Stick It Adhesive!!!!

Wow . . .is all I can say!  This is definitely one of my new favorite products!  It is a must have for anyone working with intricate die-cuts!  I have posted a pic of the New Year's card I just completed.  I used a very intricate die-cut by Cottage Cutz and struggled with attaching it to my card.  I tried gluing it with my Quickie Glue pen, which was very time consuming and unfortunately didn't work very well.  I tried a couple of different types of glue, but it was very difficult to get one to stick and dry clear so as to not be able to see the glue.  What a mess!!  In full disclosure, it was probably just my inability to work well with the glue! Next, I thought I would give my Xyron a try; after all, it applies adhesive to vellum perfectly.  I was concerned that the glue would be on all the openings of the die-cut and be virtually impossible to remove without tearing the die, but I was out of options and had to figure out how to get this die cut to stick to my card.  It was kinda the central design element so I needed to figure something out.  After watching a video by Jennifer McGuire ( I will post the link to her video below), in which she used Stick It by Ken Oliver to effortlessly apply adhesive to a die-cut, I had to give it a try.  It also helped that I had a pack of Stick It lying around.  I am sure I bought this product for a specific project, but can't for the life of me remember what it was!  This exact scenario explains the Shopaholic part of this blog! 😀  Thankfully, I now had a reason to use some of my stash!  Of course, I have a problem with following directions too, so I cut the die cut the first time without first applying the Stick It to the cardstock.  Um, yeah, it doesn't work too well that way!  So after countless tries, the lightbulb finally came on and I figured out to apply the Stick It to the cardstock first and then die cut it.  All I can say is WOW . . . what an effortless way to apply adhesive to intricate die-cuts!  I highly recommend it, you won't be disappointed!  Please leave your comments if you have used this product for different applications as I would love to learn more about it!

Jennifer McGuire video using Stick It