Archival Scrapbooking-4th Saturday Recap

Archival Scrapbooking

Here's some great information we found at www.ArchivalScrapbooking.com about keeping your scrapbooks safe.

Each piece of information you scrapbook is of great importance, and after putting forth all the effort to memorialize this information, it would be nice for it to last for generations to come.

Following are some helpful tidbits to help you increase the longevity of your scrapbook pages.

You work with scads of different documents; photographs, newspaper clippings, birth certificates, war records, and each are essential in telling a family's story. However, these articles can deteriorate rapidly when exposed to acids in paper, improper albums, neglectful storage, and the use of ordinary writing utensils.

What Affects the Life of Your Scrapbook Albums?

Temperature – If you want to accelerate a chemical reaction, increase the temperature. The higher the temperature the more rapid the deterioration of your album. A rule of thumb is that a ten degree increase doubles the reaction rate. The recommended storage temperature is 77 degrees F or lower.

Humidity – Dampness promotes mold growth. This becomes possible when humidity increases above the 65% range. Humidity can cause corrosion of metal components in your album. And too low of humidity can cause shrinkage and embrittlement of paper. The recommended range is 30% - 50%.

Acid – Causes corrosion, brittleness, discoloration, and other problems. Acidity is measured by pH, which is a scale from 0 to 14. Below 7 indicates acidity. The lower the number the higher the level of acid. Above 7 is considered acid free.

UV Light – Can lead to fading and degradation of photos, plastic and paper.

So What Can You Do?

Storage – Keep your albums in your living areas, as these will be the most environmentally controlled places in your home. Avoid high moisture areas or near heat-generating appliances. Make sure pests such as insects or mice cannot get into your albums. Store albums flat , rather than on end. This is less stressful on the bindings and edges.

Materials – Use only archival quality albums and acid free, lignin-free papers, page protectors, adhesives, photo corners, stickers, inks and so forth. Everything you put in your album must be acid free. The acid can bleed and transfer to non-acidic materials. De-acidify any documents or papers with Archival Mist. You can use a pH testing pen to test any papers you want to use to see if they are acid-free.

Display – Avoid leaving your scrapbook pages open for extended periods of time near sunlight or fluorescent lights, which are a source of UV radiation. This will minimize fading.

Handling – Don’t stress the binding by bending the cover back on itself.

Cleaning – If you must clean an album, avoid any solvent or detergents. Use a soft brush, vacuum or clean air blow-off instead. Pictures should be cleaned with a photo cleaning cloth to remove oils, fingerprints, and dirt.

Copyright Your Family Legacy, LLC.

National Scrapbook Day

Join us as we celebrate National Scrapbook Day at Porter's this Saturday, May 2nd from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

We have three great projects you can create for only $10...a clock, a 12x12 layout, and a mini album. You will receive tons of patterned paper by My Mind's Eye, 1 package of Fancy Pants floral chipboard, 1 Fancy Pants chipboard mini album, and small embellishments to finish off your projects. If you don't already have the clock base, you can purchase one for a special price of $5 that day only. The retail value of this product kit is up to $75! Wow! What a deal!

We will have giveaways throughout the day, special sales, and drawings for four $25 gift certificates! Guarantee your spot by signing up in our scrapbooking department today!

Bonus Scrapbooking Class!

Since there's a 5th Thursday in April, we are holding an extra scrapbooking class this Thursday, April 30th, in our Rexburg store from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

For Stephanie's class, choose from a boy or girl layout, or do some of each! You are not just limited to a baby page. It's a great way to document headlines or statistics from the day your baby was born. You could list his or her favorite things at a certain stage in life. You could even showcase a school portrait and have your child journal in his or her handwriting. To make sure you get the kit you want, please sign up ahead of time.





Kathy's class has a lovely vintage appeal with a monochromatic color scheme and sepia toned photos. It would make a great layout for boys, girls, wedding, or graduation. You can choose your own title so the possibilities are endless!


See you Thursday night!

2nd Saturday for May Coming Up!

Think Big!

Saturday, May 9th, we will be concentrating on big elements on a page and allowing our thoughts to Go Big.

Why think big? To make your goals tangible and to provide a place to review your progress. So, what are your goals and plans at this moment in time? How have your goals changed over the years? Scrap and write about a time when you set a goal, went for it, and achieved it!

Following are some thoughts to get those creative juices flowing and to get you excited for your next assignment:

"He who fails to plan, plans to fail."
Anonymous

"Happy people plan actions, they don't plan results."
Dennis Wholey

We're looking forward to seeing you there on May 9th at 8:00 a.m.

WHY ARE WE ALWAYS RE-ARRANGING AT PORTERS?

By Linda Porter

The flippant answer is that we want to cause you, the customer, and our long-suffering associates heavy duty headaches.

I could always say that it is spring and we needed to clean or the buyers over purchased and we need to find more room or every inch must pay for itself so the old product must go and that gives us more room. All above are at some time or other true, but the biggest reason is that you as consumers are always wanting the latest crafting crazy and we try very hard to keep up with you.

Because of the trends in Textiles, we just expanded the area in Idaho Falls where we have the cloth and sewing supplies. Purses, pillows, aprons and table runners are just a few of the projects that have been hot lately. Last summer, we moved Texiles in Rexburg to another section, giving it more room.

Our store in Idaho Falls was the first to have a bead shop and because of its success and requests for more product to be available in the Rexburg store, we are right in the middle of moving gifts and developing a bead shop in the front corner of the first section. Both stores are making a section just for the product that is required to make those beautiful watches. Everyday, Audrey, the store manager in Idaho Falls, is finding more unique watch faces and beads to offer those wanting to make a watch.

Both of these changes have caused great excitement in the store and more importantly we hope that we will be offering more of what you, our valued customer, is looking for.

When you stop in, always let us know if we are missing something. We always strive to find it if possible. You are always welcome to add a comment here on the blog. We love hearing from you.

Scrapbook Class on Thursday

It's that time again! Join us this Thursday, April 23rd, in our Rexburg store from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. for scrapbooking class. You can choose to make one or both of the following layouts. Pre-register to guarantee a spot!

"Color Me Happy"
All About Me Class by Kathy Davis

"We Start & End with Family"
Heritage Class by Stephanie Frisby

Mother's Day at Porters

Tami and Kalene are at it again. Check out this great project for Mother's Day in the Idaho Falls Scrapbook Department This is a great fun and easy project. The project sheet and all the supplies are available in the store.