SB:Adhesive ??

[grover]

What type of adhesive do you use or recommend? I have been using a photo glue stick and the photo corners but was wondering if there are any better products out there?
Grover in Winnipeg

 

[LisaTx]

I like the CM tape runner.

 

[dizfamily]

I like the CM tape runner also.

 

[BevS97]

I hate the CM tape runner, but I think I have an old style one. I love the hermafix repositionable dots - I just need that flexibility as I always change my mind!

Bev

 

[bananiem]

Another vote for the CM tape runner. I just got my "new style" one last night. Hope it doesn't gum up like the old one. That was my only complaint.

 

[lisaschu]

CM tape runner...it's fast, it's easy and a little goes a long way. And no, the new version does not gunk up.

 

[yummy72]

I love the CM tape runner and the CM photo splits!

 

[BevS97]

my problem isn't with the dispenser - it the permanance, it is SO permanent, and very white - I always seem to want to move something and then I have to prise it off the page with undo, and there's still a mark left and bits of white tape - does noone else change their mind?? I do like it for things that I don't want to budge (like the layers on the MGM layout I did - that is all attached with CM tape as I didn't want it to shift while I was cutting.) but generally I find I change my mind and the thing is truely well stuck down.

Bev

 

[dizfamily]

The CM tape runner is made to be permanent. But have you tried Undu? It works pretty well for taking up pics and stickers and such without damaging them or the page.

 

[grover]

What are CM photo splits?
Grover in Winnipeg

 

[yummy72]

Grover-

the photo splits are the little "squares" that are adhesive on both sides. You peel one off the roll it comes on, place it on the back of your photo or paper or whatever you are adhereing, then remove the backing (it's like the paper backing a sticker comes on) and stick it down. I like it b/c I can put it on the backs of all my photos, lay them out, and once I've decided on where I want them, then I just peel off that little tab and stick them down! The tape runner is faster, but I do like both a lot.

happy scrappin,
Candi

 

[chessie]

I feel that there are so many different situations that I can't possibly get away with using only one type of adhesive. I use photo splits for mounting photos to the mounting paper. I also use Hermafix for the ability to be able to repositions things. Then I use a Zig for small items like punches. You also have to match up your adhesive with the type of paper you are working with. Some adhesives can be seen behind some papers. When you settle on your own personal style, you will be partial to certain adhesives. Just keep talk to people and getting their ideas. Then try some of the different things out on the market.

Chessie

 

[grover]

Thanks for all the info!
Grover in Winnipeg

 

[grover]

I went out and bought a Zig glue pen to use in the new album I 'm starting, it seems that it will be easier to manouver/control than a glue stick.

Grover in Winnipeg

 

[randbmom]

I've tried them all, and love Hermafix. I need to be able to reposition. Permanent adhesive is, well, too permanent for me!

 

[Swan]

I love the old CM tape runner, but I am not sure about the new one. I have noticed that if I use Hermafix I can move stuff if I do it right away. I have also fallen in love with my Zyron.

 

[Disneyland_emily]

I also use Hermafix-

Love the thing -em

 

[bananiem]

Well, since my previous answer here is 3 years old I thought I'd better update it!! When I read it I wondered how somebody else could have answered under my name! LOL!!
I hated the new CM tape runner. So now I'm a Hermafix girl too. I use a glue pen or my xyron for smaller pieces but I use the Hermafix most often.

 

[Fire14]

I love my Herma fix and also the 2 way glue pens from Eksuccess.

 

[chessie]

I understand that EK Success bought Hermafix so you will now see it under a new name. Not sure what the new name is but you will recognize it when you see it. I at first thought EK Success was copying Hermafix but the sales person told me Hermafix was bought.

I also like the Glue Dots for heavier things

chessie