Mysa Digital Creations Vol VII Mandala 10-25-26

 I'm really loving this mandala coloring book!

It's got mandalas in unusual & unique shapes.

For this one, I used 9 colors.

Thanks so much for dropping by

and have a very blessed day!

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Mysa Digital Creations - Mandalas Vol VII

Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils - 150 set

Curate Color Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixative

Diana's 2008 Hunt Memorabilia

 My dear & very sweet friend, Diana, 

recently found her one & only duck band 

while unpacking some boxes.

She wanted to somehow keep it safe,

so after going online, I found the actual certificate

that she received back in 2008,

as well as the duck stamp for that year.

This is what I've come up with for her.

For those that don't know, 

a duck stamp is bought by a hunter, which is their license,

that allows them the legal right to hunt ducks & geese in a given year.

Some ducks & geese are banded,

meaning a metal band is put around the bird's leg

and it has a unique number on it.

This number allows tracking the bird to see how far it migrated.

Unfortunately, the only way to track it is when it's killed

and the hunter turns in the band number to 

Wildlife & Fisheries, which begins the process of 

a certificate being generated that's given to the hunter.

Diana isn't able to locate her original duck stamp or the certificate,

which is why I printed them from the internet for this display.

It's actually a surprise.

She knows that I had the idea of framing the printed 

certificate & duck stamp with the duck band,

but she doesn't know that I've completed it all.

I'm really excited to surprise her with it today.

(UPDATE: She was both THRILLED & surprised to get this!!)

I found this 8x10 shadowbox at Hobby Lobby.

It's actually velvet adhered to styrofoam that you can pin things on it.

I used Original Gorilla Glue to adhere the certificate & duck stamp,

both of which are 1st glued to a piece of cardboard.

The Original Gorilla Glue can be used on any surface,

which made it the best choice in this case.

I decided to place a brad to hold the black twine in place

that I've tied to the duck band.

Thanks for visiting and have a very blessed day!

Lisa >^..^<

Mysa Digital Creations Vol VII Mandala 10-21-26

 As I continue to purchase more mandala coloring books

I'm very pleased with some of the designs I see.

With the colors I've chosen today, 

I'm paying homage to the Fall season with its rich colors.

These are the colors I've used,

with the background being a light olive green.

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Mysa Digital Creations - Mandalas Vol VII

Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils - 150 set

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Curate Color Pencil Sharpener

Faber-Castell Mini Soft Pastels (for the background)

Grumbacher Final Fixative

Kay's 2026 Birthday Card

 My very dear & sweet sister-friend, Kay, loves pink.

It's her birth stone for the month of October.

I always try to do pink for her cards

and this year I chose the Kaleidoscope collection,

with its beautiful multi-color palette that includes pink.

This is a favorite for me because of the beautiful bright colors!

I've layered various strips from the papers in this collection

to cover the entire front of this 5" x 7" card.

To me, they're really cheerful.

The strips are either straight cut, punched or deco scissor cut.

Here are the strips, starting with the top ones.

These are the bottom ones

The oval die cut has a special message just for Kay

and is adhered flat on the card.

Once again, ReneaBouquets doesn't disappoint

with a gorgeous, colorful butterfly!

I'm so amazed how perfectly this butterfly goes with this card!

The inside of the card already has beautiful printing, 

but I added a couple of rub-ons from the collection.

I added a pink butterfly on the left side

and a hummingbird on a branch on the right side.

Thanks so much for stopping by to see Kay's card.

Wishing her a lovely & very happy birthday!

Have a blessed day!

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

49 and Market - Kaleidoscope collection

"Animated Travelers"
(main card)

6x8 Paper Pad

6x8 paper pad 
same as "Treasured Teal" (backside)
for die cut oval on front of card

Botanical Rub-Ons
(inside card)

paper strips for front of card

1. 6x8 paper pad - same as Treasured Teal (backside)

2. 12x12 Animated Travelers (backside)

3. 6x8 paper pad - same as Quilted Spirograph (backside)

4. 12x12 Solids #2 (backside)

5. 6x8 paper pad - same as Radiant Sylph (backside)

Martha Stewart - Edge Punches

"Eyelet Lace"

"Swirling Lace"

Recollections - Decorative Scissor "Victorian"

ReneaBouquets - Butterfly

"Mosaic Tile"

Simple Stories - Glossy Enamel Dots

Simple Vintage
"Color Palette - Warm"

Scrapbook.com - Nested Oval Dies

Tools

Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe
Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart
Scoring Board

Sizzix Big Shot Machine

Sizzix Magnetic Platform

Sizzix Standard Cutting Pads

Basic Grey
Rub-On Rolling Tool

Adhesives

Recollections
Foam Adhesive Circles

Nuvo Craft Glue

Scor-Tape

Mysa Digital Creations Vol II Mandala 10-18-26

 This was a very interesting geometric mandala!

I was going to color it in 3 colors only, 

but after finishing the center I knew that would be quite boring.

So, I made a total of 9 "layers".

These are the Prismacolor Premiers I used:

Thanks for coming by!

I wish you a very blessed day,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Mandalas Volume II - Mysa Digital Creations

Prismacolor Premier colored pencils - 150 set

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray