Ok, Glue is important. Really important. Why? Because glue is used to attach the art images to the card stock. Well, that's obvious I hear you say. Of course it is. But there is a nasty little surprise hidden that comes back and haunts you. What does the glue do to the paper?
Yep, that can be a problem. Finding a good glue to attach the paper card stock to the photographic paper that the digital art is printed on.
When I ordered my card stock from DoubleUPaper.com I also order two glue sticks made by Elmer's. That old school standby. This was a no wrinkle glue made for paper and attaching things to scrapbooks, etc. It had a small point for precise work and a wide point for spreading. Sounds perfect. Good control, no bulges or wrinkles.
It didn't last. More to the point, when the glue dried. It did not have very good holding power. If you flexed the card stock, the images popped off. Bad.
I made the mistake of going back to the old stand by and used the original elmers white glue. That did not spread well, caused bulges, wrinkles and nasty little stains on the front of the photo. Again, not good.
For grins I tried fingernail polish but it was smelly and was hit or miss.
At first I dismissed a craft glue because it looked stringy. No one wants strands of glue everywhere on the greeting cards. But Deanie was able to show me the right way to use it and now I am set. The images are holding and there is no damage to the cards or the photographic paper.
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