Helmar Creative Team

Moody Blues Layout

Morning Helmar followers and fans, today I will be sharing with you a layout that has many layers its all paper and I have used my all time favorite Helmar 450 glue t create it. 

Many don't like 450 for this type of project as it dries so quickly but that's where you can use Helmar Acid Free Glue which will allow you the time to be able to lift and move your layers better than the 450.

My take on layouts is now that I will complete the majority of them in my art journals so the journals will contain a mixture of everything I do. This page has been completed on an A4 sizing roughly.

To create this LO  I started with my base which was chalk paint and patterned paper .

 
  once this section was completed I started adding my paper layers one of the things I really love about Helmar 450 is the small amount I need to use you will see from the below picture I have really only used a super fine line and this way my papers don't buckle but will stick and hold forever.

I continued with my layers only using the smallest amount of glue on each including the flowers 

You will see how little have used on the various layers as they all are not flushly stuck down but believe this adds depth and dimension  

This is my LO completed without the photo and as you can see the layers are all holding nicely



I hope you have enjoyed my share and I look forward to sharing my next project with you.

Happy creating Kim 

 

Helmar Creative Team Call-Out 2024 - 2025

Helmar Creative Team Call 2024 - 2025!

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, 2024.

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 Wednesday 18th September 2024.

No late submissions will be accepted.

 The new Helmar Design Team will be announced in October 2024.

At this time we are only accepting applications from Australia.

We look forward to seeing your applications!!

Helmar Creative Team Call-Out 2024 - 2025

Helmar Creative Team Call 2024 - 2025!

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, 2024.

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 Wednesday 18th September 2024.

No late submissions will be accepted.

 The new Helmar Design Team will be announced in October 2024.

At this time we are only accepting applications from Australia.

We look forward to seeing your applications!!

Me by Suzanne

Hi everyone Suzanne here 

This blog post is a canvas about me and this is very rare as I never do anything about me 

But recently I had my hair done (I had mesh integration done) I know having your hair done doesn’t sound like much but this is a big process and its made me feel like a different person maybe like my younger confident self again I’m not sure anyway this is not a diary post hahaha This is about my canvas I created 

Also make sure to check out our blog for the other designers awesome work for great inspiration  and the Helmar Website  for all your glue needs 

I used Super TAC Glue and 450 Quick Dry Adhesive for my project 

I Started by adding some texture paste through a stencil around the top edges and the back of the canvas

 Then painted it yellow but it was way too bright so painted it white to tone it down a lot 

I added lots of cardboard to the back of my photo which I matted on some patterned paper and tied some ribbon across it

I then glued down some gauze before adding some wired ribbon which I folded then placed it a crossed the middle 

I glued a paperclay border across the edge of the canvas which I had painted pink and rubbed over it with gold wax

I then glued down the flowers and little embellishments

Including the tiny bow in my hair

I added someSuper TAC Glue to some glass beads and placed them randomly around the canvas

Added a couple of ribbons and a buzzy bee using my favourite glue the 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

And to finish off I added some quotes I thought suited my mood 

Thank you for visiting I hope you come back soon xx

Flower basket Overhaul

Hi Everyone Sue here with my first blog post

I’ve turned a purple flower basket into a sunflower dream lol

 

 

 

My grandson is obsessed with farm animals that’s why my Mother’s Day card is a cow hahaha 

He also picked the flowers for me

 

I created this for Helmar using their fabulous glues

You can see all the design teams work on the Blog and see handy tips on ways to use the different adhesives they have on the website

I’ve used the 450 Quick Dry Adhesive (one of my favourite glues Helmar sells) also the Fabric glue and the Tiger Grip glue on this project

I started by painting the basket with black gesso

Once it was dry I rubbed over it with some old gold wax

Then around the top and bottom I added some paper clay borders

 

 

 

I then used my sunflower mould with some more paper clay - its so good as it’s so light and can be glued using a good glue like Helmar - any in their range would work I chose to use the Tiger Grip cause I know this will adhere just about anything together 

 

 

 

Once all the flowers were in place I wanted to fill in some of the gaps so I used a mix of small and medium art stones added with some Super TAC Glue 

I make a mix in these little cups I have its a consistency of wet sad so I can make it move to where I want it to go -as in all the gaps as empty spaces that need filling

 

 

Then I added some Colour Cuts by Scrapbook Fantasies - so perfect with the sunflowers 

I love the rustic looking tub they are in

I needed them to stick fast so I used the 450 Quick Dry Adhesive I was worried about them slipping off because its a round container its hard to lay on its side and keep it still long enough and the 450 is awesome for this purpose

 

I then used the Tiger Grip for the metal brooch embellishment I put in the middle of the large sunflower 

 

 

The middle of the basket was still purple so I found some fabric that went well with the colours and cut it to fit

I then used the Fabric Glue to make a “hem” - I wasn’t getting a needle and cotton out when I know it wouldn’t be seen and the glue would make a crisper edge anyway lol

 

 

I then cut pieces of ribbon and attached it to the handle for some extra colour and added a dab of Fabric Glue to each knot to make sure they stayed in place 

Added a couple of little embellishments randomly and that’s it

One plain purple basket into a Sunflower Dream lol

 

 

 

 

Thank you for visiting I hope you’ll come back soon xxx

 

 

 

 

Ocean-themed Wall Hanging

Hi everyone, Nat here with a fun project to brighten up the cold Winter days here in South Australia!
I will be making a set of two ocean-themed wall plaques with items I have collected, and a few I recently found at the second-hand store.  Also, I have a go at techniques I am not too familiar with and learn a lot in doing so.

On a recent second-hand splurge I discovered a bag with six of these plaques in.  I will be using two of these for my project.  Firstly I will spread some PVA glue mixed with a little water over the plaques using my paint brush.  I am recycling some tissue paper by scrunching it up in my hands and laying it on top of the wet glue then sealing it with more of the PVA brushed over the top to create a nice texture for my backgrounds.

Once my glue is dry, I pull out my shell collection and some gorgeous sea-themed dangles (also found at the secondhand shop) and find an aesthetically pleasing combination of these for each plaque. 

The dangles have screw hooks in them and I remove these to use later.

Next I paint my pieces with some white Gesso and leave to dry.......

....... I then adhere them to my plaques using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

Gesso is painted over both of the plaques to prepare them for some colour.  I will be using Distress Oxide Sprays to do this, starting with a coating of 'Old Paper'.  I spray a little onto my plaque, then some water and tilt my plaque to help move the ink around.  Next I use 'Mermaid Lagoon' to get a nice blue colour and 'Twisted Citron' (which I swapped out for the pictured 'Speckled Egg') for the contrasting green.  I further used the inks with a paint brush to add highlights and reach areas missed with the spraying.  My heat gun was used to dry in between layers to avoid my tissue paper getting soaked and creating holes (I did learn this as I went and had to patch up some small areas with more gesso and ink!)

I love the texture of the tissue paper and the colour of the inking.

I re-use the screw hooks from the dangles by inserting two to the bottom of the plaque that will be at the top of my wall hanging, and two to the top of the bottom plaque, approximately one centremetre from either side.  I will be using recycled jewellery chain to join my plaques together.

For a bit of extra sparkle I add a few speckles of silver leaf.  This is applied by painting a tiny amount of PVA where I want the leaf to adhere, gently pressing the leaf on to the glue and then after a minute - brushing the excess off with a paint brush.

The chains are added to join my pieces together.  These are purely for embellishment as I will be sticking both plaques to the wall.  I take my wall hanging out to the carport to give it a coat of Helmars Crystal Kote Gloss Varnish.  This will help seal the colour and silver leaf, making it easier to dust and giving it a nice gloss finish.

Now for finishing touches - I use the 450 Quick Dry again to stick down the words "Ocean Life" printed by my label maker, and a few small glass pebbles.

Here is the top plaque.........

.........and the bottom plaque.

There is a process video available on the making of my wall hanging here:

I had so much fun making this and hope you will give it a go, especially if, like me, you have a gazillion shells hanging around in boxes gathering dust!
Happy crafting and take care - Nat xxx

PRODUCTS USED:

Helmar

Craft and Hobby PVA Glue

450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Crystal Kote Gloss Varnish

Other

Wall plaques

Shells, stones, words and sea-themed pieces to decorate

Distress Oxide Inks (for this project I used 'Old Paper', 'Mermaid Lagoon' and 'Twisted Citron')

Gesso

Silver Leaf

Chain and hooks

Paint Brush

Water

Lamp Revived

This project has been waiting a long time to get completed and I have finally done it!

I’ve used an old wicker lamp with a very battered shade to create this project. 

I'm very happy with how it turned out!


So, for this project I have used a huge selection of laces and trims all attached to the lamp shade with Helmar Fabric Glue!

I have also painted the wicker base with white gesso very randomly.

and then painted the solid base with black gesso. 


I also painted the old shade with black gesso. 

Once dry I have gone in and started to glue my laces onto the lamp shade starting from the bottom working my way up to the top 

While the glued laces were drying I went and dry brushed some black gesso over the wicker base
I have finished this lamp off with some matching flowers added some extra lace trims around the base and the top of the lamp stand  and that’s about it 

I just love reinventing old finds from an Op Shop bringing them back in a new way 

Masterboard Tags & Journal Cards

Hi everyone, Nat here with an easy recycling project to make some pretty tags that I will use in future journals as writing spots.

I begin my project by making a masterboard using craft card from a book I deconstructed (packaging card or cardstock would be appropriate too).  I also grab my tub of book text scraps.  You can use any book pages for this, though a variety of text size, types and page discolouration adds to the interest of the finished collage.

First I sqeeze a good whack of the PVA glue into my pallet (I am working on a silicone mat with pallets included).

I add water to this until I have about a one third mix of water, and give it a stir to combine.  This makes the PVA easier to brush on.  You can always add more water or glue to get the consistency you require.

Next I use a large paintbrush to spread some glue on my base card and begin sticking down my text pieces.

Glue is also applied over the top of the book page pieces to seal them nicely.

Once my base piece is covered I leave it to dry.  My next task is to stencil some random patterns on my base using distress ink and a stencil brush.  I do one of my pages with purple and brown stencilling and the other with green and brown.

I grab my Archival Inks and Whichcraft Do You Do 'Documented' stamp set next and stamp these using black and brown inks on one page and green and brown on the other.

This is one of my two collaged masterboards complete and ready to make into ephemera.  I just need to trim the overhanging text page edges.

The Masterboards are cut into good sizes for journal cards and long tags.  I didn't do specific measurements for this as I don't mind them being different sizes.  I managed to get four tags and six journal cards from each base piece.

Now the fun begins - the embellishing!  I used Helmar's Tacky glue in a fine-tip applicator bottle to stick down book pictures, postage stamps, coloured book paper and other small pieces.

The tags had the top corners cut on an angle and the corners rounded for the journal cards.  I inked around the edges of all pieces and added paper for writing on the back.

I found fabric scraps to make tabs for my tags and used the Tacky Glue to stick these on.  Sewing around the edges of my pieces hold these tabs on firmly and finished my creations off nicely.

Here is a process video of this project:

This was such a fun project and the PVA glue worked so well to adhere my papers and seal them ready for my stencilling and stamping.  This is such an easy and fun way to make pretty tags and journal cards while recycling a pile of scraps too.

Hope you will give this project a go and have fun crafting!
xx Nat

PRODUCTS USED:

Helmar

Craft and Hobby PVA Glue

Tacky Craft Glue

Other

Book Page Scraps and Pictures

'Documented' Acrylic Stamps - from Whichcraft Do You Do

Packaging for the Masterboard Base

Distress Ink - Brown, Purple & Green

Archival Inks - Black, Brown & Green

Scrap Fabric for Tabs

Stencil Brush

Paint Brush

Water

 

Helmar Creative Team Call-Out 2024!

Helmar Creative Team Call 2024!

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 November 1st, 2022.

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 3rd May 2024.

No late submissions will be accepted.

 The new Helmar Design Team will be announced in May 2024.

At this time we are only accepting applications from Australia.

We look forward to seeing your applications!!

Groovy Retro Journal Cover

Hi everyone, Nat here - hope you are all doing well.
I would like to make a book cover for a future journal and thought I would take you along with me.  Get your sunglasses ready as we will be doing bright and Retro!

My first task is to take apart an old book. I pull out the book block (pages), and use my knife to cut down either side of the book spine to remove both the front and back covers.  The spine on this cover is too narrow for my journal and we will be making a new one.

I use my knife with a ruler to measure and cut two pieces of chipboard the same height as my book covers and one and three quarter inches wide.  I stick these two pieces together using Helmar 450 Quick Dry glue to make a nice sturdy spine piece.

To hold my three cover pieces in place, I use masking tape.  I place my pieces on my craft mat to help me line them up evenly then use the tape to stick both covers to the spine on the front and back sides.  I make sure to leave a little gap of a few millimetres between the spine and cover pieces to enable the covers to close.

I wish to use fabric over my cover pieces, however the fabric is a little sheer and the writing and colour of the cover pieces shows through.  Additionally, if not careful with the glue I choose it can seep through leaving marks.  I decided to try the Helmar Spray Adhesive to back my decorative fabric on to a plainer piece, therefore making it thicker to avoid these issues.  As I wanted a permanent adhesion, I sprayed both pieces, waited a few minutes for them to get tacky and carefully lay one atop the other.  It worked perfectly for this job!

Helmar fabric glue was then used on the outside of my cover to glue my fabric on.  Due to doubling up the fabric, I did not have to worry about anything showing through which made this task much easier.

I cut across the corners of the fabric and either sides of the spine to help me fold the fabric over without too much bulk and stuck it to the inside of my covers with the fabric glue.

Next to help reinforce the inside of the spine and to make it look neater I use a piece of linen that is just under the height of the cover and about one inch wider than the spine (on both sides) and stuck this down.

I had some offcuts of the fabric used for the cover and I adhered these to some scrap paper using the Spray Adhesive again. I cut two rectangle pieces out of these for pockets and sewed them onto some coloured book fly pages.  These were then decorated with some cool pictures from a digital kit I am using for this project called 'Groovy' by Joey the Cardmaker.  I used the Fabric glue to stick both of these pages with pockets to the inside of the front and back covers.

Now to decorate some more!

I grabbed some ric rac in different colours, flowers from an old dance costume (that definitely fit the retro era!) and some more of Joey's digital pieces to embellish my cover.  These were stuck down with Tacky and Fabric glue.

I folded the ric rac over the cover and adhered it to the inside of the book, adding the numbers '1960' to finish it off. 

I love the way my journal cover has turned out and I am looking forward to filling it up with all sorts of groovy!

Here is a process video of this project:

I hope this helps you with ideas on how to recycle an old book cover into a wonderful new journal cover and you have as much fun as I did making this one.
Take care, Nat xxx

PRODUCTS USED:

Helmar

Spray Adhesive

Tacky Craft Glue

450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Fabric Glue

Other

Groovy 1960s Digital Kit & Freebies (Joey Cardmaker)

Old Book Cover

Chipboard

Fabrics

Ric Rac

Flower Embellishments

Book Fly Pages

Vintage Resin Book Box by Amanda M

Helloooo Everyone......

Welcome to the New Year and the Month of Love...

Today I have for you a Vintage Resin Book Box

using a few of my go to products from Helmar.

Featured Products

Step 1

First off I have taken a Helmar  Glue Spreader and some PVA glue and coverd the

outsides of the book box, then I have attached some textured fibre sheets and let dry and trim if needed.

Step 2

Now paint all the pieces with black gesso. (not the inside of the box yet)

Step 3

This step is optional, but I have experimented with collageing some

tissue paper with PVA glue to give a more handmade feel.

When dry paint with black gesso.

Step 4

I have used some Lindy's starburst spray to add some colour to the covers.

Step 5

To make the galaxy effect on the inside, I have mixed some glitter flakes with some PVA Glue

and painted all over the inside, when dry I have given it a spray with some Crystal Kote Gloss Spray to finish it off.

Step 6

I have used some Vintage gold Wax to bring out the details on the covers, the resin pieces and the corners,

then using some 450 Quick dry Glue attach everything to the cover/box lid and allow to dry.

Step 6

Then to add a bit of contrast I have used some Gold foil Paint here and there.

More Pics

I hope you have enjoyed this project,

until next time

Happy Crafting

Hugz Amanda M