Once Upon A ...Sketch

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

July Challenge

Hello everyone!

Welcome to our July challenge. THANK YOU all for playing along with our last challenge. We read so many beautiful stories and saw so many amazing pages! Thank You for sharing your stories with us!

On to our next challenge! This month we will play with... numbers :-)

Have fun and take care!!!

Journalling Theme: "Numbers.."

Pick a number and center your journalling around it. (i.e. FIVE men in my life, TEN quirky traits, THREE long term goals, or 2014--the date I will do ___)

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

GALINA SAZONOVA
[May challenge winner]

Hi everyone!
My name is Galina Sazonova, I live in Moscow with my sweet family. I am a landscape designer, but about a year ago, I discovered scrapbooking and found it really exciting and interesting. ...
I like different styles and to try something new. Today I want to share with you my project for July "Two weeks before the meeting." This layout is about the happiest, but also difficult period of my life.... in just two weeks after this photo was taken I gave birth to my son.
Thank you and have a nice day!)

Galina's blog can be found HERE.

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 !!!

Tracey Sabella (USA)
Chipboard from Leaky Shed Studio

Light from the B & O C-2122 Caboose
Hidden Journaling on Back

Yuko Tanaka (Japan)

Zaneta Glowa (Sweden)

Journaling ticket is tucked behind the photo

Tetiana Komarova (Taniko) (Ukraine)

Elena Olinevich (Belarus)

journalling is hidden on the backside and it is about 2Main persons in my life
(about 3 years ago)

Daria Pneva (Russia)

Wilma Voermans (Switzerland)

2 crafty chipboard . Start to finish video tutorial link

Journaling on the backside.

Aida Domisiewicz (Poland)

created with Flying Unicorn July KOM

*Journaling at the back:
"I was born on the 13th, I was engaged on the 13th, I was living at number 13, and my company has number 13.... 13 is my lucky number, 13 is the number of my life".

Natalia Shalygina (Frau_Muller) (Ukraine)

Val Thorpe (South Africa)

The winner of this challenge, as voted by the Design Team will be invited to come back in September as our Guest Designer.
They will also win the prize from our main sponsor.

Our main sponsor for July is

Designs by Ryn rubber art stamps are designed by hand and manufactured using high quality red rubber. Each piece is mounted on cling-cushion and is deeply etched into the surface of the rubber. This means that the design is set at a depth which is twice the industry standard, allowing the stamp to be used on a variety of materials. In addition to paper crafts, try pressing the designs into clay or stamping them onto fabric!
Follow the blog HERE
Follow the Facebook Page HERE

Designs by Ryn has donated WONDERFUL prize for our July winner!
The winner of our challenge will be able to choose three wonderful rubber stamps in our sponsor's store!
The prize's value is about $30 plus free domestic and international postage :-)

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 is donating a US$20.00 gift voucher with free domestic and international shipping..

Scrapbooking Fantasies is donating a ribbon pack for 2 winners valued at over AU$10.00 each plus with free domestic and international shipping

Wiff Of Joy stamps is donating 1 stamp set from the Stephanie Schütze Design collection stamps valued at EUR14.90 with free domestic AND international postage.

Sunday, June 15, 2014

June Challenge - Part 2

Hey everyone!!! Welcome to the second reveal of our June Challenge!

We hope you have time to play along this month. We LOVE the entries so far :)

Journalling Theme: The following quote

" the best things in life aren't things"

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

IRINA ANGOLD [Russia]

Hello! My name is Irina Angold! I live in a small city and I've been interested in scrapbooking for 1,5 years. Everyone knows me as a “flower fairy” since my works usually contain beautiful flower compositions. In the past I also worked with the real flowers, however right now I’ve moved my skills onto the paper. Scrapbooking is not just a hobby but a big part of my life. I like shabby and country, although I try not to create any frames, therefore usually my works contain a mixture of different styles.

I believe that first and foremost creativity is a freedom. It’s a freedom of feelings, freedom of desires and dreams. So I am trying to reflect all this in my art pieces.
My June layout is about the new knowledge and discoveries around and within ourselves. My journaling is on the back of the page.
Have a good day!

Irina's blog can be found HERE

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

Lizzy Hill (Australia)

Stephanie Schütze (Switzerland)

Olga Heldwein (Poland)

Ulrika Blomfelt (Sweden)

When I started to write my journaling it got very personal. It´s about how much I love my family and how I grown as a person after becoming a mother. So my journaling is on the back of the layout.

Stacey Young (Australia)

Jelissa Mei (Singapore)

(journalling written on a manila tag tucked under the photo)

Olga Vasileva (Russia)

Elena Smoktunova (Russia)

My journaling is on the tag

Maja Stokk (Sweden)

Anna Wiśniewska - Wiosanka (Poland)

Ola Khomenok (Israel)

My journaling is on the tag hidden in the bottom of the page

The winner of this challenge, as voted by the Design Team will be invited to come back in August as our Guest Designer and they will also win the prize from our main sponsor.

Our main sponsor this month is...

by Chantal Vandenberg etsy shop..

Chantal is donating a $30 voucher to use in her store with free shipping.