December 2012 ~ Cupcake's Creations

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Happy New Year's Eve to all! Certainly I'm not the only one scratching my head wondering where 2012 has gone?! Any big plans? We're just enjoying a relaxing evening at home. Doesn't get much better than that in my opinion :) Today I have a few projects to share using some pretty chipboard pieces from Blue Fern Studios. First up is a layout featuring a photo of Meredith that was taken while riding at her most recent Dressage competition last month....

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Mona Pendleton | Saturday, December 29, 2012 @ 9:55 PM | CR84FN , Layout , MFT , MFT Finishing Flourishes , MFT Inspired by Knowledge

Hi there! Hope you are all having a great weekend! After a holiday break, we're back creating with color at the CR84FN Color Challenge! Please help me welcome the talented Lisa Snowdy of Adventures in Paperland, who will be joining along as our Guest Designer for the month of January! For nearly the next two weeks, we will be playing with the pretty color combination shown below: Yep, I am one proud Mom and I'm still celebrating my son Jerry's...

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Mona Pendleton | Thursday, December 27, 2012 @ 8:15 AM | Blue Fern Studios , Design Team

Hi there! Many thanks to those of you who left such kind comments regarding the passing of my dear brother. I really appreciate your thoughts and prayers :) Today, I'm so excited to be able to share some exciting news with you in my crafting world ... Leslie Kammerdiener, Owner of Blue Fern Studios has invited me to join the Blue Fern Studios Design Team! Yahoooo!!!! The DT consists of many International talented paper...

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Mona Pendleton | Wednesday, December 26, 2012 @ 10:00 AM | Die-Namics , Inspired by Flowers Set #1 , MFT , MFTWSC , My Favorite Things

Hi there! Hope you are all having a great holiday season and a very Merry Christmas to those who celebrated! It's Wednesday, so that means it's time for an all new My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club sketch challenge! Thanks to all who joined along ~ so many pretty cards! For additional inspiration from participating DT members, please be sure to visit the MFT Blog. Here's the fun sketch that we are playing with this week: This was not...

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Mona Pendleton | Sunday, December 23, 2012 @ 2:00 AM | City Sidewalks , Cricut , Die-Namics , MFT , Pink Paislee , Season's Greetings

Hi there! Hope you are all having a great weekend! I have a few photos to share from Jerry's graduation ceremony on Friday. I won't babble on but I must say, I'm so proud of him :) I spent some time today finishing up several gift card boxes that I have been working on. I pulled out my Cricut Expressions machine and made a few boxes using the Bags, Tags, Boxes and More cartridge along with patterned paper from the Pink Paislee City...

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Mona Pendleton | Thursday, December 20, 2012 @ 11:31 PM | Die-Namics , Die-namics Let's Toast Die and Stamp Set Combo , Inspired By Knowledge , MFT , Tag

Happy Friday! Today, I'm getting the best early Christmas present for 2012! I'm so excited to share with you that my dear son Jerry will be walking across the stage at Arizona State University / W.P. Carey School of Business to receive his diploma! Yahoooooo! I am so proud of him, I can't even begin to tell you! Jerry was at my graduation 18 years ago with my Mom and now I have the pleasure of watching him receive his diploma. Hoping to get a few...

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Mona Pendleton | Wednesday, December 19, 2012 @ 10:00 PM | Die-Namics , Die-namics Tag You're It and Stamp Set , Inspired By Music , MFT , MFTSCRAP , My Favorite Things

Hi there! It's time for a new MFT scrap sketch challenge! Thanks to all who shared their creativity with us last month ~ so many wonderful layouts! For complete details on how you can join along, please visit the MFT blog. Here's the fun sketch we are playing with: I made a layout featuring a photo of my dear daughter Angie and her sweet dog Oakley :) I don't recall the exact year but it had to be nearly 13 years ago because Angie...