If you are on a budget or just starting out on your papercrafting journey, there are some supplies/tools you are going to need.
Adhesive - Comes in all shapes and sizes....tape, liquid, foam pads, glue dots and probably more. The liquid adhesive is my first choice. It gives you wiggle room so if you adhere your paper/cardstock down and it isn't quite straight, you have a small amount of time to fix it.
Cardstock - You are going to need this to make your project, be it, card or scrapbook page or 3D item...to name a few. A full pack of white is the first colour I would choose, closely followed by black. You can then pick a colour family (Brights, Regals, Neutrals or Subtles) and buy the assorted pack which gives you 2 each of 10 colours. You will quickly discover which colour is your "go to" colour so on your next order, you can order one full pack of say, Melon Mambo (can you guess what colour is MY "go to" colour?!)
Ink: If you are planning to colour your images, I would recommend Stazon. It is permanent and dries super fast. Memento is another good one but needs just a little drying time. Once dry, you can also colour to your hearts content. Whether you are colouring or simply stamping an image, dye ink pads are great. Again, you can start with a colour family and build on from there.
Scissors - another staple in your papercrafting supplies. It is best to have 2. Keep one for paper and one for ribbon. I have a piece of ribbon tied around my ribbon scissors so I don't mix them up.
You can go anywhere from here....embellishments galore, ribbon, embossing powders, punches, dies....etc.
There is no "right" or "wrong" way to papercraft. Everyone has their own style. You will make mistakes along the way (you are not alone, EVERYBODY has done it) and sometimes, that mistake becomes a happy accident.
Go have fun, I say.
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Happy crafting,
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