Helmar Creative Team

Helmar Craft Glue and Minnie Mouse

Hi, Veronica here today to share with you the cutest Minnie Mouse Dress Album ever! 

 

 I have made this album several times, I first designed it years ago as a class for a scrapbook convention.  The class sold out!  Since then I have had numerous requests to have more classes for this album.  So back by popular demand I am making this album again and for this project I am featuring Helmar Helmar Craft Glue

 

 

 

I will be using this glue not only on my chipboard but also for adhering my paper as well as my ribbon, buttons, and embellishments.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my Minnie Mouse Album.  I hope I have inspired you to try Helmar and their Craft Glue.  For more photos of the pages in this album, please stop by and say hello on my blog. 

 

Happy Scrapping ... Veronica (kitsnbitscraps)

 

Helmar Product Used:

Helmar Craft Glue

Decoupaged Spring Frame by Tamiko

I love decoupaging.  Yes, I am publicly declaring my love for the Decoupage and Craft Paste.  It can be used straight out of the jar or you can dilute it with a little water to make it thinner for more fragile papers.  I have DecoArt Decoupage papers and I loved using them below for the quick frame I decorated.  I found the frame in a dollar bin from Michaels, it is wooden, flat surfaced and has a heart cut out on it,  so I had to have it! Let me show it to you!!

 

 

I first removed the contents from the heart shaped cut out. Then I covered the surface with the Decoupage & Craft Paste with a dry brush. I could wet the brush a little, because the paste is really thick. Maybe a damp brush will allow the paste to slide across the surface more freely.  I also cut the heart out then I laid the paper down and smooth it out with an old plastic card.

 

 

Then  I took some scraps from another patterened paper in my decoupage kit and cut some petals for a few flowers.  I laid them on the front of the frame and then used buttons for the flower centers. Once everything was dry....I used my black Sharpie china pencil to make detailed markings on the petals.  I found a quote I had on some vellum and I cut it out and placed it in the frame you can always remove the heart and place what you like, as you like. I used my Quick Dry 450 and placed the buttons as flower centers on the frame's surface.

 

 

Spring will be here in a matter of weeks.  What will you be using to freshen up the look  of your home, office or work area, so it feels like spring on the inside? Even more importantly, what will you be adding to your diy/craft arsenal from HELMAR to make sure that it is all possible? Have a great weekend and THANK YOU for stopping by!!

Moments Mini Tag Album

Good morning everyone, Steph Ackerman here to share a mini tag album today.  The album itself is comprised of mini envelopes and chipboard tags that slip inside each envelope.

Mini albums come in assorted shapes and sizes and, using Helmar adhesives, this album was assembled quickly.

Using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, I adhered the papers to the envelopes and the tags.  This adhesive does not buckle papers so it was the perfect adhesive to use.  Once all the pages were assembled, I moved on to the embellishments.

Helmar Clear Square Zapdots were used to add elements to the pages.  They added just a hint of dimension to the album.

As you can see my papers have no wrinkles even when fully dry.

I hope you've enjoyed this mini album.  What will you use your mini album for?

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Tiny (Cardboard) Taxidermy with Helmar Zap Dots

Greetings creators of the large and the small! Jenn, here, with a little project that makes for big smiles.

It's a shame, but I haven't had any time, lately, to spend on my doll-sized projects. We recently began a down-to-the-studs renovation of our downstairs bathroom and the slow progress on it made the desire to do something small and quick grow exponentially. So I spent a couple of Friday nights converting a cereal box into a doll room (a la My Froggie Stuff) and decided that a trendy touch was definitely needed.

To make your own pint-sized cardboard creation you only need a few things:

• Lightweight chipboard
• Card stock
• Helmar ZapDots, black, 1/2" and 1/4"
• Helmar Quick-Fix Adhesive Runner
• Scissors or electronic die cutter

Plus a pattern, which you can find with a quick search online. There's an Instructable that is particularly good, of you could make your own if you want to give it a try. To use the pattern with my Cricut, I pulled the image into Photoshop and dropped out the background to make a decent cutting file. I also made a few more tweaks and got rid of the cross pieces--after all, that's what I have Helmar Zap Dots for!

A quick upload to Design Space and it cut through the chipboard and the card stock like a dream. Otherwise transfer your pattern to the chipboard and card stock and fussy cut.

Attach the card stock to the corresponding chipboard pieces with your Helmar Quick-Fix Adhesive Runner, keeping your pieces in assembly order as you go.

Assemble the head pieces, starting with the nose and working back, using black Helmar Zap Dots, using the 1/4" for the smaller pieces and switching to the 1/2" when the segments get big enough to hide them.

You can stack two or more dots between sections to give your paper sculpture the right shape. I found I needed 3 layers to get the right profile for the nose (thankfully it was easy to gently ease the sections apart to add more dots).

Construct the neck with a double layer of the 1/2" Helmar Zap Dots for the first few spaces and then switching to a single layer. Offset each segment slightly higher than the one behind to mimic the natural arch of the animal's neck. Having a reference picture nearby could help get the shaping just right.

There's an optional bit of antlers that you can use or not--the deer head will look fine without them--but I decided to add them since I'd already cut them out (facing both sides with the card stock instead of just one). Dry adhesive just wouldn't do for this fiddly piece, so I grabbed the trusty Helmar 450 Quick Dry and braced the cross pieces against one of the existing antler spikes.

Since I made this for a mini room that is designed to fold up when not in use, I used two strips of self-adhesive Velcro to attach the tiny taxidermy to the wall. It just might be my favorite mini project to date!

Wishing you creative days,

Helmar Creative Team Call 2016

 

Helmar is a recognized leader and manufacturer of adhesives, aerosols and liquid products in a                wide variety industries.We are looking for new additional Creative Team members to help showcase & promote our amazing products.

If you’d like to become a member of one of the most talented and easy going Creative teams out there,   whilst showcasing Helmar products and your talent to the world & deep into cyberspace.

Then this call out is for you!

We are looking for dedicated Creative Team members who can work in a team environment with our various creative needs, deadlines & requirements.

Member positions on the Helmar Creative Team are for a 6 month period beginning April 1st, 2016.

As a member of the Helmar Creative Team you will…

Receive a generous amount of Helmar products. Make friendships for life or not, that’s up to you.          Fingers crossed, you will quite possibly receive a selection of products from our                                  generous Preferred Partners throughout your term to create with (subject to availability).

So what does it take to be a part of the Helmar Creative Team?

Here are your responsibilities:

    1-2 projects per month consisting of posts on the Helmar blog, shared on your personal blog and Facebook page, along with the Helmar Facebook page, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter.
 
If you would like join the Helmar Creative Team, please see the requirements below and email to [email protected]

 
    (1) Name, address, phone number (best number to contact you on if needed) and email address.
    (2) Short biography (tell us a little about yourself and why you would like to join our Creative Team).
    (3) Links to your online galleries, blogs, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter pages.
    (4) A List other design teams you are now on or have previously been on.
    (5) Two examples that will best showcase your work.

Please ensure file sizes are not overly large or small, nothing over 1mb. Examples could be your Papercrafts, altered art, mixed media, craft projects, kid’s projects, home décor, DIY, quilting & sewing, etc. using Helmar or similar products.)
    Make sure to list any special techniques you’ve used using adhesives.

Time is ticking

Please submit your application to [email protected] by Friday 11th March 2016.

No late submissions will be accepted.

The new Helmar Creative Team will be announced by the 25th of March, 2016
 

** At this time we are only accepting applications from Australia and United States.

Be ready for the cold in this adorable re-cycled toboggan!

Believe it or not, this project all begin with Lent and the idea to clear out an unused piece of clothing every day beginning on February 10th and to donate the items to a place like Goodwill. It sounds so easy to do...until you find something that you need to get rid of but isn't in good enough shape to donate....now what?

Well, I repurposed a stained sweater into the cutest winter toboggan ever. I just love it and the sweater I used even matched a pair of gloves I already had, so it was a win-win!

 Using a winter hat as a template I laid out my sweater inside out and placed the hat on top of the sweater. You can trace around the hat, or pin it to your sweater for stability but I found it easy to simply cut around mine leaving about ½" seam allowance around the edge.

Then, once you have it cut out, seperate the pieces and use your Helmar Fabric Glue to lay a generous line around the outside edge on one side.

Then lay the cut pieces back together with the "wrong"side still  facing outward.

I gently pressed down along the edges with my fingers just to make sure the glue adhered to the sweater material. I'm impatient but I waited approximately 5 minutes before turning the hat inside out so now the seams were inside the hat. Boy, does this glue dry fast!! Ya gotta love that!

I rolled up the bottom of the hat into a cute cuff and tacked it down with more of the glue. You can try on your hat first to make sure you get it looking just like you like it and then remove it to do this step.

My last step was pinning on a flower. Yes, I could have glued it on and it would have stayed on since you can wash the Fabric Glue but I wasn't too sure the flower itself could withstand washing so now I can remove it whenever I need to.

I must say that this was so fun and easy to do that I am now eyeing a lot of my older sweaters in a new way!

Valentine Layout featuring Helmar Crystal Kote Fixative

 

 

The Month of Love

Even though Valentine's day has come and gone the spirit of the day remains all month long!  Kathleen here sharing a mixed media layout with you featuring Helmar Crystal Kote Fixative.

 

  Today I am sharing with you a layout of my two special valentines, my daughters.  This photo shows their very distinctive personalities!

I did not want to loose the color or design of this paper by applying gesso.  I also didn't have any clear gesso but I did have Helmar Crystal Kote Fixative.  I gave both sides of the paper a good spray.  Now the paper is ready to take on the paints without soaking into the paper.

 

Helmar Zapdots black round 1/4 inch were the perfect size and strength to adhere these gears in place. 

 

Helmar Acid Free Glue was the perfect medium to adhere this decorate pair of scissors and all of these copper beads in the bottle cap spilling out and down the page. This Acid Free glue gives me just enough wiggle room time to place my letters in just the right position as they cascade down the side of the picture.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek.  I always enjoy your lovely comments.

 

Helmar products used:

  

Flowers are the music of the earth.

Vicki-Ann here and It's summer here in Australia. The flowers in my garden are so pretty, so I took my canvas outside to take my photo's and send you a bit of sunshine. I was told recently that I should put more of my art on canvas's and that it was a shame to keep my art all in journals and not pop some on canvas to give away or display. So thought today for Helmar I would follow that advice and do just that.

 I started with Gesso on my canvas then I tore some paper and used my Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste and glue spreader and glued the papers on. Now I paint all over these and you are probably thinking! Well why did you put it there only to paint all over it and now you cant even see it? Well I will tell you why I did this at the end..   

Next step was to do my background and I grabbed my Decoart paints and just blended them down on a diagonal with a streaky blending.  Grabbed my stencils and added some dashes and numbers. I had pre-painted some card stock and tore that up into circles and a wave pattern. Then it was time for some more Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste. It sticks it down so well, I never have to worry about the edges coming up. Then I waited for it to dry thoroughly because the next part is the fun part for me. Yep the doodling with my pens..

So why did I put that paper down at the start only to paint over it. Well I like to write quotes and it gives me a great smooth surface to write on because canvas can be so tough on pens. Here is a close up.

I like the added texture that it adds to the background too. When you pop the paper down you just never know what is going to happen when you add more layers. I always think its an important step in any of my Mixed Media projects. I finished my canvas off with 2 coats of Crystal Kote Matte Spray Varnish to protect it from dust and fading.  I just love that quote "Flowers are the music of the earth" now I can pop this on my wall to remind me of summer. 

 

 

Puppy Love Valentine's Card

Greetings, card lovers! Jennifer here, with a Valentine's Day card absolutely perfect for the animal lover in your life.

For this card I dug up some line art/digital stamps I created a few years back for my central image. If you've never tried running fabric through your inkjet printer, you're in for a treat how well it works! Printing your design on fabric instead of paper adds fabulous texture to your creation.

To make this card you'll need:

• Digital stamp or clip art
• Linen or other even-weave fabric
• Fabric Markers
• Corrugated Paper
• Card Stock
• Helmar Fabric Glue
• Helmar Quickfix Adhesive Runner
• Wide Burlap Ribbon
• Decorated buttons or beads
• Miscellaneous: freezer paper, iron, inkjet printer, scissors, straight edge

In order to run fabric through your printer, you need to stabilize it. So start by attaching the shiny side of your freezer paper to the back of your fabric with an iron. Trim the paper to whatever size your printer takes and load it into the printer as normal. Print your digital stamp or clipart, leaving a wide margin around each image to allow for trimming and fraying, later.

Another benefit to the freezer paper stabilizer is that it makes it a lot easier to color with fabric markers. But once you've finished, peel away the freezer paper and gently pull the threads around the perimeter to fray the edges slightly.

Trim strips of the corrugated paper at least as tall as your printed image. Attach two of the strips to the back of the fabric, along the sides, with Helmar Fabric Glue.

Overlap two more strips of corrugated paper to make an L and then attach to the top of the fabric with more Helmar Fabric Glue, creating your doghouse. Attach it all to a background piece of open weave, wide burlap ribbon with still more Helmar Fabric Glue. 

Prepare your card base by attaching a strip of contrasting card stock to your folded card with Helmar Quickfix Adhesive Runner. The contrasting card stock needs to be wider than your "dog house" but not wider than the burlap.

Write your message on a narrow strip of fabric that also got the frayed treatment. Tuck in the corner edges on an angle, securing with Helmar Fabric Glue, to give it a the look of a banner.

Embellish the card front with themed buttons or beads, attaching them with the Helmar Fabric Glue, before adhering the decoration to the card front. A card like this is sure to get you out of the doghouse with your special someone!

Wishing you creative days!

Valentine Goody Bags with Veronica

Hello, Veronica here to share with you my take on Valentine's Day Goody Bags. 

 

 Today I will be using Helmar Tacky Craft Glue and Helmar Gemstone Glue.

 

 

 

I used my Helmar Tacky Craft Glue to adhere all of the paper on my candy bags and also the box below.

 

 

 

Next I used the Helmar Gemstone Glue to add all the jewels and some of the flowers to embellish my Valentine Goody bags and boxes.

 

 

 

 

 

Helmar Product Used:

Helmar Tacky Craft Glue

Helmar Gemstone Glue

 

Thank you for stopping by today, wishing you an early Happy Valentine's Day