I lost track of time today and, in fact, I was not totally sure what day it was. No workshops today, which is good as I have homework from the Groovi Retreat still to do. However, I cannot show you that until the beautiful plates are launched on 2nd May by Linda Williams, who designed them.
Instead, you can see other new plates being used - Barbara Gray's lovely Floral Alphabet. Even if you cannot see a use for all the letters, the entwined flowers can fit on any other design. I need two cards to be ready by Tuesday so there is limited embossing, but a lot of layers of colour.
Most colour is applied to the front with very sharp pencils to aim to lose the white lines as completely as possible. I embossed the actual letters with the number one Groovi tool to make them stand out, and the same for the outer frame. The flowers and leaves are embossed VERY lightly, so they are only just visible before adding colour.
Rather than going for a strong layer of colour, I am blending the colours very softly. That will give me a deeper colour in the end, and lose those white lines. I also have the choice of adding extra colour on the back if required.
Once the colouring is finished, I can emboss some areas lightly on the back to add a little shape. I will post the finished cards once they are handed over.
Meanwhile, have a lovely Easter. xxx
3 comments:
Love the soft embossing for the flowers around the letters, doesn't it make a difference to the overall effect when coloured in. Must give it a go, I haven't got these plates but it should work with the celtic letters although on a smaller scale. Enjoy the rest of the weekend, glad I not the only one that doesn't know what day of the week it is.
It is a very beautiful alphabet. Enjoy the colouring Maggie.
Looking good Maggie. I can see the letters could be useful but not bought any as yet. Have a lovely Easter weekend. X
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