LIST: Colours (plum, red, blue, yellow, burgundy), Techniques (stamping, colouring, fussy cutting, layering) Elements (layered mandala on square, border panel, subtle background pattern, no sentiment, gems)
INCLUDE: stamping, colouring, layering, layered mandala on square, no sentiment, gems
MODIFY: rainbow colours and black, cut with circle dies instead of fussy cutting
EXCLUDE: border, background pattern
SPIN: square card
Earlier this week, I talked about 'forgetting' to use my background stamps and my markers, so I combined these two to create this card, inspired by a very pretty mandala.
This retired Catherine Pooler mandala stamp is one of my old favourites and you can get so many different looks with it.
I stamped it on 3 pieces of white cardstock, then trimmed them into various circles (the fourth, smallest circle, I cut from the centre of the largest circle) I used my ink pads for the first layer of colour on each one, then added shading and variation with my Copic markers.
I stacked each layer with two pieces of white cardstock for lots of dimension. It was harder than I thought since this mandala is hand drawn and not perfectly symmetrical! I then added gems and some details with a white gel pen. For a flatter look, you could cut all the circles from one piece of stamped cardstock, and inlay them back in once they're coloured. Or, you could mask while you colour each ring.
This stamp is retired, so I've listed a couple of other options. If you have a mandala stencil, you could outline each area with black marker then colour it in for a similar look.
Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023 GMT Views: 144
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Ardyth, this is such a wonderful case of Pat's inspiration card. I am amazed at your wonderful coloring on the patterns and how you lined up each layer. I had to sit and look a while to take it all in. Beautiful!
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83083
Sun, Oct 22, 2023 @ 4:30 AM
Stunning, Ardyth. What great colors and pattern. Amazing card and case. Hugz
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
Registered: January 29, 2006 Location: Mount Forest,Ontario Canada Posts: 11597
Sun, Oct 22, 2023 @ 4:38 PM
Wow! What a beautiful work of art, Ardyth! I love the rainbow and the wonderful job you did of putting it together despite the not quite perfect symmetry, which I do not notice at all
------------------------------ Michele
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