Helmar Creative Team

Happily Ever After Begins Here

My husband and I were poor college students when we got married in 1975. The wedding was in Western, PA.  My grandmother in Michigan was ill and could not attend,  so we decided to honeymoon in Niagara Falls and then travel through Canada to Michigan to visit her. Niagara Falls was, and still is, quite the honeymoon destination. Little did we know that a year later, my husband would take a job at Kodak in Rochester, NY and we would be able to visit Niagara Falls any time we wanted. 

These photos were taken on our trip 42 years ago. If you have never been, the falls are breathtaking! Definitely a place everyone should visit.  

  

Before I started my layout, I gathered my supplies including Helmar Scrap Dots, 450 Quick Dry and Acid Free Glue. 

 

Each adhesive has a purpose. I like the 450 for adhering the doily and photos because it is safe for those. The 450 dries quickly so is wonderful for creating clusters. And the Scrap Dots allow me to add dimension such as to the words at the bottom of the layout.  And I know that once secured, the items will stay there both now and later!

And, here is the layout again. 

 

 

 

Thank you for joining me on this trip down memory lane! It is never too late to go back and scrap those old photos! Grab your Helmar and get started!

 

 

Product Spotlight of Helmar 450 Quick-Dry Adhesive - Lydia

Hello everyone, Lydia back to share a Product Spotlight on one of my all time favourite, the Helmar 450 Quick-Dry Adhesive. The project I have created to share today is a little card in inspiration of Summer as here in Australia at the moment it is a little chilly as we are in Winter.

The things that I used for this project are:

• Helmar 450 Quick-Dry Adhesive
• Blank white card
• Patterned Paper
• Paper doily
• Alpha bet stickers
• Embellishments

First things first, I picked out a Heidi Swapp patterned piece of paper and adhered it to my blank card.

Next I adhered a white paper doily to give the card a delicate feel.

I than picked out some embellishments that I knew I wanted to make a cluster with. The embellishments I used was a flair, paper clip, ribbon and some paper flowers. These were all adhered with my trusty Helmar 450 Quick-Dry Adhesive.

And lastly I added the word 'Summer'.

Here are some close ups.

So that is my project for my Product Spotlight of my favourite go-to Helmar 450 Quick-Dry Adhesive. I will be back in a few weeks to share yet another project.

Lydia xxx

Planner/Page Inspiration Clips with Tamiko

I will be the first to admit I am truly addicted to making my own planner clips.  I mean how can I not be?  As a true paper crafter I love paper, embellishments and other bits and bobs as they become available.  As a self proclaimed paper crafter enthusiast, the only glues I grab are created by Helmar. I don't use a glue gun and in most cases it would be dangerous to have one in my house ::chuckles::

Well let me show you what I have been playing around with.

 

Supplies needed to created my banner style planner clips include"

Helmar Super Tac EVA

Helmar Premium Craft Glue (clear)

Cardstock (double sided -decorative)

Paper Clips (regular and jumbo)

Prima Distress Tool

Rubber stamps

Ink Pad (archival)

Embellishments - Trims, Words , Handmade Washi Tape

I begin by cutting my paper down to the appropriate size, based on the paper clip I am using. and the I distress the edges.  

 

I then use the Super Tac, because not only is it a strong glue, it is also super fast tack!  I'm not burning my fingertips to use a glue gun on this small project or any for that matter! ::smiles::

 

I then get out my Premium Craft Glue to adhere the plastic faux rhinestones. Sure I could have used Super Tac, but I immediately think the clear premium is better on this because the trim gets a chance to snuggle to the paper and if I apply to much it won't matter, because the glue dries clear and and has a bit of an additional shine to any excess. 

I add some of my homemade washi to the banner base and switch back to the Super Tac, not because of how fast it sticks, but because it's more fluid and allows my paper piece to lay as flat as I need it to be against the washi tape. ::thinking its a nice touch to add some positive word/names to refer to ourselves:: I used a small point to add the glue to the backside.

 

Finally added even more ribbon or trim, just because I can with the Premium Craft glue.

 

 

And V OI L A!!  nice and cute planners paper clips you can put within your books or planners or even just on front to remind you or whoever you gift it to, that they are... a champion.. a warrior.. a teacher.. and they are part of a family, a tribe or sisterhood.. ::smiles::  Hope you try to make some!!  Don't forget to choose the adhesives that had YOU and YOUR PROJECTS in mind, when the adhesives were created and that's HELMAR WORLDWIDE!

 

 

 

Fringe technique

Hi Everyone, it's Bridget here.  Today I would like to share with you a technique I have only recently started using. I first used this technique on a scrap booking challenge and since then have used it many ways.  I love how this technique gives movement and texture to your creation.

Here are some cards I created using the Fringe Technique.

What you will need:

Cards, or white card stock cut to size

Helmar Craft and Hobby PVA Glue

Helmar fabric glue

Fringe scissors/herb scissors

pattern paper

ribbons/twine/washi tape

embellishment

clear stickers/stamps

 

First step is to cut your patterned paper into 3 cm strips. Then using fringe scissors cut away.  You can individually cut strips with normal scissors but by using Fringe scissors you get a more even, tidier cut. A tip is to not close your scissors all the way, as it will sometimes tear your paper.

Next apply Helmars craft and hobby glue to the edge of the strip.

Continue layering the strips until you get about 3/4 up the card.

Then on your last row, add some ribbon or twine using Helmars fabric glue. On this card I decided to add some heart paper strip I had. You can then add a clear sticker or stamp on a greeting to your card.  Adding a embellishment to your card also help make your card stand out.

Here are the completed cards.

Thank you for stopping by. Happy crafting.

Handmade Gift - with Lisa

Hi there

Lisa here today to share a sweet, quick & simple idea for a handmade gift.

I thought long & hard about this theme as it really could be anything & is quite open to interpretation.

So here is what I came up with.

The idea behind this gift was based on the thought of making something cute to put on my work desk. I am very visual & like to look at pretty things. I had everything I needed to make this in my stash - which is even better! I also thought this would be a fantastic gift for someone in hospital whereby fresh flowers are sometimes not allowed. It could also be a table centrepiece, you could make it birthday or celebration themed.

Supplies required:

Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive

A Jar you can purchase these at most discount stores, or recycle one 

Shredded paper or scrunched up cellophane or tissue paper

Coloured paper straws 

Ephemera & or Die cut pieces (I used a Crate Paper Chipboard Sheet)

Process:

Once I had all my supplies ready. I used talcum powder to remove the adhesive from the back of my chipboard pieces. You can miss this step - but if you do dust tends to be attracted to the adhesive.

I then filled the jar 3/4 of the way with my shredded paper & figured out my rough placement of my straws.

I then applied Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to the centre of the chipboard pieces, one at a time.

I then placed the straw as central as possible, holding it in place on the glue - ensuring that it doesn't peek out over the top of the chipboard.

Do this for all of your straws & chipboard pieces.

Set aside to let glue set properly.

 

I also decided to stick some smaller pieces directly to my jar.

I chose a bow & a "Hello" sentiment. 

I applied baby powder to the reverse, then applied a small dob of the Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to them & held in place on the front of the jar.

I then placed the straws back in the jar, arranged them & topped it up with more shredded paper. 

The purpose of this is that when you push the straws in it tends to push the paper down, so applying more afterwards helps it to sit nicely.

Here are some close ups of my finished project.

I hope you have enjoyed my share & I'd love to see your creation if you have a go at recreating it.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

 

 

 

 

Disney with Donald Duck

Hey, everyone! Susan here again to share a quick scrapbook page I made of our family visiting Disney World in Orlando, Florida.  For this project, I pulled out my trusty Professional Acid Free Glue. I know this glue will hold my photos and pages together securely and safely. I've looked back at pages I made 15 years ago, and some of them had glue that just wasn't up to the task. The pages are falling apart, and I'm having to reassemble them as I come across them. It's so disappointing and frustrating! I know that in the future my Helmar glue will still be holding everything just the way it looks today!

I love how this page came together! No disney papers needed - I just used bright colors to play off the colors in the photo. I wanted to highlight the orange shirt, as the story is about my son wearing that color shirt. Donald holds a special spot in his heart! (and mine!) I used black pen lines to bring everything together. Outlining is a great way to get multiple patterned papers to pull together and coordinate well. It defines where the papers each end and gives your eyes a rest space. It's similar to inking the edges of your papers.

I slightly curled the ends of the pennants shown here for some visual depth. I only glued down the leading edges so those fishtail ends are still lifted up. The Professional Acid Free Glue also held all my wood embellishments and chipboard pieces perfectly!

More wooden embellishments and some flag pennants over on the left hand side. The liquid glue let me place things exactly how I wanted them and let me have a bit of wiggle time to get it just right. Quickly, the glue held fast and I have zero worries that this page will fall apart!

This is definitely a glue that will remain a primary player in my adhesive arsenal! It's a great all around glue that adheres with no warping of the papers and also dries clear on your pages (so you can't even see where I got a bit glue happy with some of the tiny stars!) I'm in love with this glue!

Fabric covered Junk Journal

 

Hello everyone! How is the weather where you are at? Here is has just been beautiful lately. 

I have started making small junk journals and the latest one, I decided to use fabric on the cover using Helmar Fabric Glue.

Here is what you will need (or what I used, you can use whatever you have laying around)

I gutted an old very well used hard bound book

(save the pages for other projects)

Helmar's Fabric Glue

Material of you choice

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink pad

Any kind of papers you would like to use in your jounal (I coffee dyed all of mine)

Thread

Needle

Scissors

Designer paper

White paint or gesso

 

 

First find an old book where the binding is very loose, look at local thrift stores and such. I then gessoed the outside of the book so as to cover up any of the title of the book. Afterwards, I reinforced the spine with glue and a piece of cardboard.

I then took my Helmar Fabric glue and glued the fabric onto the outside of the book, wrapping it around into the inside.

When the glue had dried, I took my Vintage Photo ink pad and inked up my Inkessentials tool and went all around the fabric to make it look older.

 

When I was done, the outside of the book looked like this...

 

I then went about sewing in my signatures and decorating the pages. I love making anything vintage and these little books can be used for a vacation to put photos into and document the things you did. It doesn't stop there, you can use them for anything you want or can imagine.

Here is a side view of the book showing the pages.

 

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out all of Helmar's great glues and other products they have to offer. 

 

 

Home Decor idea with Sarah

 
Hello crafty friends, Sarah here with you today with a home decor idea.  These feathered candle holders are a lovely addition to any home, make a great gift idea and are alot of fun to make!  The inspiration for this project came when I watched the feather printing video by Birgit Koopsen Bernstein for Gelli Arts. This process can be seen at Gelliarts.blogspot.com or go to the Gelli Arts YouTube channel

The materials you will need for this project are;

• Feathers
• Paints of your choice - I used Dylusions and Folk Art paints
• Gelli plate / brayer
• Stencils of your choice for printing on the feathers
• Paper for capturing the extra paint from the gelli plate
• Glasses
• Candles - I used battery powered tealight candles
• Washi tape
• Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Step 1: Gather all of your supplies, prepare your gelli plate by brayering paint on it and position your feathers on the painted surface. Then place a piece of copy paper and rub firmly to ensure the paint transfers well to the feathers.

Step 2: Remove the feathers and set aside to dry.  Repeat with different coloured paints until you have printed on each feather.

Step 3: Apply further brayered paint to the gelli plate. For this layer I used some Folk Art metallic paints and love the look this gives.  Add your stencil on top of the painted surface and apply paper on top to remove paint around the stencil.  Remove stencil.  Position feather on top of the stencilled surface of the gelli plate.

Repeat this step for all of your feathers.  Here is what the feathers look like after this layer has been added.

Step 4: Using the Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, adhere the feathers to the glasses.  I then left the project to dry over night.  You want the feathers to be well adhered as you will need to cut the stems of the feathers off, which can be a little tough to do if they are not stuck on well.

 

Step 5: Cut the stems of the feathers so they are flush with the base of the glass.  Using washi tape of your choice (you could also use ribbon if you wish), adhere this around the base of the glass.  To ensure the washi was sturdy, I adhered the washi to a piece of cardstock, cut it out and then adhered it around the glass. 

  

Thankyou and I hope you enjoyed this project! 

Floral Layout by Rachel Lowe:

Hello everyone, well today I have a scrapbooking layout for you.

I love using hearts on my layouts and this one is a cut file and I have backed the blooms. Now if you do not have a cut file machine you can cut a heart and then fill with florals! You could use ready made flowers or make your own using paper punches.

This layout is a real stash buster, so go through your stash and you will be surprised what gorgeous things you own!

I have used Helmar 450 quick dry adhesive on all my paper elements.

To add height and create a 3D effect I have used Helmar Liquid Scrap dots (photo mat,cloud and florals).

To attach my little wooden bird I have used Helmar PVA glue to ensure it stays attached to my page for many years to come.

I always use Helmar Acid Free glue to adhere my photo for preservation of the photo.

I finished my layout off with white enamel dots and a peg. 

This is a simple layout that can be put together quickly and who doesn't love a layout with hearts and flowers!

 

Products I have used:

Helmar 450 Quick Dry

Helmar Acid Free Glue

Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots

Helmar PVA Glue

 

Thank you for stopping by today and you can see more of my work at:

www.inmyworld-scrapbooking.com.blogspot.com

No. 9

Hello there, it's winter here in Melbourne and very cold, hope it's warmer where you are!
Today I have a scrapbooking layout to inspire you to create of those special night's out.
In May, a group of us went to a beer, cider and food festival and this was my favourite picture taken.
It was such a fun night so I've used bright, happy colours and some wonderful Helmar products.

 

Here's what I used:

 

 Helmar Scrap Dots
Helmar Foam Glue
Helmar Gemstone Glue
Helmar Spray Adhesive
Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Make a wish collection
Pretty Little Studios With all my heart collection
Pink Paislee Citrus Bliss collection
Studio Calico chipboard camera 
Kaisercraft candy cardstock
Prima Marketing crystals
Kaisercraft wood veneer
Chalk marker
Washi tape
Sequins 

To start with I used white cardstock but it just didn't work so I switched to pink.
I chose some gorgeous papers from Cocoa Vanilla and Pretty Little Studios and
got to work. I used Helmar Scrap Dots for dimension on the first few layers.

For the photograph I used quite a large amount of Helmar Glue Dots
to really make it pop.

Next, my favourite part I started to add embellishments. 

To attach the title I used Helmar foam glue on the foam backed alphas - 
they're not budging now!

I used Helmar Gemstone glue to attach some sequins.

And Helmar 450 quick dry adhesive to make this flair stay put.

I wanted to add a last little bit of texture so I grabbed some cotton and used
Helmar spray adhesive to attach it to the page, it worked brilliantly.

Here's the finished layout, I'm so happy with it. Sending inspiration your way.