Just a idea, they sell numbers beads like the ones used for names, bead on the year and maybe some other cute beads for decorating, and let it hang from the book like a beaded bookmark would, you could also use that neat yarn stuff to string the beads on, jute and nylon string, lots of ways to do it! another idea would be to make a tag and glue on the number charms you were talking about, let it hang from the album spine, guess it depends on the style you are looking for also. omg all the hours you must have spent on your albums! good luck with your project. oddie

Mar: You funny thing, you! You don't need tactics with lil' ol' me. :o) To download fonts, this is what I do (BTW, I kind of fumbled through it myself so I hope this makes sense). First of all, I went to the winzip homepage and downloaded the free trial version of winzip. Then I visited some font sites. Here are some I recommend: Font Freak and Font Face. But check out ScrapLink because there are more listed there. Anyhoo, you just click on the fonts you like and the downloading part kicks in (which you seem to have the hang of already!). Once that's done, click on your winzip program and it will prompt you through all the steps of "unzipping" the font. Then, it's a matter of "cut and paste". You want to paste it into your font folder (you can find that by going to "start", then "control panel", and "fonts" should be in there). Once I did this, I just went into Word and the font was there, ready to use! I hope that helps a little. Tammy: What a compliment that I remind you of your daughter in some way! Thank you! *warm fuzzies* I'm still trying to "convert" my mom into a scrappin' freak -- maybe you could talk to her and give her a little push, eh? ;o) Lore: Actually...*hee hee*...I've had to improvise a lot when it comes to my SB hobby. I'm limited to Michael's as my main SB supplier and although they have some neat stuff, in my opinion their 8.5 x 11 album selection isn't great (they had ONE in different colours and it was too expensive). So, I visited numerous photography/camera places and found an "almost no name" (because I don't even remember the brand) 3-ring photo album to use. It was something like 7 bucks. I just made sure it was archival quality. Reading Week (Canadian version of Spring Break) is coming up soon so I'm actually planning a road trip with the specific mission of crossing the border in search of SB stores! LOL! If you know of any in the Michigan/NY area, let me know! ;o) Thanks for letting me share with you everyone!

Okay, I'm back...here ya go: www.scrapbookcanada.com www.scrapbookersparadise.com The site for Scrapbook Canada is undergoing some construction, but they are very good to email you back to let you know if they carry what you are looking for. I will post the link to my favourite one below. They are sometimes a bit slow, but I have found that they send you a little something extra if you have to wait too long. Good Luck!! ~Mar~ Here is a link that might be useful: Remember Me Scrapbooking

The bad part of the old magnetic albums could very easliy be both the plastic and the glue, as depending on the kind of plastic it is, it also contains acid, which most of the old style albums did. As far as tips for removing your photos, dental floss is supposed to be great, by running it underneath your photo back and forth, it helps to remove the photo. There is also a product called undo which is available at walmart amoung other places that is safe to use on the backs of your photos. As for the acid free spray it is called "Archival Mist" and is available at most craft stores (Michael's, Hobby Lobby, etc., it is kinda pricey so use a store coupon when possible purchasing it. It is well worth the $$ and lasts for a long time. If you want to use the orginial newspaper clipping try mounting it on the oppisite page as your photos, that way the acid will not affect your photos. Love Penny