Help a new digital scrapbooker!

[Rosi]

Just wanted to know about when I make a scrapbook page on the computer and I want to print it out for hardcopy scrapbook. How do I keep the pix and everything from fading over time? Would laminating the whole thing help? :confused:

[troush]

Depending on your printer... Some have archival quality "scrapbook paper" (I know Epson does). If you print the whole scrapbook page, and then get an acid free/lignen free scrapbook and use the "slide in" page protectors, your pages will probably last a long time. You should probably store the scrapbook on a CD, too, to keep with the scrapbook, but you will need to redo the CD every couple of years, as CD's can deteriorate.

-Trish

[PattyD]

I personally wouldn't laminate the pages. I have some old photos that were laminated and they have gotten very brittle over time.

I agree with using the Epson paper because it always looks great.

[cats4jan]

There are many, many "archival" quality paper products out now. Just check the package or go to the websites of the on-line printing sites to see their claims.

[Wendy]

Hi Rosi ...

... and welcome to the forum :)

I too would suggest that you keep a copy of the images on CD that way ir the printed copy starts to fade then you can simply print out another :)

Wendy