Against the Grain

Why are sunglasses on kids so cute, and just how do they seem to know how cute they look? Rowan has discovered the sunglasses. Every time he comes across them at home, he brings them to me to put them on him. I spent an entire grocery shopping trip wondering why everyone kept looking at my son until I realized he was wearing his sunglasses the whole time.

These pictures capture the cuteness of the sunglasses, and the ham that they bring out of Rowan.
I used a stamp set from Sweet Stamp Shop all over the layout. I stamped a large woodgrain stamp directly onto my craft paper using Memento Ink. I love how the white printing on the paper still shows through.

I then stamped around the border of my page using the sentiment stamp.

Then I broke out the Staz On ink, and smaller round circle stamps to alter some white buttons. 

I really liked the birch paper from basic grey, and ripped a couple of strips off and rolled the edges securing with a little Helmar 450 Quick Dry before adding them to the page. The Quick Dry is also perfect for heavier embellishments like the buttons, wooden stars and title letters. 

Materials: 

Paper: American Crafts, Basic Grey

Stamps: Sweet Stamp Shop- Against the Grain

Washi Tape: AC Amy Tangerine

Wooden Accents: Pink Paislee, Studio Calico

Buttons: Bella Blvd, misc.

Ink: Memento, Tim Holtz Distress Stain, Straz On

Adhesive:Helmar 450 Quick Dry Glue, Helmar Acid Free Glue

Red White and Blue Hop with Helmar

Hello everyone and welcome to the Helmar Red White and Blue Hop. We have a bunch of wonderful projects to share with all of you and wanted to celebrate the colors of our design team with you. Australia, Canada and America are shining brightly, so grab a glass of your favorite beverage and lets get hopping. If you get lost along the way, you will find the order below. Make sure you leave your comments on every stop for your chance to win. We will select 1 Canadian, 1 American, and 1 Australian individual. So that is 3 prizes total. Now lets get hopping.

 Helmar Blog
 Grace Lauer
Michelle Wallace
Lisa Wilkinson
Sandie Edwards
Kate Vickers
Susan Weckesser
Rae Cooper
JJ Sobey
Amy Lynne Lassiter
Cindy Royal
Jessica Morales
Erin Morehouse (you are here)
Helmar Blog (finish here)

Thanks for spending a little bit of your weekend with Helmar. Enjoy!

I can't believe it's been 2 years since this photo was taken. We've gone from 2 boys to 3, and Rowan is the size that Parker was in that picture! I had fun with bits and pieces on this one,adding loads of textures- I found a new one while gluing the Epiphany Bubble Caps Hearts onto a cork sheet with Helmar Gemstone Glue. The cork texture shines through the glossy heart and looks great for a masculine page!

Materials:
Adhesive: Helmar Acid Free, 450 Quick Dry, Quick Fix Tape Runner, Craft Glue, Gemstone Glue.
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye
Washi Tape: Bella Blvd.
Clear Hearts: Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Bubble Caps ( Clear Heart 25)
Buttons: Epiphany Crafts, American Crafts, Crate Paper, Maya Road, Pebbles, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Pearls: E by Prima
Cork: Magenta Style, Canvas Corp.
Twine: The Twinery
Letters: American Crafts
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Stain, Distress Marker ( Black Soot)

Hello Mojo!

Oh I've been itching to scrapbook for what seems like months now! Now that I got a few warm up pages under my belt, I'm happy to say I can feel the mojo starting to come back. I had forgotten how it seems like your "normal" life is over when you have a baby, and you seem to exist on whatever food and sleep you can slip in between all the baby's needs. I thought I'd never scrapbook again. It's amazing what you can get done with a baby carrier and some crafty distractions for the preschool monkeys.
 Simple, but right up my colour scheme!

Materials:
Cardstock: Bazill Basics Paper
PP: Creative Imaginations, American Crafts, Basic Grey
letters: Basic Grey, Pink Paislee
Colour Mist: Tattered Angels Chalk Mists
Pen: Copic Multiliner 0.5