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Old 03-03-2010, 12:23 PM   #1
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Question question about autograph albums

Holy crap, I just found this area of the forums, I'm going to be on here even more now!

Anyway, my question is about autograph albums. I made an album for my DD to use when we are there in May. I glued paper onto a 6x6 ring chipboard alums, then used chalk ink to color the edges so they weren't regular old brown. I am wondering what to use to keep the corners stuck down and from getting all bent up? Would something like mod podge work? I've never used it before. And would the characters still be able to sign on top of that? Any other suggestions?
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I hate to say it, but I HATE mod podge! I used it on an autograph book of DD's and had issues with the pages sticking together, even after giving each page plenty of time to dry. I even used the MP for paper and to this day when I open that album, some of the pages stick together. And this album is about 4 years old!

I also used it on a mini chipboard album I did some years ago and about 6 months ago picked that book up to look at it. The pages in the back of the book were really stuck together and the photos were almost completely faded away. The last four pages in that book are a complete loss.

Maybe it was me or something I did wrong, but I am very leary of that stuff and would hate for anyone else to see their hard work be ruined by it.

I'm sure others have have better luck and will hopefully have some tips for you.
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I've only used MP on the outside covers of my autograph books. But I've got be be honest, I usually don't decorat the pictures until I get home if at all. I like the have the characters sign the right side pages, because I use the left side for a photo of the kids with the character. But that gives me more flexibility for when we see "odd" characters that I wouldn't have thought to make a page for.
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I did chipboard autograph books and did not use anything to protect the pages. They have held up just fine.

I used my cricut to make a picture of the characters on each page before hand & then they signed on their page. The characters really made a big deal out of seeing their pictures in the books. I got several hugs & high fives from the characters.
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