S/B Adhesive Options
I think I'm about as addicted to adhesives as I am to everything else about this hobby.....
As much as everyone touts that Hermafix (a.k.a. "Dotto") is supposed to "...become permanent over time..." I'm finding that layouts that I did as short as 2.5 years ago are not holding together. And trust me when I tell you that I 'm heavy handed and *extremely* generous with adhesive! Did a "demo for demos" last summer and you should have heard the collective gasp when they saw how much adhesive I used (and they're glad I'm not at their stamp camps, believe me!)
Anyhow, I really prefer Tombow Mono - can't beat it. It's cheap and easy. Yeah, it's "got the stick" so to speak, but nothing that a small of UnDu can't fix if I have a problem. Also *really* prefer Xyron - but forget the repositionable, same problem with it not holding up over time; can come up with UnDu as well. CM has some great adhesives - but they're patented...and who can afford $5 refills if she's heavy handed? I use the smallest CM (1mm x 1mm "squares" for small, tight spaces that "catch"...)
Personally can't stand glue sticks or liquid adhesives - they warp the papers and c/s even when they claim they don't/won't. ZIG 2-Way glue is great for adhering transparencies to paper, but otherwise I find that it is too "wet." I *love* Glue Dots (a.k.a. "Snot Dots" - just let your kids get ahold of those and you'll know exactly what I mean...looks like a bunch of boogers on the walls....) for heavy job and for adhering metallic accents to the page. Glue Dots also work wonders for keeping lengths of ribbon onto 12x12 pages. They can *keep* those darn Glue Lines, though...never had so many problems with an adhesive, finally tossed them into the trash. Since they begin long, they continue to "stretch" as you try to adhere them to your project...talk about a gooey looey...
HTH helps. As you can tell, I have a heavy hand on the keyboard, too! ~ K
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Hi...My Name is Kaylyn...I'm An Alphaholic.
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