OUAS April Challenge

Hello friends!!

I know this is a little early as my sketches for Once Upon A Sketch are usually revealed mid-month. There are too many things going on so I better get this out first.

So, so, so lucky that I got to work with the April Kit of the Month from The Flying Unicorn as a cross feature between FU and OUAS. Here's what can be found in the main kit:

Featured is one of my favourite brands 7 Dots Studios and the amazing Cold Country Collection designed by Finnbair.

Here's the April sketch:

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! 

Here's my take on it:

I know it sounds a little cheesy, especially to friends of different faiths (or those without any). Initially I had wanted to scrap about my marriage, my kids, and other specific events which I felt had a tremendous effect on me. But after some deep thinking, I realise that none has as much impact on my life as the day that my Lord and Saviour gave His life for me. Of course I had to accept Him first, but everything that I am and that I have today, it was because of what He has done for me. It was also because of His sacrifice that I found a wonderful and God-fearing man in my husband, and now blessed with two beautiful and sweet children. My life though not very glamorous and neither are we wealthy, is filled with laughter and good times with family and friends. More importantly, I am secure and safe in His unconditional love, and perfect love casts out all fears. So I chose to scrap about how in that wonderful sacrifice, He has helped me overcome, with the promise of eternal life. And I pray that the people around me will come to know the same promise as well. What a wonderful thing to share for Good Friday in April!

Enough with the preaching! Some close-ups:

I've made quite a few mistakes during this layout, some of which include forgetting the stencils, and even forgetting there was a pack of flowers in the kit! And you get to see my boo-boos in the start-to-finish video I've put together for you. 

I should have some VERY exciting news that just make me want to jump out of my pants to share with you soon. Stay tuned!

until then,
love from Jelissa

BFS April Sketch

Hello friends, happy April!

A quarter of the year has passed and so many exciting things have been taking place. I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to the rest of the year and what God has in store.

Before I get ahead of myself, 1st day of the month also means sketch challenge reveal day over at Blue Fern Studios. This time, Michelle has yet another lovely sketch for you to play along with and the prize will be an awesome pack of BFS chippies, to go to a randomly drawn winner.

Here is the sketch:

And I've rotated mine sideways:

I've used the gorgeous Blue Fern Garden collection for this layout, along with some beautiful chipboards from BFS. 

Some close-ups:

A sentiment I cut out from "Calling Cards".

One of the Charmed Page Dangles chippie, which I used as my title.

The other half of the dangle. 

And here's a start-to-finish video tut I've put together for this. My camera battery ran out towards the end so unfortunately the part where I finished the embellishments got cut off. But I hope you will enjoy the background techniques and find the way I dressed up the chipboards useful! I'll be back (hopefully) in a couple of days with another new project. See you then!

love,

Green Fingers

Happy Friday lovely friends!

It's been a very long week for youngest and me as he came down with a week-long fever and bronchitis, and I had a close call with a slippery toilet floor and considered myself fortunate to get off with only bruises on the knees.

Anyway, finally found the time to share Part 2 of my DT reveal with Blue Fern Studios for this month. It's a canvas I created for a special couple, and as per the bride's request, it's in mint green!

Some close ups:

Layering with a piece from Ever After Frame set. I used about four different shades of green watercolors on this for a marbled look, followed by stamping and heat embossing.

I used the Marrakesh Panel and the in betweens from Bits of Honey in my background. The Marrakesh Panel I painted with paints from 13@rts.

In this cluster, I used two pieces from the Jeweled Trinkets set. I snipped of the chains on either end of one of the pieces and used it as a centre for one of the flowers. On the ends of each motif, I added a dab of dimensional paint and topped the centre with a gem.

Well, that's all I have to share for now. Lots of deadlines looming ahead and there are class samples waiting to be finished. Happy creating this weekend!

love,