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)

Sketch #138 LCTS

It's time for another awesome sketch reveal at Let's Capture These Memories. This week, sketch #138 by JJ Sobey.  Lots of different approaches from the design team, so go have a look!
I chose to turn all those circles into  squares, and once I had the basic sketch idea going, added some stamping and stitching to add interest. I love sketches like these, where I can raid my scraps for some favorite bits to use all over again.

Patterned Paper: Simple Stories, Bo Bunny, Echo Park, My Mind's Eye, Graphic 45.
Ink: Staz On, Tim Holtz Distress Stain
Letters: American Crafts,  K&Co. Smash Mini Dymo
Adhesive: Helmar Acid Free, Helmar Quick Fix Tape Runner, Helmar 450 Quick Dry
Washi Tape: American Crafts