Northern Lights Blending ...

We were blessed to be able to catch the Aurora Borealis, aka Northern Lights, one evening.

I knew I wanted to create my own base page for my scrapbook by blending inks.  I did apply several layers of Highland Heather to get it a bit darker and was very careful with how much Melon Mambo I had on my blending brush.  I did dab several times on my glass mat and brought onto the cardstock from the glass.

I also used the Light & Wonder Dies #165762 (Last Chance) for the bottom, as that is pretty much what we saw here in Michigan that evening. These dies do fit on the Mini Stampin' Cut Emboss Machine, so no worries if you don't have the larger one.

Also used Textures Notes Dies for stamping & with sponge daubers inked the border on all 4 sides with Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' ink pad. I masked the borders for inking using Post-it Labeling & Cover-up Tape.  The stickiness on these is just enough to hold things in place (I also use to secure my dies for die cutting) but not so sticky that it will tear your DSP or cardstock. I bought this on Amazon. It also is available in ⅓" x 700" (19.4 yds).

I had to use a product we do not carry as I wanted to splatter the pages to make it a "starry" sky which was Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleedproof White Fine Art Paint.  Diluted with a small dab in a container adding a decent amount of water to make it quite runny and splattered with an old toothbrush.

Lemon Lolly is used for the photo mats. I did want to do something to break up the Lemon Lolly photo matting so I embossed with Dotted Circles Embossing Folder which I would like to add wasn't the best choice as I did struggle to get a good adhesion. But, I do love this embossing folder.

I decided on Black Solid Core for the bottom die cuts. Then went for another layer using Earthen Tone Metallic Specialty Paper and elevated with Black Dimensionals.

Aurora Borealis was cut using my Silhouette Cameo 4 with Gorgeous Grape cardstock & Earthen Tone Metallic Specialty Paper for the Offset.

Not posting the sketch as this layout is all about blending inks and placing the photos.  We all have different photo sizes so you will cut your mats to your desired size and border.

Please reach out if you have any question as I am always happy to help.  Don't know about you but I love everything there is with blending & coloring.

If you have Northern Lights photos & create a layout please consider posting in the comments on my Facebook page, OR reach out to me & I will make your layout a main post.  Again, currently only I can make a main post as my group is public with the hopes of one day having enough followers to make it Private, which will allow everyone to post on their own.  Thank you for understanding.

Happy creating,

Product List

White Willow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [166703] $10.00	Black Core 12" X 12" Cardstock [166428] $26.00	Lemon Lolly 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock [166659] $10.00	Gorgeous Grape 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock [166664] $10.00
Earthen Toned Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [165901] $7.50	Light & Wonder Dies [165762] $38.00	Textured Notes Dies [165555] $31.00	Dotted Circles 3 D Embossing Folder [163789] $12.00
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $9.00	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $9.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $9.00	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145] $9.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $9.00	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $6.25	Blending Brushes [153611] $15.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $7.50
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $69.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $28.00