This months paperlane challenge 'inspired by a book' - Alice in wonderland

Well I'm excited to say the Paperlane Challenges are starting again.

This months challenge is 'inspired by a book'

So with a little inspiration from Cas, as couldnt think how to tie the rubber stamps in to the book.

for my 'inspired by a book'

Alice in wonderland by Lewis Carroll which was wrote in 1865.Originally the book was called

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland but was commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland

It is still a very popular book and enjoyable to both young and old.

So on the cover of my book card I wanted to include many of the key elements of the book .

Used magnolia stamp to portray Alice and of course the white rabbit.

Added some Tim Holtz tickets distressed with vintage photo ink,

white paint and homemade glimmer mist.

Stamped and coloured with copics the toadstools.

Just behind the handmade  red rose is the Cheshire Cat.

For the bottle I used a Tim Holtz bottle , added perfect pearls and glossy accents, added the label an the gold key so she can grow small to enter the small door.

Added a watch charm as the white rabbit was late of course

Added the playing cards the crown and the heart charm  to represent the queen of hearts.

View from the side.

Inside my book card is a scrapbook mini album

you untie the ribbon closure

and open the little door and inside is a quote from the book.

This then opens to revel pocket pages.

In the pocket is a small tag. and a larger tag that slides out of the top of the pocket page.

Each tag has a quote from the book, theses can be used as photo mats or for you to

journal on the back.

over the page

Here's a look at the next pages again tags with quotes.

And here is the back page of the mini.

and lastly the back of the inside of the book with mini album

I got a little carried away on this project. There were so many elements and quotes from the book, that the project just expanded and ran away with me.

I have a few favourite quotes from the book.

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?”

“If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.”    

“Speak in French when you can’t think of the English for a thing--

turn your toes out when you walk---
And remember who you are!”

 So now its your turn to show us on the paperlane challenge blog

A book that's inspired you!

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

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The paperlane challenge 04 - Glitz and Sparkle

Well the new challenge at the paperlane is here again. This months challenge is Glitz and Sparkle.  So grab your glitters,  stickles and stamps, and get stamping, cutting, glittering, and colouring, to show us what lovely cards etc you can create. We look forward, as we  always  do every month to see what you have in store for us. On this challenge you can now use Molly Blooms or Magnolia Stamps. Why don't you pop on over to the paperlane challenge blogspot to see what the girls on the DT have made for this challenge.

For my card I choose to use a Magnolia stamp. Thought I would try a different fold as I have not used this style before. I think it worked out well the card just all came together.  I didn't have a definite idea of how I wanted the finished card to look . You know sometimes you plan the card out in you head, and know how you want the card to look when you finish. Well this was not one of them cards. I knew what fold style I wanted to use and that was about all.

I am still in my toad stool phase. It felt funny colouring it blue tho and I nearly gave up and scrapped it in favour of a red and white toad stool. But am glad I persevered with the blue.

The lost and found paper is my absolute favorite. It already has lots of sparkle but I couldn't restrain myself from adding more to it in the form of stickles and pearl pen, also crystals.

Even the paper rosettes I made got the stickles,  glitter, and crystals  makeover  with some cute organza ribbon treatment for  a little extra special look .

this is the inside of the card.

I wanted the card to be able to fold flat. The paper rosette would have been to bulky.

But I wanted to tie in the front of the card with the inside. So I used some of the spot ribbon to make the rosette for the inside. I just used a running stitch along edge and gathered it to form the rosette then added organza ribbon and another  sparkley crystal  to the center.

I hope you like it and that I have inspired you to join us this month at

The Paperlane Glitz and Sparkle Challenge

Thank you for stopping at my blog. Feel free to leave a  comment, As they are truly appreciated 

thank you.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

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Lili of the valley - dandelion clock

Good afternoon, slow progress on the decorating bedroom situation, hubby keeps saying you cant rush it ...grrrr. sick of dust from sanding celling and walls, already gone through one pot of filler for all the dings & dents in wall. So to get away from it all I hid in my craft room. while he sanded filled & sanded some more.

I pulled out my Lili of the valley - dandelion clock stamp & prima papers

I am really pleased how this card turned out. Usually I think the cards I make are just ok & every one Else's are so much better. But this card I really like.

Got a little stuck at one point & it was close to going in the bin.

 Had gap above image that nothing I put in place worked.

 So left it over night & came back to it & added the banner at top & the butterfly.

Love the toadstools, A new stamp I got last week from

the paperlane shop at Northallerton

The inside of card, feel it missing a little some thing ...hmmm

may add some more to this yet. Maybe a feather under butterfly ? don't know

Recipe

White card for base

Red paper from the prima botanics collection

Postcard paper from my stash sorry no make wrote on it, as is the green paper

around image.

Image: Water colour paper,

Distress inks to colour image:

 tattered rose-skin

scattered straw-hair

aged mahogany- top, flowers, shoes

milled lavender and tattered rose- skirt, wings

vintage photo- sole of shoes, distress edges

peeled paint - grass & dandelion

broken china-sky

Toad stools

vintage photo-underside of cap, stalk

aged mahogany- tops cap

also used perfect pearls as paint- perfect copper, forever red

pearl pen for white spots

All edges of papers were distressed with vintage photo distress ink

Sew machine - stitch edges of layers

Small bit of scrap lace used just peeping out from taer in paper

Feathers- black feather thanks to my pet chicken, white feather from shops,

black & white spot feather from the guinea fowl at the stable where I keep my horse.

seam binding-was cream dyed it with tattered rose distress ink

Selection of flowers-from wild orchid crafts

 Pearls sprays, & stick on pearls

Dies- ovals,  Magnolia DooHickey Tilda Lace Die,tim holtz baroque

Stamps- lili of the valley- dandelion clock toadstools by kars,

think the butterfly is kars stamp too.

with love stamp is an old one don't know make

Extras- small crystals on flowers are stones I use for nail art they are really tiny

glamour dust on skirt, wings, flower heads, butterflies

Well best get on and do something today

bYe ByE

HuGgLeS

Klare

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