Hey folks Tamiko here! First and foremost I want to welcome the newest members of the Helmar Creative Team!! Aren't they are so marvelous?? I'm truly looking forward to seeing what they create! On to this week's project, which was influenced greatly by my friend Julie Jordan Scott aka the Creative Life Midwife. I became familiar with her through her Periscope, writing workshops and her instagram post. We also appear weekly on all day artblock with Lil Debs Creative Crew, where we live stream on Periscope.tv Julie doesn't think she's visual artist, but she puts in the work and practice and creates daily. That's what makes an artist to me!! Monthly, Julie creates these fabulous glue books. I've watched her do them more then once and each one is more unique then the last. I was indeed inspired to create my own. It will probably be mailed out as a gift of some sort. Check it out.. ::smiles::
Supplies needed:
Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste
Collage paper scraps
Glue brush
Scissors
A book
Canvas material
Black chalkboard paint
White gel pen
Paint brush
Copy paper
I first found the size book that I wanted to work with. I removed some pages, because Julie's says we should leave room for the bulky pages we may create. I didn't remove too many because I thought maybe the person who the book is for would like to have some the extra pages to also create some ephemera to use at a later time. With my colored scrappings that I am using for collage, I wanted you to know I got them from the Art Journaling Magazine.
I took 1 sheet of copy paper and I collaged the magazine fodder to the page with Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste. I added another layer of decoupage paste to sheet and allowed it time to dry. I had so many left.. I also created the base of an art journal page. Tee Hee.. a 2 for.
While the page was drying, I began to prep the outer covering for the book I chose to use. I slathered Helmar's Acid Free glue all over the outer cover of the book and used a brush to push the glue around. I then cut the collage page in half. Once that was done, it was then adhered to the covers of the book. I cut any overages off. I chose to reinforce the spine with some adhesive canvas that I also added glue to. I won't take the chance that the canvas' original adhesive is strong enough.
I will be sure and add some Helmar Acid Free to the spine and outer covers where the canvas overlaps the covers. I then took a bone folder and I burnished it. Allowed everything to dry and place heavy duty clip on the book to hold everything in place. Then I added a lil more art with chalkboard paint and gel pens and a new art journal was born!!!
I hope you allow what inspires you about others to create the same for yourself.. and use some Helmars products while you are at it!!! Have a great one!!! Happy Spring!!!
