Thank You

 

The Holidays 2020 issue of RubberStampMadness will feature an article on Mandalas written by Yours Truly.  In preparing the article, I decided to have some fun making one myself . . . 

While Mandalas are very intricate in design, you may find them easier to do than you'd expect.  It's all in the tools: you will need a positioner such as the Misti, plus a simple template that will ensure your stamp impressions are placed correctly.  Most Mandala designs involve making eight impressions but there are several templates out there that enable you to make twelve and even sixteen impressions.

 

Mandalas are usually made with individual stamps which require eight impressions for the most common shape.  But Innovator Nellie Snellin has come up with a stamp that has 25% of the images already molded into the polymer.  That means you need to stamp only four times instead of eight - a real timesaver!

 Cardstock:   Bazzill Buckeye, Nicole #100 Bristol       

Stamps:       Nellie Snellin Mandala 2

Inks:             Hero Black, Stampin Up Basic Brown

Dies:            Savvy Thank You Banner, Spellbinders Hemstitch

                     Squares, Banner Basics Three, EK Success Paper Shaper

                     punch Corner

Stencil:        Nellie Snellin Precision Circle Stencil

Doo Dads:    Wink of Stella Black, Clear