Helmar Creative Team

Building Dimension with Helmar's Zapdots

Hi Helmar Fans!  Cathy hosting the blog today and I have a summer card to share with you.  I used Helmar's Zapdots in Black 1/4" Round and White 1/2" Square to add lots of dimension to my card.  I love that the papers on these little dots of adhesive are not all staticy...I hate that when working with dimensional adhesive dots.  Helmar Zapdots come in white, black, clear and square or round and a variety of sizes.    I also used Helmar Quickfix adhesive runner for adhering just the basic layers of my card.

I started with cutting all the patterned paper pieces I needed with my Silhouette Cameo.  I knew this design would be fun to layer and add lots of dimension too.  There are over 20 pieces cut for this particular design.

After everything was cut, I inked all the edges with Distress Ink from Ranger.  Inking the edges helps give the illusion of more dimension creating a shadow effect even on your layers that are flat.  I adhered the card base with Helmar's Quickfix Adhesive Runner and then went to work on adding Zapdots to the backside of the elements that I wanted to be dimensional.

I added Zapdots to the palm tree, water and double layered the Zapdots of my flowers to give in more height!

Look at all that fun dimesnion.  The card in a little of a 1/2 inch thick, all created with Helmar's Zapdots.  They are quick n easy to work with and add so much to layered designs.  This card wouldn't  be near as much fun without the Zapdots!

Thanks for joining us today at Helmar!

Helmar Products

Quickfix Adhesive Runner

Zapdots Black Round 1/4"

Zapdots White Square 1/2"

Embellished Holiday Journal

Happy Independence Day!!  I'm so excited  to be sharing my creation with you on this day.  On this day as we spend time laughing, playing and spending time with our family; I'll also be taking pictures and adding them to this "Fourth of July" themed smash book.  

This is such a great way to create a quick themed journal to use while on vacation, at events, etc.  This will allow you to capture your memories while on the go and instantly place them in a journal to enjoy.

This journal cover is full of stars, bright yet vintange colors and a bit of bling.  Overall a show of patriotic love.  Let's get started on how I created this textured dimension for the cover.

To start, I begin creating fanned paper flowers for the cover by cutting strips of patterned paper, scoring and folding each piece.  To adhere all of my layers, including the paper flowers I used Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA glue.

Begin assembling the flowers add adhesive to the edges to connect both ends.  Cut a mini circle of felt to add to the bottom of your flower then press out your fan.  Also add a dot of adhesive to the bottom of the felt to adhere the flower to your project.

To add dimension to the cover, I used Helmar 1/2" round double sided Zapdots under a layer of pattern paper.  Adding layers and dimension to your creations truly adds life to the project.

And there you have it, a fun and simple journal that's just waiting to add memories to.  Memories to cherish with family and friends for a lifetime.

Have a wonderful and safe holiday!

Helmar Products Used:

1/2" round double sided Zapdots

Craft & Hobby PVA glue