Watch Tracy Weinzapfel teach about Helmar!

I had the pleasure of meeting Tracy at Creativation 

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She is a wealth of knowledge about Helmar!  You can be too.  Use the products you love and get fantastic results.

Safety and performance facts are important!  

HELMAR PRODUCTS ARE FABULOUS

HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE WONDERFUL ITEMS FROM HELMAR.

WHAT ITEMS CAN YOU THINK OF TO USE WITH HELMAR?

Helmar Foam glue is a fast grabbing premium adhesive for bonding many types of embellishments to all types of foam.

Use with Rhinestones, Gems, Mirrors, Pearls, Fabric, Trims, Beads & other embellishments.

Helmar Wash 'n Wear glue is a water based glue for permanently adhering, appliques, ribbon, lace, fabric cutouts, etc to various types of garments.

Thanks for stopping by.  Watch for projects using a variety of  Helmar

adhesives and glues.

Helmar Accepted ME!

I am thrilled to tell you that I am on the Helmar Design Team as of April 2020.

I have long been an admirer of their products and creative applications.  

The product range is so great, silicones, glues, lubricants, jewelry glues, paper glues and more.

Look for projects to come using the fine Helmar line.

Sending the Green and the Gold St Pat's Cards

I'm Irish, can you tell?

Fun will be had at the Moore house on March 17th.   I have started wearing my shamrock jewelry already!

Being vegetarian it puts a crimp in the corned beef and cabbage, but no worries, potatoes and onions and cabbage will do.  I never acquired a taste for Beer, and that's why God invented Jamesons!  My Dad ate kidney pie, something I never got the taste for that either.  Colcannon is great, minus the bacon and add the kale!  

I started with a variety of patterned papers and cut them to size as A2 Blank Cards** - 4 ¼ x 5 ½.  This means that you will be able to have 2 cards for each 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper.  Cut the 8.5 x 11 in half and fold in half.  you can use them vertically or horizontally.    These papers have a white reverse which is great for card interiors.

The cards are simple and clean.  I added Dew Drops to the front with my dew drops glue dots or PPA (Perfect Paper Adhesive),  Some are inked around the edges, some are not.   

I used a printed saying on a solid paper, cutting to size and corner rounding it with a punch.  After cutting you can age or accent it by rubbing the edges lightly with a stamp pad or marker.  

This is attached to the interior with double-sided tape.  Before attaching it you may want to add ribbon or as I did, twine which had a gold component enhancing the St Pat's theme for the Pot'o'Gold.

Stamping the envelope is a fanciful way to preview what's on the inside!

**  Sometimes Card sizes can be confusing, here is a handy chart of sizes, this is the folded size.

A1 Blank Cards - 3 1/2 x 4 7/8

A2 Blank Cards - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

A6 Blank Cards - 4 1/2 x 6 1/4

A7 Blank Cards - 5 1/8 x 7

A7.5 Blank Cards - 5 3/8 x 7 1/4

A9 Blank Cards - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

Pocket Enclosure Cards - 4 7/8 x 6 7/8

Slim Blank Cards - 4 x 9 1/4

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We surely want you to have a rollicking good time on St Pat's Day.