without spending a fortune? Pages for the Ages is here to help you out! Scrapbooks come in all different shapes and sizes... And this can be a little daunting
for new scrapbookers. I met a lovely woman this weekend
named Adrianne who asked me, How do you know which type of scrapbook to choose? Well, Adrianne, we'd love to
answer your question...
So in this weeks Pages for the Ages tutorial we'll be covering three different types of scrapbook albums. Those types are: d-ring, strap hinge, and postbound. Now, these names refer to the
type of binding which keeps the scrapbook pages within the scrapbook. Youll see what I mean.
Lets take a closer look at the d-ring album. Heres an example of a d-ring
scrapbook album that I own. Now, don't be fooled by cover. Um, it's a very boring cover, but...
There are plenty of d-ring albums out there which have leather bound or fabric covers; ones with lots of colors and detail work. Now, this is the perfect album for
a brand new scrapbooker because its basically a 3-ring binder. So, the type of thing that
you've used in school. It's very simple to use and very familiar to a lot of people.
In fact, I actually owned a d-ring photo album before
I got into scrapbooking. So, all you need in order to put your pages into this book, um... Is a page protector that has
three holes in it. Here's one here.
I didn't even go to a
craft store to get this. Actually, went to a local office supply store and they sell Sheet Protectors which are Archival Safe
which is important and they were only a few dollars. This is by the brand Avery so that might be one you can look up on the internet. In case you're wondering, d-ring gets it's name from (snap) when the rings are closed.
Looks kinda like a
capital "D". So, I'm going to show you
an example of a scrapbook page. All I have to do (snap) is put it into the protective sleeve... Oops.
...And then, clip that into the album. So this is actually the very first
scrapbook page that I. Ever made, back in elementary school and now it's been clipped
into my d-ring album. So, if you're ever interested in purhcasing a Pages for the Ages premade scrapbook page, you can fit these into a a 12 x 12 inch d-ring scrapbook album and all you have to do is clip it into the album.
Our next type of scrapbook album is the strap-hinge scrapbook album. Im showing you this one second, because its the second type of
scrapbook album I tried to use. It became pretty popular
I think in the 1990s, or, at least, that's when
I was using them, but I believe that they are
going out of style entirely. I'll tell you why a little later.
I do want to show you, at least, how vastly different this is
from the d-ring ablum. This is the strap and
that's what keeps the pages in. In order to use a strap hinge album you have to buy a special type of paper. This is the paper and it has these little staples on the side.
So, there are two staples and that's what the strap goes through in order to keep the page
in the book. So, that means you're actually going to build your scrapbook page right here on the white space
in the middle and then you buy a page protector like this one and
notice how it's different than the last one we looked at. It just covers the middle section here. So that means if you were to buy my premade scrapbook pages, this cover would be useless.
You would have to be
throwing out the page protector and then you would have to adhere my scrapbook page to the strap-hinge page in order to make it fit into that type of album. So, the reason I no longer use strap-hinge pages is that some of these staples over time have come out on me. When people are turning the pages there is sometimes pressure put
on that hinge and as a result, some of
the staples have come out and there's really no good fix for that so I don't recommend this type
of album any more. (Music) Here is one of my
postbound scrapbook albums and the premade pages my company sells are perfect for this type of album.
The posts that hold the pages together are hidden here behind this flap. These are the back of the posts.... And... ...Here is the front.
Now, these can be a bit tricky
to take out when you need to add additional pages. If the screws on the posts are screwed in tight, I sometimes
use a flathead screwdriver to unscrew them. Today, I'm just going to
use my fingers and show you what these posts look like when they're taken off. Okay.
I have disassembled my post bound scrapbook album. I already showed you the posts
and what they look like. Now I'm going to show you
how to put this back together. So, first thing, I would take all of my scrapbook pages and line them up with the posts
and just put them down.
I'm only going to put down one,
but put down all of your scrapbook pages onto the posts. Next, your srapbook usual comes with these little, flimsy cardboard things. They're supposed to be for reinforcement. So put that on top of the
last scrapbook page and then you take the back cover which has holes in it and you line those holes up
with the posts.
And, the last thing you
have to do is take your screws, which we
took out earlier and screw them back in by hand or you may want to consider using
that flathead screwdriver again. Now, I love that the post bound
scrapbook album hides all of this going on underneath. You don't have to see that. It's very aesthetic that way.
Another thing I really like about the post bound scrapbook album is, it's expandable. That means, if I have
sooo many scrapbook pages that they actually go all the way up to the top of this, I can buy expandable posts and I'll show you those little guys. Here are two of them. These usually come with
post bound page protectors.
They come with the refill packets, but if need some you can also check out my online store. I'm going to be putting those in soon and you can get them at a
pretty decent price. So, these just screw in on top and... Voil! Now my post is
twice as big and I would do the same procedure to put the
album back together.
So now you've learned
a little bit about the d-ring, strap-hinge, and
postbound scrapbook albums. Now, Im going to tell
our U.S. Viewers what prices these can be bought at and at which locations. I did a quick price comparison
this weekend of three stores.
Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and Walmart. I discovered that the d-ring album is available at Hobby Lobby and Michaels. The price varied according to
the detail work of the cover. However, Hobby Lobby had the larger selection and they were usually about $19.99.
As I said before, I dont recommend the strap hinge album. I believe its going out of style. I was only able to find it at Hobby Lobby. If you're interested, however, Hobby Lobby does sell a brand called "The Paper Studio" and the price ranged between $19.99 To $24.99 Depending on the album cover.
Finally, post bound scrapbooks abound! You can find them at all three locations. Walmart sells a brand called Colorbk and those are $10. They don't have any
detail work on the album, however. It's just plain primary colors
to choose from.
At the other two stores
Michael's and Hobby Lobby, the price was $19.99
Or more depending... ...Once again, on the album cover. Between the two stores, I would recommend Michael's. They have a larger selection.
Their brand, ReCollections, comes
in almost any color imaginable. Plus, they have tons of choices with detail work on the album covers. Also, Michael's usually runs more sales on their scrapbook albums. I hope this tutorial has given
you a little introduction to the different types of
scrapbook albums which you might want to
use to preserve your memories.
Realize, there many, MANY
other types of scrapbook albums and mini albums out there to choose from and we'll continue to cover
those in future episodes. Id like to thank Adrianne again
for sending us her question. For anyone watching the show, feel free to send us scrapbooking
related questions. You can even post them
in the comments below.
I'm Jennifer Neumann from Pages for the Ages Scrapbooking. Thanks for joining us for
our weekly tutorials. Have a happy, scrappy week. (Music).
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