Challenge Hunt ATART July 16-19

[jezebelle]

The countdown begins!

[Aifrati]

Bookmarking. I will most likely be traveling that weekend with no time for arting, but want to see all the beauties you all create! Have FUN!

[KESagers]

I just ordered some new stamps before the postal rate in the US goes up!

[StitchinWitch]

I got a sheet of the Global stamps yesterday. Saved a whole dollar ;-)
Looking forward to Friday. Found the crayons, need a security envelope. One will probably arrive this week.

[sniisk]

I need to buy some postage stamps too. Just few left after our previous a-thon.

[sniisk]

101.5 hours to go .

[katie333]

Saved my junk mail from today (kept forgetting). I don't think I'll have fabric, but I think I have everything else.

[sniisk]

71 hours to go .

[sniisk]

I started to prepare my craft space. And I found some pieces security envelopes. Thank you to who ever sent them to me (a long time ago).

[CastleQueen5]

I am loving the count down. I have red security envelope paper because Target Mastercard sends me mail. I also saved some junk mail words etc. I need to locate my crayons, I mean like kids crayons. I have some craftry artsy crayons on my card, and easy to find. I want an excuse to use my kids crayons.


I got a RAK from DOnnacr from the last one. stamped coffee sayings. I just had to withdraw from the coffee tea with a treat swap. I could not get the treats to come together, bummer.


Headed off to Tucson for my monthly blood test and a Cat scan, today.

[CynthiaSillitoe]

Cleared some gallery and inbox space today.

[Bunnymther]

Thanks for the invite but I’ll have to be on the sidelines this time cheering everyone on. I have a busy weekend and week coming up. Good luck to all the players!

[StitchinWitch]

My bank graciously sent me my security envelope today. Ready to go!

Question: What kind of glue/adhesive do you use most?

[jezebelle]

StitchinWitch-
I am always asking everyone this same question.
I mostly use Elmer’s Glue-All.
I have, in fact, spent the whole day using it on a complete fail of a project that I just this minute gave up on. Sigh. Not the glue’s fault.
That said, I do not love this glue. At all. I have tried so many other glues over the years tho, and I didn’t like any of them any better. (excepting glues for specific materials/purposes: E6000, GS Hypo Cement, 2 part Epoxy, wood glue)
To improve the performance and looks, I roll everything with an old rolling pin. If I had a brayer, I would use that instead.
What do you use?

[fundygirl]

I use Yes! Paste. It comes in a jar, has the consistency of soft butter and I use a palette knife to spread it. A little goes a long way. It's slow drying, so I have plenty of time to move things if I put something in the wrong place or decide I need to put something under a layer I already set down. Yet it's very strong once it's dried. And it dries completely clear. Because I spread it with a palette knife, it can get messy, but it's completely water-soluble, so clean up (as well as touch ups) is EASY. (Another super cool thing about it: if it starts to dry out a little in the jar, you can add a drop or two of water in and close the lid and it will reconstitute!)

My other go to adhesive is a tape runner, but those I mostly use just for adding the ATC information to the back of my cards. I run out of those so much faster than the Yes! Paste and it can be expensive buying the refills for them. My jar of Yes! Paste lasts me a LONG time!

[Mouseit]

Thanks for the invite Sniisk, I can't participate as I am away with my husband who is seeing specialists etc, at that time. We finally get to see someone after his fall in January when his health started to decline.

[jezebelle]

I just watched some Yes! videos. That stuff looks great.

[CastleQueen5]

My bank graciously sent me my security envelope today. Ready to go!

Question: What kind of glue/adhesive do you use most?

I like tape runners. I am finding they don't keep things glued on say after a time of a year. I have tried Scrapbook.coms tape runners they seem better than the duck or adtech tape runners. I have also noticed that when I watch tutorials on youtube, that the creators have some really nice liquid glue.

I bought many many rolls of double sided sticky tape from Scrapbook.com. It is so time consuming to cut and lay it down and peel off the back. I dont use it as much. I have toooooo many bins of various glues, I need to use up stuff before I buy more.

When I add quotes I use some liquid white clue, Craft glue, and I store it upside down so the glue will come out.

[CastleQueen5]

I use Yes! Paste. It comes in a jar, has the consistency of soft butter and I use a palette knife to spread it. A little goes a long way. It's slow drying, so I have plenty of time to move things if I put something in the wrong place or decide I need to put something under a layer I already set down. Yet it's very strong once it's dried. And it dries completely clear. Because I spread it with a palette knife, it can get messy, but it's completely water-soluble, so clean up (as well as touch ups) is EASY. (Another super cool thing about it: if it starts to dry out a little in the jar, you can add a drop or two of water in and close the lid and it will reconstitute!)

My other go to adhesive is a tape runner, but those I mostly use just for adding the ATC information to the back of my cards. I run out of those so much faster than the Yes! Paste and it can be expensive buying the refills for them. My jar of Yes! Paste lasts me a LONG time!

I bought some Yes! Paste. I might still have it too. I can not remember why it was not the glue for me. I might pull tht out of my 3 glue bins and see what I remember about it.

[sniisk]

Thanks for the invite Sniisk, I can't participate as I am away with my husband who is seeing specialists etc, at that time. We finally get to see someone after his fall in January when his health started to decline.

Sorry to hear this. I hope they can help him.