"Tea Time Hissy Fit" - when things go horribly wrong at a Wonderland tea party!

 Once upon another day in Wonderland at another Mad Hatter Tea Party....

 I was excited to find an invite to the party when I got home from spying on all the guests and I see you all did too so welcome to the party!  I'm so glad you all decided to dress up in the Steampunk style too, the Mad Hatter will be so pleased :0)

Pull up a chair and help yourself to some tea and cake....UHO, what is all that ruckus about?

Oh NO!  The Mad Hatter is making fun of the Cheshire Cat's wings...the horror...and...oh my, the Cheshire Cat is throwing a huge hissy fit!!!!

....a few seconds later....

Oh dear, the Cheshire Cat just stalked off in a huff...well that was an unfortunate turn of events!

Well, you're all here now so I may as well tell you how I created my "Tea Time Hissy Fit" diorama while you enjoy your tea and cake ;0)

See my Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, Royal Rooster and the Rocketeer posts to see how this project began with Blockheads' new Fringe Folktails stamp set and then continue reading!

I also used the tea set and text images from Blockheads' Coffee Tea stamp set and stamped them with Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto Neenah Solar White cardstock.

I used the following Copic Sketch markers on the tea set:
E0000, 000, 41, R27, 39, 46 and a white gel pen to add all the highlights.  Completely cut out all the images with a pair of sharp detail scissors and put all of the stamped elements to one side for now.

Create the 'tree trunk' frame for the diorama and the table from two different shades of brown cardstock and emboss the wood grain design into them with Tim Holtz' Woodgrain Texture Fades embossing folder.  Apply Black Soot Distress Ink to all the embossed areas with a foam ink applicator.  The tea party took place in the Wonderland forest so I embossed a sheet of white cardstock with Cuttlebug's Stylized Flowers embossing folder 3 times to cover the entire piece.  Colour the daisies with Copics Y11 and 15, the stems with YG11 and added some details with YR07.
For a touch of sky I used a Blue Derwent Pastel pencil and blended it with a Dove Blender pen.  Cut a mat from black cardstock the same size as the white embossed panel and adhere them together with Xyron adhesive.

Cut a real doily in half for the table cloth and dry lay all the stamped elements to determine their positions and adhere everything in place one by one.  Edge the entire diorama with a metallic gold paint pen.

A closer look at all those details.

 
Give the Cheshire Cat's wings and the Mad Hatter's outstretched arm some dimension by curving the cardstock.

For the fairytale 'Tea Time" book I stamped the text onto a scrap piece of Neenah cardstock and die cut it out with a Spellbinders Deckle edge Rectangle die.  Distress the book 'page' with Tea Dye Distress Ink.  Die cut out the book 'cover' from a scrap piece of brown cardstock with a Spellbinders Labels 7 die and distress it with a touch of Black Soot Distress Ink.  Edge both the cover and the page with a metallic gold paint pen.  Fold the die cuts in half, curve the cardstock pieces and adhere them together to form the open fairytale book.  Adhere the book to the diorama with dimensional clear KoolTak foam tape. 

Punch a tiny hole into the bottom edge of the book and attach a jeweled antique gold alarm clock charm to it with a tiny jump ring (Bead Landing Found Objects - Michaels).  Decorate the entire diorama with flowers and leaves because we are in a Wonderland forest remember!  Die cut out some leaves with Spellbinders Shapeabilities Foliage die from green cardstock and crease and scrunch them to give them dimension.  The smaller leaves and little flourishes are clippings from a Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish die.  Distress the leaves with Tea Dye and Black Soot Distress inks.  The paper flowers are all by Scrapeabilities and I embellished all the centers with Recollections flat back clear gems.  I also added some real vintage watch parts for that extra Steampunk touch.  Everything was adhered in place with Judikins Diamond Glaze.

Complete the diorama with a small Tim Holtz Alterations easel die cut from black cardstock and adhere it to the back with craft glue.

Phew, that was quite a lot of work with all the planning, colouring, cutting and assembling but totally worth it!  I'm thrilled with how it all turned out and so is Di, the creator of these wonderful little creatures!  Now my diorama is on its way to Portland Oregon to live in Blockheads' brand new store :0)

Thanks for going on that whimsical adventure with me, I hope you all enjoyed my little fairytale ;0)

I've entered my diorama into some fun challenges!
Poisoned Peas Please #6 - Dark Fairy Tales
Craft Room Challenge - Pins and/or Charms
Crafty Sentiments - Flowers
Cheerful Stamp Pad #50 - Steampunk
 Mad for Markers - Anything Goes feat. smashy curls
 Simon Says Stamp and Show - No Rules Challenge
Make it Monday - #103 Always Anything Goes and Meljens Designs

Happy Stamping!

 THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

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