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Serenity 43

Mona Pendleton | Sunday, October 20, 2013 @ 9:01 PM | , , ,

Hi there! I hope you had an amazing weekend! It's Monday so that means it's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week's challenge theme is "Spooky Season". I opted to make a page in my art journal exploring the dark side of grey and black.

The beautiful scene in the Serenity stamp set was calling to me to create a page in my art journal.
To create the page, I combined a variety of mediums such as jet black ink, Black Velvet Color Shine, Tinsel Color Shine and Grunge Paste as well as lots of layers made using Tissue Tape and patterned paper.


 Comments

43 Sweet Comments So Far:

Petra Swart 1 said...

Mona, this is a masterpiece!!! I LOVE the greys and all the lovely detail!! I keep on scrolling back to look at it again and again!! STUNNING!! TFS.
Have a great week!

Pauline 2 said...

Just stunning Mona! Gorgeous cool serene shades, and fabulous layers and textures. A beautiful vintage style piece!

Stacey Pembroke 3 said...

Stunning and so creative, Mona! Love all the pretty layers and mono color! Really incredible design! TFS!

Marjan 4 said...

Again... gorgeous, love the texture and mix of elements!

Ros Crawford 5 said...

I had a fabulous weekend ... met a blog friend from your neck of the woods!
I love your page ... so serene indeed ... A question ... is an art journal a special book ... I mean do the pages have to be watercolour paper or anything ... I'd love to do one and I'm not sure if I can just use any book

Lynette Jacobs 6 said...

Your page is SO very beautiful. I have prepared a altered book for art journalling...but I am still to build up the courage to take the plunge.

Sandra 7 said...

Stunning art journal page! Love the black and white theme! Really pretty! Hugs, Sandra

Anonymous 8 said...

just lovely! SO lovely!

Christine L 9 said...

Fabulous journal page Mona..... love the layers and the grayscale.... gives a lovely feeling!

Hugs
Christine x

Anna-Karin 10 said...

This is beautiful Mona! Love all the shades of grey and the focal stamp is so pretty.

MackieMade Paper Creations 11 said...

Stunning, Mona!!! Love all the shades of gray, black and white!

Unknown 12 said...

WOW! I LOVE this.. All the shades of grey look beautiful.

Happy Monday to you.

Hugs~

email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com 13 said...

Cool page, Mona! Love the monochromatic feel and the layering of textures!

*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!

sandi 14 said...

Wow Mona! This looks stunning! A little vintage feel to it.....love everything about it!

GabrielleH 15 said...

Stunning page, Mona! Love the monochromatic look! So many gorgeous details! TFS!

Lisa Elton 16 said...

So very peaceful Mona and I love the tone on tone grays!

Melody 17 said...

Love the combination of patterns and neutral colors!

Chris 18 said...

Love your page Mona and all that mixed media goodness makes me want to go and play :-)! Have a good week, Chris.

Constance 19 said...

Absolutely gorgeous art journal page, Mona! Love the pretty patterns and details!

Millicent Forester 20 said...

WOW, beautiful monochromatic design, Mona! No one does this better!

Anonymous 21 said...

Oh wow!! This is literally soothing to me!! Serenity yes... In your journal-- but it's working for me, too!!
Great monochromatic effect!! :))

stampingbowd 22 said...

I love the washi tape! Beautiful monochromatic journal page!!! Love the image!

Meihsia Liu 23 said...

This journal page is awesome! Mona. I love the beautiful color scheme and great textures. The tissue tape and image are fabulous! :)

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans 24 said...

Gorgeous piece Mona, the colours are really atmospheric and set the scene perfectly. Love the focal image and the layers add wonderful interest and texture. Gorgeous. Tracy x

Tumbleweed 25 said...

Lovely work! Absolutely gorgeous design! Love all the layers and the pretty image!

Ashley 26 said...

Beautiful! Really love all the pretty vintage layers!

Unknown 27 said...

What a gorgeous art journal page, Mona! The monochromatic grey scheme really makes the stamped image pop!

Julie 28 said...

Very beautiful page! Love the pretty layers!

RobinH 29 said...

So pretty, Mona! Love this monochromatic look! So vintage!

Mirna 30 said...

Love your page, Mona! So many gorgeous layers and love the pretty images! The monochromatic technique is so pretty! TFS!

Unknown 31 said...

This is so beautiful Mona! Love the beautiful monochromatic scheme and gorgeous textures. TFS!

Holly AKA KopyKat 32 said...

Wow, that is so beautiful

AimeeOh 33 said...

Stunning page! Amazing vintage theme and gorgeous details!

Candy C 34 said...

Mona...a very different "take" on this challenge theme and I love it! Your 50 shades of grey make for such a beautiful layout. :) The die cut edges surrounding your Serenity stamped image look amazing. <3 Candy

Kerry 35 said...

Amazing page, Mona! I really love the monochromatic palate and the layers!

Jenny Marples 36 said...

A beautiful monochrome piece here Mona. Love your style and composition here. Jenny x

Sue Lelli 37 said...

LOVE the monochromatic color palate and all of the FAB layers! LOVE that image with the definition and LOVE all of the tissue tapes and flowers you used! It is so inspiring to visit your blog because there is always something so fresh and new! Super layout, Mona!

Sue Nader 38 said...

Lovely page, Mona! Love the pretty shades of gray and B&W elements! All the die cuts are so pretty too! Elegant and so creative!

barbarayaya62 39 said...

amazing page! love all the shades of grey and all stamps you've used! BArbarayaya

Mary Chen 40 said...

Beautiful vintage page! Love the main stamp and the gorgeous die cuts!

Michelle 41 said...

That is one of my favorite images, and I LOVE how it looks with this color scheme! Gorgeous project, Mona!

Andrea Ockey Parr 42 said...

This was a fascinating piece! You maintained your unique aesthetic by conveying grace and serenity with grays! That is remarkable and it is always mind-blowing to see the innovative ideas you come up with. Another winner here for sure!

Suzanne C 43 said...

I would have never thought shades of gray for this image and you took it to a whole other level! Beautiful spookily serene project. Gorgeous design!


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