Helmar Creative Team

Helmar and 7Gypsies Printer Tray! What a GREAT combo!

Hello,

My name is Cathy La Hay and I'm excited to be here and be a part of Helmar Adhesive's Design team.

A little about myself..... I've been scrapping and creating cards and projects since 2004. In no time flat I found myself going from the sofa, AKA-couch or davenport whatever you call it to my scrap table where I am so content to be. There's no TV in there and I don't want to close my eyes and nap. Saturday's go by so fast just sitting in my studio creating. I know you all know the feeling. It's this feeling that brings us all here together. I hope that I can be an inspiration to you all and show you all the wonderful ways to incorporate HELMAR into your projects.

For this project I used these 3 Helmar adhesive products.

All my paper was adhered using the Helmar Premium Craft Glue. For my heavier embellishments such as the Keys I used the 450 Adhesive. This is the strongest, most powerful adhesive I have ever gotten my hands on and I love it. For some of my smaller embellishments I used the Scrap dots. 

I recently went to New Orleans for yet another Birthday and I took my dear friend with me. New Orlean's was on her "Bucket List". She uses this term with me often and this is why I really wanted to incorporate it into the 7Gypsies printer tray.

Products used for this project are Maya Road Jonathan mini chipboard , Tim Holtz Patterned Paper,7gypsies embellishments as well as the 7gypsies printer tray. The beads  from Bourbon Street, my room Key cut down for the picture of the Hotel Monteleone, buttons and Prima flowers. I stamped and heat embossed the large "Fleur dis Les" and the "Journey" . The old photos of New Orleans were post cards that I purchased from a antique mall, they date back to the early 1900's.

Hope you all enjoyed my project. I know that I really enjoyed making it and it could not have been done without the wonderful help of Helmar Adhesives!!

Always remember that you can click on the all the photos here on our blog to enlarge the photo for closer views.

Sincerely,

Cathy La Hay
Helmar USA Design Team Member

A Pearly Wednesday to you....

Hello ladies...good Wednesday to you!  This is Eva and it's my very first Helmar post for you, so I am a little nervous about that..hehehe.

Today, I am going to share with you how to create a pretty organza flower with pearls using our favorite Helmar products.  What you need to make the flower:

Lighter

Organza fabric

Pearls

 Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

 Helmar Quick-Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner 

  Helmar Black Zapdots

 

The cool part about making this flower is, that it takes such a little time and effort, yet the affect is gorgeous, well in my opinion, that is..hehe.  All you need to do really is cut out a few circles from the organza fabric, anywhere from 2" to 3" size and holding the edge of the circles above the lighter you cinch the edges of it to create the finished look.

   

 

Than finally you just use the  Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to add your pearls.

And that is all it took to create my pretty flower.  Here is the closeup of it.

And here is the card I created with the pretty flower.

  

Well, I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial and that you make some of these pretty flowers.  We would love to see your creations, so link us up!

Have a FABULOUS day!

Eva

http://evafromca.blogspot.com/

Helmar USA Design Team Member 

Check out Marion Smith on Prima Live using Helmar Products!

Last Thursday Marion Smith featured Helmar adhesives on her Prima Live video!

Marion features Helmar V2 Vellum Adhesive, Zapdots, Quickfix Adhesive Runner and Helmar 450 Quick Dry on her beautiful Prima album. 

As Marion points out Helmar's V2 Vellum Adhesive works great on acrylic albums.  All you need to do is:

1. Shake can well before using.
2. Apply to reverse side of vellum, patterned paper, cardstock, etc.
3. Hold can at 45 degree angle and spray 8-10" from the surface. A light & even spray is all that is needed.
4. IMPORTANT - wait approximately 5 minutes for adhesive to become tacky & clear.
5. Apply onto your page.

Thank you Marion!  We love your work and are happy to be part of your creative process!

Tracy Weinzapfel
President, Helmar USA, Inc.

Helmar and Micro Beads

Hi everyone!  Today I am going to share a fun, easy technique with you to give your chipboard a one-of-a-kind look. :)  

What you need:

*  Chipboard Piece(s)

*  Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

*  Micro Beads

*  (optional) Paint

Now let's get started:

Take your chipboard piece, and paint it the color of your choice.  (If it is colored already skip this step.)

 

After your paint is dry, cover your piece with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.  

Then cover with micro beads.  These should be available at any craft store.  Make sure you get the area pretty well covered, and don't be afraid to pour out more then you need because you can always pour the excess back into the container (just make sure you have a piece of paper behind your chipboard to catch the extra micro beads).  

Now just let it dry.  Go ahead and walk away and come back to this later.  Although the adhesive does dry pretty quickly so if you want to keep working, go for it.  When the adhesive is dry, pick up your piece and tap off all the excess beads onto your piece of paper.  Then pour the extra back into the container. 

Your piece should look kinda like this:

You can take a sharp object like your craft knife and run it along the edges to knock off any pieces hanging over the side.

Here's a card that I made with my chipboard pieces:

I adhered both the chipboard and the flower to my card with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.  The paper is adhered using the Helmar Quick-Fix Adhesive Runner and then my little "Thankful for You" piece is actually adhered with a Helmar Zapdot.  

Hope you like this technique and we would love to see your projects that you make with this technique!  Leave us a link on this post so we can check it out.  :)  

Have a fantastic day!

Pamela Young

Helmar USA Design Team Member 

GEMiny Cricket

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you are enjoying a fabulous morning! You will have to excuse that corny title...LOL. It was all I could come up with when my mind is just about gone! I did not sleep hardly any this weekend and am about ready to drop. But the show must go on and I have a new project that I created over the weekend to share with you using some awesome Helmar Adhesives.

Has this ever happened to you? You stumble upon some gemstones buried deep in your scrappy stash, but when you pull them out to use, the adhesive on the back has lost its luster? Of course, you do not want to just toss them in the trash can. Well, this gave me the perfect excuse to pull out a Helmar adhesive that I have not had the opportunity to try...the Helmar Gemstone Glue.  The Gemstone Glue is a water based washable glue that is perfect for things such as beads, rhinestones, pearls, and mirrors. I was really impressed with it!

I cut this gate fold card out using my Cricut Expression and Sure Cuts A Lot Software. This is another svg freebie I found while surfing the net. After cutting, I scored in the appropriate places with a bone folder and folded over the card flaps. I used some Colorbox Chalk Ink to ink up the edges. Next, I adhered all of my rhinestones with the Gemstone Glue.  I then chose some brown trim for the card flaps and adhered those with Helmar Premium Craft Glue. Next, I focused on the inside of the card. I cut the Eiffel Tower and phrase out using the Cricut 'Summer In Paris' cartridge. This was a recent gift from the hubby. I have not had the opportunity to work with it much, but I am loving it so far.  I used 'Fruit Punch' Stickles on the Eiffel Tower cut. Here is the front of my project:

Here is a picture to show dimension of the gems. When I used the Helmar Gemstone Glue, I added a teeny tiny dot to the back of my gem and pressed it down slightly. You do not want to apply too much pressure or the glue will run out on the outer edge of the gemstones.

Inside of card....I used the Helmar Quick-Fix Adhesive Runner to adhere the Eiffel Tower cut and also on the back of my card.

I hope you have enjoyed this project. I will be posting the link to the svg download on my blog, A Scraphappy Southernbelle. So if you would like that, do feel free to stop by. I'd love to see ya!

Yall have a fabulous day and Happy Scrappin'!

Aymee Gandy

Helmar USA Design Team

How "Fasten"ating Is This?

I cannot tell you how excited I am to share my very first post here as a Helmar Hottie! 

I've combined some wonderful products from several of our Preferred Partners with a whole host of notions to create this very "Fasten"ating interactive laminated mini book!!   This is a project that I've wanted to create for many years now, but I may have to make another since this one has been shipped to the UK to appear on Craft and Create (television show) later this month.  

I gathered papers from several different Cosmo Cricket lines and Clearsnap chalk ink, and then used Purple Cows laminator, Helmar Quick-Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner and Helmar Quick Dry 450 to bring everything together!

Before laminating the front cover, I used Helmar Quick-Fix Permanent Adhesive to adhere the yellow and blue papers together.  Next, I used rub-ons from Hambly and mixed alphabet, including chipboard from Pink Paislee to create the title of the book.  After threading the buttons, I used Helmar Clear Zapdots to attach them to the cover.

Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive is a phenomenal product that played a very big part in this album.  In order to allow the flaps to move properly, thus allowing the mini album to be truly interactive, I laminated them and then trimmed the excess hot pocket, leaving a small clear tab.  I then adhered the clear tab (only) to the album using 450.  I love the fact that it's not only strong, but it dries clear.

Helmar Premium Craft Glue works very well on fabrics.  As a matter of fact, I used it on the tips of the ribbon here.  I wanted the person playing with this mini album to be able to send the ribbon through the eyelets easily, so I put a little Helmar Premium Craft Glue on the tips and then used my fingers to twist the tips until the glue dried.  I was left with a pointy tip much like on the end of a shoestring.  Clever, huh?

I used Hambly rub-ons for "lace & tie".

I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive on all of the other pages in this mini album, except the buckle page.

Here's a close-up of the pocket. 

I put Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive on one end and self adhesive velcro on the other.

I stitched a zipper to 2 laminated strips before adhering them to the mini album with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive then added the word "zipper" with Pink Paislee chipboard alpha.

Close-up of the zipper in action

I used Helmar Quick-Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner on the ends of the buckle strap to hold them in place so they wouldn't shift when I stitched them with the sewing machine.

I stitched buttonholes and buttons to the inner ends of these laminated strips and adhered the outer ends to the mini album with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

Before laminating the back cover, I adhered the journaling spot with Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner

Helmar has a ton of different products that are just perfect for all of your creations.  Try some today!!

Supplies: Adhesive- Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Helmar Quick-Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner, Helmar Premium Craft Glue; Patterned paper, ribbon, bear sticker- Cosmo Cricket; alpha stickers- Pink Paislee, American Crafts; eyelets- Bazzill, Making Memories; pen- sharpie; ink- Clearsnap;  floss- Making Memories; ric rac- Bobbin Ribbon; laminator, hot pockets- Purple Cows; rub-ons- Hambly Screen Prints; misc- buttons, zipper, velcro, buckle, snap

Tanisha Long

Helmar USA Design Team Member

Fast and Fabulous

If those aren't the two words you want used in the same sentence then what are? LOL

Is it just me, or are there ALOT more birthdays in the summer months?  I feel like every time I turn around I need a card for someone. It can get expensive after awhile.....$5 here, $4 there....it all adds up. But you don't have time to make a card at the last minute, right? WRONG!

I whipped up this bright, beautiful birthday card in under 5 minutes. Yes, I said UNDER 5 minutes. Of course, you have to have some beautiful paper, like this Bella Blvd "Swing into Spring" collection, and a quick drying glue....enter, Helmar Quick Dry 450!

Why the Quick Dry? For the ribbon, of course! I needed a glue that would hold my ribbon tight, without bleed through, and dry in a flash. Helmar Quick Dry 450 does all that and more. Look closely at that ribbon and you won't see a trace of any adhesive at all. Its remarkable really.

 
And what card would be complete without dimension? Not one that I'd make, that's for sure. I was able to layer my cardstock, chipboard and foam with Helmar Foam Zapdots and in the blink of an eye I had an eye catching embellishment that looks store bought....add a little button to the middle, a rhinestone and there you have it.

Is YOUR local Scrapbook store carrying Helmar Adhesives yet? If not, tell them to come and visit our blog to see what they're missing ;)

Until next time, Scrap Happy!

Marci
Helmar USA Design Team

Complete Supply List:

Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar Quick Dry 450 Stainless Adhesive, Helmar Foam Zapdots,

Bella Blvd "Spring Into Swing" paper and cardstock sticker

Heidi Swapp Rhinestone

Creative Impressions Ribbon

$1 stamp

Clear Snap Ink

I'm A Helmar FANatic!!!

Rise & Shine!!! Good Morning to all of you fabulous Helmar fans! My name is Aymee Gandy, aka Southernbellescrapper, and this is my very first Helmar blog post as a design team member! I am so excited to be a part of this spectacular team and can't wait to share my projects with you! 

Now, on to today's post....TGIF!!! It's Friday, the weekend is here and I am just as giddy as can be! I just love the weekend! The hubby and I don't always get to go out on a "date", but there is something about the weekend that just makes me so happy! I feel relaxed and ready to scrap at a moments notice....which is what I plan to do this weekend.

But before I skedaddle off to my scrappy desk, I have an altered project that I would like to share with you. The project is a Victorian fan that I made with the use of my Cricut Expression die cutting machine, Sure Cuts A Lot Software, and my favorite Helmar Adhesives.

I have been wanting to create a fan to hang in my scrapbooking room for some time, but I was unsure of how to do so. Therefore, I did a little research on line and came upon a new blog that offers up free svg files, or new to me I should say.  Once there, I found the most beautiful template for a fan. I chose 2 sheets of glittered My Minds Eye cardstock from my scrappy stash that I have had for quite some time. I have been challenging myself here lately to try and use up some of my scrapbooking supplies. I have so many things that are just sitting here collecting dust. I decided I needed to use them or lose them. I chose some cardstock that I felt fit into the Victorian theme I was going for.  The fact that this cardstock is a bit on the thick side along with the glitter makes it difficult to cut, so I swapped out the regular blade in my Cricut Expression for the deep cut blade. It worked perfectly and cut the pattern like butter!! Once I had all of the pattern pieces of my fan cut, I decided to shadow each piece for added security and strength. So I cut the same pattern using the 'shadow' function in some solid brown cardstock.  Now that I had all of my fan pieces cut out, I used the Helmar Quick-Fix Glue Runner to adhere them together.

Next, it was time to embellish each piece of the fan. I have some silhouettes of Victorian ladies that I decided to use. I cut each silhouette out in brown cardstock and embossed them with my Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots embossing folder. I wanted them to have some dimension on my fan, so I used Helmar Zapdots to pop them up a tad. After I adhered all of the silhouettes, I chose to add some flowers to my project. I took some plain white paper flowers and spritzed them with 'Coffee Shop' Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. After the flowers had dried completely, I adhered them onto my fan with Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots. I have to say that the Liquid Scrap Dots are some of my favorite in the line of Helmar Adhesives. They are so versatile and easy to work with. I also added rhinestones to the project for some bling.  Next, I added some lace trim to the very tops of my fan using Helmar Premium Craft Glue. Normally, I would of decided to go with  Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, but I am all out of that fabulous product!!! I squeezed the bottle until it was bone dry I tell ya! But the Premium Craft Glue did an excellent job as well!

Last, I added a gemstone brad, along with a brown tassel, to hold the pieces of my fan together. The brad allows the fan to open and close rather smoothly. Here is what my finished project looks like:

 

If you would like more information, such as the link to the svg file for this fan, be sure to check out my blog: A Scraphappy Southernbelle .

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and Happy Scrappin'!

Aymee Gandy

Helmar USA Design Team Member

Shhhhhh....

If a Canadian walks onto the Helmar blog, does she make a sound? You betcha she does!!!!

Hi Everyone I'm Erika Taylor and this is my first blog post as a Helmar Design Team member. When I received the call from our fearless leader Tracy, I had a moment very much like the sentiment on this card. But it was a short lived moment I promise. I'm Uber excited about being a part of this amazing team and I hope that you share your thoughts when I post.

There are some amazing Helmar products out there and when I was introduced to them, I was instantly WOWED!!! This stuff rocks. There truly is an adhesive for every application. You may think having more than one type of glue saves time, That is what I thought too until...

Now don't you fret. As I share my projects with you, I'll do what all of the Helmar Hotties do, and let you know how to use each product, plus tips and tricks to save you time.

For this card, I used the Road Show line from Fancy Pants Designs
The colors are truly scrumptious and the rub-ons are amazing.

See what I mean??? Holy doodles. For the card I used a few different Helmar products. The adhesive for any paper is Helmar Quick-Fix Adhesive Runner which is really easy to maneuver. Then to attach the tulle to the labels, I used a few swirls of the Helmar Premium Craft Glue. Love how the tulle still has some nice volume. Last but not least is the Helmar Gemstone Glue. this adhesive works so well and I love that you can use it for other embellishments too.

I hope that you've enjoyed my first project here on the Helmar Blog and look forward to sharing more in the future. Enjoy your "quiet moment"

PS- Stop by my blog and check out all the other projects I've been creating at

Ink Cut and Fold

Toodles

Erika Taylor

Helmar USA, Inc. Design Team Member

~Apron Card Tutorial using Helmar Zapdots~

Good morning all you crafty Helmar fans!

Can you believe May is almost half over? It is time for me to start making cards

and getting ready for the kids to be home.

I made this card for my son's Home-Ec teacher. 

It took me quite a few tries but I got it, and decided to share a how-to with you!

This is the front of the card.

 

This is the back of the card. I will try to get a video tutorial for this bow up next week.

I did those book print bows and they were so fun I decided to try it with scrap paper,

and after several tries I figured out how to make it work.

The ruffle was done with paper pleating, I wanted to make it look like fabric as much as possible.

The folded apron waist was tricky too but finally managed to get it folded "fabric-like"

Here is a template I scanned, you need to click on it then print it out onto a regular sheet of printer paper. You can resize in any photo program if needed. 

You will NEED to cut out 2 of the card templates, one in cardstock for inside and one with double sides patterned paper.

This is the inside after I made the ruffle and stitched it on.

 

Now fold the cardstock in half and run Helmar Scrapdots around edge and a few dots in middle, then place cardstock inside card and allow to dry for at least 30 minutes.

It looks much better with the cardstock insert.

 

I hand cut a 1.5X1.5 pocket and added a top to the pocket for a more realistic look.

 

For the back I added more folded paper, and a paper bow, I attached it with the almighty and awesome Helmar 450 Quick Dry!

OK now go make this card for someone you love! I want to see what you do.

I know there are so many card makers out there who can make a better one, one that is waaaayyyy more fabulous! So send those creations in!!!

As always you can find more video tutorials and projects on my blog

http://blueyecicle.blogspot.com/

~Pinky 
Helmar USA Design Team Member