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Lala_Jane
North West, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
05:27 PM Post #5905601
| I feel like such a dork. This is probably as obvious as the nose on my face but I guess I'm looking cross-eyed today. I have never put together a scrap book, in fact I haven't even used a photo album in 20 years. My pictures are all crammed into a giant tote (and I swear after this project I'm going to organize every last one of them!)
I'm putting together a Christmas gift of a memory album for my best friend. I spent a week sorting through that giant tote finding all the pictures of she and I in our Most Excellent Adventures and now that I'm ready to lay them out I'm puzzled about how the actual album works. The last time I put a photo in an album it was one of those static cling jobbies, and I have no idea how these new-fangled books work.
OK here's the embarrassing part: What's up with the tissue paper glued to the fronts of the pages? My guess is that it's supposed to act as a buffer to protect the photos, but it's such a big hindrance while working on the page that I'm wondering if it's supposed to be removed. Or is it supposed to be attached to the backs of the pages and my album was put together cock-eyed? Before I go any further maybe I should ask if you even know what I'm talking about. I'm guessing this tissue paper is standard on the newer scrapbooks and you pros can tell me how it works...
and the sooner the better. I'm running out of time. Thanks for ANY help. |
detheo
Macomb, MI
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
05:55 PM Post #5905712
| hi lala,
can you post a picture of what your talking about ??
I haven't seen tissue paper in scrapbooks? |
Lala_Jane
North West, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
06:08 PM Post #5905756
| I sure will...be back in a few. Thanks! |
cheles_garden
Edmond, OK
(Zone 7a)
December 18, 2008
06:13 PM Post #5905772
| lala - I'll try to help as well, but I've not heard of tissue on a scrapbook page. :-)
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Lala_Jane
North West, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
06:18 PM Post #5905793
| Actually I took 4. LOL
Here's the first, stay tuned for 2-4.
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Lala_Jane
North West, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
06:19 PM Post #5905797
| There's a piece in front of each page. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Lala_Jane
North West, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
06:20 PM Post #5905802
| When I took the page out of the book to begin work I noticed that it was glued fast which makes me think it's supposed to stay there. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Lala_Jane
North West, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
06:21 PM Post #5905806
| But it got in the way so I ripped it out. But now I'm having 2nd thoughts. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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detheo
Macomb, MI
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
06:29 PM Post #5905828
| ok lala, I can't tell if on the last picture that the tissue looks plastic
unless thats the way the light is shining on it...
Are the black pages what your going to adhere your pictures to??or
was there only one black page?
do you remember what your album was called?
did it come with page protectors "clear plastic sleeves" to fit
over the pages? |
cheles_garden
Edmond, OK
(Zone 7a)
December 18, 2008
06:34 PM Post #5905840
| Ok, I'll give you my "theory" as I'm not a professional scrapbooker...however I am a professional photographer and I do have experience with professional photo albums. This is just my theory. Most scrapbooks I've seen offer some type of plastic protector to cover each page - just as you said for protection. Professional photo albums come with a rice paper "sheet" at the beginning and ending of the album. It is just another page and is not on each page - have never seen this with scrapbooks though. I'm guessing they don't have plastic protectors for the brand you have and instead have inserted these to add protection to each page. When you open and close an album enough - and some people include memorabilia - it can damage the photos. My conclusion would be the pages are meant to stay there as a page cover. If that brand does not offer some other type of cover, I might leave them in...depending on how it looks when done. If you album is meant to be casual and it bugs you, take them out. By the way, that is the best gift ever!  Hugs! HTH |
SingingWolf
Menifee, CA
(Zone 9a)
December 18, 2008
06:38 PM Post #5905846
| La_La, consider them buffers. It appears from the pictures that you are supposed to take apart the front and back covers to assemble your memory photo album. In the old days Photo paper was prone to fading. The Tissue like paper is probably an acid free (archive type) paper that helps protect the photos from fading. The black paper is used for "mounting" the photos. If the tissue like paper still offends you, remove them with a craft knife or razor.
What a sweet and touching tribute to your friend! : )
Hope this is helpful!
WIB,
SW |
detheo
Macomb, MI
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
06:38 PM Post #5905850
| ok I just took another look at the pictures "duh"
You will not need the tissue, thats in there to protect your pictures if your not
going to use page protectors
page protectors are clear plastic sleeves that the page fits into after your done
putting your photo's in on each side. Do you have a local scrapbook store nearby?
I would go there and take your book with you and have them show you just how to
put the sleeves on, they usually have all the sleeves ect at the store to buy and
they can show you exactly how to do it.
I hope this helps...:o)
Delane
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SingingWolf
Menifee, CA
(Zone 9a)
December 18, 2008
06:39 PM Post #5905852
| Chele:
I guess we are on the same page! LOL! : )
WIB!
SW |
Lala_Jane
North West, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
06:39 PM Post #5905854
| I bought the album last year at Hobby Lobby. Actually I bought 4 of them because they were marked down from $30 to $6.
Every black page (they're a thick material, kind of a cross between card stock and matte board) has one of those white "tissue paper protectors" glued to it at the left under the binder.
You're right though...they do have a waxy texture. They are flimsy like tissue paper, but the surface feels rather like wax paper. There are no clear plastic sleeves, only what you see in the photos. That's why I wondered if those tissue pages were meant to be the protection.
What the heck am I supposed to do with them? LOL. |
cheles_garden
Edmond, OK
(Zone 7a)
December 18, 2008
06:40 PM Post #5905856
| I told you...you could be my sister! |
cheles_garden
Edmond, OK
(Zone 7a)
December 18, 2008
06:41 PM Post #5905862
| Personal preference...leave em in or take them out. |
detheo
Macomb, MI
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
06:43 PM Post #5905870
| hobby lobby should have page protectors...
that album reminds me of a "heritage album"
made for the older black and white pictures...
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SingingWolf
Menifee, CA
(Zone 9a)
December 18, 2008
06:44 PM Post #5905872
| Ok, Chele, I'm convinced, I'll adopt you as my sister! : )
But I should warn you, I like to play! : P
WIB!
SW |
Lala_Jane
North West, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
06:44 PM Post #5905873
| Thank you, thank you, thank you all! I am so anal about this kind of thing, and the look of the paper DOES bother me. But I don't want the pictures damaged either. Perhaps if I can manage to work around it I'll leave them in and let Cheryl make the call on whether or not to remove them. |
Lala_Jane
North West, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
06:48 PM Post #5905886
| detheo, I'm 50 miles from Hobby Lobby and really from any town large enough to have a store with crafting supplies. I'm afraid that given my time limit I'm going to have to work with what I've got.
You guys have been a big help, in re-assuring me if nothing else. Thanks again! |
cheles_garden
Edmond, OK
(Zone 7a)
December 18, 2008
06:48 PM Post #5905887
| Yea! You know I was the one who made the "enjoyed turning 30 because I felt people finally took me serious" comment. You even said I remind you of you! Can't deny it. I bet our baby pictures look similar. :-) I also like to play. A gentlman asked me the other day what was on my wish list...jewelry...etc. I said, nope I'd love dirt over diamonds any day. Just saw a neighbor getting dirt delivered today - I am SO jealous! I would love some good stinky black dirt. Ha ha!
Lala, we're taking over your help thread. Did we help? |
SingingWolf
Menifee, CA
(Zone 9a)
December 18, 2008
06:56 PM Post #5905907
| La_La:
Try folding and paperclipping the tissue page back and under the black page while you are working on them. It should keep them out of your way, and prevent them from tearing or ripping, or you from ripping out your hair.
: )
You'll do fine, and you aren't anal (at least not any more than any one else, just frustrated and flustered)! Hope this helps out!
Chele Dmail me about my Christmas wish list! LOL!
WIB,
SW |
detheo
Macomb, MI
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
07:06 PM Post #5905956
| Lala,
You can go online there are many scrapbook stores that
do buisness this way too ;o)
It will all work out!! Have fun... |
Lala_Jane
North West, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 18, 2008
07:13 PM Post #5905982
| Chele hijack away to your heart's content. You have all been a big help and now I'm heading off to stick my nose back into the book. So to speak. |
SingingWolf
Menifee, CA
(Zone 9a)
December 19, 2008
07:40 PM Post #5909635
| La_La,
Please take a photo or two so we know how it turns out. I'd love to be sitting on your shoulder when you give it to your friend. Isn't that always the best part? Their reaction makes it all worth the effort! : )
WIB!
SW |
Lala_Jane
North West, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 26, 2008
07:03 AM Post #5928842
| I had to pop back and tell you what a HUGE success the book was and to thank you all again for your input. I was totally shocked when I took a mental tally of the time I had invested in it (close to 80 hours) but it was soooo worth it.
SW I didn't think to take a picture, but my family has all requested that my GF return with the book for their perusal so I'll grab a snap or 2 then.
Hope you all had a great Christmas! |
SingingWolf
Menifee, CA
(Zone 9a)
December 26, 2008
02:32 PM Post #5929793
| Goody! 80 hours is truly a labor of love!
WIB,
SW |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 27, 2008
04:48 PM Post #5933508
| I can't wait to see how it turned out! |
