tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post287295963473735897..comments2023-04-10T22:39:43.008+10:00Comments on Simple Aussie Girls: The Great Aussie Scrapping Question...Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01514353239664426719noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-30538567526810950712011-09-08T21:07:55.153+10:002011-09-08T21:07:55.153+10:00Hi Just found you all by searching for D ring albu...Hi Just found you all by searching for D ring albums. I'm here in NZ and just finished Stacy julian's Finding Photo Freedom/LOM class. I'm on the hunt for the Pioneer 2up or 3 up photo albums she recommended in her class. I have come upon many dead ends so I am researching other options. I jaust wanted to add to Toni especially tha I get my American craft 8.5 x 11 page protectors from Spotlight. They sell both 12 x 12 and 8.5 x 11 pages. More 12 x 12 books but the pages fit in the 12 x 12 scrapbooks. Just another option. Thanks very much for letting me jump in and read all this info. Being Digi i have just had the same dilemma. I may have found someone who prints in Wellington but yet to trial so will wait and see. Cheers KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-88204120885903259632011-07-26T12:19:36.034+10:002011-07-26T12:19:36.034+10:00I use persnickety in the us. Postage is $10 but pr...I use persnickety in the us. Postage is $10 but prices are cheap. Quality amazing. Just get a reasonable size order together 1st.I'm Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03383266145081985486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-34481220249846311392011-07-24T15:21:15.981+10:002011-07-24T15:21:15.981+10:00I don't do digi but love looking at all these ...I don't do digi but love looking at all these pages, as always they are beautiful in thei simplicity!!<br /><br />I too am looking forward to WITL next week. Can't wait to see how you all approach it.jakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991830031445944585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-4162308601540330352011-07-23T08:31:16.480+10:002011-07-23T08:31:16.480+10:00Was at Warehouse yesterday and had another nosey a...Was at Warehouse yesterday and had another nosey at the A4 page protectors. The brand is called GBP the logo is black red and yellow - they are heavy duty, acid free and photo safe according to the label - Might be an option for anyone dead keen on using A4.SharonDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925394451729702938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-25038202222110388132011-07-22T20:58:25.220+10:002011-07-22T20:58:25.220+10:00Diane, yes I can print A4 in UK with online store ...Diane, yes I can print A4 in UK with online store PhotoBox<br /><br />they also do A4 books landscape and Pixum does A4 books portrait as well.<br /><br />But for my photo a day book which had an a4 layout a week I put them into a square book with empty space along the spine edge to make sure I didn't loose anything in the binding<br /><br />really enjoying this discussionhelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879196131617998605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-4776004686504716462011-07-22T20:35:19.792+10:002011-07-22T20:35:19.792+10:00Natalie...matt for me to :)
SharonD...LOVE your e...Natalie...matt for me to :)<br /><br />SharonD...LOVE your enthusiasm, and welcome to your second home :)<br /><br />Lisa...checked out Costco, only 2 in Australia at present and they a do not print 8.5 x 11 either. I got excited when I saw your comment...being a US company I thought we might get lucky. Bugga no luck but will keep an eye on them.<br /><br />Helena...it really is a mystery why we have 2 sizes that are so similar but also vastly different. And I guess if we weren't scrappers we'd never know lol. So are you able to get A4 printed at a printer in Uk? We are limited to just the 8x10 hence my "print and stick" system. Thanks for you imput.<br /><br />Alexa...love how you think xxDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01514353239664426719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-37315100091134887392011-07-22T19:56:42.595+10:002011-07-22T19:56:42.595+10:00all of my pages are digital so I'm not worried...all of my pages are digital so I'm not worried about page protectors being acid free because I archive all of the digi files in case I (or future generations) want to reprint. even when I add them to some cardstock or add a bit of pattern paper the main parts of the LO are saved digitally so again some yellowing in decades to come is not something I worry abouthelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879196131617998605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-76644934556935632972011-07-22T19:13:35.253+10:002011-07-22T19:13:35.253+10:00Sorry Helena, good to hear that A4 is a standard s...Sorry Helena, good to hear that A4 is a standard size for more than just us.<br />I meant that there aren't A4 pages and albums made specifically for scrapbooking here, as I have researched this and found none in Australia. There was one once, a post bound album made I found in 'officeworks' but it is no longer available. <br />If you are using regular office supplies for your albums, just make sure your sleeves are of archival quality and PVC and acid free etc. You don't want my pages turning yellow for the future generations. Thanks for your your ideas, and for visiting the SAG blog!nicole shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949075874907386157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-38049492361649867422011-07-22T18:54:06.753+10:002011-07-22T18:54:06.753+10:00Nicole suggests A4 is NZ, Aussie only but it is al...Nicole suggests A4 is NZ, Aussie only but it is also used in UK and I just looked on the internet out of curiosity and Canada and USA are the only places that do not use A4 as the basic paper size.<br /><br />I use normal office supply A4 page protectors and d ring albums to display my pages, and collectors trading card page protectors also come A4helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879196131617998605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-35876399249320820652011-07-22T16:40:01.901+10:002011-07-22T16:40:01.901+10:00Ladies - you might want to try Costco, if you happ...Ladies - you might want to try Costco, if you happen to live near one. They do great prints here in the US. I know they're not in every city in Oz or NZ, but maybe you have one near you?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969997777347317749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-5605049946448898352011-07-22T09:10:07.568+10:002011-07-22T09:10:07.568+10:00I have added a link to Remember When on the side b...I have added a link to Remember When on the side bar. If you can't find what you need be sure to email Lee and ask...she is very very helpful.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01514353239664426719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-6056050813265810452011-07-22T09:06:46.523+10:002011-07-22T09:06:46.523+10:00Toni, just remember that A4 is a different size to...Toni, just remember that A4 is a different size to 8.5 x 11". Basically you can't really get A4 page protectors, as basically noone makes A4 albums, being and Australian/NZ only size. However, I and most of us here, use 8.5x11 page protectors and albums, both made by American Crafts and both of which I buy through rememberwhen.com.au .<br /><br />And creative Memories as well as blurb do portrait style photobooks.<br /><br />Love how Alexa said, 'it is not a problem, merely as opportunity to be creative'. Couldn't have said it better myself!nicole shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949075874907386157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-23786588861772929872011-07-22T08:21:11.749+10:002011-07-22T08:21:11.749+10:00SharonD, glad you found us as well! Thanks for pro...SharonD, glad you found us as well! Thanks for providing all the info from a NZ perspective. Look forward to seeing you back here again!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042055757925918097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-79454392456880918152011-07-22T07:37:17.859+10:002011-07-22T07:37:17.859+10:00Oh my goodness OMG OMG OMG - where do I start...
...Oh my goodness OMG OMG OMG - where do I start...<br /><br />I just found this blog via Ali Edwards twitter and it feels like home!<br /><br />I am so excited...I will be back... with my cardstock and patterned paper.<br /><br />Regarding printing - has anyone checked out Artscow? <br /><br />http://www.artscow.com<br /><br />I dabbled in digi a while back and found artscow via the forum on Jessica Sprague's website. I think they are based in Hong Kong so the environmental footprint 'pang' is not as large. I printed some (about 6) 12x12 digi pages there and they were great quality and very reasonably priced both for the printing and the shipping (I think it was about $NZ30-35 to get all 6 printed and sent). They shipped my layouts rolled up in a tube but they unrolled and went into albums with no worries at all. And they arrived in less than a week. <br /><br />Toni - I am a kiwi scrapbooker too - I feel your pain! It is hard to get decent supplies - albums especially - in New Zealand - it's the tyranny of distance. You have to shop around a lot which can be frustrating. For albums - I have actually just found Scrapboutique online in Australia has a good range (and much cheaper than we can get the same thing here - if you can actually find it!!) with reasonably shipping prices to NZ. Scrapbook Outlet (also online but NZ based) has a pretty reasonable selection of patterned paper http://scrapbookoutletnz.co.nz/shop/) and Artful Crafts (http://www.artfullcrafts.co.nz/)is OK too but has a larger range of general scrapbooking supplies too.<br /><br />Also regarding A4 page protectors, Warehouse Stationary seems to be the only place that sells A4 page protectors in NZ. I can't remember the brand name unfortunately but they are in the aisle with the 'office supplies' type of page protectors (rather than the scrapbooking aisle) but they are much thicker than the normal office supply type ones and photo safe. They come in packs of 5 and I use them in normal A4 ring binders instead of albums.<br /><br />I have found 8.5x11 anything really hard to find in NZ - I think Scrapboutique is probably the best option but I am interested to check out the site that these girls recommend too.<br /><br />If you want to send me your email, I can send you all my online scrapbook shopping links. My email is lemondelicious at vodafone dot co dot nz<br /><br />Cheers<br />SharonSharonDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925394451729702938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-43074578848622338692011-07-21T21:32:38.313+10:002011-07-21T21:32:38.313+10:00Toni, I have printed my pages as 8x10 photos at sn...Toni, I have printed my pages as 8x10 photos at snapfish, who also offer 8x8 AND 12x12 photo books now! I haven't looked for awhile,but they did only offer landscape photo books last time.<br /><br />However blurb (who have an aussie site now) do offer portrait style books in the same size, you follow a similar process as you do with snapfish.<br /><br />I also put all different sized layouts in my 12x12 albums, and use 8.5 x 11 page protectors (sticking the 8x10 photo on some cardstock)<br /><br />thanks for joining in, hope this discussion has helped!sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354883388516186987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-10271726568690075072011-07-21T20:59:38.479+10:002011-07-21T20:59:38.479+10:00Sorry keep hitting the wrong button and turning up...Sorry keep hitting the wrong button and turning up anonymous :)Toninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-91834662412249311852011-07-21T20:58:51.383+10:002011-07-21T20:58:51.383+10:00Thanks Amy. I had only made a couple of 'ordi...Thanks Amy. I had only made a couple of 'ordinary' photobook albums then stumbled across scrapbooking, saw something of Ali's, loved it and have got into scrapbooking since then. I really enjoy her (and Cathy's) simple templates.<br /><br />I had decided to do WITL but thought I would need to publish portrait layouts in a photobook that was landscape orientation and therefore it would open unusually i.e. because of the binding. So I started questioning different options. <br /><br />I guess part of this is caused by the fact that having only got into it more recently and only doing it digitally, I don't have any other supplies yet for adding to the pages i.e. albums, protectors, papers, cardstock etc...<br /><br />I like the idea of printing 8x10 though. Thanks heaps for all the ideas/comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-54897177145707946362011-07-21T20:33:59.523+10:002011-07-21T20:33:59.523+10:00Toni, I just buy regular 8.5x11 page protectors lo...Toni, I just buy regular 8.5x11 page protectors locally too - they are easy to come by and I'd say there would be plenty of outlets in NZ.<br />I've not made a photobook yet, Nicole and Di and Sharon all have so they will be able to better answer your question.<br />I had also thought of using Persnickity Prints but had a big environmental footprint pang and decided it was utterly ridiculous to get my layouts flown in from the US - that's just my feelings and I'm not judging anyone else's decision on that front - I decided to make do with the local 8x10 and then adapt ... I either add extra cardstock or just leave them as is, the difference is barely noticable.<br /><br />All my pages in all sizes, except very small ones, go into 12 x 12 albums, they are versatile and I don't mind pages looking different.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009119301336136337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-61681134518392455802011-07-21T20:27:36.817+10:002011-07-21T20:27:36.817+10:00Thanks Emma - that's great. I'll look int...Thanks Emma - that's great. I'll look into the Remember When store. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-1506930859504829472011-07-21T20:14:46.007+10:002011-07-21T20:14:46.007+10:00Its great that everyone is so interested in this t...Its great that everyone is so interested in this topic! <br /><br />Natalie, definitely Matte! I work for a professional photographer she only uses Matte paper as do the majority of photographers. I much prefer it!<br /><br />Toni, glad you found us! I'm not really a digital scrapper but I do scrap in both 8.5x11 and 12x12 format and put them all into the one album (12x12). I have never used A4 size (and for that matter, have never seen it), however I do purchase 8.5x11 inch albums and page protectors. I get them at Remember When online scrap shop which is based in NSW so means postage isn't too bad. Most online Aussie and I would assume NZ scrap shops would probably sell this size. Hope that helps.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042055757925918097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-9529788521409229962011-07-21T20:12:43.422+10:002011-07-21T20:12:43.422+10:00Ooops another question - can you print 8.5x11 phot...Ooops another question - can you print 8.5x11 photobooks bound in a portrait format rather than landscape in Aussie? So far I've only managed to find landscape printing in NZ?Toninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-37573610874435822482011-07-21T20:07:41.546+10:002011-07-21T20:07:41.546+10:00Hi this is great information thank you and I love ...Hi this is great information thank you and I love the layouts. <br /><br />I love Ali's work but being from NZ have been struggling with what to do, where to get supplies from and who to ask so had asked her if she had any ideas/contacts - I am so pleased/grateful she has sparked off this conversation... <br /><br />I've more recently got into scrapbooking and had decided to go the digital way but was feeling a bit frustrated as I thought I had to wait to print layouts in a photobook or pay much more for the 10x12 prints and cut them down. I have used snapfish but they won't print the layouts individually.<br /><br />So another probably very basic question, where do you purchase the a4 photo protectors and albums or do you get them shipped internationally?<br /><br />I also liked the idea of trying out persnickety as it seems quite reasonable for page pricing and postage, though I guess it would require 8.5x11 albums?Toninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-83759458278457801982011-07-21T18:34:51.512+10:002011-07-21T18:34:51.512+10:00great post - lots of lovely LO and inspiration for...great post - lots of lovely LO and inspiration for dealing with the US size domination in digi templates. I've re-sized my fav templates and Cathy Z's The Monthly in PSE to A4 size and use 8x8 when I do suare LOs. Will try the print and stick next timehelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879196131617998605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-10453662700223194632011-07-21T17:40:50.358+10:002011-07-21T17:40:50.358+10:00Lovely pages and great solutions to a 'problem...Lovely pages and great solutions to a 'problem' - which makes it not a problem at all, but a creative opportunity. Each of these pages is delightful.alexahttp://simplyalexa.typepad.com/trimmingthesailsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671805760266899678.post-18158697345284576282011-07-21T16:27:11.755+10:002011-07-21T16:27:11.755+10:00Ahhhh, so this it what goes on here while I'm ...Ahhhh, so this it what goes on here while I'm at work! Stolen double page spreads and hijacked posting schedules! hehe, just kidding - Nice post Di!<br /><br />Natalie: Harvey Norman and Matte!nicole shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949075874907386157noreply@blogger.com