Rose Red, Orange and Purple

Welcome back to Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda collide to bring you twice the inspiration and double the fun!

Hello Portal Peeps.  Gail here today with some Artist Trading Coins
 using the beautiful Owlynn.

I started by stamping the Owlynn image three times and embossing with fine black embossing powder.

I used watercolour inks and powders to colour my images.  Detailed images like this used to intimidate me, but I just start by picking out something that stands out, in this case the roses, then the leaves.  It gives me less to look at, and helps me to see where the rest of the colours need to go.

I edged the coins with black archival ink and smooched it onto the white areas.

I used gel pens to add small details like the stems on the flowers and colour to the eyes and face

I don't wear make-up, and have never really mastered it's application, which may go some way to explain the face paint.  But I think it quite suits her. 

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