…or a kick-ass red lipstick

I’ve a very feminine card to share today made for a very girlie girl friend of mine featuring Makeup Time by Saturated Canary.

My card follows the current sketch at Friday Sketch.  I had to add in the extra embellies on the top of the circle element as my die cut all the way through a few of the lacy bits, as I’d printed my digi I wasn’t going to waste the X-Press It paper so figured I’d just cover it up instead.

I wasn’t really sure how I wanted to decorate my card so I looked over some challenges, I actually decided on the House of Cards and Brown Sugar ones first and then found a sketch that would suit.  At House of Cards they are looking for either texture or to use the colour inspiration.  I went with texture as I wanted to go with shades of blue.  I’ve added my texture using modelling paste, which I’ve tinted with some Tim Holtz Distress Paint in China Blue, and a pretty damask stencil.  In my usual style I’ve spent a whole lot of time on my background only to cover most of it up!  I also chose to use lace for the border element to add more texture and created the horizontal border with flowers and pearls rather than a flat ribbon.  I also have texture as the background to my digi with some Fran-tage, which is beautifully glittery and tactile.

I’ve used the same paint to colour up my flowers and then spritzed them with Perfect Pearls Mist in Perfect Pearls.  I am loving this to add shimmer to my embellies!

With all these lush and feminine elements the style of card could be nothing other than shabby chic, which is the Brown Sugar theme; the perfect style for my friend.  Love using brown and blues together in shabby chic, although I suspect I should have started with a less busy design of Maja papers but overall I am very happy with the result.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E11, E21 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes B0000, B00, B02

Lips R22, R35, R46, R59

Hair BG000, BG01, BG07, N7, 100

Outfit N3, N5, N7, N9, 100

Lipstick N5, N7, N9, R14, R46, R59, Y21, Y26, Y28, 100

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Shabby Blue

PanPastel ~ Bronze

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Dies ~ LF-015 Grand Decorative Circles One

The Crafter’s Workshop Stencil ~ 245s Mini Damask

Embellishments

I Am Roses ~ Mini Roses (R2-15) & Trellis Roses ½" (R8-15), ¾" (ZR3-15) & 1" (ZR6-15)

Pearls from stash

Inks & Paints etc

Perfect Pearls Mist ~ Perfect Pearls

Teresa Collins Basically Essential ~ Modeling Paste

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Ground Espresso & Tea Dye

Tim Holtz Distress Paint ~ Broken China

Papers

Bazzill Fourz Cardstock ~ Tropical

Maja Design Vintage Autumn Basics ~ No XVIII

Ribbons & Trims etc

Blue Pearls on Wire from stash

Live and Love Crafts ~ Pearl Lace with Beads

Stamps

Saturated Canary ~ Makeup Time

Challenges

Brown Sugar #166 ~ Shabby Chic

Friday Sketch ~ Sketch #101

House of Cards ~ Add Texture &/or Color Inspiration

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