Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright

I’m sharing a card I have made for a friend’s birthday featuring the beautiful Lilli from Simply B Stamps.

My card follows the current sketch at Sketch Saturday.  Rather than use designer papers for my elements I’ve gone with a mixed media approach because Edna told me to!  Or rather, the current theme over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is mixed media.  This isn’t a snarky project at all, really couldn’t be snarky when starting with such a pretty image.

I’ve used Tim Holtz’s embossed texture paste technique to create a sort of lacy element and then added some trim, pearls and a metal embellie (the recipient’s name starts with B) to form the wide and thin rectangular elements.  I used the same stencil to give a background to the image, using the masking technique as well as adding rub-ons and using gelatos to add interest to the background.

Over at Southern Girls they are looking for sparkle on your project.  I’ve added mine subtly with Perfect Pearls Mists and a stencil, which just shows up in the photo, as well as with a Spica pen on my sentiment (harder to see in the photo).

Despite the lack of designer paper, I think my card has turned out very prettily, which will suit the recipient just perfectly.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes B0000, B00, B02, B06

Lips R24, R46, R59

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Outfit C0, C2, C4

Lilies - G20, G24, G28, RV11, RV13, RV17, RV19, YG13

Chalks & Powders etc

Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder ~ Milled Lavender

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Layering Stencil ~ THS034 Lace

Embellishments

BoBunny Brad ~ Primrose

Kaisercraft Pearl Strip ~ Pink Champagne

Prima Say It in Crystals ~ Reflection

Prima Metal Trinkets & Alphas ~ Timeless Memories

SandyLion Rub-ons ~ Rouge de Garance Inspiration

Inks & Paints etc

Faber-Castell Gelatos ~ Butterscotch & Peach

Ranger Perfect Pearls Mists ~ Perfect Pearl

Spica ~ Lavender & Silver

Teresa Collins Basically Essential ~ Modeling Paste

Papers

Bazzill Fourz Cardstock ~ Mauve Ice

Stamps

Faber-Castel ~ Neutral Mix & Match Gelato Clear Stamp

Simply B Stamps ~ Lilli

Challenges

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch #400

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #53 ~ M is for Mixed Media

Southern Girls ~ Add A Little Sparkle To Your Life

Thanks for stopping by!