Here's a tip, one that I learned the hard way. I made this cute little daisy card, embellished with some embossing around the edge (which doesn't show up very well in the pictures).
When I looked at it today (after all the glue dried), I realized I made a boo-boo. One that I cannot fix, and will probably have to throw away the whole dang card for. See if you can spot it...
Do you see it? If not, here is a close up...
What is it, you ask? Well, those orange/brown spots in the center of the top two petals are...rust. Yep, rust. It is visible in each petal, but most visible in the top two. How in the world did I manage to get rust on my beautiful flower creation? Well, it goes like this. The other night, it was last when I was cleaning up my supplies. I mistakenly grabbed the wrong pin to insert into the glue bottle. This is what my bottle looks like - it has the fine tip, which makes gluing small projects oh so much easier.
When I pulled the pin out yesterday to begin my quilling, the glue at the top of the tube was brown with rust. So, I thought that I cleaned it out well enough, didn't see any brown tinged glue when testing it, and proceeded to make my project. After gluing the flower together, I went ahead and glued it down to my card. Little did I know that when it dried, it would be spotted brown. Ugh! Dang it, and I really liked this card, too! Lesson of the day: use the RUST PROOF pin in the glue bottle.
One way to prevent the "rust" problem is to store your glue bottle upside down in a small glass with a damp sponge (or even a damp paper towel)on the bottom. Then you only need to use the pin if your tip gets clogged. that's what works for me.
ReplyDeletePat Caputo
www.Whimsiquills.com
www.quillingwithwhimsiquills.blogspot.com
UGH... I had that happen once too!
ReplyDeleteSince I use a number of different types of glues there are always a few bottles sitting on my work table. I like to put the pin back in when I know I will not be using that bottle for a day or two.
A save for this card could be placing a flat back rhinestones over the spot.... like a dewdrop.
Just a thought.
Keep on Quillin',
Denise
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http://customquilling.blogspot.co
I think the card is beautiful!
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