June 2013 ~ Cupcake's Creations

Memories...OUAS July 44

Mona Pendleton | Sunday, June 30, 2013 @ 3:20 PM | Die-Namics , Layout , MFT , OUAS

Hi there! It's time for a new sketch to play with at Once Upon A Sketch. This month, we ask you to focus on the Journalling Theme: "Grow". Refer to the photo shown below for inspiration. Here's the fun sketch we will be playing with: I scrapped a layout featuring a photo of my two girls: Angie (on the left) and Meredith (on the right) that was taken 10 years ago. Needless to say, they both have really grown and have blossomed into beautiful...

Live...A Mixed Media Color Challenge 2 51

Mona Pendleton | Thursday, June 27, 2013 @ 8:55 PM | AMMCC , Art Journal , Die-Namics , Layout , MFT , Mixed Media , MPD Distressed Background Blocks , My Favorite Things , Tutorial

Hi there! I'm so happy the weekend is here! My sweet sister Tina has returned home from an extended work trip out of town and we have a lot of fun activities planned :) I'm also excited because there were so many beautiful projects in the gallery for the first Mixed Media Color Challenge! Thanks to all who took the time to play along and thanks to those who left encouraging comments. Today I'm here with Mixed Media Color Challenge 2....

My Thoughts and Prayers...MFTWSC130 32

Mona Pendleton | Wednesday, June 26, 2013 @ 9:00 AM | Die-Namics , MFT Inspired by Flowers Set #1 , MFT Vintage Cameo Sentiments , MFTWSC , My Favorite Things

Happy Wednesday! It's time for an all new My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club sketch challenge! For additional inspiration from participating DT members, please be sure to visit the MFT Blog. Here's the fun sketch for this week: I stayed true to the sketch and featured the pretty Die-namics Heirloom Label die. I filled the open real estate with a delicate scalloped oval image from Vintage Cameo Sentiments followed by with a...

on my mind...MFT June Creative Challenge 35

Mona Pendleton | Monday, June 24, 2013 @ 9:00 PM | Die-Namics , Inspired by the Sea , Inspired by Travel , Just My Type , MFT , My Favorite Things

Hi there! Welcome to the June MFT Design Team Creative Challenge! Just in case you are not familiar, the MFT Design Team Creative Challenge is a monthly feature, where we are challenged to explore our creative side using a specific theme, product, or technique. This month, we're all Making it Masculine. Masculine projects are not my area of expertise so needless to say, this challenge was quite the challenge for me! I made...

Dare to Dream 34

Mona Pendleton | Saturday, June 22, 2013 @ 1:14 PM | Die-Namics , MFT , MPD Dandelion Wishes , MPD Distressed Background Blocks , My Favorite Things

Hi there! I hope you are having a great weekend! We are just relaxing at home, enjoying the air conditioning. Tonight, Scott and I are going to a retirement party for one of our colleagues. Are you doing anything exciting? I have a mixed media canvas to share that features lots of texture, stamps and die cuts. I collaged the canvas with printed tissue paper, randomly stamped dandelion images from MPD Dandelion Wishes, then added lots of paint,...

Live in the sunshine... 43

Mona Pendleton | Friday, June 21, 2013 @ 12:00 AM | Art Journal , MFT , MFT Inspired by the Beach , MFT MPD Distressed Background Blocks , Mixed Media , Mixed Up Media Chix , My Favorite Things

!-- --> Hi there! Summertime is in full swing here in my household. Connor and Meri have a variety of summer camps scheduled and we have a few fun vacations planned with them :) They are on a "year round" school calendar so summer vacation is only lasts for 8 weeks so the time seems to fly by! Speaking of summertime, I'm here today hoppin' along with the Mixed Up Media Chix / Art Journal Girlz and the theme happens to be "Summertime". I made...