Helmar Creative Team

Easy 'No Sew' Tab Binding

I was recently browsing around Youtube and came across a tutorial by '49dragonflies'  using a hinged tab binding for a junk journal she was making and was excited to give it a try. I remember seeing this method years ago but never had a use for it back then so I'm very happy to have stumbled across it again :)

What you will need:

Helmar Fabric Glue, envelopes or papers, scissors and fabric.

I have decided that I will be making a little envelope ephemera journal/book. I rummaged around looking for some old envelopes (found in the op-shops) in a couple of different sizes and colours along with some old sheeting fabric.

The first step is to cut your fabric strips to size, I chose to rip little strips as I am going for a 'vintage' style look and made them about 5cm x 2cm (2" x 1"). The tutorial I watched used fabric tape with a sticky back but I will be using Helmar Fabric Glue for mine.

Now gather together your envelopes or papers and put them in order.

Place them face down in a stack with the back envelope/paper on top. 

Starting with the back envelope/paper, place it face down and on the edge opposite the opening start positioning five of the fabric strips. This is the back of your journal/book.

Remove the second and the fourth strip.

Glue the remaining three strips into position using Helmar Fabric Glue.

Flip your envelope over (facing up with the opening to the right) and place the next envelope/paper (face down) next to the first one and place the other strips of fabric in the empty spaces.

Glue these two tabs into position on the back side of the second envelope/paper.

Flip the second envelope/paper over and then glue the three tabs of the first envelope/paper to the front of the second envelope/paper.

Once you have done this place the third envelope/paper face down next to the second one and glue three strips to the back of the third envelope/paper.

Once again flip this envelope/paper over and then glue the two tabs from the second envelope/paper to the front of the third one.

I know it sounds a little confusing on paper but believe me, once you have glued a couple you will see how it all comes together with each envelope/paper. Each page (envelope/paper) should end up alternating and looking like the pictures below.

I chose a smaller envelope to place on top and was sure that there were only two tabs connecting to this.

This really is a fun and easy method to bind things together (once you get used to it), you can make it with as many pages as you want and add anything you like and make it in any style.

The binding itself is actually quite effective,  it would also look lovely using a strong lace instead of fabric for a more 'shabby chic' style.

Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today and I hope you found this tutorial of some help and will give it a try yourself. 

I will be decorating this little project for my next blog post so I hope you will visit again, take care :)

 

Jeanette xxx

Life's a "HOOT"

Hello everyone

How are we all going?

Keeping well, I hope.

Today's post is a cute little tag I have created

Life's A HOOT!

 

The craft supplies you will need if you want to create a similar project would be:

a tag I used chipboard

black staz on ink pad

water paints and a paintbrush

acrylic paints

crackle glaze

a stamp you would like to create with

assorted flowers

some fibres to use for grass I used hessian and moss

Helamr products used are:

https://www.helmar.com.au/crystal-kote-fixative-spray-400g-detail.htm

https://www.helmar.com.au/Helmar-Products/craft-glue.html

https://www.helmar.com.au/liquid-scrap-dots-30g-detail.html

I started by painting the tag with a base coat of cream acrylic paint, dried this off then applied a coat of crackle medium.

I allowed this to dry and then lightly brushed the second colour of acrylic paint over the top.

Next up I stamped my owl image 3 times so I could individually colour certain parts and then dimensionally assemble it back together using Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots. 

Before I cut out my peices I have sprayed the water coloured images with the Crystal Kote Fixative Spray which will stop my water coloured images from running if wet again. 

I have cut out my different parts of the coloured image and have used Scrap Dots to assemble the pieces back together.

I apply my Scrap dots with a skewer this makes it easier to get the Scrap dots onto the finer pieces. 

I have also coloured and cut out some foliage leaves green.

They needed a background colour and because I had previously sealed the painted images with the fixative spray I was able to water colour over the top in a new colour. 

I have finished off my tag by gluing everything in place with the premium craft glue

attaching some green hessian as a ground under my owl image and some moss over this and

finished off with some flowers and the words HOOT on top of the tag.

Enjoy creating! 

New Adventures

Hi Helmar Fans, Raelene with you today.
My brain was needing me to scrap so I went through my photos and found one I was in the mood to scrap and then I started pulling out supplies from my stash that might work with the photo.

I started by playing with my papers and supplies, working out what would suit this story best, once I had decided on my papers I started adhering them down with Helmar Acid Free Glue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When selecting my embellishments I pulled out this key hole chipboard and a key.  I coloured them with metallic Distress Crayons and then gave them a coat of Helmar Crystal Kote Matte Varnish to ensure if it ever got wet the colour wouldn't run.  

  

Note it is best to use spray adhesives and varnish outside but the weather wasn't great so I just opened up my double sliding doors and a window.

I adhered my embellishments down with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I selected some chipboard alphas, the plain ones split when I was taking them out so I adhered the layers back together with some Helmar Acid Free Glue.

When adhering the chipboard flower down I put a glob of Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive in the middle and sprinkled some tiny glass seed beads to form a flower centre.

I finished off my layout with a doodle boarder to match the scrap of doodle paper.

My daughter loves the layout, she said she loves that I chose stuff to match her clothes and the tarp in addition to some house embellishments.

 

 

 

 

 

I hope this has inspired you to get some scrapping done and tell your stories while playing with glue and pretty supplies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Desktop Calendar

Hello Everyone,

Today I have tried to make a desktop calendars tutorial. I have used Helmar Scrapdots. This glue is fantastic to work with and they are quick to dry too. They do give you ample time to play around and get the things at right place.

I have tried to create a video tutorial for easier understanding. I may not be great at making videos (its like teething problem) but I have tried my best to explain myself on how I created this Desktop calendar.

 

Link for My video Tutorial is https://youtu.be/x4VQhNraArw

The one which I created last year is below.

Link for from where you an buy the Helmar Scrap dots is https://www.helmar.com.au/Helmar-Products/liquid-scrap-dots.html

For Card stock : https://atcraft.com.au/brand/house-of-paper/

For Calendar Tabs : https://atcraft.com.au/shop/new-items/couture-creations-calendar-tabs-10-pack-2021/

 

I hope to see a lot of different versions from you all . Hope I have inspired you all to create something for your loved ones this year.

 

Hope you all like it.

 

Please do leave me a comment for boosting my morale.

Thanks

neha

Book Binding

Hi all its my turn on the blog today and I am sharing with the most awesome technique that I have learnt from attending an amazing class with the super talented Seth Apter using the old fashion binding techniques.

We started the class by covering the product we had chosen for our covers and I elected to use a cut down cover of an old book my book is 2.5 x 2.5 inches yes its that small. To adhere my paper to the covers I have used Helmar Craft & Hobby PVC Glue and it works a treat. 

You will see from the following photos' how I have covered my cover and created the spine on my book the spine is separate folds of card held with PVA to make the attachments for the pages. 

 

 

Once you create the spine the rest is so easy to make you have your pages cut and then you start adding them and decorating them with collage using lots of layers I have have also used the Helmar Craft & Hobby PVC Glue spread thinly to adhere my collage items down. I will now share some of the pages from my mini book with you it is still far from finished with the layers which will include having stamping and pen work to make marks added.

The Cover as it stands now, I am still working on what I will add to finish this off. 

The inside over the cover and first page... 

The next spread in my book...

The follow spread shows how you can use anything to be a page I have used a tag in this case and washi tape is held with Helmar Craft & Hobby PVC Glue as it is not a permanent tape but a reposition able tape so you need to adhere with a permanent glue.

And again look for elements that can be hidden or peeping out in your collage work.

Always try to find elements that can add interest... 

and you can see my page on the right is still under construction with lots of layers happening. 

And this will be my final page and in side back cover when finished... 

And this is the back cover... 

I hope you have all been inspired by this awesome little mini book and how simple it is to make using Helmar Craft & Hobby PVC Glue.

Thank you for looking 

Kim Kendell

Country Shabby Coasters

Hi y'all! Amylove here with a lovely DIY. I've had these wooden coasters in my stash for a while now. While being at home for months now, I have been slowly working on all of those projects that have been piling up. For the coasters I really wanted them to have a crackle look to them. I decided to try using the Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue to achieve the crackle. I love how it turned out! To make these coasters, you will need:

wooden coasters

Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue

Helmar Crystal Note Glass Varnish

paint

paint brushes

pretty napkins

water

plastic wrap

 

 

I began by painting a thick coat of Helmar PVA Glue on each coaster.

 

 

 I let it dry for about 2 min. 

 

 

After it dried for 2 minutes, it was still wet but more tacky. I applied one coat of paint over the wet glue.

 

 

As the glue dries under the paint, it creates the crackle. 

 

 

It worked really well!

 

 

I used a paint brush dipped in water to outline the image on the napkin that I wanted to use.

 

 

I gently tore around the image where I brushed the water on.

 

 

 I mixed the PVA glue with a bit of water: 2 parts glue:1 part water to make my decoupage medium.

 

 

 I brushed the glue/water mixture onto  my coaster.

 

 

I used a piece of plastic wrap to adhere my napkin to my coaster. This makes it easier to smooth out the image without tearing it.

 

 

Then I lightly coated the entire coaster face with the glue/water mixture.  

 

 

 Once the coasters where completely dry, I sprayed them with the Helmar Crystal Kote Glass Varnish to finish them off.

 

 

They turned out super cute!

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think!  

"By the Sea" Tag and Pocket Album

Hello Crafty Friends!

Hope you all are enjoying the warmer temperatures and all staying healthy!

I'm happy to be back on the Helmar Worldwide blog today, with a summertime tag and pocket album. I chose to use Graphic 45 " By the Sea" paper collection and G45 tag/pocket album for this project. It's a great way to scrapbook all your vacation/beachy photos!

Supply List:

Graphic 45 "By the Sea " Papercraft kit ( includes sticker sheet and chipboards)

Graphic 45 Staples Kraft square Tag & Pocket

album, 5x5

Cream cardstock

Helmar Assorted glues: Super-tac, Scrap Dots, Premium craft glue, Craft & Hobby PVA glue

Scissors, paper trimmer, round corner punch

Twine or Raffia

Seashells, gems or Prima Crystals 

Metal trinket: starfish, brass seashell

Prima flowers, Pearls, Lace Trim

Distress Ink (optional)

You are free to chose any decorative papers you prefer to decorate your album. I will list the measurements below:

Front, and back of album and  inside front and back covers: I cut my papers to measure 5 1/2 inches x 51/2 

Inside pages measure: 5 1/4 x 51/4 

Tags measure: 4 1/2 x 41/4 

Inside pockets measure: 5 1/4 x 2 1/8

I covered the front and back of my album with "set sail " papers at 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 and used Helmar Premium craft glue to adhere to my album surfaces. This glue dries clear and has a super strong bond. Smooth out your edges.

To add the second layer of 5x5 paper to the front of the album, I used my favorite Helmar Scrap Dots to adhere on top of the base layer. These Helmar Scrap Dots add so much dimension to your projects! I love them!

The 3rd top layer is cut to 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Apply Helmar Scrap Dots to this layer as you did in the previous step. 

This is how your album should look so far:

Next I took a piece of lace trim and glued it along the left side of my album, over the binding. I used Helmar Fabric glue to attach my lace to my album. It dries clear, and has a flexible bond. Grabs quickly and permanently.

To decorate the front of my album, I took one of the journaling cards and added Helmar Scrap Dots to the back and adhered it to the upper right side of my album. 

I added some Prima flowers,  real seashell, and crystals with Helmar Premium craft glue. And also glued a brass seashell on the bottom of my journaling card. I tucked a few pearls in between my flowers with Helmar Super-tac glues. This glue holds super fast and dries clear too.

And added a couple chipboard pieces also using Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA glue.

 

Now for the inside of your album, I used Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA glue to attach my papers in my album. This glue is perfect for all paper crafts. Dries clear and won't buckle up your papers. 

The cream cardstock I used on some of my pages for matting and adding a photo. I cut it to measure 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. I used a decorative corner punch for some of my mats. But you can skip this step if you like. Your album will still be pretty.

Throughout each album page,  I decorated my pages using a variety of stickers, fuzzy cut images and or chipboards. I inked the edges of my fuzzy cut images with distress ink to make them stand out. I then applied Helmar Scrap Dots to the back and adhered them to my page. 

There are peek a boo slots to hold a journaling card and the pockets inside the album too. I will attach samples for you of how I decorated my pages. For the tags, I knotted and tied a piece of twine through the comment on the Tag. I repeated this process for all the tags in this album.

Repeat this process for all the album pages. 

Last I decorated the outside binding of my album. I cut our a small journaling sea she'll strip and slid it inside the metal bracket. I glue a metal starfish trinket to the top of the metal frame with Helmar Premium craft glue. And also added a pretty seashell to the bottom.

Hope I have inspired you to create an album of your own to showcase all your great vacation or beachy themed photos. 

Thanks for stopping by the Helmar Worldwide blog. Happy Scrapbooking!

See you next month!

Simple Masculine Cards

Hello Helmar fans! I hope everyone is having a great spring almost summer in quarantine! One has to make the best of things with all going on! I have found that crafting has been a great outlet for me for my depression and now with what's going on in the world.  So this month I decided I would create some masculine cards for Father's Day! One for my husband, my son in law and father in law! I do hope they will like them! I will be creating some matching envelopes!

On these cards I began by cutting 2 pcs of American Crafts textured card stock in black to 5.5 X 5.5 & one Recollections brand kraft card stock. I scored them using Martha Stewart Score board then I decided to use the paper from Tim Holtz Dapper paper pad in which I hadn't used in a while. I cut different papers for my 1st layer and adhered them using the  Helmar Tiger Grip Glue  . I inked the papers that I would layer on top using Tim Holtz distress inks in black soot and vintage photo using the same glue to adhere those . I only did the layering on 2 of the cards. 

 

 

I then used the Helmar Scrap Dots to adhere the die cuts . I used some other Tim Holtz papers from Collage 8 X 8 paper pad to cut the die cuts I used for all of them. Those dies I hadn't used in quite a while either, the three that I used were the Sizzix  Bigz Dies,  Umbrella Man, Regal Crest & Old Jalopy. I also used the Helmar Scrap Dots on one of the sentiments

 

As you can see the areas that the Helmar Scrap Dots were used. I took a photo of each of the cards to show just this because this products on one of my favorite products!

 

 

 

 

I hope that you enjoyed my short post compared to what I normally post here! I must say creating masculine cards is a little challenging because I didn't want to over embellish them but I did enjoy creating these and it reminded me how much I love the "vintage" feel on projects especially using Tim Holtz products! I hope that everyone is staying safe and staying home and hopefully this will pass soon and living in quarentine won't be our new norm. Till next month crafty friends!! 

 

Hugs,

 

 

Decorated Heart Box

Hello everyone, today I am going to decorate a paper mache heart shaped box I'd picked up at the op-shop well over a year ago. I had already removed some old decorations from it so it was ready to be used.

What I used:

Helmar 450 Quickdry Adhesive and Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue, a paper mache (or similar) box, old book pages, a variety of pearls/beads, laces, flowers and glitter glue.

Firstly, I had to remove any old glue from the box.

I then made a decoupage type mixture up by mixing 1 part water to 2 parts Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue. I painted this onto the box and then covered it by ripping pieces of bookpaper up. 

Once the box and the lid were all covered I used my Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive on the lid to attach a vintage lace.

I then used the PVA mixture to cover the inside of the heart. 

Using my Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, I added some lovely rhinestone chain around the outer edge of the inner heart and some vintage lace around the outside of the lid.

Now it was time to add the pearl mix to the inside of the heart. For this I worked in small sections using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, I applied it liberally, added my pearls and then moved on to the next section.

When  the heart  was  all  filled  in with the pearl mix,  I used  my  stickles  glitter  glue  in  'glisten'  to  fill  in  any  empty  spots.

Around the top of the box I added a little strip of gold lace trim to finish it off and I also added a few pretty flowers for decoration once again using my Helmar 450 Quickdry Adhesive.

I also decided to add a strip of lace and the same gold trim to the base of the box.

And it's done! 

I think it turned out quite lovely myself! I did not do the inside of the box as the paper mache was in good shape and was nice and clean.

Thank you so much for stopping by the Helmar Blog today, take care :)

 

Jeanette xxx

Deni in June!

Good Morning All,

Today I am here with Helmar Worldwide to share with you a card using my favourite Liquid Adhesive - the Acid Free Glue from Helmar.

My tip with this adhesive is "Less Is More" you do not need much of this adhesive at all to put a project together, and that means this bottle will last you ages.

I made a 17th Birthday Card today using a some patterned papers from Kaisercraft's Blubelle Collection, I love the blues and oranges in this paper pad, they gave my black bits and pieces a good bounce.

The number 17 is from Paper Rose Jumbo Numbers, I ran them through my Sizzix Big Shot using some black American Crafts Cardstock.

MFT Lucky Stars dies were used to cut the stars - unfortunately these are an old retired product, but they are one of my favourite star dies so I find it difficult not using them on a project. The happy word die is also from MFT Stamps and is also retired so I have linked up some others.

  

I used a Lawn Fawn Stitched Circle die to run some white cardstock and some of the patterned paper through my Big Shot.

Finally my sentiment is from Honey Bee Stamps Hooray Stamp Set, I stamped it onto some of the patterned paper using Memento Tuxedo Black and a Lawn Fawn Acrylic Block.

I adhered all my layers to a Couture Creations Card Base using the Helmar Acid Free Adhesive, you will see in all my videos this is the adhesive I use to put all my cards together, it gives me those couple of extra seconds to manoeuvre if I'm not completely straight with my layers.

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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