Getting Ruffly w/The Play Date Cafe Challenge

So I was at my LSS, New England Scrapbook Co. the other day and saw the American Crafts Dear Lizzy Ruffled Crepe paper.  How I could work there and not have known it was there is beyond my capacity to understand, because it has been there for quite a while and is quite unique.  But when I saw the colors, I knew they were perfect for The Play Date Cafe Challenge and I was compelled to find a use for this interesting product that had escaped me for so long.

So the inspiration from The Play Date Cafe was . . .

 And the Dear Lizzy Ruffled Crepe Paper looks like this . . .

When I first saw this . . . I laughed.  I toyed with buying a few and using my Tim Holtz Tiny attacher to fashion me a skirt.  It was actually the bottom rung that was just calling to me for this challenge.  So, here is my design . . .

Love the "champagne" colors for this challenge.  It all came together quite nicely, and I can't wait to make more ruffles (I ended up buying the yellow and white version of the ruffles as well).

And the inside of my card . . . 

 The sentiment is under the vellum.

And I liked this card yesterday . . . but I love it today!  I don't always LOVE my stuff.

Thanks American Crafts!  That was fun.

Supplies Used:   Bazzill Cardstock, American Crafts Dear Lizzy Pattern Paper, Ruffled Crepe Paper and Vellum, Stamps from Cas-ual Friday, Ink from Close To My Heart, Ribbon from my stash.