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Answer: Vellum created for scrapbooking is not only safe to use in your albums it is also a beautiful addition to any layout. Acid-free, lignin-free vellum is produced by several companies and more is added to the market all the time. To find paper companies that have received the Creating Keepsake's CK OK seal of approval verifying archival safety click here. Scrapbookers love vellum and so the paper companies are taking notice. 

I asked Sara Naumann at Hot Off the Press about the vellum that they manufacture. What products do they have available and how do they ensure that these are safe for our scrapbooks?

"We started out a few years ago with one vellum book called "Vellum Papers" and the response was so incredible that we did two more. Now we have 14 books of Paper Pizazz vellum, including Pastel Vellum, 12"x12" Vellum Collection, Metallic Vellum, Heritage Vellum. And much to my own excitement, we have more to come!!!

We are VERY aware of what's important to scrapbookers--and having photo-safe product is one of these important issues. Paper Pizazz™ (vellum, specialty or patterned paper) is thoroughly tested by our printer (who we work very closely with) before the Paper Pizazz name is put on it. We live and breathe quality over here at HOTP; the Paper Pizazz brand is a reputable one, so we would absolutely never put it on anything we didn't stand behind 100%."

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