Love is... Faber Castell and Helmar together

Hello all, Michelle here from Adelaide, South Australia.

The weather here has been perfect for crafting.

So with a little help from some Helmar and Faber Castell I had a fun time playing with lots of texture and colour.

Who would have thought that Faber Castell Gelatos could be so much fun.

Not having had a chance to play with them before I really wanted to test them out.

And I must say.. I was not disappointed with what I was able to achieve.

By creating the main part of my title using a hand cut template and some texture paste I was able to create a nice base. I then used some Faber Castell Gelatos to colour and blend directly onto the texture paste once it was nice and dry. I love the effect that I was able to get and Faber Castell Gelatos were a perfect match for the texture paste. They adhered and blended nicely.

I was also able to finish off the centre of my title by hand colouring the title using a Faber Castell Aquagrip Aquarelle and blended it using water. It really made the title have pop and texture with very little effort.

Now.. I absolutely love to hand cut and water colour as some of you may know. I find it quite relaxing. With a little help from some Faber Castell Aquagrip Aquarelles I was able to colour away to my hearts continue with ease. They really do create a nice smooth finish to the water colour look.

Then with a little help from Helmar I gave the flowers and leaves some dimension by using some Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots to adhere them down at various heights.

And if you look real close... I have adhered contrasting seed bead to the centre of the flowers using some Helmar Gemstone Glue.

And if you take a closer look at the background of the layout I have used my napkin technique and my Helmar Acid Free Glue to create the base of my layout. I also gave the edges of the layout a bit of a shimmer by blending the edges with my Faber Castell Gelatos and water... gave a nice shimmery look to the edges.

And here's the full layout.

Lots of colour and dimension. But the best bit was...

I made lots of mess and had a blast trying out some fun techniques with Helmar and Faber Castell.

Why not give some a try and have fun playing around.

TFL, M x

Last Minute Helmar Challenge for May!

Still a few days left of this month to get your finger dirty with lotsa Helmar Adhesives.

If your looking for a challenge then why not give Helmar's May Challenge a go.

Here's the sketch for May designed by the lovely Lydell Quin

and here's my take on the sketch

I played around with my water colour pens and the Helmar Krystal Kote Fixative.

This would have to be another of my favourite products from Helmar.

Love being able to water colour digital images without worry if the ink jet printed image is going to run.

I now have loads of images printed and presprayed with Helmar Krystal Kote Fixative in a folder ready for colouring when the mood grabs me.

So....the Sketch..... you can flip it, turn it, rotate it, create a layout, a card or a canvas, anything you can think of, that this sketch can translate to....

Just remember to tell us what Helmar Products you used to create your masterpiece.

This month we will be uploading to The Helmar Face Book Page.

So all you need to do is head over to the Face Book page and upload your image.

Tag it with your information and be in the running to win a fun Helmar Prize.