Comments on: Scrapbooking on a budget

By: ScrapperMom

ScrapperMom — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:31:59 +0000

Great topic. I am always looking for ways to save when scrapping. One other thing that I find is if you use digital photos always wait for a good sale on prints. Places like Kodak, snapfish, etc always have print sales every few months. Stock up when there is a sale and you won’t be caught looking to print photos with expensive 1 hr processing!

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Frugal Babe » Archive » Festival Of Frugality — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:56:48 +0000

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By: Paula Wethington

Paula Wethington — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:00:57 +0000

It’s fun to look at those tickets, postcards and brochures years later – especially when the landmarks change over time.

By: DivaJean

DivaJean — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:34:57 +0000

DOn’t forget about getting FREE travel brochures when on trips to cut up and provide more storytelling as to places experienced.

When we go anywhere, we check out the hotel lobby for promotionals of places we plan to go and stash them for scrapbooking. Think about it- they had professional photographers take the pictures– likely better than I’ll do. I only bother to take pics of the kids enjoying themselves in candid shots.

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Festival of Frugality #131 - Summer Savings Edition — Broke Grad Student — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:04:45 +0000

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By: Salena

Salena — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:21:02 +0000

Glad you brought this up. She uses some kind of liquid to coat her scraps first. Sometimes it has a little glittery effect. I will have to ask what she uses. She lives in Okla. so we only chat mostly online. And can I say our family has first hand experience with old photos. We had photo albums from the 70’s & 80’s that were a pain. It was a job to get the old photos out of, some tore & lost backs in the process. It was those old type where you peeled back the celophane type top pages & a cardboard sticky coated layer. The pages were not just yellow but some brown & crusty. A few photos we took in to see about getting restored & copied & the damage was to severe.

By: Paula Wethington

Paula Wethington — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:55:29 +0000

Now, I would be very careful about using good-quality paper and cardstock against the photos. That’s the first lesson when you take a scrapbooking class.
It’s fairly inexpensive when you buy it in bulk. A ream of white cardstock from the office supply store will go a long way.
I have seen the damage that happens to photos and keepsakes – including items from my own family – when they are placed on paper or pages that can turn color, creates chemical interactions or disintegrates over time.
If you do want to use paper products of unknown sources, which might happen when the pattern is unique, set them on the page so they do not touch the photographs.

By: Salena

Salena — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:52:09 +0000

I have a cousin who scrapbooks almost every photo she has. She is very frugal about it though. She uses ceral boxes, pop tart boxes & anything else to cut out especially for her grandkids books. All those scraps lying around can be treasures. She has even used old pillow cases with little purple flowers that belonged to our grandmother. I am going to let her know about the office-supply binder idea. Thanks for the great info as usual.