Helmar Creative Team

Flower Topped Gift Jar

Hi everyone, Erin Reed here today!  I love to give gifts to friends, family, teachers - and putting a special something in a little jar is so easy.  This time I added in little chocolates, but how to wrap it?  I decided to make a cute little flower to add to the top of the jar out of the Rinea foiled paper in the pink colors.

Here is a video on how to make this fun flower, it really easy!!

 

I also wrapped a strip of the foiled paper around the jar to make it look like a little present.  The Helmar Craft Glue was perfect for this little jar to hold it all together, it dried quickly and it an amazing job holding the foil to the top of the jar!

I just love the colors of the Rinea foiled paper in blush and fuchsia together, and blending the different textures of the starstuck and glossy really makes for a cool flower!  So who are you giving a gift to this Valentine's Day?

Champers time

HI its Bridget here again, sharing with you a scrapbooking layout I did with the lovely Rinea foiled paper.  Here is the layout I created.

What I used:

Helmar 450 quick dry Glue

Rinea foiled paper

Helmar scrapdots

Rainbow Splendour tropical oasis kit

First I cut out strips of Rinea foiled paper in gold. I used my cutter and it sliced through the paper so easily, no rips or tears. Then using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Glue attached it to make my background a bit more interesting.

Once I was happy with the background I attached my photo using scrapdots.  I love using scrapdots as it helps pop my photo off the page.

Then using a mixture of Helmar 450 Quick Dry Glue and Helmar Scrap Dots I added my embellishments.

I also added a banner using Rinea foiled paper.  I thought I might have trouble with this, but the foiled paper was very easy to use. I recommend Rinea foiled paper, to bring that extra something to your scrapbooking layouts.

Once again here is the scrapbooking layout I created.

Thank you for joining me again this month. Happy crafting.

Shaker Card

Hi all Vicki-Ann here today and I am using the lovely Rinea metallic foiled paper and the Helmar 450 Craft Glue to make a shaker card.

The shimmer of the Rinea Mettallic foiled Paper looks awesome for this and I just love the way it embosses. 

What you will need.

• Helmar Quick Dry Adhesive 
• Rinea Metallic foiled Paper in Fuchsia/Gold
• Craft knife and self healing craft mat
• Ruler
• Cardboard
• Cardstock
• Punch for hearts
• Embossing folder
• Bigshot
• Wooden XOXO

I made myself a template out of cardstock so had the size I wanted. That made it easier to cut the cardboard and the 2 other layers that I needed. Then I cut the cardboard using a craft knife on the self healing craft mat. 

 

Then I cut the part that would cover the cardboard so you wont see that. I edged the bottom of the top page with a wave design. Cut some plastic to fit over the front of your square on the cardboard and a piece of Rinea metallic paper that will cover the back. 

I punched hearts out of the Rinea paper it is double sided so gold on one side and fuschia on the other so that made having it all coordinated very easy. 

I ran the fuchsia side up through my bigshot with an embossing folder to add the words, then layered on a white card with first a layer of gold underneath then the embossed Rinea paper in the fuchsia. 

 

You need some plastic, I used an A4 plastic sheet and cut it to fit the square. 

Then your shaker part to assemble lay your cardboard down first.

Add your Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive  around the edge of the square and place the plastic over and press all around. 

Then add more Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive and add your fuschia top layer over the plastic.

 Then turn it over and add your punched hearts. I had some showing the fuschia side and some showing the gold side. 

Go around the back with your Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive and add your fuschia backing paper and make sure to press down all around the edges so your Hearts don't escape.

Now you have your shaker. 

So all you need to do now is add more of the Helmar Quick Dry Adhesive to the back of your shaker and place it on top of your embossed card. 

I added a little wooden detail of a xoxo on top with more of the Helmar 450. I used distress ink to colour it fuchsia and added some gold to the edges of it.

 

The embossing worked so well and having the double sided papers made it so easy.

The Helmar 450 Quick Dry made it very simple and quick. I did not have to wait for layers to dry.

 

 

Valentines Day card with RINEA foil

Hi there

Lisa here today to share another creation using Rinea foil.

As It's almost Valentines Day & I have gorgeous fuschia foil to work with - I thought I'd make a card.

All I could think of was hearts, hearts & more hearts!

The idea I had initially was to create a bunch of hearts - so this is what I came up with.

 

My adhesives of choice for this project  were:

 

             

Cut your card & card front to size as required.

Select co-ordinating patterned papers to layer below your card front.

Using the foil below the white card gives it a pop.

Draw the strings free hand with a fineliner. I drew this first with a pencil - then went over it with a fineliner, then rubbed out the pencil lines.

Use Premium Craft glue to adhere the patterned paper to the card.

I punched lots of hearts out in various sizes. How cool is that the reverse of the foil is gold!

Using the premium craft glue adhere the hearts to the front of the card.

I decided to adhere the foil layer to the card base with Liquid Scrap dots to give it some extra dimension.

Some of the hearts I layered for dimension. A really easy way to add impact is to duplicate your image by layering. 

I also gave them the look that some of them are sitting up. To do this I gently creased some hearts over a metal ruler.

Here is a closer look at the completed card on angle - so you get a better look at what I mean in regards to the hearts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you've enjoyed my share today featuring Rinea foil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valentines Card feat.Rinea

Hi crafty friends!! Today I'm back with my 1st project of the New Year for Helmar adhesives. This time around though is a magnificent Blog Hop going on this month with Rinea foiled papers! This blog hop happened at a great time since we begin making projects for the upcoming Valentines Day. Our loved ones will then receive beautiful gifts we created with lots of love.  So today I am sharing this beautiful card that I have made that will be going to someone special.

 

I began by cutting & scoring the pink card stock to size. I also had picked out some beautiful paper for my back ground from an Anna Griffin paper pad I had recently purchased. I then used an embossing folder from Spellbinders to emboss this beautiful ornate label image onto the Rinea foiled papers in the Blush/Gold colors. Origianally I was gonna use the blush side then ended up using the gold instead!!   

     

     

 

Then I just began putting the card together. I first cut the Anna Griffin paper to size. I left 1/8in all around so I could have a border. For this I thought I would try the Helmar Super-Tac Glue to adhere it to my card stock. Before adhering the embossed piece I stamped the sentiment that I used from a Graphic 45 stamp. I used my Tim Holtz Stamp Platform for this. I also used it to stamp the inside as well. 

     

  

Once they dried I cut part of that embossed piece because I wanted the design paper to be visible on the bottom. I then used Helmar Tacky Craft Glue to adhere the embossed piece of paper to the design paper. I then wanted to add some kind of trim so I found this silk beautiful one in my stash. I thought it look great. I used the Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to adhere the trim. Lastly I added some Prima and Wild Orchid Craft Flowers then spritz on some DecoArt glimmer spray for a little bit of shimmer. 

       

  
 

I really enjoyed using these foiled papers from Rinea along with the adhesives from Helmar .I will definitely be using them in some of my upcoming projects for Valentines Day and other future projects. I do hope that you feel inspiration from my project to get yourself some of these foiled papers and Helmar adhesives to make your own variety of cards, invitations, etc. 

Thank you Rinea for sending me this great assortment of papers. I hope you liked how I used them. Thanks Helmar Adhesives for the different adhesives I am able to use on all my projects!! I'll be back next month with another fun project!! 

                                                                                    XOXO,

                                                                                    Jeanne

 

Blog Hop Links: Rinea Blog

                               Helmar Blog

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

It's a Rinea Inspired Girl!!

HAPPY NEW YEARRR!!!  Tamiko here and I hope you all are doing well!!  This year I chose not to do any resolutions but I do have a word of the year. I picked my word to be NURTURE.  Nurture myself, family, friends (old and new relationships), art and my relationship with God.  Seems like a lot, but the list is short and realistic, to me. I am so honored to be part of this team when they made January Rinea Inspiration month! We get to show you what we can do with new and wonderful product. (cheesy grin) 

So, I needed to embellish a shower gift.  One of my dearest friend's adult child is having her first baby girl. (insert ooo and ahhs here.. (smile))  That makes one of my oldest and dearest besties a GRAMMY!!!  :::a wooohooo for her sounds good here:: I'm not showing the gift, which was also hand painted by me, because this post will go live before they receive it. (smile) Check out these darling little shoes I am using to embellish the present.

 

 

Items needed to create the above:

Helamar Super Tac Eva Glue

Helmar Quick Dry 450 Glue

Renia Metallic Foiled Paper-

    In Fuschia

    In Metallic Variety Pack 

Baby Shoe Paper pattern on pinterest -

    provided by EasyGreenMama.com

Fussy Cut Scissors

Embellishments:

    Paper flowers

    Faux Rhinestone Trim

    Pom pom Ribbon

FineLiner Applicator  (optional)

The Rinea papers are beautiful foiled paper that come in a plethora of colors!!  As soon as I saw the fuschia paper I know I was going to make a pair of baby girl shoes.  The more I played with the paper and saw its flexibility and how easily it held shape, I knew I had chosen the right project. On pinterest I had already eyed this pattern by easygreenmama.com. So I printed it and roughly cut out the piece.  Then I took the pattern and folded my 6 x 12 inch sheets of Rinea paper in half and cut out the pieces.

 

The Rinea paper made it easy to navigate glue placement with the tabs.  I folded the tabs along the inside the sole of the shoe and secured them with the Super Tac Eva Glue.  After that was secure I added the base of the shoe!!  I then embellished the shoe with paper flowers and faux rhinestone trim using my QuickDry 450 Glue.!

 

Shortly after creating my embellishments I showed my mom and aunt and they were totally giggly and excited about the project. They gave me even more suggestion for those lil cutie patooties and that made my day!  Can't wait to explore more possibilities with Renia and Helmar.  Don't forget to check out the Renia site by clicking here,  especially when you want a lil shimmer in your work without adding glitter and totally classy texture foiled paper!! 

Don't forget with great paper there should always be, even better glues and we cover that here at Helmar Worldwide!!

  

 

Rinea Scrapbook Layout - Lydia

Hello everyone, Lydia back to share this months project featuring the ever beautiful and shiny Rinea products. This months project I have created a 8 1/2 x 11 scrapbook page with shinny gold and silver accents using the Rinea products.

For this project I used:

• Rinea Product
• Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
• Helmar Tacky Craft Glue
• White Cardstock
• Scrapbooking paper and embellishments.

First thing I did was pick out a plain silver piece of Rinea and mounted my photos on it using Helmar Tacky Craft Glue to adhere.

Then, using some scrapbooking paper I made a few layers behind my photos. I also added some more of the beautiful and shinny silver Rinea.

Again using a piece of silver Rinea, this time it had stars on it I cut a piece to go across the bottom of the layout. I adhered this using Helmar Quick Dry Adhesive.

Now these were fun to make. I cut a tiny thin strip of Rinea and curled it to make a shin decorative/embellishment to put under the photos. I love how these turned out.

And lastly I added a title and a few embellishments to the bottom left corner.

I hope you all enjoyed this project as I loved featuring and using the beautiful and shinny Rinea.

I will be back next month with my next project.

Lydia xxx

 

Foiled Flowers with Susan

 
This month we are partnered with Rinea and they generously shared some of their foiled papers with our design team. When I first received my package, I gazed with wonder at the super vivid color and rich shine of the paper. My mind started racing with all the projects I could do… a layout with Christmas photos, showcasing the color and shine? Oh – what about birthday cards? The paper is so bright and festive! Hmm, valentine’s is coming up – should I make something themed? Ultimately I wanted to embrace how this paper can hold it’s shape and show you how to create a beautiful paper rose!

I remembered that ages past, I had learned how to make a paper rose using a simple six petal flower design. I dug through my files and found an old paper pattern based on the six petal flower. One of the perks of using the foil paper is that I could use a mechanical pencil with no lead to trace the paper on top of the foil and I could see the lines indented into the foil as my cut line. No need to cut up my template or make a copy!

As I started cutting, I wondered….was this even paper? When I first handled it and took scissors to it – I would have insisted it was simply a heavy foil….so I attempted to tear it… Oh, wow! This paper tears beautifully! And yes, it IS paper! It simply has the most amazing foil on both sides that makes it feel like it is pure metal, but there is a white paper core.

I proceeded to cut out all my petals and one leaf shape. The paper cuts like a dream! I can’t wait to try it with my electronic cutter. As I was working with the papers, my mind kept wandering to all the different things I’d like to try! It’s such an innovative product unlike other metallic papers or foils I’ve worked with before.

Then I used my fingers to gently mold each petal by curling the edges back with my fingers. It was super easy and fast. It required zero coaxing to get and stay in shape.

I also creased the leaf and gave it a bit of dimension with my fingers.

Now, you can use floral wire to assemble this beauty, but I didn’t have any on hand. And, I’ll let you in on a secret….this whole project was crafted as I was in bed sick with the flu. So I wasn’t really up to running to the store. So, I used what I had on hand – toothpicks! Don’t laugh – it turned out perfectly fine. Though I might recommend wires depending on how you plan to use your flower.

The center of the flower uses the three single petals to form a bud. I wrapped the first petal around a toothpick to form the shape and then I put a dab of Helmar 450 Quickdry Adhesive on the end of the toothpick and slid it down into the curled petal. This let me get the glue deep into the bud shape without having to unwrap the petal.

A dab of glue and I formed the second petal around the first one and held it in place for a moment for the glue to set up a bit.

As I worked with the glue and paper I noticed the glue had the power to take off the color on the foil. This is something that you certainly want to be aware of as it can be quite visible depending on your project.

I can also see this as another fun element to explore and play with in the future with these papers! I’d love to experiment with this and you may see more of this paper in a future project!

After the three single petals were glued into position, I set the toothpick bud aside and glued the tabs on the remaining petal groupings. This makes a ring of petals that slides onto the toothpick (or wire) instead of individual petals.

Then I slid the first ring of petals onto the toothpick and played with exactly how I wanted it positioned. I slid it down a bit, added a dab of glue and moved it back up behind the bud. I held it a moment to allow the glue to set up. Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive is just that – quick dry! It only took a moment or two, and I could add the next layer of petals.

I repeated this step for each layer of petals, being sure to alternate petal positions to give a full flower effect. Finally I glued on the leaf, showing the gold side of the foiled paper. (Did I mention the paper has a different color foil on the back? It does!) Here is my finished rose!

It sure would be beautiful to craft a whole bouquet of these beauties for a loved one for Valentine’s Day or just because! I think it is such a stunning rose! I’m sure this one will find it’s way into my daughter’s hair one day soon!

What will you create with Rinea foil paper?

Gift Bags

Well what fabulous papers from Rinea we have to play with this month! It was awesome timing for me, as I had some gifts for my friends and the foil metallic papers from Rinea turned out  just perfect for Gift bags.

What you will need for this project:

• Rinea metallic foil crafters packs. I used the purple and the metallics variety packs
• Helmar Gemstone Glue
• Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots
• We R Memory Keepers gift bag punch board  
• Tag punch (optional)
• Stamp and black ink
• White Card stock
• Corner punch
• Pink Distress Ink and a stencil
• Silver cording for handles

 

The best thing about this project is the paper is already cut to the perfect size to make a large bag with the Gift bag punch board. So the first step is already done. So all I had to do was pop the Rinea mettalics papers from the variety pack on the punch board and follow the directions on the punch board (there is also a very short youtube instructional video if you have any trouble) The Rinea foil mettalic papers worked wonderfully. The scored lines made very crisp professional edges and made my bags look great. 

 

 

I folded all the scored lines and to join up the bags I used the Helmar Gemstone Glue and just ran a line along the side edge and on the bottom flap to seal.

 

 

I made 3 tags in the purple metallic foil papers to pop on the front with another tag punch. I cut some white cardstock to fit and rounded the corners. Added some stenciling with a blending tool and Cotton Candy distress ink on the background. Then stamped my words over the top with black ink. 

  

 

I threaded silver cording through the holes. (The hole punch is also on the punch board.) Threading my tag on and tied a knot. I wanted my tag to sit at an angle so you could read it better, so I used some Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots on the back of the tag and pressed it on gently so I kept the dimension. 

 

 

 

I have not used the punch board before and found it very easy to use and know I will make many more bags in the future. I loved the tiny star pattern on the Rinea foil variety pack papers I will definitely use that again.

 

 

 

 

RINEA FOIL to jazz up a GIFT

Hi there!

Lisa here today to share my project that I have created using the fabulous RINEA foil.

We were all sent some of this fabulous material to play with, I was sent metallic & fuschia (today I have used the metallic.)

RINEA is foiled paper made from paper lined with colourful foil on both sides which gives it the quality of paper and foil at the same time.
It works with common paper crafting tools and can easily be embossed, die cut, punched, sanded, painted, stamped and written on. It will keep any shape it is given making it ideal for 3D projects.
It is perfect for scrapbooking, cards, home decor, ornaments, jewellery and mixed media art.

This is what I came up with...

I decided to come up with something totally different as other members of out DT have shown you some fab crafty projects already. 

Do you like to make your own gift wrapping or decorate a gift so that its pretty & unique?

 

In this quick tutorial I'll show you how to make this basic bow & how to decorate the present really quickly & easily.

 

My choice of adhesive today was:

Helmar Premium Craft Glue

This glue allowed me time to move things slightly - whilst still drying quite quickly.

It also didn't leave any markings or alter the foil in any way.

 

I started with wrapping my gift in white tissue paper - as its what I had in my stash. I think glossy white paper would look great as would Kraft or black (depending on the colour of foil you have.

I cut one of the foil sheets down in to 1 inch strips.

I connected2 of the lengths of Rinea with a small piece of sticky tape - so I could work out my placement. (this will get covered later)

I wrapped the strip around the present - then glued the ends down on the back.

I gently folded another strip in a tubular fashion - slightly overlapping the ends & gluing them together. The clip is ideal to help hold it in place whilst the glue is drying.

Now that you have the centre of your bow you want to make what looks like the ends of the bow.

Place the centre of the bow in the middle of another length of Rinea - glue in place then cut end to length as required.

Use a smaller leftover piece of the Rinea foil to wrap around the centre of the bow & hold it all together.

 

A simple way to create a nice end on yourbow is to mark the centre with a pencil & ruler - then mark a cross point.

Cut from the end up to the cross point, then cut each corner up to the central cross point on the angle - using the lines as a guide.

After attaching the bow to the top of the gift I decided it needed a little extra.

Some Polka dots! who doesn't love dots - right?

So I punched quite a few circles using two different sized circle punches & randomly glue them on.

Here is a closer look at the finished project.

Oh I used a pencil to curl up the ends of the bow & open out the centre of the bow - by gently rolling it between the foil.

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the Rinea foil - you absolutely have to check it out! The quality is amazing.

Keep your eyes peeled to see what the other DT members create, I will be back later In the month to show you a Valentines Day card using the gorgeous Fuschia foil.

 

Thanks for stopping by.