I work with royal icing with gel colors quite a bit but I have noticed more "bleeding" lately. I had thought it was more common during humid weather, but now I don't think that alone is the problem. Have you had this problem and/or do you have any suggestions? For instance, red scarves on white polar bears bleed sometimes (not always) and I do make sure the base icing is quite dry (sometimes 24 hours) before I decorate... I'm stumped. I use high quality gels and I don't believe I am over saturating the color. Thanks MaryJane! Hi Kim, It's hard to tell with out seeing it, but it may be too much color in the icing. It's very common with red especially, and of course will show up more against the white background. While this is a much drier time of year, all the snowfall has made the air a bit more humid, especially on melting days, so that may be playing a role too. Last thing I can think of is if the icing is too thin, it may get under the original (now dry) layer and seep up, causing the bleeding. Hope this helps. ~ MaryJane

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