Mandala Birthday Cards

Hi everyone!!! :o)

I hope you're enjoying your weekend. :o) Today I want to share with you these two, one layer, Mandala Birthday Cards.

I went with same design and layout as on my Watercolored Blue Mandala Cards that I shared on my blog earlier this year, only this time, I included big bold sentiment in the design. :o)

I used a gorgeous Create a Smile 'Mandala' cling stamp and beautiful sentiment from Jane's Doodles 'Birthday Wishes' stamp set.

For card bases I used Canson XL Mixed Media Paper.

I heat embossed in clear the Mandala and stamped the sentiment in black directly on top folded card bases.

I colored cards in watercolor technique using two Distress Inks for each and a lot of water (see detailed supply list below). I added colors in layers, drying them between. When I was satisfied with colors, I splattered cards with the Distress Inks I used for coloring.

As a finishing touch, I coated Mandalas and word 'wishes' on both cards with Clear Wink of Stella. Shimmer, shimmer... LOVE it!!! :o)

Dimensions of cards: 133 mm x 101 mm (5 1/4" x 4")

List of supplies:

• Create a Smile 'Mandala' cling stamp
• Jane's Doodles 'Birthday Wishes' stamp set
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Clear Gloss, Regular, WA01R)
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks
• 1st card
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• 2nd card
• Spun Sugar
• Festive Berries
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen F (fine) 0.6 mm
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. Clear 999)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• bone folder
• Marabu fine flat paint brush no.#6
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #2
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• water
• paper towels
• powder bag

I'm entering my cards to following challenges:

Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge (if any) is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) CRAFT-alnica, Izziv/Challenge #182: One Layer
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Create a Smile, March Challenge: Letters

This is my 1st entry to this challenge. (GD)
I used sentiment stamp with big bold cursive letters and block uppercase letters.

3) Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge Blog, Challenge #231 - Anything Goes

4) Happy Little Stampers, Watercolour Challenge, March 2017, Anything Goes

This is my 12th entry to this challenge.

5) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #195, March 2017, Anything Goes with optional twist: The Rubber Room (No Digis)

This is my 4th entry to this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka