I recently picked up a lah-de-dah glue & pen combo similar to the smashbook ones. I'm really unhappy with the glue part though - I didn't realise it was a glue stick - and a poor one at that. it's smearing everywhere, not sticking very well and making my elements bumpy.

Can anyone tell me if this is normal for those pens or if i have a defective one?

Also, does anyone know if the smashbook ones are the same? I get the impression from videos that the smash one is a liquid glue and had thought this was similar, but really only got it because I wanted a black pen and the smash ones available were pink.

thanks!
Azi