You know the old saying "Necessity is the mother of invention"…well so is busyness and sometimes even laziness! LOL!
This week is Pink Paislee and Punky Sprouts week on the blog. I knew exactly which papers I wanted to use for my project, but my printer ran out of ink and it was entirely too hot to make an extra run all the way down to my local Walmart to pick up some photo ink so I could print out photos for my Punky Sprouts mini album. So what's a girl to do? I put on my thinking cap and came up with what I think is one of my favorite altered projects to date!
I created this little plaque for my scrap room using pieces from Punky Sprouts Punky Love album, and products from a few of our other preferred partners, Pink Paislee, Maya Road, Clearsnap, and ribbon from Fancy Pants.
I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry to attach elements to the acrylic, Helmar Premium Craft Glue to attach the ribbon and canvas elements, Helmar Zapdots for some added dimension, Helmar Gemstone Glue to adhere the rhinestones, and Helmar Fray Stoppa to put and end to those pesky fraying edges.
I used one of the acrylic pages for the background. First, I cut off the tab and then poked holes around the heart so I could hand stitch around it. I painted around the edge and then started decorating.
I used the canvas page to create my own embellishments. Here's a close-up of the heart and handmade flower. I inked the flower with with my Clearsnap chalk ink before rolling and attaching it to my project. I stamped and inked the edges of the hand cut heart; before adhering it to my project, I added Helmar Fray Stoppa to the edges to stop any additional fraying. I have to say that I LOVE fray stoppa!!! I use it on the edges of anything that has the potential to fray (i.e ribbon) and it stops it instantly. Side note: a little fray stoppa even stops runs in your pantyhose.
Here's a close-up of the edge of the canvas sheet from the Punky Sprouts album. I weaved a strip of Pink Paislee patterned through the pre-punched holes and added Fray Stoppa before adhering to my project.
I used Helmar Gemstone Glue to adhere the rhinestones. I like the fact that this glue does not cloud my rhinestones.
For me, no project is complete without a little dimension. That's where Zapdots come in handy! I love that I can pile them up to achieve my desired level of dimension.
I painted behind the border sticker in order for it to stand out against the acrylic background.
So there you have it…whenever you find yourself in a bind or are inspired to think outside of the mini album, Helmar is here with all of your adhesive needs!!
Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. Until next post…HAPPY SCRAPPING!!
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