glitter problems

Jan '09 Kowgirl

hi again.
I think I must be doing something wrong- Im using glitter as bling accents, with the glue and clear stamps, but I cant get the glitter to 'stay' it flakes off everywhere . It's the martha stewart stuff, however the pad is unusable now, and I let it dry for 24 hours before I put it in a page protector. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks for any help!
Jan '09 Bxr-Linda

Glitter, glue and clear stamps?

I'm not sure what you're trying to do.

Are you using a glue pad?
Are you using regular glitter or embossing powder?
Are you trying to stamp with glue and then sprinkler glitter?
Jan '09 Kowgirl

I was using a glue pad but it dried up so now I just brush the glue on the clear stamp with a paintbrush and that works fine. The glitter (also martha stewart) adheres fine. But once it dries it flakes off all over my page. The design is there, it just flakes off some. Maybe i should stick to embossing-so much cleaner, but I dont wanna give up if I'm doing something wrong.
Jan '09 Jalynne

Stickles...you need stickles. it's a wonderful glitter glue that has a really fine tip....i couldn't scrap without it. I use Diamond the most.
Jan '09 Kowgirl

Can you stamp with it?
Jan '09 Jordannichole

i have heard that if you coat the glitter with glossy accents after it is on the page that will stop it from flaking.

you can't stamp with stickles. it is a kind of glitter glue.
Jan '09 Becky Scraps

You could try putting a product like modge podge on it. I use that over glitter when I put it on chipboard so I don't see why it would seal glitter on paper.
Jan '09 Jalynne
Jordannichole Said:
i have heard that if you coat the glitter with glossy accents after it is on the page that will stop it from flaking.

you can't stamp with stickles. it is a kind of glitter glue.

yes, it is a glitter glue, but I've actually stamped with it before, with no problems. It's an interesting look, actually. but what I actually meant is if it's not a hugely detailed design on the stamp is to stamp the image, then outline it with the stickles. I've done that a lot.
Jan '09 Kowgirl

Thank you everyone! i have some great ideas I'll try thanks to you all