Once Upon A...Sketch

Although I always say 'I must journal more of the little details' on my LO's, I don't always follow through, so that's why I was determined to do the 1st June challenge at Once Upon a...Sketch, as it gives me the kick in the bum I need! LOL The challenge was to not only use the sketch provided (see it HERE), but to also journal at least 2 sentences about the female in the photo.

Here's my take on the challenge - 'Quad Bike Riding', using the yummy new My Minds Eye 'Lime Twist - Happy Go Lucky' pps I got from Handmade By Suzanne...

For my journaling, I decided to see how it would print using the yummy MT masking tape and I was pretty happy with the result (it just takes a little longer for the ink to dry than it does on regular masking tape). If you haven't tried using washi tape before, check out the awesome range available at HBS HERE (they are currently on sale at 25% off!)

For the embellishments on this LO, I had a dig through my stash and decided to use up the last of my Kaisercraft 'Bubblegum Hills' chipboard flowers (which you can still get for around $2 / pack if you're quick) and a couple of butterflies cut from pp of the same range. I also used Green Tara mini flowers (still love these!), The Twinery bakers twine, and 'Sea Mist' satin ribbon. The large alphas are AC 'Rainboots - Aqua' Thickers (another item you could snap up 25% off!) and the small ones are MME 'Happy Go Lucky - Together'.

There will be LOTS more My Minds Eye to come...I am sooooo lovin' these new ranges!!!

Once Upon A...Sketch

I decided to play along at the gorgeous Nadia's new venture 'Once Upon a Sketch' for their very first challenge. The concept of 'Once Upon a Sketch' is not only to host a sketch challenge, but to also encourage the inclusion of more (and more meaningful) journalling onto layouts. This is definitely something I need to do, so this gave me the perfect shove to journal a recent quote from Brielle I had been meaning to scrap.

Here's my take on the sketch, (please visit Once Upon a Sketch to see the original and hopefully you will play along too)...

I used my Jillibean Soup 'Blossom Soup' pps from Handmade By Suzanne for this LO, and misted a sheet of white cardstock with my new love - Chalkboard Glimmermist *sigh* I love how vibrant the colour is, this one is 'Polka Dot Pink'. I also used it to colour my chipboard flourish...

Instead of spraying the colour on, I took the lid off and used a fine brush to paint a couple of coats on. The colour looked good, but it looked even more rich once I finished it off with a coat of Glossy Accents.

Here is a close-up of the journalling from the LO (cracks me up every time!)...