January 2015 ~ Cupcake's Creations

Happy Birthday 35

Mona Pendleton | Saturday, January 31, 2015 @ 1:40 PM | PTI , PTI Make it Monday

Hi there! I hope you are having a great weekend! My son Jerry and my DIL April live in San Francisco so when PTI introduced their Cable Gram set, I knew I had to have it! Today, April is celebrating her birthday so I made her a birthday card as well as a set of cards for her to send cheer to her friends and family :)

I joined along with the current PTI Make it Monday challenge where the theme is to create a project featuring Confetti Garlands.

I die cut LOTS of confetti and strung it across the cable car:

April's favorite color combo is lavender, yellow and aqua:

Here's the set I'm sending April along with hers:

For color inspiration for three of them, I joined along with current ColourQ color challenge:

and for sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current CTS sketch challenge:

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great day / evening!
Be Sweet ;)

Art 32

Mona Pendleton | Friday, January 30, 2015 @ 1:28 AM | 7 Dots Studio , LO , Mixed Media , Prima , Ranger

Hi there! Are you ready for the weekend? Since Phoenix is hosting the Super Bowl there are so many festivities going on around town. I don't really have a passion for watching football but I sure enjoy the commercials :) How about you? Are you a football fan?

Today I have a layout to share featuring a photo of my dear daughter Angie that was taken by one of her classmates during her welding class:

Angie is an amazing artist and sells her artwork. The horse head shown below is a piece of art she made in her welding class of reclaimed / recycled metal pieces that she hand picked from a metal scrap yard. She rents space in a local vintage marketplace where she sells her art as well as vintage furniture, treasures and trinkets. This piece sold before she even had a chance to put a price tag on it! I'm so proud of her to say the least :)

To create this layout, I started with fun papers from the 7 Dots Studio Domestic Goddess collection. The edges were distressed, layered then adhered to the main background piece. I added texture using a Prima stencil along with Prima Modeling Paste. Once dry, randomly I applied various color of inks:

I embellished with a couple of Prima metal flowers / trinkets and chipboard gears which I painted to give a rusty appearance:

I added Prima glass beads and Prima glitter for a touch of shimmer and shine:

I joined along with the following challenges:
Finnabair's Sparkle and Shine Blog Hop / Challenge:

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current Sketches In Thyme sketch challenge:

and for color inspiration, I joined along with ScrapMagic challenge using blue and dark orange along with glass beads for the Mandatory item:

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great weekend!
Be Sweet ;)

hugs 28

Mona Pendleton | Wednesday, January 28, 2015 @ 6:49 PM | 13arts , Die-Namics , Mixed Media , PTI , Sizzix

Hi there! I hope you have a great week! Today I have a mixed media style Valentine's Day card to share featuring a hod podge of products from my stash:

I started with a piece of fun 13arts paper:

I added lots of texture and design using Prima modeling paste along with the MFT Tiled Hearts stencil:

Once the background was dry, I randomly applied acrylic glazes then embellished with two die cut grungboard painted hearts, a die cut border and sentiment:

For sketch and theme inspiration, I joined along with The Card Concept challenge mixed media style inspired by the hearts:

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great week!

Be Sweet ;)

Be Mine 42

Mona Pendleton | Monday, January 26, 2015 @ 11:20 PM | 13 arts , Die-Namics , MFT , Mixed Media , Prima , Sizzix

Hi there! Today I have a mixed media style Valentine's Day card to share featuring a combination of a variety of products. I started with pretty paper from 13arts:

I added texture using Prima texture paste along with the MFT Petal Pattern stencil. Once dry, I added color using ColourArte's Silks Bolivian Blue and Teal Zircon Acrylic Glazes along with ColourArte's Teal Zircon Primary Elements:

I embellished with a glass glitter coated die cut grungeboard heart and pretty flowers from my stash:

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current cardabilities sketch challenge:

and for color inspiration, I joined along with the current House of Cards challenge:

Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you enjoyed my card.

Be Sweet ;)

all my love...a tutorial peek 17

Mona Pendleton | @ 6:00 AM | Ranger , Simon Says Stamp , Tim Holtz , Tutorial

***I have two posts today ~ please click HERE for my Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge project*** thank you :)

Hi there! I'm so excited to share with you a sneak peek of a project that I am sharing on the Simon Says Stamp blog along with a step by step tutorial sharing my creative process.

I would be tickled pink if you stopped by to check it out ~ click HERE.

Don't forget, a new Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge started today! Please stop by my blog ~ click HERE to see my project and lots of photos as well as the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge blog to see all the fabulous DT inspiration!
Be Sweet ;)

live everyday 30

Mona Pendleton | Sunday, January 25, 2015 @ 10:01 PM | LO , Mixed Media , Ranger , Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge , Sizzix , Tim Holtz

Hi there! It's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week's challenge you are encouraged to wander up in the air for your inspiration.

I was inspired to create a cloud like background on my layout:

I scrapped a photo that was taken while hiking the Swiss Alps. For a backdrop, I attempted to create a fluffy cloud like appearance using Texture Paste:

For a splash of color, Stormy Sky and Brushed Pewter Distress Stain Sprays were randomly added:

Chit Chat stickers were used to spell out my journaling:

I embellished with home made flowers including a Tattered Floral along with a Mini Clock:

An Enameled Tag with a Botanical Remnant Rub makes for a great embellishment:

Here's a photo of a few of the products I used:

Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you enjoyed my project and I hope you join along with theSimon Says Stamp Monday Stamp Challenge! Please be sure to visit the Simon Says Stamp Monday Stamp Challenge blog to see all the DT's fabulous inspiration!