Guest Author - Michelle McVaney
To lower your chances of making blunders on your layout, glue everything down after you design it, and have everything where you want it.
If you wait until you have every element on your page completed and placed before you glue it all down, then you will be able to tell if you like it or not, and be able to play around with the design.
An alternative is to use Hermafix to adhere your items to your pages. Hermafix is a type of glue dots that you roll out from a dispenser. Hermafix glue dots are a temporary adhesive for about 24 hours. After 24 hours they become permanently fixed. They are a bit more expensive than some scrapbooking glues, but well worth it in the long run, especially if you want to be able to move things around after you attach them. Hermafix is my favorite removable adhesive but there are others out there if you want to try them.
Basic Gray has introduced another great concept! Put your layout together on the magnetic mat. Stick everything down with magnets until you have it just the way that you want it. Once everything is exactly where you want it glue it down.
Even with our best attempts to avoid mistakes we still slip up once in a while! I always keep a bottle of Un-Du Adheisve Remover. Un-Du is super because it will easily lift anything adhered to your paper. Then wait ten seconds for it to dry and then item that you removed will be ready to then restick in the position that you want it. Un-Du is safe to use on your photos as well as stickers and other embellishments!
Journaling mistakes are another big worry for most scrappers. To avoid journaling mistakes I write on a practice scrap sheet of paper first. Once I have the journaling how I want it I then transfer it over to the permanent location on the layout. In order to avoid mistakes when writing I use a ruler or another straight edge at the bottom to help me keep the journaling straight. There are disappearing inks available for drawing journaling lines that will disappear once your journaling is complete.
The main key to avoiding mistakes is preplanning! Save the adhesive until the page is in place!
