March 2015 ~ Cupcake's Creations

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Hi there! It's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! From soft shabby chic colors to white washing with gesso, being inspired by Easter to using actual pastels, this week we challenge you to be inspired by the softer side of the color wheel… I was inspired to create a shabby / vintage style greeting card: One can never have too many greeting cards on hand so I thought this challenge was a great time to pull out the...

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Mona Pendleton | Sunday, March 22, 2015 @ 9:01 PM | Layout , Prima , Ranger , Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge , Tim Holtz

Hi there! It's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! Do you have stamps that are versatile? That can be used many ways? This week we challenge you to use a stamp multiple ways on the same project or use the same stamp in different colors or ways on multiple projects! I was inspired to create a layout using 1 stamp, 3 ways: The woodgrain stamp from Trust The Magic cling stamp set was the perfect versatile stamp for my outdoor...

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Mona Pendleton | Saturday, March 21, 2015 @ 2:26 AM | 3D , Altered Art , ColourArte , Home Decor , Mixed Media

Hi there! I hope you are having a great weekend! Today I have a couple of projects to share featuring beautiful ColourArte products. In case you missed my post from Thursday, ~HERE~, please be sure to visit the ColourArte ~HERE~ blog for a step by step tutorial. I wanted to decorate my home for the upcoming Easter holiday so I dressed up a ceramic bunny with a custom colored bow and blossom using ColourArte Radiant Rain Plum...

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Mona Pendleton | Wednesday, March 18, 2015 @ 9:00 PM | Altered Art , ColourArte , Mixed Media , Radiant Gels , Radiant Rains , Tutorial

Hi there! Today it's my turn to share a project along with a step-by-step tutorial on the ColourArte blog. Please be sure to stop by the ColourArte blog to see my entire project ~ while you're there, please say hi :) Here's a peek of my today's project which focuses primarily on the beautifully colored Radiant Gels. Please be sure to stop by the ColourArte blog and check out my project. While your there, take a look around...

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Mona Pendleton | @ 9:43 AM | MFT , Pion Design , PTI

Hi there! I hope you are having a great week! Today I have a card to share featuring pretty patterned papers from the Pion Design Shoreline Treasures collection: I made this rather clean and simple card for my dear DIL because here sweet little bird of 18 years passed away. For color inspiration, I joined along with the current colour me...! challenge: and for sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current Freshly...

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Mona Pendleton | Monday, March 16, 2015 @ 9:45 PM | ColourArte , Golden , MFT , Mixed Media , PTI

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all whom celebrate! Today I have a card to share that I made for my dear Irish DIL in celebration of St. Patrick's Day featuring a variety of pretty ColourArte products. To create this card, I added lots of texture to a piece of watercolor paper using a stencil and modeling paste. Once dry, I randomly applied Radiant Rain Fern and Radiant Rain Honey Dew sprays. I topped it off with...

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Mona Pendleton | Sunday, March 15, 2015 @ 9:01 PM | Layout , 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! Referencing the saying "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" this week, we're all about animals! I was inspired to create a layout featuring my two sweet dogs ~ Gretchen and Griffin: I love to run but my dogs little four legs can't quite go the distance, so I take them for a ride in their stroller. One of my favorite photos of my sweet dogs positioned...