I really love that you were describing each detail. I've watched all of your videos, and Jennifer's, Julie's, .... well - I'm your groupie. But in this video you were really talking to us, the beginners!!!
Hi Kristina ~ This card is stunning. My husband and I lived in Alaska for 3 years and you've captured the Northern Lights beautifully. It was almost eerie at times watching them delicately dance across the sky. The bright green is the most common color but the colors you've used are ones I've also seen. That's one of the things I miss most about AK; those gorgeous, spiritual Northern Lights. Very nicely done. ~HUGS~
I originally looked at this video for ideas on how to use Tombow markers but got caught up in the card making aspect of it. What a beautiful card ! Thanks for sharing.
I love the card but I must say that living in Sweden where we have a lot of Northern lights this did not look like it at all, the green really is essential to the northern lights as that is the colour that moves. I know it was just a inspiration but would have loved to see the green xx
i was going to mention that too (hi fellow nordic person!) but then i figured maybe she dropped the northern lights idea somewhere along the way. oh well, either way, it's a beautiful card :3
+teapotlizard Hiiii nordic person 😀 Yes that is what I thought she did too and yes it is still a gorgeous card would just live to have seen it with the green 😊
2009Mrs Jones, Thanks for confirming that. I think there is a song about the Northern Lights, or some such thing. Somehow, I just don't think the Aurora borealis would have the same effect in a song. :)
I've got to go try that. I just finished one of the Online Watercoloring classes, so I still have all my supplies out. Yippee! Beautiful background and the card is simply perfect! love your work.
GREAT sky, Kristina!!! Love those colors, and I can see how the green just wouldn't work. I imagine it just would make mud, especially with the purple/magenta colors you used. Still beautiful, though! Glad you didn't sacrifice much of your background panel. Thanks so much for sharing this! :)
Beautiful background with your Tombows. I don't use mine as much any more since I got the Zig pens so thanks for the reminder! I know what you mean about Christmas cards - I actually make mine all year long, two per month. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for sharing the wonderful color inspiration and a card using the Tombow pens. I'm still working on blending with distress inks, but bookmarked this video for when I'm ready to experiment with the brush pens.
I thought you were so smart to look up the Northern Lights before starting your card! I think I might have tried a stray line of the green somewhere--but, truthfully, your card didn't need it! It is quite beautiful! Thank you for the inspirational card and video! (Peg)
Gorgeous, especially as a Christmas card. But -- it looks like a magnificent sunset -- no green, not Northern Lights. ( From a former Fairbanks AK resident!) No less beautiful for that!
I have four of those tombow brush pen pallets the galaxy pallet which I see you are using, the skin tone pallet, the pastel pallet, and the bright colors pallet
I'm thinking, looking at this video, one could cut out some yellow cardstock and leave the black pieces of the doors on the houses and it would look like the house is lit inside. If you kept the pieces from the doorways, you could stick them back in the doorways so it wouldn't get so cold inside the houses from having the doors left open. : )
Gorgeous!! Oh my goodness.. that sky is stunning! I can totally relate to no wanting to lose one spec of it.. You made the right call on this one for sure... ! This is a perfect illustration of "Beauty in Simplicity" .... : >
this is beautiful, Kristina! I have a question for ya. in card making, cards of many uncommon dimensions and shapes are made haha. where is the best place to find envelopes that fit and accommodate? or do most people just make their own? thanks so much!
I don't know about Kristina but I make my own envelopes for uncommon sized cards. I go to this site: thecraftyowl.co.uk/boxbuster. This not only will let you make larger envelopes but it has sizes so you can make boxes and thicker envelopes for thick cards. And I use the WE R Memory Keepers envelope punch board.
I love when I do something and I shock myself speechless and I'm like I will never do that again, Wrong,, LOL, I just did a Graffiti project and your video really helped me create something amazing, Thanks 😁
