Penny Black - Cardinal Pair

Hi everyone.  I have another card using one of the new Christmas release from Penny Black called Cardinal Pair.  I just LOVE this scene with the birch trees and cardinals.  I had fun colouring this.  

I started by using a sponge brush to add Salvaged Patina Distress Ink to the bottom and up past the middle of the card, fading out at the top.  I then stamped the image in black ink and clear heat embossed.  I used a watercolour paint brush and a little water (not too much at a time otherwise it might bleed into the background), I went over the birch tree, cardinals, and ornaments, blotting with a paper towel to remove the blue ink.  I let that dry before watercolouring the rest of the image.

This was quick to paint as there's only the one birch tree, two birds and three ornaments.  Once I was done watercolouring, I splattered the background with diluted white acrylic paint.  I also used my white Posca pen to add snow to some of the tree branches (hard to see in the photos).  To finish, I tore two layers of snowhills for the bottom, stamping the sentiment (Christmas Sentiments - Penny Black) in black ink at the bottom of the card.

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I'm sending this card to - Peace on Earth #49 (with beautiful mood board)

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Stamps:  Cardinal Pair (Penny Black); Christmas Sentiments (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Salvaged Patina, Weathered Wood, Mowed Lawn, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, Wild Honey, Black Soot (Tim Holtz); Black (Memento)
Accessories:  Sponge brush, Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, watercolour paint brushes, diluted white acrylic paint, white paint pen (Posca) 

Challenges:

Peace on Earth #49