Days to Remember for Once Upon A...Sketch

I always enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday. It's a time to reflect on the many blessings of the year and give thanks to our Lord. I also enjoy the fellowship with family and wonderful food!!

It's reveal day at Once Upon A...Sketch and Nadia has delivered with another fabulous sketch and journaling theme. Here is my take on this month's challenge:

"Days to Remember"

Journaling Theme ~ My Favorite Month

You are free to interpret our theme any way you like, but please make sure your layout is based on the sketch below and includes some journaling (hidden journaling is fine - please tell us where it is located).

Tips and Techniques

Here you can see my handwritten journaling. It says, "Songbirds return to fill the air with lovely melodies. Warm Breezes waft sweet fragrances. Flowers and blossom laden boughs dot the landscape with gorgeous color. This is April, my favorite month."

The title, cards, and calendar were cut from the gorgeous Maja Spring Vintage Basics collection, with inked and lightly distressed edges. Helmar Zapdots were used to help layer at different heights. 

Another angle of the lovely Prima and Wild Orchid Craft flowers. The ironwork piece is cut with the a Spellbinders die and the stone pathway inked using a Prima Stencil. 

I layered and tucked the fussy cut pieces to frame my photo. The lovely chipboard from Gina's designs was inked, then dry brushed with gesso. The splatter was created with glimmer mist and a stiff paint brush. 

The floral image was stamped, colored with Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils, then brushed with water for the lovely watercolor effect. 

I found this charming pendant in my jewelry findings collection and backed it with an image from the Maja paper. The BoBunny crocheted flower was cut in half to tuck in above and below the photo. 

Products Used

Maja Design ~ Vintage Spring Basics ~ 1st of March, 2nd of April, 1st of May, 2nd of May, Days to Remember

Prima Flowers ~ Caboodles A, Perle Bebe, Orange Bouquet

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Cherry Blossoms - Mixed Pinks; 20mm Open Roses - Ivory, Pale Pink; Sweetheart Blossoms - White, 2-Tone Baby Pink

Gina's Designs - Delicate Frames

Distress Ink

Clearsnap ~ Donna Salazar ~ Mix'd Media Inx

Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist ~ Cork

Golden ~ Light Molding Paste

Liquitex ~ Gesso

The Crafter's Workshop ~ Tile Texture

Prima ~ Stencils - Lace Doily #3; Pathway

Glitz ~ Clear Stamps - Distressing

Stampendous Cling Rubber Stamps - Jumbo Zinnia

Spellbinders ~ Garden Weave

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive; Zapdots 1/2" Round, White

Ranger ~ Inkssentials Fine Detail Waterbrush

Tonic ~ Tim Holtz - Paper Distresser

Thanks for stopping by. I look forward to seeing your projects

inspired by the December OUAS Challenge! 

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~ Blessings ~