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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Mar 10, 2016 16:57:04 GMT
I have found too many embellishments at the bottom of the page protector in years past to skimp on adhesives now.
My scrappy confession of the day: I use both Scotch double sided tape and a drop of Scotch liquid glue to adhere most embellishments.
I also don't trust the adhesive on embellishments made of velvet, chipboard, even off-brand enamel dots and use a drop of Scotch liquid glue on those too.
Do you do anything strange in your layout creating process?
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oaksong
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Post by oaksong on Mar 11, 2016 17:03:09 GMT
Mine have held up ok for the most part. I usually just add extra adhesive to Thickers. For wood and heavy embellishments, glue dots seem to do the trick.
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Post by thracian on Mar 12, 2016 1:58:26 GMT
I'm a big fan of glue dots as well, especially for more dimensional embellishments.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 12, 2016 3:06:13 GMT
I don't use very many stickers or premade embellishments. (I've BOUGHT a lot, but I never seem to USE them, LOL.) A lot of my layouts have homemade titles and paper piecings that I assembled with Tombow Mono Multi (green top) and NOTHING has fallen apart in almost 20 years. The other adhesive I've used a lot is the Herma tabs (now sold by EK Success) and they seem to hold really well too. One thing I've noticed is that Herma tabs do NOT like to stick to the front of textured paper. I have had to go back and stick them back on with the Tombow glue and then they stay.
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Chinagirl828
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Mar 12, 2016 6:17:20 GMT
I love Dimensional Magic to adhere things like chipboard alphas which have notoriously non-sticky adhesive. They're about the only thing I double adhere though.
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Post by ExpatBackHome on Mar 12, 2016 10:16:00 GMT
I use ATG very liberally. I also use scotch glue on thickers and other embellishments. I used to skimp to save money but now realize it was a bad idea. I don't want to be fixing layouts later on.
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Post by woodysbetty on Mar 12, 2016 11:37:08 GMT
I am a crazy adhesive user. If it needs a strip or a dot, I add 10......and even though I know I have enough, I will add just a bit more.....
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Post by myboysnme on Mar 12, 2016 12:04:17 GMT
I use herma dotto removeable for almost everything from ribbon to chipboard. If it won't do the trick I pull out the glue dots which I also love. But I am a minimalist when it comes to adhesive. I want to be able to remove things and move them around if I want. An example would be putting together a memory board for a funeral - I like to be able to pull photos out and put them back in.
My quirky thing that I do mix patterns that don't obviously go together or coordinate. I am a make it work scrapper and I have been known to piece papers together that have no business being together. I mean it is done purposefully because I like the end result, but I rarely would purchase a collection of coordinating papers because I just mix and match anyway.
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Post by streetscrapper on Mar 12, 2016 12:46:24 GMT
I use far more adhesive than is necessary too. I go through ATG tape like crazy! And it seems like I'm forever ordering those little bottles of Ranger Multi Medium!
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Post by kitbop on Mar 12, 2016 13:59:36 GMT
What I love about ATG is the flexibility it maintains...it doesn't get brittle with time. If I glue a rigid piece of acrylic to a LO, it can be torn off because the glue is rigid and the piece is rigid. With ATG, it maintains that bit of "spring" that means it's less likely to be pulled off IYKWIM And streetscrapper: check out the matte mediums at Currys Art (there are 3 locations in Toronto!) - I buy the larger bottle and refill my applicator bottle. Cheaper (and local!). Check out this blog post about it: GEL MEDIUM AS ADHESIVE. I have the golden matte medium (it's a polymer) but I may try the matte gel medium next time as this is what Ranger is. For ~$14 cdn for an 8 oz bottle, it's less than 1/2 price compared to the small bottles of the Ranger stuff  |
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Post by grammadee on Mar 12, 2016 15:27:26 GMT
I use a lot of glue too. I use a smaller gun than the ATG, the Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro for putting my layers together. Sometimes Sook Wang Scoretape.
For metal embellishments or others that seem a little heavy (even the ones that are adhesive backed), I use a dot of Glossy Accents.
I am always finding detached letter stickers at the bottom of my page protectors (or on the bottom of my FEET, if they end up on the floor), or sometimes stuck to a part of the page they are NOT needed! What's with that? Do stickers have another Toy-Story-like life when I walk out of the room? Am I wrong in thinking stickers were made to STICK???
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Post by msliz on Mar 12, 2016 16:13:51 GMT
What do you use to adhere metal embellishments to paper? Those are the only ones I've noticed that are falling off.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Mar 12, 2016 21:49:34 GMT
What do you use to adhere metal embellishments to paper? Those are the only ones I've noticed that are falling off. I use either double sided tape or dimensional magic if there's any doubt the tape might hold. |
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Post by myboysnme on Mar 12, 2016 22:44:01 GMT
What do you use to adhere metal embellishments to paper? Those are the only ones I've noticed that are falling off. I use glue dots |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Mar 13, 2016 10:14:22 GMT
What do you use to adhere metal embellishments to paper? Those are the only ones I've noticed that are falling off. I don't use metal embellishments anymore, so I can't help you there, sorry. |
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Post by streetscrapper on Mar 13, 2016 13:46:57 GMT
What I love about ATG is the flexibility it maintains...it doesn't get brittle with time. If I glue a rigid piece of acrylic to a LO, it can be torn off because the glue is rigid and the piece is rigid. With ATG, it maintains that bit of "spring" that means it's less likely to be pulled off IYKWIM And streetscrapper: check out the matte mediums at Currys Art (there are 3 locations in Toronto!) - I buy the larger bottle and refill my applicator bottle. Cheaper (and local!). Check out this blog post about it: GEL MEDIUM AS ADHESIVE. I have the golden matte medium (it's a polymer) but I may try the matte gel medium next time as this is what Ranger is. For ~$14 cdn for an 8 oz bottle, it's less than 1/2 price compared to the small bottles of the Ranger stuff Thank you for the info kitbop! Who knew??? |
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Post by babylou on Mar 14, 2016 15:35:55 GMT
For metal embellishments I almost always use Glossy Accents liquid glue from Ranger. I have never had a problem, ever. Glue dots are good too and I've used those a few times when I didn't have my liquid.
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Post by triciadoll on Mar 14, 2016 15:44:40 GMT
Use glue dots for most items. Tricia  |
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