Hoooooo loves Core’dinations Spotted Cardstock?

January 21, 2013 by Ellen
Filed under Glue Arts, Helmar Adhesives, Queen & Co., Scor Pal, Scrapbook Blog

We are back on track with Tutorial Tuesday!

Remember this cutie we posted on our Facebook page during CHA?

Here he is at an angle so you can get the idea of all the layers. He’s a beauty!

WELL, the most awesome Designer Lydia Jackson who created this gorgeous owl using our Spotted Cardstock recreated a pattern JUST for you! How cool is that? PLEASE give her a HUGE Hard Core Thank you!

To create this owl that you will need are 3 colors of Core’dinations Spotted cardstock, black cardstock and a little yellow cardstock for the eyes, 2 black buttons and 3 types of Queen & Co washi tape. Tools: scissors, pinking shears, a crimper, Sand it Gadget and a Dust Buddy, Zap Dots and a Glue Arts tape runner.

First:

1. Print the owl part images on 8.5 x 11 paper and then use them as a template to cut matching color cardstock. See below.

Next:

2. Sand all elements and wipe off with a Dust buddy

3. Fold and stick Queen& Co. washi tape around the lower portion of the eyes. I trimmed the ends of the washi tape with pinking shears, but most any decorative edge scissors will work.

4. Assemble the head with eyes and then beak and then using pop dots, pop up wings and and pop up head I used a thin pop dot on the wings and a thick dot on the head.

5. Create his chest feathers using this technique { here is this link http://lidibids-scrapnotions.blogspot.ca/2010/07/quick-leaf-tutorial.html }

6. And lastly cut or punch two hearts for feet.

Here are your print outs:

PLEASE NOTE: you may need to resize this print out on your own computer. Lydia’s orginal owl is 8″ but you can resize it to any size you wish. Just right click on the image, and click save in order to save it to your computer. We kept them sized as big as we could to fit on the blog (you will notice that they are larger then the screen) in order for you to be able to size them accordingly on your computer at the highest resolution.

Owl Base

Owl Parts

If you create one of these little fella’s, we would love to see it on our Facebook page, so please pop over and share it with us!!!

a HUGE thanks to Lydia!

Tags: Dust Buddy, Glue Arts, Helmar, Sand It Gadget, sanding, Scor-Pal, Spottede Cardstock, Zap Dots

{One} More day with Helmar!

November 12, 2012 by Ellen
Filed under Helmar Adhesives, May Arts Ribbon, Queen & Co., Scrapbook Blog, Sizzix, Tim Holtz, Tim Holtz & Ranger Adirondack Collection, Tim Holtz & Ranger Collection, Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress collection

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Happy Monday Morning! yes, you heard me. We have another day today with Helmar.

So, this post was supposed to go live Saturday, I just didn’t hit “schedule”. I must have just hit “save” instead so sorry about that! These things happen when you try and blog before the correct amount of coffee necessary to function.

Designer April Derrick created that shows off her love of Zap Dots and the 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. It works great on wood embellishments which always seem to need a little extra “umph” to stick since they are a bit heavier.

And check out that coverage with the misting on the Tim Holtz Kraft Core! Love it….AND that embossed chevron strop along the bottom is a piece of Tim Holtz Kraft Core Cut and emboss 2.5″x 12″. They fit the 12″ Sizzix embossing folders perfectly!!!!

Core Products Used: Tim Holtz Kraft Core, Core’dinations Essentials, Core Tags, & Tim Holtz Kraft Core 2.25 x 12 Cut & Emboss Assorted Pack

* Helmar Products Used: Zap Dots, 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Scrap Dots

Other: * May Arts Ribbon, Sizzix Embossing Plates

Tags: embossing, Helmar, Kraft-Core, May Arts Ribbon, sanding, Sizzix embossing folders, Tim Holtz, Tim Holtz Kraft Core Cut & Emboss

Working it on Wednesday with Helmar

November 7, 2012 by Ellen
Filed under Helmar Adhesives, Jenni Bowlin, May Arts Ribbon, Queen & Co., Scrapbook Blog, Sizzix, Tim Holtz

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Happy Wednesday!

We are here with Helmar this week and couldn’t be more excited! We have gorgeous projects all week long for you.

Make sure you say “hi” from us over on the Helmar Facebook page AND they have some awesome boards over on Pinterest, too! And…you know how it goes here… comment here on the Core blog all week long for a chance to WIN some FAB Core’dinations goodies all for yourself. Comment every day for more chances to win!!! And, of course…check in over at the Helmar Blog for more inspiration.

Today we have Five Easy Cards from Design Team Member Char Dobson! Don’t have a lot of time? With Christmas just around the corner, things seem to just get busier and busier. Keep reading to see how you can make a few cards in no time at all. Here are the supplies she used:

Core Cards, Core Cut & Emboss Series 4.25″x5.5″ (various)

Helmar: 3D Zapdots, Quickfix Adhesive Runner

Preferred partners: Helmar, May Arts ribbon, Queen&Co. rhinestones

Other supplies: Cricut Teresa Collins December 25 cartridge, Tim Holtz Christmas muse tokens, Embossing folders (various)

Here is a little bit about this project from Char:

Today we’re going to make five easy cards in about an hour. Using the Core’dinations Cut & Emboss series, Core cards, a few minor embellishments and Helmar adhesives you can throw together some adorable die-cut cards in a snap.

The thing I love about the Cut&Emboss series is that not only are these sizes perfect for card bases and embossing, but they are great to use with your Cricut or other die-cut machine. I don’t know about you, but I hate it when I have only a smaller design to cut into a precious piece of 12″x12″ piece cardstock. With Cut&Emboss I can put all the colours I want on one mat.

Already, you can see how quick these cards are going to come together. All I have to do is emboss, adhere and add embellishments.

And we’re done! How quick was that!? How about some close-ups:

And our Jenni Bowlin MINI Calendar Cards look so awesome on cards!

Tags: Circut, Cut & Emboss, Helmar, Helmar Adhesives, Helmar Zap Dots, Jenni Bowlin Mini Calendar sheets, May Arts Ribbon, Queen & Co.

Back to School With Char Dobson

August 25, 2011 by Core'dinator
Filed under Helmar Adhesives, Provocraft, Scrapbook Blog

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Today Design Team Member Char Dobson has the CUTEST project that is perfect for back to school using Core’dinations Vintage Cardstock and the Cricut Wrap it Up cartridge. See that cute little apple on the side of the container? Char used her Helmar 3D Zapdots to make it “pop”.