Water and Paper Just Don't Mix!

Thought I'd share some photos of my scrap room yesterday.  Well, actually, this is some of the stuff I first brought upstairs.  Yes, water got in my photo storage cases... sigh.

And here you see things floating... like power cords and space heaters.  Actually, it doesn't look too bad from this angle, but trust me, it was.

I have neighbors who've lived here 17 years + without any water in their basements.  We were all in for a shock.  The good news is, everyone is okay!  Soggy, tired, but okay.  Hope all you out in RI and SE CT are safe.  Tracie

Comments

[liz]

My craft room looks very similar to yours...sigh...its awful!

[Sharon Alpert]

HI ...So sorry about the devastation. I know that you are more into cleaning than creating at the moment, but...often I find even the most beautiful scrap paper a little flat. Sometimes I spray it with water or bleach, crinkle it up or put it in the oven just to give things a bit more depth...Things to consider before the scrap paper hits the scrap heap...Even a geat idea for a craft class...Making silk purses out of sow's ears...Good luck Sharon A

[Erin Guertin]

Same thing happened to me, I've been drying everything flat and trying to salvage as much as I can...all my white papers have water markd half way through. Unfortunately, I use Creatvie Memories albums, and all my pages were in the bags and crates on the floor and all got wet. Since they changed the sizes, I cannot get anymore!! Even my cricut was sitting on the floor and ended up soggy...I havent' tried to see if it will still work, yet. I was actually wondering, can you iron papers to reflatten them out? I wish I had taken photos of it all, my papers, stickers, and pages all laid out on the floors trying to dry, and my Disney photos, too.

[Tracie]

I'm sorry that you are in the same boat, ladies! It's not fun. I don't know if you can iron it, but mine has dried and I now have piles of curled paper all over. I was thinking of just weighting it down. hmmm.