Live in the sunshine... 43

Mona Pendleton | Friday, June 21, 2013 @ 12:00 AM | , , , , , ,

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 this page in the smaller of my two art journals (approx 5" x 7") for today's hop:
After painting the background with a variety of acrylic paints, I stamped a sentiment from MFT Inspired by the Beach
as well as the pretty palm trees and hammock image (also from MFT Inspired by the Beach). I randomly stamped the checkerboard image from MPD Distressed Background Blocks and finished it with stenciled dots using MPD Graduated Dots stencil along with white acrylic paint.
Below is a photo of Scott that I took on Wednesday while we were chillaxin' on Coronado Beach, California :) 
Thanks so much for visiting! For some awesome inspiration, please be sure to visit the other Mixed Up Media Chix who are participating in today's hop:

Be Sweet ;)
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43 Sweet Comments So Far:

Angeline Choo said...

Hi Mona. Glad u could join for the hop as this is amazing! Love all the colors and textures.

Fiona said...

Beautiful page! Love the pretty colours! Scott looks so relaxed on the beach! What fun! TFS!

Trudy said...

Lovely and so creative, Mona! Love the layering and bright colours!

Ros Crawford said...

I'm really feeling this one Mona ... love the colours and the stamping ... I can feel the breeze!

LauraEva said...

Love all the colors on the page!!! Very inspiring!

Maria said...

MONA! So glad you have joined us!!! LOVE your page, so super cool! The colors are amazing and I love those stamps! Fabulous job!!

Tracy said...

Helloooo Mona, your journal page is so inspiring and I love the dreamy quality it has...gorgeous!!
Have a great weekend.
Hugs
Tracy
xoxox

HeatherCz said...

So beautiful, Mona! Gorgeous mix of colors and I love the summertime theme!

sandi said...

Wow! What an amazing creation! Love the colors.....fab! Great pic too!

Debbi said...

Gorgeous design! LOVE these colors! Have a great weekend!

Yesnir said...

So beautiful, Mona! Great job with the hop!

Unknown said...

Wonderful art journal page, Mona! Everything about this screams summer (love that)! Looks like a relaxing day at the beach!

Heather Rogers said...

Another fabulous journal page. Enjoy the rest of your mini vacation, it looks like a great spot to chill for a while. :)

Julie said...

Gorgeous page! Screams SUMMER! Love your color palate! TFS!

Unknown said...

WOW! Love the feel of this page. It's very CLEAR and warm...which is what I would expect if I were relaxing on the beach in Coronado (it's been way too long since I visited the greater San Diego area! I always said I'd come back!)

It was so much fun hopping along and participating with you! Can't wait for the next time.

Chris said...

Greta page and I love how it makes me feel..like I need one of those hammocks...and a cool drink!

Lisa H. said...

wow! great colors, love the mix of summery fun on this Mona. Cute picture of Scott....love the beach tent you use. :)

Laura Shearer said...

Beautiful! I'm ready for the beach now. Too bad Colorado is landlocked (=

Pauline said...

Love your creative page Mona, so pretty and those palm trees are just a dream!
Great photo of the beach, looks so fun!

Tameko said...

Wonderful art journal page. Nice to have you join in the hop.

Lisa Elton said...

Another beauty Mona, love the palm trees on this one. Scott looks completely relaxed and care free!!

RobinH said...

Beautiful little page, Mona! You totally captured the feel of summer with those stamps and colors! Scott looks like he's enjoying the summer too!

Amy Martin said...

Wow... How fun. The colors are beautiful and now I want to go get messy and create. I love it!!

Karenladd said...

so beautiful! Love the colors and the delicate stamp images!

Lauren said...

Gorgeous work, Mona! Definitely welcomes summer appropriately! Love the photo of Scott too! So fun!

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Fabulous project. I love the colors.

Vickie Z said...

Fabulous pic of Scott-so jealous I haven't been to the beach yet-finally rode on the boat last WE ( dang back was getting on my nerves!) MONA- love all these colors-abstract painting-black images and sentiment!! Stunning!!

Lucy E. said...

Your pages are very pretty-I can almost feel the sea mist and sun!

Julia Aston said...

Wonderful bright colors on your cool beach page Mona - and the place you are staying at is quite unbelievable - what a gorgeous hotel - and talk about GIANT!!! You guys really know how to vacation GF!!!

Chantal Vandenberg said...

Fab art work!!!

PaperLover said...

Gorgeous project! Your colors are incredible! Love the beach photo of your DH! Looks amazing!

Unknown said...

Great detail in those smaller packages..:-) I love it. I have several size books too. love the l layers, colours, textures

Millicent Forester said...

Beautiful summer project! Wish we had weather to match your theme! Lovely colours!

Drycha said...

Very cool page!

Sue Lelli said...

Mona, LOVE this scene! Feel like I am on an exotic tropical island! That quote with the colors and the palm trees with the hammock are calling me! LOVE the photo of Scott!

GabrielleH said...

Such an inspiring art journal page! Love the theme and the colors! Such a relaxed photo of Scott too! What fun!

Gale Evans said...

Mona, you've created another gorgeous art journal page! Absolutely incredibly creative! And on your vacation, no less...

Julie Odil said...

Your page makes me feel like I'm on the beach. Wonderful work!

Karla said...

Gorgeous art journal page! Love the bright summery colors and the wonderful stamps and sentiment! Yay for summer! Great photo at the Del too! I just love visiting SD too!

Ella Swan said...

So glad to see Scott chillaxing! & that you have glorious Summer weather! We have that practically all year round here so we are very blase about it!! I actually wish for more of a Winter because I like the fashion & never get a chance to wear my boots :-p LOVE the art journal page!! Congrats on your new site I discovered yesterday - you are full of surprises!!

Wendy ten Hove said...

Super!! This makes me happy! The colors, the shapes in the background, the palm trees with the hammock!! Love it all! wish I could crawl in there and relax and enjoy the colorful atmosphere! :D
Hugs, Wendy

Unknown said...

Another amazing page my friend.

Hugs~

Monika/Buzsy said...

What an awesome page Mona. Love those colors with the white and the black images. The palm trees look great!


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