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Post by kmage on Aug 19, 2022 15:50:37 GMT
Do you "wall paper"? Meaning, do you use patterned paper or even a sheet of white cardstock (or another color) on top of the provided page and glue or tape it down, or do you use the provided page as your page to actually scrapbook on, and just add other paper? I was gifted a 12x12 album that I am thinking of using as a trip album, but I already have so much patterned paper (the good thick kind) that it feels weirdly redundant to paper over the existing page. Thoughts?
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Post by scrappyrabbit on Aug 19, 2022 15:56:20 GMT
I’ve used CM albums in the past. If I want a patterned paper background, then yes I just adhere it straight to the white page base. One benefit of this is that you can gut your background page with out worrying about losing any stability. But if I just want a white background, I leave it as is and create the design on top of the white base page.
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Post by leeny on Aug 19, 2022 15:57:55 GMT
I use CM albums and when I first started I didn't, but as my style has evolved and I got more into patterned paper I do. I see the provided pages as the base of what I am creating and go from there. It also doesn't hurt to have extra stability for the pages.
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Post by scrappyrabbit on Aug 19, 2022 16:00:13 GMT
I will add, the downside to adhering things straight onto the white base page is that you have to go chronologically. Because you can’t swap the pages around as easily and you need to know what will go on the back of the page.
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Post by grammadee on Aug 19, 2022 16:04:06 GMT
I haven't used a strap album for a long time because I like my albums to be chronological and I don't like to be tied to scrapping that way. If I used one now, I think I would put together all the pages first, then adhere them in order into the book.
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Post by Night Owl on Aug 19, 2022 18:17:17 GMT
If it is a newer true 12x12 size then personally I would make my layout on cardstock and then lay my finished layout on top of the CM page (without adhering it to the CM page). Then you can slide the page protector over it and because the page protector is tight it will hold the layout in there.
I am paranoid about a staple breaking and also like the option to be able to move the page around later. They also have top loading page protectors but they are pricy.
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Aug 19, 2022 18:50:36 GMT
Yes, I "wallpaper" the pages in my CM albums. I use plain or patterned CS or sometimes a thinner patterned paper as a base. It's a good use for some of those thinner pieces of PP, especially if you add other layers of CS or other heavier paper on top. I primarily scrap chronologically, but not always, and it really doesn't bother me if I occasionally have to re-order pages. I generally don't put the pages in through the straps until the whole stack of pages for the album is completed anyway. I've always liked the look of the strap hinge albums, with only a little space between pages of a 2-page double LO, so I've stuck with that style of album. At some point years ago, I tried another [cheaper] brand of strap-hinge album, and it fell apart shortly after all the pages were loaded - and that was only with the original # of pages that it came with!  So yeah, I went back to CM albums. I think when I first started scrapbooking I didn't wallpaper the pages, and just used CS/PP strips, borders, or other accents with matted photos directly on the provided pages - I evolved pretty quickly and now kinda sorta want to go back and re-do some of those early pages, as the "style" I used at that time now makes me cringe, LOL!  |
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Post by lanena on Aug 19, 2022 22:43:41 GMT
I wallpaper the pages about 90% of the time. Just like scrappinwithoutpeas, I started out by using the blank page with strips, borders, and mats. I think the pre-cut papers were called "short cuts." My style has completely changed as well, but I still love the albums. I usually complete all of the pages for an album first and temporarily house them in a 12X12 We R Memory Keepers album, using full-size pocket pages. This enables me to move pages around until I'm ready to adhere them to my CM pages. The only problem I'm having is that the albums end up being so HEAVY due to all of the extra paper. I've started buying the Pocket Pages, but yeah, they are expensive. |
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 19, 2022 23:33:07 GMT
Back in the last millennium when I first started scrapping and used CM albums, I used to use the actual page itself if I wanted a white background. When my style started to change, I started using coloured CS or PP to wallpaper the pages. As other people have said, those albums ended up SO heavy! I think I only ever used one CM album. It used to bug the crap out of me having to cut down every piece of paper to fit the pages.
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Post by scrapnnana on Aug 20, 2022 2:55:34 GMT
When I first started scrapbooking, I used CM albums. I stamped, wall papered, and whatever else I felt like doing to those stark white pages.
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Post by steakgoddess on Aug 20, 2022 6:03:54 GMT
I used to use CM albums exclusively, but NEVER used their pages. Pioneer made page protectors that would fit the strap hinge style. I’d create a layout and skip it in the page protector.
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Post by wallyagain on Aug 20, 2022 15:27:52 GMT
I used to use CM albums exclusively, but NEVER used their pages. Pioneer made page protectors that would fit the strap hinge style. I’d create a layout and skip it in the page protector. I started with CM and used their pages but it didn’t take very long to discover the world of scrapping and all the wonderful ideas. Those 11 5/8 pages drove me nuts and of course CM wasn’t changing. I switched over to the Pioneer Page protectors and was so much happier. I had a ton of covers so still working my way through them. As I am also using them for PL, simply using 12 X12 cardstock and adhering to the page rather than pockets, and starting other albums (our yard), they’ll get used up. It works for me. Edited to add: Those originals albums that are wallpapered are so, so heavy. I tend to have a lot of pages, too. |
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Post by judyc on Aug 22, 2022 14:11:28 GMT
I primarily use CM albums, and I create my pages on a sheet of cardstock or patterned paper, then add them to an album, but instead of attaching the pages to the album pages with photo splits or a tape runner, I use the large size photo corners to hold the pages in place. Using photo corners instead of glue means I don't have to scrap chronologically -- I can rearrange pages easily. Also, other people mentioned they use page protectors to hold the pages in place. I don't like page protectors (gasp ! Yes I know I'm the only one) so I don't use them.
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So yeah, I went back to CM albums.
