STAMPtember - Day Eleven - Take Two (technically Three) - Happy Birthday, Nessie!!!

Three posts today!  There's a lot going on.

My fellow Twihards will know that today is Renesmee Cullen's birthday.  Per the books, she's eighteen!  Crazy.  I hope Jacob's keeping his creeper distance cause.....yecch!  Anyways, I always make a card for Nessie's birthday, and this year I made a card slightly Twilight inspired, but that could absolutely be a card that someone might give to Nessie.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Dragonfly Dreams - Birthday 2/3
• Polkadoodles - #36 Anything Goes 2/4
• Word Art Wednesday - #665 Anything Goes 3/5
• Simon Says Stamp Monday - Stamp It 4/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy stamping!  Laters!!

**MAGICAL BOOKS** Fantasy Inspired Instagram Hop!

Good morning, everyone!!  Today is the first Saturday of the month, and that means it's time for the Fantasy Inspired Instagram Hop!  I'm sharing my card here as well as on my IG, @royalpumpkinart.

Our theme this month is Magical Books, and I'm sure it's no secret where I got my inspiration!! I bought this paper just because it gave me Twilight vibes!!

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Classic Design Challenge - #9 Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - #679 Anything Goes
• The Fairy and the Unicorn - #9 Anything Fantasy Goes 1/3
• Simon Says Stamp Monday - Sparkle and Shine 1/5
• Penny's Paper Crafting Challenge - #554 Anything Goes 2/3
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - #109 Anything Goes 3/5
• Creative Fingers - #260 Anything Goes 3/6
• Stamps + Fun = Creativity - #437 Sketch
• Crafting Happiness - #146 Anything Goes
• Pammie's Inky Pinky Challenge - #2334 Anything Goes 3/3

Be sure to visit Instagram to follow along with the rest of the hop and see how everyone else was inspired.  Thanks so much for looking and happy stamping!!  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Two - Catching Snowflakes

Happy Wednesday!  Ya'all know I'm a huge Twihard, and when I saw this Sizzix die set, I couldn't not get it.  All I could hear in my head when I looked at it was Jacob saying "Ness was catching snowflakes" and I was like I MUST HAVE THIS.  So that's where the inspiration from this card came from.  Also, it's absolutely frigid today on the second of March!  Michigan!  Ugh!

Just a few challenges:

DLArt Linky Party

A Bit More Time To Craft - #148 Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft - #3-2022 Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge - #3 Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles - #71 One For The Girls

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Add A Die Cut 1/5

Word Art Wednesday - #533 Anything Goes 1/5

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #176 Anything Goes 2/3

Jan's Digi Stamps - Anything Goes 2/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!!

STAMPtember - Day Thirteen - Bella's Birthday

Happy Monday Twihards! It's Bella's birthday.  Aging or not, we're still celebrating!!

The book page paper is just my favorite thing EVER!!!!

And barely a mention of Jacob.  WOOHOO!!! #TeamEdwardAlways!  It's fun to just be normal for a minute, especially after all the hysteria recently.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #9 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• Crafting Happiness - #113 Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday - #508 Anything Goes 5/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy stamping!  Laters!!

STAMPtember - Day Eleven - Take Two - Nessie's Fifteen Birthday

So today's almost over, but I wanted to share a birthday card I made to celebrate Renesmee's fifteenth birthday (per the books).  I make cards for Bella and Nessie's birthdays every year.  Twihard for life!!!

Just a few challenges:

• A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #9 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
• Freshly Made Sketches - #502

Thanks so much for looking and happy stamping!  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Thirteen - Always and Forever

Good Saturday morning!  I'm trying to be more optimistic than I actually feel this morning, it's not going so good.  I should have some chocolate and revisit the topic.  Anyways, since today is the 13th, I've made a Twilight inspired card for today.  Bella and Edward were married on August 13th, and I figured this could be somewhat of an anniversary card for them.  Once a Twihard, always a Twihard.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #3 Anything Goes
  
• Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies
• Craft Rocket Challenges - #79 Use Dies
• CARDZ TV - #136 Anything Goes 1/3
• Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes 2/3
• Through The Purple Haze - #178 Anything Goes 2/3
• Lemon Shortbread - #141 Anything Goes 2/3
• Crafts Galore - #85 Anything Goes 2/3
• Morgan's Art World - #3 Anything Goes 2/3
• Leeann's World 101 - #36 Anything Goes 2/3
• Creative Fingers - #203 Anything Goes 2/3
• QKR Stampede - #415 Anything Goes 2/3
• Taylor Made Cards 4 U - #3 Anything Goes 2/3
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #153 Anything Goes 2/3
• Paper Funday - #27 Anything Goes 2/4
• Ike's Art - #142 Anything Goes 2/5
• 613 Avenue Create - #3 Anything Goes 2/8
• My Besties Spanish - #81 Anything Goes 2/2

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Seven - Love You Roses

Good morning!  This card was made from an altered ATC from a swap.  I love these die-cut cards from Michaels they make everything look good!  I also love that it's kinda Twilight-inspired.  Once a Twihard, always a Twihard!

Just a few challenges:

• DL Art Linky Party
• A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

• A Bit More Time To Craft - #111 Anything Goes

• Creatalicious - #182 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

STAMPtember - Day Thirteen - Happy Birthday Bella

Ya'all know I'm a Twihard!!  Every year I make a birthday card for the lovely Mrs. Cullen, usually inspired by the books/movie in one way or another.  This one just sorta came together out of nowhere but I just LOVE it!!  I kind of feel like Nessie would've ordered it for her because it's HER style rather than Bella's, ya know??

And I thought the sentiment was hilarious considering she's a vampire :D

Just a few challenges:

• DL Art Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #9 Anything Goes
• Kraft Plus Challenge - Kraft, Red, Black and White
• Not Just Cards - Anything Goes 1/5
• Brown Sugar - #293 Anything Goes 2/3
• A2Z Scrapbooking - Anything Goes 3/5
• 613 Avenue Create - #225 Anything Goes 3/8
• Corrosive Challenge - #8 Anything Goes 3/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy stamping!  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Sixteen - Shattered Dreams

Happy Saturday!!!  The radio stations here are having an all-80s weekend which is my favorite kind of music.  A few of the songs I hadn't heard in awhile so I pulled out my old CDs and one in particular really stuck with me. Remember "Shattered Dreams"?  That was a great song. Anyways, I was playing that song on repeat and this card came together.  The background looks like shattered gems or rocks and I just love how it turned out. Plus it's PURPLE, which is my favorite color.  I hadn't made a mostly-purple card in a bit and they always make me happy.

I also kind of think it's Twilight-inspired.  The colors, the dreamcatcher, makes me wanna watch the movies.

(It looks WAY more purple than pink in person.  And the dream is actually silver but it kinda looks rose in this picture. It's REALLY gloomy today, makes for bad photos.)

Just a few challenges:

• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
• DLArt Linky Party
• Happy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
• A Gem of a Challenge - #3 Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #213 Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies
• 613 Avenue Create - #219 Anything Goes 7/8
• Word Art Wednesday - #378 Anything Goes 3/5
• Scrappy Land - #109 Anything Goes 5/5 (Spellbinders and Crafters Companion dies)

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

.....which as they kiss....consume.....

I'm a Twihard.  Everyone knows that.  The Saga is important to me, it provides so much inspiration for my art.  Watching New Moon, hearing the Shakespeare in the beginning, that's where this came from.

Just a few challenges:

• DL Art Linky Party
• Inspiration Destination - #142 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #60 Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - #131 Anything Goes
• Little Patch of Crafty Friends - #74 Anything Goes 
• Crafty Catz - #401 Something New 1/3 (stamps are new, copper foil is new)
• QKR Stampede - #280 Anything Goes 1/3
• Try It On Tuesday - Fire and Ice 1/5 ( this challenge along with watching the movie marathon this past weekend inspired this card!!! )
• Word Art Wednesday - #319 Anything Goes 3/5
• 613 Avenue Create - #205 Anything Goes 3/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!!

**PEARLS AND LACE** New Challenge with Get Creative Challenges!!

Hi everyone!  It's a new challenge at Get Creative Challenges and our theme is Pearls and Lace!!  This one was so fun for me, I love anything girly!  Now I picked this digi because for whatever reason, it looked Twilight-y to me.  Our lovely sponsor is Scrap N Dipity and I'm using Under the Misteltoe!  In my Twilight-crazed mind, I see this as Jake and Nessie going to a Lord Of the Rings-themed New Year's party!  So that's where the inspiration for this card came from.

Just a few challenges:

• DL Art Linky Party
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - #130 Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - #131 Anything Goes 2/3
• 613 Avenue Create - #204 Anything Goes 3/3

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

HAPPY TWILIGHT DAY!!!!!!

TWILIGHT IS 12 TODAY!!  As all of you know I'm a HUGE Twihard!!  And I love to make Twilight-themed cards!!!  Today's is no exception!

Just a few challenges:

DL Art Linky Party

Just Keep On Creating Linky Party

Artistic Inspirations - #187 Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft - #53 Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - #281 Anything Goes

Retarte - #107 Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 1/2

613 Avenue Create - #202 Anything Goes 2/3

Word Art Wednesday - #303 Anything Goes 2/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

STAMPtember - Day Thirteen - Happy Birthday Bella!

Bella Swan is thirty today!!!  I know she stopped aging eleven years ago but still.  I'm celebrating!!  I made a card with sort of tomboyish colors.  Bella doesn't run around Forks in pinks and purples, she wears greys and maroons and navys, despite Alice and Rosalie's best efforts!

Just a few challenges:

• DL Art Linky Party
• Just Keep On Creating Linky Party
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #51 Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - #279 Anything Goes
• Retarte - #105 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and happy stamping.  Laters!!

**FALL/ANYTHING GOES** New Challenge with A Snowflake's Promise!!

Hi everyone!  It's a new challenge at A Snowflake's Promise and as always our theme is seasonal so it's Anything Goes or Fall!!  Our lovely sponsor is Sheepski Designs and I'm working with Miki and Shila!  I picked this image 'cause it's very Twilight-y to me.  I can just see Nessie and Jacob, in the woods, Nessie having gotten a haircut like Aunt Alice :D  Sorry I'm a Twihard for life!  Anyways...

Just a few challenges:

• DL Art Linky Party
• Just Keep On Creating Linky Party
• 30 Day Coloring Challenge
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #51 Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - #279 Anything Goes
• Retarte - #105 Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner - #139 Anything Goes 2/2
• Dreams of Scrap - #47 Banner or Flags 2/2
• Jo's Scrap Shack - #205 Anything Goes 3/3
• Star Stampz - Two of More Die Cuts 3/3

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT have created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

**ANYTHING GOES** New Challenge with Crafting With Friends!!

Happy Friday!  It's a new challenge at Crafting with Friends and as always, our theme is Anything Goes!  This challenge will be Just For Fun, no sponsor so we're just using our stashes!  This card is Twilight inspired, but instead of going for a Cullen theme, I went with a Jacob & Renesmee theme.  I thought all the brown represented the wolves, and the pink for Nessie.

Just a few challenges:

• Creatalicious - #108 Anything Goes
• Inspirations Destination - #121 Anything Goes
• Little Patch of Crafty Friends - #50 Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #171 Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown - #328 Love Notes 1/3
• Lemon Shortbread - #34 Anything Goes 2/3
• Dream Valley - #148 All About Love 2/3
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - The Color Of Love 2/5

Be sure to visit the blog to see the rest of the DT's work!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

Growing In Unity Day Two - Risk Everything

Happy Tuesday!!!  It's my second day as one of the Growing In Unity girls this week, and I'm really excited to have a sort of mixed media piece to share with you.  I absolutely love Unity Stamps, and they compliment a mixed media look so well.  I made the background papers with Color Burst and watercolors and Distress Inks first, then chose the part I wanted to use for my image when they were dry.  I absolutely love this kit, Follow Your Dreams.  It's part of their Layers of Life subscription program, which I am seriously considering joining!

I also put a sentiment inside, which I don't often do, but the colors on the front and the size of the image didn't really leave me any space to add the sentiment there.

It reads: Sometimes life is about risking everything for a dream no one can see but you

BE SURE to comment on my blog posts every day this week!  Two lucky winners will receive 25 amazing Unity stamps!  How awesome is that?!?!  If you missed my previous posts, here's an easy link to yesterday's post!

Just a few quick challenges to enter:

• Making Memories Challenge - #1 Anything Goes 2/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #267 Anything Goes 4/5
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 4/5
• Petal Lu - #30 Anything Goes 3/3
• Penny's Paper Crafting Challenge - #313 Anything Goes 3/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Good luck in the draw!!  Laters!!!

**NEW** New Challenge with Creative Moments!!!!

Just a few challenges:

• PDE Linky Party - #155 Cards to Mail Out
• DLArt Linky Party
• Inspirations Destination - #119 Anything Goes
• Little Patch of Crafty Friends - #50 Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #170 Anything Goes 
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - #1703 Anything Goes 1/3
• 613 Avenue Create - #193 Anything Goes 1/3
• Crafty Calendar - Something New 1/3 (new pencils, markers and technique)
• My Time To Craft - #337 Something New 1/3 (New pencils, markers & the technique)
• Fun Day Friday - #171 Anything Goes 1/3
• Lacy Sunshine - Anything Goes 2/3
• Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday - NEW 1/3
• Crafting When We Can - #135 Anything Goes 2/3
  Whoopsi Daisy - NEW 1/1 (I used new pencils, new markers and a new background technique!)
• Delicious Doodles - Something New (new pencils, markers & technique)

**FANTASY** New Challenge with Get Creative Challenges!!

Hi everyone!  It's a new challenge at Get Creative Challenges and our theme is Fantasy!!  It's the perfect time of year for love cards, but I chose an Asian theme for this card.  Our lovely sponsor is The Art of Nikki Burnette and I'm working with Fallon Wolf!!  Of COURSE this is Twilight inspired for me!  Soon as I saw this image I thought of Renesmee and Jake.  I know that Jacob is brown but that didn't match the card and I figure he looks lighter with the moonlight shining on him okay? :D

A few challenges for this card:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Inspiration Destination - #69 Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #148 Anything Goes
• Sweet Stamps - Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards - #28 Anything Goes
• Scrappers Delight - #51 Anything Goes
• Scrappy Land - #34 Love/Romance (Spellbinders, Tim Holtz) (I consider this a love card as the two subjects of the image are in love)
• Word Art Wednesday - #218 Anything Goes 3/5
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #12 Anything Goes 3/5 
• Create and Inspire - #37 Anything Goes 3/3 
• Simply Papercraft - #21 Anything Goes 3/3 

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

800 Posts

I was gonna say 800 cards but I'll bet that even though some posts are tags or ornaments or even a shadowbox, there's a good possibility I've shown more than 800 cards.  Some posts have more than one card and one time there were four so...anyway.

I'm so proud of myself because I've stuck with this.  The only things I've ever stuck with are crafting and music.  And vampires.  And Friends reruns.  Okay I'm on a tangent the point is, I've been at this for awhile and I love it, and I'm hoping to keep at it for awhile longer.

My card is Twilight-themed because aren't all my important posts Twilight themed?  I received an amazing Twilight stamp set for Christmas, so I made this.

More than a few challenges for this one!

• DLArt Linky Party
• Inspiration Destination - #68 Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #147 Anything Goes
• Sweet Stamps - Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards - #28 Anything Goes
• Scrappers Delight - #51 Anything Goes
• Scrappy Land - #33 Anything Goes with a Die They Sell (Spellbinders)
• Brown Sugar - #181 Movie Madness 1/2
• Craft Your Passion - #295 Anything Goes 1/3
• Creative Ladybirds - #11 Anything Goes 1/3
  Julia Spiri - #9 Anything Goes/Monotone 1/3 
• Where The heART Is - #5 Anything Goes 1/3
• Vintage Stampers Challenge - #40 Anything Goes/Use your New Stash 1/3
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes with a Die 1/3
• Simply Papercraft - #21 Anything Goes 1/3
• Create and Inspire - #37 Anything Goes 1/3
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - #83 Anything Goes 1/3
• That Craft Place - Anything Goes 1/3
• 613 Avenue Create - #159 Anything Goes 1/3
• Creative Fingers - #100 Anything Goes 1/3
• Pixie Snippets Playground - #212 Anything Goes 1/3
• Morgan's Art World - #1 Anything Goes 1/3
• Eureka Stamps - #176 Pile It On 1/3
• Come and Get It - Embossing 1/3
• Hiding In My Craft Room - #234 Embossing 1/3
• As You Like It - Favorite Project (obviously this--it's Twilight and 800 blog posts!!!)
• Crafty Calendar - Something New 1/3 (new stash!)
• Cardz 4 Gals - #13 Something New 1/3 (new stamps!  New paper and glitter too.)
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #12 Anything Goes 1/5 
• Penny's Paper Crafting Challenge - #260 Anything Goes 2/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #217 Anything Goes 4/5
• Stamps + Fun = Creativity - #270 Anything Goes
• Inky Chicks - #61 Anything Goes
• Ruby's Rainbow - #120 Show Us Something New (new stamps!)

Thank you so much for looking and sharing this journey with me.  To the next 800 posts!  Laters!!

Forever Is Only The Beginning

Three years ago today, The Twilight Saga ended when Breaking Dawn Part Two opened in theaters.  Those of us that are true Twihards know that it never really ends, but I still wanna celebrate the final movie in the Saga.

Awhile ago I saw a project on Pinterest to make a shadowbox to hold your ticket stubs.  I have years and years and years worth, but somehow I couldn't find them, so most of the films I put inside are from the past year or so.  One of these days I'll find the rest and this thing will be busting.

I of course wanted it to have a Twilight theme, cause why not?

No matter how many photos I took, I still got a reflection of the camera in the glass!!!

Notice the all-important stubs I glued in place:

Anyone else LOVE this movie??  Alex Pettyfer* is sooooooo yummy!!

And the SUPER IMPORTANT Fifty Shades* stub!  IDK where the ones went from my first viewing, and before you ask, no I didn't put my Twilight stubs in here they're in my Twilight book!

• Inspiration Destination - #59 Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #144 Anything Goes 
• Scrapbook Blessings - Anything Goes
• DLArt Linky Party
• Not Just Cards - #26 Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday - #209 Anything Goes 4/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

*I STILL maintain--as much as I LOVED Fifty Shades--that Alex Pettyfer would've made SUCH a good Christian!  There's something about the idea of him wielding a whip that seems so......fitting.