Cardinals in the Birch Trees

This card was inspired by some of Michelle Zindorf's work, but I use sponges rather than the brayer.  Had 4 birch tree stamps already, but when I saw this with the birds, it was another must have stamp!

Stamp with ColorBox black ink and emboss with clear EP.  Ink the trees with the Versamarker and emboss with clear EP.  Color cardinals with red marker and heat set.  Ink cardinals with Versamarker and emboss with clear EP.  Mask with torn Post-it Notes and sponge snow with Distress Ink.  Punch out circle for mask and sponge around the circle and the rest of the sky.

Don't know if Colored Embossing Markers are even available any more, but that would have been ideal for coloring the cardinals instead of the way I did it.  

Stamp by Northwoods, Faded Jeans Distress Ink, Black Color Box Ink,  Versamarker, Clear Embossing Powder, Red Tombow Marker, large circle punch, Post-it Notes for the masking and sponges.

Color Fusion Sky

This is an easy card with the trees embossed with black pigment ink and clear embossing powder.  Then sponged in three blue inks.

Supplies:  Inkadinkado and Penny Black Stamps, Color Box Black Ink, Stampin' Up! Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, and Not Quite Navy Classic Inks, Stampin' Up! Whisper White and Not Quite Navy Card Stock, Glossy Black Card Stock, brads, ribbon, sponges, mask, Stampin' Up! horizontal slot punch.

Color Fusion

Thought I would add a few cards that I've made blending colors.  These were lots of fun and it is amazing what color combinatons you can blend together.  Tree/deer image from Stampin' Up!'s Nature Silhouettes and the Toi Toi grass stamp is from New Zealand.