Which Glue To Use With Stamps?

Hi guys, I have a question regarding which glue to use when making a collage with stamps. I often have stamps where the glue has coloured or dyed the stamp ruining the stamp image, and would like to know if anyone has experience with this?





Thanks

Poly vinyl acetate, aka PVA. You can get an archival mix.

It will destroy the stamps, but glues paper flat and won't discolor.

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Rabbit-skin glue is a sizing that also acts as an adhesive. It is essentially refined rabbit collagen, and was originally used as an ingredient in traditional gesso. This is not as easy to use, but is water soluble.

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Stamp glue off some stamps, or the margins of stamp sheets, that you don't care about. It is hard to use, but works.

As I recall, Aleene's craft glue is the preffered adhesive for decoupagers. This is a formulation of PVA, I believe.

I have done some decoupaging over the years, and I use Mod Podge. I feel like it is safe - my decoupage does not have the brown streaks.

Peter

Peter

What is decoupage in stamp language. We do use the word découpage in French but I do not see it applied to the subject - Thanks !

I guess the French word is what we use in English - for lack of an English word. I think the OP is making pictures out of stamps and in order to preserve them is putting decoupage glue over them.

Peter

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Thanks Peter and KGB - certainly would like to see a "stamp decoupage" as the You Tube is not specific

Well, the word to use in French is not "découpage" but "collage" A découpage from the word "coupage" is cutting an image in small parts and gluing those pieces in a different orders

There is no need, or reason to be pedantic. If one goes to this site, they'll find the article "Postage Stamp Collage Art" by Russ Hahn which appeared in the December 2012 American Philatelist. The article depicts both stamp collage and stamp decoupage pieces.

http://stamps.org/userfiles/file/AP...re_12_12.pdf

Nice pics - Thanks redwoodrandy !..........and I know the meaning of decoupage (in French) -

Thanks for all the info guys!I have already looked deep into the options and they seem to be just what ill need, will also be posting the finished product soon!

This is awesome and EXACTLY what I was looking for.

I do not have a nice picture, but we saw an exhibit with a box filled with over a thousand paper cranes each made from a stamp. Using damaged stamps can lead to stunning art.