Helmar Design Team

Knick Knack Paddy Whack.... Give A Host A Thank You Mini!

I recently visited my Aunt and Uncle in Minnesota, and we arrived home on Sunday. I immediately knew I needed to create a special thank you gift for them, as they were really wonderful hosts to me and my three daughters. As they are "older folks" now, I think we completely wore them out, but they seemed to enjoy themselves and our busy pace. I noticed that my aunt had displayed one of the other albums I had created for them in a prominent place, amongst her knick knacks, as she calls them. So, I decided to make another mini, this time something pretty small, that I could send in a small bubble mailer.

I started with these Maya Road banner/pennant pages, but I only had two, and I wanted to have the rest of the album the same shape, so I figured it was best to create pages of my own, using some scrap chipboard and canvas fabric. How to adhere the fabric seamlessly? Helmar to the rescue!!

I just traced the Maya Road page onto the chipboard, and then traced a line around the outside, onto the canvas fabric.

Because I wanted this pennant to have a cohesive look, to the others, I frayed the edges by pulling the loose threads. As an aside, I guess I must fray things a lot, because I was watching my daughter sew some shorts for her Etsy shop the other night, and she stopped and pulled the threads to fray the edges of the denim.......for one hour. She thought it just wouldn't look right otherwise. Ha!

Next, I pulled out my Helmar Decoupage Glue (I <3 it, could bathe in it), and spread it onto the chipboard, using the awesome, trusty glue spreader.

Because this canvas is fairly heavy fabric, I also spread the decoupage glue onto the back side of it, before adhering the two. Yes, that is a butterfly stamp on there.........this was a "discard" fabric piece from another project....and was recycled for this project, because it wouldn't be seen on the other side.

And here is the finished page! Easy as pie! Helmar Decoupage glue made it bubble free, seamless, perfect!

I did the same thing on this other piece, only with lightweight cotton fabric. I only put a light layer of the glue on the chipboard itself this time (not the fabric), and then along the three seams, and it made a nice taut look that, when dry, could be inked and stamped just like paper! I simply flipped it over, and cut off the excess fabric, and the page was ready to use.

I hope that my aunt and uncle enjoy this book, and that it becomes one of my aunt's "knick knacks". I thought that the upcoming challenge (which, just you wait and see, you'll be giddy) fit her favorite things, like vintage, childlike colors, and blooming gardens. I can't wait to add journaling and photos, and pop it in the mail!

 

AND.........before I leave you with this inspiration, after hopefully helping to kick start your creativity for today; I must remind you to watch an AMAZING Helmar USTREAM Class, given by fabulous Helmar Hottie Jess! CLICK HERE to go to the class, which begins TONIGHT at 8:00 CST! Thanks so much for joining me, and....ready, set, GO get creative! ~Blessings

Bowling and beautiful flowers, and a hint at June's monthly challenge

Hi Helmar fans!  JJ here again, with another scrapbook layout.  This time, you're getting a hint at what June's challenge might be.  Can you guess what it is?  ;)

Naturally, I chose the Acid Free glue for all my paper glueing on this page.  But 450 Quick Dry did all the heavy work.  Large flowers and finicky trims can be tricky to adhere, and the 450 was a big help.

I especially like that you can put the 450 Quick Dry on 'open' trims and wire embellishments like these, and it's strong enough to hold - I didn't need to put large gobs of glue that would show from the front.

Products used:

• 450 Quick Dry
• Acid Free Glue

Thanks for visiting!

JJ Sobey, Helmar Design Team Member

http://1-goodthing.blogspot.com

Maya Road Mini Album

Hi Helmar Fans!!

Last year my mom lost her brother to cancer. It was extremely hard on her and as the 1 year anniversary of his passing approached, I wanted to make her something special. I was inspired by THIS project made by our very own alumni Connie Mercer and decided to make a memory album for my mom to add journalling and pictures of her brother.

 

I started with a Maya Road Scallop chipboard album. Here is the cover. I used the Ocotber Afternoon 5 & Dime 8x8 paper pad for the entire album. After I inked the edges & embossed the edges of the chipboard, I adered each layer of paper to the cover using Helmar Premium Craft Glue. This glue is awesome for paper to paper - it's even my go to combination for cards now! I adhere the chipboard layers and the bling with Helmar 450 Quick Dry - even tho the flatbacked pearls are self-adhesive, with something that I'm giving as a gift I know I want it to have the lasting power so I will always dab a bit of 450 Glue on it. To adhere the metal butterfly, I used Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots - this is great for adhereing heavy embellishments like metal even wtihout using it to create lift or dimension.

I really enjoyed embellishing the inside pages, I wanted to leave lots of room so she could add whatever size pictures she wanted, but I did add bits of journaling pieces here and there.

I also used Helmar Zap Dots to give dimension to a few of the elements on the inside pages. Not a lot using it here and there really helped to make the pages stand out in their own way.

I wanted to give my mom a lot of room to journal memories, so I created this pocket using a paper bag that I stamped and embossed.

 

For the backside, I wanted to make it cohesive with the entire album so I just used some coordinating pattern paper from the collection to tie it all together - here she can add pictures or even more journaling if she wants to.

And the back, I tied it all together with some ribbon from May Arts, I love this silky, wrinkled ribbon and the color matched perfectly.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Carisa Zglobicki

Helmar Design Team Member

"Mountaineers" - Scrapbooking with Pan Pastels and Helmar

Hi Helmar Fans.   JJ here today with a scrapbooking layout.  I'm happy to be making my first post here as a Design Team Member!

For this page, I wanted to use stencils & Pan Pastels to add some colour to the kraft background:

After each colour of Pan Pastel, I applied Crystal Kote Fixative to keep the pastels from mixing when I added the next colour.  It also keep the colour from smudging when working on the page - a big plus!  This was my first time using Helmar's workable fixative, and I was really happy with how it works.  It did not change the colour or transparency of the Pan Pastels (a problem I have had with a competing brand).  It's also completely matte - once it was dry, you couldn't tell by looking that I had used it.

Naturally, I chose Acid Free Glue for all my paper glueing, and 450 Quick Dry Adhesive made short work of getting all the metal to stick - those gears aren't going anywhere!

Thanks so much for visiting!  Helmar products used in this project:

• Crystal Kote Fixative
• Acid Free Glue
• 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

JJ Sobey, Helmar Design Team Member

http://1-goodthing.blogspot.com

I Feel like a Decoupage Queen !

 

I have been totally inspired by Finnabair lately (and I even had her at my place to play - WOWZZA's did I learn a trick or two). So with my MOJO totally rocking this is what i came up with,  A tag & gift box!! I did have my mother in mind for Mother’s Day – but I think I like it too much to part with it …so mother got something else and it’s my Mother’s Day gift now lol

I started out with the little tag and used Helmar Decoupage  to build up some layers. I then painted it and highlighted some areas to show the texture.

 

Not satisfied with just the tag and I decided a box needed a new face-lift too…

Helmar 450 Quick Dry is my go to glue when it comes to sticking things quick like the resin flowers, Out There Chippy's new circle LOVE word & the odd trinket  ……it’s just perfect and I would have to say a favourite of mine!!

Wanting to keep with the theme of my Vintage look, I used Helmar’s 2 Step Crackle, I applied it quite thick as I wanted to really get my crackle on - A few highlights (oops sometimes a little heavy handed but I still think it gives that aged look) check out the great effects I got – LOVE IT!!!

and that's it for me for now so until next time take care & happy creating

 

 

 

 

Learn to Pause ...

Hello.  Cheryl Boglioli here, with Cheryl’s Window, to share this fun OVERSIZED tag I made.  I have no idea what # this tag is supposed to be, but it is 4x8.5”. 

Here you can see it next to the standard-sized #8 tag.  I was a little intimidated by the size, but really wanted to try this one and needed a balance for the large dragonfly.  The dragonfly was created using bits and pieces from Tim Holtz Fanciful Flight Die.  

The tail was extending by cutting a few extra bodies and cutting the tails off to glue onto the back end of the main body using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.   All of the dragonfly parts were cut out of Grungeboard and I love how Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive holds grungeboard like nothing else.  The dragonfly’s body and wings were all put together with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. 

The legs were created by cutting and just slightly bending a few pieces off of some leftover Zutter O-Wires I had.  The legs were glued into place with Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots. 

The rest of the tag was created by stamping, embossing (dry and wet) and inking with various colors.  The dragonfly and the journaling strips were layered onto the tag using Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots.  The control over placement and height of elements that you can achieve using Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots is  unattainable with any other adhesive. 

This tag is also part of theTim Holtz Compendium of Curiosities 2, Challenge 5, at Studio L3. I had such a great time getting inky and playing with different elements and techniques to create this tag, but I couldn’t have put it all together without my trusty Helmar!  

Confessions of a Scrapbooker-Jennifer Evans

Confessions of a scrapbooker... before I used Helmar adhesive I thought you just needed one glue to do the job. Gasp! I didn't realize that adhesive was a tool. Just like your husband or father needs multiple tools in his shop to get a job done, you need multiple glues to get a layout done.

Welcome to another day featuring Helmar 450 Quick Dry! The name says it all. Yes, it does dry quickly and has an incredible bond but it is not that "go-to to-get-every-job-done" kind of glue.

Think of 450 Quick Dry like those special wedges you pull out of the closet to make your outfit perfect. Do you wear those cute things outside to do garden work? No way! 450 Quick Dry should be treated like a good pair of wedges not like your garden boots. ;) It is special and has unique properties that help those hard-to-adhere pieces stick!

I always use another Helmar glue for my first layer on my layouts (either Helmar's Acid Free or Helmar's Premium Craft Glue). When I use 450 Quick Dry, I use the tip of the bottle to spread it around and the drying time is only a minute or less when doing so.

Here are four ways I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry on the layout below.

1. Metal Embellishments - These metal photo corners will stay put with 450 Quick Dry! Just wipe the glue's lid clean with one and stick it on! "Waste not" is what I always say!

2. Chipboard Letters and Stickers - It doesn't matter if the chipboard has adhesive on the back of it or not, I always add 450 Quick Dry to make sure that six months from now, when I flip through my album, I don't have letters collecting on the bottom of my page protector.

3. Rhinestones and Epoxy Stickers - When using rhinestones or epoxy stickers on paper, I use 450 Quick Dry to adhere them to the page. I know, you would think they would stay put but I have found with the amount of layers I have on my pages, they just don't. Frankly, I get embarrassed showing my work to others with confetti at the bottom of my book. So, to get the job done right, I just wipe the edge of the bottle or use a tooth pick to help me add a little to these pretties.

4. Small Paper Punches - On small paper punches, like this butterfly punch, I always add 450 Quick Dry to the center of the punch so that I can be sure it stays put. For this butterfly, I was able to add a little (again with a toothpick) down the center of it's body. I let it dry completely before lifting the wings up for dimension.

Another confession of a scrapbooker...Helmar's 450 Quick Dry has really saved my life as an artist. My sister use to tell me after seeing my work fall off my page, "Jen, you have an adhesive problem." Now she says, "Jen, you have an adhesive addiction." Don't worry, it's the good kind; it's a Helmar addiction. ;)

Jennifer Evans, Helmar Design Team Member

I Spy Helmar

Hello. Cheryl Boglioli here to tell you how much fun I had playing 'I Spy' with Helmar as I just completed a teaching tour along the East Coast of the United States. Of course, every class I taught was created using Helmar.

Since many of my albums were multimedia albums, I used a variety of adhesives.

Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive is my go to for embellishments and for adhering paper and/or fabric that is still damp.

When covering mini book pages with paper, I recommend Helmar Acid Free Glue.

And we all know by now how well Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots works to create extra dimension on any project.

So back to my game of "I spy". Do you recognize any of these following places and/or faces?

Helmar spotted on the shelves at Scrapdoodles in Fredericksburg, VA.

Helmar spotted at Angela’s Happy Stamper in Reston, VA. 

 

Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive being used in class adhering buttons and paper to stretched canvas at Wiggles & Giggles in Wethersfield, CT.

There are bottles of Helmar on that table and these women at Silver Fox Stamps in Winslow, ME loved this stuff.  

One of Helmar’s new Guest Designer’s, Katie Nolan-Denham, using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive at Wholly Scraps in North Hampton, NH.

And Helmar is not only on the shelves, but is also featured next to the register at A Scrapbook Store & More in Port Saint Lucie, FL. 

Helmar was spotted as well at Scrapper’s Cove in Milltown, NJ, but please forgive me because I missed that picture somehow.  

So, it was great to see Helmar all over.  Some people tried Helmar for the first time and many are now new Helmar fans.  Love seeing people truly impressed with a product that stands out from the rest.  

I'd like to wrap up my post by sharing with you my undoubtedly best testimony to
the strength and tenacity of Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

Right before I left for my trip, I remembered (at the last minute) that my Tutto office bag was torn on my last flight from California. I did not have the time to get it fixed or the energy, or will power, to find an upholstery needle and strong thread to sew it myself. I decided to put Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to the test.

I quickly glued the top part of the bag back together. ***Sorry, I didn't try to be really neat about it. Like I said, it was literally at the last minute. So, after gluing it together, I finished loading it.

The tote carried 1 full-size laptop, 1 IPad, 1 Nook, 1 Webcam, and all the coordinating chargers. I also threw in a few mixed media books, a novel, and some of my Stampington magazines as well as other things.  Let me tell you that it was not a light bag. I then let it dry overnight. The next morning, I loaded it into the floorboard of my front seat and hit the road. Once I got out of Florida, I found that most places I stayed did not have elevators. Businesses, homes, and hotels have lots of stairs once you get out of Florida. This bag traveled from Florida to Maine and back and went in and out at every place I went. It was opened and closed many times and items were taken out and put back in over and over.

My bag is still intact.  It never even came loose.  You can see that it is bowing from the weight inside, but is NOT coming undone at all.   I shouldn't have been so surprised, but seriously??? It held better than the original stitches! I am just so stinking excited to share this with you.

Well, thanks for enjoying bits of this trip with me.  If you haven’t tried Helmar adhesives yet, make sure to request them in your local scrapbook store.  You never know when myself or someone else might play “I spy Helmar” again. 

Helmar & Unity Stamp Company.. " you melt my heart"

GOod MorNing everyone..

Angie Blom here with a card Video I did for Unity Stamp Company..

Using Bella Blvd's " You Melt my Heart" itty bitty

and some Helmar Zapdots!! Love my Zapdots..

it is a long video, so go grab a drink and enjoy..

thanks so much..

 

here is just a sample of what you can going to make..

Here is the finished card!!

You can find these Zapdots here!!

thank you for having a look!!

Have a wonderful day,

Hugs,

Angie

Beach Bum Album

Spring break is here for many and here in Florida, that means a trip to the beach.  For many others around the states, that means a trip to the Florida beaches!  Where are you spending Spring Break?

I discovered the perfect paper for this album at CHA this Winter.  The paper is the Surf and Swim collection from a new company called Trinity.  They have some gorgeous papers and I love the weight of the paper as well.  The paper was perfect to distrezz with my Distrezz-It-All.  Of course, the addition of a little burlap from Canvas Corp and some Glimmer goodness from Tattered Angels added to the shabby beach flavor throughout the album.  I used many Helmar products to put the entire album together.  I used Zutter 8x8 chipboard for my front and back cover and bound the whole album using my Bind-it-All.    The paper was glued to the covers with Helmar Acid Free glue.  This is the best glue for covering albums with paper as my paper never warps or wrinkles with this glue.  I have the big bottle because I use this so much.  

The burlap and alpha on the burlap are glued down using Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive and the shells were all cut out and glued using Helmar Scrap Dots for dimension. 

It only gets better as I turn the pages.

 

I have to admit I had some great friends, Jackie and Susan, come over Saturday and we scrapped together and all had touches on this album.  Jackie and Susan helped do a lot of fussy cutting.  Isn’t this wagon adorable with the windows cut out?  

Some flowers were cut out and rolled and glued with Helmar Zap Dots to create that stunning dimensional flower.   I used Helmar Gemstone glue to add the brown glass beads to the center.  The Helmar Gemstone glue was perfect because it dries clear.

Little 4 x6 page protector by Zutter.

I just want to jump into that water paper!  All the paper layers and flip flops were glued with Helmar Acid Free Glue again. 

More layers of distrezzed paper and paper elements that were cut from the paper line and glued down with Helmar Acid Free glue and a little bit of Helmar Scrap Dots. 

I love these little tiki heads.  I cut these out and popped them up with Helmar Scrap Dots.  

Added a little Core-dinations cardstock and did a little more fussy cutting.  Everything was glued down with Helmar Acid Free Glue except for the bottom flower.  This flower was adhered with one round Helmar ZapDot.  I only put one towards the bottom so that a picture could easily be slid in behind the flower and under the edge of the border flowers.

My daughter has plans to go to the beach, so I made this for her to add pictures to and give her something to look back on.  I can’t wait to see what pictures she will take with this album in mind.  I’m not even really a beach person, but this paper and album made me want to go to the beach.  Ok, I really just want to fill the margarita glass that I used as a prop in the background, but I can drink that on the beach, right?

Once again, I love all my Helmar products.  I love that I have a variety of adhesives that I can use for different purposes and to achieve different effects all in one project.   Do you find yourself reaching for more than one adhesive now to finish one project?

So celebrate with me today since it’s my birthday and take some time to enjoy the warmer season and join me for a margarita or just sit and soak in a little sunshine.