Come help me figure this out--album advice needed!

[webseitler]

Okay, I need help. Anyone who has advice, opinions, ideas... please share them! :thumbup:

I started off for PL with one album for 2012. This one:

The "American Crafts 12-Inch by 12-Inch D-Ring."

Nooooooot especially in love with it anymore. It's okay. But I'm actually not interested at all in the [now intimidating] thought of decorating the cover. :blink:

Plus, my PL was too big for one album... so I really need two for 2012. And then I need two more for this year--or at least one for right now. But, then again, I shouldn't buy one and then find out later I can't get #2. So... that's FOUR new albums I should pick up. And if they're all around $20 each... ack. Well, I at least better know that I'm getting the RIGHT thing first. So, that's where I need your help.

Right now, I would like something like this better:

(We R Memory Keepers Classic Leather 3-Ring Binder Album)

But that's listed at $30 each! ACK! No. Not gonna fly. But I really do like the idea of color coding the years. That's what I am looking for: colors and D-Ring style.

Soooo... HELP! What's the best D-Ring album like this at the best price?!

 

[YepBrook]

Sorry, I am no help. I have those 12x12 AC D-Ring albums... about 8 of them. I like them! A lot! I haven't decorated the cover & really don't plan to. In fact, they are still blank! LOL. I was planning on writing the album title by hand on the front, maybe on a neat little label or something super super simple.

 

[BrattyMeg]

I picked up a grey chevron album from archivers <3 them It's postbound though not ding went with the look instead of what I usually like lol

I have the same American Crafts one for my WITL last year in 8x8 but i love it lol

 

[DawnMarch]

I do the WR Memorykeepers albums, but I wait for them to go on sale and then buy a bunch of them at a time. I think the last batch I got for $12 or $15 each from Scrapbook.com. I just buy them in black for consistency.

 

[NeverendingJen]

I buy my WRMK at Target in 12x12 for about $20, normally.http://www.target.com/p/ring-bound-...298566#prodSlot=medium_3_53&term=photo+albums

I have black and aqua- last year I did black, this year is Aqua, I love the WRMK brand because I can get them almost anywhere, including amazon

 

[Nettio]

I'm using the American Crafts 3ing 12x12 Faux Leather albums (in Graphite) for my Project Life and I really like it. Joann's has them 40% off online right now (so they're under $14 a piece) and if you use the coupon code SHIP14 before the 14th, you get standard shipping for $2.14. I just picked up two more, haha.

http://www.joann.com/amercian-crafts-12-x12-faux-leather-3ing-albums-/zprd_02385904a/

ETA: The cloth ones are on sale too - those are what I use for my regular albums: http://www.joann.com/american-crafts-12-x12-cloth-ding-scrapbook-album-/xprd1025020/

ETA again, haha: They also have the WRMK ones you're looking for for $17.99: http://www.joann.com/12x-12-scrapbooking-album/xprd1037665/

 

[webseitler]

I buy my WRMK at Target in 12x12 for about $20, normally.http://www.target.com/p/ring-bound-...298566#prodSlot=medium_3_53&term=photo+albums

I KNEW I SAW THIS AT TARGET! Thank you! Target's site was playing dumb with me, like "I don't know what you're talking about lady. We don't carry that sort of thing. You must have been hallucinating the last time you were shopping here." LOL!

ETA again, haha: They also have the WRMK ones you're looking for for $17.99: http://www.joann.com/12x-12-scrapbooking-album/xprd1037665/

Holy Enabling Cow, Batman. THANK YOU, Lynnette! :wub: That's PERFECT!

Whee! I'm so excited now... :thumbup:

 

[abm234]

I'm using the American Crafts 3ing 12x12 Faux Leather albums (in Graphite) for my Project Life and I really like it. Joann's has them 40% off online right now (so they're under $14 a piece) and if you use the coupon code SHIP14 before the 14th, you get standard shipping for $2.14. I just picked up two more, haha.

http://www.joann.com/amercian-crafts-12-x12-faux-leather-3ing-albums-/zprd_02385904a/

ETA: The cloth ones are on sale too - those are what I use for my regular albums: http://www.joann.com/american-crafts-12-x12-cloth-ding-scrapbook-album-/xprd1025020/

ETA again, haha: They also have the WRMK ones you're looking for for $17.99: http://www.joann.com/12x-12-scrapbooking-album/xprd1037665/

Oooh. I've been waiting until Archivers has a 30% coupon and buying them there but this is cheap! Now if only I could find a coupon code to get rid of the $9.95 shipping!

 

[Nettio]

Oooh. I've been waiting until Archivers has a 30% coupon and buying them there but this is cheap! Now if only I could find a coupon code to get rid of the $9.95 shipping!

If you use promo code SHIP14 before Valentine's Day you can get standard shipping for $2.14!

 

[abm234]

How did I miss that in your first post Lynette?! THANKS! You are a wealth of knowledge!

 

[Nettio]

Haha, I only know because I googled for one since I hate paying for shipping, LOL.

 

[KateD]

I use the WRMK ones, also. Mine are all brown and I color code the spine inserts.

 

[mabyluna]

I have that same binder and have recently bought the WRMK at Target. Only difference is mine are in the 8x8 size.

I thankfully only have 2 of them so I can see myself replacing them with the WRMK ones.

 

[mummytothree]

I'm using this one from JoAnn's but it seems to me it was much cheaper in store....I think I got it for like $14 bucks when it was 50% off!!! I like it because it's Extra Large and I'll hopefully only need one album!!

http://www.joann.com/pioneer-sewn-leatherette-3ing-binder-12-x12-black/zprd_11630373a/

 

[webseitler]

Are the WRMK at Target the exact same ones as the ones at JoAnn's?

 

[NeverendingJen]

my target WRMK is identical to the ones I have gotten from Michaels and other places in the past. never gotten from Joann's so I can't vouch for that

 

[dailydwellin]

I just saw the WRMK at Target and that's what I'm getting for my Project Life albums. I'm so excited...I had no idea that Target carried them before!!!

 

[webseitler]

my target WRMK is identical to the ones I have gotten from Michaels and other places in the past. never gotten from Joann's so I can't vouch for that

Well, I will let you all know! Because, thanks to Lynnette, I ordered two teal albums and they are on their way!!! I'll use them for 2012 (I think 2012 was rather a "teal" year, don't you know!). Then I think I'll make the AC album be my "WIP" album. :thumbup:

Once 2013 is done, I'll pick a color for that... I actually kinda like the idea.

 

[abm234]

Love ya Lynnette! Just ordered 3 albums in vanilla for my Project Life albums along with 3 refills. Now I don't have to stalk Archivers for refills which they are always out of and stalk their emails for coupons! I always print 3 copies of each page, one for each kid, but the cost adds up so I love a good deal!