Birthday tree

This picture doesn't do this card justice.  I'll try to upload a better picture later.  My Dad is turning 80 this week and this is the card I made for him.  It s was made on glossy paper.  I used a Magenta tree stamp.  I love trees and leaves and this is one of my favorite tree/leaf stamp.  After I stamped the tree, I took a white crayon and highlighted some of the leaves and branches.  Then, I took several Distress Ink pads:  gathered twigs, festive berries, ripe persimmon, peeled paint and spiced marmalade with a dauber and dabbed some of the ink on and around the tree.  After it dried a little, I wiped the wax from the crayon off with a tissue and kind of buffed the whole image.  This makes the whole card pop.  I used a Printworks collection stamp for the word Dad and used the same technique.