Lets talk Albums...what kind are you using?

[MyEbella]

I really want to get the We R Memory Keeper 8.5 x 11 leather ones...

seems like i'm doing a few more 8.5 x 11 layouts and the 8x8 ones can go in the same book!??? Right!

Saw some 12x12 at a local store and like the feel and look of the leather ones....
but would love some suggestions on what colors look best (or worst) in person....

Here is a link to them ....
http://store.scrapbook.com/wermekeclle81.html#top

[BrattyMeg]

I use the 8.5x8.5 albums from Target lol I love them!! I print 8x8 LOs on my regular printer and leave a white border around the layout

[MyEbella]

can I add a question....

how many different albums do you have???

working on Stacy Julian's Library of Memories class and have been for months now doing the "category" system....

right now a book for bella and one for Ethan (todd and I will share a book sicne we have soo few layouts for just us (and extended family will be included in this book too)!

the rest of them....this is the plan I think..... =)
one for places (far and near)
--aka vacations, fun spots/things around town/neighborhood

I would love a book for just house stuff
---old house we built a shed
---buying new house
---alll that comes w/ that (new backyard, new fence, new deck), painting projects

etc....
these are atleast the few thigns I know I want....

[ColleenSwerb]

I only have like 2 lo's printed, lol. I totally spaced and missed the sale at scrapbook pictures last night. I'm probably going to print 8x8. I like Meg's idea to put them on a white border, and use the 8.5x8.5 albums.

My paper scrapping albums are almost all 12x12. I love 12x12.

[my4boys]

That sounds really neat, I never thought about doing an album for some of those things..... I have so many layouts done but have yet to print any of them so I don't know what I would do. Most of them are 12 x 12 so I would probably resize them to 8 x 8 for printing/pricing reasons. I do, however prefer the leather/faux leather look of albums for the most part...

[MyEbella]

I really can't believe the number of people that have never printed before =)

I usually can't wait to print and show the kids or hubby!!! =)
get printing girls....

[Aggie Aviso]

I use the 8x8 American Crafts Modern Albums. Right now, I have a HUGE backlog of layouts to be printed (Im just up to date with prints this year!) so they are all in one album. I plan to do the album methodology of Stacy though.

I have two albums done from Shutterfly - and that's themed ones, Christmas, First Year of the kids, etc etc.

I want variety is my layouts though, I plan to have 11x8 and 6x12 soon.

[Darcy Baldwin]

Originally Posted by Aggie Aviso

I use the 8x8 American Crafts Modern Albums.

Aggie, are these expandable? I'm a chronological girl. But I don't want 15 books for a one year time. The Pioneer Albums I've been getting aren't handling the stress I'm putting on them LOL Right now, I use 2 8x8 albums for a year. So I'm trying to find a GOOD album that can expand either with screw posts or pioneer straps that won't fall apart. I've been thinking about investing in Close to My Heart albums, but if the American Craft ones are good and expandable, I might go that route, instead.

[ColleenSwerb]

I want to make a vacations book and get it printed at shutterfly. I've got Cabo San Lucas, Vegas, and Florida last August to scrap still. Oy. LOL!

Other than that, I break my LO's up (at least my paper lo's) into those about Tiger, and those about the rest of us. I have 1 vacation album done of our trip to Hawaii and SanFran in '05.

[Aggie Aviso]

Originally Posted by MyEbella

I would love a book for just house stuff
---old house we built a shed
---buying new house
---alll that comes w/ that (new backyard, new fence, new deck), painting projects
.

Oh Kim, I so want this too - we are moving to a second home (second place we will live in as a family) and I want to record the houses we lived in as a family!