Scrapbooking Your 35mm Slides

Complete Your Scrapbook With Your Slides

Creating a scrapbook is a wonderful way to preserve your family history—but you can't do a complete job unless you get those 35mm slides scanned, digitized, and into your scrapbook.

Those 35mm slides stacked in closets and on shelves represent precious memories waiting to be preserved. We offer affordable transfer of 35mm slides, negatives, 3D stereo slides, and medium format film to digital files you can print yourself, or we can make prints for you.

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The Scrapbooking Passion

Many people have become passionate about scrapbooking. This rewarding hobby involves significant time and effort to preserve family memories in beautifully crafted albums that will last for generations.

Scrapbooks are generally made up of album pages decorated with photos that have been carefully trimmed with special scissors to create decorative edges. A thriving industry has developed around scrapbooking supplies, with dedicated stores and online retailers offering specialized papers, embellishments, stickers, and tools.

Scrapbooking has become so popular that scrapbook parties have largely replaced the Tupperware parties of previous generations. These social gatherings allow enthusiasts to work on their albums together while sharing techniques and inspiration. Craft stores dedicate entire sections to scrapbooking supplies, recognizing the passion and dedication of this growing community.

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Using Archival-Quality Materials

Serious scrapbookers understand the importance of using archival-quality or conservation-quality papers to ensure photos don't deteriorate over time. The paper that photos are attached to must be carefully chosen to prevent chemical reactions that could damage precious images.

What Makes Paper "Permanent"?

For dedicated scrapbook enthusiasts, simply being "acid-free" isn't enough. Permanent paper is the gold standard for scrapbooks. To be considered permanent, paper must meet several criteria:

pH Level: Must be 7.5 or greater (alkaline)
Purity: Must be free of chemical impurities
Composition: Should contain cotton or other rag fibers
Buffering: Must contain an alkaline buffer such as calcium carbonate
Durability: Must be resistant to tears and folding

Additionally, permanent inks are recommended for journaling, and archival-quality stickers with witty sayings or decorative elements can be safely added to enhance your pages.

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Getting Your Slides Into Your Scrapbook

So how do you transform that collection of 35mm slides into scrapbook-ready prints? It's easier than you might think:

Our Two-Step Process

Step 1: Professional Scanning
Send your slides to us and we'll scan them at high resolution with expert Photoshop editing on every image. We'll deliver your digital files on a USB drive or via download.

Step 2: Quality Prints
You have two options for prints:

Option A: Take your digital files to a local photo printer such as Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, or a professional photo lab. They'll pull the images from your files and make prints to your specifications.

Option B: We can make prints for you at very reasonable prices. Our print quality is excellent, and we handle everything—you receive ready-to-mount prints perfect for scrapbooking.

Formats We Scan

We can digitize all types of slide formats for your scrapbooking projects, including:

35mm slides (standard format)
110 slides (pocket camera format)
120 medium format slides (professional format)
126 slides (Instamatic square format)
127 slides (larger square format)
3D Stereo slides (Viewmaster-style)
Black and White Negatives of all formats (No color negatives.)

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Affordable, Professional Quality

Our prices are very reasonable, and you'll finally be able to include those presently inaccessible 35mm slides, negatives, and 3D stereo slides in your scrapbooks. After scanning, we can make prints from your slides starting at competitive prices.

Note: Prices may change, but our commitment to quality work never does. Please check our order forms for current pricing on scanning and printing services.

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Ready to Complete Your Scrapbook?

Transform those boxes of slides into beautiful scrapbook pages. Your family memories deserve to be shared and preserved in your carefully crafted albums.

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