You'll never never know if you never ever go !!!!!!!!!!

I'm talking about the Northern Territory - we have some awesome things up here to see and do.

My LO today features one of the things we have heaps of here - they scare the .... out of me really but this picture is awesome so i had to use it. We had family and friends visit recently and we went on a trip to the jumping crocodiles and this is one them. Its breeding season up here at the moment so we got to see lots of nests as well and all those females protecting all their eggs................

so with out further a do here it is.....................

 My base is made from Helmar's 2 step crackle medium, which sort of looks like croc skin hey ??

 Helmar 450 Quick Dry got my vines & Twine into place. Helmar's Acid Free was used to secure my photo & heading to the LO.

 dont she look scary........................well no doubt she is .....................

 A handy hint about  Helmar's 2 step crackle medium  I learnt this time round. I started with step 1 of the crackle medium and covered a fair area then when dry iIgrabbed my step 2 of the crackle medium to find i was low :-( so I only put it in a few places. Once dry I sprayed ink sprays and let dry again - once dry i found that the areas that only had step 1 applied to it acted like a resist, look above and you will see what i mean - the whiteish areas - pretty cool hey??

I love my HELMAR 2 step crackle medium if you didn't know - off to order more ...........

until next time take care & happy creating

Magical Adventure

It's been awhile since i have been here - I feel like i have been like one of my countrymen and been on walkabout lol

I have been on a trip to see my girl 'Shani' and all the other special friends down that way. In less than 24 hours i did one Territory & 3 States of Australia pretty good going if anyone knows how big Australia is !!

God Bless Sam for driving us xxx

I was up on Helmar's blog yesterday - Helmar teamed up with Darkroom Door here's what i came up with................

checkout the details over at Helmar's Blog

until next time take care out there

Crack Crack Crackle

Hey there  from a very hot and humid Darwin, the wet season is not far off - the joys of tropical living - I love it really :-)

 

I have been playing with Helmar's Two step crackle medium to make some cards

This is how I went about it;

1. Coat a sheet of cardstock with Helmar's step 1 crackle medium and allow to dry.

2. Apply a coat of Helmar's step 2 crackle medium and allow to dry.

3. Cut, tear the desired pieces of crackle paper and start  building your cards.

4. Easy hey ?

5. I used an assortment of embellies, chippies and ink sprays to finish them off - adhereing them into place with Helmar's Acid Free Glue, 450 Quick Dry & Quickfix Adhesive Runner

6. So what are you waiting for, start crackling today - remember you can share your Helmar creations on our Facebook page we love to see what you create with our awesome products.

Here are the cards I made with my piece of crackled cardstock - I did also use another 2 sheets of plain cardstock as the base of my cards choosing to add the crackled paper on top.

 I just love the added texture that Helmar's 2 step Crackle Medium has to offer.

 nothing like tearing to add extra dimension and texture ........... look at the crackle popping!!

 Need a HELMAR fix well you can get in HERE - until next time happy Helmar Creating and take care xx

Best Mates!

This is my Dad & his best mate Morton. 

Morty isn't with us any longer, he had a heart condition & sadly i lost another brother :-( 

We are family of all girls, 4 of us actually & over the years we had a few brothers King Billy Coke Bottle - Billy was a stocky little fella - I remember a wedding photo of Billy and I, he was dressed in a tuxedo !! & there was Prince another little fella but hairy.

Our Brothers spoilt us with pressies & cards stamped with their paw prints, its those special things in life that make you smile - HEY ??

now for a few close-ups.........

OTC Chippy cogs, OTC Trinkets and other junky finds all stuck into place with HELMAR Acid Free Glue & 450 Quick Dry and misted with Ink sprays

More Chippy, Trinkets & Junk

short and sweet I know but hey that's ME!! 

until next time happy creating and take care out there...............

My Postie Rocks!!

Boiled Lollies are a winner with me & because i am such a good customer my Postie blessed me with these goodies the other day - yummo!!!

It didn't take me long to empty the tin lol........ i had plans for that tin!

So with the tin & some of this

Helmar Découpage & Craft Paste is a thick water based paste glue. Designed specifically for  most Craft applications and the bonding of  Découpage cut outs to the surface of your chosen project.
Surfaces include Wood, Ceramic, Tin, Metal, etc.
&&&& boy oh boy did it work treat...............who said treat lol !!

Lace, a Filigree Flower with some tiny roses in the centre & a touch of ink sprays added the finishing touches to my little tin.

I love this technique so much I have started a canvas bag as soon as i finish it i'll be sure to share until then take care and happy creating

That's my Girl

 I'm not much of a LO girl but every now and then I give it a whirl............ This is my Girl - Shani 

Papers are from 7 Dots - Domestic Goddess Collection these papers are designed my Finnabair so I thought Finnabair style was the way to go - LOVE IT !!

What a cluster hey? 

Helmar adhesives are perfect for getting all this treasured junk ON !!

All these goodies are from Scrap Matrix and if you go HERE you will find out all the the goodies that I used.

thanks for stopping by until next time take care out there 

It's all about bags !!

Hi Ho everyone it's Rae here today to share what i have been up to with DECOUPAGE & CRAFT PASTE (Yep it's a fav - and I bet it will be yours too). I have been using it alot lately and if you check out my blog http://illbeblessed.blogspot.com.au/ and even here on Helmar's blog you will find lots of things that I have done with this awesome product!!

Today I played with Paper bags, Tissue tape (washi tape), some Resin & Metal embellishments, Ink Sprays and a few other odds & ends and this is what I came up with.............

DECOUPAGE & CRAFT PASTE was the main glue used throughout my Paper Bag Mini Album. I did reach for PREMIUM CRAFT GLUE to secure down my Metal & Resin Embellies.

 I started out my applying Tissue Tape strips to the paper bags, these tended to lift a bit , as they arent that sticky. I coated the Tissue tape with DECOUPAGE & CRAFT PASTE, this sure did secure the tape into place and also gave it a lacquared look.

 Do you know how hard it is to photograph with one hand trying to hide those bitten finger nails from shot... here's proof as i even got the camera lense cover in the shot LOL !!!

The front and back covers started out as plain pieces of cardboard which I applied a generous amout of DECOUPAGE & CRAFT PASTE to then added lace, chippy, dew drops and metal embellies which i used PREMIUM CRAFT GLUE to adhere into place. I painted it all with gesso and used ink sprays to create some colours.

 I bounded it all together with some ribbon and DECOUPAGE & CRAFT PASTE

So there you have it A mini paper bag bound together with DECOUPAGE & CRAFT PASTE !! I can smell our dinner burning so i best be off for today. Make sure you get your DECOUPAGE & CRAFT PASTE on I would love to see what you come up with !!

Until next time take care and happy creating xx

Finnabair, Helmar & exciting times !!

Where should one begin............... here goes.............

I have been lucky enough to have been selected for a second term on the DT of Helmar & once again be part of the team with an amazing line-up......i feel bit like a cover girl lol !!

Jamie Cripps

Jennifer Evans

Martha Richardson

Julie Tucker-Wolek

Cheryl Boglioli

Grace Lauer

Susan Weckesser

Carisa Zglobicki

Cindy Royal

JJ Sobey

Vicky Alberto

Melanie Forbes

'Rae Cooper' - yep that's me :-)

Michelle Wallace

Amy Lynne Lassiter

Liz Chidester

Jen Erickson

Beck Beattie

Sandie Edwards

Lydell Quin- Our Helmar Challenge and Sketch Artist

Erin Morehouse - Our May Guest Designer

Lisa Wilkinson - Our June Guest Designer

Katie Nolan-Denhan - Our July Guest Designer

Kate Vickers -Our August Guest Designer

Cheryl Walker - Our September Guest Designer

Erika Taylor- Design Team Coordinator

Also Jessica Morales will be doing some amazing videos for us on a regular basis and we wanted to give her a shout out too.

&&&&& another Huge highlight for me - I hosted  "Territory Dreaming" with our STAR being Finnabair!! Words cant explain how special i feel to have had this chance of a lifetime with one of my idols. I learnt so much and had extra time with Finn to play, sight see & just spend time with her - she is such a sweetie and so inspirational to be around - it was like winning the lotto to me and i will be smiling for along time yet - so thanks Finn you rocked my world xxx

Group hug with Finn, Ang, Wendy & Me :-)

My results from playing with Finn until 3 am -  Journal cover :-) 

I used lots of Helmar goodies to get my grunge on !!

Back of my Journal

 Peeks of my Teabag Journal front as its still a work in progress

  Back of Journal

 Industrial Baroque LO

Inky Memories LO done by Finn for me - I'm the little cutie in the front hehe... also starring Jimmy James, Ang & Sammy

 My attempt starring Shani, Billy-Joe & Courtney!! I think i got a bit carried away with the stamps lol.....

and my canvas well its still coming lol................

Now i think its time to get back to reality :-( not fair hey lol !!

until next time take care xx