?