Take Some More Tea

“Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.

"I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, "so I can't take more."

"You mean you can't take less," said the Hatter: "it's very easy to take more than nothing."

"Nobody asked your opinion," said Alice.

― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

I love Alice images and these four characters get the quirky Vera Lane touch over in her store. 

So, of course, they're in my digi collection. Seems like every time I visit the Etsy store, I find more delightful stamps I need.

I used Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils just to see if I liked how one looked over the other. But I like both products and I have fewer colors in the Polychromos, so I used more Prismas.

I love all of them and their expressions, but this caterpillar! So stinkin' cute...though I think he's  offended at that word.

The Mad Hatter looks quite mad here...and totally okay with that.

If I see Alice or Dorothy products, I usually have to buy them, even though I have so many already. I prefer the Oz books and movie to Alice, but the quotes in Alice are wonderful. Graphic 45 has reissued their Wizard of Oz collection and I think I'm going to go look for it right now!

I've probably shared this, but one of my fondest memories of playing with my kids was the day we made a little Alice in Wonderland tea party and had bunny cookie cutter sandwiches and edible tea cups (made with white chocolate and muffin papers like these below). We drank milk from the cup and then ate the dishes!

Happy Friday!

Chark

It's So Much More Friendly with Two

Happy National Winnie the Pooh Day! It's A. A. Milne's birthday today and he was born in 1882. I grew up in the 70s when Disney put out the The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, the animated film. And I loved everything about it—how there was a narrator, how they showed the text of the book and Pooh interacting with the words, the story, the characters, the drawings. 

Pooh is so innocent and kind and not-too-bright and you want to protect him. Piglet is like many children, just a little afraid of being little. Eeyore has the best gloomy attitude...funny and sad and he has friends despite his gloominess. Tigger has all the excess energy of a toddler and the talent for knocking things over in his eagerness, just like kids. And Christopher Robin is the best friend who can make everything better. This movie made me feel happy and I watched it every time it aired on tv, and then I bought it for my daughter on VHS, which I still have! I also got the books and read them to my kids and Pooh stuck with them too.

I saw Christopher Robin when it came out this fall and asked for it for Christmas. My hubby got it for me and we all sat down to watch it. It's a story about how a grown Christopher Robin meets Pooh and friends again and it's delightful. The voice actor for Pooh and Tigger is the same from the 70s! Everyone in my family enjoyed the movie. 

I'm sharing a little card I made with Kindred Stamps and already put up on the blog, but it features the cutest Pooh stamps, so I had to share again. I used Prismacolor pencils and drew in the tree and grass.

I also have a non-Pooh-related project to share and that's this blackberry digi stamp card I made with Power Poppy Cherries and Berries set.

I colored it with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and then added the sentiment with a black Faber-Castell pen. It makes me think of berry picking in the woods, and I like to think Pooh and Piglet did their share of berry picking in the Hundred Acre Wood. Aha, it IS a Pooh-related project!

Happy Friday!

Chark

Happy Trivia Day

Here's a piece of trivia for you—there's a Trivia Day and it's today! So celebrate with a little Trivial Pursuit, because that's why trivia games became popular. Here's the official story.

History of Trivia Day

The World famous trivia game, Trivial Pursuit, is thought to have sparked people’s fascination with trivia and competing to see who knows more odd facts about geography, history, art, science, sports and entertainment.

Trivial Pursuit was first created in in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1979 by two men named Chris Haney and Scott Abbott, who had become frustrated to find pieces of their Scrabble game had gone missing, thus inspiring them to create their own game. Trivial Pursuit became an almost instant hit and worldwide phenomenon, and the trivia craze began.

I've been a fan of Trivial Pursuit since it came out in the 80s, though I can count on one hand the number of times I've won since then. Dang Sports Category!

While thanking someone isn't trivial (I think you should thank people daily), I have a little thank you art today. I got this coloring card with my first-ever Honey Bee Stamps order. While I haven't inked my stamps yet, I did break out my new Polychromos pencils and colored this baby up.

While I haven't inked my stamps yet, I did break out my new Polychromos pencils and colored this baby up. That's all I've got for now. hope you have a fab Trivia Day! Here's a little personal trivia: my mom's 83rd birthday is tomorrow! Happy Birthday to the best woman I've ever known. This pic is from last month and she's still her cutie self.

Happy Friday!

Chark