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Celebrate The New Year

Hello all and Happy New Year to each and everyone!

My card creation is made using Helmar Craft and Hobby PVA Glue.

To make it easier with this delicate project I decanted some of the glue into a smaller bottle. 

I have then die cut 2 of this die out of gold foil card and 1 out of the silver foil card using my Big Kick machine.

I used my glue to attach a pretty gold embossed paper onto my card base and also to stick the 2 gold die cuts together giving the image some height and dimension.

Once the glue was dry it was time to decorate the card.

I have attached a strip of gold wire ribbon down one side and also tied a small bow out of this ribbon and glued it onto the front.

Then I glued on a large gold flower and 3 smaller gold flowers around the main flower.

I have then applied some glue dots randomly around the flowers and sprinkled on some gold microbeads.

Next step was to add some star glitter inside the champagne glasses. To do this I used a small paintbrush and painted some glue inside the die cut image and then sprinkled it with the star glitter. 

And then my New Year Celebration card was completed.

All the best for 2020!

Unwrapping Presents - Travelers Notebook Tip In

Hello Helmar fans, Raelene with you Today.
Due to the way life is working out this year I won't get to see my eldest and granddaughter for Christmas so they visited for a little bit last Monday and I gave my Granddaughter some of her presents, we saved one for her to open with Papa Bear on her sleep over Thursday.  I really wanted to get this into my December Daily but with the chaos of packing and purging to move I haven't done a single day in it, not even typed up my journaling since we got word about the move.  I decided to make a 4 x 8 1/4 inch tip in page for my DD, that way it can go anywhere in the TN insert when I get it done 

I started by cutting down some white cardstock to size and inking the edge with Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink (I chose this colour as Miss E was wearing lemon), then to ensure the Distress Ink wouldn't blend with my next stage I took it outside and gave it a coat of Crystal Kote Fixative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wanted to add some blue and pink to the background and decided using my very old sprays would be a great idea.  So I just sprayed a assortment of blue, pink, yellow and silver sprays onto the cardstock, dabbing it with a cloth if it was too much.

Since Miss E's presents from us were Frozen based fine motor skill and sensory play I wanted it to feel like colourful snow.

I then took it outside and gave it a coat of Chrystal Kote Gloss Varnish to add to the shine of the shimmer some of the sprays had. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I adhered my photos to some white cardstock with Helmar Acid Free Glue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I then adhered my matted photos to my background along with some lemon tissue paper (Miss E was wearing lemon) and some die cuts, including a Labrador as our Lab cross rescue came in during the unwrapping and was all over my daughter with lots of loving doggy behaviour while she was watching Miss E unwrap, so this die cut was a great prompt to help me remember when I type up the journaling.

 

 

 

 I am really happy with how this tip in has turned out and can't wait to get it into my December Daily happening after the move.

 

 

Are you doing a December Daily type project this year?  I would love to check it out so please let me know in the comments.

 

Christmas Shaker Ornaments

Hello friends!  Debbie with you today sharing some fun Christmas ornaments made with a Mitten Shaker, Santa Hat Shaker, Snow Globe Shaker, Tree Shaker and the Candy Cane Shaker!

 

 

These fun shaker sets make the perfect ornaments or embellishments for cards and layouts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To make these fun ornaments you can follow these easy steps.  These Shaker sets come in 4 layers with 1 piece of acetate.

 

Here are the supplies you will need.

Helmar Craft and Hobby PVA Glue, Diamond dust, Shaker sets listed above, patterned paper, sequins.

 

 

 

 

Trace the solid layer of chipboard onto patterned paper.

 

 

 

 

Using Helmar Craft and Hobby PVA Glue adhere the patterned paper to the chipboard.  The great thing about this glue is it dries clear and it's very strong so you don't have to worry about the layers of your ornament coming apart.

 

 

 

 

Adhere the next 2 layers of chipboard.

 

 

 

 

Paint the top chipboard piece.  Set aside to dry.

 

 

 

 

 

Add Diamond Dust and sequins to the center of the shaker and apply glue to the edges. 

 Adhere the acetate layer and the last painted layer to the top of the acetate.  Paint the sides.

 

 

 

 

 

My final step was to emboss the finished top layer with Silver Tinsel embossing powder for extra sparkle. 

Add eyelash yarn and flower to ornaments as shown.

Finally add some ribbon or twine to the back of the ornament and you're finished!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So you're finished and ready to hang your ornaments on  the tree!

 

Thanks for stopping by the Helmar blog today!

 

Debbie

 

 

 

A Merry Christmas

Hello Helmar fans its Kim again today on the blog.

Today I am sharing a LO I have created using a photo on my beautiful Billy an Australian Brumby from the Australian High Country.

I have used today my wonderful Helmar 450 Glue for all of the LO it sticks and holds everything with just the smallest amount. If you look closely you will see the glue .

I have used the Helmar 450 Glue to completely adhere the  elements of the LO.

Billy was an orphan foal and taken in by the Hoofs2010 Brumby Rescue team.

A bit about Hoofs2010, while saving Brumbies headed for slaughter, we are also working toward providing plans to government for environmentally sound, cost effective and humane solutions to ensure Brumby numbers are sustainable in the wild and most importantly their removal from the Feral Animal Register.

We are also working toward building a working station where visitors can come spend time with the Brumbies we have rescued and work with and eventually be able to be hands on with the Brumbies in residence so visitors can experience the satisfaction of helping to protect the horses that helped to build our country.

We are currently working on compiling factual studies on the exact numbers in the areas we are dealing with along with the actual environmental effect of the Brumbies in these areas. Hoofs2010 is a registered non for profit organisation.

 

I hope you have like my LO to day and would like to wish you a Merry Christmas.

Kim Kendell

Happy December

Good Morning Everyone,

Today I would like to share a project with you I made for Helmar, I used some of their Acid Free Liquid Adhesive to put all my card together.

I stamped out Ellie's Bauble from Whimsy Stamps onto X-Press It Blending Card Stock using Memento Tuxedo Black. I then coloured him up using Copic Markers.

  

I then started putting my card together by trimming some layers of patterned papers from Kaisercraft First Noel 6.5" Paper Pad I then cut mat layers for those using American Crafts Cardstock.

Using some of the pop outs from the paper pad, the Merry Christmas, and the striped arrow I trimmed them down using EK Success Cutterbee Scissors. The Merry and Bright sentiment is from one of the patterned paper sheets, I trimmed it out using my Scissors.

  

I cut two Christmas Trees from Kaisercraft Decorative Die- Christmas Trees using the mat layers I had to cut to save paper - I cut them from the centres as they would be covered up with all the layers anyway.

I punched a Gold Star using Home & Co A4 Metallic Paper and my EK Success Star Confetti punch and adhered it to the top of the Black tree.

I ran the image through my Sizzix Big Shot using Spellbinder's Nestabilities Labels Twenty-Two.

The Nanna name I printed from MS Word onto some white card stock then went over it with Ranger Emboss it pen and added Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder which I melted using my heat tool.

I adhered all my layers together then added them to a Couture Creations card base using Helmar Acid Free adhesive.

I love the way this card turned out!

I hope you have enjoyed my post today, if you have any questions feel free to send me a message or contact me via facebook (all links can be found below).

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DIY Christmas Flowers

Hello there and welcome to the Helmar Blog. Today we are going to be making some Christmas Flowers for our Holiday decor, I've been putting up my decorations and realised I needed something on top of my cupboard as it was looking a little under dressed compared to the rest of the room, so I decided a few large flowers would be nice. Just a little note before we begin, this is not a 'quick' project and this post is also photo heavy :) :) 

What you will need:

Helmar glues - 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Craft and Hobby PVA Glue and Spray Adhesive. Medium weight fabric and paper of your choice, wire - at least 24 gauge, small wired pom poms, glitter of choice and scissors along with any decorations you wish to add to the centres.

The first thing to do is cut out your petals, I wanted large flowers (my finished flowers measure approx 28cm (11") when shaped) so I made my petals 10cm x 6.5cm  (4" x 2.5") and 15cm x 9cm (6" x 3.5"). I drew them freehand on a piece of cardboard for a template but then found it was much easier to cut one of each size from my fabric and then just cut around this for all the others. You will need four small petals and five or six large petals for each flower. For my fabric I used pre-loved wedding dress satin (because that's what I had) but of course you can use any fabric to co-ordinate with your own decor, just be sure it's not too lightweight.

The next thing to do is find your wire and cut it approximately 10cm (3-4") longer than the petals. Once you have cut them all out, run a generous bead of Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive down the centre of the fabric petal (like a vein) on the wrong side of the fabric. I left a little space on the tip of my petal without wire.

Place your wire on top of the glue and then run your finger carefully down the wire to give a good stick, continue to do this to all the petals and then allow to dry.

Now that the petals are dry we are going to cover the back of the petal (the wired side) with some paper. I am using and end roll of newspaper that I have which is white but of course you can use a complimentary colour or any colour of your choice, just be sure that the paper is not too heavy as you want to be able to bend the wired petals.

Using the Helmar Craft and Hobby PVA Glue, I removed the applicator and used a paint brush to apply the glue all over the back of the petal.

I then placed my petals on top of my paper (fabric side facing up) and allowed time for them to dry before cutting them all out. This is a great time to watch a few videos or a movie :) :)

Now that all the petals are dry and cut out we can start putting the flowers together.  Decide what you are going to place in the centre of your flowers, I am using some wired pom poms, I covered them in Helmar Craft and Hobby PVA Glue and then rolled them in silver glitter and then let them dry.

The next step is to take one small petal and apply Helmar 450 Quickdry adhesive on the bottom part where the wire comes out on the fabric side, and then glue the pom poms (or whatever you are using in the centre) to this. Apply the glue to the next petal and affix it opposite the first petal and then glue the next two  small petals opposite each other in the same way. The larger petals should be glued in to place one after the other rather than opposite (see picture of flower upside down). Make all the flowers in the same way and allow time for them to dry.

With your flower all glued and dry it is time to pretty them up a little. Taking the Helmar Spray Adhesive, lightly spray the petals of the flowers (following the directions on the can) and sprinkle on your glitter, I used Ranger, 'Clear Rock Candy' Distress Glitter which gave a lovely subtle sparkle. You can also run a bead of glitter around the edges  or on the tips of the petals in a contrasting colour if you desire.

Because my flowers are quite large I wanted to add more to the centres, I had a silver leaf garland that I trimmed a few small sprigs off and using my Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, I glued them around the pom poms, three in each flower.

As I mentioned before, my flowers are very large and I felt that over time they may loose a bit of shape so I decided to reinforce the base with some hard plastic. First I cut a strip of the previously used paper and wrapped my wires up, being sure to bend the ends up so everything is smooth. I then cut a piece of plastic from a used bottle and arranged it around the base of my flower until I was happy with how it held the flower. I used some sticky tape to keep the plastic in place.

Now that my flowers are complete, I'm going to arrange them on my cupboard together with some paper flowers I have previously made out of book papers.

I have to say I am pretty pleased with the way my Christmas Flowers turned out, I kind of wish I had made more now!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and will consider giving it a try, remember you can make these flowers in any size and shape you want and for any occasion. 

Thank you so much for stopping by the blog and I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and and a very safe and happy New Year! :) :) 

Jeanette xx

Shabby Christmas Mini Journal & Altered File Folder

HAPPY  HOLIDAYS MY CRAFTY FRIENDS!! I am excited to share this project with you that I've been working on and off  in between other projects. I love love anything shabby chic and I definitely had to have this amazing kit that I purchased from Ooh la la Vintage Treasures on Zibbet. Doreen is the owner and she puts together beautiful shabby chic kits, this one was called Chateau Holiday Kit. I hope that you love what I created just as much as I do!! I think I am still going to be working on the altered folder and make a small tag album to go inside the embossed glassine bag. When I do I will share it with you on another post!

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To alter the folder that came in the kit, I decided I would use different papers that I have been hoarding for the perfect project.  For the folder I used Stamperia's Sweet Christmas. This kit came with a mini junk journal that just needed to be put together and I used papers and tags from that same collection, Sweet Christmas and I also used some papers from Recollections Sugar Blush. The kit also included some papers and I used some from there as well. 

 

         

I also altered these Guest checks that came in the kit, I used lace, I fussy cut the bow and cut out these adorable small tags. The super adorable charm came with the kit. I absolutely love it!!

 

 

  

On all of the papers that I adhered on the file folder and mini journal, I used Helmar Tiger Grip, I also used the Helmar Fabric Glue which is a favorite of mine. On a couple of areas on the mini album that I wanted some embellishments propped up I used Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots, which are great to used in place of dimensional dots or tape because you are able to control how propped up you want your embellishments.

                                         

   

       

Here is a short video I created of my Shabby Christmas Mini Junk Journal. I hope that you like what I created this month and I want to wish each and everyone of you a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! I'll see you all in 2020!! God Bless You All~ Hugs~ Jeanne

 

 

 

Christmas Traditions - Santa Photo

My boys still get a Santa photo each year, which I think is absolutely awesome.  I think it is because their sisters were teens when they were little and it was just normal for teens to be in Santa photos in our family, my girls participated in this Christmas Tradition until they moved away for Uni at age 18 and 19.  Or it is because they know I love having these photos to scrap.  Either way I think it is awesome.  And it is likely to continue as we are moving to Brisbane and will be near my granddaughter so they will have the chance to have Santa photos with her.

So today I am sharing a layout with you of last year's Santa photo.

I wanted to have red and black in my layout due to the colours my boys were wearing so I mounted my photo on black cardstock with Helmar Acid Free Glue
Then I selected some left over papers from Simple Stories Simple Vintage Christmas 6x8 paper pad (I love that this paper pad included a black plaid as my son was wearing a black shirt) and then pulling in embellishments from Kaisercraft Letters to Santa Collectables, Crafters Choice Nostalgic Treasures and from a old Scrapping Fun Kits DD Kit. 
I was torn on position of one piece of paper and the lace so I bounced ideas off my feel Helmar Team Members.  I love that I have this group of amazing crafters that when I am feeling a bit stuck I can bounce ideas off of.

Now that I had decided on where things would go it was time to adhere things down, starting with the little Santa Hat.
I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to adhere this to my photo.  I put a blob on the back of the corner then slid the hat over and pressed down.

Then working with one layer of papers at a time I cut away paper that would be hidden behind things, added a line of Helmar Acid Free Glue and adhered the top layer down.
I found myself wanting a simple background of cardstock but a layered cardstock with black, red and white.  I did the same thing with layering these.  I cut a one inch window inside my black and red layer, the red layer was cut down to 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inchs and my white layer to 11 1/2 x 11 12 inches.

To adhere the lace down I ran a bead of Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive down where I wanted my lace to go and then put the lace down and tucked it around the paper layer it was ending at.

I adhered some Prima Marketing leaves to one of the Kaisercraft die cuts and then to the page with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.


I needed to make a pocket for my tag I was going do my journaling on. 
I decided to build 4 layers of thin strips of scrap cardstock to give me a higher pocket.  
I then adhered them to the back of the tree die cut I had chosen from Crafters Choice Nostalgic Treasures die cuts pack with Helmar Acid Free Glue.

Once I had my lace, tree and Prima Leave flower down I added the rest of my flowers and a tag that says Christmas Traditions down with a mix of Helmar Acid Free Glue and Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots so I could adjust the height of things as needed.

I then adhered my whole cluster down to my cardstock and realised my green paper was slightly crooked so I added some scraps to detract the eye from this with Helmar Acid Free Glue.

I love how this layout turned out, the hints of black is just what it needed.

It's beginning to look like Christmas!

Hello everyone!

Today's creation is one I've been thinking about for awhile and when I got my Helmar Fabric Stiffner and draping liquid I knew exactly how to go about creating my shabby chic Xmas ribbon tree

I started with some calico and sized out a circle big enough to drape over the top of the styrofoam cone tree.

Once I had cut out the calico it was time to totally soak the calico in the Fabric Stiffner Glue.

I then draped this over the tree cone gathering and creating pleats to add dimension to the trees skirt.

This then has to sit a dry for at least 24 hours.

I have then sprayed the calico tree with a shimmery gold paint by Bo Bunny dried this off and then added some Lindys spray paint in a shimmery green.  

Once dried, it was time to break out my huge collection of lace, ribbons and crochet trims in cream colours.

I have then used a dress pin on the top of the tree to secure my trims and began to drape them adjusting thicknesses and styles so none were double up.

Once I was happy with the look I take my ever faithful 450 glue and start to,glue the trims in place.

Oh my! It's starting to look good!

But, it still needs something so out with the can of Helmar Spray Adhesive and some glitter and tiny sparkly confetti!

Leave this to dry overnight.

Finish off with some lace stars and some pearls.

I'm very happy and proud of this project! 

Enjoy!!

 

Its Being to to look a lot like Christmas

Hi Helmar fans, most of us now are in full swing for Christmas with shopping, food planning and gift buying. Today I am sharing my 2019 family photo memory file!

I have created this using a very original raw chipboard Heidi Swapp Memory File. I start by painting the cover  with black paint

I then started sponging Red and Lime paint over the cover then I used stencils and white and red paint as well as posca pens in black and white to splatter and some gold paint with scrunched paper. When this was completely dry I spray with Helmar Crystal Kote to protect the paint work.

I then used Helma Spray Adhesive to adhere my pattern paper to the inside cover giving a solid smooth finish.

I then started layer my other pattern papers into the folder using the Helma Craft and Hobby PVA Glue, when using glue on paper you only need a very small amount.

and then I just kept layering!

The finished inside came up a real treat and is now just ready for a 2019 photo.

And the finished front cover... 

As a bonus I have created 2 cards using scraps of paper and Helmar glue.

I hope you have enjoyed my Blog post upload! 

Kim Kendell