Weekly Warm-Up: Adhesives Week

10/19/2009 at 1:45 pm | Posted in weekly warm up | 150 Comments
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Looks like you’ve gotten yourself into a sticky situation, my friend. This is “Adhesives Week” on our blog! Did you get a chance to check out our comprehensive adhesives article in our October issue? Well, this is an e-expansion of that adhesives-how-to. By the time this week is through, we hope to answer some of your most common adhesive questions in the following categories:

Tips

With an entire row of adhesives available, how can I know what kind is best to use with my specific project needs? This is just one of the many glue-based questions we get asked on a regular basis. And while we did address it thoroughly in our October magazine feature, we will take it further this week.

In the spirit of tips, I’ll start this attractive party with one of my favorites:

When you’re gluing and notice you’ve smudged your pretty cardstock with adhesive runoff, don’t fear. Simply use an eraser to lift the gunk from your paper. Or, if you don’t have an eraser, you can always use the soft-rubber handles of scissors—something I do on a regular basis.

Techniques

Adhesive is a must when it comes to scrapbooking, but how can I take it beyond tacking elements down? The various adhesive types offer so much in the way of creative potential. This week we’ll dedicate blog space to exploring some of these unique ideas. Let’s get started with something I put together.

Add depth to pen stitching using a glue pen and glitter or flocking. The added texture will feel more like real stitching without the need of a sewing machine or the risk of a poked finger.

I applied the pen stitching technique across Frank’s forehead.

Tip: Make sure you add the glitter before the glue dries. With this pen, the glue is blue when it’s wet. Once the glue begins going clear, you’ll know it’s drying.

For the stitching around Frank’s head, I used small strips from my adhesive runner.

Using the adhesive strips keeps the “stitches” around the outside of the card even.

Giveaways

What’s Adhesives Week without “Glue Grab Bags?” That’s like Shark Week without the shark—it isn’t gonna happen. Everyday this week, we’ll select two winners from each post to receive an impressive bag o’ adhesive (M – Th). And we’ll conclude the fun with a special guest blogger on Friday who happens to be hosting a grand giveaway of her own!

Thanks to our Sponsors

We couldn’t have done all of this without our amazing Adhesives Week sponsors. A special thanks to each of the following companies. Way to stick it to ‘em!

3M
Aleene’s
Clearsnap
EK Success
Elmer’s
Glue Arts
Glue Dots
Helmar
Henkel
KI Memories
Kokuyo
QuicKutz
Sakura
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
Therm O Web
Uhu

Cheers!
Megan Hoeppner, Creative Editor