Stampin' Up! Bashful Blue Marker tip

Just a few days ago I shared a card created using black heat embossing. I had a couple of questions about the coloring and wanted to address it here. First let me show you a close-up of the image in question:

After heat embossing, these flowers (from the Every Moment stamp set) were colored in using Stampin' Write Markers. A trick shared on numerous how-to-color blogs is to add a line of color around the outside of an image using a light blue or soft gray. The flowers above are outlined in Bashful Blue.

This one detail somehow helps to define the image on the page and separates it from the background. It's a subtle addition, but if you will try it I think you'll see the difference it can make right away. If you don't own this light blue marker, then you can also try a light gray marker or a Blender Pen tapped onto ink in either of these colors.

Just a quick note: the first time you try it I recommend you have your normal intake of caffeine. Shaky hands may not give you the effect you are looking for...

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