Oh, Alice! Chapter 40: "Hooka Are You?"

"Who are YOU?" said the Caterpillar.


This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation.

Alice replied, rather shyly, "I--I hardly know, sir, just at present-- at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then."


~Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,Chapter 5

Welcome to the mad world of Wonderland! Once again we are here to inspire you to create great things! The Caterpillar (Absalom) was the wisest creature in Wonderland. At least he thought so, and so did most of the others. He is a fascinating character because of his wisdom, and his lack of understanding metamorphosis. Kind of a weird oxymoron, don't you think?

Our challenge this week is to use either a caterpillar or a butterfly in your project. If you'd like to go one step farther, use a definition or dictionary paper in your design (any subject is fine).

If you are fortunate, you may find yourself wisely winning your choice of three 4x6 reprints from our sponsor, Maigan Lynn Beaudoin Shaw. FanTASTic!! Maigan is such a delightful artist, and the team appreciates the chance to work with one of her images!

Here is what I created using "Mad Fancy"...

Such a beautiful whimsical image! I created a 6x6 layout - I wanted to concentrate all of my colors mostly on my mer-Alice and incorporate only colors that I relate to Alice and Wonderland... I thought that the printed faded black DP and swirls would add to the whimsy feel of the image and story...

Sorry that the pic came out so bright, I was trying to get a good angle to show the sparkle that I added in...

I really love how it turned out, and hope that I can find the perfect frame to put it in :)

Remember, you have all week to play this challenge!

Link your project to the Oh Alice! Challenge blog by

midnight, Friday, November 19th to be entered in the drawing.

Happy creating!!!

And enjoy your weekend :*)

6x6 Layout Details:

Image(s): Maigan Lynn Shaw "Mad Fancy"

Paper(s): "Rue 88 Collection" Iron Orchid Designs by Prima, Bazzill CS, Neenah White

Ink(s): Copic Markers, Sakura Clear Dust Pen

Accessories: Prima Gem Swirls, misc Flower Sequins and two-sided Ribbon