Courage... ~ Cupcake's Creations

Courage... 43

Hello there! I've been stamping like a mad woman lately because Waltzingmouse Stamps previews begin tomorrow, Sunday, February 26th - February 29th. I finished all my samples and can't wait to share them with you! I set aside the stamps and pulled out my art journal, Ranger Color Washes, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists, stencils, etc... and had lots of inky fun!

The quote reads: "Courage is the discovery that you may not win and trying when you know you can lose." by Tom Krause

Up close, you can see the beautiful design of the Pink Paislee She Art Vintage Doily Mask:

For color inspiration, I referred to the current challenge over at The Play Date Cafe:

Thank you for visiting! I'll be back tomorrow with an all new CR84FN and Day 1 of the Waltzingmouse Previews. Hope to see you then! Be Sweet :)

43 Sweet Comments So Far:

Ros 1 said...: What a lovely journal page ... beautiful colours and beautifully done; Reply February 25, 2012 at 3:15 AM
Sue Ann 2 said...: Girl if there was an Oscar for crafting yo would win hands down!!! Beautiful and inspiring~ YOU ROCK!!!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 5:55 AM
Trish Latimer 3 said...: Mona that is GORGEOUS!!!! Love it.
! xx; Reply February 25, 2012 at 6:12 AM
Silke Ledlow 4 said...: Mona, this is so cool....awesome technique and design! Have a fabulous weekend...hugs ~S~; Reply February 25, 2012 at 6:25 AM
Heather Rogers 5 said...: Beautiful work Mona. I love the courage quote, and the colors are so pretty too. :)
Hugs~; Reply February 25, 2012 at 7:14 AM
Arnoldo L Romero 6 said...: Wow! This piece is amazing. Blessings!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 7:44 AM
sandi 7 said...: Beautiful! Yes, I see the mask...it looks fab!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 7:49 AM
GabrielleH 8 said...: Mona, I love your journal page!!! You really took these colors and made them so much more interesting!!! Also that quote is smazing! Have a wonderful weekend!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 9:06 AM
Karla 9 said...: Awesome piece, Mona! Love these pretty colors and wonderful quote!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Nancy L 10 said...: Mona, this is so gorgeous! I love that quote too!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Lisa Elton 11 said...: So pretty Mona, love the tiny ~courage~ in the heart!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 11:03 AM
Brenda 12 said...: Love how you used these colors, Mona! Really creative and artistic! You just oooze talent!! Have a great weekend!!!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Mary Kambach 13 said...: This is absolutely beautiful! Great job!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Pamela_U 14 said...: Wow, Mona, this page is so beautiful! I love your take on the colors! What an artistic flare!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Isabel Jett 15 said...: Gorgeous canvas!!! Love the "courage"!!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 12:01 PM
Julie Ranae 16 said...: What a beautiful cover to your journal...I just love what you've been doing with mixed media: ) Thanks so much for coming over to The Cafe and sharing it there.; Reply February 25, 2012 at 12:03 PM
Dawnll 17 said...: Oh the colors are amazing! Love the doily
Great sentiment; Reply February 25, 2012 at 12:27 PM
Helen Berry 18 said...: Ooo, fabulous quote & fabulous journal page! Can't wait to see what you and the other WMS ladies have to share with us for the new release!! Exciting :); Reply February 25, 2012 at 4:36 PM
Erica 19 said...: So beautiful, Mona! I love how you utilized these interesting colors! So beautiful and so inspiring! TFS!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 5:10 PM
Unknown 20 said...: SO beautiful and creative, Mona! Love the quote and how you wrote it in your own handwriting!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 5:23 PM
Sue Hester 21 said...: Mona, you are an incredible artist! I just love seeing what you will create next! Gorgeous art journal page and I especially love the beautiful quote. Thanks!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 5:39 PM
Vickie Z 22 said...: Wow...love this and the quote is so perfectly true!! Have all the She Art on preorder, just need to make the time to try!!!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 6:16 PM
Vickie Z 23 said...: Ohhh.... And can't wait to see the new WMS stamps!!!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 6:18 PM
JennyGerber 24 said...: Stunning journal page, Mona! Such beautiful use of these colors! Love this lovely quote too!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 7:55 PM
Davi 25 said...: Oh MY this is Fabulous!! Really Love those wonderful colors and the cool movement you have created Mona!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 9:22 PM
Tracey McNeely 26 said...: Mona this is incredible, beautiful journal page.; Reply February 25, 2012 at 11:17 PM
Pauline 27 said...: This is a beautiful page Mona, stunning colours, and wonderful quotes too, just gorgeous!; Reply February 25, 2012 at 11:54 PM
Deborah Frings 28 said...: This is just so gorgeous - love the colours and the quote is fab!; Reply February 26, 2012 at 3:55 AM
Ashley 29 said...: Oh Mona, this is a stunning journal page! Incredible colors!; Reply February 26, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Kerry 30 said...: Amazing piece, Mona! Wow!; Reply February 26, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Sam Marsdon 31 said...: Magnificent color, Mona! Absolutely stunning! Love the sentiment and the "courage" heart! Great job!; Reply February 26, 2012 at 1:23 PM
Carol Reisner 32 said...: Gorgeous page and I LOVE the colors and the neat stenciling! Also, that quote is wonderful! TFS!; Reply February 26, 2012 at 3:10 PM
Andrea M 33 said...: OMG, another one. WOW!!! These journals are too amazing for words!!! WOW!!! Do you sell these? Cause you totally should! WOW!; Reply February 26, 2012 at 5:44 PM
Unknown 34 said...: WOW!! I just love this.. Love what you are creating in your journal..

Hugs, Linda; Reply February 26, 2012 at 7:15 PM
Cindy Percovich 35 said...: Love your technique, Mona! Gorgeous mix of colors! So magnificent!; Reply February 26, 2012 at 10:00 PM
RobinH 36 said...: BEAUTIFUL! Your eye for color is incredible!; Reply February 27, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Colleen Dietrich 37 said...: Mona, I'll bet this was fun and therapeutic to create! It has such a soothing quality to it. Love that quote, too.

Thanks a bunch for playing with us at THe PLay DAte Cafe!; Reply February 27, 2012 at 8:59 PM
Jinny Newlin 38 said...: This is absolutely stunning, Mona! And I bet digging into all that media is absolutely the BEST! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at The Play Date Cafe!; Reply February 28, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Ruby 39 said...: Hey Mona! I just had to pop by, I saw your wonderful journal page in the gallery, it's beautiful. It's really good to see you playing along with us at PDCC!; Reply February 29, 2012 at 2:47 AM
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