Helmar Creative Team

Donna Downey is in the House (or Booth!)

The highlights just kept coming for us.  I ran into Donna Downey at CHA and immediately I was excited about what she could do with the Helmar product line.  Her medium of art is so vast and deep and all I could think about was seeing her use our adhesives and art mediums.  I invited her to stop by but knew that her CHA schedule was full as I saw her in a variety of booths doing demonstrations and she also had her own Booth! 

I decided to make a visit for her make 'n take at the Prima booth where Helmar supplied her with 450 Quick Dry for her make 'n take. 

 She is one busy lady but is a a self-proclaimed adhesive addict as I am! 

Although I was there for business I could not help but ooh and ahh over her make 'n take.  I just wanted to sit down and dig into her creative mind for a few minutes.  But better leave the artist to create. 

We arranged to catch one another at the HelmarBooth later.  (so truth be told it was at this point my deodorant had to kick in over time).  Sure Donna, stop by, I am not nervous one bit.  Wasn't it just yesterday I was sweating when Stacy Julien stopped by.  But when you are sharing what you love you have nothing to lose and sure enough her and Bill came by for some demos and adhesive chit-chat.

It was a complete pleasure to talk to her and Bill.  What a great team they make.  Thanks Donna and Bill for stopping by.  It was our pleasure to show off the Helmar product line and talk to you about Inspired and Donna's adhesive and art medium needs!  I am so excited to see what you create!

 
(thankful we thought to grab my good camera for a good picture). 

Stay tuned for yet more CHA highlights and photos.......

Tracy Weinzapfel
President, Helmar USA, Inc.

Look who Stopped By...Stacy Julian!

The CHA trade show had lots of highlights and so many fun moments.  One of those highlights was having Stacy Julian stop by with Big Picture Scrapbooking teacher Tami Morrison.  I have always been a big fan of Stacy's work and her committment to this industry.  So when she stopped by to give Helmar adhesives a test I have to admit I was a bit nervous.  Nothing like demonstrating your products to one of your inspirations. 

 But never let them see you sweat!

She was very nice and what I loved about her is she knows what she likes.  She wants a good quality adhesive that is easy to use and she found it. (She was happy to find a replacement for the Kukoya adhesive). I was happy to see that shortly after she stopped by she listed her new favorite adhesive "from down under" on Facebook and Twitter!

 

We did have a little laugh that her photo of the Liquid Scrap Dots is missing one valuable letter LOL.  Therefore we do need to clarify that Helmar sells Liquid Scrap Dots and not "Liquid Crap Dots".

Thank you Stacy and Tami for stopping by and taking the time to test our products.  We are proud of the top quality and easy products Helmar makes!

As nervous as I was I was happy to share my love of adhesives with someone who feels the same! 

Tracy Weinzapfel
President, Helmar USA Inc.

CHA Supershow Re-Cap

Friday and Saturday I had the pleasure of demonstrating the Helmar products at the CHA Supershow at the Stamping Details Booth.  I have to admit it was a bit daunting to see my name in lights but fun...

I had a great time demonstrating my favorite Helmar products and sharing my passion.  I always love meeting the nicest crafters and sharing fun tips and techniques. 

 

  

The booth looked great and was well stocked with Helmar products

 

It was fun to pack everyone in and have all the crowds about.

We want to extend a special thank you to the Stamping Details staff who were so nice and fun to work with!

and a very special thank you to DiAnn, store owner and my special friend.  As always DiAnn, it was fun to be a part of the fun at your store.  Mark and I had a great time working with you. 

Stay tuned as this was only the start of the CHA experience........

Tracy Weinzapfel
President, Helmar USA, Inc.

Black and White and Carried all over!

I am trying to reorganize my craft area and decided to put my prismacolor pencils out where I could see them and not in the box they came in. But what to use to hold them? I looked around and found this sitting in my "to-be-altered pile".

  PERFECT!! It has four compartments on the inside that will hold the pencils and will look cute in my area. Now came the hard part... what paper to use to cover it? I finally decided on Melody Ross designer collections by GCD Studios. 

I reinforced the bottom of the carton with some thin cardboard and also put some inside in the compartments. I used Helmar 450 to attach it. I then measured the sides and cut the paper accordingly. Once again I used Helmar 450 to attach the paper. After it had dried I went back over the edges with sandpaper to blend the edges.

 
 
The paper is two sided so using the other side and Martha Stewart punch, I made a swag looking border to go around the top of the container. I used Helmar's black 1/4 round Zapdots to attach the swags.

 

I wanted to decorate the sides a little but still keep with the theme of the paper. So using Creative Impressions sheer Blossoms, I added themto the sides. I stuck Bits of Bling (also from Creative Impressions) in the middle of the flowers. Using Helmar Gemstone Glue, I attached the little flowers to the big flowers and then the entire flowers to the container.


 

Here it is full with the pencils, blending stumps and odorless mineral spirits.

 


Supplies used: 
Helmar ZapDots
Helmar 450
Helmar Gemstone Glue
GCD Studios
Creative Impressions

Thanks for looking,

Amber Hillman
Helmar USA Design Team Member

Guest Blogger....Pinky is back!

We are back from CHA and I am downloading all the amazing photos and the fun we had so stay tuned...

In the meantime please welcome back our Guest Blogger....Cristal Hobbs (aka Pinky).  Please visit her Blog:  Much Ado about Nothing for her creative ideas and techniques.  Take a peak at her tutorial on Paper Pleating and Paper Ruffles:

and check out her tutorial in Making Your Own Lace Flowers:

I swear this artist can come up with the most creative projects with a bottle of Helmar 450 Quick Dry!  Thank you for sharing your creativity with us Pinky!

Ok, going back to downloading our CHA photos so we can share our adventures......stay tuned.

Tracy Weinzapfel
Helmar USA Design Team Coordinator

More Dimension, less time...

Raise your hand if you LOVE our Liquid Scrapdots! I do, I do!!

Scrapdots are still the most versatile way to get lots different levels of dimension on your layouts and projects because you can control exactly how much you want. But.....what if you don't have time to wait for them to dry?

Enter Zapdots....no fuss, no muss, no waiting. Just peel the Zapdot off the backing, attach it to your layout and you're done.

And talk about dimension...

I used the black foam Zapdots to attach this embossed heart to my page, and it really REALLY stands out. You get all that eye popping goodness in a fraction of the time. What could be better then that?

So go get yourself some Zapdots and start creating ;)

Marci
Helmar USA Design Team

Products used:

Helmar Zapdots

Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner

Pink Paislee "Office Lingo" Collection

PK Glitz "EP Max" and "Glittery Glitz"

Bo Bunny Chipboard

Making Memories Adhesive Rub Ons and Tiny Alphas

For Those Who Don't Mind Getting Their Fingers Messy!

Since I don't mind getting my fingers messy this project was a ton of fun!  I invited a whole cast of my favorite manufacturers together with my favorite Helmar adhesives and we (I) had a great time!

I used Helmar Crackle Medium, Zapdot,Craft & Hobby PVA Glue, and of course my go to Permanent Adhesive Runner.

I grabbed some of my favorite manufacturers including Maya Road, Jenni Bowlin, Martha Stewart, Making Memories, Purple Onion Designs, Ranger, Scenic Route and my favorite online kit club Kenner Road.

I applied paint and the crackle medium onto the chipboard backing and allowed to dry.  I purposely did not coat the whole backing to give it a chippy vintage look.  I lightly inked the bumpiness of the paint and crackle medium to make it look even older.

Martha, Martha, Martha!  How I love your microbeads!  I used the Craft & Hobby PVA Glue on the chipboard bird and then coated them with the beads.

This little guy hangs up in my scraproom and reminds me how lucky I am to be blessed with such a wonderful family!

Thanks for stopping by!

Laura Achilles
Helmar USA Design Team

Can't get enough of those Zapdots!

We're Zapdots crazy over here! I can't tell you how much FUN they are to use. When you want a little extra something, Zapdots are just perfect....and you don't have to wait for them to dry.

Here's a fun little craft I made. In honor of Valentine's Day I used little candy hearts, but you could fill it with any kind of candy you like.

I bought a votive at the dollar store and attached a row of large, round Zapdots around the top. I rolled it in Pink Stampendous FunFlock then brushed off the excess. I cut a flower shape out of a scrap of patterned paper, then attached Zapdots to that and covered them with the same flock. I glued that to the bottom of the votive using Helmar Premium Craft Glue and Voila! A cute little candy dish...

 
Think about how fun that would be to make with your kids, or how quick and easy it would be to make one to give as a teachers gift!

Thanks for stopping by. Now go get creating!

Marci

Helmar USA Design Team 

Zapdots Giveaway WINNER!

We are on our way to CHA tomorrow!  The pallets left today and I was so happy to see them drive away.  But one last thing before we go and that is to award our Zapdots WINNER!.............By random draw our lucky winner is..............Lynda!

Looking forward to getting my hands on these!!! I'm a Facebook fan and posted about you on my wall!!!

Posted by: Lynda aka alrlsmom | January 14, 2010 at 08:30 AM

Congrats Lynda!.  Please EMAIL me your address and we will mail your package right when I return from CHA!

Tracy Weinzapfel
Helmar USA Design Team Coordinator

CHA Supershow Make 'n Take

We are nearly loaded and ready to head to the CHA Supershow.  We are excited to be demonstrating Helmar adhesives at the Stamping Details Booth #871.  Please stop by to create these fun and easy candy bags:

I cannot wait to share our adhesives and you will have the opportunity to buy them right there!  Remember this show is open to all consumers and is a great opportunity to demo and purchase products!

Helmar Demonstration Schedule -

Friday 12:30-1:30 pm and and Saturday 10:30 -11:30am.

See you at the Show!

Tracy Weinzapfel
Helmar USA Design Team Coordinator