Welcome to Class 4 of our Card Making 101 series! Having explored the first three card making essentials – stamps, ink, and paper – now time to dive into the fourth essential, adhesives. As with other crafting tools, there are many adhesives for card making available and finding the best one often comes down to personal preference and your specific project needs. This guide will walk you through ten different adhesive options, explaining their unique features and ideal uses. Plus, we’ve included a free downloadable resource to help you easily compare and track the differences between adhesives!
In class 4 of our Card Making 101 series, you will learn about the:
- Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue
- Stampin’ Seal and Stampin’ Seal+
- Mini Glue Dots
- Tear & Tape
- Stampin’ Dimensionals, Standard and Mini
- Foam Adhesive Strips and Sheets
- Adhesive Sheets
- Fine-Tip Glue Pen
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Card Making 101, Class 4
In this video class, I (Jackie, an experienced card maker) teach Jesi (my daughter, a new card maker) everything she needs to know about adhesives for card making. We hope that if you’re also new to making cards you can learn alongside Jesi and build your knowledge and confidence as she does.
There’s a lot more information shared in the video class than what’s written below. So make sure to give it a watch to learn everything you need to know about adhesives for card making! Below is just quick information about some of the most commonly asked questions about adhesive.
CLICK HERE to download your free adhesives guide.
10 Different Adhesives
Let me be the the first person to tell you, you DO NOT need them all! A crafter’s go-to adhesive is always a personal preference, you just need to figure out which one works best for you. Here’s a quick breakdown of each adhesive and its main use. For more details, make sure to watch the video and download the free guide above.
- Multipurpose Liquid Glue: Quick drying but not instant so you have wiggle room to slide layers straight, a great all-purpose adhesive
- Stampin’ Seal: Instant bond, great all-purpose adhesive
- Stampin’ Seal+”: Super strength instant bond, for heavy layers or embellishments
- Mini Glue Dots: Small adhesive dots, for small details, ribbons, or embellishments
- Tear & Tape: Easy placement, for 3D projects and fun fold cards needing extra strength
- Stampin’ Dimensionals: Foam hexagons, add depth and dimension to cards
- Foam Adhesive Strips: Best for creating shaker cards
- Foam Adhesive Sheets: Cut with scissors or dies for added dimension
- Adhesive Sheets: Best for adhering intricate die cuts
- Fine-Tip Glue Pen: For small embellishments, glitter, and detailed die cuts
Jackie’s Favorite Adhesives
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the different adhesive options and don’t know where to begin, let me recommend to you my favorites! I believe there are three adhesives that every card maker should have in their stamping tool kit: Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, and Mini Glue Dots. If you follow me, you’ll see me use these three adhesives in almost every one of my card making projects – like the card pictured here!
- Multipurpose Liquid Glue*: Also commonly referred to as “Green Glue”. A little goes a long way, it’s a strong bond, and it dries clear. I also love that it’s not instant bond so you have a few seconds to slide a layer to get it straight. For the card pictured, I used this adhesive to secure the Basic White focal layer to the Basic Black layer.
- Stampin’ Dimensionals: Using these to pop layers up and give your cards more depth and dimension can change a simple card to be a wow card. Since I’m all about simple stamping, I use these a lot. For the card pictured, I used them to adhere the pink flowers, the Basic Black layer to the card base, and the thank you sentiment. For the stamped flower, that’s actually one stamp. I first stamped it in green and then again in pink on scrap paper. I cut out the flowers and adhered them on top of the green ones.
- Mini Glue Dots: I love to add a small linen bow to my cards. It’s another small detail that can turn a simple card to a wow card. Mini Glue Dots are the easiest way to adhere the bow because you can roll it between your fingers and make it the size you need it.
*Green Glue Disclaimer: Many crafters either LOVE IT or HATE IT. Just because it’s my personal favorite does not mean it has to be yours. But I do believe everyone needs to have a good all-purpose adhesive. So if you hate green glue, I would recommend the Stampin’ Seal instead.
Shop Adhesives For Card Making
If you’re ready to get yourself some new adhesives for card making, I’ve tried to make it easy for you to shop by adding all the options we talked about below! If you’re wanting to browse more and shop around, CLICK HERE for the online store.
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