'What you do speaks so loudly, I can't hear what you say.'
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Just been messing – started off dark, then went much lighter because I was making a card, then I started adding more and more and it got dark again – oops – and it became a journal page…!

Anyway, can you tell me how mad a hatter is? 

And who decides whether a hatter is mad or not?

Do hatters still exist?

Are hatters hes or shes?

And, in the great scheme of things…

Do hatters really matter?????

JP how mad is a hatter anyway

PS The colours were supposed to NOT match… ie clash - just in case they horrify you….

ADDENDUM

Deb says hatters were ‘mad’ because of the mercury used to process the felt they used, which they inevitably breathed in, while working – thanks for that, Deb!

Enjoy your day!

xxx

18 very kind comments from lovely people:

Sandy said...

Really cool page Cath.
Fantastic stamping and journaling.
I love it.
xoxo

cockney blonde said...

I think the colours are fab. Sorry I got you mixed up with the pink. Could have sworn you weren't a fan, lol. As for hatters. Well I can think of a few people that fit the description and you know them too, lol. Love the page by the way, x

Paul B said...

Colours look fine to me too :) All looks vibrant and juicy :) Love that it transmorphed as you were applying the colours dark to light and back again. You're as inspirational as always. Pxx

flutterbycrafter said...

Gorgeous background absolutely fabulous xx

Carol Q said...

looks like the journal page (which wasn't supposed to be) has come together really well Cath. all those layers have really added depth.

Deborah said...

Love the journal page! Wasn't it the mercury that used to be used in felt hat making that made hatters mad (dementia)?

Karen P said...

i love it! even though the colours don't 'go together' they actually do work together - crikey hopes that makes sense! never thought about how mad a hatter can be before lol! gorgeous journal page and it's not too dark hugs Karen x

Gráinne said...

The background is devine! Love this card, it's not too dark at all ...
Suzanne

Artyjen said...

The colours are great together...perhaps I'm a clash sort of gal! LOL
xoxo Sioux

Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries said...

What a great page, so many lovely details and so uhhh alive!!
This really is art Cath...

greetings, Alie :-)

Elizabeth said...

The colours work well together for me. Thought it interesting how the project developed from a card to a journal page too. Elizabeth

Janny Jager said...

Really A funny and cole page with a beautiful background

Greetings Janny

sam21ski said...

Love how it started off as one thing and did a complete about turn into something else - fabulous

And from my point of view, I don't think it matters how mad a hatter is, if indeed they are mad!!!

Sam xxx

Anonymous said...

Awesome page!

Gio said...

I love all this madness!!

G Peplow said...

Just wonderful Cath, I can sit and mull over your page for ages, so much to see, love it all, xxx

Dotpat said...

Love the colours Cath, you always use brill combinations, 2 great pages, hope you have a great holiday and don't eat too much cheese

Marjie Kemper said...

I'm loving the intentional clash and all that yummy stamping. And thanks for the education on hatters... I surely never knew why they were mad!