I've Been Practicing!

 These are some of the results of trying to 'colour' embossed images. They are by no means perfect, I'm just experimenting. I have ordered some new embossing fodlers, which I hope arrive in a few days. I've been watching some videos by a lady called Jo Simons, who does a fabulous job colouring embossed images. I used a white ink pad (Hero Arts Unicorn White) on this, then a gold ink pad.

This is another attempt I did, once again using a white inkpad and then gold on top. I used a tapping motion to get the ink on to the embossed area, and I've used black cardstock on each sample. My white ink pad needs re inking so I get better coverage. As I said, these samples are just me playing around with the technique of colouring. I've used embossing ink pads so far.

Ooops! This photo is round the wrong way! I used  a white embossing pad first, then a green dye based one. The green one is brand new and very juicy. I've watched several of Jo Simons videos and she has a very relaxed way of demonstrating. I hope to improve my coloring, and actually make a card with my efforts! At the moment I'm just getting the feel of how to add colour to the embossed card. The most important thing is, I am having fun with it, and learning along the way. Before  forget thank you to Andrea B for your encouraging comments! I'm glad I'm not the only one who is challenged by some card making techniques! To be honest, I have always liked using embossing folders, but had never really been shown this colouring technique. Some of my ink pads need re inking, so I need to sort that out so I get better results.

I am still very fatigued and get tired easily. My walking is improving slowly. We've had some seriously cold days last week, down to 8c degrees in the morning, and my heating isn't working:-( Romeo is ok, he has a nice soft warm bed he climbs in to! That's him below! He has another bed the same, on my bed and he either sleeps on top of me, or in his bed at night!

Thanks for dropping by! Have a SUNSHINE day! Remember to always be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!