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!