I started with the green and pink colours in the sky for which I used Distress Inks in Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet. The Twisted Citron is a small ink cube and building up the colour took quite a long time and that was one of the reasons I added the Mowed Lawn which I have in a normal sized ink pad and which made it a bit faster, though I did want to keep the colour as light as I could. I then added in the Chipped Sapphire DI which is another ink cube and I filled in the gaps and around the outside edges, and darkened it up with Black Soot DI which I added to the bottom section too. Unfortunately I have managed to create a bit of brown between the green and pink because I accidentally laid one over the other and it has made the join a bit muddy, but apart from that it went quite well.
I finished it off by adding the different trees across the bottom at different heights for a bit of variation using my Misti so that I could stamp them several times, and I used Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. I also added some Posca Pen stars and finished with a birthday sentiment using Hero Arts Unicorn White Ink and heat embossed it with WOW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder. It does have a slightly grey look but I didn't want it to be a stark white so I think that works OK.
Thank you for visiting me today and I will be posting more frequently again. I have had rather a long break as our son came to visit from Australia for three weeks which was lovely, so cardmaking was suspended, and I always find it hard to get myself revved up again which is silly as I do enjoy being creative, but once I start I am generally fine and the mojo mostly works..lol.
I am entering the following challenges:
I am entering the following challenges:
We Love Stamping Challenge - Aug. '25 Flowers/Anything Goes.
Stamping Sensations Challenge - Aug. '25 Birds, Bees and Butterflies/Anything Goes.
Allsorts Challenge - No. 829 Animals/Anything Goes.
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge - No. 498 Birthdays.
NBUS Challenge - No. 77 Where we use our Never Before Used Schtuff.
I am also joining in with Darnell's I.DE.A.S. and this is Week 1: 'I' = Inking/Color Mediums
14 comments:
So pretty Pat, your tree line makes the sky so atmospheric ♥
Your card is STUNNING, Pat! LOVE your northern lights and so happy you enjoyed making your card today after your long break. I am the same about having a hard time getting going with card making after a break. So much easier when we are already on a roll! :) But you did great, your card is gorgeous!! xx
A really atmospheric card Pat, never had luck seeing the Aurora in those parts, yet did in the UK last year, bizarre. Lovely to hear you had your Son to visit.
B x
Well done Pat, it looks fabulous. I haven’t had the courage to try yet….
How lovely you had your son visit, bet you’ll miss him a lot xxx
You've done a grand job here with the Northern lights - a beautiful card. Thanks so much for sharing it with us for the Allsorts challenge.
How wonderful to have your son home for a bit, Pat! I'd say your mojo came back with a bang and then some! You did an amazing job with the northern lights technique! The colors are spot on and I love the way you created the swirl. Thank you for using this week's I.D.E.A.S. Calendar and linking there and at NBUS to inspire others!📌 Hugs, Darnell
Stunning Northern Lights scene! So glad you shared with us at Allsorts challenge!
OH! Pat, this is amazing, your colours are wonderful, so is the tree line, a fabulous card. Thank you so much for joining us in our challenge at We Love Stamping. Good Luck and I hope you will join us in our next challenge.
Faith A DT
This is fabulous Pat, such a wonderful Northern Lights scene. After seeing a couple of others lately on other blogs, it’s on my list of things to try.
Liz xx
Pat, that is beautiful. You really captured the colours and look of the swirly type of northern lights. So glad you did a card for the technique. And thanks for linking to mine in your post!
Wow…this is beautifully done Pat and the row of trees is very beautiful…love it!
Gr Ellen
Fabulous Northern Lights background and love all the trees. Thank you for joining us at Stamping Sensations.
Carol DT x
Happy to hear your son's visit was so lovely and you had that time together. Know what you mean by getting revved up, I always have the same. And this card is fabulous, you really did that northern light so well, it looks almost real! The treeline sets it op so beautifully!
A beautiful atmospheric card. I've never seen the lights irl but this must be pretty close. Thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts.
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