Elmers, not just white glue!!

Ok friends this is gonna be a lengthy post with lots of pictures so you may want to grab a cup and pull up a chair. A little while ago someone from Elmer's contacted me and asked if I would like to participate in a Crafting challenge. My first thought, like I am sure many of you, was "hhhmmm glue eh?" I agreed thinking "well you can never have to much adhesive right?". Then they sent me this list of the products that I had to work with and I was blown away..........things are always better explained with a photo, so here is what arrived at my doorstep.

I had no idea that Elmers made so many products!!! I have always had a stash of there glue sticks kicking around because they are perfect for my large surface gluing needs and they are not so expensive so I can let my kids use them too. As I told you all yesterday, I just got my hands on the *new* Core-Impression by Stacy Jillian and I wanted to create something bright and inspirational for my scrappy space. So I set to work creating this...............................

Let me walk you through the process

I glued my cardstock down to my chipboard with my glue stick

then once the cardstock was stuck down I used this FABULOUS {and I say that because the shape of this is so comfortable to hold} x-acto swivel blade to trim around the outside edge.

I used the trimmer to cut down my photos, I have never owned a guillotine style trimmer and I have to say this rocked for cutting my chipboard as well. Plus the best part is the storage underneath the cutting deck. It fits the glue sticks, scissors and x-acto knives. Very cool!! 

I used the scissors to cut all my really small embellishments. They were super precise and had a great comfy soft grip.

I used the Elmer's glue runner to stick down my photos and other elements. It glides so smoothly and is super sticky, {plus I love the orange color LOL}

For the first panel, I used the x-acto circle cutter to cut the brown circle and used the fun decorative edge scissors for borders. Also I want to be able to change the pictures so for all the photos I used the Elmers photo corners.

For this one there is subtle layering of all the decorative edge scissors on the left, just adds a little interest and texture.

For the third panel {my favorite} I used more decorative edges and I used the x-acto to cut out the branches. I used Elmer's wonderful gel pens to add a little extra details to the cardstock leaves by October Afternoon.

I then used the foam mounting tape {another product that I love} to pop them up a little, I used the glue dots for my buttons, it was nice not to have to wait for my glue to dry with this product. Very efficient!!

Lastly, for this panel, I cut out a collection of circles with the circle cutter, then cut them in half to create a place to hold my title.

So there you have it, my entry for the Elmer's Crafting Challenge!

 

So what is the prize you ask? The prize is $1000 dollars towards my favorite charity. If I won, the money would go towards juvenile diabetes. This is cause near and dear to me, as a few of my friends have little ones struggling with this disease. I can't imagine having to inject myself every day, let alone a 3 year old.  I need to amend this, I went back through the rules and it stated that is must be an educational based charity, so I don't think that this qualifies, so then my next choice would be a literacy foundation, because I truly believe the gift of reading can change your life.

and the best part is

I also have prizes for you, that's right. I get to give away three Elmer's prize packs!!

These prize packs will include:

X-ACTO:
4-pack Decorative Edge Scissors
Self Healing Mat
Retractable Craft Knife
Craft Swivel Knife

CraftBond:
Scrapbooking Tape: Repositionable
Extra Strength Glue Stick
Wet & Dry Dual Tip Glue Pen
Permanent Tape Runner

Talk about a give away WHooooo HOooo!! All you have to do is either post about this and link it back to me on your blog, if you don't have a blog, link it up on facebook and if you you don't have any of these, just become a follower.

When you are done leave me a comment!! I will pick a winner on Friday October 1st
Good Luck and Happy Crafting!!

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Elmers, not just white glue!!