First I covered my chipbboard pieces ( the cup and sleeve), with patterned paper. I got the patterned paper from my favorite online scrapbooking and mixed media store Frosted Designs! I traced the chipboard on the patterned paper and cut out a front and back. I applied Helmar Professional Acid Free Adhesive. It goes on super thin and sticks pretty fast! I took my finger and pushed it around and smoothed the paper out, to make sure I had no air pockets.
Then I took some wooden snowflakes and after spraying them gold, with Heidi Swaap mist from my FD kit. .. I added some Helmar Gemstone Glue and then poured some multicolor seed beads (again from the kit). I really like how fast the glue takes to set the seed beads. I was able to handle my project almost immediately and that's important to me. I don't always craft in traditional spaces. It's comforting to know, after a few minutes my project and I, can be moved!
I then placed the flakes on the sleeve, which one was adhered with my favorite, Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive! I love how that glue seems to almost snuggle between items and the HOLD is MARVELLLOUS!! (chuckles) I also used it on the coffee sign. I wanted my other snowflake to appear RAISED, so I used Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots. I put a big clump of it down and mounted that other flake.
Then I added my gift card and I used my clear dimensionals! Yes clear ones! I figure if i am going to use something that MIGHT get stuck to the card, might be cuter if it was a clear square scrap dot! I opened the sleeve and just put a few dimensionals there to hold the gift card in place.
so sorry they are very hard to see, they ARE clear! (HA).
Below is just a few close-ups on the sleeve, that went around my faux coffee cup!
Just stopping by to say Happy New Year my friend, may we see many more! Loved your Helmar project too :)
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