With a whole aisle at the scrapbook store dedicated to adhesives alone,
it’s tough to decide which ones are right for your needs. Here’s a
rundown of the basics, with a few tips for selecting the best adhesive
for the job:
• Glue sticks are great all-purpose adhesives for scrapbooking. They
work best on paper; however, they can be messy. Be careful not to
transfer glue from your hands to your photos, and be sure your glue
stick is acid free.
•
Adhesive dots are small, clear sticky dots that you simply peel from a
roll and use for just about anything from jewels and buttons to fibers
and fabric. They come in different sizes, including pop-up for
dimension.
• Glue pens also work well for mixed media like
fibers, etc. They’re just what you need for applying glue to tiny
accents and hard-to-reach places since many of them have a chisel tip.
•
Glue and tape rollers adhere paper and photos without wrinkling them or
making a sticky mess. Rollers are a good investment since you can
purchase refills and continue using them for as long as you like.
•
Mounting tabs and photo stickers are perfect for adhering
photos—they’re easy to apply and you don’t have to worry about getting
glue on your prints. Many come in a repositionable form so you can move
photos around if you change your mind or need to take them out of your
album.
• Vellum adhesive is a wonderful creation that allows you
to adhere all types of vellum without the adhesive showing through. No
more secretly positioning the glue behind a sticker or other
embellishment to tack down vellum!
