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Alice and Some Mushrooms

I love challenges that stretch your imagination so I was so happy to see this week's Octopode Factory Friday challenge: Mushrooms. I own one little mushroom image, and it just wouldn't work for this challenge. I ended up drawing my own 'shrooms, and I love how they came out. The Alice with Teapot Octopode image seemed to fit perfectly in this mushroom forest.

I love easel cards so I assembled it all on a scalloped circle easel card vase and added some handmade flowers made with the Spellbinder Blossom die and the EK Sucess 5 petal flower punch. I wet the 5 petal flower punches and twisted them to get this look. On the Blossom flower, I broke down the SU! cardstock with a stylus until it seperated and then cut the petals so they curled up.

I love this quote from Alice in Wonderland it seems to fit today's political environment perfectly. LOL!

If you are interested in playing in the mushroom challenge (TOFF#36) click here.

Hugz to all!!!

Comments

  1. MarisaMarch 3, 2012 at 6:49 PM

    Great easel card - really must make one as I never have before. Well done on the flowers and 'shrooms :)

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  2. CarrollAnn (~CA~)March 3, 2012 at 6:54 PM

    Beautifully done, my friend!! I love your flowers and the 'shromms turned out great! Fun card! My mom is watching Alice in Wonderland right now! (The one with Johnny Depp) My mom will be 97 next month!

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  3. Mandy ChilversMarch 4, 2012 at 6:06 AM

    brilliant Nancy

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  4. AnonymousMarch 4, 2012 at 1:32 PM

    awesome shrooms & flowers.. excellant co-ordination and prsentation..
    samir

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  5. BenziMarch 6, 2012 at 5:36 PM

    Girl, you are cracking me up....great sentiment. Now, you can draw?? Wow! You're so talented. Next thing I know you'll be drawing digi images and selling them. Super job with the flowers, too.

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  6. sparklesMarch 7, 2012 at 5:17 AM

    as has already been said, brilliant easel
    barbara

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  7. Dawn @ LilyPinkScrapsMarch 8, 2012 at 7:40 AM

    So much in this fantastic creation!! Love the whole layout :) Thanks for playing at TOFF this week !!

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