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All You Need Is a Free Love Cut File! February 18, 2017 08:00
Hey everyone, it's Cathy here and I'm showing you all my layout using the fantastic Free Love cut file that is available for free until February 19th! Just use the code FREELOVE when you're at the checkout! For my take I decided to get in on the bling and I backed my letters with sequins and some large glitter and an iron-on sequin edging. I always love finding ways to incorporate unusual items and textures into my layouts and this method gave me a fantastic focal piece! I didn't really need to do much else since I already had so much going on but I did like putting everything on the diagonal. Just to make it a little more interesting. I added some punched out hearts for dimension and used some chipboard from Crate Paper Heart Day. Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to get this cut file while you still can!
Happy Day | Free LOVE Cut File February 17, 2017 06:00
Hi there. I'm rounding off the Love themed week today with a couple of cards using this week's Free Love cut file...
I adored the fringe look of this pattern paper so I decided to layer three strips over each other. It's a bit hard to tell in the photo but it has some fun dimension.
Then, I layered 3 medium sized LOVE cuts over each of the three strips and added embellishments...voila!
Get the Free LOVE cut file before it's gone. You have until February 19th. Just enter the code FREELOVE at checkout.
12 Days of Giveaways - Pine Needle Bough December 11, 2016 00:00 3 Comments
Hey everyone it's Cathy and I'm getting in on the freebie fun! For my layout today I'm using the free Pine Needle Bough cut file available in the shop! If you want to get yourself this cute little file make sure you use the code BOUGHFREE. It's only free for today though, so make sure you pop over to the shop asap. I loved this cut file and when I saw it I immediately thought of it as making a cute accent to add to a wreath, so I grabbed another JustNick cut file that I had on my computer and cut out a wreath. I then cut out my bough and sprayed it with black Heidi Swapp colour shine. I love how bold and fun it looks on my layout and the added pompoms just make it even that much more fun!
Today's design – Pineneedle Bough - is yours for FREE today only!
Just enter code: BOUGHFREE at checkout to get this design for free.
This code is only valid until midnight CST on December 11th, 2016.
No purchase necessary.
The design will still be available in the JustNick Store for purchase after the discount code expires.
Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have the Happiest of Holidays!!
12 Days of Giveaways - Day 5 Merry Christmas | Tarrah McLean December 05, 2016 07:00 5 Comments
Hi everyone!
It's Tarrah McLean back with you today!
Today is the 5th day of the 12 days of Giveaway here on the Just Nick blog - which is so exciting! Nicole has outdone herself with all the designs for this giveaway and you can keep your eyes on the lookout for some beautiful new and FREE cut files coming up in the next days! The design team have created wonderful projects to showcase each design and for inspiration.
I am sharing the layout that I created using the free cut file for today - the Tree Trio 2 cut file.
I kept my layout fairly simple for a change and I like how it turned out! I cut the three trees from 3 different patterned papers and placed them framing my photo slightly.
By adding some layering pieces like stickers and small embellishments I was able to add some extra interest to my page without completely covering up the tree cut files I created. A large chipboard title was begging to be used I I would have had it for like 8 years I think!!) so I finally got to use it!
Today's design – Tree Trio 2 - is yours for FREE today only!
12 Days Of Giveaways - Day Three/Lee-Anne Thornton December 03, 2016 07:00 1 Comment
Welcome to the third day of Just Nick's 12 Days of Giveaways! From now until December 12 the design team will be featuring a new cut file each day. Each cut file will be FREE for one day only, so be sure to check back often!
I created this layout with the Fallen Snow cut file.
For my layout, I cut out the Fallen Snow cut file on white cardstock and heat embossed it with some crystal embossing powder and added it to the top of my layout. I also added some round stickers to the center of each of the heat embossed snowflakes.
Today's design is yours for FREE today only!
Just enter code: SNOWFREE at checkout to get this design for free.
This code is only valid until midnight CST on December 3, 2016.
No purchase necessary.
The design will be available in the JustNick Store for purchase after the discount code expires.
So, what are you waiting for?! Go download a copy of this file and share with us how you're using it. Be sure to tag your designs with the #justnick12days hashtag, so we don't miss seeing what you've made!
Happy holiday crafting!
12 Days of Giveaways - Day 2 Merry & Bright | Laureen Wagener December 02, 2016 07:00 2 Comments
Hi friends -
and happy December 2nd! It's only 22 days until Christmas - at least in Germany, you have to wait one day longer to open presents.
Today is the second day of 12 days of Giveaway - which is so exciting! Nicole has outdone herself with all the designs for this and you can keep your eyes on the lookout for some beautiful new files coming up in the next days! The girls created wonderful layouts to showcase each design.
It's my turn on the blog with the BEAUTIFUL design for day 2 - which you can snap for free today only - read on for the code to use ;)
Can you believe that the layout is the first ever Christmas page I have done?! All the years before I didn't scrapbook and therefore I had this Christmas collection from American Crafts in my stash since 2013, when I attemped - and miserably failed - a December Daily.
For the layout I started by cutting out the festive wreath and then didn't know what to do. I decided to back it with vellum and then I was stuck.
I stared at my blank page for a minimum of 20 minutes, because I didn't like the photos I've chosen at first with the papers I've chosen at first and didn't have any embellishments to use with said paper and photos.
Then I had the idea to just use paper strips from the American Crafts collection behind my wreath and use a circle punch to punch out circles to cover up the edges of the paper strips peeking through. Said and done the wreath was adhered in no time.
For added texture I sewed the wreath about 3 times to my page and then started embellishing around two new pictures, that go perfectly with this collection - I am wearing a sweater combo in the same colors from the collection - so it was meant to be!
I adhered my Thickers in a circle to match up with my wreath, used some gold Heidi shine over the page and called it done.
After I had overcome the first "Ohmygoodnessthiswillneverworkandlookanykindofgood" minutes - I am really loving this page and how it turned out.
Now onto the fun part - go and grab the FESTIVE WREATH cut file for free in the store using the code -
This code is only valid until midnight CST on December 2, 2016.
No purchase necessary.
and you are good to go - there are endless possibilities to use this - imagine shaker pockets, or 4 wreaths for 4 pictures of each december weekend and many more!
Be sure to check the blog tomorrow for a new fun design to grab for free.
Happy crafting -
xx Laureen
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Capture Beauty April 11, 2016 07:00 11 Comments
Hello friends! Heather Leopard is here kicking off a few more days of the Pinkfresh / JustNick team-up. I absolutely adore Pinkfresh's flair for design so I was elated to get to work with the Life Noted collection.
I love the pre-printed divided page design on this paper. It took care of my background design work.
And yay for the lovely spring colors. I decided to mix the spring-like patterns with the Delicate Florals cut file, backing with fun designs from the collection.
I hope you are enjoying this team-up as much as we are. Make sure to head over to the Pinkfresh blog to see how her creative team integrated JustNick's files into their creative process.
14 Days of Holidays - Day 6! December 08, 2015 07:00 4 Comments
Welcome to Day 6 of our 14 Days of Holidays cut file giveaways! Each weekday from December 1-18, 2015 we will be giving away a FREE cut file for that day only!
It's Jaclyn joining you on the blog today to show your how I've used the snowflake background design, to create not one but two festive holiday cards.
I sized the file to about 6.5" by 7.5". Doing so allowed me to cut a piece that was big enough to use for both of my card designs, with only one pass of the diecutting machine.
For this first card, I layered a portion of the background onto a piece of patterned paper that was trimmed to fit my card front. I trimmed off the excess portion of the diecut design and set it aside for my next card.
I used Versamark ink and glitter embossing powder to add a whole lot of sparkle to my diecut design. Not only does it allow the snowflakes to stand out against the patterned background, but it's just plain pretty! Adorning the centers of several of the snowflakes with gems and rhinestones is a fun finishing touch.
As noted, my next card design utilizes the leftovers from the first card - a great way to stretch your diecuts and save on time! I simply trimmed out two of the remaining snowflake designs, layered them onto one another, and stitched on a pretty coordinated button.
This dimensional, layered snowflake makes for a perfect centerpiece to the design.
Today's design – Snowflake Background - is yours for FREE today only!
Just enter code: SNOWFREE at checkout to get this design for free.
This code is only valid until midnight CST on December 8, 2015.
No purchase necessary.
Design will be available in the JustNick store for purchase after the discount code expires.
Meet our Guest Designer Sarah Moore + a freebie! October 16, 2015 07:00 1 Comment
It's that time of the month - where we ask a talented designer to join us on the blog using our cut files!
Help me welcome Sarah Moore this month to JustNick!
Meet Sarah:
Hi my name is Sarah Moore. I'm a crazy busy mama to 4 boys ages 9, 6, 5 and 2 and I've been married to my super supportive husband for 11 years! I am a (very part time hairdresser), but mostly a Stay At Home (Hockey) Mom and a Beachbody Coach! I pretty much run hair straight back all day, but I love it! I've been scrapbooking now for 11 years. I started just after I got married, so I could make a wedding album (shhhhh!! don't tell anyone that I still haven't finished that album!! HA!) I LOVE playing with my Cameo and finding different ways to stretch your cut files and use them in unique ways! I also love getting messy and inky with mixed media! I'm sad to say that my scrapbooking has taken a back seat to my busy life lately, but I was super happy to get a chance to be a Guest Designer for Just Nick and stretch my creative muscles!
We let Sarah grab some cut files from the store to create a project and this is what she created!
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Growing Up October 15, 2015 07:00
Hey, there! Jennie McGarvey here with a brand new page featuring the Going in Circles cut file. I pretty much love this one. It's going to be super versatile and easy to use over and over again. Did you know it's the FREE download for October? Yep, you read that right it's FREE, starting Friday!
I wanted to use this cool file in a different sort of way. Circles are a regular part of my pages, since they lend themselves to sports pages pretty easily. So I wondered how I could use this cool file as an accent without competing with the rest of the page. Then, I thought what if I used it so it looked like it was peeking out from behind the page?
I know. It's a little different. But I love that the file really holds up the page -- it's a super cute part of the page and it really compliments the overall design without competing with it.
How are you going to use this gorgeous free file? Thanks for stopping by and make sure to share with us on Facebook or tag us on Instagram how you are using the Just Nick cut files!
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#Funtimes Layout October 13, 2015 07:00
Good morning, Just Nick friends! It's Jaclyn joining you on the blog today. Did you happen to catch a peek of the Going in Circles cut file that was featured on Leanne's page yesterday? Isn't it fun?! Not only is this new design awesome, but it's also the FREE download for October. Yep, you read that right it's FREE, starting Friday!
All week long the design team will be sharing projects with you, featuring this versatile cut file. I couldn't wait to use this design, accompanied by a favorite photo of my daughter from over the summer. One quick look at the page and you can easily see why this design coordinated so perfectly with the snap of my little girl in a polka dotted inner tube!
I sized the file down, and cut it out of the same white cardstock that I used for the base of my page.
Those open circles were just begging to be filled with snippets of fun and colorful papers, don't you think?! A few strategically placed sequins and embellishments find a nice home among the circles, too!
I knew I'd need a bold font for my title, to prevent it from being overshadowed by the circle design on the top half of my page. I turned to the Hashtags 1 cut file, knowing that the strong type and fun sentiments would be a great match. I selected '#funtimes' - cutting it once from the same textured white cardstock and again from a subtle blue grid patterned paper. Using the blue diecut title as a shadow, creates interest and separation from the white background, while still maintaining cohesion.
I'm certain by the end of this week, your brain will be 'going in circles' over all of the ideas you will have accumulated for using this freebie cut file!
Come back tomorrow for another designer's interpretation of the file. See you then!
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Guest Designer Audrey Yeager + a freebie! July 17, 2015 07:00 4 Comments
We welcome Audrey Yeager to the blog today as our Guest Designer for July!
We knew we had to ask Audrey to GDT for us when we saw her great projects at My Scraps and More!
Meet Audrey:
I am a thirty something stay-at-home mom to my kindergartener and pre-schooler. I started scrapbooking around 2005, although I have been "crafty" my entire life, dabbling in different crafts here and there. In 2007 I discovered the online world of scrapbooking, which totally changed the way I scrapbook. Since then, I've been on several teams for kit clubs, manufacturers, and challenge blogs. In January of 2014, I took over ownership of an online retail scrapbook store called My Scraps & More. I have an entire store in my basement, and it allows me the best of both worlds to work part time from home in the store and spend time with my kids, too! (Not to mention I get to scrap with ALL THE THINGS!)
I love to scrap about our everyday moments and try to record all those little things that are said and done. I'm also so glad that we live in a place like upstate NY where we experience every season because I love being able to change up my products and inspiration from one season to the next!
I love how scrapbooking can remove me from anything else I may have on my mind, and just take me to a place where all I think about are colors, patterns, and the memories behind this photo. I also love the social part of it, too, in going to crops and retreats, and the online support and camaraderie!
In addition to scrapbooking, I love to quilt and sew, garden, play volleyball, and watch movies and sci-fi TV series!
We asked Audrey to create a few projects using our cut files and look at what she sent us!
I used the Brushstrokes cut file from the store and cut different "strokes" from different colored papers. I layered the stoke cuts in a vertical line behind my photo. I cut the Simple Scalloped Strips file from white cardstock and added small bits to the top and bottom of my photo as a little border.
We also asked Audrey what type of file she would like to use and she asked for a lake inspired cut file! This is what we sent her:
Check out what Audrey did with this file:
I used the waves from the freebie file and cut them in different sizes. I cut them from apiece of paper that had an ombre pattern to it so that the bigger waves were on darker paper, and the smaller waves were on lighter paper. For the title, I cut the words "fishing" and "lake" from white paper and inked it with navy ink to add a bit more contrast.
Thanks for sharing your great projects with us Audrey!
To follow Audrey and check out more of her work, here is where you can find her:
Blog: http://audreysreflection.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myscrapsandmore
Instagram: https://instagram.com/audreykit1/ or http://instagram.com/myscrapsandmore/
If you like the Lake Life Freebie - you can download it in the store for a limited time!
Just add the item to your cart and use the code: lakelife at checkout until midnight July 31, 2015 to get this file for free!
After July, the file will still be available in the store, it just won't be free :)


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Submitted by Ruston Leader on Thu, 01/26/2017 - 12:41pm
Kaitlyn Meyers, of Ruston, and Trey Gauthreaux, of Ruston, are happy to announce their recent engagement and forthcoming marriage.
Kaity is the daughter of Billy and Shannon Meyers, of Ruston; and the granddaughter of Gracie Hall, of Ruston; Tim and Cathy Mitchell, of Mer Rouge; and William and Lois Meyers, of Pioneer.
The bride-elect is currently employed by Kevin Beasley Photography.
The groom is the son of Brent and Tammy Gauthreaux, of Ruston; and the grandson of Sharon and Eddie Schexnaydre, of Ruston; and Theresa and Rowland Gauthreaux, of Thibodaux.
Trey is currently employed as the manager at UPS and the owner of Ruston ATA Studio.
The couple will wed at 4:30 p.m. March 11 at Louisiana Cotton Warehouses in Mer Rouge.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Lottery Commission agreed Tuesday to sell Mega Millions tickets next year, making multi-state jackpots available to lottery participants four nights a week instead of two.
The panel unanimously voted to begin selling tickets for Mega Millions by Jan. 31. The state already sells tickets for the multistate Powerball game.
Arkansas Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue said he didn't know how much additional money the state would get from the Mega Millions game. Arkansas has sold $71.3 million in Powerball and scratch-off tickets since the lottery launched Sept. 28, Passailaigue told commissioners.
Four of the five states that border Arkansas and sell lottery tickets are considering or have approved plans to offer both Powerball and Mega Millions next year. Currently, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee participate in Powerball, while Texas offers Mega Millions.
"If we do not pass it, we could be in peril because we could lose some cross-border sales," Passailaigue said.
The organizations behind the games have agreed in principle to cross-sell tickets for both games beginning next year, but have left it up to individual states to decide whether they'll participate.
Officials with both games have said the cross-selling could lead to a national lottery next fall.
Passailaigue said he expects some increase in sales with the addition of Mega Millions, but he didn't know how many players would buy both types of tickets or choose one based on the jackpots offered.
Mega Millions holds the record for the largest U.S. lottery jackpot — $390 million on March 6, 2007. The largest Powerball jackpot was $365 million on Feb. 18, 2006. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday, while Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday.
"You have four drawings a week, and your sales spike during those drawings," Passailaigue said.
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The lottery commission also agreed to add two new games next year, a twice-daily Cash 4 draw game and an instant win ticket. The commission has already approved a twice-daily Cash 3 draw game that will begin Dec. 14.
Passailaigue has predicted the lottery will sell more than $400 million in tickets in its first year. Voters approved the lottery to raise money for college scholarships.
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Awesome! With all other states joining in, hope the matrix does not add another ball.
this is going to be so awesome. I am counting down the days until MM is offered here.
now that Arkansas has lottery i will have something to throw a few dollars away on when i drive across the state to Texas....lol
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Congrats to Arkansas! It really does look like, more and more states, are deciding to offer both Powerball and Mega Millions. I'm guessing, that a lot of these states, see what others are doing and will be following suit. Otherwise, they will be out of the extra money they could get, from offer another big game.
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I guess, I will play which ever one is the highest.
Hopefully California will replace Super Lotto Plus with Powerball. With an equal chances to win (=0) PB has much higher jackpots.
I am so excited that the lottery is coming to Arkansas! I have a kid in college on a state scholarship. She earned her way with good grades and high test scores. Thank you for buying Arkansas Scholarship Lottery tickets!
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She is studying chemistry. Her major is pre-pharmacy. Thank you for asking.
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United States Patent Office Patented June 14, 1966 3,256,239 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A POLYEPOXEDE AND AN ADDUCT OF A HYDROXYALKYL AL- KYLENE POLYAMINE WITH AN ACRYLATE Frank L. Wiliiamson,-South Plainfield, and Anthony R.
Olivo, .South Somerville, N.J., assignors to Union Carhide Corporation, a corporation of New York No Drawing. Filed Oct. 14, 1960, Ser. No. 62,535 9 Claims. (Cl. 260-47) This invention relates to curable polyepoxide composi tions and cured products obtained therefrom. More specifically, this invention relates to curable polyepoxide compositions which contain an adduct of a hydroxyalkyl alkylene polyamine and an acrylate as the curing agent and which are particularly suitable as barrier coatings for thermoplastic containers, such as polyethylene squeeze bottles, preventing egress therefrom of packaged fluids and their vapors.
Polyethylene containers, which are otherwise desirable because of their flexibility over a wide range of temperatures, their relative light Weight, and their chemical inertness toward aqueous and non-aqueou fluids, have not found wide use in the packaging of liquid cosmetics and liquid organic chemicals due to the permeability shown by polyethylene toward these liquids. The permeability of polyethylene to liquid cosmetics such as perfumes which contain essential oils and flavor components, illustrative of which are citrus oils, clove oils, orange oils, lemon oils, eugenol, isoeugenol and inonones, and also the permeability to organic liquids such as gasoline, toluene, ethyl alcohol, and ethyl acetate has seriously limited the use of polyethylene containers as packaging means for such liquids.
It has been found that when perfumes or organic liquids, as described, are packaged in polyethylene containers, the more volatile components of these liquids pass through the Walls of the containers. Consequently, the packages undergo a loss of Weight. In addition, the packaged liquids undergo a basic change in character due to the escape of their more volatile components. The escape of liquids from the tightly capped containers re sults in a greater pressure acting on the exterior of the containers than on the interior walls thereof as air cannot readily pass into the containers to replace the escaped liquids. This pressure differential often results in the distortion or collapsing of the walls of the containers.
The problem of permeability of polyethylene has been attacked by various methods, none of which has resulted in an adequate solution. For example, it has been proposed to coat polyethylene surfaces with a variety of resinous coating compositions. Illustrative of one such composition is a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinylidene chloride marketed under the trade name Saran, and has the following physical properties: specific gravity 1.65 to 1.72, tensile strength 20,000 to 40,000 lbs./ square inch, impact strength 0.3 to 1.0 ft.-lbs./notch inch, index 'of refraction 1.61, and dielectric strength 350 volts/mil.
Saran and other compositions which have been formulated and used as barrier coatings on polyethylene surfaces in order to improve the irnpermeability characteristics of polyethylene have not been found satisfactory in that they do not have good barrier action and, in addition, their adhesion to polyethylene surfaces is poor.
Polyethylene does not contain highly polar groups which could set up a strong electrostatic bond between the atoms of the coating composition and the polyethylene surfaces. Adhesion of resinous coating compositions to polyethylene surfaces depends upon mechanical factors, that is, the presence of rough, porous areas on the polyethylene surfaces into which the coatings can penetrate to form teeth or anchors. With coating or ban rier compositions presently formulated, not only has the mechanical adhesion been weak but the coatings have not possessed an adequate degree of flexibility which would allow use of such compositions as coatings on surfaces of polyethylene squeeze bottles and flexible films.
It is an object of this invention, therefore, to provide a composition which is particularly suitable for use as a barrier coating on polyethylene surfaces.
It is a further object of this invention to provide compositions which, when applied as coatings and cured to an infusible state, exhibit excellent adhesion toward polyethylene surfaces, possess and retain excellent flexibility characteristics and good adhesion qualities after prolonged contact with liquid organic chemicals and liquid cosmetics.
A further object of this invention is to provide polyethylene surfaces of improved impermeability.
The curable compositions of this invention comprise a polyepoxide having an epoxy equivalency of greater than one and an adduct or more specifically a reaction product of a hydroxyalkyl alkylene polyamine and an acrylate which has the general formula:
late, n-octylacrylate, n-nonylacrylate, n-laurylacrylate,
penta-decylacrylate, octadecylacrylate, methylmethacrylate, methylethacrylate, isopropylmethacrylate, n-hexylmethacrylate, n-nonylmethacrylate, ethylethacrylate, npropylethacrylate, n-butylethacrylate, n-amylethacrylate, n-hexylethacrylate n-heptadecylacrylate, n-octadecylethacrylate, and the like. Specific hydroxyalkyl alkylene polyamines suitable for purposes of this invention are the hydroxyalkyl alkylene polyamines having the general formula:
N 0 all N-C fi ia wherein x is an integer from zero to 3 inclusive, n is an integer from 2 to 6 inclusive, R in each instance is a monovalent substituent being either hydrogen or a hydroxyalkyl group wherein the alkyl group preferably contains from 1 to 4 carbon atoms inclusive as for example, hydroxyethyl and hydroxypropyl, the hydroxyalkyl groups in any molecule not necessarily being all the same hydroxyalkyl group, and the number of instances per molecule where R represents a hydroxyalkyl group being a whole number Which is at least one, but less than x+2.
Typical hydroxyalkyl alkylene polyamines useful in the practice of the present invention, and within the scope of the above structural formula are the following:
N -hydroxyethyl ethylene diamine NH CH CH NHCH CH OH aqueous fluids.
3 N-hydroxyethyl pentamethylene diamine NH (CH NHCH CH OH N-hydroxypropyl tetramethylene diamine NH (CH NHC H OH N-hydroxyethyl diethylene triamine NH C H NHC H NHC H OH N,N-dihydroxyethyl diethylene triamine NH C H NHC H N (C H OH) 2 N,N"-dihydroxyethyl diethylene triamine NH (C H NHC H OH 2 N-hydroxypropyl diethylene triamine NH C H NHC H NHC H OH N,N-dihydroxypropyl diethylene triamine NH C H NHC H N (C H OH) 2 N,N"-dihydroxypropyl diethylene triamine NH (C H NHC H OH 2 N-hydroxyethyl propylene diamine NH CH CH CH NHCH CH OH N-hydroxypropyl propylene diamine NH C H NHC H OH N-hydroxyethyl dipropylene triamine NH C H NHC H NHC H OH N,N'-dihydroxyethyl dipropylene triamine NH C H NHC H N (C H OH) 2 N,N-dihydroxyethyl dipropylene triamine C H4 O H N HzC aH5N C aHsNHC 1H O H Tris-hydroxyethyl triethylene tetramine (HOC H N (C H NH C H OH Preparation of hydroxyalkyl alkylene polyamines is described in US. Patent 2,901,461 to V. Auerbach et al., issued August 25, 1959.
The compositions of this invention, comprising a cura- -ble mixture of a polyepoxide having an epoxy equivalency -of greater than one and an adduct of a hydroxyalkyl alkylene polyamine and an acrylate, when coated onto and cured on polyethylene surfaces provide coatings which substantially prevent passage of organic liquids through the polyethylene without in any way aifecting the otherwise desirable properties of polyethylene, such as flexibility, toughness, and inertness toward aqueous and non- In addition, the compositions of this in vention, when applied as coatings and cured, not only exhibit excellent adhesive properties toward both untreated and treated polyethylene, i.e., polyethylene which has been subjected to chemical and/or electrical treatment in order to render it more receptive to coatings, but also possess a high degree of flexibility. These compositions, therefore, are particularly desirable as coatings for flexible polyethylene squeeze" bottles and for flexible polyethylene films. Furthermore, cured products of the compositions of this invention retain both their excellent adhesion and flexibility characteristics over a wide range of temperatures and also on prolonged contact with the liquid which is packaged.
The preparation of the organic amine-acrylate adducts can be conveniently accomplished by heating, at elevated temperatures, a mixture containing the desired organic amine and acrylate. For example, when reacting a hydroxyalkyl alkylene polyamine containing at least 4 amino-hydrogen atoms, with an acrylate, it is customary to heat a mixture containing equimolar amounts of the reactants at a temperature of about 70 C. to about 150 C. to produce the organic amineacrylate .adduct. This reaction can be represented by the equation which 4. follows wherein, as can be seen, the amine preferentially adds across the olefinic double bond of the acrylate.
If desired, 2 or more moles of the organic amine per mole of the acrylate can be used, in which case the reaction proceeds as follows:
When using an organic amine containing only 3 aminohydrogen atoms per molecule, it is then customary to react a mixture containing at least 2 moles of organic amine per mole of acrylate in order to obtain an adduct containing an average of more than 2 amino-hydrogen atoms per molecule. In that event the reaction will proceed in a manner described in the preceeding paragraph.
For purposes of this invention, the organic amineacrylate adduct must contain an average of more than two-amino hydrogen atoms per molecule preferably at least 3 amino-hydrogen atoms per molecule in order to provide an adduct which will cure polyepoxides to a hard, tough infusible state. Generally the number of moles of acrylate per mole of amine used will have a value of at least 0.5 and a maximum value equal to or less than the number of amino hydrogen atoms of the amine minus two. It is obvious that mixtures of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines will be produced when the acrylates are reacted with the organic amines. Mainly, however, the reaction between the organic amine and acrylate is one wherein the primary amino group or groups of the amine, being more reactive, will preferentially react with the acrylate.
Preparation of organic amine-acrylate adducts is further described by S. M. McElvain and K. Rorig in J. Am. Chem. 80., volume (1948), pages 1822 and 1826.
The polyepoxides which can be cured with the amineacrylate adducts are those organic compounds having an epoxy equivalency of greater than one, that is, com pounds having an average of more than one epoxy group, i.e.
I 0 per molecule. These compounds, wherein the oxygen of the epoxy group is attached to vicinal carbon atoms, can be saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or heterocyclic, and can be substituted, with substituents such as halogen atoms, alkyl groups, ether groups and the like.
In further explanation of the term epoxy equivalency as used in this specification, it refers to the average number of epoxy groups contained in the average polyepoxide molecule. This value is obtained by dividing the molecular weight of the polyepoxide by its calculated epoxide equivalent weight. The epoxide equivalent weight is determined by heating a one gram sample of the polyepoxide with an excess of pyridinium chloride which is dissolved in pyridine. The excess pyridinium chloride is then back titrated with 0.1 N sodium hydroxide to an end point using phenolphthalein as the indicator. The epoxide equivalent weight is calculated by considering that one HCl molecule is equivalent to one epoxide group. If the polyepoxide is a single compound and all of its epoxy groups are intact, the epoxy equivalency values will be integers of whole numbers, such as 2, 3, 4 and the like. In those instances wherein the polyepoxide is a mixture of polyepoxides or contains some monomeric monoepoxides or Where the polyepoxide has some of its epoxy groups hydrated or otherwise reacted, the epoxy equivalency values may contain fractions, such as 1.2, 1.5, 2.8, and the like.
Illustrative of polyepoxides which can be cured with the amine-acrylate adducts are the polyglycidyl ethers of polyhydric phenols, exemplified by the polyglycidyl ethers of such phenols as the mononuclear polyhydric phenols, resorcinol and pyrogallol, the dior polynuclear phenols, such as the bisphenols described in Bender et al. US. 2,506,486 and polyphenylols, such as the novolak condensation products of a phenol and a saturated or unsaturated aldehyde, containing an average of from 3 to 20 or more phenylol groups per molecule (cf. Phenoplasts by T. S. Carswell, published 1947 by Interscience Publishers, New York). Exemplary of suitable polyphenylols derived from a phenol and an unsaturated aldehyde such as acrolein are the triphenylols, pentaphenylols, and heptaphenylols described in US. 2,885,385 to A. G. Farnham. The phenols may contain substituents such as alkyl, aryl or halogen ring substituents, as exemplified by the alkyl resorcinols, tribromoresorcinol, and the diphenols containing alkyl and halogen substituents on the aromatic ring (Bender et al., U.S. 2,506,486). The polyhydric polynuclear phenols can consist of two or more phenols connected by such groups as methylene, alkylene, or sulfone. The connecting groups are further exemplified by bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)methane, 2,2-bis-(p-hydroxyphenyl) propane and dihydroxydiphenyl sulfone.
Process for the preparation of polyglycidyl ethers of polyhydric phenols is described in detail in the Bender et al. patent (supra) and US. 2,801,989 to A. G. Farnham.
Particularly desirable for purposesof this invention are the polyglycidylethers of the bis(hydroxyphenyl)-alkanes as for example the diglycidylether of 2,2-bis-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-propane and the diglycidylether of bis-(p-hydroxphenyl)-methane. Other suitable polyglycidylethers of polyhydric phenols are enumerated in U.S. Patent 2,633,458 to E. C. Shokal.
Also suitable are the polyglycidylethers of polyhydric alcohols, such as the reaction products of epichlorohydrin and aliphatic compounds containing from two to four alcoholic hydroxyl groups, such as ethylene glycol, propane diols, butane diols, glycerine, hexane triols, and the like. (Methods of preparing polyglycidyl ethers of polyhydric alcohols are described in US. 2,898,349 to P. Zuppinger et al.)
Other suitable polyglycidyl compounds are the polyglycidyl esters of polycarboxylic acids, such as the polyglycidyl esters of adipic acid, phthalic acid, and the like. Polyglycidyl esters of polycarboxylic acids are described in detail in US. 2,870,170 to Payne et al. Also suitable are polyglycidyl compounds produced by reacting epichlorohydrin with aromatic amines, such as aniline, 2,6- dimethyl aniline, p-toluidine, m-chloroaniline, p-aminodiphenyl, m-phenylene diamine, p-phenylene diamine, 4,4-diaminodiphenyl methane, or with amino phenols such as p-amino phenol, 5-amino-1-n-naphthol, 4 amino resorcinol, 2-rnethyl-4-amino phenol, 2-chloro-4-aminophenol, and the like. Specific compounds include, among others, N,N-diglycidyl aniline, N,N-diglycidyl-2,6-dimethyl aniline, N,N,N,N-tetraglycidyl-4,4'-diamino diphenyl methane, the triglycidyl derivative of p-amino phenol wherein the amino-hydrogen and OH hydrogen atoms are replaced by glycidyl groups. Polyglycidyl derivatives of aromatic amines and amino phenols and methods for their preparation are further described in US. Patents 2,951,825 and 2,951,822 to N. HvReinking et al. and N. H. Reinking. The so-called peracetic acid epoxides which are obtained by epoxidation across a double bond using peracetic acid, such as bis-(2,3-epoxycyclopentyl) ether and the like are also suitable.
It is to be understood that all patents and literature references referred to in this specification are incorporated herein by reference.
Various amounts of the organic amine-acrylate adducts can be used to cure the polyepoxides to hard, tough, infusible products. Generally, the organic amine-acrylate adducts are used in amounts such as to provide from about 0.2 to about 5 amino hydrogen atoms per epoxy group, preferably in amounts so as to provide from about 0.5 to about 1.5 amino-hydrogen atoms per epoxy group. For optimum results, however, the organic amine-acrylate adducts are used in stoichiometric amounts. For purposes of stoichiometric calculations, one epoxy group:
is deemed to react with one amino hydrogen atom. The actual amount of organic amine-acrylate adduct used will depend upon the desired end properties of the resultant cured polyepoxide composition. For example, increasing the amount of adduct used, tends to increase the flexibility of the cured composition.
The polyepoxide and the organic amine-acrylate adducts are combined by simply admixing the two together, generally at room temperature.
In those instances wherein the polyepoxide is a relatively low viscosity liquid, it is admixed directly with the adduct. Polyepoxides which are too viscous for ready mixing with the adducts can be heated to reduce their viscosity or liquid solvents can be added thereto in order to provide the desired fluidity. Normally solid polyepoxides are either melted or mixed with liquid solvents.
Suitable solvents for imparting the desired fluidity to highly viscous or normally solid polyepoxides are ketones, such as acetone, methyl isobutyl ketone, isophorone, and the like; esters, such as ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethylene glycol monoacetate, acetate of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, and the like; ether alcohols, such as the methyl, ethyl, and butyl ether of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol; chlorinated hydrocarbons, such astrichloropropane, chloroform, and the like. Also suitable in admixture with the solvents noted are the aromatic hydrocarbons, such as benzene, toluene, xylene, and the like; alcohols, such as ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, n-butyl alcohol, and the like. The actual amount of solvent used will depend upon the polyepoxide being employed. If desired, rather than using solvents of the type described, or in addition thereto, reactive liquid diluents containing a single epoxy group:
can be used in order to achieve the desired fluidity in the polyepoxide. Among such suitable reactive liquid diluents are butyl glycidyl ether, allyl glycidyl ether, phenyl glycidyl ether, and the like. In determining stoichiometric amounts with respect to the adducts, the presence of reactive diluents is taken into account.
Additional materials, such as fillers, pigments, fibers, dyes, plasticizers, peroxides such as benzoyl peroxide, accelerators such as triphenyl phosphite and the like can be added either to the polyepoxides or to the adducts, if desired.
In order to cure the polyepoxide compositions of this invention to hard, tough, infusible products, it is customary to heat the compositions at elevated temperatures, generally on the order of about C to about C. for a period of time ranging from about 1 to 3 hours. The actual heating cycle will depend upon the composition being cured. Room temperature curing, about 25 C. can be effected but generally this takes a number of days.
The compositions of this invention, when they are to be used to formulate coating compositions, are prepared by admixing the desired polyepoxide and organicamineacrylate adduct in a suitable solvent as, for example, 2- ethoxyethanol or a mixture of methylisobutyl ketone, toluene and butanol and then adjusting the solids content of the solution to the desired value. Generally, the solids content is from about 70 to about 90 percent by weight. It is to be understood, however, that the actual solids content will depend upon the type of application technique used to apply the coating solution. The compositions of this invention can be applied as coatings by such techniques as spraying, slushing, immersing, roller coating and by various other methods employed in the coating art.
Although the compositions of this invention have been described as particularly useful for use as coatings, they also have wide utility in the preparation of molded articles as for example electrical castings, and can be used to encapsulate electrical components.
The examples which follow are intended to further illustrate the present invention without limiting the scope thereof in any manner.
Example I A. Preparation of the organic amine-acrylate adduct.- Into a triple-necked flask, equipped with a stirrer and thermometer, there was added 2000 grams of 2-ethylhexylacrylate and 1400 grams of N-hydroxyethyldiethylenetriamine. The resultant mixture was heated, with stirring, until the temperature of the contentsof the flask reached 167 C. Heating was discontinued and the liquid, amineacrylate adduct in the flask was cooled to room temperature, about 25 C. The liquid, amine-acrylate adduct was recovered and found to have a nitrogen assay, as determined by the Kjeldahl test, of 211.43 percent and an amino nitrogen equivalent of 160.5 grams per gram mole. Amino nitrogen equivalent was determined by titrating a sample of the adduct, in glacial acetic acid, with perchloric acid to a methyl violet endpoint and calculated using the equation:
amino-nitrogen equivalent:
weight of'sample (ml. of acid) (normality of acid) bars were allowed to stand at room temperature, about 25 C. for 2 hours, were thereafter heated for two hours at 150 C., and then subjected to various tests which are noted below, along with the results of the tests.
Tensile strength (ASTMD63852T), p.s.i. 2580 Tensile elongation (ASTMD63852T) 006x Izod impact (ASTM-D-256-47T), ft. lbs/inch notch 1.44
Rockwell hardness (M-scale) 68 Example I] Five four-ounce Boston Round bottles, produced from polyethylene having a density of 0.96, having a wall thickness of about 40 mils and previously treated with a solution of potassium dichromate solution in sulfuric acid,
commonly referred to as a chromic acid treatment (the chromic acid treatment is described in detail in United States patent to P. V. Horton, No. 2,668,134, issued Y a February 2, 1954) were slush coated with a coating composition having the following formulation:
Formulation: Amount, grams Diglycidylether of 2,2 bis (p-hydroxyphenyl)- propane having an epoxide equivalent weight of 192 Adduct of N-hydroxyethyldiethylenetriamine and Z-ethylhexylacrylate 55 Mixture of methyl isobutylketone, toluene, and
butanol 67 The slush coating of each bottle was accomplished as follows: Each bottle was filled with the coating composition described above. Each bottle was then inverted and allowed to drainuntil the drops of the coating solution fell at the rate of about one drop every ten seconds. Thereafter each bottle was placed on its side and the solvent vapors removed through a suction tube inserted about A of the way inside the bottle. After about 20 minutes of drying in this fashion, the suction tube was removed and the bottles air dried for 1 hour at room temperature, about 25 C. and then heated for 1 hour at a temperature of 107 C. with the result that the coating compositions in each bottle cured to an infusible state. Coatings on each bottle were on the order of about 0.5 mil thick and each bottle weighed, on the average 4.255 grams,
Each bottle was then filled with 100 cc. gasoline and 15 cc. water. The bottles were capped and stored in an atmosphere which was at 70 F. and a relative humidity of 50 percent, for varying periods of time. The percent weight loss after the storage time indicated is noted below:
Percent weight loss Time: (average of 5 bottles) 1! week 0.038
2 weeks 0.080 3 weeks 0.122 4 weeks 0.1.76 2 months 0.371
3months 0.570
After 3 months the bottles were drained of their liquid contents and cut apart. There was no delamination of any coating.
The amine-acrylate used in this example was prepared as described in Example I with the exception that 49 parts by weight, N-hydroxyethyldiethylene triamine per 30 parts by weight 2-ethylhexyl acrylate were reacted.
Solvent used in this example was made up of methylisobutylketone, toluene and butanol inthe following weight ratios 2 to 2 to 1 respectively.
Example III Two coating compositions were prepared using the diglycidylether, the amine-acrylate adduct and the solvent described in Example II. Formulation of these coating compositions is noted below:
Formulation: Amount, grams A. Diglycidylether of 2,2-bis-(p-hydroxyphenyl)- propane 50 Amine-acrylate adduct 27.5 Mixture of methylisobutylketone, toluene and butanol 19.5
B. Diglycidylether of 2,2-bis-(p-hydroxyphenyl)- propane 50 Amine-acrylate adduct 27.5 Mixture of methylisobutyl ketone, toluene,
butanol 8.5
Five four-ounce Boston Round polyethylene bottles were coated with Formulation A and the coatings cured, both operations conducted in a manner described in Example II. Five other four-ounce Boston Round polyethylene bottles were coated with Formulation B and the coatings cured, both operations conducted in a manner described in Example II. The polyethylene bottles used in conducting this example, produced from polyethylene having a density of 0.96, had a wall thickness of about 40 mils and were chromic acid treated.
The average weight of bottles coated with Formulation A was 4.563 grams.
The average Weight of bottles coated with Formulation B was 4.751 grams.
Each bottle was then filled with 100 cc. of gasoline and 15 cc. of water. The bottles were capped and stored in an atmosphere at 70 F. and a relative humidity of 50 percent, for varying periods of time. The percent weight loss after the storage time indicated is noted below. Bottles coated With Formulation A are identified as A; bottles coated with Formulation B are identified as B.
Percent Weight loss Time: (average bottles) 1 week 0.010A, 0.014-B '2 Weeks 0.020-A, 0.025-(B 3 weeks 0.024-A, 0.043-B 4 weeks 0.0'3-3-A, 0.063- B 2 months 0.070A, 0.150-B 3 months 0.109-A, 0.245-B 4 months 0.151-A, 0.340-B For purposes of comparison, 30 bottles of the same kind as that described in Example III and also chromic aci treated were coated with a composition of diglycidyl ether of 2,2-bis-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-propane having an epoxide equivalent weight of 192 and a stoichiometric amount of diethylene triamine. Each coating was applied and cured as described in Example III. Each coated bottle was filled with 100 cc. of gasoline and 15 cc. of water, capped and then stored in an atmosphere which was at 70 F. and a relative humidity of 50 percent. After 1 week the weight loss was 0.614 percent based on the average of the 30 coated bottles.
What is claimed is:
1. A curable composition consisting essentially of a polyepoxide having an epoxy equivalency of greater than one wherein the oxygen of each epoxy group is attached to vicinal carbon atoms and a reaction product of a hydroxyalkyl alkylene polyamine the general formula:
wherein x has a value of 0 to 3 inclusive, n has a value of 2 to 6 inclusive and each R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyalkyl, the number of instances where -R is a hydroxyalkyl group being at least one but less than x+2, and an acrylate having the general formula:
wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl group and R is an alkyl radical, said reaction product containing an average of more than two amino-hydrogen atoms per molecule, formed on reacting a mixture containing said amine and said acrylate wherein the number of moles of acrylate, per mole of amine, is about 0.5 to a maximum value of about the number of amino-hydrogen atoms of the amine minus two wherein said amine adds across the olefinic double bond of said acrylate and being present in said composition in an amount sufficient to cure said composition to an infusible product.
wherein x has a value of 0 to 3 inclusive, n has a value of 2 to 6 inclusive and each R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyalkyl, the number of instances where R is a hydroxyalkyl group being at least one but less than x+2, and an acrylate having the general formula:
wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl group and R is an alkyl radical, said reaction product containing an average of more than two amino-hydrogen atoms per molecule, formed on reacting a mixture containing said amine and said acrylate wherein the number of moles of acrylate, per mole of amine, is about 0.5 to a maximum value of about the number of amino-hydrogen atoms of the amine minus two wherein said amine adds across the olefinic double bond of said acrylate and being present in said composition in amounts so as to provide from about 0:2 to about 5 aminohydrogen atoms per epoxy group.
4. The cured product of the composition defined in claim 3.
5. A curable composition as defined in claim 3 wherein the polyepoxide is a polyglycidylet-her of a bis(hydroxyphenyl)alkane having an epoxy equivalency of greater than one.
6. A curable composition as defined in claim 5 wherein the 'polyglycidylether is diglycidylether of 2,-2-bis(p-hydroxyphenyl propane.
7. A curable composition as defined in claim 5 wherein References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,824,851 2/1958 Hall 260-47 2,864,775 12/1958 Newey 270-47 2,870,117 1/1959 Vogel et al. 117-l32 2,883,308 4/1959 Yamada et al. 1l7l32 2,901,461 8/1959 Auerbach et al. 260-'47 OTHER REFERENCES Hackhs Chemical Dictionary, 3d Ed, 1944, McGraw- Hill Book Co., publ. (p. 310 relied on).
McElvaiu et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 70, pp. 1822 and 1826 particularly relied on.
Skeist, Epoxy Resins, p. 29 relied on, Reinhold Pub. Corp, N.Y., 1958.
WILLIAM H. SHORT, Primary Examiner.
LOUISE P. QUAST, Examiners.
T. D.'KEWIN, S. N. RICE, Assistant Examiners.
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