3D pages and other elements

Hi, Kelley.

I my albums upright on a self so my pages will not the 3D embellishments will not make indentions.

I do not make layouts on the flip side of the page for two reasons. One is because the brads eyelets issue and the second is for the fact I might want to rearrange my layouts in the album at a later time. I do not complete layouts in time sequence order so I have to be able to rearrange when necessary.

I am not sure what you mean by pages already set in. There are two main types of albums: strap hinge and post bound. The strap hinge albums normally do not have page protector and are held into the album by straps. Strap hinge is what I am guessing you might have. I know people that use this type of album to paste/glue completed layouts to both sides of the album page. That way they can use brads and ribbons. The other album has page protectors and are the pages are held into the album by post. The page protectors hold the layouts and the layouts can be removed at anytime and do not have to be glued into the album.

I hope this helps and makes sense.

--Tammy in TX

To add to Tammy's great explanation, even if you have a stap bound album, like a Creative Memories one or a Westrim on, you can still use a different paper of the same size as your page, embelish it, add the brads and then paste the finished page onto the "existing" page in the album. That way nothing goes through to the other side of the "existing" page and you can do whatever you like on the other side, even paste another whole sheet.

HTH,

Thanks M-C. I wasn't sure if I was explaining it very well.

--Tammy in TX

Thank you for all the good comments!

I am actually using a spiral-bound "scrapbook" that I purchased some time ago to make this gift. So I can't take any pages out or move them around. But the advice you gave me is great!

One further question: when you paste an already-completed layout that has brads, etc. onto a page in the scrapbook, are those able to lay down smoothly, or do you have problems gluing them in because of the backside of the brads?

Thanks for all your help! Scrapbooking is the most fun I've had in a long time!

Kelley

When I adhere something like that I just put my glue dots or photo splits right over the back of the brad, that way they are sure to stick down a little better. I have noticed that sometimes there is a *slight* little bump there, but its VERY slight, and as the scrapbook gets "worn in" I am sure it flattens in a little more.

Hannah