Mia's Mandala Challenge

I wasn't sure I was going to finish the mandala I chose in time.  It took me over four days to complete it.  That's why you see this as my first image today, since I really didn't have time to place it on my right sidebar.

I thought I was picking the easiest of the mandalas, but it turns out, I think I got the hardest, since no one else has used mandala # 8.  

For this mandala, I pulled every blue and green pen I owned to use on this.  Much to my chagrin, one day I wasn't using my Ott full spectrum light and grabbed the wrong pen and colored one of the segments before I realized I had not used the proper pen.  After that, I left the pen I was using on the drawing so there would be no question as to which pen I needed to use.

It didn't help much, though, because I ran out of ink in the pen I originally used.  Thankfully, I was able to use the same pen I had accidentally used to finish out the circle.  Sadly, by that time several of my pens were dry and I felt I had to stop.

I decided to fussy cut the mandala, back it with turquoise and midnight blue, and use it as the cover of my monthly calendar.  It fits nicely inside the sleeve of the 3 ring binder I chose for my calendar, too.

Thanks for the challenge, Mia.  Now all I need is a hand massage (grin).  I know this is relaxing to most people, but to me it is very stressful, since I tend to grip any and every pen too tight, which in turn, cramps my hand.  Regardless, I wanted to honor Mia and congratulate her on her 3rd Blogaversary.  You are the best hostess, dear.