Toned-paper rules!

Just recently I was given a toned sketchbook from my friend Becky to try out. I was always a bit frightened to try to draw on toned paper. I guess the idea of adding the highlights and shadows always seemed a little daunting to me, but after trying it out with my new Kuretake brush pen, I was surprised how much I enjoyed it! I even went out to buy a few more books the next day 'cause I knew I might be going through this first one more quickly than I thought. Here's a couple little collages I made of some of my better sketches. I know that they're not that great, but they sure were fun to do!