When I first started scrapping, I never thought twice about the glues I used. Glue sticks, pens, etc - - whatever was on sale or cheap.
It wasn’t until I was flipping through layouts of my wedding (a scant 5 years ago! - and I am STILL not done scrapping it!) that I discovered how important your adhesive is….I discovered that one of my favorite wedding layouts, a beautiful picture from my bachelorette celebration (dinner and an all night crop with my fave girls at a hotel!) had been ruined because I used an adhesive that claimed to “dry clear” on acrylic letters in my title. Well, it dried clear that night, but shortly after drying clouded up the acrylic so badly, you can barely see the letters. UGH!! Unfortunately, this was not the only glue "mishap" I have experienced since I started scrapbooking! Embellishments and photos falling off pages used to be a common occurrence.
LESSON LEARNED!!
A corner of my scrap table now looks like this:
I am ready for any glue situation, and since I use so many different mediums in my crafting, having the right adhesive is a #1 priority for me. I go from paper, to fabric and even metal - I have had too many layouts fall apart or become ruined from using the wrong adhesive - - I will now forever be a Helmar girl!
Here are 2 recent layouts of mine, using a lot of different textures, I am now confident that these layouts will be around INTACT for years to come, thanks to Helmar!
Everything on the above layout adhered with Helmar Acid Free Glue (including my title, I never trust self adhesive alphas!)
I used a bit of everything Helmar on this page - most notably, the Gemstone Glue for the chest "feathers" on my owl - these are Dew Drops from the Robins Nest - - a recent obsession of mine!
Thanks for poppin' by the blog today!
Shelly K. Hein-Simmons
Helmar USA Design Team
