Would you share what type and brand of album you use, please

After scrapbooking for 18 years now, I have gone thru dozens of albums and have come to find out that the only ones that stand the wear and tear are the leatherish We R The Memory keeper ones. Those are the only ones I buy and I am slowly converting all my old albums over to those. I had so many of the paper ones begin to tear and get flimsy.

We R MK 3 ring leather all the way! Best albums out there IMO. Watch out for sales at Joann.com and you can get them for a decent price. They also show up on Overstock from time to time. They are pricey, but totally worth it. I used to use American Crafts cloth 3 ring binders and they just don't wear as well.

We R Memory Keepers leather all the way...

I have used many different kinds of books. It depends what I am making the book for. I really like the 3 ring binder style.

I still like the look of a post bound, so the one I use is this one by Pioneer.  The fabric has a similar feel to the older CM ones.  I haven't seen the newer ones, so I can't compare.  The WRMK page protectors fit.  I haven't had any problems with them.

I use K & Company post-bound and We R Memory Keepers 3-ring leather binders. I like them both: the post-bound because they're sturdy and I like that there's no page separation between double layouts. The 3-ring due to the ease of use--easy to open/shut and switch layouts around if necessary.

(I have a bunch of old Creative Memories albums too just waiting to be filled. The finality of wall-papering chronological layouts into them has put me off, as well as the strap hinge. But I plan on eventually using them for my "every day life moments" pages.)

I have an Expedit full of Recollections D-ring albums -- which I do love -- but my layouts are all in boxes! I hate layouts in albums!!

I use WRMK in black for Project life and I have about 30 CTMH post bound albums for regular scrapbook pages. I am a bit OCD about my bookcase I store them in. I have 21 CTMH brown post bound, 1 for each year of my daughter's life up to age 21. She is 17 now so I have time. I use the CTMH Outdoor Denim for her birthday pages, Cranberry for Christmas Pages, and Black for Halloween. Most of these are no longer available in these colors so I stocked up. It really looks quite nice all lined up on the shelves!

WRMK leather 3-ring album lover here too!!! I usually get them on Joanne.com, they are on sale often. I wouldn't replace my older albums,(none WRMK) all my albums don't match in color and size. I have an eclectic look on my bookcases.

  Ditto ditto ditto.  LSS just had 50% off (soon to be gone colors maybe) and an additional 20-25% off on crop night.  Like $12 for 12x12, $7-8 for 8x8 and $6ish for 6x6.  Love!

Definitely We R Memory Keepers leather 3-ring binders! I use the black ones, and they hold up very well. I buy them on sale at Joann's, Amazon, and scrapbook.com.

Happy Scrapping,
jamh

I have used the CTMH albums for years. I also stocked up when I heard they were discontinuing the color that I preferred, and then I found out they kept "my" color of album.

I am set for a long, long time.

Forgot to answer your question-For me it's CM albums. As a former pro photographer I want the best quality and longevity for my albums. I have found this in CM albums. Yes, they cost more-quality usually does. It's worth it to me. I did try CTMH albums once, the postbound ones, but they were so big and bulky, although I have to admit I sure did love having those slide in page protectors. Once CM came out with their side filling slide in page protectors I was back to CM.

For me I love the look, quality and size of CM. They offer slide in page protectors again and that's what I'm using. I have 20 new CM albums in my stash that I bought when they went out of business-I think I'm set for quite awhile.   I do still have three CTMH albums in my stash and a lots of their page protectors. Hanging on to those too, just in case.

Debbie in MD.

WRMK, AC or Recollections, all 3 ring. So much easier and less expensive then post bound. They also hold more and hold up better.