5-17-25 Mandala

 I really enjoy coloring 'standard' mandalas, 

meaning the ones that repeat patterns in a circle.

Today I chose this one.

What I love about mandalas is that it's always best to pick a handful or so of colors that go well together and only use those; never deviating from them.

It really makes pretty mandalas that way.

I picked 7 colors using my Polychromos Pencils.

Thanks so much for dropping in!

Have a blessed day,

Lisa

Products Used:

Mandala Art by Coloring Book Kim

Faber-Castell Polychromos 120 set Pencil Colors

Sakura Eraser

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixative

Psalm 46:10 Be Still and know that I am God

 I have to say that I truly enjoyed coloring this page!

Thanks to my wonderful friend, Paulette & her husband, Butch, 

who is my 1st cousin and Godfather,

for the wonderful 60th birthday gift of this divine coloring book -

 The Psalms in Color.

I spent quite a number of days coloring this vibrant page,

meticulously taking my time to stay inside the ultra-thin lines.

It took a lot of sharpening of my pencils to accomplish this.

Admittedly, I did make a few out-of-line mistakes that the eraser just couldn't fix.

Taking frequent breaks saved my eyes!

You can REALLY see the ultra-thin lines that outline these words!

This is how sharp I had to make my pencils 

at times to get inside those ultra-thin lines!

I chose to use six colors repeatedly throughout.

Five Prismacolor Premier pencils and 1 Polychromos.

Thanks for visiting!

Have a very blessed day,

Lisa

Products used:

The Psalms in Color coloring book

Prismacolor Premier 150 pencil color set

Faber-Castell Polychromos 120 pencil color set

Sakura Eraser

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray

Patchwork Baby Elephant

 The paper of this coloring book isn't 'user friendly'.

It doesn't accept the colors very well, leaving them streaky.

Oh well.

This coloring was done off & on 

in the same manner that you would doodle on a page.

I almost gave up, but trudged forward instead.

It's really a cute little elephant.

I colored it in denim blue, pink, purple & chartreuse.

The background is quick back & forth markings using these same colors.

Thanks for coming by and have a blessed day,

Lisa

Products used:

Patchwork Tiere (animals) 

German Coloring Book by Monsoon Publishing

Prismacolor Premier 150 pencil color set

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Faber-Castell Polychromos 120 pencil color set

Prismacolor Plastic Eraser

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray

A "Just Because" Card

 I pulled out my left-over stash of

 Mintay's "Birdsong" collection.

I dressed it up as a "Just Because" card

for a dear, sweet friend of mine.

A few embellisments and it's all done!

Thanks for viewing!

Have a very blessed day,

Lisa

Always remember if you don't plan to donate or give away your paper stash,

hold on to it to make cards/tags/etc. for future use.

The papers are still pretty in my opinion.

Products used:

The mug I sent to my dear Canadian friend, Fran:

Mintay - Birdsong paper collection

Paper #5 - for main card

paper #6 - Journaling cards
(tag and circle decorations)

Paper #1 - square on front of card

Cheery Lynn Nesting Dies - Inverted Scallop

What the inverted square looks like.

Prima Sculpture Flowers

Simple Stories - Glossy Enamel Dots

"Say Cheese Tinseltown"

Sizzix - Tim Holtz Alphanumeric Tiny Type Dies

Tools

12" Fiskars SureCut Deluxe
Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Adhesives

Nuvo Glue

Scor-Tape

Blooming Bugs - Floral Insect Wonders - Bee #1

 I've been coloring on this bee off and on for quite a long time.

Today, I finally completed it.

It's so colorful!!

I chose a pastel Yellow-Green for the background.

Thanks for coming by!

Have a great week,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Blooming Bugs - Floral Insect Wonders coloring book

Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Faber-Castell Mini Soft Pastels

Sakura Electric Eraser

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray