TTIC#16 ~ Twilight Music

This week Dani issues our Twilight Tuesday Inspiration Challenge, (which I totally love and have been pondering for weeks now).
Twilight Music
Comment Portion: What song/music do you think of when you think about Twilight? Is there a song that just screams 'Twilight!' to you? Why?
Crafter's Portion: Music is an important element in Twilight. Let the music from the book or the movie inspire you!

I love music and as soon as Dani posted her topic, I was kicking myself for not coming up with it myself! Ugh... Anyhow, on with the show... First things first - click play in my Playlist (sidebar -->) to get the song started. It's a good one, I promise.

NOW, I chose the song that you hear now, which is Chasing the Dragon by Epica. I know it is long, and I apologize for that - but it leaves me with the same feelings that Twilight (mostly New Moon) did. I will post the lyrics at the end of my post, and I think you will see why this song screams Twilight to me! Specifically, the song is about loss/heartbreak and conquering it, ie, the 'dragon', that wishes to suck her into the abyss. It's great. If you follow the song, there is the crescendo towards the ends where she 'slays' her dragon. Awesome song. Oh, I suppose you'd like to see the project, too. Here you go...

I KNOW! An actual 12x12 scrapbook page! Phew - this took forever. Now I remember why I prefer 6x6 and 8x8 albums! :) And you know what else? Bella Swan and I have the same initials! I am so framing this and putting it up.

I love this dragon; and did you notice a little stained glass Edward - Eve sent me that last fall, and I finally found the perfect spot for it!

And finally, props to the band Epica for such an awesome album and amazing song. (The flower is covering the title; the album is called the Divine Conspiracy.)

Don't forget to visit the other Design Team submissions:

Eve - http://thisisbliss838.blogspot.com/
Dani - http://countyourbeautifulblessings.blogspot.com/
Jen - http://deconstructingjen.com/
Julie - http://www.starsfallcreations.com/
Margie - http://ohbumbleismemargie.blogspot.com/
Rebecca - http://bellacarta.typepad.com/
Tonya - http://www.stamphappens.com/

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Here are the lyrics so you can follow along:

Chasing The Dragon by Epica
Free my mind
Heal my scars
Erase the past
Dark days to forget
And memories to last
In my heart
Free me now
Make me forget
And forgive
There's no use
To go on and live
Show me a way
To the sun
Heal my scars
Nothing will be forever gone
Memories will stay and find their way
What goes around will come around
Don’t deny your fears
So let them go and fade into light
Give up the fight here
Let my eyes take in
The beauty that's here
That’s left on this earth
My ears long to hear
A melody
Give me sight
Nothing will be forever gone
Memories will stay and find their way
What goes around will come around
Don’t deny your fears
So let them go and fade into light
Give up the fight here
Poison is slowly seeping through my veins
Stealing the only dignity in me
I pick them up and let them fall
To cause your pain and hit them all
[grunts]
One more life to live is what I want
I’ll take the joy away from them
See to it, they will all be damned
One more chance to heal what I have harmed
The dragon is wreak havoc in my brain
Plays my emotion, a never ending game
Nothing will be forever gone
Memories will stay and find their way
What goes around will come around
Don’t deny your fears
So let them go and fade into light
Give up the fight here
One more life to live for me
I want the night just to colour the day
The morning to chase all my nightmares away
Don’t you deny that we're all human beings
We all have our flaws that can make us obscene
Obscene…
Give me what I want
Give me what I need right now
That’s what I want
That’s what I need, get it!
Dolendo novit mortalis vitam
Tell me what I want
Tell me what I need right now
That’s what I want
That’s all I need, cure me
Dolendo discit mori mortalis
Losers
Nothing will be forever gone
Memories will stay and find their way
What goes around will come around
Don’t deny your fears
So let them go and fade into light
Give up the fight here

TTIC#15 ~ Twilight Cars...

This week Margie challenges us to channel the Cullens love of fast cars! Here is Magnificent Margie, in her own words:

***I love how each character has their own specific vehicle to fit their personality/needs.
Comment portion will be: What would be your ideal Twilight car? and why?
Challenge portion: Create a Twilight inspired "car" item.***

I am a certifiable gear-head, so I was totally excited about the hot cars those sexy Cullens drove. And, let's get this clear - movie Volvo is the baby version of book Volvo. THAT was a letdown in the "details-I-was-lookin'-for-in-the-movie" department. But, I digress... The first time I read Bella getting snotty over the "stupid shiny Volvo owner" in he parking lot, I about choked on my Coke! That is just a funny line - gets me giggling every time!

So, my car inspired item is this humongous key ring. Yup - this baby is about 6 1/2" wide! I was thinking about putting my own keys on it! Then it occurred to me that it would drive (ba-dum-bah) me nuts hitting my knee while I'm driving. Oh well - it was a nice idea, albeit brief.

And, well, I'm a Volvo girl - and since I have a kiddo, and a ginormous dog, my car of choice is a Volvo V70R. Fast, baby, fast ~ and Dum-Dum* has her place to lay down. :) *Although, in Dum-Dum's defense, she likes the seatbelt and open-window of dh's backseat... I love my Dummy girl! woof

Don't forget to share your pictures at http://www.twilighttuesday.com/, and be sure to check out the other Design Team submissions!

Eve - http://thisisbliss838.blogspot.com/
Dani - http://countyourbeautifulblessings.blogspot.com/
Jen - http://deconstructingjen.com/
Julie - http://starsfallcreations.blogspot.com/
Margie- http://ohbumbleismemargie.blogspot.com/
Rebecca - http://bellacarta.typepad.com/
Tonya - http://www.stamphappens.com/

Have a fangtastic Tuesday!

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TTIC#14 ~ Vampire Baseball!

This week's challenge comes from Eve, who wanted us to channel the amazing Vampire Baseball scene. I love that scene! Is that whole baseball story just ridiculously clever on the author's part? Being a sports nut, that is one of my very favorite scenes in the entire saga! As much as I don't like Rosalie, I love that the girly-girl gets up there and jacks 'em outta there, just like the big boys! And Alice, who I most definitely do NOT hate - she rocks that ball all over the mountainside, too! Awesome. Love it! So, I came up with this very Vampire Baseball card! As Bella said, and really, who wouldn't upon such a revelation, "Vampires like baseball?" LOVE. IT. I also tossed in a quote of Jasper's, mainly because I just love the guy and I think he doesn't get NEAR the love he should. (Let's keep this to book Jas, and not movie Jas, who just seemed creepy...) :)

Don't forget to share your pictures at www.twilighttuesday.com, and be sure to check out the other Design Team submissions!

Eve - http://thisisbliss838.blogspot.com/
Dani - http://countyourbeautifulblessings.blogspot.com/
Jen - http://deconstructingjen.com/
Julie - http://starsfallcreations.blogspot.com/
Margie - http://ohbumbleismemargie.blogspot.com/
Rebecca - http://bellacarta.typepad.com/
Tonya - http://www.stamphappens.com

Have a fangtastic Tuesday!

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Welcome 2009 ~ and a New TTIC challenge! (#13 if you're counting!)

This week's challenge is to capture the spirit of the supporting characters.  The ones we dig, that just don't get the love that they deserve.   I went with the Quileutes... especially in the later books, I just want to hug them all!  Especially Seth - he's so cute!  I was even going to honor them by putting their names along the bottom.  But, in my sleepy stupor, I started to write Seth Rogen instead of Seth Clearwater.  So, I scrapped that idea!  I know these are supposed to be supporting characters, but I couldn't resist tying clothes to my wolf's left hind leg... I gotta assume Jake isn't the only one who carries his duds around like that!  And I made him rust colored, like my boy, but then there are only so many colors of wolfies now, right?  ...Come to think of it, this would've made a great Jacob entry...  BAH!   I mean, WOOF!

 

And, Part Two of the challenge is to name your least favorite character.  Yeah - Lauren.  What a catty, self-centered, two-faced brat!  Yep - I said it.  She is exactly what I dislike in humankind - and the kicker is, she is so sure she is all that and a bag of chips.  (Wow -dating myself there, huh?)  That is such a turn off for me - but I suppose every high school in America has a Lauren or two.    Blech...

Don't forget to check out the other fabulous entries:

Beth Schultz – http://stampinsanity.blogspot.com
Eve Fowler - http://thisisbliss838.blogspot.com/
Dani Chapman - http://countyourbeautifulblessings.blogspot.com/
Jen Shults - http://deconstructingjen.com/
Julie Boudillion - http://starsfallcreations.blogspot.com/
Margie Cortina - http://ohbumbleismemargie.blogspot.com/
Rebecca Grohall - http://bellacarta.typepad.com/
Tonya Klar - http://www.stamphappens.com