Adhesives: Stick With It
Think of all the adhesives on the market today. There are so many adhesives that it is almost mind-boggling. This article will deal with adhesives used for scrap booking purposes.
There are different adhesives for scrap booking depending on what you need to adhere and what you need to adhere it to. One of the main things to remember is to use adhesives that are archival. Adhesives that are archival are safe for all your scrap booking.
You may want to have several kinds of adhesives available when you are working on your scrapbook. Not all adhesives are appropriate for all jobs.
When you are working with photos you may want to use a photo glue stick. This is a different kind of adhesive than a regular glue stick. A photo glue stick is made especially for photos and will not damage your photos. There are also photo corners that will work when you want to adhere your photos to a scrap booking page.
There are adhesive dispensers that are perfect for scrap booking. These adhesive dispensers dispense adhesive squares, lines or dots. You can find an adhesive dispenser for any type of scrapbook need.
Vellum is a type of paper that is rather tricky when it comes to adhesives. Because vellum can be seen through you need to be careful when you glue it to something. If you do not use the proper adhesive you will be able to see the adhesive through the vellum and this is not attractive. Look for an adhesive made just for use with vellum and you will be able to use this specialty paper with ease and the final product will look lovely, too.
If you want to add dimension to a page you can use pop-dots or tape. This adhesive comes in various sizes and shapes and is thicker than regular adhesives. When you use pop-dots you can add buttons or other embellishments and they will stand out on your page. This is a great way to add interest to your scrapbooks.
There are also liquid adhesives and pastes that work for specific scrapbooks needs. When you are gluing paper to paper you will want a different adhesive than when you are adhering metal to paper.
At times you may need a hot glue type of adhesive. This kind of adhesive is usually in stick form and fits into a glue gun. Hot glue is good when you want to add ribbon or other fibers to your scrapbook.
As you can see there are many adhesives that you may need when you are interested in scrap booking.