kaleidoscope
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02-04-13 03:32 PM - Post#4045414
such as Scotch quick dry...
The price keeps going up and it's getting really expensive. Of course, I always bought it with a coupon but I don't want to pay that much for glue! It's up to $7.49 at Michaels.
I found Aleene's acid free tacky glue in the adhesive section. Same size for $4.49. I'm going to give that a try. I'm not finished my Scotch yet so it might be a little while before I can try it and have an opinion.
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02-04-13 03:49 PM - Post#4045438
In response to kaleidoscope
I have the scotch right now too - I have had it for an eternity as I don't use the liquid very much. I used to use it for buttons but now I use zots. What do you usually use the liquid for?
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kaleidoscope
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02-04-13 03:55 PM - Post#4045444
In response to scrapanda
Paper to paper. So I use the liquid glue all the time.
I use photo tabs for my pictures.
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02-04-13 03:55 PM - Post#4045446
In response to scrapanda
Love the Scotch Quick Dry!! I do try to buy it at HL with the 40% coupon. Right now, think I'm pretty well stocked up.
I use it mainly for making mini albums. It's what I use to glue the paper to chipboard. And I love making minis!!! 
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GwynnAsbury
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02-04-13 05:10 PM - Post#4045480
In response to buttonscrapper
I generally Scotch when making minis as well. But it has gotten rather pricey and I have also considered switching. Tam, let us know how you like it!
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02-05-13 03:46 AM - Post#4045522
In response to GwynnAsbury
We can get Scotch Quick Dry here and also Alene's, but not in the acid-free version. I saw a tutorial once about how to use Alene's to make your own glue dots, and I've been looking out for it ever since because I use a lot of glue dots.
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Scrapjanny
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02-05-13 05:32 AM - Post#4045528
In response to RedSquirrel
A bottle of Quick Dry lasts me a long time, so it's still my go-to liquid adhesive. There is also an acid-free glue called SoBo, and it's about 3 or 4 dollars for a bottle that's the size of the tacky glue. It's used in book making and binding, so it doesn't warp the paper. I think they sell it in the larger craft stores, but I used to buy it in Kate's Paperie when I worked there.
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Kiwifarmer
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02-05-13 12:18 PM - Post#4045606
In response to Scrapjanny
I use a lot of glue, I buy it by the box lot!!! Usually I use tombow mono multi
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Scrapjanny
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02-05-13 05:27 PM - Post#4045642
In response to Kiwifarmer
Sharon, do you find that the Multi warps your paper? I had tried the one in the blue bottle years ago, and it warped my paper. I heard that the glue in the green bottle is very good.
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kaleidoscope
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02-05-13 05:27 PM - Post#4045644
In response to Scrapjanny
I've heard people say the scotch doesn't warp paper. I don't know what they're doing because it warps mine. 
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02-05-13 09:08 PM - Post#4045680
In response to kaleidoscope
Hmm, the Scotch has never warped my paper.
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buttonscrapper
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02-06-13 10:06 AM - Post#4045732
In response to Scrapjanny
I use Scotch a lot for mini albums and never noticed it warps...
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02-06-13 11:15 AM - Post#4045742
In response to buttonscrapper
It does warp, on the papers that are super thin, like the 180 sheet DCWV stacks - you know thinner than computer paper.....
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kaleidoscope
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02-06-13 11:18 AM - Post#4045744
In response to GwynnAsbury
definitely more likely on that. And I have a lot of cheap paper (not just DCWV but old PC slab paper) But it also warped on my Miss Saigon layout. WHich was cardstock on shimmer cardstock. I had to stick my layout down on a cricut mat to take the picture so it would lay flatter.
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02-07-13 11:23 PM - Post#4046134
In response to kaleidoscope
I use Best Glue Ever by ScraPerfect for adhering everything. It is acid free and fast curing, plus you only need a tiny amount. You can use it to create custom sized clear glue spots on release paper.
I used to use Scotch Quick Dry and I find that Best Glue Ever is just as fast if not more so. A quick tip for Aleene's Tacky Glue - if it gets gluggy and slow (and it will after a while) you can put it in the microwave for 10 seconds and it will soften. Best Glue Ever needs no such attention - it will stay exactly as viscous as it started in the bottle.
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02-08-13 11:54 AM - Post#4046236
In response to RobynLCoburn
I saw the Scotch quick dry glue at Target for $4.99 in their very little scrap book section.
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02-08-13 12:21 PM - Post#4046240
In response to DeblynA
Deb, if you can find it that cheap, that would be the time to stock up!!
I just opened a new bottle of Scotch Quick Dry, one I bought at HL awhile back, it was $5.99. I bought a bottle not long ago at HL (using my 40% coupon), but the price on the bottle is now $6.99. So, it did go up in price!!
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02-08-13 01:32 PM - Post#4046248
In response to buttonscrapper
I hardly ever use liquid adhesive. The bottle that I bought in Singapore (must have been over 3 years ago 'cos we left in 2010), I've just broken the nozzle off. The plastic had gone all brittle, the glue was still good. WAS still good. I stuck a piece of plastic over the top but who knows how long it will last. I need to find an empty bottle to decant it into.
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02-08-13 02:02 PM - Post#4046250
In response to RedSquirrel
Virginia - but was size is the bottle?
The one at Michaels is 4 oz and is $7.49 now. The one at Hobby Lobby (that I saw) is 2 oz and $5.99.
I rarely go to Hobby Lobby because we just rarely go down that way anymore. It's half an hour from me.
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02-08-13 02:22 PM - Post#4046254
In response to kaleidoscope
Tam, I would say your 4oz bottle is a good deal! Mine is 2oz, so I think $6.99 is high priced!! Only buy with a 40% coupon!!
BTW, the closest HL to me is 90 miles, so I don't get there very often. That's why I always buy one when I do get there.
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02-08-13 02:43 PM - Post#4046258
In response to buttonscrapper
I find it hard to see it as a good deal when other white glues can be sold really cheap. You can get Elmer's and Aleene's original tacky glue a lot cheaper so I find it hard to believe they need to mark it up that much for 'acid free'.
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02-08-13 03:34 PM - Post#4046262
In response to kaleidoscope
I meant as far as the Scotch glue. LOL!
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02-09-13 08:48 PM - Post#4046526
In response to buttonscrapper
I noticed that all the Scotch stuff has gotten really pricey. I used the sticky adhesive (similar to Kokuyo which isn't sold in the states any more and I LOVED) and the REFILL at M's and J's is $6.99. The full one is $7.99 so it just doesn't make sense to me. I did find it a bit cheaper at ACM and will be going back to get refills with coupons when I am over that way. Just annoys me!!
I never tried that glue before. I will have to be on the look out for it and try it. Sad that it is so expensive, though.
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