Thinking Inking-Week 4.1/4.3 & Christmas in July Challenge

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Thinking Inking-Week 4.1/4.3 & Christmas in July Challenge

These cards were inspired by this card by PJPea: http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1500967. [twopeasinabucket.com] Thank you for getting me started.

Cards measure 4 1/4“ x 5 1/2”.
Card is Carnival 80-lb. vellum; matting is G-Rated Stamps Texured Glossy; main part is SU ultra-smooth cs.

Paint Dabbers–Red Pepper, Mountain Rose, Salmon, Pearl
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder–The second card is debossed. Beware that the Cuttlebug logo isn't always on the top side if you want an embossed image.
Sanding Block

I sprayed the first card with water and Perfect Pearls and didn't like it. It got everywhere and was too heavy. I ended up wiping most of it off with a damp towel. All that remains is in the crevices. On the second card, I painted the main ornaments with Windsor & Newton Iridescent Medium for Water Color. This card caught a bit of the overspray from the first card, and I like that much better–hardly there.
Ribbons are probably from May Arts, but I'm not sure.

The tree on the first card–Rubber Stampede stamp; cut out and painted with Pewter Distress Crackle Paint; sponged with Nick Bantock Sapmoss Green and Distress Pine Needles; wiped off excess ink. I heated it afterward in case the dye ink wanted to wipe out of the crevices. I pop dotted the tree with Best Creation 3D Foam Tape. It's thinner than most similar products.

Thanks for looking. Daria

ETA: These cards look almost dirty. They don't look that way in real life. The colors are clear and the sparkle is silvery, not grayish the way it looks here. Sigh.