The next step was putting distress ink on my crafting mat and spray with lots of water. Dry and do again a couple of times to get the color where I wanted it. I stamped my sentiment in brown but decided it needed to be embossed to see it better. I offset the stamp just a touch with gives it a bit of a shadow.
Thinking of You card
stamps: SSS - Sending Happy Thoughts
ink: Tim Holtz distress inks - Peeled Paint, Salty Ocean, Tumbled glass, Vintage Photo, Fired Brick, Mowed Lawn; Memento - Rich Cocoa; Versamark
paper: PTI - Spring Moss; watercolor paper
other: PTI - Mighty Oak Cover plate; Zing - Chestnut embossing powder
