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Favourite family layout

Hi everyone! Kiki here on this special Acid Free Glue week on Helmar. I'm sharing a layout with you today using a variety of Helmar adhesives, one that I completed recently after taking a course at a local scrapbook shop.

I recently attended a workshop in Cornwall Ontario, and had a lot of fun, but didn't get to complete all the projects. I decided that it was high time to get to it, otherwise they wouldn't get done. We worked with some lovely soft papers and flowers, so I wanted to use a special photo to finish off the layout. So I pulled out a snapshot I had from an anniversary dinner from a couple years back. And because I knew that I wanted to put this special layout in a shadow box to hang in our home, I wanted to use products that were going to hold up to the test of time.

And that's one of the primary reasons I used the Helmar Professional Acid Free Glue. It won't yellow over time, protects my photos, and because it is liquid, I can reposition my papers or photo if I don't like where I've put it. They did a wonderful job adhering the flowers as well.

I also used some Helmar Fabric Glue to glue a fold in the fabric ribbon. And because some of the metal objects needed a little something extra, I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to glue the metal pieces to the layout. 

 I really like how it turned out, and know that it will stay beautiful for years to come!

 

 

 

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Scrapbook Paper Wall Art Panels

Welcome back to the Helmar Blog, it's L. Grace Lauer back for a fantastically easy project, thanks to Helmar Acid Free Glue. It can be made as simple as you want or embellish it with stunning flowers, gems and trinkets. Today I will be showing you how to turn your favorite scrapbook paper (you know the stuff... it's been in your stash for so long because you won't dare cut into it or cover it up with photos because it is so pretty) into decorative wall art panels.

Are you ready to get started? Here we go...

Supplies:

• Helmar Acid Free Glue
• 12 x 12 wood board (as many as you desire to make) 1/2 inch thick (so you can add the hardware to the back)
• Scrapbook Papers to match your room (as many as you desire to make... it works best if you make them in pairs, 2, 4, 6, 8 depending on the space you wish to hang them.)
• Embellishments if you wish (I used Cricut cut letters for my phrase and flowers, gems, book pages and trinkets)
• Picture Hanging Hardware for the back

Step #1: Spread Helmar Acid Free Glue over 1/2 of your board (I bought a board at the big box hardware store and they even cut it for me into 12 x 12 blocks for free).  I usually would not use so much glue but this is raw wood and it will absorb it faster.  If you choose you can gesso the wood prior to this step and use less glue and save a painting step later on)

 

Step #2: Place your scrapbook page over the top of the Helmar Acid Free Glue and use a Helmar Glue Spreader/Old Credit Card/School ID. I prefer for this step a flimsy credit card type card so that there is a softer touch to the paper minimalizing the chance of snagging (Paper vs. Cardstock). Smooth the paper onto the glue by starting in the center and moving out toward the edges.


Step #3: Take a sanding block and use it to distress/remove excess paper from around the edges. I also rounded the corners with this tool.  Clean up any excess Helmar Acid Free Glue that may have been squished out in Step #2 and paint the sides of the boards (if you did not gesso them prior to step #1).

* You could be done at this point, if you want some simple panels (like the teal ones in the display photo at the top of this post.)

Step #4: Use Helmar Acid Free Glue to adhere your paper letters as I did here. Actually I wound up using a tiny paint brush to apply the glue to the back of the letters. Since my letters were thin and small.

The praise I chose to add was the Chinese Proverb:  A Book is like a Garden carried in the pocket.

 

Step #5: Embellish as desired. I added these book pages using steps #1 - #3.

Then using Helmar Premium Craft Glue and Helmar Gemstone Glue I adhered the flowers, gems and trinkets. Here is a final look at the entire panel with the 3D embelishments added.

Step #6: Install the picture hanging hardware on the back side of our panels. Make sure to have the right side up.

Helmar Acid Free Glue is one of my go to Helmar glues.  It works on so many different things. Here are a few tips I have when using Helmar Acid Free Glue.

Tips for Helmar Acid Free Glue:

1. Never pool Helmar Acid Free Glue in a puddle on the back of your papers. Make circles with the glue and quickly spread it around. This is liquid glue and you can tell your papers will feel cool to the touch from the moisture.  Being a bit thicker then others on the market it doesn't warp your papers like other brands.
2. Helmar Acid Free Glue dries clear which is a wonderful benefit, but it does have a bit of shine to it. Keep that in mind and try to get it on the front of your projects unless you plan on sealing it with a fixative or decoupage, then you will be good to go.
3. Ways to apply Helmar Acid Free Glue to paper: With a paint brush, with a Helmar Scrapers and for your Embellishments: directly onto the back side of your paper embellishments like flowers, die cuts, chipboard shapes etc.

Thank you so much for spending time with me this Wednesday. I hope you enjoyed this project and will continue to come back and check out all the fantastic projects by all our designers.

 

PS: Want to WIN some Helmar Goodies? Enter into our monthly contest. Check out the details and rules here:  June's Challenge is a "Helmar Sketch Challenge". Also check out our Helmar Facebook Page!

L. Grace Lauer

Helmar Educator

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Butterfly Birthday Wishes Tutorial

Hello Helmar friends and followers!  I am so excited to be back here on the Helmar blog today featuring a card tutorial.  I used several "Acid Free" products today to build my Birthday Butterfly card. I hope I inspire you to try out some of these wonderful Helmar products.

1.  I located the "yellow" page out of a dictionary I use for crafting projects.  I like to coordinate my dictionary page with the theme of my card.  In this case I choose yellow!  I adhered my page to a piece of cardstock with Helmar Acid Free Glue, to make it more stable.  

2.  I painted on my Helmar Crackle step 1 and let it dry.  Then I proceeded with Step 2.  I quick dried mine using my heat gun.

3.  After I achieved the most amount of "Crackle", I rubbed in yellow acrylic paint into the cracks.  I then wiped off the excess with a damp cloth.

4.  I mounted my crackled dictionary page onto another piece of coordinating cardstock.

Here is a close up of the crackled/acrylic painted dictionary page.

5.  For mounting my butterflies to my card layout I am using Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots.  This is an acid free product too!  Scroll down for a close-up of the Liquid Scrap Dots!

6.  I adhered all my decorations to my card-front using Helmar Acid Free Glue.  I then added accents of Pearl Pen by Viva Decor.

7.  Don't forget the insides!  I LOVE decorating the inside of my cards too.  Makes them a little more special!

This is a really cool product.  I just let the Scrap Dots sit for about 5 minutes before I added them to my card.

The ribbon I have chosen for this card is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  Shimmer Satin- Daffodil.

Like I mentioned in the tutorial.  I always have to decorate the inside of my cards.  It just adds that extra touch!

Thank you so much for stopping by the Helmar blog today.  Hope you have a super crafty week!

For more Helmar ideas, visit my blog: www.jaxbeanstalks.blogspot.com

Supplies:

Adhesive: Helmar Acid Free Glue, Helmar Crackle, Liquid Scrap Dots

Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon

Stamps: Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps

Die: Cheery Lynn Designs, Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps

Paper: Authentique, Dictionary

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The Little Things of 2013 {A Mini Album}

Hello adhesive fans! DeeDee here today, how are you?

I have a pretty insatiable hunger for layering pretty things. Paper, chipboard, stamps, epoxy brads, ribbons.. just to name a few! 

And I'm so excited to always have a plethera of Helmar Adhesives at my side to aid me in layering! Today I'm sharing a mini album that I've been working on. I'll be working on it through the end of 2013 as it's what I'm using to record the little things I don't want to forget through the year!

This week, our Product Spotlight is Helmar Acid Free glue.

There are a couple pages you can see my own blog, but I really wanted to share the following page from the inside with you:

This page is a full photo page! When I built the album I put in all blank paper pages, but this photo was so perfect to be its own page. I was able to utilize Helmar Acid Free glue all over the back of the photo to adhere it down. It created a STURDY SECURE bond between the photo paper and scrapbook paper. I don't have to worry about the glue eating the photo or altering it in any way! Now it looks like my photo IS the page. 

For the clustering at the top I've used more May Arts Ribbon, Flair and Chipboard from UmWowStudio, and Helmar's Fabric Glue. The Fabric Glue is so superb for keeping heavy ribbons down. But I have also found that the Fabric Glue is perfect for dobbing out a little blob and dipping tiny chipboard pieces into! Sometimes we need to experiment to find out what will work for our supplies.. and our TIME! I'm a fan of the Fabric Glue as an adhesive for my dense chipboard :).

This is the front cover of the book. I've used American Crafts Thickers which I reinforced with Helmar Quickdry 450, EP alphas, a label maker, Gauche Alchemy ouchless cardboard, My Mind's Eye paper, epoxy brad and button, and some May Arts Ribbons. When it comes to fibers and ribbons I always use Helmar Fabric Glue.

So, you can see that I love all my Helmar adhesives.   I do hope you will try using the technique I shared of embedding your photo INTO your page using Helmar Acid Free glue.   I think you will love it too!  

Join me next week for some Gauche Alchemy + Liquid Scrap Dots post!!

 

Product Spotlight Week - Helmar Acid Free Glue

 

Come back each day to see what amazing projects our Design & Education Team members have created using Helmar Acid Free Glue.   Watch this quick 3-minute video to see why it is one of our favorites.  Then scroll down to see the project featured today and each day this week.  Make sure you come visit on on Helmar Facebook page too! 

 

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We would love to see any projects you create using Helmar Acid Free Glue.   Share your links below in the comments or over at our Helmar Facebook Page! 

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Hello crafty friends! Today I'm going to share with you a fun project that I created to showcase some of my favorite finds from the sea. I love the idea of creating miniature shrines to celebrate different areas of my life.

I do want to note here that somehow, someway I lost {?} the beginning photos of the 1st steps but I will fill you in on the process. I started off by applying my chosen paper on to the inner pieces of this mini shrine from Retro Art Cafe. I used HELMAR Craft Glue for this job and allowed it to dry overnight. I proceeded to then trim off any excess paper to insure a good fit between all the pieces. I then painted all the exterior pieces of the shrine, which is made from masonite, with Paper Artsy Fresco Finish paint in Mermaid...isn't it the perfect color for this shrine.

Next I wanted a crackle finish and was eager to try the HELMAR Crackle Medium. It is a 2 step process and I followed the instructions found on the back of the package. I think it is fair to say that I don't think I applied enough of Step 1 and even though I let it stay overnight it was quite sticky the next morning. I was sure I hadn't done it correctly but applied Step 2 and allowed it to dry. I was so pleased when I went back and saw the fine crackle finish I had achieved and the stickiness was gone. I couldn't get a clear picture of the crackle but it is evident in person. The next time I will apply Step 1 more liberally and I think the crackle will be larger and more evident. My piece looks like a fine old piece of china that has started to craze.

Here you can see the finished interior and the front piece of the shrine ready to have seashells and beads glued on with HELMAR 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

After the shells and beads were dry I added a thin layer of Ranger Crystal Stickles. The completed front with my seashells and beads after I added layers of the Viva Stone-Art in Sand to create the look of being at the beach. I also covered wooden spools with the Viva Stone-Art to create legs which I attached to the shrine with HELMAR 450 Quick Dry Adhesive and Liquid Scrap Dots.

Shrine completed and ready to add my tiny treasures from the sea.

Thanks for stopping by today...if you were going to make a mini-shrine what would it be about? I would love to know ;)

 

 

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"She Girl" Card

Happy Wednesday Helmar Fans!  Kate here today to share with you one of my specialty "she girl" cards.  It is so easy to create and protect these "she girl" cards with the help of some Helmar Decoupage & Craft Paste and Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. 

I created this sweet girl for my sister-in-law, Dawn.  She is a wonderful woman with a strong, strong faith. 

 I started by spreading Helmar Decoupage & Craft Paste on a 4" x 5.5" piece of Sticky Back Canvas with a craft sponge.

To this wet glue canvas, I added green polka-dotted tissue paper.  A scrunch here and there, then I dried the tissue paper with a heat gun.  This created the base for my canvas.

On top of the tissue paper, I created my muli-media background with lots of gesso and paint. 

Next I got to designing my "she girl." I cut out my pieces of book paper and patterned paper to take shape of the body and dress.  

I applied Helmar Decoupage & Craft Paste both underneath and on top of each section as I built the girl. 

When my girl was complete, I finished the canvas by adding some stamped images in Archival Ink (it must be Archival). Once the ink was dry, I added another coat of Helmar Decoupage & Craft Paste to protect the canvas.  

The sticky back canvas was then mounted on a 4.25" x 5.75" piece of black cardstock. I added embellishments to dress up my girl and then glued the mounted canvas on a 4.5" x 6" card base with Helmar Premium Craft Glue.  

These cards are such a joy to make and are always appreciated.  I think part of it is because I try to capture a bit of the person receiving the card in each and every "she girl" card I give. 

Here are a couple more "she girl" cards I have made...

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial today.  We would love to see anything you create with Helmar products! Please share them on our Helmar FaceBook Fan Page. 

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Junes Challenge....

Welcome back to Helmar for the beginning of a new month. It comes around fast doesn't it.  We do hope you had a wonderful May and are ready to face June head on.

It was wonderful to see all the entries for the May Challenge- "Celebrating Mothers" and I had a great time hopping from Blog to blog checking them all out!  Thanks for playing along everyone!

So our Winner for the Mothers Day Challenge is.....

Dianne Hanson.

And her entry.....

 

Totally Lovely gift/card for her Mum for Mothers Day!  Thanks for playing along Dianne.  Contact cherylboglioli@helmarusa.com with your details and she will organise your Voucher to use at the Helmar store!

**Remember if you have not listed what Helmar glue you used, and how you used it, your project will not be eligible to win the Monthly Prize.

 

Now onto the June Challenge!

 

Here is my page for this challenge.

My Page featured several Helmar adhesives.....

(want some of your own.  Visit HERE

For the photos I used Helmar Acid free,  To make the circular embellishments I used Helmar Premium Craft Glue (nice and strong)  For gluing down the journaling strips, the hearts and the alphas,  I used Helmar Gemstone Glue.  A little unexpected, but I really like this one as it comes out beautifully from a fine tipped nozzle, and its quite sticky, meaning there does not need to be any overflow or stringy bits you might have to combat,using other glues, when gluing down smaller/thinner items. 

And a closer look....

There are some delicious Shimmerz Paints in the background, creating some texture underneath.

So this is the Challenge for June.

Use the Sketch, any way you like....

Post to your Blog/ Facebook/Flickr/Gallery & copy the post's link

Tell us in your post what Helmar Adhesives you chose for your Project (*required to win!)

Come back here and load with the Inlinkz tool (in the sidebar to the right.

and thats it.  Easy peasy!

 

With that....I will leave you all to it.  Get your skates on and get into the sketch this month!!!

Have a great June!