Mixed Media Wedding Card for Helmar

Weddings are such special occasions. I created this card for our cousin who will be married in a couple weeks. I've used Helmar Fabric Glue to adhere layers of lace onto the card and show how I arranged and adhered the circle of lace beneath the flower.

Wedding Card

Tips and Techniques

In the past, I would have stitched the edge of the lace to gather before placing on the card. Instead, I've used Helmar Fabric Glue to arrange, position and adhere. I squeezed out some glue in the center of the doily as shown.

Next, I bunched the edge of the lace together with my fingers to form a half medallion and set it into the Helmar Fabric Glue. This adhesive works perfectly because it gives me time to work with the lace and position it just right, then sets within a minute or so to hold it in place. 

Before adhering the paper doily in place, I adhered a strip of lace across the card using Helmar Fabric Glue, just down the center of the lace where it would not be visible on the finished card. Then once the doily and lace medallion were in place, I adhered the smaller scalloped lace and ribbon roses using more of the Helmar Fabric Glue.

I've been working on cleaning out my scrappy area and had thrown some scraps of white cardstock into the trash. As I was designing this card, I decided to rescue those scraps to create my focal flower using the Sizzix Tattered Florals Die (Tim Holtz). I adhered the flower layers together using Helmar Super-Tac EVA Glue. If you're looking for stamens to use for handcrafted flower centers, check out the wedding floral department of your local craft store.

I know, I know - It looks like I've covered up most of that lace medallion I created; however, the layers add so much lovely dimension as seen here, and the card just wouldn't be the same without those details. 

Because I have created a mixed media background, most of my other elements such as the bow, flower, and die cut leaves are adhered with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

The base of my card front is a piece of patterned cardstock weight paper that I gessoed, painted. stenciled, stitched and distressed. After decorating I adhered it to my card base using Helmar Premium Craft Glue.

Helmar Products

Fabric Glue

Super-Tac EVA Glue

Premium Craft Glue

450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Other Products

GCD Studios by Donna Salazar ~ Spring in Bloom 12 x 12 pad

Cardstock, white

Glossy Cardstock ~ white

Petaloo ~ CMC Canterbery Spray, white

Stamen - can be found in the wedding floral department of your craft store

Hug Snug ~ Seam Binding, white (Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Lace and Vintage Lace ~ Stash

White Thread

Liquitex ~ Gesso, white, clear

Caran D'Ache ~ Neocolor II

Grumbacher ~ Academy Artists' Watercolors

Golden ~ Light Molding Paste

Martha Stewart Crafts ~ Stencils, Eyelet Lace

DCWV ~ Template, EM-011-000010

Sizzix by Tim Holtz ~ Tattered Florals Die

3 Tailed Chrysanthemum Cut File ~ Silhouette Store Image

Doily Cut file ~ Created from PixelScrapper Image
Zutter by Donna Salazar ~ Distrezz-it-All

Martha Stewart ~ Mini Score Board

Sizzix ~ Big Shot

Silhouette ~ Cameo

Darice ~ Heat Tool

Viking ~ Designer 1 Sewing Machine

Thanks for stopping by today! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"Crazy for You" Layout for Donna Salazar

I have a layout to share with you today created with

gorgeous Donna Salazar Products.

This is an engagement shot of Joseph and Rachel. They're happily married now,

but I still enjoy going back and creating pages for these fun photos.

"Crazy for You"

Mistra Hoolahan provides a gorgeous sketch each month

designed to work with Donna's products and signature colors.

I've used her sketch as inspiration for my layout.

Tips and Techniques

These blossoms are created with Donna's Bitty Blossoms Dies.

My tutorial can be found here.

I handcrafted the larger Open Lace Rose but used stamen for the center rather than a decorative brad. My tutorial for these flowers can be found here. 

The background is stamped with Donna's Art Gone Wild stamps and inked with Mix'd Media Inx in the colors featured on the April Sketch: Pewter, Peridot, and Patina.

The page edges are also inked and stamped.

The bird and love sentiment are fussy cut from the

Natural Beauty embossed image page.

The bling is from Donna's Want2Scrap Build Your Own Bling.

Embroidery thread is tucked around the clusters for added texture.

I hope you've been inspired to grab some inky, girly Donna Salazar products

and create a page for some of your favorite photos!

Donna Salazar Products

GCD Studios ~ Natural Beauty Collection

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Patina

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Peridot

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Pewter

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Stormy

Want2Scrap ~ Build Your Own Bling 1

Spellbinders ~ Bitty Blossoms

Spellbinders ~ Grand Peony

Spellbinders ~ Rose Creations

Art Gone Wild ~ Dear Sir

Art Gone Wild ~ Crackle

Art Gone Wild ~ Vine

Art Gone Wild ~ Woodgrain

Other Products

MME ~ Lost and Found Record It - Antique Alpha and Word Stickers

DCWV ~ Stencil

Want2Scrap ~ Frilly Flourish - Silver Rhinestons

Lace ~ Stash

Stamins ~ Stash

DMC ~ Embroidery Floss - 648

Golden ~ Light Molding Paste

Liquitex ~ Gesso

Helmar Adhesives ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Helmar Adhesives ~ Liquid Scrap Dots

Helmar Adhesives ~ Zapdots

EK Success ~ Honey Bee Scissors

I've entered this layout in the April Berry71Bleu Challenge to use handmade flowers. All 17 of my dimensional flowers are handcrafted. 

~ Blessings ~

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"In the Garden" Mixed Media Layout featuring Helmar and Leaky Shed Studio

I mentioned in yesterday's post that March has arrived, but winter is still here in full force with temperatures last night going below 0 F. Brrrr!! So to warm you up, I have a lovely summer layout. I gave a sneak peek yesterday and am back today with all the details.

Mixed media is a hot trend right now, and I believe it will be sticking around for a long while to come. At least I hope it does!! One of the biggest challenges I had when starting to use different art mediums on my layouts was getting my embellishments and photos to stick to the more slick and textured background. A while back I entered a Helmar/May Arts contest and was sent a small bottle of Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. Let's just say an addiction was born as I used that glue on my page. I was totally a tape runner girl, but was converted in short order as I saw how well everything stayed in place. No more elements falling off my page and it didn't warp my paper like some other liquid adhesives do. 

When I saw the DT call for Helmar designers last fall, I couldn't resist, since I was so hooked. All of their products have been amazing to work with. I have to give a little plug here. Helmar is having another DT call right now, so if you would like to work with their amazing adhesive products check out the details here. The call closes March 21.

OK, back to my layout. This is my sweet niece digging in her grandpa's garden. I picked up on the purples and blues from her clothing to use for the page background and embellishments. 

"In the Garden"

Tips and Techniques

My embellishments and flowers are adhered with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

To achieve the grungy color on my flowers, they were dry brushed with gesso, then dabs of mist were brushed across them randomly, then I spritzed them with water to lighten and spread the mist. 

These stems are a great bargain embellishment. They started out bright glitter blue from a "pine" sprig I got clearanced after Christmas. I painted them with spray gesso and then brushed with mist to color. 

While most of my elements are adhered with 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, some of the flowers like this one on the left were adhered with Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots to raise up and position.

Another view of the flowers. To tuck items in under the photos, I've raised them by adhering with Helmar Zapdots. 

The Leaky Shed Studio chipboard Harja Flourish Zwei was cut into two pieces with parts being used above and below the photo. I often cut my chipboard pieces to suit the needs of the layout I'm working one. I have dry brushed watered down gesso across the flourish, leaving some of the natural chipboard color showing through. I then used up mist overspray from my craft mat by watering it down and brushing it across the flourish pieces to give just a hint of color. 

This chipboard fence is by Leaky Shed Studio, I used just a portion of it. I have layered gesso and mist to get the look of weathered wood like the fence in the photo background and wrapped a berry vine around it which was also gessoed and colored with mist. You can tell from this photo, that it does not lay flat with the wrapped vine and textured background, but the 450 is quite strong enough to hold it in place by adhering where it does contact the background. 

Notice the small "In the garden" title sticker? It would not adhere to this textured surface, but a dab of 450 holds it securely in place. 

Finally, a view of the mixed media texture. I've stenciled with light molding paste, then brushed over with gel medium sprinkled with punch waste bits, micro beads and mini marbles. This was misted, gessoed, and splattered, and then dry brushed again with gesso. You can see why normal adhesives would have a challenge adhering to this surface.

Helmar Products

450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Liquid Scrap Dots

Zapdots ~ White Square 1/2"

Leaky Shed Studio Products

Leaky Shed Studio ~ Picket Fence Chipboard

Leaky Shed Studio ~ Harja Flourish Zwei Chipboard (Upcoming Release)

Other Products

13Arts ~ Timeless - Long Time Ago

Heidi Grace Epoxy Stickers - Daisy Dear

Prima ~ Perle Bebe - EnFrancais; Tea Roses - Latte; Parisa Mayfair Mix

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Mulberry Flowers - Daisy Stem Flowers - Purple

Maya Road Vintage Trinkets - Vintage Pearl Roses

Petaloo ~ Color Me Crazy - Mixed Floral; Mulberry Street Wild Roses - White

Prima Vintage Metal Trinkets - Marion Smith

Darice ~ Berry Vine; Glittered Pine Sprig

Beadies ~ Micro beads; Mini Marbles

13Arts ~ Ayeeda Mist - Chalk Ultramarine

Clearsnap ~ Smooch Spritz - Frosted Grape, Log Cabin

Golden ~ Light Molding Paste; Soft Gel (Matte)

Liquitex ~ Gesso

Punch Waste

Americana Classic Stencil ~ Jacobean Floral

Prima ~ Doily 1 Stencil - 6" x 6"

DCWV ~ 12" x 12" Template EM-033-000023

Darice ~ Heat Tool

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~