discover yourself... 40

Mona Pendleton | Sunday, January 5, 2014 @ 10:01 PM | , ,

Hi there! I hope you had a great weekend! It's Monday so that means it's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week we are all about the word blue! Whether you take the word blue to mean a color or state of mind ~ we're all about blue! I have the winter blues and I am longing for a beach vacation with blue skies and crystal blue water.

Inspired by the thought of a beach vacation, I created a page in my art journal using an assortment of blue colored mediums including the following products: Broken China Distress Paint, African Jade Acrylic Glaze, Denim Color Wash, and Tropicana Teal Spritz
Once I was satisfied with the multi-layered background, I added a trio of die cut mini butterflies:
as well as a variety of Remnant and Words Rubs:

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you join along in the fun!
Be Sweet ;)


 Comments

40 Sweet Comments So Far:

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

This is so beautiful, love the fabulous design and the colors.

Anonymous said...

Oh my gosh, I love tropicana teal & all those fab shades!!! This is a yummy project !!!

Sorry you have the blues... I'm right there with you. My hubby told me to "stop hibernating" --- lol !!
Apparently I hadn't left the house in days... ;)) It's just too darn cold!! Lol

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KathyO said...

So beautiful, Mona! You are incredibly creative!! Always creating outside the box! Really love visiting your site because I know I will be inspired! Thanks so much and have a great week!

Greta said...

Beautifully done, Mona--love the little butterflies & the shades of blue!

Adriana B said...

this is so so gorgeous :) awesome work and details XX

Anna-Karin said...

Beautiful page Mona!! Love the wonderful textured background and the crackle butterflies are perfect on top of it.

Ros Crawford said...

Absolutely fabulous!! Reminds me of summer too!

sandi said...

Wow! This looks fab! Love all the blue hues here!

Anonymous said...

gorgeous, gorgeous!!!

Candy C said...

Mona, your art journal page looks amazing! I love all of the techniques you've used on your background to really give that ocean/beachy feeling you were going for. The blue tones are very striking! <3 Candy

Unknown said...

I love the shades of blue and the texture on those butterflies. :) I'm always good through the holidays and then I'm ready for winter to go away lol. Hugs

Lynette Jacobs said...

Gorgeous shades of blue. My favorite color.

Mirna said...

Beautiful art journal page, Mona!!!Love everything!!!

Christine L said...

Well Mona.... although you know I'm a pinkie by nature, I also love blue too.... and this is GORGEOUS! Loving those butterflies..

Hugs
Christine x

Michelle said...

Wonderful art journal page, Mona. Blue is such a difficult color for me to use and you've done a magnificent job and made it look so easy. Beautifully done!

Unknown said...

So beautiful and creative, Mona! Love all the blues!

Words and Pictures said...

Glorious depth created by all those layers - wow - this is an amazing page, Mona!
Alison x

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Hi Mona, love all the layers of differing blues on this piece. Love the touches of texture too. I always love to see pieces with lots of layers . The butterflies add wonderful movement to,your piece. Tracy x

Riikka Kovasin said...

Ooh and aah! So gorgeous! And loooove the colors!

Sandra said...

Stunning pages! Love the texture and all the layers you've created! Beautiful! Hugs, Sandra

Susan Lankford said...

Mona….beautiful blue creation! I'm amazed at the amount of creative work you devote to each little treasure you make…I'm learning from all that you do and the products you use!

P.S. Thx for the sweet comments!

RobinH said...

Gorgeous, Mona!! You are so talented!! Love the beautiful texture!

MackieMade Paper Creations said...

Love how you used BLUE!!!!! Especially love the crackled textures!

Unknown said...

Really beautiful work, Mona!!! You are amazing!

MichelleMc said...

This is spectacular, Mona! Love all the superb layers and beautiful colors!

Davi said...

Mona, I Love those blues, so refreshing! The crackled butterflies are a beautiful addition to the very cool bg :)

Lisa Elton said...

The blue is fresh and lovely Mona, pretty project!

Karla said...

Beautiful page, Mona!!! Love the pretty texture and the blues! Really creative!

Cassandra aka Scrap Savvy said...

Stunning! Love the colour depth and textures you created. Cool crackle on butterflies. Going to have to try that. Thanks for the inspiration!:)

GabrielleH said...

So Gorgeous, Mona!! I absolutely love this beautiful design and colors! Your background texture is so creative! TFS!

Chris said...

So beautiful!

Suzanne C said...

Beautiful blue journal page. Love the texture and of course the gorgeous butterflies. Has me thinking of warm tropical breezes!

Meihsia Liu said...

What a beautiful page, Mona. I love the pretty textures and the gorgeous blue color scheme you used. :)

barbarayaya62 said...

Wonderful page ! The textures you've added are wonderful and the butterflies absolutely beautiful! Love this shade of blue!!! BArbarayaya

Unknown said...

What a beautiful page. It does have a beachy feel to it.

Hope you having a wonderful week my friend.

Hugs~

Mary Reidel said...

Lovely page! Amazing texture!

Stella said...

I think we all need a bit of summer but I guess we have to wait another while :) Your page is amazing; love all the shades of blues and the butterflies!

PaperLover said...

Love this gorgeous art journal page!! The texture and color are amazing!

SCarol said...

Love this page and all the texture.

Andrea Ockey Parr said...

Mona! Not only do I adore the variations of blue that you created, but I love how you combined soft butterfly images with the more "gritty" looking numbers and fonts. It's just a really unique and stunning mix of sassy and sweet!


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