Adhering Micro Beads with Tsukineko Glue Pad

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MICRO MARBLES - MICRO BEADS
TSUKINEKO GLUE PAD

TSUKINEKO GLUE PAD:
We used to recommend adhereing Micro Marbles to cardstock with sticky powder, but when Tsukineko introduced their glue pad we found that combining that with superfine embossing powder created a stronger hold and didn't tend to get cloudy over time as the heat-activated sticky powder did. Click here for the Tsukineko Glue Pad. Click here for clear superfine embossing powder..

You'll have the best results if you first treat your cardstock with an anti-static powder bag (sometimes called a pounce bag or embossing buddy). Stamp an image with the glue pad. Pour marbles over sticky image, with some sort of container below the paper to catch excess marbles. You'll find the marbles tend to adhere only to the glue. This is not a strong hold, but will keep them in place for the following steps. Pour superfine clear embossing powder over the image and tap off excess powder.. Heat the image until all the embossing powder has melted.

You may experiment with using colored pigment inks like VersaColor or ColorBox Pigments instead of the glue pad. The marbles won't stick to this ink quite as well but if he pad is inked well, it should work.

You might also experiment with using different colored superfine embossing powders and using more than one color of marble on your image.

E6000 All Purpose Glue & Stickles:

Stickles is a glitter glue with a fine tip for accurate application. It is strong enough to hold beads and Micro Marbles to art work and it dries clear. Click here for our stickles shopping page.

E6000 glue is used frequently by jewelers and can be found in any craft store. You can use a toothpick to color in areas or make imperfect borders to cover with Micro Marbles.

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