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Post by deekaye on Jun 29, 2017 19:21:03 GMT
In the good ol' days, I religiously read labels/tags to make sure that any papers or embellishments that I used on my layouts were acid-free. I realized recently that I don't even pay attention to that anymore. I guess I just assume that anything bought at an LSS, on-line shop or even Michael's or JoAnn's is acid free.
So, my question: Does anyone still worry about acid-free?
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christinec68
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Post by christinec68 on Jun 29, 2017 19:25:23 GMT
I don't and except for when I first started scrapbooking, I never really did.
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Post by anniefb on Jun 29, 2017 19:36:38 GMT
No. I'm basically scrapping for myself because I don't have kids and my niece isn't going to be interested in most of what I do, I assume that one day I'll be scanning the pages she wants to keep and making a photo book or two. So I'm not really concerned about things lasting.
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Post by warrior1991 on Jun 29, 2017 19:41:09 GMT
No. I'm basically scrapping for myself because I don't have kids and my niece isn't going to be interested in most of what I do, I assume that one day I'll be scanning the pages she wants to keep and making a photo book or two. So I'm not really concerned about things lasting. Same here. I don't expect my books to last 200 years, so I don't worry about it anymore. |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 29, 2017 19:50:18 GMT
I never did.
I figured nothing is forever, and no one other than me, and possibly my own kids, will care about my photos.
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 29, 2017 19:52:49 GMT
I did when I first started scrapbooking with the grand illusion my family would want to keep the albums.  Now I just scrap whatever I want. |
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Post by amom23 on Jun 29, 2017 20:22:00 GMT
I really feel that most if not all scrapbooking items I buy will be acid free. After 18 years none of my albums have yellowed so it's all good.  |
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Post by teacherlisa on Jun 29, 2017 22:09:17 GMT
I still do. I am not a nazi about it, but I do try to do my best.
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Post by miominmio on Jun 29, 2017 22:40:07 GMT
Not anymore. I have realised that my kids don'tcare about their albums, and that the best case scenario is that they'll rip the pictures out.
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Post by thracian on Jun 29, 2017 22:59:43 GMT
I'm a little weird about it. I do care about it but am still willing to use wood veneer. Yet I hesitate at using fun foam instead of pop dots because it isn't acid free. Kinda contradictory there. Let's say I care about it but will justify it in some cases.
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Post by myboysnme on Jun 29, 2017 23:05:19 GMT
I like to use acid/lignin free papers next to my photos. That is the only thing that does concern me a bit. But I will use some items like glossy maps as background paper, and I do not worry about acid/lignin on other items I use. Adhesive on my photos I like to be the removeable type because I really don't like having heavy permanent adhesive on my photos. I also like to have archival page protectors. I use archival mist for news articles.
So my answer is, yes and no.
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Post by streetscrapper on Jun 29, 2017 23:10:38 GMT
Never worried about it for a second. Figured it's just another way to charge 10x the normal amount.
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Post by msliz on Jun 29, 2017 23:48:25 GMT
I only care when I'm scrapping originals. I know there are many who say to scan and scrap the prints, but I'd rather use the originals than have to try to remember which box they're in or where the "safe place" is where I've hidden them.
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Post by KikiPea on Jun 30, 2017 0:05:20 GMT
Nope, but we don't have kids, and I'm pretty sure my albums will die with me.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Jun 30, 2017 0:23:48 GMT
When I first started 15 years ago I used to make sure my paper was acid at least was free. But then they started coming out with so many cute embellishments I just used what I wanted and threw caution to the wind. I just scrap for fun anyway--no kids. The only thing I've had turn are some of those Making Memories clear acrylic letters. Or should I say yellowed acrylic letters.
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Post by riversong1963 on Jun 30, 2017 14:09:28 GMT
I make sure that all the adhesive and glue that I use is acid-free. I don't want anything falling apart. I try to make sure that anything that touches my photos is also acid-free, but I don't stress over it.
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Post by mikklynn on Jun 30, 2017 15:42:32 GMT
I still do. I am not a nazi about it, but I do try to do my best. This is my philosophy, too. |
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Post by nicolep on Jun 30, 2017 17:49:48 GMT
Adhesive yes. Most other elements not so much.
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Post by nicolep on Jun 30, 2017 17:50:03 GMT
Adhesive yes. Most other elements not so much.
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Post by kstampin on Jun 30, 2017 19:13:19 GMT
I was just thinking about this question the other day and wondering if anyone really cared anymore. I know I never bother with it.
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Post by joblackford on Jul 1, 2017 0:59:26 GMT
I only worry about acid free for things that are coming into contact with old photos. I figure new photos can be re-printed (and who even knows if they'll last anyway, given that they were printed at home on printers of varying quality). New photos are so plentiful I just don't think they'll have as much value for future generations. I took 2000 photos of my nephew in his first 2 years. At least some will survive. Although I would like to think some of my albums might survive into the future it's not something I give to much thought to. (No kids, and also, I don't really scrapbook as such any more. I just lurk here with you crafty ladies  ) For the film photos that are decades old already I'm more conscious of preservation. I scan them and back them up and share them with anyone & everyone who might care about them, especially since I got interested in genealogy. My parents have albums full of film photos that I don't have negatives for and I guess those are the ones I'm more conscious of preserving. I scanned them and took photos of the pages and made sure that they were stored in acid free boxes unless they were in their original albums (which were thankfully not the horrible ones, but may not be acid free - but I figure the damage is already done after 40 years anyway). |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 1, 2017 3:42:18 GMT
My son will probably toss all my albums so I don't care. I don't like 3M foam tape though. It gets greasy and soaks through pages. Not good for pop dots.
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Post by epeanymous on Jul 1, 2017 3:58:34 GMT
I generally do, but I also stick memorabilia in my albums that I know isn't a is-free.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 1, 2017 4:29:47 GMT
I used to read all the labels and tried to educate myself. But now something like 20 years in I've realized that a lot of the labels back in the day were meaningless hype, the biggest joke of all being the "CKOK" seal. I bought a CK album kit at one of their conventions several years ago and assembled it planning to put pics of my DD on the pages after the fact. The album got put away before we moved, and didn't get unpacked again for several more years (but it was stored in a climate controlled place out of heat or light). When I eventually unpacked it and wanted to put some photos in it, virtually all of the custom rub-ons that decorated EVERY page had dried up and crumbled off into little piles of dust at the bottom of every page protector.  It had been so long since I'd seen what the pages were supposed to say that I couldn't recreate it if my life depended on it. So frustrating and disappointing! Makes me really rethink using certain categories of embellishments now. |
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Post by dasmith2 on Jul 1, 2017 8:26:10 GMT
Just for matting my pics, but that's about it.I do use fun foam to raise some pics, but I always mat first, otherwise I don't really care. I've never had anything go bad in my albums(scrapping since 05), except things falling off from using tape runners
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Post by LisaDV on Jul 1, 2017 13:20:40 GMT
crazy4scraps, that's sad and infuriating at the same time. I used to try to do acid free when I first started, but within a year, I was like nothing lasts forever, I do this for me, and any other comment that would get the acid free nazis off of my back. Because back then, there were those who were great sticklers for acid free.
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Post by purplebee on Jul 1, 2017 17:17:00 GMT
Nah, I'm scrapping primarily for me. If Ds 21 wants my books when I'm gone, wonderful. If not, I've instructed him to pile them up and have a weenie roast rather than having them end up in some flea market or yard sale.
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Now I just scrap whatever I want.
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It had been so long since I'd seen what the pages were supposed to say that I couldn't recreate it if my life depended on it. So frustrating and disappointing! Makes me really rethink using certain categories of embellishments now.
