For the falliday fest tutorial. I compensated using a synthetic "paper" (Thanks, Kathy!) by using rescued junk mail (I really should thank directTV for the silver shimmer paper.) and by cutting shapes from the green layer before adhering the top panel. The alcohol colors are behind the silver die cuts.
Just so you know, I really don't like the idea of a synthetic paper. Kathy (muscat) sent me a couple samples of the yupo. It's interesting stuff, and like I told her, I don't like having my paradigms shifted. Clearly, I'm still not convinced. Too many folks around here make their living in the wood products industries.
I did two cards, thinking one would serve for Lydia's challenge, but ended up doing four. Here's the other two: