Albums & Page Protectors
You may not realize it now, but your friends and family will be forever grateful to you for preserving your memories. There are sooo many ways you can preserve your cherished memories with albums, journals, accordian books or mini albums… Four important things that an album must have in order to be “archival safe” are lignin-free, acid-free, buffered, and PVC-free to ensure your friends and family will enjoy your beautiful memories for years to come.
Four Important things your album must have:
- lignin-free
Lignin is a natural pigment found in trees. It is the thing in paper products such as newspaper that causes them to yellow over time. Lignin-free products keep your paper, pages, and pictures from turning yellow.
- acid-free
Acid can discolor your pages and photos as well as deteriorate them. This is most noticeable in very old albums where the pictures have become one with the page and the edges look like they have been eaten. Acid-free products keep your photos and journaling safe for many generations to come.
- buffered
Buffered refers to a covering on album pages that keeps anything acidic from bleeding onto the album page and onto other photos and memorabilia. Most memorabilia contain acid, which can deteriorate your album page and other pictures surrounding the memorabilia. Buffered pages keep that deterioration from occurring.
- PVC-free
PVC is another type of material that can deteriorate your photos and pages. It is mainly seen in magnetic albums. It is the plastic overlay that covers your photos. It contains chemicals that can destroy your photos.
Scrapbook Album Types you can choose from:
- Post Albums
Post Albums have a special way of fastening your scrapbook pages to the album binder using special metal posts that unscrew. They come in a variety of sizes as well as different cover types: Cloth or Leather. This type of album prevents wear and tear on binding holes allowing your scrapbook pages to be flipped over and over again
for many years. Use this type of album when you are needing your memories to be preserved for generations to come.
- Ring Binder Albums
Ring Binder Albums are very similar to the ring binder albums you used when you
were in school. They fasten your scrapbook pages to the album binder using special metal rings that flip open and shut. These binders come in a variety of sizes and different cover types: Plastic, Cloth or Leather. This type of album allows for a large volume of pages as well as easy page insertion. Use this type of album when you are needing to update your album over time by inserting pages between pages already completed or you need a larger volume of pages.
- Journals
Journals are really wonderful books of archive safe paper that come lined or unlined for you to write your cherished stories. These are geared towards capturing a moment or special period of your life through words and pictures. Use this type of album when you desire a more diary type format.
- Accordian books
Accordian books are really fun albums that you can capture a very special moment in a small way to give as a gift. These are geared towards gifts or brag type books that capture one day or moment of your life. You can usually fit one picture per page and generally there are 4 or 5 pages in the album. Use this type of albumn when you desire a quick gift or finished album in a day’s sitting.
You can find these Albums in a variety of places. Remember that you need to ensure your memories are going to be preserved properly. Here’s a few places that have wonderfully beautiful albums that will last for years to come:
- Stampin’ Up! – Stampaloooza Paper Art Studios
Explore the variety of options Stampin’ Up! provides to help you capture any theme or occasion. With Stampin’ Up!, you can preserve your memories so that your family will enjoy reminiscing and poring over your albums in the future.
