Sassy Girl ~

Hi all!  First off, I just have to say how excited I am today!  I was pushed, prodded and poked by my good friend, Annie, to submit some cards to Paper Crafts for publication.  She, of course, reminded me the Sunday before the deadline, so I quickly made a couple of cards - really just the same card in a couple different color schemes, sentiments and backgrounds.  I never in a million years thought anything would be picked up!  I'd never submitted to Paper Crafts before but had to other publications and haven't been published, so I figured, "No way, Jose!"  You can only imagine my elation upon getting an email that they wanted one of my cards!!  Then a couple weeks later, I got another email saying I was going to be on the cover!  Holy cannolis! The best part is that I get to share this with Annie - she got two cards published in this beauty. You can see my card (well, Annie's cards too) in the Paper Crafts magazine's Card Creations: Favorite Occasions, Vol. 2, as well as on the Paper Crafts Connection blog today.  Susan is featuring all the newbies on this post!  Yay!  So fun :o)  Now for a card...

It's the last challenge for the Lil Lolita Boutique Challenge blog, so I just had to play along.  I love this line of stamps!  So quirky and cute with their big, beautiful eyes!  I hadn't yet inked up Evie, so I decided she should be the star of this challenge.  This last challenge is a sketch with a square as the focal point.  All the Lolitas are tall and thin, so I decided to die cut and emboss a square before stamping.  This kind of messed up her legs and boots (the way they're supposed to be kicking up), so I just drew some legs without boots into my image with a multiliner.

She's colored with Copics (of course!) and matted on black.  The felt flower is made with the Beautiful Blooms II #3 dies and some craptacular felt from a big box store.  It's not the best cutting felt, especially with these smaller, more intricate (than a square or circle) dies.  It's attached lightly to the corner so I can remove it and add it to a barrette clip (I have to go to the store or find some on line cheap).  I'll then just write a note on the inside stating that the recipient can remove the flower for their hair, purse or whatever!  The Paper Sundaes #46  challenge is to adorn the corners, so I added a vintage cut from Cuttlebug to the focal panel and some rhinestones on the vertical panel.  I'm also adding this card to the following challenges:
A Crafty Little Place #66: Anything Goes! (gotta love those challenges)  :o)
Moxie Fab World: Card Creations Week - All Occasion Challenge
Tuesday Throwdown #27: Embellish It
Thanks so much for stopping by!  And, as always, thanks so much for leaving comments!  They really make my day  :o) lyss
SUPPLIES ~
STAMPS: Lil Lolita Evie; Kraftin Kimmie Sassy Sentiments
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black; PTI Pure Poppy
PAPER: PTI pp Beautiful Blooms, SS White & True Black
OTHER: Copics {B000, BG15, BG23, BG49, C1, C3, E00, E11, E31, E25, E27, R20, R24, R29, R59, W3, W5, W7, Y21, Y32}; red felt (hobby lobby); black brad; PTI Beautiful Blooms II #3 dies & Pure Poppy saddle stitch ribbon; dimensionals; Spellbinders Labels 2 dies; Kaisercraft black rhinestones; Cuttlebug vintage die; multiliner