[header] How to add text to a scrapbook [title] Pick the right paper. [step] Scrapbooks should be made to last and acid-free paper will last at least 100 years. Plus, anything with a ph level below 7, or not acid-free, will make photos fade over time. 
This is important whether you're printing text from your computer or cutting out stenciled letters. Any paper you buy at a scrapbook shop or in the scrapbook section of a craft's store will be acid-free.