How to Use Various Scrapbooking Adhesives

Scrapbookers have many different kinds of adhesive to choose from, but not all adhesives are created equal. There are several different kinds of adhesives that are made just for scrapbooking, and scrapbookers can also use adhesives applicable to other crafts projects. Learn how to use the various kinds of scrapbooking adhesives.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Scrapbook pages
• Photos
• Artwork
• Mounting squares
• Photo corners
• Tape runners
• Double stick tape
• Vellum tape
• Acid-free glue

Use Various Scrapbook Adhesives Properly

1. Make it stick with mounting squares. These are the most common scrapbook adhesives. Mounting squares are simply double-sided adhesive squares that can be used to affix most anything to a scrapbook page. Simply stick one side of the square onto the back of whatever you want to affix, and then press it down onto the scrapbook page in the place where you want it.
2. Jazz up your photos with photo corners. Photo corners are decorative adhesives. They are affixed to the corners of photographs on scrapbook pages. To use photo corners, all you have to do is peel them from their backing, stick them to the corners of your photos and press them onto the page.
3. Save time with tape runners. Tape runners are hand-held devices that dispense tape quickly and in just the amount you need. Just press the tip of the tape runner to the back of whatever you need to affix, and then pull forward to release the tape. Stop pressing and lift up when you have dispensed all the tape you need. You can also dispense tape directly onto the scrapbook page, and then stick your artwork onto the tape.
4. Try double-stick tape. Double stick tape is great for making things lay perfectly flat on a scrapbook page. You can find it in a traditional roll or in certain tape runners. Use as you would regular tape.
5. Use vellum tape for invisibility. Vellum tape disappears once on a page. Use it when you can't physically hide your taping but don't want anyone to notice it. Vellum tape works just like regular tape.
6. Use acid-free glue in liquid or stick form to affix items to your scrapbook pages.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you only use acid-free, archival safe adhesives for your scrapbooking. Anything else may damage paper and photographs over the long term, causing them to degrade. Adhesives that are safe for scrapbooking will say so on the packaging.