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Vintage Stuffed Envelope

Hello Crafty Friends! Can you believe April is already here. Today I have a fun vintage project to share with you. I love the vintage look and these stuffed envelopes are fun to create for swaps or just send some happy mail to a friend.

Supply List:

Plain envelope any size you prefer. For this project I used a 9x12 size envelope. 

Any scrapbook papers/stickers in your stash. I'm using Authentique "Fabulous " collection

Blank card, tag, white cardstock for stamping

Assorted Helmar glues ( I will specify which glues I used in my instructions below)

Trim or ribbon

Pink Paislee "Switchboard "stamps and die

Black inkpad, Distress Ink in Rusty Hindge and Victorian Velvet and ink dabber, pencil scissors

Diecutting machine 

Epoxy Dots, Prima flowers, clear pocket tag, pink pearl gem

Liquid pearls White opal and Novo Dots- clear

Tuck your envelope flap inside and choose 2 coordinating papers to cover the front and back of your envelope. Mine were cut down to 9x12 to cover the size of my envelope. I used Helmar Craft and Hobby PVA glue to attach my papers to my envelope surfaces.

Next take your scissors, and cut a slit down the middle of the front part of your envelope about 4 & 1/2 inches down. Cover both flaps with coordinating papers. Then take a pencil and roll each flap around your pencil to curl the edges.

Next, it's time to decorate your envelope. I fuzzy cut out a coffee pot, typewriter and popped them over the same images on my background paper. I love using Helmar's Liquid Scrap Dots to create a 3D look.  I also used one of the sweet life cherry stickers and popped up the cherries in the middle using Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots. I added 2 small round epoxy clear stickers on top of each cherry on my sticker. I took my liquid pearls and added dots to her dress. 

 

I made another pocket with another coordinating paper and cut it down to 9x 6 & 1/4 inches. Then attached to the back of my envelope using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. This glue creates a strong bond and dries quickly. I added some trim to the top edge of my pocket using Helmar Fabric glue. 

I stamped a few images and words onto white cardstock  from my stamp set with black ink and cut them out. I inked the edges with my distress inks. 

I popped up the love heart image using Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots and added to the back pocket of my envelope. Then I took a clear pocket I had in my stash, cut out a coordinating paper and glued to the back of my clear tag pocket with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. I added the "Go girl"sticker to a another small tag, added a pearl gem and tucked this tag inside the clear pocket. Attach to the back pocket of your envelope with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. 

Now you can stuff your envelope with anything you like. I like to fill my pockets with a card, tag, candy, craft stickers, clips, clothespin, Doily, decorative rosettes or picks. Let your imagination run wild. I used a coordinating paper to create my own doily and card to tuck in the back pocket.

Last of all I glued some Prima flowers to the right bottom corner of my pocket. And added a larger Prima flower to the center bottom of my slit opening. 

I hope this project inspired you to create one for a friend or your next swap. Thanks so much for stopping by the Helmar Worldwide blog. Till next time, happy crafting!

Upcycled Floppy Disc Pencil Holder no burnt fingers

When we were sorting through stuff for our big move we found a box of unused floppy discs, so cool, E thought it was very retro and worthy of an Instagram post.  I decided to upcycle some of them into a pen/pencil holder.  I know people have been doing this for a while with hot glue and burning their fingers but as always I like to find ways to make things that don't involve burning my fingers so I decided to experiment with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to see if it would work.

 

 

 

  

 

 

I adhered 3 floppy discs together with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.   

 

 

 

  

 

 

I then added my base while the glue on the 3 sides was still workable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Finally I added the 4th side by running a bead of Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive around the 2 sides and on the top edge of the base.

 

 

 

 

  

I think it turned out really well, I made some mistakes while making it but that means I can do a better job on the next one I make.
I think it is going to be a home to some Helmar goodies instead of pens thought.  ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Easter Shaker Card

Hello friends!  Debbie here today sharing a fun Easter shaker card!  This card screams Spring!  These cards are

so fun to make and Helmar adhesives are perfect for adhering these cards together.  For this project I used Premium Craft Glue.

 

To begin this project you will need a card base, white acrylic paint, A piece of foil paper and a chipboard bunny shaker.

Adhere the solid Bunny piece to the foil paper.

 

Cut off excess.

Adhere the 2 middle pieces of the shaker to the foil covered solid bunny.

Add sequins mix to the inside of the shaker.

Paint the top piece of the shaker using white acrylic paint.

Adhere the acetate to the chipboard after inserting the sequins mix.  Adhere the painted piece  to finish up the shaker.  Add a bow to the bunny as shown.

 

To finish up your card,  add flowers and a sentiment to your card.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by the Helmar blog today! 

 

Easy DIY Two Hour Planting Journal

Hello everyone, today I thought I would share with you this lovely and very easy journal I put together. It's just a simple DIY journal where I can collect my thoughts in regards to my garden planting.  This journal was inspired by a channel on youtube called 'creativecafegirl', she was using a cereal bag/liner with wax for a journal cover and I thought it was such a great use for the them as I'm always on the lookout for new ideas when it comes to the cereal bags.  Where she uses the wax I will be using Helmar Silicone Adhesive Sealant which when left to dry thoroughly gives a wonderful strong hold.

What you will need:

Helmar Crafts & Hobby PVA Glue, Helmar Silicone Adhesive Sealant, a clean and dry cereal bag, a variety of papers (I've used tea dyed papers), decorative papers of choice, The use of a sewing machine (or you can hand sew), a ruler and scissors together with any embellishments you may like to add.

Firstly you need to open up the end and the side seam of your cereal bag and then fold it so that the long side seam edges are together.

Next you need to cut/tear and fold your papers to the correct size. The cereal bag will be your cover so after you have folded it in half with the side seams together you will be folding it half again in the other direction. Use this size as a guide for your papers. As cereal bags come in different sizes I can't give measurements on this.

Open up your cereal bag and place a double layer of paper inside, this will form your cover. Using your Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA glue, adhere both layers together.

You can then add any decorative papers to the front of your cover (on the right hand side) using your Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue, do not make it too dimensional.

Once this is done, you can add a few spots of Helmar Silicone Adhesive Sealant to the images (decorative front cover part) and then spread it out evenly with a spatula. You don't want a thick layer, just enough to make the cereal bag stick to the papers.  This is done so that the image is clearly seen on the cover and doesn't appear to get lost within the bag.

Fold the cereal bag down over the image, press against the silicone and smooth out firmly. This will take a couple of days to completely 'cure' but you can still complete your journal now.

Sew around the edges of the entire cover and trim any edges evenly if you desire. 

When I was sewing the cover I also added a pre-loved plastic bag to the inside of the cover for holding little bits.

The next step is to bind everything together. Arrange all your pages how you would like them and hold them together with either clips or paperclips. Using a large needle or awl, make three holes in the fold of your pages and also in your cover fold and sew everything together in a figure '8' style. There are many tutorials online on how to do this in greater detail, just look for 'pamphlet stitch binding'.

Now you can decorate the pages however you would like. I sewed some stitches on the scraps of paper from the pages and then just grabbed some little bits that were on my desk and glued them on a few pages using my Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue. This is going to be a writing journal for me so I don't want to over decorate the pages just yet.

I really hope you enjoyed this tutorial and will give it a try. It really does feel wonderful and is a great use of those cereal bags we often don't know what to do with.  I intend on making a few of them for myself and will number them as I go. Of course you can make these journals as simple or as decorative as you wish, it's up to you :)

Take care everyone and thank you for stopping by the Helmar Blog :)

Jeanette xx

Fabulous 5!

Hi Everyone,

Today I am sharing with you a card I have created using liquid adhesives from Helmar Worldwide.

I have used both the Acid Free and the Quick Dry 450 on my card.

I printed the Digital Stamp Masquerade Marci from La La Land Crafts (no longer av as Digi, I have linked up some rubbers) onto X-Press It Blending Cardstock using my Brother Laser Printer.

I cut down some layers of Doodlebug Sugar Shoppe for my layers, some I bannered up using EK Success Cutterbee Scissors, I also did the same with the sentiment from the stamp set.

The balloons are from an old MFT Stamps die  - Big Birthday Balloons, I used some leftover bits of the paper pad and ran them through my Sizzix Big Shot.

I used Paper Rose Studio - Jumbo Numbers to cut out the number 5 digit, also using some leftovers of the patterned paper.

I used a white Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen to add details to Marci's dress when I was colouring her up, I think this made a really big difference. When I was done the card I also carefully added some Wink Of Stella Clear.

 

You can really see the detail in this next picture. 

 

Dont forget to check out the Helmar Worldwide Adhesives here.

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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Family I Love You

Hi Helmar fans and followers its Kim here today sharing a tag album I have made on my daughter and her partner.

In Australia we have just had one of the worst summers on record with fires and it has made me realise how important family are and what actually constitutes family.

Family can be what we all immediately think of but, in a crisis family can take on a very different meaning and form, such as people whom may not even know each other taking in the bush fire victims into tho their homes and providing a home too them for the duration of the fire. It was a very humbling experience to see people open their doors to the huge number of affected families for many weeks and made me feel very proud to be an Australian. 

Today I am sharing an album I have created using large tags on my family specifically my beautiful daughter.

I have used my all time favorite glue from Helmar that being Helmar 450  you only need such a small quantity of this glue to adhere you projects I smear the glue with an only card over my tag then place my paper on and smooth out with my hand then have used it to adhere my title and embellishments through out the album.

On the following page I have used used my Helmar 450 to even adhere my acetate embellishment.  

I have used Helmar 450 here to adhere all items on my page even my photo.

The paper doily in this photo is also adhered with Helmar 450 I have just used a very small amount.

And lastly yes again every thing on this page is adhered with Helmar 450 as I have said its my all time favourite glue.

I hope you have enjoyed my share with you today.

Kim Kendell      

Altered Index Card

Today I'm going to be sharing how I altered an Index Card. Altered Index Cards are quite the popular thing to do in the Crafting Community, they are simple to make and easy to mail. 

What you will need:

Helmar Tacky Craft Glue and Helmar Premium Craft Glue, scissors, ruler, index card (or heavy weight cardstock), suitable image of your liking, a variety of light weight papers such as graph paper and book paper and also a decorative cardstock/paper (I used 'Cést La Vie by Couture Creations), lace and fabric scraps and any smaller embellishments you may desire to add.

Firstly size your index card, I only had large or very small so I cut a large one down to 15 x 10cm (6 x 4") which is the most popular size to make. Once you have done this you can ink around the edges to soften the look of the card making it a little bit vintage.

Once this was done I ripped a piece of calico slightly smaller than the card and then proceeded to rip the various papers, sizing them down as I went.

I then ripped a piece of decorative 12" cardstock to a width of about 4.5cm x 28cm (1.75 x 11") and lightly inked the edges. I placed it flush to the left hand side and folded it around the card to the back. I purposely cut the decorative paper shorter so that it would add some interest on the back and be easier to use as a pocket.

Using the small off-cut from the index card I inked the edges and placed it sideways under the decorative strip on the back.

This smaller piece will be glued into place in an 'L' shape (down the left hand side and along the bottom) so that it forms a little pocket. The decorative strip will lay over it and be held in place with a little glue along the top edge of the smaller piece of index card. I used Helmar Premium Craft Glue for extra strength.

Using Helmar Tacky Craft Glue I applied it to some heavy cardstock and smoothed it out with my finger and then placed my image on top and allowed this to dry.

 

While the image was drying I went ahead and started to glue everything into place. I used Helmar Tacky Craft Glue for the lighter weight pieces (papers) and Helmar Premium Craft Glue for heavier things such as the fabric and embellishments.

Once my image was dry, I fussy cut it out (leaving a small border) and lightly inked the edges. I then played around with the placement of things and once I was happy I went ahead and glued everything into position.

I wrapped a piece of seam binding ribbon around the whole card and securely knotted and glued it on the back of the card so that it wouldn't untie using Helmar Premium Craft Glue. Along with the ribbon I added a vintage flower and a dictionary word. Using more of the decorative paper I ripped a piece 12.5 x 7.5cm (5 x 3") to slide into the pocket on the back where I will add my personal details at a later stage.

To the front of the card I added the image together with vintage buttons and flowers and a little scrap of doiley and lace. I also added the word 'beautiful'.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial and will consider trying one yourself. You could easily make a small batch of these so that if a Challenge comes along you can easily join in.

Thank you so much for stopping by and take care :)

Jeanette xx

Saint Patty's Tag with Tamiko...

Hey folks, Tamiko here. Today I am making a Saint Patrick's Day tag I have to swap with a partner and I need to get this in the mail as soon as possible.  I made it two-dimensional so that it wouldn't be difficult or expensive to mail, to my partner. Let's check out what I did. 

Supplies needed:

Helmar 450 Quick Dry Glue

Helmars Professional Acid Free

2 Large tags

Watercolor paper

Clear gesso

Verla Lane Studio Digital Images

Koi waterbrush marker

Unibal glitter pen

Brea Reese watercolor 

Acrylic paint

Brush

I began first taking the two tags and using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Glue to adhere them back to back for support. I chose that glue because of the thickness of the paper that I was using.

With a brush and acrylic paint, I laid down some color on the tag. Once the paint was dry I use Helmar's Professional Acid Free glue to stick down the faux bricks.  I created the faux bricks with a scrap of watercolor from a previous project. 

I love printing digital images from Vera Lane Studios. I put a little clear gesso on my paper so I could use any type of medium to color the paper images. Then I fussy cut them and used Helmar's  Professional Acid Free Glue to stick the images and sentiment down. This particular glue is great for thinner papers because it doesn't expedite the natural aging or yellowing of paper.

Thanks for stopping by to see my project and dont forget to stop by Helmar Worldwide to see all of the fabulous  products available.

Headset Repair

 

One of the ear cushions/muffs came of C's headset and with the move I did not want to be replacing his headset just yet so I decided to try fixing it myself. 
Ideally I would have like to use Helmar Fabric Glue for adhering the fabric back down and then Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to adhere it to the plastic but I packed my Fabric Glue when I packed my sewing stash so I just had the 450 Quick Dry to work with and it worked really well.

 

To adhere the fabric back where it has come away from the stitching I worked in small sections with my Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive gluing it in place a inch or so at a time.

 

 

 

 

 

Once this was dry I put Helmar 450 Quick Dry on the surface for the muff and adhered it down to the headset.

 

 

 

 

I wrapped some rubber bands around it and left it to dry for longer than needed as I wanted to be sure I gave it it's best chance at holding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All fixed.  As I am typing this he has been using his headset for a week and there are no signs of any issues. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Favourite Product!

Hi Everyone,

Today over at Helmar Worldwide we are sharing with you our Favourite Product.

My favourite Helmar Product is the Acid Free Liquid Glue, I love how versatile it is and that I can use it on every project.

For my card today I have used a stamp from La La Land Crafts called Egyptian Mummy Marci, she is a lovely rubber stamp.

I used lots of La La Land Crafts on my card today, I will have them all listed in the link up below.

I adhered all the layers using the Acid Free adhesive from Helmar, my go to liquid adhesive.

  


For the rolled roses I used a quilling tool to roll the roses and my second favourite Helmar adhesive - the Quick Dry 450 Adhesive, it made it so much easier for me to put the flowers together.

 

One last look at the card I created using Helmar Acid Free and Quick Dry 450

 

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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