Helmar Creative Team

Art Journal page with 7 Dots Studio & Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste

Hi Helmar Fans!

I'm here to share with you an art journal page I did using some of the awesome papers by 7 Dots Studio! The quality of these papers are divine and they hold up incredibly well to all kinds of wet media I loaded up on top!! I was really drawn to their vintage papers from the Domestic Goddess collection - imagine my delight as I was checking out this collection to find they are made in POLAND (just a little giddy about that since I'm half Polish and really want to visit my father's homeland one day!!!) Anyhoo....on to my project! 

I started my page by laying down these tags from Domestic Goddess collection -- How awesome are they?! When I start a journal page and want to lay down some background papers, I always pull out my Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste. 

Then I just covered my entire page with different acrylic paints, Faber-Castell Gelatos, sprays, stencils, stamps, ink --- you name it!!!! It had been awhile since I've played with my paints or opened my art journal for that matter....I tend to get in my head a bit too much and find it hard to "LET GO" when I'm just playing. I need to do it more often so I don't do that! (I actually thought it was turning into a HOT MESS at this point...but you just need to keep going unitl you are happy with it -- that is part of the process!!!)

A couple of my favorite close ups:

I love how this turned out. This was actually an OOPS! I covered the image that I wanted to highlight as I was painting but I could still see the outline so I just added some gesso to cover the paint and then I used Faber-Castell big pit pens to color in the features and outlined them back in. Now it looks like it was MEANT to be like that. ;)

This came from the sticker sheet by 7 Dots Studio in the Domestic Goddess collection. I again used Helmar Decoupage and Craft paste to adhere it down even though it's self-adhesive because I didn't want it going anywhere and I also cover it with a light layer to seal it into the page.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to come back here every day this week to see what the other girls are up to as they continue to inspire and create using 7 Dots Studio!!!

Hopefully from 7 Dots Studio sticks together with HELMAR

Hello everyone! I'm back with a project created with 7 Dots Studio.

7 Dots Studio is a paperline that is created in Poland. The papers are of the highest quality and heavy in weight so they work perfectly in all tupes of mixed media/paper arts. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work with these papers and Helmar adhesives to show you how divine they are.

I chose to work with the HOPEFULLY line because the colors are so spring-like and I think many of us are ready to get this crazy {weather} winter over. I used HELMAR Acid Free Professional Glue for paper to paper and 450 Quick Dry for the paper rosettes and embellishments.

                            

 

Using Ranger Inkessentials Manilla Shipping tags #10 as my base I embossed, distressed, punched, inked, stapled and glued to create several different layers to these tags. After die-cutting the rosettes with my Vagabond I assembled them with my 450 Quick Dry Adhesive...because of the fast drying time and the crazy way of putting them together I needed that quick dry time to keep me from getting frustrated and the rosettes from being thrown in the garbage:)

 

Make sure you stop back all week to see what the other Helmar designers have created with 7 Dots Studio. Have a creative day!

Martha Richardson Helmar Design Team

Dreamer

Helmar has teamed up with 7 Dots Studio & I Got to play with the 'Dreamer Collection'  such a gorgeous range of papers and just perfect for my Buffalo picture - dont you think?

I cut, ripped, distressed and inked the edges of the papers & then layed, layed & layed, adhering them all into place with Helmar's Acid Free Glue............

Mesh was added here & there & secured into place with Helmar's Acid Free Glue............

The vine & lillies are secured  into place with Helmar's 450 Quick Dry.

I also want to share with you some other projects that I have done  with 7 Dots Studio Paper.

Address Book

Paper Bag Album

A Little Storage

thanks for stopping by until next time take care & happy creating...

Challenging myself

Hello again.

Michelle here from Adelaide, South Australia.

 

I am back to share with you a layout using some goodies I was lucky enough to be able to play with on behalf of Helmar and 7 Dots Studio.

 

Now... to share a little secret with you all about me.. very rarely do I use a full sheet of patterned paper as a background for my layouts.. Yes.. I am a little frugal when it comes to patterned paper. I find it very difficult to use a whole sheet of patterned paper for a background.

 

However just for something a little different AND because I have realised after just having moved house recently just how much paper I ACTUALLY have, I thought I would challenge myself a little.

 

So with that in mind I set to work using the "Hopefully" paper range by 7 Dots Studio. The hardest part I had on starting was actually deciding which side of the paper to use !

 

Using my Helmar Adhesive Tape Runner to adhere the larger pieces together certainly made my job just that little bit easier. Plus the fact that it was held in place nicely for me to be able to add a hand stitched border without the worry that the page would fall apart as I was stitching.

The rest of the layout came together easy with the help of some Helmar 450 and Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots. Both products are a match made in heaven for the fiddly bit you want to add to your layout such as twine and small strips of paper.

 

Must say that it was super easy to create dimension on the flags with a little help from Helmar 450 and a paint brush... I folded the centre of the flag over the fatter part of a paint brush to curve it. added a dab of Helmar 450 to the ends only of the flag and secured them to the page where I wanted them. Once I could see that the flag had been secured I removed the paint brush. The end result is that the flag looks like it is flapping in the breeze.

 

The only issue I had when creating this layout was that I had run out of dimensional magic to put on my title. Well... I solved that problem quickly by adding a thin layer of Helmar Gemstone Adhesive to my title with a paint brush. It dries clear and has left the title with a nice glossy accent. Super easy and a great alternate use for such a great product.

 

Products Used:

Helmar 450 Quick Dry

Helmar Adhesive Tape Runner

Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots

Helmar Gemstone Adhesive

7 Dots Studio - Hopefully -  Paper Range

7 Dots Studio - Hopefully - Sticker Range

 

Why not challenge yourself today to play around with products you wouldn't normally use.

 

Happy Scrapping,

 

Michelle Wallace x

The Good, The Bad and The Blurry...with Helmar and Clearsnap

Hi, It's Erin with you today with a Love themed layout to tie in with our Helmar and Clearsnap collaboration week.

It's taken me a year now to really embrace these blurry pictures. I always seem to reach for the "good" photos in my collection first, thinking I'll come back to the imperfect ones later. I guess that's true, because sometimes a photo is just too important to overlook, despite it's technical challenges.For me, there are several reasons that I needed to scrap these:

• These are the only ones I have from Valentines 2012
• I love the expressions on my kids faces
• They remind me of how much fun we had racing against the camera's timer
• They perfectly capture the action of the moment
• ...and they remind me that things in general don't always need to be picture perfect.

I began the layout by first inking my photos with some black Colorbox Cats Eye Pigment Inkpad, Then I set forth to create the background paper.

I used two different Jumbo Rollagraph Design Wheels and handle to make this. The Archival Dye Cartridges that fit the handle are loads of fun to use, as you get a consistant never ending supply of ink on the stamp. I just rolled randomly over the page until I was ready to switch to a more graduated shade of ink. That's when I released the contact of the roller with the ( black) Dye Cartridge, and just used what was left on the roller. Then I filled in areas with some colour by hand applying some Colorbox Fluid Chalk Inks ( Warm Red and Creamy Brown) to the rollers and then to the page. Further shading is achieved by lightly applying ink directly to the page in areas using the Creamy Brown Chalk Ink pad.

I assembled the papers and photos using Helmar's Professional Acid Free Glue. Once the borders were dry, I was able to easily add stitching without worrying about gumming up my sewing machine.Because I found the title letters too light in colour, I swapped out Archival Dye Cartridges for a turquoise, and rolled right over my letters to give them interest. Not a perfect application, but this whole page is about going with the flow.

 

For really tricky embellishments like the canvas butterfly, and this funky wire heart, Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Glue is amazing. I love how I was able to apply it to the irregular open back of the heart, and it doesn't even show.

So remember, scrapbooking is much like love- if something ( or someone) is really worth it, you've got to embrace the good and the bad, and just learn to go with the flow.

Helmar Design Team Member,

Erin Morehouse

'Tiles' on Cards with Helmar and Clearsnap

Hello Helmar fans! JJ here today, to share with you a couple of cards I made using ColorBox Molding Mats by Clearsnap.  (The first card is based on this month's Sketch Challenge) 

To create the 'broken tile' on this card, I started with Crayola Model Magic.  Yup - the same stuff your kids play with! 

I rolled it out with a brayer first.  Then I inked up the Molding Mats with ColorBox Chalk ink to act as a mold-release, and smooshed it into the clay.  Peel back carefully!

I trimmed the clay to the shape I wanted, and let it dry.  Then I highlighted the 'tile' with more Colorbox chalk ink.

Now, this clay has a funny texture, so I didn't take any chances - I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry to make sure it stayed put.  (The papers were all adhered with Professional Acid Free Glue)

The tiles on this card were made in the same way. 

I added Zap Dots behind the first layer of paper, to give it a little extra lift:

I can see me using these Molding Mats again - they were a lot of fun to experiment with, and it would make a fun project with my kids.  Of course, Helmar will be there to hold together our experiments!

Helmar products:

• 450 Quick Dry
• Professional Acid Free Glue
• Zap Dots

Preferred Partner Products:

• ColorBox Molding Mats
• ColorBox Chalk ink
• Bazzill patterned paper and cardstock
• Susan K Weckesser patterned paper

Thanks for visiting!
JJ Sobey, Helmar Design Team member

Take Flight with A Fun Altered Project

Hello! It's Amy, one of Helmar's certified educators, and I am so excited to share my first altered paintbrush with you today, during our fun swap with Clearsnap! I recently signed up to participate in a really fun swap between altered artists, and we are using paintbrushes. I had never made an altered paintbrush before, so I decided to make this one as a trial run. I created this for my lovely artist friend to display in her store, and it's definitely as sparkly and unique as she is. I plan to teach how to create one of these at the store in a few months. I can't wait to share these techniques.

 As you will see in the quick slideshow video, showing how I created my paintbrush, I used plenty of Helmar and Clearsnap...including lots of Fairy Dust Glitter in Sugar Shimmer! Everything is better with glitter in my world.

Most of the elements on the paintbrush, are adhered with Helmar Premium Craft Glue.

I love to add plenty of details to each of my projects, and it is made easy with wonderful inks, and adhesives. Have a look at my process in a short video:  

 

Thanks so much for joining me today! Visit me at my blog: www.sparklinggnome.com

Supplies:

*Helmar:

Decoupage Paste

Premium Craft Glue

Adhesive Runner

450 Quick Dry

Zap Dots

*Clearsnap:

Mix'd Media Inx: Wisteria, Denim, Patina, Honey, Truffle

Colorbox Cat's Eye: Seattle Sky

Fairy Dust Glitterf: Sugar Shimmer

*4" Wooden Paintbrush, Hardware Store*Vintage Book Pages *Sizzix Tim Holtz Alteration Bigz Die: Wings *Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Embossing Folders: Wings *Patterned Paper: Basic Grey *Vintage Library Cards *Maya Road Metal Star *Dew Drops, The Robins Nest *Zipper Pull: Prima *Trims: Webster's Pages *Feathers, Michaels *Craft Paper, Unknown *Stamps: Stampin' Up, Viva Las Vegas Stamps *Sears Vintage Typewriter *Seambinding: Paper Issues, Handmade

Helmar and Clearsnap what a pair!

As part of this week's partnership with ClearSnap I am so excited to have been given an opportunity to work with some of Donna Salazar's Mixed Media inx by ColorBox.  I teamed that up with some of ColorBox's Fluid Chalk inkpads, to create these two projects! 

The first of my projects is a canvas I created as a little inspiration to go up in my craft room.  I just loved the colours and I used some yummy Helmar products to team up with these inks.  

To create the background I used Helmar Decopage and Craft paste to adhere many layers onto the canvas.  I used some paints and sprays and then teamed that up with the ColorBox inks and Unity Stamps to create a lovely mixed media effect.    Putting the final elements together was a no brainer with my Helmar 450 Quick Dry and Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots at hand to add flowers and alphas.  

I hope you like my finished canvas, already hanging in my room.

My second project was created to take part in this month's Helmar Challenge.  

These challenges are so much fun.  I created this tag for someone very special to me and so I wanted to send her my own little piece of art.  It came together in no time thanks to Lydell's awesome sketch (love those) Color Box Fluid Ink in Amber clay to add finish and dimension as well as Helmar Liquid Scrapdots and Helmar 450 Quick dry to adhere it all together!

If you haven't yet had a chance to play along, you have all month, so click on the challenge image above for all the details and get those entries in for a chance to win an awesome pack of Helmar goodies!!  

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Beck Beattie

Helmar Design Team

Clearsnap Card and Layout with Helmar Adhesives

Hi Helmar fans! It's Kate Vickers here. I would like to share this card that I made using Clearsnap products. They have very generously provided our Design Team with a selection of their products. I used their Cat's Eye Pigment Ink pads in Canary, Cranberry and Black.

I used Helmar Zap Dots and Scrap Dots to create the dimention on my card. Scrap Dots were used to pop up the feather and the 'Hello My Name Is...' stamped image. Zap Dots were used to pop up the flower. I love that you can easily control the height of items with Scrap Dots. It's one of my favourite products out there.

I used our sketch of the month to create my card. It's a great sketch. Upload your card using the Linky Tool on the right hand side of our Blog. You could win an awesome prize pack of Helmar goodies!

Supplies

• Clearsnap Cat's Eye Pigment Ink pads
• Helmar Premium Craft Glue, Zap Dots and Scrap Dots
• Stamps by Cocoa Daisy and Studio Calico
• Patterned papers, cardstock and stickers by American Crafts
• Washi tape by KI Memories
• Bingo card by Pretty Little Studio

I used Top Boss Embossing Powder by Clearsnap in white on this layout. I love using my favourite doily stamp with embossing powder to create a realistic looking doily. My favourite glue for gluing paper to paper is Helmar Premium Craft Glue -- that's what I have used here. For gluing ribbon to paper I like a stronger bond, so I use Helmar 450 Quick Dry.

Here is a close up of the doily stamp.

Supplies

• Top Boss Embossing Powder by Clearsnap
• Helmar Premium Craft Glue and 450 Quick Dry
• Patterned papers, rub ons and dimensional stickers by My Mind's Eye
• Alphabet stickers by American Crafts
• Ribbons by Harmonie and Making Memories
• Stamp by Stampin' Up
• Pearls by Recollections
• Pen by Staedtler
• Punches by Stampin' up and Martha Stewart
• Photo by Canadian Baby Photographers

Thanks for dropping by today! I hope that you like my projects.

Kate Vickers
Helmar Design Team Member

 

February Monthly Challenge with Helmar

Welcome to the Next Challenge for 2013!  The February Challenge looks like this......

Yes its a card sketch.

Everyone could use more cards, so here is a sketch for you to create a card with for the month of February!  (Keep in mind the 14th is a special day.....you might just *need* a card for that date!!!!)  If you can use the sketch for something else, please feel free....It doesnt have to be a card, if you are not a card person.

Anyway....Here's my attempts at this sketch....

 

 

 

 

 

Now some exciting news....We have a linky tool installed right here on our website, so uploading your Challenge project is now MUCH easier!!!!  Yay....I do hope more of you give the challenge a try now that the Linky tool is here on the blog!  

So all you have to do is load your project into its own blog post on your blog and add your project details- (before the end of the month, for your chance to win a fabulous Helmar goodie pack!)....then copy the URL for that post and come back here and click the INLINKZ Upload button (in the sidebar) and follow the prompts.  Its easy, and people will be directed to your blog to see your project up close, this mean some more Blog traffic for you too!  Benefits all round!  The Prize packs are always worth the effort!!!

 

Speaking of which.....We have another Winner!!!!

 

CONGRATULATIONS

 Sandee Setliff  

You have won the January Challenge.  YAY!!!!

Please contact [email protected] with your details to arrange your goodie pack!

Thanks for participating Helmar People!!!

Looking forward to seeing February's entries.....