Friday is tip day, and I do have some tips for you, but I’m
also hoping that today you might have some tips for me! You see, I purchased a bottle of something
(see the photo) at Great American Scrapbook Convention in 2011. I’m sure that at the time, I was absolutely
convinced that this product was the best thing since sliced bread, otherwise
why else would I have bought it?
Unfortunately, it was in a sack for several months before I remembered
it and by then I had forgotten why I purchased it in the first place. I tried looking it up online, but so far
Google has not been able to link this product name to anything that makes even
the least bit of sense. So…if you happen
to know what this product is, what it does, who was demonstrating it at Great
American Scrapbook Convention in 2011, or anything
that will help me figure out why I bought this product, I would be immensely grateful, and I might even
have some goodies to send your way. So
if you know anything, please post it in the comments. If I figure out why I got it, I’ll draw a
winner from all the comments that led me to the answer.
And now for today’s tip….
Earlier this month, I posted a lot of information about
adhesive, but what always surprises me is how many crafters don’t know how to
get adhesive off of their craft
projects. Today we’re going to explore
two items I consider to be must-haves
for any scrapbooker or paper crafter as well as a common household item that
can be used to unstick just about
anything.
Un-du:
It always amazes me whenever I meet another scrapper who has
not heard of Un-Du. This was one of the
first products I learned about when I started scrapbooking again. Available at scrapbooking and craft stores,
Un-du is marketed as a “sticker, tape, and label remover.” It is acid free and photo safe, and will
safely remove just about any kind of adhesive on contact. The way Un-du works is by softening the adhesive to a gummy
state. Simply saturate the area with
Un-du and use the attached scraper to gently lift up your sticker or
photo. Un-du will evaporate quickly,
leaving no residue, and the sticker can be repositioned or used again
elsewhere.
Xyron Adhesive
Eraser:
This handy little gadget is basically just a textured rubber
square, but the amazing thing about it is that it can pick up adhesive on
contact. For small bits of Xyron
adhesive around die cut letters and shapes, simply press the eraser down firmly
and lift. Repeat until all the adhesive
is removed. For larger areas, such as
stripes of adhesive from a tape runner, use short scrubbing strokes to ball the
adhesive up and then lift it with the eraser. As the eraser gets gummed up, you
can pull off the sticky parts or cut it with scissors to expose fresh eraser.
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| I cut my Xyron adhesive eraser in half. Here you can see a clean, unused half as well as a much-used half. |
Dental Floss:
Yes, you read that right – dental floss. This was actually the very first tip I ever
learned for removing a photo that had been adhered to a scrapbook page. Be sure to use unflavored floss. Hold a strand of it tightly like you intend
to floss your teeth and drag it under the photo, lifting gently as you go.
Do you have a favorite tip or trick? Send me an email about it!
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