Sugar Lump Studios

{Summer-Day Song Journal Page}

May 15, 2014

This is my project for this weeks Inspire over at Paper Whimsy

Summer Day Song

Wild birds fly over me.
I am not the blue curtain overhead,
I am the one who lives under the sky.
I swing to the tree-tops,
I pick strawberries,
I sing and play,
And happiness makes me like a great god
On the earth.
It makes me think of great things
A little girl like me
Could not know of.

~Hilda Conkling

I created this journal page using a poem by Hilda Conkling as my muse. The colors make me think of the summer days that await and enjoying nature. The wonderful thing about creating journal pages with the alterables is the dimension and whimsy it will add to your artwork. I hope you will try them in your next journal project.

Technique:

(1) Paint chipboard album page in your color choice with craft paint. Add pattern paper, old wallpaper border flowers, and lace to album page using matte gel medium. I work in a layering process when I do this.

(2) Type and print poem in Microsoft Word using the font of your choice. I chalked the words using tan and blue that I smudged with a q-tip. Cut journal words in strips with paper trimmer.

(3) Paint alterables in a shade of craft paint you desire, and add beautiful faces to centers. Add glitter and round circles. Glue on to page using E6000.

(4) Add journal strips throughout the page using matte gel medium.

(5) I added little dot borders with craft paint along the border or each page.

Materials:

{Fancy Antiquities Box}

April 17, 2014

My muse for the Paper Whimsy Inspire project this week came from my love of antiquities and romance. I envisioned the project to be something a vintage lady may have on her bureau or the contents of the drawers where she kept treasures. I selected a soft and muted palette for my color scheme with just a hint of mauve, dusty purple and soft greens.

Technique:

(1) I select a plain cigar box to construct my project within. The box measures approximately 11 inches tall by 7 inches. On the interior of the box, I added old sheet music and layered pattern papers in different widths using matte gel medium. I then added the Beautiful faces to the center of each piece.

(2)A old crocheted vintage doily was added to the center and random wooden thread spools to the bottom of the box. I glued these all in place with E6000.

(3) The Alterables were painted in a warm beige craft paint and then I applied the pattern paper over each using matte gel medium. Once the paper had dried onto the piece I went in with a craft knife and tiny scissors to trim away the access. The edges were softened using the Pan pastel along the edges.

(4)I attached a piece of seam binding and the old crystal prism to the bottom of the Fancy Paddle fan because I wanted it to resemble a vintage hand mirror. I also attached copper jewelry rings to the Fancy Banner. Little old fashioned buttons were added to the side and interior of the box as well.

Supplies Used:

{Winged Pastel Lacey Arches}

March 21, 2014

I am embracing the first day of Spring this week like never before! It certainly was a long, snowy, and very cold winter – and while I do LOVE the winter season I am ready to say good-bye to it. My heart welcomes the birds tweeting, the suns warm glow, and the flora and fauna coming alive.

My muse for the Paper Whimsy Inspire Project this week was directed by colors and thoughts of spring. I used robins-egg blue, French blue, and a soft silver paint on the projects. The little wire hangers could also be replaced using pretty pastel ribbons. For those of you that display an Easter tree each year, the little winged pastel arches would make a perfect addition.

Happy Spring!

Method:

(1) Paint wings with several coats of silver metallic craft paint. Once dry, add Matte Gel Medium to wing front and sprinkle silver German glass glitter on top. Tap off access glitter. *You could also use silver glitter or silver Stickles for this processs.

(2) Paint Lace Arches using pastel shades of craft paint. I painted one in a Robin’s-Egg blue, French blue, and the soft metallic silver.

(3) Add pattern papers to the background area of each arch using matte gel medium. Add images, flowers, word art and several coats of matte gel medium.

(4) Glue and center wings to back of each arch using craft glue. Once dry, add wire to each wing for hanging purposes. Glue crystal bling and small buttons (or sequins). Apply matte gel medium and dust with mica chips.

Materials Used:

{Gilded Lace Winged Cameos}

February 20, 2014

Hello friends! This is my Paper Whimsy Inspire Project for this week and I wanted to share it with you here.

This project was inspired by my Celtic roots and Genteel ladies of long ago…

Now sweetly lies old Ireland,
Emerald green beyond the foam,
Awakening sweet memories,
Calling the heart back home.

The creations went with a more Irish feel as I thought about the Emerald Isle – thus the gold gilding. You could always add a wee clover for a pinch of luck!

Method

Winged Cameos:

Paint cameos with gold craft paint. Dry brush Gold stickles on wings. Add images with matte gel medium. Apply stickles to outer edge of each oval. Dot stickles along scalloped edge of cameo. Glue crystal bling on each wing. Cut out collage faces and place on oval cameo using matte gel medium.

Blocks:
Paint wood 2 x 4 lumber scraps with beige craft paint. Cover blocks with dressmaker pattern tissue sheets using matte gel medium covering all the wood.

Add bits of lace in random areas on the block and old buttons. Cut out old book text (or words) and add to front of block.

Dry brush gold paint on block and over book text. Glue buttons and alterables on block with E6000 glue.

Materials Used: