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The stone background on this one looked a little flat, so I ran it through an embossing folder with a pebbled design and that did the trick . . .

The birch trees were a little hard to see against the busy background, so I tried something new: I used the tip of a palette knife to carefully dab on some embossing paste.  Because the tree trunks had been propped up with pop dots, this was quite easy to do.  Birch bark peels a lot so this added a touch of realism.  It’s probably a lot more visible in person . . .

 

Cardstock:   Bazzill Ash, Canson Mixed Media Rough #114, 

Stedner Bright White, Neenah Desert Storm       

Stamps:       Impression Obsession Bark

Inks:             Distress Hickory Smoke, Pumice Stone, Brushed

Corduroy,  Tombow marker #847 Red, Bob Ross 

Black Gesso

Dies:            Impression Obsession Birch Trees, Dee’s Distinctively 

Lattice 2, AliExpress Happy from the Happy Birthday set                 

Stencil:        Picket Fence A Stone Wall

Emb Fldr:     Carabelle Mini Pebbles

Doo Dads:    Americana Titanium White Acrylic Paint, Wendy

Vecchi Embossing Paste White