Mask-erade Day 5 Heat Embossing

I used my favorite Penny Black cake & wishes stamp to once again attempt Jennifer McGuire's VersaMark masking technique.  I initially stamped this sweet little girl on water color paper using Versafine onyx black ink and then embossed in clear powder.  I used my Distress Markers to color (I LOVE them) and then used my VersaMark Pen to go over the stamped image, again applied clear embossing powder and used my heat gun to set.  I then used the distress mini ink pads (have I told you how much I like them?) to create the clouded sky and very light green for the grass.  I gently wiped the image to remove the residue from my background ink and stamped the greeting with my Misti.  I did learn that using my Micron ink to darken the "H" on my embossed balloon wasn't such a good idea -- it smeared, and I went over it with a yellow Copic marker.  The blue bling underneath my birthday greeting is due to a little smear ... another opportunity to be flexible in my stamping!  

Mask-erade Day 3 Retry

Okay, I just had to take another go at a similar card that I did a few days ago following the Day 3 Mask-erdade class.  The first one was not well done since I had a combination of cut-out masking figures and then added a very fine coating of rubber cement.  I failed to do a great job with either technique, so I put together another grouping and used the Fineline Masking Fluid before adding my cloudy sky and grass.  I am happier with this version but not thrilled.  I have (a lot) more practice in my future!