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Post by QueSeraSera on Sept 13, 2024 17:48:18 GMT
Am I the only person not excited to see rub-ons making a come back? I had so many issues with rub-ons chipping off older pages. Page protectors full of chipped rub-ons. Will not do that again. I’d rather use stamps. Does the cheese stand alone on this topic?
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Post by lanena on Sept 13, 2024 18:22:45 GMT
I really only use rub-ons for my planner, so I'm not too worried about longevity. I do have some big 49 & Market rub-ons that are really more appropriate for a scrapbook page. Hopefully they won't chip or stick to my page protectors. We'll see...
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Sept 13, 2024 18:31:05 GMT
I was never proficient with rub-ons.
Years, decades ago....I tried them a couple-few times, and they went on crooked--not straight or even, or a spot would be bare. I discontinued purchasing and using them.
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Post by justjac on Sept 13, 2024 18:42:15 GMT
I love my 49 and Market rubons. They go on nicely. I love how they can overlap both the photo and the background paper. I have only been using them for a couple years, so I don't know how they will hold up in the long run.
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Post by melanell on Sept 13, 2024 18:44:55 GMT
I haven't noticed any sort of issues with my rub-ons on finished pages.
I only found trouble with some brands in the actual application, but if they did go on well, then they seemed to stay where they should for me.
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Post by tampascrapper on Sept 13, 2024 19:20:01 GMT
I’m strictly a card maker but I love the 49 and Market rubons. They aren’t shiny or noticeably a rub on. They really look like part of the paper to me.
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Post by Elsabelle on Sept 13, 2024 19:41:50 GMT
I don't use rub ons at all anymore and I haven't noticed the ones I did use a long time ago flaking or looking damaged at all. They're just not some something I've been interested in trying since they're been reappearing again. I've seen some really pretty ones from 49 and Market, though. Also, I'm still disgruntled about the Heidi Swapp rub ons years ago.  |
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Post by QueSeraSera on Sept 13, 2024 19:52:57 GMT
Also, I'm still disgruntled about the Heidi Swapp rub ons years ago. Yes! LOVED the designs but the quality was very bad 😕 |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 13, 2024 20:00:25 GMT
Am I the only person not excited to see rub-ons making a come back? I had so many issues with rub-ons chipping off older pages. Page protectors full of chipped rub-ons. Will not do that again. I’d rather use stamps. Does the cheese stand alone on this topic? Please reserve a seat for me on the rub-on hate train.  |
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Post by Shakti on Sept 13, 2024 20:45:26 GMT
Never tried them before, not trying them now.
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Post by Linda on Sept 13, 2024 22:23:47 GMT
I'm not buying them but if I end up with some down the road from someone else's destash, I wouod be willing to give them a try. I have some Piggy Tales rub-ons I got secondhand a few years ago and they go on like butter and I haven't had any issues with them. I remember MM alphas being awesome also (a thrift store find for me) but I too remember the HS ones...that weren't.
I would need to go and look again but I haven't noticed any issues with rub-ons on my layouts - the only issues I've had was with application (mainly the HS ones)
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Post by QueSeraSera on Sept 13, 2024 22:46:25 GMT
I live in a dry desert climate. Perhaps that could be why I experienced so many issues with them drying out. 🤷♀️
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Post by joblackford on Sept 14, 2024 0:18:36 GMT
I live in a dry desert climate. Perhaps that could be why I experienced so many issues with them drying out. 🤷♀️ I think, like with adhesives, climate may have a big influence. And some were terrible quality. I like seeing people use them as a little accent in the backgrounds, especially on mixed media cards and art journal pages, but I can understand the hesitation to use them on layouts meant to last for decades. |
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Post by scrapnnana on Sept 14, 2024 0:22:27 GMT
I didn’t like rub-ons before, and I have zero interest in using them.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Sept 14, 2024 2:28:02 GMT
I love the ones 49 & Market have been adding to their collections and picked up another pack while I was on holidays recently. I've had decent luck with rub-ons excluding the HS ones which were beyond terrible.
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Post by camcas on Sept 14, 2024 13:05:19 GMT
I hate them
I have not had any luck with the latest ones form any company
A hard no for me
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Post by mikklynn on Sept 14, 2024 13:18:48 GMT
I'm obsessed with the 49 & Market rub-ons. They go on so easily. At this point, if they are coming off in 20 years, I don't care.
I had a few issues with some rub-ons, but I've been going through old albums recently and haven't seen any problems.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Sept 14, 2024 15:03:44 GMT
Am I the only person not excited to see rub-ons making a come back? I already learned from that mistake! I'm not doing it again. |
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Post by artisticscrapper on Sept 14, 2024 23:09:32 GMT
The newer ones seem sturdier. The prior ones tended to be difficult. Some of them tore on their journey from package to layout. Others kind of folded up as you were carefully (or so you thought) placing them.
The new ones are so pretty and I bought a package of them that are 49 and Market and these are good.
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Post by quinmm14 on Sept 17, 2024 10:59:31 GMT
I can't tell you how many of my old ones have stuck to the page protectors, I'm staying mad at rub-ons.
I still have a lot of the older ones stashed in the closet, I thought about using them on some cards to start getting rid of them.
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Post by scrapcat on Sept 17, 2024 14:24:14 GMT
I like rub-ons, but I will have to go check if they are sticking or not. I still have old 7 Gypsies ones I use, they were a good quality. I like the 49&Market, I just picked up some scrapbook.com brand to try out.
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Post by blemon on Sept 19, 2024 2:06:25 GMT
I stand with you, cheese.
I'm not into rub-ons.
I got some from Kelly Purkey recently (a year ago) because the designs were so good. I haven't even used them yet. But I know not to let them near anything else in a layout. Nowhere near anything plastic or anything that might pull them back up. I wish they were stickers. I shouldn't have bought them but they were on sale.
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Post by workingclassdog on Sept 19, 2024 2:30:01 GMT
Oh I LOVE rub-ons,,, I haven't had many that haven't lasted.. I had some that I didn't use that went bad, but the majority have been okay... my favorite old ones are the Making Memories letters.. they came in those booklet things... I still have a bunch.. I should pull them out and see if they still work.
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Post by riversong1963 on Sept 19, 2024 10:40:57 GMT
I love rub-ons. I had some bad ones back in the day, but I can say that about almost every product I've bought. I still have some of my Making Memories letters, and they still work just as well as the day I bought them. I've never had any rub-ons stick to the page protectors - yet. The 49 & Market rub-ons are a dream to work with. We'll see if they stand the test of time. I'm hopeful.
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Post by PaperAngel on Sept 19, 2024 17:28:28 GMT
IIRC I've only ever been interested in/purchased/used MM letter rub-ons. Since I prefer alphabet dies, stamps, etc. to create titles, I don't have a need to purchase rub-ons during their resurgence. ... I still have some of my Making Memories letters, and they still work just as well as the day I bought them. ... Same |
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Post by mandolyn9909 on Sept 19, 2024 18:37:46 GMT
Also, I'm still disgruntled about the Heidi Swapp rub ons years ago. Yes! LOVED the designs but the quality was very bad 😕 I just cleaned out and reorganized my scrapbook room and threw out all of these. Should have done it years ago but I had them all and it made me cringe at how much money was wasted. Having said that I love 49 and market rub ons and so far they work wonderfully! |
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Post by gizzy on Sept 21, 2024 23:29:55 GMT
Funny seeing this thread. I just found a container of rub ons the other day. So far I've tried Making Memories and Gin-X ones and they still apply like butter. I'm hoping the books of rub-ons by Creative Imaginations are still good.
The only ones I had a problem with are the Heidi Swapp ones.
I've gone back and looked at some of my older pages and haven't noticed anything amiss with them.
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Post by wordfish on Sept 22, 2024 15:16:01 GMT
I am a rub-ons lover for sure. In fact, I just used some in my planner/journal last week. They were old Cocoa Daisy ones from probably 5 years ago. Went on great.
This must just be a user preference situation, huh? I like the whole process of rub-ons. I like to cut them off the sheet, then grab the little popsicle stick and watch them switch their allegiance from the sheet to the paper as they sort of disappear from the sheet. Then there's the part where you don't always get all of it and you have to hit it with the popsicle stick again.
I sort of like the imprecise look they can sometimes give off, so maybe that's part of why I like them so much? I also still have MANY of the Making Memories letters. Last time I checked, they were still in great shape.
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