New Year Planner with Helmar

January 4, 2016

Hi, Veronica here today to share with you my new planner for 2016! I found this calendar system by accident when browsing through you tube one day. Have I been living under a rock? I didn't know about the Midori travelers notebook journals and I was so happy to have come across this video. I have had planners since forever; not surprising since I have always loved hoarding paper. So I am not new to planners; I have a Filofax and also a Franklin Planner. I do carry an iphone and put down some appointment reminders on my phone; but for me there is nothing that compares to "writing it down on paper".

So with the New Year comes my new calendar. I love getting a fresh new calendar every year and have always looked forward to decorating my schedules with drawings and pretty stickers. So this year I am decorating my new notebook covers.

For this project I am using the Helmar Super-Tac Glue and the Helmar Crystal Kote Matte. I start off with some gesso and heavy gel to "prepare" my notebook covers using some stencils.

Next I used water color paints and misted some spray on the covers. I also stamped with archival ink and used some washi tape

Next I adhered some paper embellishments using the Helmar Super-Tac Glue. The reason I used this glue in particular is because the glue not only dries fast but also has a flexible bond. The flexible bond is perfect for my textured covers with all the dimension. Also I need the flexibility of the glue since I will be opening and closing these notebooks a lot.

I added a layer of Helmar Crystal Kote Matte to the covers of my journals and calendars in order to seal in the paint. Also the covers were a tiny bit sticky from the moisture of Florida weather and the gel medium so this matte varnish is the perfect solution.