Not So Sweet 16

This week's Stampotique Designers Challenge is Not So Sweet 16 ... to make a sweet 16 card for a "non-girly girl" ... since I've got a niece like that in my life (although she recently turned 16 ... so I made mine a generic birthday card), I knew I wanted to play along.  I used this week's CCEE Stampers' Sketch & the fun Red & Black Color Challenge from Gingersnap Creations.

I decided that the Stampotique Prom Queen was the right gal for her.  I paper pieced her dress in Graphic 45 Communique Typography plaid paper that reminded me of a school uniform.  I added red glitter boots, eye lids, necklace, and hair bands.  She is mounted on some sanded Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions paper that was sanded and then inked with red & black ink (when I did all of the work on that panel, I underestimated how much would be covered by the image).

I used the same plaid paper down the side of my card, using my square punch upside down so I could position it over the paper to create a repeating design.  I added some black Zva Creative Bling and my favorite grungy birthday sentiment from Stampin' Up Four Square Set (also accented with a more red glitter pen).

Comments

[Tosh]

Ooooooo!! Now this is just wicked fun Stef!! LOVE the plaid papers and pearls with that image!! Thanks so much for joining our CCEE challenge this week!!

[Laurel S]

Cool card!

[Sandy]

Wow this is great. Love the queen and her dress is grandios.

[johanna]

wonderful matching dress to the plaid background! great idea!

[Kaz]

This is lovely, especially all the attention to detail. Thanks for joining us at SDC x

[Willy]

What a fabulous birthday card! Queen's dress is great.Thanks for joining us at Stampotique Designers Challenge.

[JeanFB]

This is so perfect!!! Love the red and black (and the paper piecing!), and that image is perfect for your theme. I've had that little prom gal on my wishlist for a while, something about her attitude, LOL!! Great card!

[Kim Prince]

Ahhh Stef, I love your card! The plaid is perfect! Thank you so much for joining us over at Stampotique this week!
:)
Kim P.

[Shirley]

What a fun card. I like those beads over the squares and the image. Thanks for joining us in the CCEE challenge.

[shirley henry]

Love it!

[Rachel]

Love it. It's fabulous. The dress is gorgeous and the whole card is one I'd love to receive (even though 16 was a long time ago!).

Thank you for sharing.

[jo capper-sandon]

A fabulous little tartan dress shes wearing.Love this look. Thanks for joining in with us on Stampotique Designers Challenge Stef.

[lauren]

OMG!!!!!!!!!! too, too, tooooooooooooo AWESOME for words!!! i ♥LOVE♥ this in a big, biiiiiig way!!!

[Kim Howard]

super cute and love the paper pieced dress. Thanks for joining us at SDC!

[Shannon Sawyer]

Love the red and black colors used and of course the pearl swirl is awesome. But I think mostly I love the grungey look of the Happy Birthday stamp. Great card!!

[alison]

Absolutely brilliant! Love the tartan!

[Valerie H. Wilson]

Great fun! Love the plaid and the black and red theme - nice! Thanks for playing along with us at Stampotique!
Val :)

[joanne/jojot]

Stef...this is just toooooo much....lol....what a fab b'day card for an unconventional teen.....thanks for playing with the CCEE this week

[Helen Lindfield]

Just wonderful. Love the tartan.

[Sue]

This is fab Steph, I love your tartan background, and this is another stamp to add to my never ending wish list x

[Ali Manning]

Fantastic as always, Steph!! Thanks for taking the Gingersnaps Color Challenge!