Creative Inspirations Sketch #57 and some Distressing

Happy Sunday! Yesterday happy mail arrived! I got an awesome card from my BFF, Cassie, AND this stamp set from MFT called Sheltering Tree. I do love tree stamps! I was so excited to get to work with this set! I was inspired by the sketch challenge at Creative Inspirations.

This card also qualifies for the distressing challenge at the Crafty Creations blog. I sponged the edges in chocolate chip for that aged / distressed look.

I used the March Key Ingredients kit from Taylored Expressions for all the paper on this card. I really like the organic feel of the dp with the tree.

I first stamped the circle leaves on white cardstock and then stamped the tree in chocolate chip directly on top of the baja breeze image. I then colored in the entire tree with my prismacolor pencils, blending with gamsol. It was a total experiment to actually use the prismacolors & gamsol on top of a stamped image, and I am happy to report, it worked just fine. ;p

The Details:

Stamps: Sheltering Tree (MFT)

Paper: March KI Kit (TE)

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Momento Tuxedo Black

Tools/Accessories: Lg Circle Nestabilities, Sponge, Dimentionals, Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol, D'vine Swirls embossing folder