Helmar Creative Team

Decorating Candles

Hi everyone! Happy Monday to you! Becky Teichmiller here with a fast and easy project for ya! These candles make great gifts or you can also make them for yourself! I have to preface that I do NOT recommend burning any candle you decorate. I got mine on clearance from (I think) Wal-Mart. You don't have to get fancy candles and do not buy the colored ones if you you plan on putting photos or colored images on it like I did. You can watch the full tutorial on UStream here: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

I created one for my grandma, who will turn 100 next Tuesday and the other one is for our neighbor that turned 9 two days ago. As you can see, you can create this for anyone of any age for any occassion!

Here are the 2 candles I created:

 
 

The great thing about these is that since every side is covered you can use it as a centerpiece or part of a centerpiece.

To start, I chose my pictures and edited them to my liking. I printed my images on regular copy paper, not photo paper. On the candle to the left, I attached the pictures to the candle using brads and I held the strip of photos on the candle to the right while taking my heat gun and melting them to the candle. You want to make sure you don't over heat areas which will cause drippage. The paper soaks up the melted wax and the picture becomes part of the candle! After that's done, it's time for the fun stuff - embellishing! I used Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to adhere my paper and embellishments. All the papers and embellishments are from the Spring Delight Kit from Scrap-Tastic... Papers and sticker are from Bella Blvd, Ribbon is by Fancy Pants, Ball Trim and flowers are from Prima and Buttons are misc.

Happy Crafting!

Becky Teichmiller
Helmar Educator

 

Happy soon to be March!!

Happy Monday to you all. February is almost over and I'm hoping for a bit of relief from all the snow the Chicago land area has had over this past month. We managed to have the most snow on record. Here are a couple of photos just to show you what we were up against..

            

This is the end of my driveway. My poor husband worked hard all day clearing that out.

               

This photo is of my female Golden in our back yard. We had to clear a path for the dogs to go out. Now you know why I'm thankful Febuary is over, huh?

Today I wanted to share with you two cards that I created using a few of the most wonderful adhesives that have ever been created, Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive and Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots. Both of these cards are using my favorites stamps created by Helmar USA preferred partner, Unity Stamp Company.

                             

This card was created using Pink Paislee patterned paper as the back ground. I love the fact that Helmar USA has some of the most amazing preferred partners. I had purchased a very large roll of some lace and that is what I used on this card. For the rolled edges I used the Helmar 45o Quick Dry Adhesive. It was very easy to achieve because the 450 drys so quickly, hence the name. : )

                                 

As I glued, I rolled and it worked perfectly. I only used a small amount of it to achieve the look. I then placed it on my card and began my creation. I stamped a image from the December Kit of the month by Unity Stamp Company and cut it out. On top of that image, I stamped my sentiment that came from the February Unity KOTM. Using Helmar Zapdots, I placed it on the card. I then used a small amount of Helmar 450 on the back of the Prima flower stem and put it down on the card. I added a few more embellishments and then stuck in my Maya Road Heart pins.

Now onto my next card...

                           

The patterned paper is the new line from 7gypsies. All of the stamped images are from Unity Stamp Company Kit of the Month. My butterfly's were cut out using a die cut image from Papertrey Ink. I glued these down using the Helmar USA Liquid Scrap Dots. If you haven't used this adhesive yet, its a must have! It allows you to lift an item up as high as you would like for the amount of dimension that you want. You do have to allow dry time for the Liquid scrap dots. All the other Helmar USA Adhesives that I used on this card are as follows.... Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Helmar Premium Craft Glue and Helmar Zapdots.

Now onto March!! Bring it on!

 

Sincerely,

Cathy La Hay

 

Something a little fun and different for me :)

Hey Hey lovely crafty people. Only realised this week that I forgot my last Helmar Post. Had one horribly sick little boy and all days just kept blending together, feel very bad I wasn't here to share with you all :(

So first off I thought I would take you through a tour of my scraproom.

Looking in through the door.

 

The view looking from my table back. My 'sewing' table now has my Cricut sharing the space now too. I'm going to get a shelf to go across the wall under the layouts, just so I can put more OTP's and mini albums out.

 

 

Above my window. Love having my walls covered in art.

 

 

My work space :) yes it's very LONG cause I'm very messy.

 

My paper tower (which collapsed the other week, think I need another) and the plastic shelving next to it has all alphabet stickers, general stickers, stamps, rubons and other bits and pieces that I've collected.  

 

 

My shelving, I store most things here including my Helmar

 

 

Just a little about my cube shelving. I LOVE my plane. Something that both Luke and I worked on (he made the plane for me, and I prettied it up)
 

Prima and thickers storage ;)

 

Arty stuff, gesso, mixes, ink, watercolours, glitter, brads, texture paste, threads and buttons.

 

More inks and stamping things, all my mists and kindy glitz and texture paint

 

Oh whats this I spy???? My Helmar shelf :) closest shelf to the table, and at the right height, beside it is my tapes, another love and one of the first places I turn. Under is my paint box, it is full to the brim and sooooooo heavy.

 

Just a closer look at my Helmar space ;)

 

 

Another look up my desk, (yes it's a painted mess like this but this end is  my painting side and my art journalling space.

 

Few other pics of around my room

 

Underdesk storage, the top of the trolley holds my TO DO for my design commitments, great I can keep it all together and out of the way. The pink lidded box is chipboard, blue box is material and the black on top is felt and foam.

 

and one of my favourite pieces in my room, my bag hanging from the door :)

 

So that's my room, its not in a theme, just messy and electric and full of colour and recycled bits. It's functional and what works for me.

Anyway I made something yesterday, ekkkkk which I would like to share with you all.

Tell you why I'm not part of the education team lol  but it does feature Helmar 450 Quickdry and Adhesive Runner

 

 

Anyway let me know what you think??

 

Nicole Pomeroy

Helmar Inc, Australian Design Team Member

Coloringz Your T-Shirt

Every summer, I find myself buying all kinds of fun t-shirts with lots of awesome graphic designs.  Last summer, I had this idea of altering white t-shirts with mist.  While it was not a groundbreaking new idea, I was relieved that it went smoothly when I finally executed the idea successfully "on camera."  I used the new Shimmerz products that you can find here, but Maya mists would work equally well.

One important note: I used Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner to secure my paper template onto the t-shirt so when I mist and the paper curls/shrink, it stays in place.

So here is my video! 

Jing-Jing Nickel

Photogenic

Happy Friday my fellow Helmar Hotties!!! I hope you are having a fabulous weekend so far! I am so glad the weekend is here! Whoo hooo!!! It's my favorite! I have a weekend full of scrappin' planned and can't wait to get the party started! But first, I wanted to share a layout I created this week featuring a few of my favorite Helmar Adhesives and products from our fabulous preferred partners!

Now, I usually snap a pic of the Helmar goodies I used in my projects, but it completely slipped my mind. So on this project you'll have to visualize with me, I used the Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar Zap Dots, Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, and Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots. This page also features patterned paper, die cuts, chipboard, and banner stickers from the fabulous Jenni Bowlin Studio! I just love using it! Also, I brought in some yummy texture with Core'dinations Cardstock as my base and some fun trim from Maya Road.

This page features a photo of my favorite little man, my nephew, Carter. This was his first school picture taken last year at pre-school. He is a big boy now and in kindergarten. He is growing up way too fast for his Aunt Mamie! But I am so proud of him! Also for this page, I used a sketch from Liz Qualman. As I say, I tried to not 'girly up' the page too much since it is a boy page, but I just had to add a bit of sparkle through rhinestones and some trim. Here is my page..."Photogenic"

 
These journaling die cuts from Jenni Bowlin are great! A perfect place to add what you want to say! I adhered all the paper on the page down with the Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner. The chipboard button is popped up with Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots.

 
I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to adhere my trims.

 
And I popped up the banner with Helmar Zap Dots.

 
I hope you have enjoyed this project! Have a fabulous weekend! Happy Scrappin' to ya!

Aymee Gandy, Helmar USA Design Team Member

One for the boys.

It's so easy to scrap girls, ribbons and flowers a beautiful picture and you're there, but I decided it was time I made some cuteness for my boys. For this hanger to go over their beds, I used a timber arrow album. I used two pieces for the base for the wall hanging and two for the front plates.

Because I used timber for this wall hanging rather than paper or chipboard, it was obviously going to be heavier so today I used Helmar Craft and Hobby PVA glue. Yes, it takes longer to dry than Helmar 450, but I knew it would hold the pieces together.

For the paper I used Helmar 450 Quick dry adhesive. I have used some Best Creation glitter dot paper as the base for one of the plates, and I find that a strong liquid glue is best to adhere to the glitter dots. Of course I also used some Helmar Zap Dots, becasue it wouln't be one of my projects without a bit of dimension, so I have popped both the cute little dinos and the stars.

Cheers

Alicia Barry

Helmar USA/Australia Design Team Member

Little girls fashion accessories revitalised with Helmar.....

My daughter has some really cute little items, but some she has grown out of or she thinks they are too "babyish" for her- now that she is so grown up and stylish at 6.(!!)  I have been looking for ways to make some of these things last just a while longer, before throwing them out or donating (depending on their quality) to someone who will love them more.

I decided to have a play with a little hand bag she has had since she was very small, and is looking a little tattered....AND i found these cute little "craft" (being that the straps are fabric and will take glues and adhesives well) flipflops, which I thought would be sweet to have match the bag.

I used HELMAR 450 QUICK DRY once again for this little crafting adventure.

It is as it's name suggests.....quickdrying, and it's made for fabrics (as well as many other materials) and is washable....  Not that I intend on washing either of these projects, but if something can be washed without coming unstuck, its got to hold tight, right?

I also used some HELMAR GEMSTONE GLUE to adhere the sequins and gems.

Here is what I did......

 

Hope you enjoyed this little project and you are all motivated into running off to see what you can "upcycle" from the wardrobes in your home!!!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

           Lydell Quin

 

www.lydellquin.blogspot.com

Beloved Card

This is a simple card using a fun technique.  I designed this viewfinder chipboard for Magistical Memories.  Normally, I would paint first then add a crackle finish.  This time I used Helmars Crackle Medium step one and two, then I sprayed with Marshmallow Glimmer Mist.  I also used Core'dinations Impressions cardstock with Beloved from Creative Imaginations.  I also used The Robins Nest Silver Dew Drops and craft glue to put them on, Helmar's Adhesive Tape Runner and Zapdots and Liquid Scrap Dots to adhere the butterfly.

TFL!

Amy Teets

More flower fun

Hello Everyone.

I hope that everyone is well and being able to get their hands into some scrap supplies and getting creative.

I am very excited here myself to have FINALLY been able to get my hands all dirty with Helmar adhesives once again.

I know.. may be sounding a little crazy.. but I am very excited to have had a chance to get into my scrap room and play. It has been too long!

I was lucky enough to have gotten away during the Christmas holidays to Tasmania.. and YES! I did get a chance to take just a few photos (more like a few thousand photos my DH informed me last night.. just over 4GB worth!.. so that's why my camera cards disappeared so quickly! So I know I will have plenty of photos to scrap now!

During our trip I was lucky enough to visit a few scrap booking stores.. couldn't be a holiday without a bit of scrap booking involved.. even if I wasn't able to play! I was most excited to see Helmar adhesives quite heavily displayed as their preferred adhesives. I was even more excited to see my favourite adhesive, Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots! I felt such pride with the knowledge that I am able to work with such amazing products.

Since we have been back from holidays it has been a whirlwind of starting back at school for my son, starting high school for my eldest daughter, starting preschool for my other daughter and starting study again for me. All this along with the usual after school activities, household chores and walking just over 40kms for me per week. I haven't been able to get into my scrap room and play.

That all changed yesterday. My Helmar adhesives were calling my name! I had finished another module of my course and celebrated with my favourite adhesives. Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots!

 
 
As some of you may already know I love hand cutting elements. I also love creating dimension to my page. Well with Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots it is so much easier. I was able to control the height of the flowers much easier with Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots by adding more of less. It was just so easy.

Why not give it a go yourself.

TFL and Happy Scrapping!

Michelle Wallace
Helmar Inc, Australian Design Team Member

Chipboard and a sketch

Hello all!! Happy Belated Valentines day!!! I hope you had a wonderful time with those you love!! My household has been sick... lots of sickness... so Valentines day was kind of quiet here... i feel asleep on the couch at 8:30pm! LOL! THAT is love!! :)

So, due to all the sickness here, I haven't had a lot of creativity flowing thru my veins this week. So, I'd like to share with you a layout I did a couple of weeks ago.

For this layout, I used some chipboard from Magistical Memories. The film strip is the chipboard!  I LOOOVE this piece if chipboard! I think it's my new favorite! :)

The papers used on here are an old Valentine line by my Little Yellow Bicycle. I added some Pink Paislee hounds tooth from their 6x6 paper pack. These are fabulous!! I matted my chipboard film strip on this.

When adhering the chipboard to the paper, I used the Helmar 450 Quick Dry. It holds fast and strong! The little "xo" chipboard pieces are held down using some Liquid Scrap Dots... that way the overlapping "X" is held up. 
i had a ton of fun creating this pleated heart on here! I stitched it for effect and texture, but before i rah it thru my sewing machine, I held it in place using the 450 quick dry. This held so well that I did not need to use my machine... but i did just for the look! :)

I also have a sketch for you!! If you would like to play with it, please feel free to drop over to the Magistical Memories blog for a chance to win some chipboard goodies AND be a Guest Designer there!

 
Thanks for stopping by!!!

Until Next TIme...

Happy Scrapping!!

Tina McDonald

Helmar USA Design Team Member