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Mona Pendleton | Wednesday, May 3, 2017 @ 9:37 AM | Oil Painting , PTI

Hi! Today I'm joining along with this week's PTI Make It Monday challenge where the challenge is to create a project featuring a watercolor wash background:

I made a card for my sweet sister Marlene featuring a watercolored washed background. I heat embossed the background using the Background Basics Newsprint stamp set then used an image and sentiment from the Round and Round stamp set:

I also have an oil painted garden scene inspired by Nancy Medina painted on a 12" x 12" canvas:

For card sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge:

and for card color inspiration, I'm joining along with this week's Color Throwdown challenge:

I'm linking my painting to this week's Paint Party Friday site:

Many thanks for stopping by!
Be Sweet :)

24 Sweet Comments So Far:

Nancy Penir said...: Well, could you hear my gasp? As always your card is lovely, but the gasp came from the garden painting. Gorgeous!; Reply May 3, 2017 at 10:20 AM
Lisa said...: What a beautiful card, Mona!! I love the colors!! The background looks amazing!! And oh my wow!! Your painting is jaw-dropping gorgeous!! I think it may be my all-time favorite!! Absolutely spectacular, my friend!! I love, love it!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts; Reply May 3, 2017 at 11:42 AM
snappy scrappy said...: Beautiful soft pastel card-so pretty! Lovely painting too!!; Reply May 3, 2017 at 4:04 PM
TLady said...: I think your sister is going to LOVE your card! Your painting is WONDERFUL TOO! ;); Reply May 3, 2017 at 4:26 PM
Cheryl W. said...: Your card has such soft and gentle beauty, Mona, but your painting is full of colorful energy. Love them both!; Reply May 3, 2017 at 7:05 PM
Helen Wallace said...: Such a soft and pretty card Mona and your painting is Jaw droppingly (is there such a word?) splendid - a riot of colour and it brings a smile to my face.; Reply May 3, 2017 at 7:15 PM
gracescraps@gmail.com said...: What a great take on this sweet sketch. I adore your color choices!! Your painting is simply gorgoues!! ~ Blessings, Tracey; Reply May 3, 2017 at 11:21 PM
Sue Marrazzo Fine Art said...: YOUR butterfly card is so sweet! I like the W/C background so much!; Reply May 4, 2017 at 1:06 AM
Marcia Hill said...: What a sweet card Mona...love the newsprint behind the watercolor! And your lovely painted garden is STUNNING! You certainly have been blessed with a gift!! :0); Reply May 4, 2017 at 5:22 AM
Maria said...: A lovely card with the butterfly! And, I could live in that garden scene with those gorgeous flowers, so pretty!!; Reply May 4, 2017 at 6:39 AM
paperkicks said...: Mona, your card is beautiful!! Love how you used the Newsprint stamp for the background...so subtle and adds great texture. Love your artwork, too. So beautiful!! Just how I'd love my garden to look!!; Reply May 4, 2017 at 4:37 PM
Susan Lankford said...: Mona, your watercolor wash is beautiful with just hints of the stamped image showing through....and your garden painting is so vibrant!; Reply May 4, 2017 at 5:03 PM
Wanda Cullen said...: Love the newsprint emboss resist with the watercolor wash background! Gorgeous card! Thanks for joining us at Color Throwdown!; Reply May 4, 2017 at 7:38 PM
Sherrie K. said...: Beautiful card and wonderful colors! Okay, this painting....so GORGEOUS!!! Wow~amazing my friend!
Sherrie K; Reply May 4, 2017 at 7:42 PM
DVArtist said...: Such beautiful and wonderful colors.; Reply May 4, 2017 at 8:00 PM
~amy~ said...: Mona! This is gorgeous!
Thanks for joining us at Color Throwdown!; Reply May 6, 2017 at 5:45 AM
Greta said...: I'm totally in awe of this gorgeous painting, Mona--a garden I'd love to walk through! Your card is gorgeous--love the single color wash--now I want to do that!; Reply May 6, 2017 at 11:23 AM
Lisa Elton said...: Sweet card Mona! That PTI doily is one of my favorites. In fact, I think I bought it after seeing you use it a few years ago!! Fabulous painting too!; Reply May 6, 2017 at 1:07 PM
Patty O'Malley said...: Your card is so sweet, Mona! The painting is fantastic! I absolutely love it!; Reply May 7, 2017 at 8:40 AM
Samra said...: Both the card and the painting are mesmerizing!!! I looove that background on your card and the garden scene with the picket fence is so heartwarming!
Hugs
Samra
Paper Talk with Samra; Reply May 7, 2017 at 2:08 PM
lainey said...: The background on this is so soft and pretty looking! The newsprint stamp was an excellent choice and one I wouldn't think to use.; Reply May 7, 2017 at 2:10 PM
Betty Wright said...: Love the soft watercolor wash background! Your PAINTING is amazing! Beautiful!; Reply May 7, 2017 at 5:39 PM
Karren said...: Beautiful card! That background looks so soft and pretty! And your painting is gorgeous - fabulous job! Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.; Reply May 8, 2017 at 1:44 AM
Denise van Deventer said...: Just gorgeous...and your painting amazing. You are sooo creative!! 😀; Reply May 29, 2017 at 5:25 AM