Love Always ~ for Leaky Shed Studio and OUAS

The June Challenge has been revealed at Once Upon A...Sketch and this is my take on Nadia's gorgeous sketch and theme featuring fabulous Leaky Shed Studio chipboard.

I'm so blessed to have such a great relationship with our son and his wife, Rachel. This is one of their engagement photos. She was a Steeler's fan while Joseph is a Brown's fan. If you're not familiar with the NFL, that's one big rival, but they have not let it cause a house divided.

"Love Always"

(Journaling behind photo - details below.)

Journaling Theme: The following quote

 "The Best Things in Life Aren't Things" 

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 journaling. But please make sure your layout is based on the sketch below and includes journaling (hidden journaling is fine). Acceptable journaling 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 journaling (under a photo/tag or behind your page) is perfectly fine but please DO let us know in your post where your journaling is! 

Tips and Techniques

I painted the Leaky Shed Studio Heart Key with Gold Color Shine Mist, then dry brushed with Gesso. The background is stenciled with molding paste, then misted and splattered. The flowers and metal elements are dry brused with Gesso, then brushed with cork glimmer mist. 

I wanted the Leaky Shed Studio Picket Fence to look weathered, so I painted it with gesso, with the brush strokes going in the direction of wood grain, then I brushed it with a couple colors of mist that settled into the brush strokes to look like wood. The Prima butterfly wings are also dry brushed with Gesso and mist. 

I cut the Leaky Shed Studio Harja Flower into pieces and used half on each side of the page. I simply textured with gesso and brushed mist for this gorgeous effect. I've stamped the butterfly images in the corner.

I've used a mix of handcrafted flowers, pre-made flowers, and trinkets to cluster around my photo. I've also tucked in chicken wire and feathers. 

My Bitty Blossom tutorial can be found here.

Journaling is a required element in our Once Upon A...Sketch projects, and I've included my journaling on a tag tucked behind my photo mats. The handcrafted flower camouflages the tag once it's tucked into place.

A tutorial for my Embossed Vellum Flower can be found here.

For all the June Challenge details and to link your project, stop by the

Once Upon A...Sketch Blog.

Leaky Shed Studio Products

Harja Flower

Picket Fence

Heart Key

Other Products

7 Dots Studio ~ Cold Country - Secret Diary

GCD Studios by Donna Salazar ~ Natural Beauty Collection

GCD Studios by Donna Salazar ~ Mix'd Media Stax 2

DCWV ~ Big Floral Embossed Paper

Cardstock

Petaloo ~ Beaded Peonies - Small

Petaloo ~ Canterbury Rose, Charcoal

Petaloo ~ Expressions Fabric Flowers, Camel

Prima ~ Arco Iris Flowers

Prima ~ Lady Bird Collection

Prima ~ Ameruse Duchess Mix

Prima ~ Parisia Mayfair Mix

Prima ~ Sugar Plum Roses, Cinnamon

Prima ~ Cotton Tape

Prima ~ Butterfly Kiss Moulin

Recollections 255380

Tim Holtz ~ Tissue Tape

Spare Parts Mini Light Bulbs

Studio G ~ Metal Charms VAC004

Feathers (Stash)

Square Heart Locket (Vintage Trinket)

Heart Charm (Stash)

Beads (Stash)

Flower Basket Charm (Vintage Trinket)

Darice ~ Chicken Wire

Keys (Stash)

Queen & Co ~ Twinkle Goosebumps, clear

Golden ~ Light Molding Paste

Liquitex ~ Clear Gesso

Heidi Swapp ~ Color Shine - gold

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist - Cork

Spellbinders by Donna Salazar ~ Bitty Blossoms

Spellbinders by Heartfelt Creations ~ Tattered Blossoms

Martha Stewart ~ Punch Around the Page - Doily Lace

Prima ~ Stencil - Flourish 12"

Heartfelt Creations ~ Tattered Stamp

Tim Holtz ~ Flights of Fancy Stamp Set

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Helmar ~ Zap Dots Black 1/4" Square

Zutter by Donna Salazar ~ Distrezz-it-All

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~