Newspaper articles in scrapbooks?

[irishjc820]

My boyfriend coaches a Pee Wee football team that's headed to Disney World for the National Championships and I've been saving all the articles about them in the paper to make a scrapbook for him. Does anyone know if it would be alright to use the actual articles or do I need to make color copies, which I would imagine might last longer over time? I really would prefer to use the actual cut-outs from the paper because it would be more authentic, but this is something I want to last a long time, so I don't want the paper to disintegrate or anything. I'll have each of the pages in sheet protectors and the album will stay closed unless it's being looked at - what do you ladies think?

[jangulley]

The actual articles should be allright. I bought an archiving spray at Michaels in the scrapbooking section (that was way too pricey you will need to use a coupon) and it was made specifically for this purpose.

HTH

Jan

[Kymbers_Stampin]

There's a spray out there, that neutralizes the acid in newspaper so you can scrapbook it. If I had a can of Patricia Nimock I'd check the back to see if it says it will neutralize newspapers, but I'm at work. Maybe someone can check their can because I'm really thinking that works and then you can scrap the newspapers right into the book. I helped a gal at Michaels one day and I'm pretty sure it was PM that neutralized the acid.

[irishjc820]

Thanks for the suggestion girls - I will definitely check out that spray at Michael's!

[jangulley]

The spray that I got at Michaels is "Archival Mist". Resists aging of scrapbook clippings, certificates, scrapbook materials, etc... Makes all paper acid-free.

It was about $40 a bottle, but I got it with a 50% off coupon at Michael's so that brought it into my price range.

Jan

[ShellyBelly]

You could also run it through a Xyron machine and laminate it, which would keep it in good condition, and would also prevent the acid from leaking onto the page.

[photocropper]

I would say copy them so that they will last longer - I am not sure if the spray will actually lengthen the life of the ink??