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Mona Pendleton | Monday, October 19, 2015 @ 7:30 PM | Art Journal , Mixed Media , Prima

Hi there! I hope you had a great weekend! Today I have a mixed media page to share in my art journal featuring a "new" style face/girl. I'm having fun creating joy as I experiment with various styles, techniques and products.

I'm joining along with the current PaperArtsy 2015 Topic Faces challenge where we are challenged to create a face. I've long admired Kelly Rae Roberts primitive style girls which inspired me to create my page:

I love the whimsical / free style face which is obviously not realistic:

The background was created mostly with collaged paper from the Prima life time collection, along with various paints, stencils and stamped images from the PaperArtsy HP1004 stamp set:

I'm also entering my page in Kim Dellow's Show Your Face challenge.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

34 Sweet Comments So Far:

Sue Lelli 1 said...: LOVE her, Mona! LOVE the colors, the style, and especially the white dots in her hair and the butterflies on her shoulders!; Reply October 19, 2015 at 9:24 PM
Valia Katzaki 2 said...: She's adorable Mona! And the background is amazing!; Reply October 19, 2015 at 11:41 PM
froebelsternchen 3 said...: Lovely Mona!; Reply October 20, 2015 at 12:46 AM
Val-Belle 4 said...: This is very cool Mona. I love her. I need to play and get this AJ down pat. I really struggle with it :D; Reply October 20, 2015 at 1:50 AM
mamablitger 5 said...: Mona she is so cute.. I love these whimsical faces too. You made a great job. And your background looks terrific.
Thanks for sharing.
Hugs from Monica; Reply October 20, 2015 at 2:16 AM
Marjan 6 said...: Beautiful!! Love that hair and the small butterflywings at her shouders! Nuice to see those different styles you a capable of.; Reply October 20, 2015 at 3:06 AM
Ros Crawford 7 said...: Wonderful Mona!! Love how you did the hair!! The colours are beautiful too!; Reply October 20, 2015 at 3:09 AM
Lynette Jacobs 8 said...: Your girl is so pretty...and I love your mixed media background.; Reply October 20, 2015 at 3:44 AM
Caty 9 said...: Wonderful Art Journal page Mona !! Love the background, fabulous girl face !! just great !! Big hugs. Caty.; Reply October 20, 2015 at 5:29 AM
Susan Lankford 10 said...: Love this, Mona! The dots in the hair and the butterfly wings are so sweet!; Reply October 20, 2015 at 6:14 AM
Petra Swart 11 said...: Oh, I love her, Mona!!!! She's beautiful!!!! TFS.
Have a great day!!!; Reply October 20, 2015 at 6:28 AM
Kathy Bradley 12 said...: Mona - your page is beautiful. I love your wonderful and whimsical face - you are doing awesome with faces! And, your background is so pretty and colorful!; Reply October 20, 2015 at 8:14 AM
SewPaperPaint 13 said...: She's wonderful, Mona! Just wonderful!; Reply October 20, 2015 at 9:09 AM
Lisa 14 said...: Oh, she's gorgeous, Mona!! You did such an awesome job with her!! The colors, the design...all absolutely fabulous!! I love this!! Have a great day :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts; Reply October 20, 2015 at 9:27 AM
Redanne 15 said...: You have captured Kelly's style so beautifully, your face is so, so pretty and I love the butterflies, such a lovely touch. As always, gorgeous work! Hugs, Anne xx; Reply October 20, 2015 at 11:41 AM
Stella 16 said...: I think that mixed media suits you even better than the the elgant style I saw when I started following you ( when you were on the Spellbinders and Waltzingmouse team)
Seeing you working with different mediums and color palettes makes me sigh. I am impressed. What I love about this art page is the expression on her face, the butterfly wings and circle stamps. Definitely a piece of art!; Reply October 20, 2015 at 11:48 AM
Sherrie K. 17 said...: Beautiful Mona!! Awesome colors and wow, she turned out just gorgeous! Love her hair:) So pretty!
Sherrie K; Reply October 20, 2015 at 3:43 PM
Patty O'Malley 18 said...: Wonderful page, Mona!; Reply October 20, 2015 at 4:01 PM
MackieMade Paper Creations 19 said...: Love your pretty lady! The butterflies look great!; Reply October 20, 2015 at 6:33 PM
Lisa Elton 20 said...: How cute is she with her fancy hairdo and butterfly wings!! Wonderful background too!; Reply October 20, 2015 at 7:20 PM
Cheryl W. 21 said...: Your art continues to grow and develop, like a wonderful caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. I love the page you shared on your blog today. There is a purity to it that shines!; Reply October 20, 2015 at 8:46 PM
Greta 22 said...: Beautiful page, Mona & maybe my favorite of your faces! She's gorgeous--love her hair!; Reply October 20, 2015 at 10:15 PM
Gale Evans 23 said...: So beautiful and creative! I love her! Great job, Mona!; Reply October 21, 2015 at 12:08 AM
Constance 24 said...: Lovely journal page! Such beautiful colours and interesting background! Love the "look" of your gorgeous girl! So talented!; Reply October 21, 2015 at 2:16 AM
Jan Hirsch 25 said...: Wow, you are incredible, Mona! You have captured Kelly's technique so perfectly! This is a gorgeous page! She is so beautiful! TFS!; Reply October 21, 2015 at 5:46 AM
Julie Lee 26 said...: Mona this is gorgeous, an absolute delight! I'm so glad you shared her. xx; Reply October 21, 2015 at 4:53 PM
Debbi 27 said...: Fabulous art journal page, Mona! Love the background and the sweet face of your girl! The little dots add so much!; Reply October 21, 2015 at 11:46 PM
Cindy Percovich 28 said...: Wow, Mona, you are so talented! I LOVE this page! Thanks for sharing with us!; Reply October 22, 2015 at 11:44 PM
SusanH 29 said...: Amazing page! Her face is so perfect and expressive! Love the color in the background! You are amazing!; Reply October 23, 2015 at 7:07 PM
Pammy 30 said...: So pretty, Mona! Love her face and how you used the white dots! You have totally mastered Kelly's technique!; Reply October 23, 2015 at 8:36 PM
Tumbleweed 31 said...: Very pretty lady! Love this style! You have it down perfectly! Amazing!; Reply October 23, 2015 at 9:41 PM
Kerry 32 said...: Amazing background and gorgeous whimsical face! You did a great job with this!; Reply October 24, 2015 at 10:36 PM
PaperArtsy 33 said...: Oh mona, what a beautiful colour scheme, and you have captured the Kelly Rae style perfectly. So pretty and whimsical! She needs to go on a wall somewhere!! _~Leandra; Reply October 25, 2015 at 9:01 AM
Kim Dellow 34 said...: Totally stunning Mona. Thank you for linking up to Show Your Face and sorry it has taken me a while to get to commenting, I'm just catching up now! Kx; Reply October 31, 2015 at 7:00 AM