Bee Mandala

 This is a bee mandala from Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou's

Nature Mandalas coloring book.

I've had my eyes on this page for a number of years

and finally settled on how to color it.

One of the things that makes coloring so enjoyable

is being able to color outside the norm.

In other words, 

I didn't color the bees in their natural color,

but rather chose colorful combinations instead.

I chose a light sage green for the background.

For added interest, 

I drew a perfect circle in a slightly darker green

to show case the center of this page.

These are all of the colors I used on this page.

Let's take some close looks at each of the corner bees

and their coordinating honeycombs.

Each of the honeycombs have dainty little flowers woven together.

I colored all 4 sets of flowers alike and added tiny white pearls to their centers.

I chose 2-tone purple.

This one is lime green with a purple-pink.

This one is lavender & blue.

Lastly, this one is 2-tone aqua.

In between the four corner bees are identical

flower arrangements that I colored the same on each.

Finally,

the center is colored more natural, using golds & browns.

I'm so happy you came to see my coloring

because it was a lot of fun for me.

I hope you have a very blessed day.

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Nature Mandalas coloring book by Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou

Prismacolor Premier colored pencils - 150 set

Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils - 120 set

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Sakura Eraser

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray

"Thinking of You" - Card & Envelope

 Once again, I've fallen in love creating with 3D layering die cuts!

These are the neatest, coolest, prettiest things!

I LOVE them.

They really make very unique one-of-a-kind beautiful cards.

A very special person in my life deserved a pretty card

in her favorite colors of purple & green,

which is always an outstanding choice.

The die cuts have several colors in them, 

which I was able to closely match with my solid cardstock! 

Check out these beautiful, luscious layers!

In person, the flowers look like they're 'growing' towards you.

SO unique!

I made a box envelope to hold the one inch thick card.

I followed my own tutorial found here:

https://iluvcatsandscraps.blogspot.com/2026/07/tutorial-boxed-envelope-with-magnetic.html

I really love how everything turned out.

I used a die cut from the same collection as decoration.

The magnetic flap is decorated with flowers & bling along the edge.

A corner rounder punch was used.

Even the backside of the flap is decorated.

Thanks for coming by!

Have a wonderful and blessed day.

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Recollections Cardstock - Thistle color

DCWV - Pastels Cardstock Stack

Katy Sue Designs 3D Die Cut Decoupage Layers - Hydrangea Vase

For the Envelope:

120 lb Premium White Cardstock

***the same colored cardstocks used on the card were also used to decorate the envelope***

Recollections - Corner Punch

Pear Blossom Craft Magnets

Petaloo - Velvet Hydrangeas

Plum color

Sage color

Mark Richards - 3mm Crystal Stickers - Lavender

Tools

Fiskars 
12" SureCut Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart 
Scoring Board

Adhesives

Scor-Tape

Scrapbook.com
1/4" foam adhesive tape

Scrapbook.com
1/8" foam adhesive strips

Nuvo Glue

Mandala 8-30-26

 I wanted to color a simple mandala,

so I chose 6 colors.

Thanks for coming by today!

Have a blessed week,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Intricate Mandalas by Jade Summer

Prismacolor Premiers - 150 set

Faber-Castell Polychromos - 120 set

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Sakura Eraser

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray

Recollections - Purple/Blue Adhesive Rhinestones