Hi Helmar fans, Vicky blogging today to share a card that I made and a flower tutorial featuring gelato products by Helmar's preferred partner Faber-Castell. I started off by using a pretty paper from Meg's Garden and some awesome Dusty Attic chipboard and gorgeous lace. I used Helmar's Premium craft glue to adhere the lace, Acid-free glue to add the chipboard (and to make my rose – see tutorial below) and then finally some 450 quick dry to add the flowers.
A close-up of the chipboard finished with texture paste and glass bead gel.
A close-up of the flowers – pink is my favourite color!
Here is a tutorial on how I made my large shabby rose. My finished flower is 3 inches wide and 1 inch in height. I used punches that ranged from 1.5 inches to 3.5 inches to achieve this rose.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
*8 punched or die cut flower petals in 4 different sizes and shapes with rounded ends.
*2 gelatos (I used 2 shades of pink)
*water mister
*paintbrush
*thick rounded tip object (I used a sharpie marker)
*glue – Helmar Acid-Free
*white gesso or ink of choice
STEP 1: Smear or shave/scrape little chunks of the gelatos into a plate (I shaved the light pink and smeared the dark one) and lay your 8 flowers on a plastic or glass surface. Gelatos wash up easily and do not stain.
STEP 2: Mist the light color with water and apply to all 8 flowers. Here is a picture of my first 4 done.
STEP 3: Mist the darker color with water and apply to petal tips. Note that colors will blend and get lighter as they dry.
STEP 4: Scrunch each flower around a rounded object (like a sharpie marker) and roll against it to create a cup shape.
STEP 5: On one of your two smallest flowers, pinch the end to create a bud. Let all 8 of the flowers rest in this shape for a few minutes to dry a little.
STEP 6: Slightly open up the 4 larger flowers and glue together with Helmar Acid-Free glue, off setting the petals (largest flowers on the bottom). I put a little dab of glue up the sides too to hold it together and stiffen as it dries.
STEP 7: Once the 4 larger flowers are glued, roll again around the marker to bring back to a cup shape.
STEP 8: Do the same thing with 3 smaller flowers, leaving out the bud. Again, the larger flowers are on the bottom.
STEP 9: Glue everything together and let dry in this shape. Note that the colors will get lighter as they dry.
STEP 10: Once dry, shape a bit more by opening up and folding back a few petals and I dry brush a bit of white gesso on the tips for a shabby look and to stiffen so the rose will not easily crush. You could ink the end instead for a more traditional look. TIP: Smaller flowers can easily be made by only using 6 flower layers.
Thanks for joining me on the blog today!
Vicky Alberto, Design Team Member
