Hi there! It's Karen here sharing a few more creations made using Scrap-tastics "Scrap-tacular" Kit !! Aren't you just loving all the gorgeous projects being shared this week? I'm loving the versatility of this kit, and thought to myself, how about sharing what you might do with all the leftovers, once you've created some fabulous layouts..or even extending the kits by using just bits and pieces here and there of the awesome goodies that come in this kit!!
So, here we go! Today, I am using these awesome products: Helmar 450 Quick Dry, Helmar Quick-Fix Adhesive Runner, and Helmar 3D Zap Dots (White)...
Along with this fantastic "Scrap-tacular" Kit from Scrap-tastic!! I've got two projects to share with you today, that go together to make for one wonderful gift for a special grad!!
Being that graduation time is happening right now, I thought it would be fun to create a gift box and complimenting card for those hardworking, dedicated, and inspiring graduating individuals for this 2010 year!! Not to mention, those awesome diecut sentiment pieces works so well with the GRAD theme!! And..this kit lends itself to making a sweet gift for either male or female!! Now, you've made some wonderful layouts with the kit, and you have all those left over pieces, or you might be thinking (like I tend to do so many times), how can I cut these papers up to utilize this kit to it's full potential! Well, I did just that in making this Graduation Card!!
You can see that I used just tidbits of the green scallop 12x12 circle, as well as cutting up that lovely plush lushy wildflower 12x12 designer paper. I also used two of the different wildflowers (I call them), cutting them apart, and even tucking a couple of them to make it seem like they are peeking right out! I achieved that dimensional look by adding my white Helmar 3D Zap Dots underneath the "yesterday" die cut, beneath, the "discover" die cut, and right behind a few of those gorgeous wildflowers!! The whole card was adhered by using my Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, and I used my Helmar 450 Quick Dry to glue the ribbon and little cream colored rosette to the center of the bow!! And, look at this..only used two of those beautiful felt chipboard letters "10" to commemorate the year of graduation!!
Then, for this sweet little Grad Gift Box, I used a Silhouette template and used my Helmar 450 Quick Dry to adhere it all together!!
I went to town by layering a couple different cardboard labels and backing some of them with the red designer paper! And, again I cut up one of the die cuts, backed it up with red designer paper, and tucked it right underneath the main "I Believe In You" die cut sentiment!! Lastly, my handmade flower was made using my Helmar 450 Quick Dry so that will never fall apart! I used the leftover center area of the green 12x12 scallop paper! I added a little scrunching with my fingers to add some character and more textured feel!
So that's it for me today! I hope this inspires you in some way to use your scrappy scraps from the Scrap-tacular kit as well as utilizing the papers and embellishments in different ways! I can see how this kit can go along way by extending it to it's full potential, and I still have more projects that I can create!! Whoo-hoo!!
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Hugs & Smiles,
Karen Maldonado
Helmar USA, Inc. Design Team Member