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Old 04-10-2008, 03:54 PM   #1  
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I'm just starting to scrap and was wondering the pros and cons of the post albums and the ring albums. Thanks, Pam
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I used to use the post bound but never again! You can take pages out and add very easily with a ring. My ring album holds more than my old post bound. I'm going to take everything out of the old album and throw it away. It just isn't worth the hassle.
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I am mainly a scrapper who just got into card making and I LOVE American Crafts' 3 ring binders.
They are great and they hold tons and tons of pages.

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I LOVE 3 ring binders but I am finding that they are very hard to find ... at least here in Canada ... love love love them ... so much easier to move pages around and add pages.
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I personally prefer the 3 ring albums because I don't work chronologically, and it's a real pain to shift things around in a post-bound album. I *LOVE* the AC albums, too, especially as you can mix page sizes. Check out what I mean here
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I still use CM albums. Am I old-fashioned and out of step? I was thinking of switching to the Bazzill post-bound album because I do like the idea of dropping in the pages (I'm still mad that I scrapped decorating the tree on one side of a page, then my daughter's birthday which occurs in Jan. on the backside, totally leaving out Christmas day, ARGH). I don't think I could ever get into 3-ring albums: reminds me too much of school!
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I only use the CM albums also. I have tried the others, but I still go back to the CM's. I am the same way "iheartstamping"--in regards to leaving things out. I hate to go out of order! I have ripped apart entire layouts, because I have forgot something! LOL!
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I only use the CM albums also. I have tried the others, but I still go back to the CM's. I am the same way "iheartstamping"--in regards to leaving things out. I hate to go out of order! I have ripped apart entire layouts, because I have forgot something! LOL!
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In the CM albums, I have been putting on the page protector and then just slipping my finished page into the sleeve. The pages stay in very well and I can always move the pages if I need to. If you are worried about pages slipping out of the page protector, just put a small piece of tape on the back of the page. I love the CM albums and this seems to be a good solution for me.
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I like the finished look of a post bound album better than a ring album. It's a more polished way to showcase my work, IMHO. I do use both though.
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Ring albums. I don't scrap chronologically either therefore I prefer the ring albums so I can move my pages around easily.
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I'd love to try 3-ring albums - it makes so much more sense to use.
I'm totally loyal to CM but maybe one day when I use up my album stash I'll venture out into other territory!
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Post bound albums are my favorite because they are expandable and I like the way they look on the shelf. I have done some ring albums for gifts and liked them too, but for my personal scrapping, I prefer post albums.
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