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For attractive decorations, using double sided tape usually does the trick.

These lined tapes are usually distinguished with a “red liner”. For use, the red liner should be removed until the tape is in positioned down in the exact place you would like it to be. When you are ready to remove the liner, use a set of tweezers or use a craft blade point to lift the liner if you can’t easily lift the liner with your fingers. Remember, getting the tape oily (from fingertips) will decrease the stickiness of the tape. If you need tapes that are barely noticeable through vellum, 3M’s Scotch Vellum and Term-O-Web’s Mounting tapes are the tapes found to work best on such a surface.

For attractive decorations, using double sided tape usually does the trick. Make an eye-pleasing card by edging the card with tape to sprinkle on embossing or other decorative items. You can use double-sided tape for various things on your artwork and project. Since they don’t have the messy, “loopy” look like folded over tape, you can use it to hold small items down over a stamped artwork (i.e. stamping a baby card and adding small ribbons with the tape without making it look “sloppy”). To make images stand out, you can also use double-stick foam tape.

Finally, glue dots are also a nice adhesive item for art projects. They’re acid-free and pretty easy to use, especially since they don’t have any “liners” that you need to pull off before using. A glue dot is kind of a hybrid between tape and glue. They’re like glue but they bond very quickly like tape and can be used for paper, wood, plastic and such mediums. Glue dots also have various sizes available which include small ones and larger ones as well as thin ones to thicker ones. Just like tape, they also lose their adhesiveness if touched with your fingers.

Glue Dots add other options. These archival, acid and lignin-free dots are easy to use, with no liner to pull off. They bond instantly and adhere to paper (including textured paper), wood, resin, plastic, etc. There are tiny Glue Dots for small items and dots thin enough for photo albums or thick enough to add dimension or to use on concave elements. Again, do not touch the glue part because oil from your fingers will diminish the stickiness.

Another adhesive option is plain old double-sided carpet tape. However, carpet tape is not archival and may be too thick for some projects.

Using double-sided tapes will tolerate well with layering materials such as card stock.

For tape usage on your rubber stamp projects, glue dots should work well with fluted card stock while double-sided tape will help hold layers together and foam mounting tape will add any additional dimension that you want to a design. Although fastening card stock after card stock may be quite tricky to do sometimes, using the right adhesive tape will tremendously help with its outcome.

Using double-sided tapes will tolerate well with layering materials such as card stock. They’re also handy for sticking beads, ribbons, charms, glitters and such to your project. With your art and stamping projects, it’s almost always the case that using tape will over produce a better outcome than using glue as tape doesn’t have to undergo a drying time and is less likely, if likely at all, to distort or ooze out.

There are tapes that are lined and unlined. There are even tapes that come in foam and some that are specified for parchment. As you can see, there are many different tapes for different uses and therefore, make sure you choose the tape that’s right for your needs. You can always check labels if you’re unsure. If you’re looking for some well-liked lined tape, you can look for brand names such as Ah, USArtQuest, or Art Accents. These lined tape are usually great for embossing since they’re somewhat resistant to heat. They’re also available in different sizes, including flat sheets so you won’t have too much of a hard time finding a size that will fit your project needs. Another bonus? They bond with an assortment of medium which include paper, mat boards, mica, metal foils and most plastics (just make sure you check the plastic/ tape label instructions). Lined tapes are very much preferred by stamp artists especially, since they don’t lift or distort for a prolonged period.