SCRAPBOOKING TIPS Protectors Add an Additional User-Friendly Quality to Scrapbook Viewers
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INTRO TO SCRAPBOOKING TECHNIQUES SCRAPBOOKING TIPS protectors add an additional user-friendly quality to scrapbook viewers. 1. Use Acid-Free products. In paper manufacturing, acid is used in the 6. Add a personal touch by journaling in your process to break apart the wood fibers and lignin book and adding interesting details. that holds them together. When acid remains in Pictures speak a thousand words, and your the products used for scrapbooking, the acid will journaling will only add to the story! Be sure to react chemically to accelerate the deterioration of use pens designed for scrapbooking to ensure the photos. Acid free products have a pH factor of 7 product is photo-safe. to 8.5. A product must be acid-free to be labeled “photo safe.” 7. Before you buy, check to see if it is labeled “Archival Quality.” 2. Use Lignin-Free products. Materials, techniques and methods used in A tree contains lignin, which is a bonding manufacturing of archival quality items will material that holds wood fibers together as the make the scrapbook last for generations. tree grows. When lignin remains in a paper product such as newspaper, it will yellow and 8. A photo-labeling pencil can prevent damage to become brittle over a period of time. In today’s photos. market, the majority of paper that is Use this photo safe pencil for labeling on both manufactured is lignin-free, but be sure to the front and back of your photographs. The protect your precious photos by double pencil can also be used for tracing around checking! templates on photos. Pencil marks will wipe off with a tissue or cotton ball. To be safe, test the 3. Buffer your acidic items. pencil marks on a corner of the photo to be sure If you have to use an acidic product, consider that th marks will wipe off. This is especially using a buffering agent. As paper ages, acids can important when using old photos. A quality form within the paper fibers, causing it to photo labeling pencil may seem like an added become brittle, to turn yellow or deteriorate. To expense, but well worth the investment! neutralize acid, a buffering agent such as carbonate or magnesium bicarbonate can be 9. Use a spray neutralizer when needed. added to paper giving the paper a pH of 8.5. If you want to include ticket stubs, programs, Buffered paper is generally considered longer etc., in your scrapbook, use a spray neutralizer lasting than unbuffered paper. If an acidic letter for deacidification of those items. The spray is attached to an acid-free page, buffered paper coats the item and neutralizes acid levels. can also prevent acid migration by neutralizing any acid transfer. 10. Look for “Photo Safe” on supplies. Scrapbook supplies labeled Photo Safe are acid 4. pH Factor is important, and easy to free and will not destroy photographic image. understand. The pH factor simply refers to the acidity of Source: A2Z Scrapbooking at paper. The pH scale runs from 0 to 14. Acid free http://a2zscrapbooking.com/. products have a pH of 7 to 8.5. To determine the acidity in products, you can purchase a pH tester 50 IDEAS TO GET ORGANIZED pen. Scrapbooking is a wonderful hobby! Besides 5. Sheet protectors help to protect your photos being relaxing and fun, it also allows you to be and designed scrapbook page. creative and to spend quality time with your A sheet protector is a plastic (polypropylene) family and friends. Plus, it results in a storybook acid-free top loading or side loading sheet that of lifelong memories. One very important slips over an album page. Never use vinyl sheet element of scrapbooking is getting it all protectors as they are not photo safe. Sheet organized. This includes, but is not limited to: 1 Storing all of your supplies in an 5. Storing Photographs. organized fashion so they can be found Once your photos are developed, you need a instantly when you need them. place to store them until you’re ready to put them Remembering what supplies to pick up in your scrapbook. Keep them separated by year at the store, and eliminating duplicate or event, in Ziplock bags. Label each bag with a purchases. number, and put a corresponding number on Finding time to research new and your Documentation Form. Then, store them in a creative ways to spruce up your photo box. Keep the box in a dry, cool place to scrapbooks. protect your photos until you’re ready to put the Finding enough time to enjoy the art of photos into your scrapbook. scrapbooking in your busy life. 6. Organizing Boxes of Photos. 1. Tell a Story. If you have boxes of photos that span from the Plan your photos, before you shoot. Instead of beginning of the 1900’s to now, it’s time to start taking random shots of someone standing here, getting them organized. Schedule a day and time or someone else sitting there, tell a story. For to begin sorting through them and stick with example, let’s say it’s Halloween. You may plan your appointment when the day rolls around. Get on taking four photos of your child: your kids, or friends, to help out. Begin by making piles, categorized by event or year. If you don’t know the exact year, at least sort them a. On the hayride taking him/her to the by decade. This may take a little while, but once pumpkin field. everything is separated, scrapbooking your b. Looking for a pumpkin. photos will be much easier and more pleasant. c. Finding a pumpkin. Once they’re all sorted, store your photographs d. With the carved pumpkin later. as mentioned above. 2. Great Photos. 7. Work Backwards. Photos for your scrapbooks can be extra nice if If you’re planning to scrapbook lots of photos you take a little bit of time to learn some basic from way back, start with the most recent photos photography. Visit www.kodak.com for a quick you have, and work backwards. Chances are, you photography tutorial. Getting organized has a lot have a journal describing recent photos, and even to do with preparation and this site is filled with if you don’t, you can probably recall the details helpful tips and ideas. more easily. Older photos – the ones that you don’t have a journal for – will take a little more 3. Who, What, Where, When. thinking. Organized documentation is important for the serious scrapbooker. The main goal is to 8. Baby Steps. eliminate future questions such as “Who or what If your scrapbooking hobby seems like a colossal is that?,” “Where and when was this photo job to you, it’s not going to be fun. Don’t feel taken?,” and so on. Document photos as you’re like you have to put ALL of your photos into taking them, so you’ll know exactly what is on scrapbooks. You can always put the majority of each roll of film. That way you’ll be prepared your photos in acid-free photo albums or photo when you’re ready to organize the photos in your boxes where they will be safe. Choose a small scrapbooks. set of photos to begin scrapbooking. Once you’re done with this small set, you can then decide 4. Take Care of That Undeveloped Film. whether you want to dig into your photo albums If you find rolls of film around your house that or photo boxes and continue scrapbooking them, are ready to go to the developer, bring them or leave those photos where they are, and simply today. You may consider mailing all of your film scrapbook any new photos in the future. to a supplier such as www.mysticcolorlab.com so you don’t have to spend time dropping off 9. Double Prints. film or picking up photos. Simply mail your film Double prints will do you no good if they’re just out, and you’ll get your photos back in the mail a sitting in your photo box taking up space. Do week later. From now on, always get your film something with them. Perhaps send them to developed as soon as you take the used rolls out someone who is in the photograph. It’s a great of your camera. way to keep in touch. Or, pass the doubles onto 2 your young children who may like to create their file folder into each hanging file folder, to keep own scrapbooks. It’s a great way for them to your papers from curling. Or, you may buy file learn your beloved hobby and decide if they folder pockets or sheet protectors that fit into a 3- would like it to be a hobby of their own. ring binder and store your papers inside each pocket, categorized and labeled. By the way, be 10. Related Stuff. very careful not to store acid-free paper with Sometimes, for the purpose of creatively other paper. decorating your scrapbook, you may wish to keep tickets, brochures, maps, postcards, and so 15. Storage Containers. on, that are related to a particular trip or event. Do a little bit of research and purchase a Use manila file folders or catalog envelopes for scrapbooking organizer, which will hold papers, this purpose. Label the folder/envelope so that supplies, etc. There are many products on the you know which photos/Documentation Form it market that can help you keep it all together. corresponds to. File these until they’re ready to Many office supply stores carry six-drawer be used.