Hi Helmar fans, It's Tracey back to share a wedding card with you. One of my dear scrapbooking friends was married last month. Since we've been friends for several years and have spent many an hour creating together, I wanted to create something extra special for her. The focal piece of my card is a chipboard mannequin I dressed up with eyelash yarn and feathers. Helmar Fabric Glue is the perfect adhesive for this task.
Tips and Techniques
I started by painting the chipboard with a pearlescent medium. It's not shown here, but I precut the yarn pieces a little longer than the distance between the waist and the hem.
I squeezed out a line of Helmar Fabric Glue across the waist,
and placed the yarn and feathers into this bead of glue.
I covered the glued area by adhering a strip of ribbon across the waist, over the edge of the yarn pieces. I finished it off with a strip of pearls and tiny rose buds. These are adhered with Helmar Fabric Glue as well.
I painted this delightful chipboard corner flourish and added half pearls to embellish. Because the background is uneven from the stenciling, I needed a strong adhesive to hold it in place. Of course I grabbed my Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive for this job.
I stamped the love sentiment on a scrap of cardstock. I wanted it to lay flat, so I used Helmar Clear Zapdots where there was no stenciling and a dab of Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive on the stenciled areas. Because the clear Zapdots are so thin, they gave just the right amount of dimension to help my sentiment to sit evenly on the card.
I brushed little dabs of Helmar Super-Tac EVA Glue below the
sentiment and sprinkled with iridescent shaved ice flakes.
Here I used more Helmar Fabric Glue to adhere burlap and hand dyed lace to the bottom of the card.
I hope you've been inspired to grab your Helmar Fabric Glue to adhere
the fiber elements to your next shabby chic project.
Thanks for stopping by today!
~ Blessings ~
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