BASIC TOOLS

What Do I Need?

Acid & Lignin free paper: variety of textures, weights, colors and designs

Album or Binder: Be sure to choose one of archival quality

Adhesives: Glue Stick or photo tabs (must also be archival quality)  Photo Tabs come in handy dispensers to make things easier and avoid having to pick up tiny backings!

Pens: fade resistant, waterproof, odorless, permanent and photo safe

Straightedge Scissors: important to use high quality to trim photos and paper

Stabilo Pencil: acid free, will not cause indentations or crack the emulsion of the photo

Personal Trimmer: compact, quick and accurate cropping of photos (easy to use!)
 

Fun Options:

Craft Punches, Border Punches and Corner Punches

Stickers and Rubons - so many styles and themes to enhance your page

Templates - Available in a variety of shapes to help cut & crop perfect shapes

Books and Magazines - Inspirational and filled with great ideas