Post-It tape
 

Post-It Tape ...
How does it differ from blue painters tape or your basic removable tape for papercraft work?

Do you prefer a specific size? 1 line, 2 line, 6 line, etc.

I have to place a not-so-fun order for office supplies. Ordering paper and ink online at Office Depot and picking up in the store is cheaper than just walking in and buying it off the shelf. Weird! As long as I'm ordering online, I'm wondering if I should throw in a roll of Post-It tape, which is normally not available locally.

I was wondering if it would be better than blue painters tape for running through my Big Shot (to hold paper, dies, texture plates in place).

Also wondering if more surface is needed for these types of applications? For example, will a 2-line size do or do I need a 6-line size to hold something that might slide a bit?

Blue tape rips my cardstock - Post It tape is super gentle.

I'm in denial over the toner I need to order. I feel ya.

I long to try this post it tape as I love blending and trying to cut thin strips from my 6 inch roll width is no fun at all. Never get it straight but have never been able to fine available in Australia.

I use the 1 inch size (don't know how many lines they consider that one to be :-) and it is extremely useful. Like Lydia said I think it is gentler on paper than painters tape or masking tape. It's not crazy thick but it's definitely thicker than those two though it goes through my Big Shot no problem.

Put a length of your tape on cardstock and cut in strips with your trimmer. Peel off and use like other widths off the roll.

I don't have trouble with blue tape if I just lightly apply it. Running through a Big Shot is another story. It tends to stick it down hard and tears off part of the paper when removed.

I think I'm going to get a roll of Post-It tape and give it a try.

I have never seen the post-it tape. But I will certainly give it a good look. I guess it's not too available where I live here in Canada. My favourite to use instead is the Scotch repositional tape. I use buckets of that stuff! LOL

I use the post it tape and full coverage post it notes as a masking paper when I am stamping. Mrs Noofy I found it a Walmart in Ontario. I also use micro pore tape instead of painters tape and it doesn't rip the paper.

I use post it tape on most everything I stamp. It works great for holding dies as well as paper. You can get it at Simon Says Stamp in a dispenser in four different colors:

3M Scotch ROLL MEDITERANNEAN BLUE MASKING TAPE Post-It Adhesive 2650-P at Simon Says STAMP! (this link is for the blue but if you do a search you can get other colors)

I get the refill rolls at Walmart. They com two in a package and are fairly inexpensive.

Always post it tape. It works well in the BigShot but isn't very strong when taping dies together.

Blue painter's tape rips every time, and I run that stuff across the front of my closes several times before using - still rips. I do use it if I need to keep multiple dies together like a Spellbinder application because it really holds the dies down well, but I don't let it touch the paper. I bet NASA uses this stuff to keep the shuttle going...

I tried the post-it tape and I didn't really like it. Once I use up this role I won't buy it again. I felt it didn't hold well enough and ink can soak through.

I use the blue paper tape but sometimes the hold is too strong and it can leave some residue on the paper.

I've just started using paper tape and I like it. No sticky residue, ink isn't soaking through (so far), and I can reuse it.

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Micropore-P...rds=paper+tape

Thanks for the info. Our closest Walmart is an hour's drive away but I will look for it next time we are down there.

I was lucky to run into a bin of post it tape when a store was closing. I have roles of it in four colors. I used it for temporary labels while organizing my wirkroom and peeled them off onto a plastic sheet I keep near my big kick. I reuse and reuse until it no longer holds. Easier to get off with no damage to paper than painters tape which I use for holding and masking on stencils. I think the pressure of the rollers presses painters tape too hard.

I like the idea of cutting strips and will do so once all my leftovers are used up. Having the tape on a plastic sheet is easier than cutting it while centering, etc. i just grap the size I need for the job being done.

I found my roll of post it tape in CVS (pharmacy) in their office supply section. Love it. But I do have to say that I splurged on the yellow frog tape and am very happy. It doesn't tear my paper when I pull it up. I also have learned to pull at an angle, which helps too! And I can use the yellow tape for watercolor projects.

Did you know Office Depot delivers any order over $50 free?

Post-it tape
 

I use Post-It tape & notes for masking. You can get decent deals online (Amazon, etc). I also use them for holding dies while cutting. Old (or ugly) washi tape works also. I check the dollar bins at craft stores for that. I find that painters tape rips my cards stock and DSP.

Nice to hear CVS is selling the Post It tape...will pic some up (froggies sound cute!) next time I'm there.

I use the blue painters tape too but I stick it a couple times on my shirt or arm to get a little sticky off, much like prepping a New cutting mat before using it for the first time.

It's at Staples! Easy Peasy!

I use washi for die cutting. I have some I don't like and some I salvage from envelopes people send me (I swap a lot so get lots of snail mail). I've noticed some are stickier than others so I use that to my advantage depending on what I'm doing. I use green painters tape from the dollar store! for taping down my watercolour panels to help prevent warping or if I'm trying to hold down a die cut and it's a closed die. I don't use my post-it tape often at all. For masking, I still have a huge 6" roll of masking paper. When that runs out (like never!) I will get Stampendous masking paper. I like that it has a backing so you have something to stick it to if you want to save it.

I use only 3M Micropore Surgical Paper Tape in my die-cutting. I have tried all the rest of them. The Micropore is awesome and when you think about it, it was created to apply to hairy skin without pulling, hurting or leaving a residue. I get 12 1" 10-yard rolls for $9 at Amazon Prime.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=sr_1_2&sr=8-2

I'll never use anything else. As for the Post-Its, I use those for masking and have the 3-in solid sticky ones as well as the great big 8x8" ones.

Wish I knew the secret handshake for this. Sometimes it worked great. But it worked only when it wasn't important. The more dear the project was to me, the more aggressive it behaved.

I have pulled it at extreme angles, pulled it slowly, pulled it while running my finger along the tape-to-paper joint, huffed a lot while pulling, prayed while pulling, you name it - I did it while pulling. Did everything short of doing a rain dance (which I would have done had I known any).

I stuck that stuff on my clothes over and over, then ended up wearing it to bed (forgot it was there), and it still ripped paper in the morning. It has a mind of its own.

Have you tried the yellow frog tape? Its a little over $5 a roll but I haven't had a card tear since using it. It even feels different as you pull it off the roll.

I haven't but Dina's tutorial this week made me want to try.

I am going to have to do a little more research before I buy. Unfortunately, I've not found the Post-It tape in any of my local brick & mortar stores but I think I remember seeing the Frog Tape at Walmart while looking for the Post-It brand.

The full-adhesive post-it notes look to be very handy for masking techniques. I'll keep my eyes open for those as well.

Me too!

I've never seen the post it tape is it similar to eclipse tape? I know many people loved eclipse but I could never get it to work properly, not sticky enough. I even exchanged mine and I didn't like the replacement tape either, still didn't want to stay stuck to the page when I needed it to.

Btw, there are 2 different companies offering full sticky post type notes, the original brand is much better in my experience. The other brand was better than the eclipse tape but not by much.

I'll just add my two cents that post it tape is much better than blue painters tape because, like so many others have said, the blue tape rips cardstock. If I'm desperate and I have to use it I will stick it to the skin on the top of my hand several times to lessen its stickiness.

Same here for the post-it tape and full coverage post-it notes for masks. I, too, found the post-it tape at Walmart - on a roll cutter and also 2 pack refill rolls. I also use micro-pore tape, though I have found it to damage some papers that go through my Cuttlebug (when I try to remove it afterward)

An additional way I use the Post-it tape when I'm doing die cuts is as a spot-specific shim. For example, on a pine needle die, I discovered that one certain section was not wanting to cut all the way through, like other sections of the die did. Instead of shimming the entire die with successive sheets of cardstock to get the right shim for cutting, I instead started adding small sections of post-it tape to the back side of the die in the general area that wasn't cutting right. I would run it through, look to see if it cut - if not, I added another small piece of post-it on top of the other layer(s). When it finally cut correctly, I left this stack of post-it tape on the back of the die so that I would have a custom shim, already attached. I won't need to piddle around with shims the next time I use it because it's already on the die. Sweet!:cool:

As others have noted, blue painters tape tends to ruin the surface on any CS I run through the Cuttlebug. I have had better success with the lavender colored painters tape for very delicAte surfaces.
However, I still prefer the post-it tape, it's much more user friendly and I can most times reuse it a couple of times before it won't hold my project in place for die cutting. I also like the amazing, happy colors that post-it tape comes in....electric green, sun yellow, orange and even eye-popping pink. :cool:

I use it for this purpose also. Was wondering how you use your die tool (with the rolling brush at the end) to get the paper out of the die if you have the back covered with the post it note. I started shimming with post it and it behaves as a perfect shim - as long as I'm not constantly peeling it off the back to run my brush over the back of the die to pop out all the paper bits. Thanks for any insight to how this would be done.

I don't use the brush tool for chad removal, I do it the old-school way with a stiletto from the back side. Also use waxed paper between the die and cardstock for easy release. Can't say I spend much time at all getting the die chad free, it just falls out with the die cut.

You mention that you have put post-a-notes on the back. I used to do that before I discovered that post-it tape worked much better. I am able to do small, targeted-areas with the tape, so the back of the die is not totally covered, only in spots.

I have a question for you about the brush tool. You say you use it from the back side. I guess I always thought that the brush was to be used on the front side of the die where the little chads are lodged. So the correct way to use the brush is from the back side?

Here's another handy hint for chad removal that I picked up in the Online Class for Watercoloring. That is to use a short length of Washi tape and use the sticky side to lift out the die cut, if it doesn't want to come out easily. Then use the tape to lift out any remaining chads that are left after the die cut is removed.
This works amazingly well and it's a great way to use up my unused Washi tape collection!

Yes, I brush the die from the back and the bristles get into the little holes and pop the chads into my hand. I don't poke the needle through the little holes unless I have to.

And I am using post it tape. Not post it notes. And putting it just in the spots that don't cut cleanly.

I don't run my dies with wax paper. Sometimes I do run the dies through with a dryer sheet and that pulls a lot of stuff out of the die but it leaves a residue on the paper and can be as tacky as washi tape after going through my big shot. I emboss it heavily. I like lots of texture. Maybe I'm embossing too much. The dryer sheet can tear a delicate job.

I'll try the wax paper and see if I can leave the shims on. I love the idea of shimming once and leaving it on the die for future use.

Try a plastic shopping bag instead of wax paper. I learned that here on SCS and it's great - no waxy residue and it's a great way to use up the bags.

Instead of leaving wax paper between the die and cardstock when I'm cutting -- because then I have to peel the wax paper away from the resulting die cut -- I just rub the cutting side of the die with some wax paper, either a single layer or a wad, whichever is handy. That seems to coat the die just enough so the die cut pops out easily.

I run my dies through the BS on a new (not used) dryer sheet when I first get them. It really does a great job of coating the die so the paper pops out and I don't see any residue on the paper.

And if I have a die that is full of tiny holes (cause I live in Spellbinder Heaven here :-)), then I put my card stock on a new/fresh dryer sheet when cutting the die. It will pull the paper out of the die, including all the chads (and unfortunately hang onto the paper like washi tape).

I've used wax paper before and it works. I just tend not to put anything between my card stock and dies. I cut my dies, then flip them over and emboss the cr$&@ out of them. So I don't want the paper falling out of the dies when I flip them over.

I'm rather late to this discussion, but my favorite for holding dies is Scotch brand removable tape. The dispenser looks like the green ones we're used to, but is blue instead. It holds the die in place, but is transparent so you can still see thru to be sure the placement is correct. It works many times --I keep my little pieces stuck to the corner of the cupboard my big shot is on so they're always handy-- so one roll lasts a looooong time!

http://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Removab...removable+tape

I like and use this tape. You are right that it is hard to find. When I ran out and couldn't find it locally, I started using painters tape (ditched) and then post it tape. I finally got another roll somewhere online and I've been guarding it like it is gold. Thanks for reminding me about this lovely product, I will take it out of safekeeping and use it. :cool:

I also forgot to mention that it has never torn my paper! :)

I bought this stuff and it arrived. Last night I used it for the first time. Pulled off a bunch of 3 inch strips and tested them on my arm, on the front of my shirt, on scrap paper, then proceeded to mount all the strips onto my window (holding place for all sticky stuff). I ran 4 dies through the Big Shot and this tape will peel the top of your paper off after running it through the high pressure of the BS. You have to remove the tape at a very sharp angle, very very slowly, and huffing on it helps it not tear off the top layer of the card stock.

It works great if you don't run it through the Big Shot. I should have bought one roll and checked it out first.

Running any tape other than the post it note tape through the Big Shot has changed the stickiness properties.

Disappointed.

Interesting - I haven't had any problems so I did a little test with SU cardstock, Recollections cardstock, glossy, GP, and SU textured cardstock. I ran them all through the BS but I only used about an 1" of tape and I didn't stick on my clothes to remove the sticky and the only one that pulled a small amount of paper was the SU textured. I have a new BS plus so it's a really tight fit. I just pulled the tape off slowly. I wonder what the difference is?

I ink my edges with distress ink, maybe that is the difference but if I don't ink them up before assembly with the next layer, I won't be able to ink them up later.

I don't know what the difference is. DId you run the tape through the Big Shot on on a die, and then try to peel it off? This peeled the top of the card stock off in 3 different locations.

Yes, I ran the tape through the BS but I used a lot smaller pieces because all I'm doing is holding the die in place like when I'm cutting a frame and using 2 or 3 dies or when I want the die over a specific place on the DSP. I have a new machine so it's really tight.

I don't understand the distress ink. I don't ink my edges until after I cut. Can you explain a little more? But the ink shouldn't make a difference IMHO. If anything, I would think the tape would stick as well over the ink.

Is the tape pulling off the top of all kinds of paper? What kind of paper are you using?