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22 years ago

Has anyone ever used old Birhtday cards or any kind of greeting cards for their pages. I mean like scanning them or just cutting things out form them to use. I have gotten some very special ones form my kids over the years and was thinking about scaning them to use for the background paper instead of buying some. What do you think or have you done this?

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look4angel_webtv_net
22 years ago
Sometimes these cards are acid free, and you can just use the card directly without any worries what-so-ever, but other times I just spray them with archival mist, if they tested positive for acid. I did find that price was no guarantee for acid quainty either, as some of the more pricey one's had a larger acid content that some I purchase for as little as .50 cents. I have even BOUGHT cards to use as die cuts, when they had an image I was looking for but couldn't find anywhere else. I have found some BEAUTIFUL gold leaves, and flowers to add to my pages this way. Simpily cutting them apart. There are a couple of makers that have images large enough to use as paper dolls: Suzy Zoo cards work great for this, and another maker, (who I can't think of right now) has the PRETTIEST little girls and boys often done in angels that make REALLY cute paper dolls also. I have also used just the verses of some of the cards also, and the whole card when like you it was sent by someone I loved. HTH Love Penny
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