Making your own personal cards and boxes is really a actual pleasure on the other hand when you initially start in the event the appropriate adhesion is not used it might spoil the finished product. This short article gives a basic guide to double-sided tapes.



The development of double-sided adhesive tapes has opened up diverse approaches to stick paper and card. You will find a great number of adhesive tapes on the market it is actually tough know which is the ideal 1 to use. Although it is actually individual preference what to make use of when applying tapes to make handmade cards there are some tapes which can be not proper for distinct mediums.



Beneath will be the key double-sided self adhesive tapes available. There are actually new tapes getting brought for the industry all of the time.



1 Double-sided tape.



two Super sticky red liner tape



3 Tape pen



DOUBLE SIDED TAPE



This tape is often a need to inside the crafters tool box. It can be utilised for attaching card to card or paper to card. The disadvantage of employing tape is as soon as it is down it is stuck. To assist to give some movement use a glue stick to run along the tape before putting it to card.



SUPER STICKY RED LINER TAPE



A tape that lives up to the name because the title states it is actually red and can't be mistaken. This can grab the card as soon because it touches the card. It truly is most effective made use of for heavier duty card or box producing. This wouldn't be suitable for paper to card. Red liner tape is ideal for gilding flakes and glitter. Cut a strip location on your card and embellish with it gives just a little bit of interest towards the card with out possessing to spend dollars on mirror card.



TAPE PEN



These are a staple for the tool box. You will find three forms of pen on the market, a normal double-sided tape, a super sticky tape and a single which can be repositioned. Ideal for attaching paper to paper or paper to card. Some tape pens are also refillable. The pens will dispense the tape constantly since it is pulled along the item.



These tapes are great for attaching flat to a base card or matting and layering. An additional vital part of making a card is providing it some dimension to lift the primary image.



DIMENSIONAL TAPES



These are in a variety of depths and widths in the major they're made use of to lift the topper but is often used to lift a matt. The main depths utilized are 1 mm, 2mm and 3mm and it is actually reduce to the length needed. They're foam and are double-sided, when putting these on the card use glue stick on them so there's movement to allow positioning. Making use of foam tape enables a card maker to select the size and shape they need to use. Foam tapes and pads are excellent for making use of with 3D Decoupage.



This really is just a taste of your tapes which are offered available on the market. You can find also wet glues accessible which do precisely the same job. It really is all about individual preference of what a card maker is comfy with.