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Mona Pendleton | Sunday, May 18, 2014 @ 9:01 PM | , , , ,

Hi there! I hope you had a great weekend! It's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! Suzanne is in the mood for flowers so it got May thinking about all of the really great botanical patterns from Tim Holtz, butterflies floating around the warm spring sunshine and flowers just waiting to bloom. So what are you waiting for? Find your botanical bliss and join us!
I was inspired to create a wall hanging feature a flower garden scene.
Living in the desert heat in Arizona, I don't have much of a flower garden but I sure had one in my mind that I couldn't wait to put in art form. I die cut a piece of Grungeboard using the Vintage Cabinet Card die, applied a layer of Gesso, allowed to dry then stamped and heat embossed the beautiful botanical image from Fairytale Frenzy
To make the embossed image pop, I applied various Distress Inks
A flower garden wouldn't be complete without a white fence so I used the Lattice die to cut a piece of Grungeboard which I applied Picket Fence Distress Paint as well as a coat of Rock Candy
My imagination went running wild with the Botanical Bliss theme which inspired me to add a trio of die blooms that were made using the Tattered Pinecone die.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Please be sure to visit the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog to see what the rest of the DT has created!
Be Sweet ;)


 Comments

60 Sweet Comments So Far:

Sue Marrazzo Fine Art said...

Hi Mona...What a nice message! 'LOVE the pinks!

Petra Swart said...

Lovely colours, Mona!! Very, very beautiful!! TFS.

Have a lovely week!! Greetings from SA!

Unknown said...

Woow! So gorgeous! Love the flowers!

Lynn said...

Ever so gorgeous! Love when your imagination runs wild. Your flowers are so pretty with the sugary coating and the colors you used are just dreamy!

Carol McCready said...

Beautiful flower garden scene.

Diane Jaquay said...

I was just wondering how you have time to work AND make so many detailed, gorgeous creations, Mona lol! You must be superwoman ;) I know that you are supertalentedwoman! Love this piece, the colors are stunning, the details are amazing!

Lisa said...

Wow, this is stunning!! The background looks amazing!! I love, love the colors you used!! And the flowers are just beautiful!! This is gorgeous!! Have a great day :)

Lisa
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Lisa Elton said...

A pretty piece Mona! Lovely layers and pretty colors!

Casandra Bennett said...

Gorgeous. Love the glitter dusted flowers. :)

Unknown said...

Simply amazing, like all your work Mona, i love this too much! Thank you for sharing your talent!
Silvia

Meihsia Liu said...

Gorgeous creation, Mona. Love the beautiful soft colors all the fabulous embellishments. :)

Paper Profusion said...

Beautiful piece Mona with a surprisingly gorgeous colour combination. Nicola x

Heather Rogers said...

What a beautiful wall hanging, Mona! I love the washes of pink and yellow. :)

Unknown said...

Your Wall hanging looks so Beautiful. Loving the flowers you displayed on it. Hope your having an awesome Monday.

Hugs~

Candy C said...

Mona...your wall hanging it so pretty. I love all of Tim's elements that you've used on this. The white stamping on the cabinet card die cut...very striking! I love the colors you've blended and used together. The flowers....gorgeous. You've done such a beautiful job of creating the faux tea roses. <3 Candy

Julia Aston said...

Wonderful colors and white embossing on this Mona! love those painted roses!

Sandra said...

Such a stunning wall hanging! The soft colors are so pretty! Love the roses! Hugs, Sandra

1CardCreator said...

Gorgeous piece Mona! Love the roses and leaves both! ~Diane

Unknown said...

This is gorgeous Mona and I love the stamp you used from Fairytale Frenzy, it looks amazing. Gorgeous blooms on your project! xx

Betty Wright said...

STUNNING! Beautiful textures, layers, design! All of it....just WOW!

Ellen said...

Really gorgeous design! Love the beautiful background!

Pauline said...

Beautiful plaque Mona, I love the soft inks, and the beautiful hand made roses.

Unknown said...

Wow! This is breathtakingly stunning! Ingrid

BethieJ said...

BEAUTIFUL Mona! I LOVE everything about it!!! FANTASTIC work as always!!!
Have a GREAT day!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous, Mona! What a lovely way to add beauty and color in your home!

Ellie Knol said...

Gorgeous creation! Love your background, so much to see...

Marlena M. said...

Mona, this is gorgeous! I love the concept~perfect execution~

Michelle said...

So pretty! The colors are so luscious with the white stamping. Gorgeous!!

Sue Lelli said...

BEAUTIFUL, Mona! Love the colors and your floral scene!

Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

Living in the SW too, I can relate to the lack of flowering gardens. However, that didn't stop you from creating a splendid and very soothing garden scene. Blessings!

Stella said...

I already saw this precious gem on FB and all I can say is....I am smitten...wow!

Vickie Z said...

Oh...this is gorgeous!! I am always amazed at your pinecones flowers!!

Julie said...

Stunning project! So beautiful, Mona!

iGirlZoe said...

BEW-T-FUL! I love the garden style trellis you created and the flowers are so pretty. I just love the whole piece. :)

Lynette Jacobs said...

Gorgeous project...beautiful sentiment.

Anna-Karin said...

This is so pretty Mona! All the white elements are wonderful and the colour combo you used is gorgeous.

Lesley said...

Wow, this is stunning! The emboss resist and the mix of colours are so inspiring!!! Love your sugared roses too, Mona!

Anita said...

I just love EVERYTHING about this!

Vickie Z said...

Another gorgeous creation!! From the "hanger" to the beautiful center piece to the flowers and lattice!! Fabulous!

barbarayaya62 said...

Mona this project is outstanding! I love all , color palette ( fantastic) , techniques , stencil, diecut. all! Absolutely on of my fav of yours! BArbarayaya

Emma Williams said...

Such a beautiful project Mona. I adore all the techniques that you've used to create such wonderful texture on that gorgeous, delicate inked background. It's stunning... :)

Jenny Marples said...

Such a beautiful and magical panel Mona. You truly are a floral magician. Jenny x

Ros Crawford said...

Love this!! So very beautiful

JGoedes said...

Gorgeous combination of colours, Mona! Love your background!

GinaB said...

Just amazing, Mona! Gorgeous flowers and background!

stampingbowd said...

Gorgeous!!! I definitely need more TH distress colors! These are beautiful together!!! Beautiful wall hanging with the wonderful embossed images and fabulous color!

Melanie Joyce said...

Beautiful Mona! Love the idea of a wall hanging too. Looks like you had a lot of fun with this! x

Suzanne C said...

Gorgeous Colors and design! The die cut along the bottom reminds me of a white picket fence which works perfectly with the flowers.

Davi said...

Oh I do love that fabulous hanging Mona :) The wonderful colors and embossed image really look beautiful with your fabulous flowers!! Have a safe and wonderful weekend!

Penny said...

This is gorgeous! I love those flowers and your gorgeous background!

Scott said...

Amazing design as always, Mona! Wow, the colors and texture here are phenomenal! I could study this all day! LOVE the pretty flowers and your white dry embossing is gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing your talents with us!

MackieMade Paper Creations said...

Absolutely stunning! I LOVE the colors!

Mary Chen said...

So beautiful, Mona! You keep making my jaw drop! Amazing!

Evelyn Walter said...

Hi dear Mona! I nominated you for the "Liebster Award". As you know I am a big fan of your stunning work and would be happy if you´d participate in. The informations you can find on my blog http://stempeldideldum.blogspot.de/2014/05/liebster-award.html.
Oh, and not to forget - Your hanging is wonderful, I love the colors! Beautiful!
Hugs
Evelyn

Ashley said...

Love your gorgeous wall hanging, Mona! Absolutely fabulous!

Andrea Ockey Parr said...

Holy cow, Mona! Way to rock the tattered pinecone die in a totally new and amazing way! Love that look and I also love all of the intriguing patterns and shapes you created with this wall hanging. Your work never ceases to amaze and inspire!

Anonymous said...

so super pretty! love all the resisting and colors!

Carol Reisner said...

Stunning piece, Mona! Those flowers are incredible! Amazing background!

Mirna said...

Awesome design, Mona! Love the sugary coating on your beautiful flowers!

Greta said...

My jaw is still on the floor! Gorgeous wall-hanging, Mona--I so love this creation!


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