Tuesday, April 15, 2014

April Challenge - Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of our reveal! I hope you have enjoyed the extra inspiration from The Flying Unicorn this month. Thank you so much to the owner Alda for sponsoring us each month this year and for the cross promotion this month! You input is invaluable!!

Have fun with this one everyone. 


Journalling Theme: "An event that changed my life..." 

You are free to interpret our theme ANY WAY you like. It is for your inspiration and this theme word DOES NOT need to be part of your title or journalling. But please make sure your layout is based on the sketch below and includes journalling (hidden journalling is fine). Acceptable journalling is MORE than just a sentence, or generic writing such as date/place etc. It needs to be present and at least 3 lines long. Remember, hidden journalling (under a photo/tag or behind your page) is perfectly fine but please DO let us know in your post where your journalling is! 


Please welcome our February winner, who is this month's Guest Designer..

Rachael Funnell (Australia)

Hi there! my name is Rachael Funnell
and I live on the outskirts of Cowra NSW Australia with my wonderful husband Jason and we have 2 GORGEOUS Children.
I been scrapbooking for nearly 7 years & still enjoy it heaps….. I mostly love to create layouts, but do enjoy making cards & tags…
At the moment I am fortunate enough to be designing for Kaisercraft, Off the rails scrapbooking - challenge blog,
Twiddleybitz(Chipboard Company) & on the sketch team for aussie magazine - Scrapbook Creations.
I would like to say a BIG THANK you to Nadia & the Once Upon A Sketch DT for having me as a guest designer


Rachael has usethe prize she won from Which Craft (sponsor for February challenge) which included the gorgeous heart chipboard. You will find Whichcraft here-->           http://www.zibbet.com/WhichCraft


 Now here is what our Design Team came up with. Please click on their blogs for more details on their creations. I am sure they would love to hear from you !!!



Lizzy Hill (Australia)
[hidden journaling in glassine bag]




Stephanie Schütze (Switzerland)
This page was created using the amazing April Kit Of The Month from The Flying Unicorn




Limor Webber (Canada) 


Olga Heldwein (Poland)
This page was created using the amazing April Kit Of The Month from The Flying Unicorn

Ana Paula Leal (Brazil)
This page was created using the amazing April Kit Of The Month from The Flying Unicorn



Ulrika Blomfelt (Sweden)
Supplies from Green Tara and Inkido.



Stacey Young (Australia)



Patricia Basson (South Africa)

I have added a personal message to my late brother on the tag on the right...



Jelissa Mei (Singapore)

Created with the April Kit Of The Month from The Flying Unicorn



Elena Smoktunova (Russia)



Maja Stokk (Sweden)
Hidden journaling on the tag



Anna Wiśniewska - Wiosanka (Poland)



 Ola Komenok (Israel)
my journaling is behind the page









The winner of this challenge, as voted by the Design Team will be invited to come back in June as our Guest Designer. They will also win the main prize from our main sponsor,which this month is one of our regular sponsors The Flying Unicorn

The Flying Unicorn is donating this prize..
This is the awesome Kit Of The Month we will feature throughout April!



Now here are some more AMAZING prizes donated by our wonderful permanent sponsors for 2014.

First up is our Facebook sponsor. Please don't forget to upload your entry to our Facebook Page HERE for your chance to win this price..


13arts is donating 10 colours of their gorgeous paint tubs , in your choice of colours, with free domestic and international postage. 



7 Dots Studio will donate a prize pack full of their product valued at US$50.00 with free domestic and international postage. 




The Flying Unicorn online store is donating a US$50.00 gift voucher to spend at their store !




2Crafty Chipboard is donating a chipboard pack to the value of AUS$50.00 with free domestic and international postage


Swirlydoos kit club is donating their monthly kit valued at US$36.50 with free domestic and international postage



Die-namites dies is donating a prize pack to the value of US$30.00 with free domestic and international postage




Lindy's Stamp Gang Store
Lindy's Stamp Gang is donating a US$20.00 gift voucher with free domestic and international shipping..





Scrappers Garden online store is donating a prize pack to the value of AU$20.00 with free domestic and international postage



Scrapbooking Fantasies is donating a ribbon pack valued at over AU$20.00 plus with free domestic and international shipping

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Some awesome inspiration from our Guest Designers from The Flying Unicorn!

Hello everyone!

Today we have something extra to show you.. some AMAZING inspiration from the design team of our monthly sponsor and friend of Once Upon A...Sketch, The Flying Unicorn!

The Flying Unicorn Online store 
Flying Unicorn.. it’s about One of a Kind. We offer an incredible selection of products for all paper crafting artists. Our Kit of the Month if filled with the latest and greatest and includes an off the page project to keep your creative muse flowing! Our forums, a hot and happening place which includes monthly challenges, tips, techniques and friendships that last! 

You will find The Flying Unicorn HERE 

The Flying Unicorn and Once Upon A...Sketch have teamed up this month and some of our girls worked with the Kit Of The Month, while The Flying Unicorn team used our sketch to create one of their layouts for this month. 

So let's have a look at how they did!

This is what the April Kit Of The Month looks like..The winner of our challenge will win THIS kit!!!

and here is our challenge..


Journalling Theme: "An event that changed my life..." 

You are free to interpret our theme ANY WAY you like. It is for your inspiration and this theme word DOES NOT need to be part of your title or journalling. But please make sure your layout is based on the sketch below and includes journalling (hidden journalling is fine). Acceptable journalling is MORE than just a sentence, or generic writing such as date/place etc. It needs to be present and at least 3 lines long. Remember, hidden journalling (under a photo/tag or behind your page) is perfectly fine but please DO let us know in your post where your journalling is! 



First up is my take on this...And yes even though this is my challenge blog, I also design for The Flying Unicorn and was very lucky to work with this awesome kit!!! 


I also have a step x step video tutorial of how I created this layout at my YouTube channel HERE 




Now here are the girls from The Flying Unicorn!




















And this is The Flying Unicorn's Guest Designer for April, the lovely... 

Tusia has also created a step x step video tutorial on her YouTube channel HERE

And finally, here are more examples of our own Design Team who worked with this kit!


Stephanie Schütze (Switzerland)


Jelissa Mei (Singapore)



Olga Vasileva (Russia)



                                                                               Aida Domisiewicz (Poland)













The winner of this challenge, as voted by the Design Team will be invited to come back in June as our Guest Designer. They will also win the main prize from our main sponsor,which this month is one of our regular sponsors The Flying Unicorn


The Flying Unicorn is donating this prize..



Now here are some more AMAZING prizes donated by our wonderful permanent sponsors for 2014.

First up is our Facebook sponsor. Please don't forget to upload your entry to our Facebook Page HERE for your chance to win this price..


13arts is donating 10 colours of their gorgeous paint tubs , in your choice of colours, with free domestic and international postage. 



7 Dots Studio will donate a prize pack full of their product valued at US$50.00 with free domestic and international postage. 




The Flying Unicorn online store is donating a US$50.00 gift voucher to spend at their store !




2Crafty Chipboard is donating a chipboard pack to the value of AUS$50.00 with free domestic and international postage


Swirlydoos kit club is donating their monthly kit valued at US$36.50 with free domestic and international postage



Die-namites dies is donating a prize pack to the value of US$30.00 with free domestic and international postage




Lindy's Stamp Gang Store
Lindy's Stamp Gang is donating a US$20.00 gift voucher with free domestic and international shipping..





Scrappers Garden online store is donating a prize pack to the value of AU$20.00 with free domestic and international postage



Scrapbooking Fantasies is donating a ribbon pack valued at over AU$20.00 plus with free domestic and international shipping