What glues and adhesives do you recommend for which jobs?

Like a lot of other things in life there are horses for courses with glues and you do need different ones for different jobs!

When you are a beginner, you could do a lot worse than buy yourself a couple of Pritt or similar glue sticks to start off with - they are cheap, readily available and acid free (as indeed is nearly every sort of GLUE). The only trouble with these is that they are a bit unforgiving and they really do stick your papers together quite fast so if you want to move them around you need to do it quickly.

But here is the list of what I have in my tote bag in the way of glues and other sticky things.....

Hermafix dispenser with Repositionable tape . This will cost you about £5 to buy with refills available from around the £2 mark. Try and avoid the Permanent tape as it only gunks up the dispenser and causes a lot of swearing when it jams up. A good general purpose glue for your pages though

Glue sticks in various sizes. I have 3 at the moment - large small and repositionable. These are easy to use, freely available and the best thing to use when covering chipboard.

Glue Pens. I have 2 .a thick one which is 2 way - use it wet as a permanent adhesive or allow it to dry and it will become a repositionable one. The glue often comes out as blue so you can see where you are putting it. I also have a very fine one. These are ideal for attaching small die cuts or letters to your work.

Glue Dots - I have 2 sorts in my bag - the flat ones for general sticking and the 3D variety which are fab for adding dimension to your work. They come in different sizes to suit different tasks.

Double sided tape. This is one adhesive where you do need to be careful with what you use. Cheap tapes are made with cellulose which is not lignin free and will seep into your papers over time leaving nasty brown marks on your pages. Best one to use is "red liner" tape which has a red backing tape  - costs a bit more but will not ruin your hard work and is super sticky. DST is great to use when attaching ribbons or other thin items to your work and it comes in lots of different sizes.

Foam Tape ,squares and dots. These are various different products which you can use to add dimension to your work. They all raise the top layer off the surface of your work and you use the size you need. again they come in different sizes and thicknesses so have a few in your bag.

Diamond Glaze/ Glossy Accents. These are super strong, fast drying WET glues. You can also use them as a glaze over die cuts or build them up to give a dimensional look to your work.

Stickles Glitter Glues. These are small bottles of Glossy accents with glitter in. It comes in loads of different colours and adds a sparkle to your work.

And sitting on the desk in the craft room.....

Good old PVA glue for big jobs which I don't need in a hurry because they take ages to dry.

MOD Podge for sticking and glazing work (I actually make my own using watered down PVA with a bit of glossy accents added)

ATG glue gun. This is like a giant Herma dispenser but the refill tapes are MUCH bigger and cheaper.