I made this canister last year for our big (90+) stampers group holiday party. I found the tin at Target and with a sponge wipes the background colors (green on the bottom & pink on the top). Trying carefully not to put a bunch of finger prints on it I stamped the trees with classic choc. chip ink then embossed with clear EP right away. I then used my watercolor crayons and colors over all of the branches and added grass and flowers. I then took a damp paintbrush and lightyly went over the trees to fill in the color abit. -note too much water on brush makes the colors runny