What Adhesive Do you Use?

Unfortunately, I don't have a card to post for you today.
However, I received a question the other day regarding the type of adhesive I use in my cardmaking and I thought I'd create a post to answer that in case any of you have been wondering the same thing.

I use the 3M ATG 714. You can see the link to the gun dispenser here, and the tape refills I use here. I use the adhesive tape that is 1/4" wide. The initial price for the "gun" and the refills quickly pay for itself compared to all of the other adhesives I used to buy. When I buy the refills for this I buy them in packs of 12 so I get the discounted price( $2.40 per roll, each roll has 36 yards of adhesive). You figure with shipping, approx. $3.00 for 36yds on 1 roll compared to $3.00 for 1 yard on a roll that you would buy in the store. As you can calculate for yourself, the savings are tremendous!

For cardmaking I use the regular adhesive, but when scrapbooking I make sure to buy the acid free, which is slightly more expensive, but still very economical since each roll has 36 yards!

This picture here shows the difference in the 2 rolls--both are the same size/adhesive amount, but the yellow (Gold) roll is the acid Free and the red is the regular adhesive.

I would say the only negative thing about this adhesive dispenser is it's bulkiness. You can see here how big it actually is--about 10 inches! So, it can be a little cumbersome to travel with--when going to crops etc, but, I just pack it in with the rest of my stuff. I never crop without it! I justify it by looking at the adhesive rolls and think about how much adhesive really comes on them. To dispense that much adhesive you need a big dispenser to accommodate it!

I love this thing & will never use anything else, as long as I can keep buying refills for it. It can be a little tricky when changing the tape rolls, but it gets easier every time--plus there are videos on You Tube to help.

Thanks for inquiring about the type of adhesive I use. Please let me know if you have any other questions regarding my work etc. I'd love to hear from you & I welcome your questions!

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Smiles,
Jennifer