Hi everyone ~ Martha here with Part 2 of the creative fun between Faber-Castell and HELMAR. It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the incredible support Faber-Castell has offered as a preferred partner with the Helmar designers and educators.
I love using the Gelatos and Metallic PITT Artist pens on canvas...let me show you a canvas mini book cover created with them.
Here is the cover with canvas embellishments before they got the Faber-Castell treatment.
Using a stencil from Stencil Girl Products and Essential PITT® Artist Pens in black I first traced around the stencil. Knowing that the color from the Artist Pitt Pen would not bleed I proceeded to color wash the different areas with Faber-Castell Gelatos. Notice how you can get wonderful shading by adding 2 or 3 colors. I colored the ART letters in matching colors using the Faber-Castell Metallic PITT Artist pens. To show how well the gelatos take to other fabrics I used a small lace rosette in a matching color. Both the canvas letters and the lace flower were attached to the cover with Helmar Fabric Glue. I added a small amount of Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots to the center of the flower for some height.
Using the same Gelatos I color washed the pleated canvas trim and the edge of the cover.
I found some muslin ribbon and also colored washed it to use as ties on the cover.
I love how the colors from the Gelatos pop off the canvas. With a few Gelatos and some water I have a custom made cover to be used as a gift.
The other project I want to share today is a journal page I just finished in my Dylusions Creative Journal using Dylusions Ink Spray. When I create in my journal the only pens I use are the Artist PITT Pens because they are "made with odorless, waterproof, lightfast and archival India ink so your images stay bright and vibrant for many years to come." I use all the various sizes depending on the effect I'm going for! On this page I also used Helmar Professional Acid Free Glue to adhere the stamped images to the page.
I hope I've given you some creative ideas and different ways of creating with HELMAR and Faber-Castell products.
Martha Richardson ~ HELMAR Design Team Member
