Helmar Creative Team

Helmar Creative Team Call Out October 2020

Helmar Creative Team Call 2020

Helmar is an Australian owned business who distribute their products to different parts of the world. Helmar is a recognized market leader of adhesives, aerosol and chemical products. We are looking for new creative team members to promote our amazing Craft & Hobby products. If you’d like to be a part of one of the most creative and easy going design teams out there, while showcasing Helmar products and your talent, this call is for you!!!

We are looking for dedicated creative design team members who work well with deadlines and guidelines.            
Positions on the Helmar Creative Team are for a 6 month term beginning October 1st, 2020.

As a member of the Helmar Creative Team you will…

Receive a generous amount of Helmar products!

The possibility of a selection of products from our generous Preferred Partners throughout your term.

Now what does it take to be a part of the Helmar Team? Here are your responsibilities:

1-2 projects per month consisting of posts on the Helmar blog, your personal blog, sharing on Facebook and other social media platforms.

Keeping your personal blog and Facebook page up to date and linking and promoting Helmar products at every opportunity!

If you are interested in being part of the Helmar Creative team, please email the following information to [email protected]

• Name, address, daytime/evening phone number and email address.
• Short biography.
• Links to your online galleries, blogs, Facebook and other social media platforms.
• List other teams you are now on or have previously been on.
• A brief paragraph explaining what special attributes you will be bringing to the Helmar Creative Team.
• 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, etc. Make sure to list any special techniques you’ve used using adhesives.

Please submit your application to [email protected] by Friday 12th September 2020.

No late submissions will be accepted.

 The new Helmar Design Team will be announced by October 1st, 2020.

At this time we are only accepting applications from Australia.

We look forward to seeing your applications!!

 

Making Flowers

Hello everyone

Today , I have created a peony flower and sunflower using Helmar 450. the flower tutorial was given by a lady from Thailand and I just put them together with the help of her tutorial. She did send me all the supplies to make my flowers.

This is the lady who did her tutorial:

I after shaping my flowers I have layered them on a floral stem using Helmar 450

Materials used are :

https://www.helmar.com.au/Helmar-Products/450-quick-dry-adhesive.html

For flower materials all Supplied by BaoPhuong Jasmine from Thailand

Hope you all like it.

Thanks

Neha

DIY Classy/Elegant Journals

Hello again Helmar friends!! I have a question, how many of you love journals, diaries, blank books, etc?! I have LOVED any sort of blank book, journal, diaries since I could remember, maybe at 10-11 years old I was bought my first "Secret Diary", it even had a small heart lock and set of tiny keys. So you can imagine how many I have in a secret spot in my room. As I've gotten older I've purchased thicker ones, lined journals, and other varieties of journals. After I've purchased them I will think, " Why don't I just try to make one myself"? More so of course once I began paper crafting! So that's what I finally decided to make for this month's project.

Supplies that you will need to create one of these journals is:  2 (5x7)  pieces of chipboard 

                                                                                                                50 sheets of plain white printer paper (6 7/8 X 4 7/8)

                                                                                                                Design Paper of your choice (9.5 X  12)                                                                                                                                                               Smaller piece of paper for the inside of cover (10 X 6.75)

                                                                                                               

I followed a great tutorial by a lady names Sheri, her YouTube name is The Posh Paper Lady 

This lady has the most amazing projects for different occasions, even great ideas for craft fairs, and they are so easy to follow! I won't be posting her tutorial online since this is her design but if you click on her name above it will take you to this tutorial which again is super easy to follow! At times I will post the tutorials if I follow someones tutorial but end up changing something up like the size for example. I like to give credit where credit is due. So please go take a look at her easy to follow tutorials!

I will however let you know that the papers that I used for this project were from three different paper pads from the beautiful Anna Griffin. Her collections and all around products are very beautiful, classy and these journals that I created look like they would be expensive journals from a cute boutique or stationary store. I have actually 4 different paper pads but only used 3 because after I had already cut my papers I would be using for 4 journals, I came across the other paper pad that was apparently hiding . But now that I got the hang of making them I know I will be making many more. 

The collections used are:

                    

As I mentioned already these journals are great to make for craft fairs, they for sure would make beautiful Christmas gifts, or just for yourself, I plan to carry mine in my purse as I have journals laying around everywhere in my home. Journaling to me has always been a key part of my day. I write thoughts , ideas, dreams, not so great dreams, not so great days, and much much more! It's never to late for your to begin creating these and starting your journaling journey. It also helps with stress because sometimes we feel like we can't talk to anyone and this just makes it that much easier. Your journal is your friend!

                                                                                                             

I am also sharing the link to a previous project I did for Helmar using these same paper pads.  I created a accessory/barrette holder for my grand daughter that my daughter uses for her barrettes, hair bows and small elastic bands. I'll be making another for my newest grand daughter as they both have tons of hair. 

Transforming a jewelry hanger

Well crafty friends, I do hope that you liked my project for this month! I do hope that you will check out the tutorial by this talented crafter, I hope you will let her know who sent you! Also as some of you might not know that the warehouse here in The States for the Helmar products isn't open due to this Covid-19 issue. But I am sure some of your local scrapbook stores or online stores might still have them in stock and also the warehouse in Australia is open, here is that link. 

See ya all next month!! Hugs, Jeanne 

Book in a date!

Good Morning All,

 

Today I am sharing with you all a Bookmark I created using a few different adhesives from Helmar - I have used the Acid Free and the Scrap Dots.

 

 

 

First of all I am using a brand new stamp from La La Land Crafts called Reading On The Beach Marci, she is part of the June 2020 Club so isn't available to purchase separately at the moment. 

 

I trimmed the stamp set down using my Tim Holtz red scissors, then used my Mini Misti to stamp out the Marci image onto X-Press It Blending Cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black. 

 

I coloured the image up using Copic Markers then fussy cut her out using my EK Success Cutterbee Scissors. 

 

 

 

I used a bookmark die from  Mama Elephant that unfortunately I couldn't find any links for so I have linked up some other dies for you to try out. 

 

I cut out some clouds from MFT Stamps Puffy Clouds, and some flowers from an old retired die set. 

 

 

 

For my flower I layered each section up using some Helmar Scrap Dots, I love this adhesive it's like liquid foam tape :-).

 

 

 

I adhered the clouds to my patterned paper using Helmar Acid Free. 

 

I then used the Helmar Scrap Dots to add adhesive to the back of my Marci image then carefully layed her down onto my patterned paper. 

 

 

 

I added the same Helmar Scrap Dots to the back of my flower and carefully adhered it to my bookmark. I left all of my layers to dry then added some ribbon to complete the bookmark. 

 

 

 

 

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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Copic Markers Used

E000, E00, E11, E13

R35, R37, R39

E74, E77, E79, 

E04, R20

 

Thanks for stopping by, Deni

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Product Spotlight Fabric Glue

This month my favourite product review is Helmar Fabric Glue!

I have used this glue in many of my creative projects in the past but this month I needed to literally mend my grand daughter's Christmas stockings.

I know how long since Christmas ?

I washed them when I was packing away my Christmas decorations and these fell apart in the machine, not too bad for 5'year old stockings.

So because I was sticking felt onto felt the fabric glue worked perfectly.

So ladies for any immediate mending or the occasional material repair job I recommend Helmar Fabric Glue! 

Journal Keeping

Hello Helmar fans, Raelene with you Today.

You may remember my post in October last year where I shared my October Daily and how I was trying to get back into keeping a journal as I found it really helpful, well with the move my journal keeping fell by the wayside until now.  I decided to try something new and combine a simple Bullet Journal (BuJo) with journal keeping to make life a bit easier on myself with my memory keeping and planning.  Today I want to share with you a couple of my most recent journal entries.

I just grabbed a cheap dot journal from Officeworks to give this new planning style and journal keeping style a try, but the problem with grabbing a cheap journal is the paper is thin and has a lot of bleed through so I have been gluing in printables on some pages with the bleed through is bad or using my journaling to cover the bleed through.

A big part of my change is I am no longer typing my journal entries as I know if something were to happen to me my kids would like to have much of me recorded as possible, including my handwriting so I am now hand writing my entries, due to how this impacts my hand I need to get my entries done more regularly so initially I tried printing photos daily and journaling and I was using photo paper but it's thickness meant that my journal got really chunky very quickly so I have switched to printing on basic 80gsm printer paper and instead of using scrapbooking paper I instead print digital scrapbooking supplies on the same paper.

I started my August 1st entry by gluing in a page I have removed from the back and trimmed the bottom off onto the page with bad bleed through using my favourite memory keepting glue, Helmar Acid Free Glue.

  

Once I had the bleed through covered I grabbed my little photos (my printer shrank my print job for some reason so I wound up with some tiny photos, not one to waste things I went with it) and some embellishments that help tell the story and played with them to figure out how I wanted to glue them down with my Helmar Acid Free Glue.

 

My next journal session I was doing August 2nd and 3rd but got distracted and journalled August 3rd first, I realised when I was about halfway down the page so I left a space to glue in a tip in to quickly journal my August 2nd memories.
I had a journal card that had some white space at the top so I folded the white space down and trimmed it a little to ensure I didn't glue it to my photo that was going to be beside it.
I applied Helmar Acid Free Glue to the flap and glued it down to my journal page.

    

I then folded the tip in open and covered the edge with some copy paper that I had stamped with a circuit board themed stamp as my journalling for August 2nd was about using technology during covid.  I wound up covering the spot I had cut away to make it look more aesthetically pleasing.

I filled in the blank space under the tab by gluing in a fussy cut row of books on a shelf that I used to represent board games and added a cat sticker, this helped define that August 2nd was on the back of the card and the rest was August 3rd.

There are many ways to journal, if you aren't currently keeping a journal I hope this post helps you consider giving it a try.

Home Decor "Lady" Canvas

Hello Crafty Friends!

Hope you all are enjoying your summer and staying healthy and safe during the pandemic. Today I have a Home Decor Canvas project to share. I used a brand new paper collection from Mintay, called "Lady"  There are matching cardboard stickers too. I think this would be perfect for a teen bedroom or even make as a gift. 

Supply List:

Mintay "Lady" Paper pack and Cardboard stickers.

Helmar Assorted glues: I will list what glues I used in my project instructions below

Blank Canvas (For this project I used a 11x14 size)

Prima Flowers, Prima Shabby Treasures Resin frame and Crystal

Lace, Scissors, Scoreboard and Paper trimmer, stiff paintbrush 

Stickles Glitter: Diamond and Stardust

Memory Hardware Artisan Powder in  "Parthenay" ( Umber color)

First, choose one of the 12x12 papers you would like to use for your main theme. Measure and trim off any excess paper. My piece measured 11 inches across.  Take your base paper and then glue down onto your canvas, even with the bottom edge. I used Helmar Craft and Hobby PVA glue. This glue is made for using with paper and Cardboard. It dries clear too. I added another strip of multi green paper at  11 inches across and about 2 1/2 inches wide and glued this on the top edge of my canvas. 

This is how your canvas should look so far

Next I took a piece of lace and measured and cut to glue across the top edge where my two papers meet. This will give it a nice finished look. I used Helmar Fabric glue to adhere my lace to the canvas. It dries clear and has a flexible bond and your embellishments will stay in place once you glue them down. 

Next I start planning what stickers and cut apart elements I'd like to use to decorate my canvas. I'm such a fan of fuzzy cutting,  so I picked out some of the paper images and fuzzy those out. I inked the edges with some distress ink. I also cut out one of the journaling cards, I wanted to use as my main focus on the center of my canvas. Set those aside.

I took my Prima resin frame and some Memory hardware Artisian powder. I used a old stiff paintbrush and brushed some of the Artisian powder lightly over the raised areas on my resin frame. You only need a tiny amount of Artisian powder. Alittle goes a long way. This gives your frame a nice antique look. Take your journaling card and glue to the back of your frame. Then add some Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive to the back of your frame and adhere this to the center of your canvas. 

Next I picked out some pretty Prima Flowers and placed  them to the upper right corner and lower left side below my frame. I used Helmar Fabric glue adhere my lowers to my canvas. This glue works especially well when you are working with fabric, lace and other embellishments. It dries clear and sets quickly.

I chose one of the title/sentiment cardboard stickers and adhered to the top of my canvas using Helmar Craft and Hobby PVA glue. I love how fast this glue dries and keeps my embellishments in place. I also added some of the sentiment sayings stickers scattered around my canvas.

Then I started to add my fuzzy cut embellishments to areas on my canvas. One of my favorite Helmar products are their Scrap Dots! They add such dimension and wow factor to all your projects. They dry clear in about 10 minutes but I recommend letting them dry for 48 hours. 

To finish off my canvas, I added a Prima Crystal to the middle of her hair bow. Took Stickles glitter in Diamond and Stardust, and added some sparkle to her dress form, perfume bottles, roses, and shoes. 

Hope you enjoyed this project idea today, and  I have inspired you to try making one for yourself. Thank you for visiting the Helmar Worldwide blog!  Until next month, take care and stay safe. 

Happy crafting!

No-Sew Glasses Case

Hi everyone! Amylove here with another cute little project. I will be 50 this year and I have come to the conclusion that I must keep a pair of "cheaters" close at hand. I wanted to create a quick and easy case to store them in when I am not using them. For this project you will need:

Helmar Craft Glue

a paper towel tube

glasses

clips

fabric

beverage of choice... today I am crafting while enjoying my morning coffee in my favorite mug. 

 

 

Use your glasses to measure how long your tube should be and cut it to correct length and then cut it up the middle. 

 

 

Use your tube to measure enough fabric to cover it. Place tube on wrong side of fabric and place glue along one long edge of tube.

 

 

Flib fabric over glued edge, press down and clip in place while drying. It does not take long. Repeat process for other side. 

 

 

Now clip corners so there will not be too much bulk when folded over. 

 

 

Add glue to end edges and fold fabric over and clip in place while drying. 

 

 

 

 

Finally, fold tube over and meet up the edges. Glue the long edges to each other and glue one end closed. Clip them until they dry (about an hour).

 

 

And just like that...... adorable glasses case!

 

I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy tutorial.  Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

Decorating an Envelope Flip Booklet

Hello again, this month I will be decorating my little booklet that I made in last month's blog post HERE 

What you will need:

Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue, scissors and a variety of papers of your choice.

I also used a flower and circle punch, glitter glue and distress ink. You can also use scraps of laces, sewn paper bits etc, whatever you like.

First up I am covering the envelopes in my booklet as they are very plain.  Decide on the papers you would  like to use. I have smaller paper pads which are one sided so I chose a selection that would compliment each other.

(If you have larger papers, you could just make the envelopes out of the papers in the first place if you like)

Trim the papers to a size that will fit your envelopes, slide the paper inside the envelops and mark the shape of the opening on either side of the paper, cut along this line.

Do this for each envelope front and back and then adhere the pieces on with Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue.

You may find it easier to glue the entire sheet of paper to the back of the envelope and then once dry, trim the paper down to size.

I mixed and matched my papers for each envelope and used old book papers to line the inside of the envelopes in the same manner.

I then used my scraps to punch out some circles to make some closure tabs. 

Using Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA glue, I made them a double thickness.

I then inked around the edges of all the envelopes, inside and out.

I then added some little bits of stitched papers to any spots I thought needed them (where I cut my papers crooked ;) )

I also added a couple of tuck spots on the backs of the envelopes to fill at a later date.

and a simple embellishment of stitched paper, punched flowers and glitter glue to the front.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing this little booklet being decorated. Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue is perfect for paper on paper gluing on a project such at this.

Take care everyone and thank you for stopping by the blog today :)

 

Jeanette xxx