It's birthday time

Or anniversary time, whichever you like to call it it's been a year of awesome Twilight related creative bliss over here at Twilight Tuesday. I was introduced to Twilight books by my uber talented and most awesome friend Donna. Donna, knowing my taste in most things rang me one day explaining her lack of socialising for a week or so on a series of books, "you should read them" she said, I did, and the rest my friends is history. so when she said I would love the Twilight Tuesday site I jumped on and checked it out because Donna is always right,lol. I have only played along with a few challenges so far but those that I have have been really enjoyable. so here I am at the blogaverssary once again sharing my humble offerings for your viewing.For the blog hop we were to make something from any one of the 50 previous challenges or something Twilight related. For my first project I did challenge 6, rain. Normally when I use this stamp I tend to lean towards brighter colours with it but but bright colours and rain in forks just didn't seem to fit so I pulled out my ever favourite cosmo cricket papers and even though they have bright colours in them they are a vintagey bright not a vibrant bright if that makes any sense at all(if not I will blame it on lack of sleep). I think if I was told I could only use a limited range of pattern paper for the rest of my life I would choose Cosmo Cricket and October Afternoon, I just looove their ranges.

The next challenge I chose was number 37, a little romance. No matter what it is that lights your torch about the Twilight series it is first and foremost a romance so hence my choice of theme.

In an effort to get more photos of Bren and myself together (I made a mini album about us last year and gathering the photos together I realise we didn't have that many of the two of us despite being together for well over 20 years)I handed the camera over to my number 3 son. DH seeing the camera grabbed me for a big smooch session, he has never been camera shy unlike me who hates being on the other side of the lens.

A closer view of the hearts on the page

It is a little hard to pick up the embossed polka dots on the white paper. When I first discovered stamps it wasn't to colour at all, that came a bit later, my first use of them was for making my own background paper which I did lots of once so it was great fun to do this again by pulling out this gorgeous polka dot set from PTI.

And finally I'm not sure what challenge this would fit into, maybe the great Northwest, but I'm sure somewhere in Forks there would be and owl in a tree somewhere, maybe looking down as Edward walked away from Bella in the forest, who knows. I actually did this because I had purchased the digi stamp a couple of weeks back and not had the opportunity to use it yet so while I was on a crafty roll and my desk was messy anyway I thought I would pull it out and play, that and the fact that the owl is soo cute and I seem to have a thing for owls. The yellow behind the owl is vellum, it doesn't show really well here but looks quite pretty with the light shining through it.

I'd like to thank all the sponsors for the blog hop (did I mention there was blog candy, mmm, love candy and this is the sort that won't go straight to the hips :-)

Stamp Happens Shop http://stamphappens.com/shop

Stamp Insanity Stamps http://stampinsanity.com/

The Greeting Farm http://thegreetingfarm.com/shop

Unity Stamp Co. http://http//www.unitystampco.com/

Die Cuts R Us http://www.diecutsrus.com/

Sassy Studio Designs http://buysassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com/

Stars Fall Designs http://starsfalldesigns.etsy.com/

OK, that's is it for me, now it's time to move along to Laura's
blog to see what tasty creative Twilighty treat she has in store for you.

And in case you have missed someone here is the list of other participants.
1. Twilight Tuesday (http://www.twilighttuesday.com/)

2. Tonya (http://stamphappens.com/)

3. Margie (http://ohbumbleismemargie.blogspot.com/)

4. Dani (http://countyourbeautifulblessings.blogspot.com/)

5. Alison (http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/)

6. Donna (http://donna-wardle.blogspot.com/)

7. Jen Shults (http://deconstructingjen.com/)

8. Heather Lee-Reppen http://inkonmyear.blogspot.com/

9. Tamara Bennett (http://scrapcationgetaway.blogspot.com/)

10. Jacquie (http://jacquiemakescards.blogspot.com/)

11. Erica (http://inkedupandreadytoplay.blogspot.com/)

12. Jennifer O. (http://wannabecr8tive.blogspot.com/)

13. Juanita http://stampintwilghtmom.blogspot.com/

14. Steph http://www.apaperbuffet.blogspot.com/

15. Lisa J. http://www.stampincraftinsnowohmy.blogspot.com/

16. Julie http://www.starsfalldesigns.com/

17. Beth http://www.stampinsanity.com/blog

18. Holly http://www.inkadinkadoodle.com/

19. LaToya http://lmac-emac.blogspot.com/

20. Randi http://www.thedarkmermaid.blogspot.com/

21. Rebecca http://bellacarta.typepad.com/

22. Gabby http://confessionsofastamper.blogspot.com/

23. Sarabeth http://www.scraphappie.blogspot.com/

24. Susy http://susysspace.blogspot.com/

25. Laura http://craftylittlewoman.blogspot.com/

26. Liz http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=2461

27. Lady-Sonya http://www.kreativplanet.blogage.de/

28. Twilight Tuesday http://twilighttuesday.com/

enjoy