March 2014 ~ Cupcake's Creations

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Hi there! It's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week's challenge theme is Anything Goes! I took advantage of the creative freedom of not having any rules and created a page in my art journal. I stepped outside the perimeter of an A2 size card and created a page in my art journal. I applied many layers of a variety of Ranger Distress Paints and randomly stamped fun flowers from the How...

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Mona Pendleton | Thursday, March 27, 2014 @ 9:25 PM | Mixed Media , Ranger , Spellbinders , Tag , Tim Holtz

Hi there! I'm so excited that this weekend is FINALLY here! My 26 year old dear son, Jerry is marrying his sweet and beautiful sweetheart, April :) I'm pretty sure all the loose ends are tied and now we just need to make it through the rehearsal before the big day! I'm hoping Scott will capture a few photos at the wedding and if so, I will be sure to share one or two :) I had some time to play so I made this tag using a variety of some fun products. To...

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Mona Pendleton | Wednesday, March 26, 2014 @ 9:10 AM | Die-Namics , MFT , MFTWSC , My Favorite Things , Pion Design

Hi there! Hope you are having a great week! It's time for an all new MFTWSC sketch challenge. Thanks to all who joined along with last week's sketch! This week, we at MFT have another fabulous sketch for you to create with: I created a Thank You card featuring a variety of fun Die-namics dies along with a sentiment from Sweet Roses: To create this card, I stamped the Thank You sentiment from Sweet Roses using Chocolate Brown ink...

Wedding Day 37

Mona Pendleton | Monday, March 24, 2014 @ 8:00 PM | Die-Namics , Layout , MFT , Mixed Media , My Favorite Things , Prima , Prima BAP

Hi there! I hope you are having a great week so far! I'm so excited because I had a chance to create just for fun so I joined along with the Prima: March Build-A-Page sketch challenge. Weddings have been on my mind lately surely because my son is getting married to his beautiful bride-to-be this weekend in San Francisco and Scott and I will be celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary this summer. This month's Prima: March Build-A-Page was...

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Mona Pendleton | Sunday, March 23, 2014 @ 9:01 PM | Mixed Media , Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge , Tim Holtz

Hi there! It's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week, DT member Anna-Karin challenges us to be transparent. Will you use vellum? Perhaps share all the details of your project leaving no secrets unseen? Add a layer of frost film or use mediums that are not opaque? The choice is yours! Can't wait to see what you create! I was inspired to create a project featuring a transparent Tattered Floral. When it was completed,...

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Mona Pendleton | Saturday, March 22, 2014 @ 5:26 PM | Layout , MFT , Mixed Media , My Favorite Things , Pion Design

Hi there! I hope you are having a great weekend! The weather is really beautiful here so I've been enjoying riding my bike outside when I can. Connor participated in a National Invitational Track & Field meet this weekend so Scott and I went to cheer him on Friday night and Saturday morning :) I took time to create a layout featuring a photo of my sweet little girl Gretchen using a variety of my favorite products including: MFT stamps,...

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Mona Pendleton | Thursday, March 20, 2014 @ 2:00 AM | 13 arts Timeless , 13arts , All is Love , Layout , Mixed Media , Tutorial

Hi there! I hope you are having a great week! It's my turn to share a project on the 13arts blog ~ if you get a chance, please be sure to stop by ~ click HERE. I made a layout featuring a photo of Meredith along with a variety of fabulous 13arts products. To create the background, I combined pretty papers from both the Timeless and All is Love collections. The title was made using one of the many versatile...