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Make It Mine Monday: Hello New In-Colors!

April 12, 2021 by Cindy

I saw this card by Jeanna Bohanan and knew I had to Make It Mine! I love the fun little envelopes from the Snail Dies. So cute!

This is another “long” card that fits in a regular letter-size envelope. I shared my first “long” card with you about a month ago and knew it wouldn’t be my last. It’s kind of fun to work with a different sized card.

Long card with Stampin’ Up!’s new 2021-2022 In-Colors

Here’s my take on Jeanna’s card. I decided to leave the snail off the card and just focus on the fun little envelopes because I knew they’d be the perfect showcase for Stampin’ Up!’s new 2021-2022 In-Colors! Yes! This is your first peek at these gorgeous new colors!

The first envelope is this gorgeous soft green called Soft Succulent. The bright pink envelope is Polished Pink. The light peachy/yellow color is Pale Papaya. The dark green one is Evening Evergreen and the light purple one is called Fresh Freesia.

These new in-colors are gorgeous! They are probably my favorite grouping recently. I like them all and am having a hard time deciding which one is my favorite. How about you? Which one do you like best?

Last year I made a video for each new In-Color comparing it to current Stampin’ Up! colors and I will be doing that again in the near future so stay tuned.

Let’s get back to talking about the card itself. As I mentioned, the envelopes dies are from the Snail Dies as are the inserts for the envelopes and the die-cut hearts. The stamped hearts are from the coordinating Snailed It stamp set and the die-cut letters are from the Playful Alphabet Dies.

My card base is 8” x 9 ¼” which you fold in half along the 8” side so that your card front is 4” x 9 ¼”. My Basic White layer is 8 5/8” x 3 3/8”. You can make your Smoky Slate layer 8 7/8” x 3 5/8” for simplicity. I actually like to make my layers only 3/16” wider instead of ¼” wider so my Smoky Slate layer is actually8 13/16” x 3 9/16”. I do this because 1/8” difference in layers is sometimes not quite enough. I know, it can make things confusing but it’s just the way I like to make my cards. To each his/her own. Right?

The hardest part of making this card for me was randomly stamping the little hearts. I just can’t do random very well. I was stamping along quite nicely until the last few. Naturally I waited until the end to mess things up but most of the hearts are covered by the envelops and letters so you can hardly tell. Ha!

This was a fun card to make and it was my first time playing with the new In-Colors. What do you think of these new In-Colors? Which is your favorite? Leave me a comment and let me know.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Fold: Corner Flip Card

April 9, 2021 by Cindy

Today’s Fun Fold is the Corner Flip Card. It’s called this because….you make a couple of cuts, a couple of score marks and flip the corner! Ha!

I used the Snailed It Bundle and the Snail Mail designer paper on my card. Too cute! The little snail is die cut right from the designer paper. No stamping, no coloring and no fussy cutting! The only stamping I did on the whole card was the “hello” and the outline on the word bubble!

I’ve made a short video to show you how easy this Fun Fold is to make. You can view it below. After the video you will also find the template with instructions that I mention in the video. In the video I also mention that the important thing to remember is that you do the cutting with the card base upside down.

In this photo I’ve oriented the card the right way and I show you the lines I’ve cut and how I’ve scored. The solid lines are where I cut according to my template and the dotted lines are where I scored.

To make the angled score marks I lined up my ruler with the top of the vertical cut and the right end of the horizontal cut. Then I used my bone folder to score from each of those marks to the edges of the card.

To make the flip you then want to take the upper right corner of the card and fold it along the score marks towards the meeting point of the cutting lines. Easy Peasy! Now you’re ready to decorate your card.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Corner Flip Fun Fold card! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Tools of the Trade: Simply Shammy

April 8, 2021 by Cindy

I have to admit that when it comes to cleaning off my stamps while I’m creating I’m usually a “wipes” kind of gal. They’re quick to grab and easy to use. I had a brand of wipes that I loved. They were smooth so they didn’t leave fibers on my stamps. Of course, the manufacturer doesn’t make them any more and I can’t seem to find a decent replacement.

I don’t want my wipes scented and I don’t want them textured. That pretty much leaves out baby wipes. I also don’t want them to antibacterial as I don’t want the alcohol on my stamps. Seeing as I’m so picky and I can’t find wipes that meet my specifications I dug out my Simply Shammy.

I had actually been using my Simply Shammy during classes when I had them in person pre-Covid. Now that I’ve been using it again I’m not sure why I wasn’t. Hmm…..

Here’s Stampin’ Up!’s catalog description of the Simply Shammy: “This reusable stamp cleaning cloth makes stamp cleaning effortless. Just add water, then wipe stamps on the shammy. Durable, thick shammy easily cleans ink from narrow grooves. No lint, no chemicals—just clean! (Ink will stain shammy but won’t transfer to your fingers or other stamps.) With its portable 5″ x 7″ (12.7 x 17.8 cm) size it fits neatly in a stamp case.”

As mentioned above, ink will stain your Simply Shammy. I have two of them and they both look like this. The great thing though is that the ink stays in/on the shammy!

I used to use the Stampin’ Scrub pads for cleaning stamps during my in-person classes. The problem with the Stampin’ Scrub was that if you got them too wet and if you cleaned your stamp a little too vigorously, the watery ink could spray on to nearby surfaces. It was a neat, kind of speckled look but if you didn’t want speckles on your just finished project you wouldn’t be happy. This is why I like the Simply Shammy. No mess! You don’t really have to clean them either. Once in a while I will rinse them and gently ring them out but that’s about it.

You can see in my second photo that I keep my Simply Shammy in a stamp case (#119105). The stamp case fits the Simply Shammy perfectly and keeps it moist. The shammy will dry out eventually but just add more water!

A Simply Shammy is the perfect choice for cleaning your stamps. I was a “wipes” gal before but with the shammy I don’t have anything to throw away. I don’t have to clean it and it’s easy to use.

What do you use to clean your stamps? Leave a comment and let me know!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make It Mine Monday: Oh Snap!

April 5, 2021 by Cindy

Oh Snap! This stamp set is adorable and has such cute sentiments in it. I couldn’t resist it. This stamp set has been sitting on my shelf for a while now and it was just calling out to be used. So I dusted it off and hit the internet to find a card to give me inspiration.

I thought this would be the perfect stamp set (and sentiment!) to make a belated birthday card. I do try to get cards out in a timely manner but it doesn’t always work.

Josee Smuck’s card was pretty darn cute and I knew this was the one I wanted to recreate. I didn’t change a whole lot on her card but enough to make it my own.

I made my “river” from Coastal Cabana cardstock and my background piece from Old Olive. I also made my sentiment circle a bit smaller.

I loved the way Josee’s alligator turned out so I tried to stay close to hers. I stamped my alligator in black and then used my Blending Brushes (love those things!) to add color. I started with Pear Pizzaz and then progressed to Old Olive. I did have to fussy cut the alligator but it wasn’t too hard. Josee’s texture on the alligator shows up better than mine. I should have used the Hammered Metal Embossing Folder instead of the Tasteful Texture Folder. Oh, well…next time. I will probably have to make this card again sometime since it turned out so cute. I may have to make my sentiment circle larger on the next one so I can add the fish!

Here’s the inside of my card. The sentiment is from the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set. I also had to add the adorable little bird on the inside of the card. If you notice in the picture of the outside of my card I used the little bird on the envelope too. No naked envelopes! 🙂

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Tools of the Trade: Bone Folder

April 2, 2021 by Cindy

A bone folder is used to score, crease, and smooth paper. I use my Bone Folder all the time. As a matter of fact I own at least five of them and there are probably 2 or 3 on my desk at any one time when I’m creating.

The most popular use for Bone Folders, at least for us paper crafters, is to crease a fold. We will either simply fold a piece of cardstock in half to form our cards and then crease the fold well with our Bone Folder or we will make a score line using another tool (Simply Scored or Paper Trimmer) and then crease that well with the Bone Folder.

You can also use your Bone Folder to score your paper. Butt it up against a straightedge, like a ruler, and then draw your score mark along the straightedge. This is especially helpful when you are working on 3D projects and need and angled score mark.

A Bone Folder is also helpful when you want to break down the fibers in your paper. I do this when I want to give my paper a little curl. Do you ever curl ribbon with your scissors or another tool? This is the same idea. I especially like to do this with flowers like those you’d make with the Daisy Punches. It helps give your die-cut or punched shape a little dimension.

If you don’t own a Bone Folder (or two or three), you should. They are relatively inexpensive and SO useful! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make It Mine: Butterfly Gala

April 1, 2021 by Cindy

Since the Last-Chance Products List came out last week I’ve been removing the retiring items from my craft room. As I was doing this I came across the Butterfly Gala stamp set and noticed how pretty these butterflies were. I knew then that I needed to share a card with you using this stamp set and the coordinating Butterfly Duet Punch. You know me, I love coordination! Did you know that the Butterfly Duet Punch also coordinates with Butterfly Wishes stamp set? Unfortunately that stamp set is retiring also.

Since this is a Make It Mine post (even though it’s Thursday…) I had to find a card that I liked that used the Butterfly Gala stamp set and the Butterfly Duet Punch. Once again, Pinterest saved the day! While scrolling through, I found this simple and lovely card made by Jill from Paper Daisy Crafting. Jill did a beautiful job of coloring her butterfly.

I kept my card pretty darn close to the original. I used a couple of layers for my butterfly but I changed the bottom layer on my card to black and left off the ribbon.

Stampin’ Blends Markers were perfect for coloring the butterfly. I will admit that Jill’s butterfly turned out a bit more vibrant than mine.

I do like the simplicity of this card. If you’ve seen enough of my designs you know that I have a bit of trouble with “simple”. Having Jill’s inspiration though really helped me out.

I like this card so much that I’m trying to decide whether or not to keep this stamp set and the coordinating punch in my stash! Decisions, decisions!

What is your favorite stamp set/bundle that’s on the Last-Chance List and leaving us? Leave me a comment and let us know.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Fold: Origami Treat Holder

March 29, 2021 by Cindy

I wanted to share a Fun Fold Origami Treat Holder with you in time for Easter so I’m changing things up this week. A Ghirardelli chocolate square fits in it perfectly. I’m actually going to make these for my Easter table and put a couple of their little Easter chocolates in it. So fun!

No adhesive is needed to make the treat holder itself. The only adhesive you may need would be for your focal point on the front. I’ve made a short video showing you how to make the treat holder.

Here are the important measurements for you:

8 ½” x 8 ½” piece of designer paper

After folding designer paper in half diagonally, score along the long folded edge at 2 ½”, 4 ¼”, 7 ¾” and 9 ½”

Once you’ve made one or two of these they go pretty easily. You can leave the treat holder plain or you can add a focal point if you’d like.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Folds: Twisted Easel Card

March 26, 2021 by Cindy

Last month I shared with you a Z-Fold Easel card. Today I want to share with you the Twisted Easel Card. The base of this card is easy to make. You can either start with a 4 1/4″ x 11″ card base or a 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ card base.

Of course if you want to change things up like I did on my card you can start with a 4″ x 8″ card base. I then added the bottom/back of the card to a 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of cardstock.

No matter the size of the card base that you start with you are going to make the easel part the same. You first want to score your card base in half. Then you will make a score mark from the upper left corner down to the bottom of the score mark you made at the half way point.

The template above is for a square card but you will make your score marks the same if your completed, closed card is 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″. The triangles you make with the angled score mark will just longer and skinnier.

In the photos above you can see a couple of different views of the easel card. The second photo is especially helpful because it shows you how the front of the card folds and forms the easel. Both photos show how the sentiment is the “stop” for the easel to stand. It’s helpful to use Stampin’ Dimensionals on the piece for the “stop”.

As you are looking at the photos above you may be wondering where you’re going to sign the card or write a little message. I decided to add a piece of Basic White cardstock to the back for my message. It worked perfectly!

I made this card for a friend whose mother passed away last week. I could have sent it in a regular sized envelope which would have had a little extra space in it but I decided a card this fancy needed it’s own envelope. Lucky for me I taught you all how to make your own envelope not too long ago!

In the photo of the closed card you can see the angled score mark where the card will fold. Just make sure when you are adhering the focal point on the front of the card that you only adhere the bottom right portion! Otherwise you won’t be able to make the easel. I had fun making this card. Give it a try!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Tools of the Trade: “Other” Adhesives

March 25, 2021 by Cindy

It’s the last week of talking about adhesives. This is the post that will talk about all of Stampin’ Up!’s Adhesives that don’t fit our previous categories of Glues, Tapes or Foam Adhesives.

Let’s talk about Mini Glue Dots. These little dots of glue have so many uses. In Stampin’ Up!’s Online Store they list Mini Glue Dots as an adhesive for embellishments. In their catalog they say that Mini Glue Dots will “hold heavier embellishments, ribbon cardstock and detailed die cuts.

When I’m layering die cuts or cut out items on my project I like to use Stampin’ Dimensionals for the layer I want popped up the most, glue or Stampin’ Seal for the layer I want right on my card and Mini Glue Dots to raise a layer just a little bit. I also like to use Mini Glue Dots to adhere bows to my projects.

If you own a die-cutting machine you definitely need adhesive sheets! They are the perfect adhesive for adhering die cut images to any project. They make adhering small/intricate die-cut images so easy!

Adhesive Sheets are 6″ x 12″ and there are 12 sheets in a package. Each Adhesive Sheet is double-sided. To use adhesive sheets first start with the piece of paper that you’re going to die cut. Now cut a piece of Adhesive Sheet slightly smaller than your paper. Remove the backing of the Adhesive Sheet and adhere it to your paper. Die cut your image. You may have to run the die through a couple of times to make sure that you cut through the paper and the adhesive sheet, especially if you’re die cutting an intricate design. Once you’re done die cutting, remove the backing on the adhesive sheet and adhere the die to your project.

Cling Adhesive is very similar to Adhesive Sheets but it has a totally different use. Cling Adhesive is designed to make your old red rubber stamps into Cling Stamps. Cling Adhesive is just like the label sheets that come with Cling Stamps and is used in the same way.

One side of a Cling Adhesive sheet is sectioned into rectangles. Peel the paper backing off one of the sections, place your stamp over the section of adhesive with the rubber facing up, press down to adhere the adhesive to the stamp and lift! Easy Peasy. There are even instructions on the back of the cardboard insert that tells you exactly how to use the Cling Adhesive!

This completes my overview of Stampin’ Up! Adhesives. I hope I’ve given you some new information that you may not have know. Next week I’ll move on to a new type of Tool of the Trade. Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make It Mine Monday: Kangaroo & Company

March 22, 2021 by Cindy

How cute is the Kangaroo & Company Bundle? Have you checked it out on page 17 of Stampin’ Up!’s January-June Catalog? If not, you should! Cute little kangaroos, cute sentiments and more!

This first card is one I made following instructions that I received in an online class that I took. So cute! All sorts of products were used on the card. The Kangaroo & Company Bundle, the Snail Mail Designer Paper and the Resin Hearts and white baker’s twine from the Snail mail Twine Combo Pack. I loved the card but it was a little busy for me. I know, you’re thinking “isn’t this the gal who can’t make a card without 10 layers? What does she mean ‘too busy’?”. Ha!

Here’s my simplified version. I just left off some of the background layers and the Resin Hearts. That’s it. I kept the same color palette as well as the red strip and the baker’s twine bow. On both cards I colored the kangaroo with my Stampin’ Blends Markers. Cinnamon Cider is the perfect color for the kangaroo.

Do you know the secret to the kangaroo die? This kangaroo can hide messages. There’s a special die that slips perfectly into the die-cut slit in the kangaroo. Stamp one of the small sentiments on cardstock and die cut with the special little sentiment die. Attach the flower bouquet or the bouquet of hearts to the sentiment die and slip it in the kangaroo’s pouch!

The thing to remember when “hiding” messages in the kangaroo pouch is not to put any adhesive in the way of the part the slides down in the slot. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals and I had to move them a couple times to make sure my sentiment would slide right. The key is to slide the sentiment in the slot and then add your dimensionals or adhesive. This way you know it will slide correctly when on the card.

I can’t wait to try another card with the fun Kangaroo & Company Bundle. Too fun!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Folds: Modified Z-Fold Card

March 19, 2021 by Cindy

I’ve been talking a lot about Z-fold cards recently. There’s just so many different types. Today I have another one to share with you. It’s the Modified Z-Fold. Yes, it’s a name that I made up but it works. On the Z-fold cards I’ve share with you in the past the front section is usually divided perfectly in half so that the first two section of your “Z” are equal widths. With the Modified Z-Fold card you only fold over a small portion of the front. The first section of the “Z” is much smaller than the second section.

On my card, when the card was closed, I tried to make the three areas that you can see approximately the same size. To do this I made my first section of the “Z” (the solid colored section) 1 3/8” wide. This is the section that I adhered my focal point (the flower) to. This means that I scored my card base at 1 3/8” and 4 ¼” to make my “Z”.

I then added a piece of designer paper to the part of the second section of the “Z” that would show when my card was closed. This measured 5 ½” x 2 7/8”. I also added a piece of designer paper to the inside of the card that would show when my card was closed. This meant I had to make the piece of white cardstock that I write on a little smaller than usually. The inside piece of designer paper is 5 ½” x 1 ½”. The piece of white cardstock on the inside of the card is 5 ¼” x 2 ½”.

This card was the first time I’d made this type of Modified Z-Fold and I like it. It’s a great way to showcase your designer paper. When I finished this card I got to thinking about the tip I gave in this week’s newsletter. In my newsletter I mentioned that you should try changing the orientation on your cards sometimes….so I did. I made the exact same card in a horizontal format. On this card the solid section is 1 ¾” wide.

On both of my cards the stamped flower is from the Art Gallery stamp set. It’s a two-step stamping set. I found that it worked best if I stamped off the larger first stamp before stamping on my card and then stamped the smaller, more detailed stamp full strength. If I had stamped them both full strength you wouldn’t see as much detail on the flower.

Another Fun Fold card completed. I’m really enjoying finding fun folds to share with you. Are you enjoying them? Please leave a comment and let me know.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Tools of the Trade: Foam Adhesives

March 18, 2021 by Cindy

Do you love adding some dimension to your craft projects? I definitely do. Foam adhesives are the way we papercrafters add dimension to our projects. Stampin’ Up! carries five different foam adhesives: Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, Foam Adhesive Strips and Foam Adhesive Sheets.

All of these foam adhesives are double sided. To use them you peel them off the waxy sheet they come on, adhere them to the piece you want to pop-up on your project, remove the backing and adhere to your project.

Stampin’ Dimensionals are the hexagon-shaped disks of foam that you are probably most familiar with. They come in white and black as well as regular size and mini. The regular sized Stampin’ Dimensionals (both white and black) are about 3/8” wide and about 1/16” thick. The Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (both white and black) are a little less than ¼” wide and the same thickness.

Foam Adhesive Sheets are 4 ½” x 4 5/16” pieces of foam that are about 1/16” thick. Adhesive sheets can be cut with scissors or die cut with open dies (dies that outline something). They don’t work with intricate dies (I’ve tried…).

Foam Adhesive Strips are perfect for making shaker cards. These strips are 9” long, 1/8” wide and have a thickness of 1/8”. They also work well when making cards/projects that have pieces that slide.

You shouldn’t have a problem adding dimension to any of your projects with all of these different choices of foam adhesives.

The important thing to remember is this: you are not a true crafter until you find the backing pieces from Stampin’ Dimensionals all over your home in the most unusual places. Sometimes I just need to start laughing! Once I found one on my Pilates mat AT the studio. It must have been stuck to my sock or pants. Another time I found one at our family cabin in Canada when I didn’t have any crafting supplies with me! Crazy! Where is the oddest place that you’ve found the backing to a Stampin’ Dimensional? I’d love to know!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make It Mine Monday: Hey Birthday Chick!

March 15, 2021 by Cindy

I can’t say it enough….I love the Hey Chick and the Hey Birthday Chick stamp sets (and of course the coordinating dies!)! TSC…Too Stinkin’ Cute!

Now pair those adorable chickens with red plaid and chicken wire and you have the perfect combination! Right?!

I got the inspiration for my card from a card by Karen Day that I saw posted online. (You can see her card below.) It was definitely the red Buffalo Check background that caught my eye. I knew I wanted to use the All Wired Up background stamp too. I mean why wouldn’t you use a chicken wire background if your’e stamping chickens! Ha!

I started with the chubby dancing chicken on my card but it just didn’t seem to fit with the banner I had made. Then I grabbed the chicken floating with the balloon and tada! my card was complete!

Sometimes you just have to keep playing around. You may have a vague vision in your head of what you want but you just need to keep shuffling things around until it comes together.

Even when you’re copying someone’s card exactly this may happen. You’re cutting and gluing things together and all of the sudden….”OOO, what if I change this or add this…”. Be open to change.

I love browsing Pinterest and the Facebook page just for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators that have SO many ideas! I may see a card that I want to copy exactly but in the end I usually end up changing up a little something.

Don’t forget that if you’re going to all the trouble to make the outside of your card adorable you should add a little bit of that to the inside of the card (and envelope) too! I may not have used the chubby dancing chicken on the outside of my card but she definitely made it on the inside. I’m pretty sure she’ll be on the envelope too!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Folds: Box Base Card

March 12, 2021 by Cindy

I have no idea what this type of card is actually called but I’m calling it a Box Base Card. The base is a box and the card is attached to it. Sometimes you just need to go with those descriptive words. 😊

A week or so ago a friend of mine texted me wondering if I had any dinosaur cards for her grandson’s upcoming birthday. Naturally I didn’t but figured it was a good time to get out my Dino Days stamp set and the coordinating Dino Dies. I then did what every good crafter does when they can’t figure out where to start and I hopped on Pinterest.

I’ll be honest, I pretty much copied the card I found on Pinterest. I fell in love with this fun fold because it’s so EASY! You start with a piece of cardstock that’s 8 ¼” x 5 ½”. This is a quarter inch shorter than a regular card base. You then score it along on the long edge at 4 ¼, 5 ¼”, 6 ¼” and 7 ¼”. Crease all score marks well. Once you’ve creased the score lines you can see how the card will be put together.

On my card I needed to make sure that I decorated legs of the yellow dinosaur and the bottoms of the trees are covered by the “box” portion of my card. Even if part of the design isn’t going to be covered by the “box” it will probably be easier to decorate the card front before adhering the “box”.

To form the “box” you want to lay the card base in front of you with the card design facing up. Fold over the bottom section of the “box”. This is where you will place your adhesive. Now fold up the other sections. The edge of the bottom section will meet up with top score line and adhere to the bottom portion of the card design area.

When you’ve got the card put together you just need to finish decorating it by possibly adding decoration to the “box” portion of the card. You can also add a piece of cardstock to the back of the card so you have a place to write your message.

This Box Base Fun Fold card was fun and easy to make. Give it a try! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Tools of the Trade: Tape Adhesives

March 11, 2021 by Cindy

There are so many different types of tape and many different uses for tape. Today we’re going to talk about double-sided tape, especially those that Stampin’ Up! carries.

As paper crafters we are most familiar with and mostly use double-sided tape. We use it to adhere the different layers of our projects together. Stampin’ Up! carries three different types of double-sided adhesives. Stampin’ Seal, Stampin’ Seal +, and Tear & Tape.

Stampin’ Up!’s Stampin’ Seal Tape Adhesive

Stampin’ Seal is the new basic tape adhesive that replaces SNAIL adheisive. Stampin’ Seal is a double-sided tape that comes on a cartridge in it’s own dispenser. When the tape runs out you can replace the cartridge simply by opening the dispenser and dropping in the new cartridge. The catalog description of Stampin’ Seal says that it’s an instant-bond, permanent adhesive.

I like using Stampin’ Seal. I have to disagree with the “instant-bond” part of the description though. When I’m adhering two things together and haven’t got them quite straight I’ve found that as long as I haven’t pressed the two things together real hard I can carefully separate them and realign them. I find this to work at least 80% of the time. It’s one of my favorite things about this adhesive!

Stampin’ Seal is also easy to use. You just place the end of the dispenser on to your paper, pull to adhere the tape and then lift up. Once in a awhile when you pull to adhere the tape it won’t work but then you just move the wheel on the end of the dispenser with your finger until you feel the adhesive. If you’re in the middle of placing the tape on the paper and it stops you can also just place the end of the dispenser on a section that already has tape on it and start from there. This get the adhesive rolling on the wheel again.

There is also a Stampin’ Seal + adhesive. Stampin’ Seal + adhesive has a stronger bond than regular Stampin’ Seal adhesive. You would use it on 3D projects or on heavier layers such as Foil Sheets or Glimmer Paper.

Stampin’ Seal + is similar to Stampin’ Seal in that it comes on a replaceable cartridge in it’s own dispenser. The dispensers for both of the adhesives are exactly the same. The cartridges of the two adhesives are the same size but different colors. The Stampin’ Seal + cartridge is a dark blue while the cartridge for the Stampin’ Seal is a light blue. This makes it easy to distinguish between the two.

The last type of tape that Stampin’ Up! carries is Tear & Tape. This used to be the only strong tape adhesive that Stampin’ Up! carried. You would use Tear & Tape in the same situations that you would use Stampin’ Seal +. Tear & Tape is “a strong adhesive with tearable paper backing for easy sticking”.

To use, you tear a length of Tear & Tape off the roll, adhere it to your paper, remove the backing and adhere the paper where you want it.

Each type of tape has it’s own uses. Of course I have all three in my craft room. Do you?

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!