Monday, October 17, 2016

mandala monday

an extra special card today, made for my lovely friend becca cruger... aka the damsel of distressed... who is the hostess of a really wonderful online event taking place online for the next two weeks called the hop to stop, papercrafters raising awareness for the victims of domestic violence. miss becca writes about the event and the inspiration much more eloquently than i possibly could, so i suggest you click the link and check out all of the details, but hang on here and see my card first, k?


one of the rules of the hop is that your card needs to be significantly purple, the color of domestic violence awareness. (another is that you need to comment on at least the 3 cards before yours in the link up! be sure to read the rules you guys, apart from being respectful, it will make you eligible for many cool prizes!!!) since i have violet, orchid and indigo color burst, this was not a problem. i sprinkled all three colors randomly over a wet sheet of watercolor paper, swirled them around a bit and let them dry. then i came back with a white gelly roll pen and drew a bit of a mandala on top. this particular design was inspired by this gorgeous artwork by @tanjalouiseartist that my niece maddie sent me a link to on instagram. then i added a couple of mats and called it good.


i hope you will check out becca's post right here for all of the details, and to see her gorgeous artwork and just generally say HI to that lovely lady. then start planning your own purple masterpiece! ♥♥♥

23 comments:

  1. Your mandala card is beautiful! Thank you for supporting the hop. Domestic violence awareness is an important and very personal issue for me.

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  2. Such a gorgeous card for an awesome cause💜

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  3. Absolutely stunning! You are extremely talented to draw that. I had to look up "ellipsus" ... :-)

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  4. Honestly you drew that yourself! You are so talented. Great card for a great cause.
    Sue

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  5. Wow, this is absolutely stunning!! Your design is amazing!! I thought it was a stamp!! Gorgeous colors!! Have a great day :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  6. Exquuueeeeze me for one moment whilst I catch my breath - because this is BREATHTAKING!! Ok. It's official. I need to buy me some colorbursts. Thanks for creating for the Hop to Stop and raising your voice for victims of domestic violence.

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  7. Do you have ANY idea how hard it is to talk with your jaw in your lap?!! VERY hard!! This card is absolutely exquisite!

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  8. This is absolutely stunning. Gorgeous background and fabulous image. Well done.

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  9. Love how the deep purple sets off the detailed image. So very pretty!

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  10. I'm with Chris....Your card is AMAZING, that mandela is fabulous. and the background is awesome too.

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  11. Wow this card is so vibrant and stunning in its effect - love it:)

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  12. Gorgeous gorgeous!! Love this!

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  13. Wow!! This mandala is just fabulous!! And such a beautiful background!! Just amazing work of art!

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  14. This is a gorgeous piece. Love the mandala and your CAS approach.

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  15. Your vivid purple background rocks! The hand drawn mandala in the white really pops and it is AMAZING!

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  16. This is SO beautiful! I just love gorgeous mandala art and this one is so detailed and pretty! Wow!

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  17. Wow its amazing you drew the mandela yourself, its gorgeous! A truly beautiful card.

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  18. Gorgeous card for such a great cause! Love your card!

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  19. Wonderful card! That mandela is amazing!

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  20. Lauren, your card is AMAZING!!! Beautiful!!

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