I have this really beautiful sketch that was given to my grandparents as a wedding gift. Unfortunately, it was sketch on acidic paper and mounted (almost decoupaged) on a wood board. About 5 years ago, I began to see brown spots appearing on it. Over the past 5 years, these brown spots have grown exponentially. I've tried everything I can to preserve it, but the preservation company told me to just enjoy it while I can. I've hit the autocatalytic point on the sketch, and it can not be stopped.
Much like my sketch, our scrapbooks will also hit this point and begin deteriorating. While we do what we can to keep this from happening by using archival materials, the real damage to scrapbooks is often something we can't control-our environment.
The average humidity of where I live is around 62% and our average temperature is around 68 degrees. Not bad, LOL. I don't have air conditioning, and we only use the heater during the really cold months. But still, my scrapbooks will begin to break down in around 45 years unless I can change the temperature and climate in which I keep my books.
The Scrapbook Preservation Society wrote a great article on this topic. It is a must read for scrapbookers everywhere. Be sure to check it out.
http://www.scrapbookpreservationsociety.com/downloads/DBurge-sci-v2i3-A-S.pdf
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