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We are excited for our partnership with Authentique this week! All week both our design teams will be creating with your favorite Helmar Adhesives & Authentique products!
It is going to be one great week so make sure to join us on both our blogs:
Click on each blog daily for inspiration, project ideas and GIVEAWAYS! Have a great week!
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Helmar would like to thank May Arts for a great weekn of partnering last week!
We had a great time. As promised we gave three opportunityes to win THREE prize packs that include a 4.23 fl. oz size of Helmar 450 Quick Dry which is perfect for adhering all those May Arts Ribbons:
along with (2) spools of May Arts Ribbon!
Congratulations to the following winners:
Scrappin Dhilly -Awesome giveaway, thanks for the opportunity to win such a great prize. I didn't realize your CA company, way to go, I'm in Northern California myself!
Connie Plauche' Melancon - Already a fan! May Arts sent me.
Congrats to our three WINNERS! Please email your shipping address to [email protected] to claim your prize!
Tracy Weinzapfel
President, Helmar USA, Inc.
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Last week the Helmar Design Team shared some incredible projects using May Arts Ribbon and this coming up week is Authentique week! I'm going to bridge the 2 weeks using some fabulous products from each company. Of course I couldn't do it without my trusty Helmar Adhesives. For this project I used Helmar Quick-Fix Adhesive Runner, Zap Dots, V2 Vellum Adhesive & 450 Quick Dry to assemble a mini-album from Maya Roads.
I first misted with Tattered Angels Chrub Pink & Olive Vine Glimmer Mist all the various components..."Pleasant" from the Authentique BLISSFUL Collection, a faux suede leaf ribbon from MayArts and SWAK title from Heidi Swapp Tattered Angels Mistable Simple Sayings. Once dry I attached everything to the Maya Roads Album...the paper with the Adhesive Runner, the SWAK title with ZAP DOTS and the cut apart Mar Arts ribbon with the 450 Quick Dry adhesive. I then adhered a piece of antique lace with the V2 Vellum Adhesive...after reading all the raves about this product I just had to try it and I'm happy to say it works! I grabbed some beautiful May Arts ribbon to finish the album with a beautiful bow. I love the look!
Here is a close-up of what I did with the May Arts FAUX SUEDE / LEAVES ribbon...it was ivory in color but of course I was able to alter the color with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. I cut the ribbon apart to create dimensional flowers & leaves. Some bling...of course and it is now ready to be given a gift.
Thanks for stopping by and make sure to check back often to see what we have up our sleeves...I know you will not be disappointed!
Happy creating :)
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Hello Everyone! This is Sherri Caramico, back again with my second post as January's Guest Designer for Helmar and I want to share a very special project with you.
I decided to create another reverse canvas project - believe me, once you try one - you will get hooked on this fun, dimensional decorative piece of art!
First, please allow me to give you a little background on the photo that I used in this project.
We were blessed to have an AMAZING and LOVING Portuguese Water Dog, named Lily ( aka Turnabout's Princess Water Lily) share our lives for the last 11 1/2 years. She was diagnosed with TCC / Bladder Cancer in July 2011, and spent the last 4 months of her life putting up a tough battle, endured chemo, and was spoiled as much as she could be, by all members of our family. On November 12th, at 3:00am, my husband and I had to take her to the vet and do what was best for our girl, and the hardest thing we have every had to do. I am thankful we were able have the strength to finally give her peace, and we know that she is waiting for us over the Rainbow Bridge.
I found a photo Lily from the winter of 2009, and it made me smile - I just knew I had to do something special with it. PWD's have hair, not fur, and pretty much become a giant mitten with clumps of snow sticking to them when they go out to play. Lily also liked to sniff snow, and playtime in the snow usually ended with me sitting on the floor, melting clumps of snow with a hairdryer! LOL!
I used lots of great products on this project - here are just a few ( I'll list them all at the bottom of the post for you!)
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I started with a 12" x 12" Canvas, and gave the edges, sides and some of the center a good coat of Gesso, I also added some randomly to the chipboard snowflake. |
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Before spraying with various shades of Blue Glimmer Mist, I applied some True Snow to the corners of the frame to give them some texture. |
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After the Glimmer Mist, I used Viva Decor's Silver Metallic Modeling Creme for the first time! OH MY!! This was LOTS OF FUN!! - I used a plastic glove and applied it with my finger tip - kind of like finger paint!! |
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Look at all those layers! I achieved them with various thicknesses of Helmar ZAP DOTS - my new FAVORITE 3D Double Sided Adhesive Foam! Notice the shimmery Silver Modeling Cream both on the "frame" and I even used it to "distress" the the edges of the photo and paper too! |
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Here is the finished project - I just LOVE the layers and the way the whole project turned out. Our Lily was "SNOW LOVED" and I think this is the perfect way to honor this picture of her, and a great memory of the the LAUGHTER and JOY she brought to us. Here is a close up to show you all the beautiful elements, colors patterns and textures and a close up of our much loved loyal friend. The Helmar ZAP DOTS really helped me to achieve that layered look, which worked great within the "shadow box" feel of the reverse frame. ALSO Helmar's Gemstone Glue worked PERFECTLY to adhere the white beaded trim, and the AMAZING Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive was used to attach all other elements - OH -and the large Snow Flake in the top left, and the blue star at the bottom right were given added dimension withHelmar's LIQUID SCRAP DOTS !
Here are the Items/Tools used: Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots Helmar 1/2" and 1/4" foam ZAP DOTS Helmar Gemstone Glue 12x12" Canvas by Canvas Concepts Gesso Little Yellow Bicycle's Winter Twig Collection Tattered Angel's Glimmer Mists ~ Teal High Heel, Patina, Autumn Nights, Bubbles Aleene's True Snow Viva Decor Silver Metallic Modeling Creme, White cardstock letters cut out with Tim Holtz "Vintage Market" Alphabet Die colored with Tumbled Glass and Chipped Sapphire Ranger Distress Inks Donna Salazar Fairydust Glitter Fiskars Boarder Punch Chipboard Snowflake Kaiser Sparklets Bazzill Clear Button Pearl and Silver Snowflake ribbon Clear Acrylic Embellishments 99% of these items were purchased at my favorite Local Scrapbook Store Scrap-a-Doodle Doo - they also have an on line store too - just click on their name! |
I hope I've inspired you to give a REVERSE Canvas a try!
Please follow my BLOG www.shercara.blogspot.com for new projects and adventures!
If you are in the Northern NJ area - I am teaching a class to make this project on
Saturday, Feb 4th at 12:00 Noon at Scrap-a-Doodle Doo - seating is limited to contact the store ASAP to reserve a seat 201 818 7060 ~ I'd love to meet you!
THANKS HELMAR!
~ Sherri Caramico ;o)
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Hi Everyone. My name is Lori Williams and I'm so excited to be Helmar's Guest Designer for January. First I'd love to share a little bit about myself and then share one of my projects I created using Helmar Adhesives.
I've been crafting my whole life in one form or another. It started with clay during my teen years and then switch to metal during college. Actually I earned a degree in Jewelry Design and Metal Smithing...go figure! 11 years ago when my first son was born I merged over into scrapbooking. Since then I've come a long way from the aisles of Walmart's craft department and really would consider my work mixed media. I still love to draw metal and found elements in my work every chance I get.
I am the happy Mommy to two beautiful little boys who end up being the subject of many of my pages. My family is really my strength and core of who I am. My sister Gini who is an amazing artist herself, lives right next door to me. So we are constantly crafting, playing, enabling and inspiring one another. I truly am blessed and love getting sticky and inky in my work.
I'm not a big New Years resolution girl but this year I did sort of set one...to LIVE!!! To live large and cherish everyday and to be the best I can be. That is the essence of this 12 x 12 layout. I love Helmars 450 glue as it enables me to have a little work time with my pieces before it dries but still dries fairly quickly...its my favorite for placing my base papers.
Most of my layouts have quite a bit of dimension to them. I've found Scrap Dots to be a wonderful dimensional glue that allows me to add dimension to intricate designs like this Dusty Attic Chipboard. I never would have been able to adhere foam tape to the back of such a delicate piece, but Scrap Dot's allowed me to get that lift I love.
I look forward to sharing more Helmars creations with you later this month and in the meantime remember to LIVE LIFE TO IT"S FULLEST EACH DAY !!
Hugs Lori
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Hi! It's Carolyn! Hope you have been enjoying all the May Arts and Helmar projects this week. Today, I have a "new-for-me" project---a Canvas! I don't make many canvas projects but I felt that with the new year---I need to branch out and try NEW things.
So here it is....a canvas created with some paints, some stamps, some Helmar products and some lovely May Arts ribbon:
I started out with a flat canvas (as opposed to a traditional wooden mounted canvas.) I painted it with buttercreme acrylic paint. After that dried, I covered the canvas with some Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste. I stamped the image (Hero Arts) with Memento ink on some white tissue paper. I pressed the tissue on top of the Decoupage paste. Then, I applied a thin coat of Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste over the tissue. I paper pieced the leaves and flowers on the canvas using paper and adhered them to the canvas with the same Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste. Shading was achieved using some alcohol based markers.
I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry to adhere the rose May Arts ribbon pieces over the flower tops. I added the sentiment sticker along the bottom before I splattered some blue acrylic paint over the canvas and then punched the holes at the top to insert some May Arts black string.
What do you think? I have a LONG way to go in making beautiful canvases but Helmar products made the process pretty easy and fun so I think I will keep practicing!!
I hope 2012 fills you with the desire to try new techniques. Just remember...whatever you are crafting---Helmar has a glue for that!
Carolyn King
Helmar USA, Inc. Design Team Member
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Hi Everyone!
I am a confessed ribbon hoarder and May Arts is my all time favorite! I have TONS of the stuff so... I am in Heaven this week since Helmar and May Arts are teaming up!
I am primarily a card artist and love pretty designer papers, but some of the 12"x12" stacks have patterns that are too big for cards. I try to find other ways to use them. Our Tracy Weinzapfel is known for her amazing canvases and after watching some of her classes, I couldn't help but be inspired to do some of my own. I decided to use one of the larger prints in K&Company's "Abrianna" stack for my background.
Here is the finished piece entitled "Dare to Dream".
(remember, you can click on the image for a closer look)
I used Helmar Decoupage to adhere the designer paper to the canvas, then sealed over the top with it also.
Then I started embellishing.
I sponged some purple acrylic paint around the edges, then took some alcohol inks and dropped some drops randomly in two of the corners. After the ink dried, I spritzed the drops with alcohol while holding the canvas upright so it would run. After that dried, I added some "Abrianna" design elements in the right hand corners by using Helmar Decoupage.
Then I attached a coordinating butterfly with Helmar Scrap Dots.
Next, I used Helmar Fabric Stiffener and Draping Liquid to stiffen the beautiful May Arts ribbon.
It also worked for attaching it to the canvas.
I embellished the piece with some half pearls, added the "Dare to Dream" rub on, then added additional sentiment with a black calligraphy pen. After everything was dry, I used a final coat of Helmar Decoupage to seal the entire piece...yes even the ribbon!
Here are a couple of close-up shots.
Thanks so much for dropping by!
I would love to know what you think about my artwork.
After you have looked around at the projects our team has created this week with May Arts ribbon, you should really go check out the May Arts blog. They have some amazing projects created with Helmar! :)
Perhaps you might swing by MY BLOG and give me a holla' too!
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Hi everyone~this is my first post for Helmar in 2012!!! So looking forward to sharing with you all what I have been up to. My project is the Helmar monthly sketch, which you can find HERE. I used the fabulous May Arts ribbons and trims.
I started out by cutting a circle out of a pattern piece of paper { I used Authentique **sigh**} goes lovely with the May Arts ribbons. I used my 1 1/4" circle punch and punched enough circles to go around the large circle~now I have a scalloped die-cut paper. I used Helmar Professional Acid Free Glue to glue them on.
I stayed pretty true to the sketch. The flower embellishments were cut out of some pattern paper in the same Authentique{Uncommon} line. I used the silk ribbon, the velvet trim leaves and the pink twine~all by May Arts!!!
Here is a close-up of the ribbons. I glued all the embellishments down with Helmar's Craft Glue and added dimension with the Scrap Dots and Helmar's Zapdots!! So perfect for this!
My last post for Helmar in December, I made these but they were 3" wide. These were made using the salvage of those 3" note pads. So never throw anything away { well almost} you know what I mean!! These are 1 1/2" wide just enough for that list maker in the family. I used May Arts trims, Authentique and Helmar Craft Glue.
Hope you enjoyed this and I will see ya soon!!!
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Hello Everyone, Angie Blom here with my May Arts Valentines Card..
I just love all these amazing ribbons and trims from May Arts.. the quality is outstanding. It is also easy to work with when making flowers.
Using that beautiful May Arts ribbon and some of my Fast Helmar 450 Quick Dry Glue.. and zap dots!! I made this pretty card.
I used the 450 Quick Dry to hold the rolled ribbon down on my diecut cardstock.. in minutes it held together perfectly.. and using Helmar Zapdots to add some layers to my card. I just love these Zapdots.. they are amazingly sticky, a hard to find foam adhesive out there.. Zapdots will change you mind.. it is Fabulous!!
Those stamped images are from Unity Stamp Company's January Kit of the Month.. I just love how well it all come together!!
You can see how awesome these ribbons are in the detailed photo above..All week long we are featuring different projects from May Arts to use with your Helmar.
So join us everyday for something creative and new.
thanks for coming by
Angie Blom
Blog: My Scraptastic World
currently designing for: Unity Stamp Company, Helmar USA, Creating is Fun
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Hi Helmar Fans!! Are you enjoying this week with May Arts as much as we are?! I love all the ribbon they carry - I'm like a kid in a candy store when I look at it all. Today I wanted to play with some ribbon on my layout. I created this birthday calendar for my mom and this is what I made for the month of August:
That beautiful sheer ribbon is May Arts and Helmar 450 Quick Dry is PERFECT for adhering such ribbon. I love this ribbon because it has wire in it that makes it hold it's bow beautifully. It was really fun to work with. The image is by The Greeting Farm and I colored it using Copics. The paper is Authentique another incredibly generous Helmar Preferred Vendor and I used Helmar Tape Runner to adhere it to my page!
Be sure to check out THIS POST for THREE chances to win 2 spools of ribbon from May Arts and the best adhesive to use with ribbon Helmar 450 Quick Dry!!!
Thanks for stopping by!
Helmar USA, Inc. Design Team Member
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