Is it just me or do you sometimes think some of us go a little crazy with our scrapbook art? Especially at the risk of our photos. I just received an e-zine that featured an article about making your own embellishments. OK, if someone wants to take the time to do that, great. Personally, I’d rather get another page done with that same time. But I digress…
This article was talking about finding materials around the house. Even suggesting that the back piece of cardboard from any pad of paper could be used.
Now I may be being anal-retentive (yes, there IS a hyphen in that =:) but it seems to me that with an almost 100% certainty that that piece of cardboard is not photo-safe. No matter how much paint or chalk or other stuff is coated onto it, it would still ruin your photos over time. Right?
Of course I haven’t yet taken the art of scrapbooking out of my photo pages. (Frames, purses, wallets, paper bags, etc.) So maybe I am just too focused on photos and preserving them for the future. Maybe the article was a little less about photo scrapbooking and more about the arts and crafts…
Anybody else think about this stuff or is it just me?
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July 21st, 2005 at 1:47 pm - Edit
Kim,
I am all about having fun scrapbooking, but yeah I just am not into making my own embellishments or doing things that take hours and hours for one page. I love painting, altering, etc. but I don’t take it to the extreme
Have a great day!
Jennifer
(Jenyfer28)
July 28th, 2005 at 12:24 pm - Edit
I’m with you. It takes enough time just to do the simple paper and stickers and maybe some sizzix letters. I like to get the pictures on the page and go.