Helmar Creative Team

Framed Button Monogram

Hi there!  

I have a cute framed piece I made today to share.  I saw something similar on Pinterest and thought I would do one for the baby's room, getting prepared for when he arrives in a month!

I used Helmar Gemstone Glue for this one, because I was gluing onto glass.  It worked perfectly.

I also used Helmar Antique Acrylic Sealer on the frame to make that look a little more professional.

So lets start. 

First I chose a wooden frame and took it apart.  I cleaned the class and prepared the frame.

I used distress Ink (Walnut stain) to darken the frame and concentrated distressing the indents and the corners  (It looks better already).....then I added the Antique Acrylic Sealer

You have to be a bit careful adding this as it moves the Distress Ink about a bit, so dont paint over it too much.

Set this aside to dry.

Next I got a piece of paper and drew the letter I want to display.  (Baby's name starts with B.)  I layed this on my work space and positioned the glass over the top, so I could see through it.

 

Now I started collecting the colour buttons I want for the project, and began laying out the design the way I wanted it, dispersing the colours evenly and filling in gaps with smaller buttons.  It does take a little shuffling, but it works in the end.

I started gluing with the Gemstone Glue covering the back of the buttons, quite thinly, to try and avoid glue seeping through the holes.  Gemstone Glue is extrememly sticky and is difficult to get off your fingers (it wont just rub off like the 450 will.)  So be careful you dont get it anywhere else than on the very backs of the buttons.  It does dry clear though, so you cant see it on your project if you do happen to get little bits coming out the edges.

I set it outside to dry in the sun.

All put back together.....

very cute in Baby "B's" Room.

 

Thanks for dropping in today!

        

www.lydellquin.blogspot.com

Getting Messy with Helmar Fabric Stiffener & Draping Liquid!

Hi everyone!  Natasha here with a set of bird cages I'd like to share with you.  I made this project for CHA using Donna Salazar's Chipboard & Denim Bird Cages by Want2Scrap.  And of course, I put it all together using Helmar adhesives!

 

Both of these cages are attached by a swivel clasp, but silly me forgot to take a photo of them together.  LOL.

These canvas flowers were made using Helmar Fabric Stiffener and Draping Fluid.  I mixed the liquid with a Mix'd Media Inx Reinker (Denim) to add color to the flower layers.  Then I brushed the liquid onto each flower layer and allowed to dry.  This amazing Helmar product helps stiffen the canvas, allowing me to shape the petals to create a natural-looking flower. 

Here is a photo of the beautiful mess I made!

The bird cages comes in three pieces: the top layer, the bottom layer and the door.  I created dimension by using Zapdots between the top and bottom layers.

The butterfly is cut from the Wonderful Wings Spellbinders dies.  It was cut from a Kraft Label Sheet from Donna Salazar's new Mix'd Media Stax.  These Stax include watercolor paper, kraft label sheets, kraft paper and manila paper.

To the cage doors, I added hinges and knobs that were distressed with gesso and ink.

The banner chipboard element is manufactured by Want2Scrap and coordinates with the new Spellbinders Mix'd Media Elements Dies.

The chipboard cages were painted with white acrylic paint and stamped with new Art Gone Wild Stamps by Donna Salazar.  I stamped the image using Chiffon Mix'd Media Inx and embossed it with matching embossing powder.

The birdie and the branch are also part of the Mix'd Media Elements chipboard pack and also coordinate with the matching Spellbinders dies.

I love what the Fabric Stiffener has done for these canvas flowers!

Just some mulberry flowers and bling by Want2Scrap.  All of the flowers were adhered using 450 Quick Dry.

The denim in the background is specifically cut to match the bird cage.  It also comes with the denim front layer of the cage, but I did not use it for this project.

I altered the back of the cages with acrylic paint, white opaque flakes, Smooch Spritz and Fairy Dust Glitter.  I love adding texture to my projects!

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a beautiful week ahead!

Helmar USA, Inc. Design Team Member

Smash*ing good time with Helmar!

Hi Helmar Fans!!!

 I recently broke down and purchased a couple Smash* books and finally got to it smashing about turning 33 - I loved that this book had some journal prompts so I am pushing conventionality aside and just starting in the middle. It's so hard for me to do, to push that mentality aside to start from front to back but I think it's good for me to let that go.

I really enjoyed putting these two pages together. I recently turned 33 and it was fun to think about my favorites. I also loved digging into my scraps to find different elements to "smash" into the pages. I love to color and it was awesome to put these colored images by Saturated Canary into my page to keep forever and ever. :D

I also dug into my stash and found these different prompts left over from the brave girls soul restoration on-line class I took last year. They seemed to speak to me today so I added them to my page. I used Helmar Premium Craft Glue, Helmar 450 Quick Dry and Helmar Liquid Scrap dots to adhere everything to the pages. 

I also took this video, that I hope you will enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Helmar USA, Inc. Design Team Member

Carisa Zglobicki

Napkin Decoupaged ATC

Hi Everyone!

While I was at CHA, I saw an awesome demo done with paper napkins. My friend Ally Gower also inspires me with her napkin work. I decided to give it a go myself.

I found some awesome paper napkins at Hallmark just last night and decided to put them to use.

Over at Split Coast Stampers today, the IC324 challenge is inspired by a site called Creative Wallcovering.

Just so happens I had the perfect napkins!

I have only done a few ATCs but thought I would do one today. Here it is...

And here is the inspiration photo from Split Coast Stampers challenge...

Pretty close right? :)

You can see the napkin I used in this photo along with Helmar Decoupage which I used to adhere it to my chipboard.

I would love to know what you think of my ATC!

To get a complete list of all of the products used, please visit MY BLOG.

Altering to my hearts content!

OMG! I have been dying to share this with everyone since I finished this last week...

I have been sharing a few sneak peeks on my facebook page as I have gone along.. but held off from showing everyone the completed project.

Let me explain.... We had a new cheap "junk"shop.. and I mean junk in the nicest way, I always find lots of goodies in these types of shops.

Anyways.. a few month's ago I saw a photo (sorry cannot for the life of me remember where) of a shopping centre that had displayed umbrellas that had been decorated by school children and hung upside down with things suspended from them. I was in love with that idea. So when I new went to the shops I checked out my favourite "junk" shops and found some Chinese fabric parasols.

They have been sitting on my desk for a while as I have been snowed under with study... plus to honest my mojo had gone north for a holiday I think..lol

So.. I finally decided it was time to start what I had envisioned. With no real plan in mind I started on recovering the umbrella with a clean base to start with of calico using some Helmar 450 to adhere it to the umbrella base. Because it is quick drying it was finished in no time and I couldn't get impatient.

 Next I made up some paper vines using some brown paper lunch bags, ink and some of Helmar's Kids Craft Glue.. my kids weren't very impressed when I stole it back to use..lol.

Still not having any clear plan at to what I was doing.. I then adhered some tulle to the umbrella using Helmar 450 , as I knew I wanted to create some dimension to the butterflies that I would be adding later. So with that all done after using lots of Helmar 450, Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots and Helmar Kid's Craft Glue I finally had what I had envisioned.

Here's it is.

It was a little hard to photograph as it is suspended from the ceiling in my youngest two girls bedroom. Plus the fact the size also at it is about 50cm in diameter! and has butterflies suspended down from it, which move, using fishing line.

My two girls spent half an hour laying on the flower beneath it... must admit I was laying there with them too.. just looking up at it.

I am so happy with how it has turned out and I know my job was made some much easier in creating it with a LOT of help from my Helmar adhesive goodies.

Gotta love thinking outside the box with Helmar!

TFL, Michelle x

Fantastic February - Sketch Time!

Sorry for the Delay....February's Challenge will over lap into March so you have until 3/10/12 to upload y our submission!  Thank you to Helmar Designer, Connie Mercer for her February Challenge Idea!

Yes it is that time again to get your glue on and join us in this months Fantastic February Sketch Challenge!!  Lydell Quin worked her magic again and came up with a fantastic sketch that will sure to please~so get your glue and get ready to make a beauty!

Helmar has an adhesive for just about every crafting need so time to get crafty!!!

Here are some examples frome the Helmar Design Team~

By: Renee Aslette

BY: Connie Mercer 

By: Michelle Wallace

By: Angie Blom

Remember to Click Below on the "Add Your Link" to upload your project!  By taking our challenge and uploading a project you are automatically entered to win our random drawing for Helmar products!  Each month we pick a random winner to get some Helmar goodies!  What a fun way to play along!  Ready, Set UPLOAD!

Our random Winner from January is..............Laurie Carta!  Congrats to you Laurie!  Please email our shipping address to [email protected] to claim yor prize!

Let's have a Fantastic February with Helmar!

Tracy Weinzapfel
President, Helmar USA, Inc.

CHA Winter 2012 WINNERS!!

We are back from a successful CHA and catching up.  The office has been busy filling those orders and getting Helmar to retailers near year so make sure to check our Helmar Preferred Retailer list that is growing on the left!

We did have some fun and announced a GIVEAWAY in this video:

Our two random winners ARE:

Carol Douglas Oh my, a chance to win some of the coveted Helmar products that we can not get around here.

and

Pam Hansen Spradlin Loved the video...The Helmar Hotties of the Price is right!!!

and our AUSSIE WINNER:

Robyn Wood Spotlight sent me:) It would be great to win a prize pack.

 Congrats to you ALL and thank you all for joining us!  We had a lot of fun coming to you live from CHA!

Thank you!

Tracy Weinzapfel
President, Helmar USA, Inc.

A Monochromatic Layout

Today I wanted to share with you a challenge, which I set for myself.  I wanted to make a monochromatic layout.  A monochromatic layout consists of using any shade of one colour and I just added white.  My bestie picked the color "yellow" and off I set on the task ahead.

It was a little harder than I thought and maybe it had something to do with the color yellow which I don't always use.

This is what I came up with:

The main reason why I had so much fun with this page was the fact that I got to use Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste. 

I tore up lots of strips of Yellow Tissue Paper and then painted the Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste onto my white cardstock, then coating the paste on top of the tissue paper.

I made the twine circle by cutting out a circle of cardstock.  I used the Helmar Premium Craft Glue to cover the circle and starting from the middle,  I started to lay the twine down, in a circle shape, until I got to the end of the cardstock.  I then glued on a button.

So happy with the finished product.  I find it motivational to give myself a challenge occasionally, just to get the mojo happening.

Thanks for checking out my page.

Renee xo

 

 

 

Girly Grung Tag by: True :D

Hi Everyone!

I got some HaPpY MaIl yesterday from Stampers Anonymous and couldn't wait to play with it!

Today over @ Split Coast Stampers, the WT362 challenge is "Bountiful Borders" we were asked to use border punches...so I did!

I created this glamed up girly grunge tag using a Fiskars boarder punch on both sides of the green panel and to make the rosettes.

Since I was using so much Tim Holtz product, I just HAD to make a tag. KWIM?  :)

I used Helmar Acid Free Glue to put the papers together and Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots to add the rosettes and buttons. The Liquid Scrap Dots works perfectly for overlapping buttons because it fills in the gaps and really hold them in place! 

For a list of and links to the other products I used, please come visit MY BLOG.

I would love to hear what you think about my tag...especially since I have not done very many of them. :)

Have a great day!

Quick Cards with Helmar

Hi there agian Ladies and Gents.....

(if we have some looking today!)

Lydell Here from Australia with some quick cards.  Using the famous Helmar adhesives.

Here is what I have been playing with today!

I used some left over papers from a page I was working on and used up ALL the scraps making these cards.  I LOVE using up all the left over bits.  I feel so 'green' .....AND I dont have to have a little pile of left overs sitting on my table, getting larger and larger, before I get the hint and try and find a home for them!

 

So here are the Helmar goodies I used on this little project.....

Helmar 450 Quick Dry

Helmar Liquid Scrap dots

Helmar Permanent Adhesive Runner

 

All very cute, VERY easy and functional!  Which is what you want sometimes!  I love building up my card stash for when I need a card quick.  And its a great idea to have some little gift card holders in there too for when you are giving money or a gift card.  A fabulous quick fix to a forgotten gift.....or when you just dont know what to give.

Ok.....hope you are inspired to go make some cards!

Thanks for stopping by today