March 2016 ~ Cupcake's Creations

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Happy April! There's a new challenge up on The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge blog! This month we are asking you to create a project featuring dimension: Here's a trio of close ups of my multi-dimensional project: I altered and upcycled a mini burlap covered canvas. I started by removing the burlap then applied Wendy Vecchi crackled texture paste. Once the paste worked it's magic, I sponged on Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I added lots of texture...

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Mona Pendleton | Wednesday, March 30, 2016 @ 7:00 PM | art basics , art ingredients , Art Journal , Finnabair , IOD , Iron Orchid Decor , Mixed Media , Prima

Hi there! Today it's my turn to share an art journaling project on the Prima blog. I was really inspired to create a couple of art journal pages featuring beautiful paper clay designs made from the iron orchid decor-Vintage Art Décor Moulds along with a variety of other fab Prima products. I started with a collaged background using an assortment of pretty papers from the Salvage District Collection then added lots of texture...

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Mona Pendleton | Tuesday, March 29, 2016 @ 9:46 PM | Beautify of Oil Painting , Gary Jenkins , Oil Painting , Sunflowers

Hi! I hope you are having a great week! Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers and one that I really want to master at painting. I've taken on line painting lessons as well as following along with dvd tutorials from several of my favorite artists and I think so far that I'm really enjoying Gary Jenkins style of painting Sunflowers the most. Today I have a 11" x 14" gesso painted canvas art board to share featuring sunflowers inspired by...

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Mona Pendleton | Monday, March 28, 2016 @ 3:39 PM | David Jansen , Gary Jenkins , Global Art Supply , Oil Painting

Hi! I hope you are having a great week so far! Today I have an 11" x 14" gesso painted canvas art board to share featuring a couple of rose inspired by Gary Jenkins Beauty of Oil Painting video. Thais painting started off VERY different than what you see here.! Lots of room for improvement :) I'm joining along with Paint Party Friday: Thanks so much for looking! Be Sweet ;...

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Mona Pendleton | Sunday, March 27, 2016 @ 9:49 PM | Die-Namics , Lawn Fawn , MFT

Hi there! Yesterday we celebrated my sweet daughter Angie's birthday. I made this birthday card for Angie featuring a trio of fun succulents which happen to be Angie's favorites plants :) For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current Freshly Made Sketches: Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great week! Be Sweet ;...

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Mona Pendleton | Saturday, March 26, 2016 @ 9:31 AM | Heritage Paints , Paint It Simply , painting , Peonies , Roses

Hi there! Thanks to those for keeping my sister in your thoughts and prayers. Haven't received an update from my BIL in a couple of days regarding my sister but as the saying goes, no news is good news. Surely she is resting and gaining her strength. I'll keep you posted. Today I have a 11" x 14" painting to share that I painted using Heritage Acrylic Paints. I painted this as I followed along with David Jansen's Paint It Simply's Peony and...