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Ally, I just discovered eyelets and used them to attach vellum on a little taglet I made with a gift. It's decorative and works great...have I mentioned recently that I just LOVE eyelets!!! :)))

As far as the photo paper goes, I think it's acid free.

Judy, SA

Ally, I know you have probably gotten answers to your questions already but my favorite way of attaching vellum is to use brads.

Hugs, Sabrina in Kentucky

a good friend is a life long treasure

I can't help w/ the photo printing questions since I don't do any of that myself, but I'll help w/ the other two. I use clear photo tabs w/ vellum. Have you found any tabs over there? They're the little double sided stickies that come on a roll w/ blue tabs that you pull off. Mostly they're white, but I found some that're clear. Camoflouge paper is plentiful over here in the states. Do you want the brown (todays camo color) or the green (yesterdays color)? I don't shop online but somebody here could prolly reccomend a good store for you.

Katrina in KS

I have seen a couple of articles in the scrapbook magazines about Epson printers (and others) and most of them say that the pictures will last for

75+ years. I print lots of pictures with my Epson printer and haven't really worried about them being acid free. Actually I have never really thought about it.

I work in a scrapbook store and we have vellum tape that is supposed to be invisible. I haven't tried it, but others have and say it works well. You could also sew the vellum to the page.

We also have camoflage paper in 8 1/2 x 11 (not sure if we have 12 x 12). Let me know how much you need and I can get it for you next week when I go back to work.

I found camo paper at joanne fabrics. Lin in NY

Hi Ally!! First of all welcome to the group!!

About pictures. i understand from all the reading I have done and from info that someone in here that worked in archiving, all pictures are NOT acd free. That is why when we scrap them e should or NEED to use at the least acid free paper and lignon free is better. Epson and Canon printers are supposed to be two of the better brands of inks that are rated for longevity and the least acidic. It is the glossy paper that is used toprint pix on that is not acid free.

Mounting vellum. There is a specific brand of tape from 3M for vellm paer that does work. it is a rather pain to use though and I have never seen it come in adispenser, just a large roll in a package.

Another way besides using brads or eyelets is secure it with like a picture frame border. Put a drop of glue on a couple of the corners to say hold it in place. then take a coordinating or whatever color and make like a picture frame around the piece and glue that down. It would be like a reverse mat. Does this make sense?

I may have a couple sites I can send or tel you about that has ALL KINDS of military paper and stuff. Let me know -'K?

BTW, are you American stationed there with DH or someone in England?

OKC Dave nada for 05

I use the 3M vellum tape. If you rub it real good when you put it down and use the least amount you can get away with, it is invisible. Sandy in Southern Indiana

Hi Ally,

I have an Epson. As for your choice of paper, read the labels. You can indeed get acid free. And, of course no picture is completely without acid which is why it is so important that we use acid free products that act as a buffer. I print most of my own pictures and Epson does make acid-free matte photo printing paper.

It is called PremierArt Matte Scrapbook Photo Paper for Epson. They advertise the it has a "200 year print life in a photo album when used with Epson photo inks." The item number if you want to call around is SCR1002. It IS expensive as you only get 20 (double-sided) sheets per package. Regardless of price, I highly recommend it.

I forgot...another good way to adhere vellum is with a Xyron.

Hugs, Sabrina in Kentucky

a good friend is a life long treasure

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Hi Dave

Thanks for the info on the tape. Would you believe it I got a UK papercraft magazine today that had an article all about vellum incl how to stick it down (or not as the case was). They recommended the tape as well and aparently there is a spray glue too.

I am English and I work for the forces here though I am a civilian. I would love to see the sites you mentioned. :-)

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Thats brilliant - exactly what I was after thank you so much. I shall go hunt some down :-)

For 1 &2. I don't believe any photo is acid free, even store developed ones as the solution isn't acid free.

1. I use either Xyron or a new tape by Wacky Tac.
2. I have a book of military papers, but I'm not sure if I used the cammo paper. If you want it just email me by taking out the KITTY in my email.

Teresa in MD

I couldn't answer 1 or 2 for you. I just hope the photos I'm using are acid free, which is why I make sure to use acid free papers, etc.

As for #3, I use eyelets and brads to plaster down my vellum...usually. I really need to get some of that vellum tape that Dave mentioned.

I haven't seen any cammo paper, but then, I haven't really looked for any. Hope you get a good source for it!

Thanks everyone for your help with the questions and the sources for camo paper.

:-)

Hey Ally,

I've got an Epson Photomate printer and yes, it's acid free. Most of the printer inks these days are acid free, it's the paper you usually have to worry about. I use the Epson paper that comes with my ink cartridges so can't tell you about the Kodak paper, but if you visit Kodak's website they may list it there and if not have an email address where you can find out... As far as the vellum, I use either vellum tape, eyelets or my Xyron to attach vellum. The Xyron is my favorite method because it puts a full coverage of adhesive on the back that keeps it from showing up like tape does. Now, for camo paper... I do a lot of scrapping for military family members and for my sister and brother-in-law who are hunters, so I've got a few sources... I'm not sure if they ship internationally or not, but you could check and if they don't then I can maybe get it for you and ship it to you... Anyway, here's some sources:

(do a search for "camo") Anyway, that's a few. My favorite site is off line right now and I'm not sure when she'll be back up, but it's if/when it comes back up... -CC

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Thanks so much, I'll check out the sites, and yours when its back up. :-)