Helmar Creative Team

Name Frames made easy with Helmar

Every year for Christmas, I give my kids' teachers Name Frames as gifts. This year I had to make two for my 5th grader as she has two teachers. I try to make each name frame different when i do them plus I have the kids find out what their favorite colors are and try to go from there. 

I pulled out Stampendous set called School for Changito.  It's perfect for any teacher related project and what my daughter picked out to use for her male teacher, Mr.Bair. Using an SU retired alphabet set, I stamped in red on to white cardstock. Used curved rectangle Nestablities to cut out the cardstock. JustRite Brayton Font was used to spell out MR. and Nestabilities Labels One was used to cut it out. Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner was used to attach all the letters and cardstock. I stamped the images right on the cardstock and colored them in with prismacolor pencils and copic markers. I then stamped Changito again, colored him and cut him out. Using Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots, I attached him over his image to give him some 3-d look without having to worry about trying to cut out his tail.

 

For Mrs.Dill's name frame, I used the same alphabet set as above but stamped them in blue. I then distressed the edges a little with Tim Holtz vintage distress ink. Used the same Nestablities to cut them out and also the same JustRite Brayton Font for the MRS. I stamped Brocade Motifs on the background cardstock to give it some flair. Added ribbon across the middle before attaching the letters with Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner. Using Helmar Gemstone Glue, I attached brown and white/cream buttons to the letters. I then used SU's Bird w/Leaves Sizzix die cut for two blue birds and some leaves. I attached them using Helmar's newest product, Helmar Zapdots as I wanted some dimension but couldn't have a lot as there would still be glass to put in.

 

Supplies used:

Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner
Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots
Helmar Gemstone Glue
Helmar ZapDots
Stampendous
Spellbinders Nestabilities
JustRite Brayton Font
SU retired alphabet set
SU Sizzix Bird w/Leaves&flower
SU Brocade Motifs
Tim Hotlz distress ink
Misc ink
Misc cardstock
Misc ribbon
Misc Frames

Wishing you all a safe and Happy New Year!
Amber Hillman
Helmar USA Design Team member

Double Your Alphas!

Get the most out of your alphas/numbers by using them as a mask! Every year I make my mom and MIL a LO for Christmas and it's pretty much the same one, just slight variations. Instead of using double the letters/numbers, I used one set as a mask. Step 1 - Place your numbers on the sheet you want to mask. Notice the color of the alphas. And spray with V2 Vellum Adhesive. Let site for 5 minutes

Step 2 - Cover in glitter, I used Clearsnap glitter. I left the numbers on the paper until after I glittered. Now, notice the color of the numbers again. You can not tell these were once orange!

Step 3 - Assemble LOs! I used Pink Paislee papers and alphas, Creative Impressions Inc ribbon and pearls and Stampendous Stamp.

Happy New Year!

Becky Teichmiller

Helmar USA Design Team Member

On the 12th Day of Christmas, Helmar Gave to Me (and YOU)........

...many blessed Holiday wishes and a giveaway! 

We here at Helmar USA, Inc. would like to first thank our designers for sharing their creativity with you.  We feel fortunate to have some of the most creative people using our products.  Second we want to thank all who have contributed & shared ideas and projects throughout the year.  We love to feature all the things you do with Helmar products so keep emailing them to me.  And last but not least we want to say Happy Holidays to our Fans, Readers and Blog followers.  We love how passionate you are about spreading (a glue metaphor) the news about Helmar.  

We sure are excited for 2010 and distributing our products in the United States.  We have so much to look forward to such as..........

• CHA Winter in Anaheim, CA.  BOOTH #2880
• CHA Super Show January 22-23.  Stop by to do make 'n takes and purchase our products BOOTH #871.
• New products and CHA releases!
• Great giveaways.
• Sponsoring Crops and events in your area
• New Teaching Workshops
• NEW DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS!  Be a part of a great team working with our adhesives and the best preferred vendors in the craft industry.  Details to follow.
• and so much more........

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We are an Australian based company that is very proud to distribute our products in many places of the world including the United States.  So no matter what part of the world you are in.........

So Helmar's gift to YOU on this 12th Day of Christmas............our biggest giveaway yet. 

 

Leave a comment attached to this post to win.....random drawing January 1, 2010!

Happy Helmar Holidays!

Tracy Weinzapfel
Helmar USA Design Team Coordinator

On the 11th day of Christmas, Helmar gave to me....

okay, I could get in a lot of trouble for this one....but, since we're friends I'm going to let you in on a little secret...Helmar has some NEW products coming out at CHA, and the new Zapdots are going to blow your mind!

Zapdots are little dimensional adhesive dots that you peel off of a sheet, then apply to your project. Once you have them stuck down you remove the protective top sheet and you can apply flocking or glitter. Is that not THE coolest thing? If it were up to me, Helmar would win "best new product" with this one ;)

Here's a little project I want to share with you that perfectly demonstrates the awesome-ness that is Zapdots...

I went to the dollar store and picked up a plain votive candle holder. I applied Zapdots in a random pattern all over the holder. I let them set for about 10 minutes to make sure they were good and stuck before I removed the top covering.

 
Next, I sprinked the whole thing with glitter. My choice was this beautiful "Winter Frost" by Clearsnap. A little goes a very, VERY long way...

 
Shake off the excess glitter, and in just a few minutes you have an AMAZING creation that looks like you bought it at a fancy boutique store! This is a great little project to keep in your arsenal for those times when you need a quick and easy gift on the cheap.

So be on the look out for new Helmar ZAPDOTS, making their way to your local scrappy place in the not too distant future.

Scrappy Holidays Friends,

Marci

Helmar USA Design Team  

On the 10th day of Christmas Helmar gave to me...............

........ a wonderful way to celebrate decorating "holiday performance sets" with Glee! Yippee!

As an elementary school music teacher, the holiday season brings lots of activities, festive programs, and sharing of personal creativity. With those fun sharings bring the preparation of costumes and set design and a bit of stress, for everything to go off without a glitch. Of course, we all want everything to come together quickly and look fabulous, so sometimes we just have to think outside the box when it comes to a quick costume/set design. This year, as was last year, my Helmar Liquid 450 Stainless Steel Adhesive, was my "Go To Tool" of the season. I think Helmar's Premium Craft Glue is a cure all fix for any fabric situation.

For my most desperate seasonal fix, I created a chair cover for our Beauty and the Beast musical. I wanted our Beast's chair to resemble a throne, but not at a throne's price. I found a chair cover that I had in my theater stash and purchased some clearance seasonal trim before I started my transformation. Once I had the look pictured in my head, I knew all I would need would be my Helmar Premium Craft Glue to finish the join within the hour. Yes, I did say an hour, my friends. The holidays are all about finding the time to create from the heart, while the heart keeps itself beating at a normal rate. Right?

Here is the quick fix, which I use with about any kind of scenery prep, whether it be a furniture cover type of piece or a lamb's vest for a manger scene. (Mom's hint: Kids hate staples, the don't fuss over glue.) Assemble your materials to create the creative piece and clear a nice sized work space. You will need to be able to adhere your various embellishment pieces quickly.

1) Assemble needed materials: Fabric or chair cover, trimmings, Scissors, and Helmar's Premium Craft Glue.

2) Lay fabric out flat on table and begin to line the edge of your piece. My chair cover already had a pre-crimped edge, making it easy to follow for my clear adhesive. Allow for a nice smooth flow and ample amount of adhesive for the weight of trim you are using. My trim was not only heavy, but held dangling beads to the tips of each tassel. I allowed for a nice thick flow.

2) Allow glue line to cover entire edge. Take beginning of trim and lie flat along glue line.

3) Helmar's premium Craft Glue allows for movement prior to final drying. Find final placement and gently move down the trim line.

4) Pinch edge of trim to fabric for final glue position. 

5) Allow for about 15 minutes of drying on the first side, then continue around to the next edge. The initial first edge will not be completely dried at this point, but I was slim on time and carefully arranged the trim as to not pull away from my original position.

6) I then assembled my work in progress onto a chair to allow for a drying position on all sides of the base. Once positioned, I also added a 2nd style of trim on top of the 1st beaded trim. I used the same quick process. Thin line of Craft Glue, lay trim along adhesive line, pinch into position and let dry. Because the glue dries clearly, there is no worry if your adhesive touches your trim. It will look the same as it started when you are done. 

7) Complete additional trimming needs as desired and let dry. Trim edges when complete and adhere to base with adhesive. Completion in less than an hour. Allow for overnight once complete. I do suggest letting the project dry on the actual chair, as it will allow the trim to form more effectively.

My Beauty and the Beast Holiday Chair Cover. A chair fit for a King, especially one in the 4th grade.
I hope this fun project can inspire you to take some of your favorite products and use them in unconventional ways. I tend to forget that my scrapbooking products are wonderful "fix it tools" for everyday use.

 

Hmmmm...I wonder if Helmar's Premium Craft Glue would hold sports glasses together?
Have a great one and Happy holidays!

Beth Root
Helmar Design Team Member

 

 
 

On the 9th day of Christmas, Helmar gave to me....

not only FABULOUS adhesives, but Creative Impressions Inc ribbon, Clearsnap Smootches, Stampendous White Flock and Pink Paislee Paper!!

If you are scrambling for last minute gifts or even just that little something extra, look here! Every year I give my kids' teachers a bunch of home made cards.

 
I used Helmar's Acid Free Glue and just swipped it across the top of the Pink Paislee "gift card" making sure I squeezed a little bit more here and there and let it drip down a little. Then, I flocked it! I also added some detail work with the Smootches.... a star at the top of the tree.... outlining the oval, you know, just adding those special touches!

These cards were prepackaged, so all I had to do was assemble them. I used mostly Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner but also used the Helmar Premium Craft Glue on some embellishments.

Happy Holidays from me to you!

Becky Teichmiller

Helmar USA Design Team Member

On the 8th Day of Christmas, Helmar gave to me.....

The best and easiest way to update my holiday decor.

 
I created this mini altered canvas to display on my mantel.  I have found out the hard way, that not all adhesives live up to their claims.  As an incredibly messy scrapper (you should have seen me edging this canvas in Stampendous glitter and pearl rope trim!), I am very thankful that the Helmar 450 and Gemstone glues really, truly do dry CRYSTAL CLEAR. 

Craft and art stores sell these 5X7 canvases in 3 packs and the possibilities for creating mini works of art are endless, and would also make a great gift!

Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to take some time for yourself during this last minute Christmas rush!

Shelly K. Hein-Simmons

Helmar USA Design Team Member

On the seventh day of Christmas, Helmar gave to me...

Elle’s Studio Tags, GCD Studios, and Helmar Adhesives.  The GCD Christmas Sleigh Paper Collection transforms these Paper Mache Drum Boxes into festive décor and creative packaging for gifts.  Elle’s Studio Holiday Greeting tags and Vintage Christmas Flashcards cards add the finishing touches on this holiday project.    

  

Supplies Used:

Helmar Acid Free Glue

Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Paper Mache Drum Boxes

Elle’s Studio Tag

GCD Studios Christmas Sleigh Paper Collection

All My Memories Kiwi Green Brads

Hobby Lobby Felt Angel

Prima Flowers

Making Memories Acrylic Paint, Jewel Brads and Flowers

Hirscherg Schultz & Co., Inc. Tulle

 

 

I purchased these boxes a few years ago, holding onto them until I felt inspired.  Have you ever purchased something and not used it yet?  Let me challenge you this Christmas to pull out something from your stash and add some new updated paper designs.  You will be thrilled with the final results.  To decorate the drum boxes, I used GCD Studios Christmas Sleigh Collection Pack for the foundation.  This paper pack was full of beautiful foil, flocked and glitter pattern papers.  The first thing I did was remove the cord trim from all the drum boxes.  Paint trims in coordinating colors and set aside.  One of the trims sparkles; I brushed Helmar Acid Free Glue and then sprinkled glitter on it.  Then I cut the pattern papers the width of the drums.  Attach the papers to the outside of the drums using Helmar Acid Free Glue.  Place the trim back on the drums using Helmar Acid Free Glue.  Embellish with flowers, tulle and Elle’s Studio Tags attaching everything with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.  The boxes are ready to fill with treats for gifts or set out on display to spread Holiday Cheer. 

 

I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas!          

 

Tish Treadaway, Helmar USA Design Team Member

On the 6th day of Christmas, Helmar gave to me...

SNOW! Not only did it snow outside but it snowed on my card. Fun Flock snow that is! Using Winter Trees by Stampendous, I created a cozy winter scene. Colored in the images with copics that had been stamped with Ancient Page Black ink by Clearsnap. Using Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue, I attached white Fun Flock from Stampendous around the images. Added a sentiment that comes with the Winter Trees set.

close up of Fun Flock and images.

Using paper from GCD Studios Christmas Sleigh set to set the Christmas mood. Martha Stewart punch was used on the shiny red. A little bling from Creative Impressions to set off the top of the image and misc ribbon at the bottom. The bow is attached with Helmar Premium Craft Glue.

 close up of the foil designer paper from GCD. 
 
And now the completed card that was "glued" together with Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner:
 
 

Supplies used:

Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue
Helmar Premium Craft Glue
Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner
GCD Stuidos
Stampendous
Creative Impressions
misc ribbon
Martha Stewart border punch
misc white cardstock
Ancient Page black ink

Hope you stay warm today and have a Happy Holidays.
Amber Hillman, Helmar USA Design Team

On the 5th day of Christmas, Helmar gave to me...

An easy way to finish my Holiday Gifts!

Faced with the shrinking amount of time until Christmas, and the long way I had to go until this cupcake pillow was finished, the thought of hand-sewing all these pom-poms gave me a holiday headache.  Fortunately, Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive saved the day!  It's fast drying time and strong grip let me set the pom-poms without fear of them moving around as I adhered them close together.  Plus, since it is stainless, I didn't have to worry about the glue bleeding through the pillow fabric or the felt and making a mess.  It worked perfectly!

I finished the pillow in no time, and paired it with the little button and corrugated cardboard ornament (adhered with Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots, of course, to keep the buttons flat) to make this cute set.

Have a sweet holiday season!
Carla Schauer, Helmar USA Design Team