Birthday Stamped Card with Helmar

Hi Veronica here today and I must say I am very happy to be on another term with Helmar!  This will be my third year


Today I am sharing a Birthday Card I created using Helmar Craft Glue and also Helmar zapdots.  I love using the zapdots because I like layering and making my work look dimensional.

I have some outline stamps that are made to stack and create beautiful layered images.  I made this flower and started creating my Birthday card with my base and working my way up.

First, since I have been on a journey to use my stash - I went to my folio where I keep pieces of pattern paper.  This is great for making cards because you don't need that much paper to make a card.  My base is a 5x7 craft card.

I added some blank white paper on the inside of card for writing a note.  Now I have my base card ready with my brown and green patterned papers.  So I add my beautiful stamped and layered flower.  I also punched out some smaller brown flowers and had a small green flower from my stash to use.  Since my flower is already 3 dimensional I adhere the flower with my Helmar Craft glue.



Its time for zap dots.

My card is layered but not extremely bulky because after all I do want to mail it.



Thank you for stopping by today.  Please go on over to the Helmar blog where my card is being featured today and like Helmar on FB.

Happy Scrapping ...



Product Used:

Helmar Craft Glue

 Helmar zapdots

Other Product Used:

Bazzill cardstock

Tim Holtz Stickles glitter

Tsukineko Archival Ink

Colorbox Ink

Outline Stamps

K&Co. pattern paper

Misc. stash pattern paper



Veteran's Day Card

Hi Everyone!

Today I have a card featured at Helmar.  Please go on over and say hello.  As you know tomorrow is Veteran's Day and I wanted to create a patriotic card using Helmar Adhesives.

I knew I wanted to use an American Flag so I went out and bought Tim Holt's "Flag Sketch" stamp and used Stampendous red embossing power to emboss the image on my card.

I fussy cut a soldier image that I found on the a free clip art site and I die cut some flags out of navy felt.  I glued this all together using Helmar 450 Quick Dry and lifted the soldier off my card with Helmar Zap Dots.

Thank you all for stopping by - please go on over to my post at Helmar where I have posted more photos.

Happy Veteran's Day to our American Heroes

Helmar Products Used:

Helmar 450 Quick Dry

Helmar Zap Dots

Other Products Used:

Cardstock:  Bazzill; Stamp: Tim Holtz "Flag Sketch"; Embossing Powder: Stampendous "Holiday Embossing Kit"; Ink: Ranger "Emboss it"; Stickers:  Reminisce "Signature Series"; Ribbon: May Arts "sheer polka dot" Misc:  Kraft base card and envelope

Leaky Shed Studio "Scatter Joy" Card

Hi today I would like to share with you my "Scatter Joy" stacked flower card using Leaky Shed Studio "Bird Branch" chipboard.

I would like to start with photos of my process; using lots of paint, stickles and layers of paper.  I also used the Outlines Rubber stamps that I have had for eons but still love.  This flower stack is from the "Blossoms" series.

Painted the base of my Kraft Card with Art Anthology paint

Prepared my chipboard with a layer of Pro Art gesso

Painted on some dimensional paint on top of gesso

Painted the leaves with an alcohol ink Copic Marker

Used Ranger "emboss it" and some Gary Burlin clear embossing powder on the 

Leaky Shed Studio chipboard

Finished card with layers of bazzill, my stamped and fuzzy cut flowers and 

spreckles of white paint

Thank you for stopping by today, be sure to head on over to Leaky Shed Studio today and say hello.

Happy Scrapping ...

Leaky Shed Studio Product Used:

Chipboard Shapes - Bird Branch

Other Product Used:

Bazzill, Art Anthology, Ranger Stickles, DaVinci Paint, Emboss It, Outline Stamps, Gary Burlin Embossing Powder, Outlet Eyelets, Copic Markers, Outlines Rubber Stamps (Blossom Series), Pro Art Gesso

Snow Flake Card Set with Leaky Shed Studio

Hi, are you all getting in the mood for Christmas?  Our Leaky Shed Studio designers have started getting ready for Christmas and they are designing all kinds of inspiration for you.

I decided to go ahead and get a head start on making my Christmas Cards.  I received the Leaky Shed Studio LG Snowflake border recently and loved them.

I wanted to cut up the border because I wanted single snowflakes to alter with paint and different mediums to make this set of dazzling snowflake cards.

Come visit me on the Leaky Shed Blog today for more of my step out photos.

Happy Scrapping ...

Leaky Shed Studio Products Used:

Snow Flake Border

Other Product Used:

Bazzill, Helmar, Stampendous, Art Anthology, petaloo, PSX, Ranger Industries, BoBunny

Halloween is On at Helmar!

Hi and Happy Halloween.  Today I would like to share a Pop Up card I created for the Helmar Design Team.


Please go over to the Helmar blog and check out my cute Pop Up "Spooky" card.  I posted lots of  step-out photos of how I made my card.

I think that these pop up cards are awesome; and you can make them with any theme.  If you want to make one go on over to Split Coast Stampers tutorial with Dina.  You will see step-out photos and instructions on how to construct the card.  Then its up to you to decorate it.

Thank you for stopping by, and happy scrapping.

Helmar Products Used:

Helmar's450 Quick Dry Adhesive 4.23 fl.oz

Zapdots Clear Round 1/4"

Quickfix Adhesive Runner

Other Products Used:

May Arts Ribbon, Reminisce, Bazzill

My First Post on the Helmar Design Team

Hi!  I am very excited today to have my first post for the Helmar Design Team over at the blog.  I have been  using Helmar Adhesive Products forever and am loving the fact that I am on their newest design team.

Please go over to the Helmar blog and check out my cute Halloween card.  I posted lots of  step-out photos of how I created my mummy.

Thank you for stopping by, and happy scrapping.

 

Helmar Products Used:

Helmar's Fabric Glue

Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots

 

Other Products Used:





Art Anthology Colorations, Bazzill cardstock, canvas, google eyes, colorbox, Little Yellow Bicycle

Creative Blog Hop

I was invited to participate in the "Creative Blog Hop" by my friend and co-designer on Leaky Shed Studio, Tracey Sabella.

Here is a little bit about Tracey:

Tracey has been married for 31 years, and she has four adult children. She loves using different techniques while scrapbooking and has a shabby chic style.

Currently Tracey is on four design teams: Leaky Shed Studio, Helmar, Once Upon a Sketch and also Donna Salazar.

We will continue this progressive blog hop while meeting and greeting new bloggers, sharing our creative inspiration, and learning more about ourselves and the craft we love!  Tracey Sabella  mentioned me on her blog Gracescraps. So please go and check out her blog too.

I thought it was a fabulous idea to start a creative blog hop and introduce you to some new crafty friends and their blogs.  I would love for you all to follow our tour of creative blogs and hopefully get lots of inspiration and learn some new techniques.

Next in line for the Creative Tour Blog Hop is my friend:

DeeDee Roe  -  Blog:  Brown Paper Packaging

DeeDee is my "online" friend, I have known her for years.  We first met when we were on a design team together.  I think DeeDee is hilarious she tells the funniest stories about her two cute babies.  I also love DeeDee's talent.  She likes to make crowns, banners, signs and albums. 


Now a little about me ...

1. What I am currently working on:

I "work" on something almost every day.  Right now I have several things on my plate.  First I need to do projects that are due for both:  Leaky Shed Studio and for Art Anthology.  I design for both companies, so there are 4 projects due this month.  Then I also promised this nice lady that emailed me about making her a pop up card (she liked the one she saw that I designed for Leaky Shed Studio).  I also have to do two custom orders with sesame street characters that I have to design and paper piece.

In essence I am ALWAYS working on something.  :)

 

 

 

 

2. Describe your style:  I have been asked this question before, and for me it is difficult to describe.  I do a lot of different things depending on my mood or the ideas or inspiration I receive.  If you have to pin me down I would say whimsical shabby.  I say that because I do like color, but sometimes I like to start with a color then wash it down with either white or black.

 

 

 

 

3. Why do I create:  My mother started teaching my twin sisters and I since we were all little girls.  Mom taught us how to knit, sew, embroidery, and cross-stitch.  I remember we all would sit together and cross stitch while talking to mom.  So I have never had idle hands, and crafting just makes me happy.  It is my own private therapy because while I am working on a project, that is all I think about.

4. How does my creative process work: Before I actually start a new project I have already created it in my head.  I get my initial idea from pattern paper or fabric and even a color; then I think it over in my mind for a week or so, just kind of visualizing what I will make. After I know what I want to do I start gathering my supplies, whether it is certain paints and canvas, or paper.  I add to my supplies or take away until I have what I need.  That is why my friends think I scrap or paint so fast because by the time I actually start my project I already know where I'm going with it.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out my friend DeeDee Roe at Brown Paper Packaging  on August 25th.

Happy Scrapping ...