Thursday 22 September 2011

Text As Nonsense

Alice didn't dare to argue the point, but went on: `-- and I thought I'd try and find my way to the top of that hill -- ' `When you say "hill,"' the Queen interrupted, `I could show you hills, in comparison with which you'd call that a valley.' `No, I shouldn't,' said Alice, surprised into contradicting her at last: `a hill can't be a valley, you know. That would be nonsense -- ' The Red Queen shook her head, `You may call it "nonsense" if you like,' she said, ` but I've heard nonsense, compared with which that would be as sensible as a dictionary!' -- Chapter 2, Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There
For the challenge this month at the ALTERED ALICE  Lynne wants us to use text in a non reading way. I decided to use the Mad Hatter digi from the Octopode Factory.
I started of by taking a page from an old Alice In Wonderland book and splatting it with worn lipstick, rusty hinge and broken china Distress Stain, then I crumpled it up, opened it out again and attached it to a tag. I then took a picture of the tea party from the book, coloured it with old paper and vintage photo Distress ink and attached to the tag, then I added some gold cord. I printed the Mad Hatter and coloured him with Promarkers, cut him out and attached him to the tag. I crumpled up a die cut flower and leaf and coloured them with Distress ink, then stamped some unreadable words onto the flower using a Tattered Angels stamp, these were attached to the tag and I put a gem into the middle of the flower. I made a couple of hat pins by sticking some beads to a couple of dressmakers pins and then stuck them in the Hatters hat.

20 comments:

  1. Love this piece Hazel, the background is gorgeous and I really like the Mad Hatter and the images just behind. A wonderful creation. Thanks so much for joining in The Altered Alice Challenge. Tracy x x

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  2. This is a wonderful tag hazel, you really are an Alice Queen! Hugs, Valerie

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  3. Hazel, this is genious !!love everything about it, great stick pins through his hat. Fabulous!

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  4. A great mixture of old and new images Hazel :)

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  5. Fabulous Hazel! Love hhow you've used the text and the Octopode with the traditional pic looks wonderful. thanks for joining The Altered Alice challenge. xxD

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  6. Fabulous, I love it Hazel:0) Octopode are really great and I love your vibrant colours, Gay xxx

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  7. great tag Hazel. love the Octopode images.

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  8. Thanks so much for playing along with The Altered Alice. Love the colors, and all the crumpling and smoothing gave everything a great texture! The hat pins are the perfect finishing touch!

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  9. Hazel
    I love seeing your Alice creations. I always intend to participate and then it goes right out of my mind.
    Great use of the digi and book page.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  10. Love it Hazel, just up my street

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  11. Hazel...this is a great tag!! Love the texture..and colors.
    hugs!

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  12. Fabulous tag Hazel. Love everything about it.
    Regards Florence x

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  13. Brilliant tag Hazel! I can see why you love those stamps! xxx

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  14. Brilliant! That little man so reminds me of Johnny Depp when he was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Sam xx

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  15. Great tag Hazel i love this one
    hugs June x

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  16. Hazel, I like how you used the fiber...great coloring too! Fun and whimsical.Thanks for visiting my blog~

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  17. Wow totally different, gorgeous details, love the pins;-))m

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  18. Fantastic Hazel, you have the most wonderful creative imagination. It's so clever how you have created this tag. Julia xx

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