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my fav moment? (also known as my second post for today)

Okay, so I didn't post for almost a week and today I have two posts .....

This week's True Blood challenge is all about ME :-) or actually all about what  is my most memorable moment from True Blood Season 1 - the HBO version of the Sookie Stackhouse novels.  While some of my least fav moments come from areas where the HBO series departs immensely from the books, a diversion from the book is actually the basis for my fav episode.

My fav episode was definitely the one where Sookie, wearing her diaphanous white nightgown is running through the cemetary to Bill's house (Episode 6 - Cold Ground) and Bill senses she's coming and opens the door to watch her run up to the house.   This wasn't in the book, at all - but I thought it was PURE GENIUS on the HBO series.

I decided to use the white cotton nightgown, hanging on the clotheline after its freshly laundered as the centerpiece for me card.  The sentiment is a K & Co rub-on and the it says "devoted to you".   The nightgown in a piece of vellum that I free form cut out, I sponged the edges in white just to give it some "pop".  I used some pearly dew drops to attach it the clothesline (which is a piece of twine).  The background is a piece of blue/white dsp, that I sanded to really soften it up. 

Something that "Gran" would say! (TTSVC3 and HHH)

I have been wanting to play along with the Sookie Challenges on Twilight Tuesday and finally had the right opportunity!  This month's challenge was all about Sookie and the challenge is to create a project that embodies the uniqueness that is Sookie. Embrace her character, and show some Sookie-love! 

When I got my June KOTM from Unity - I just new this stamp was perfect for the challenge, it just sounds so much like Sookie's grandmother, doesn't it?  The quote says "we do not remember the days, we remember the moments".  And then I watched the Season 2 premiere for HBO and it was poignantly focuses on Gran when Sookie has to clean out her {now deceased} grandmother's room.  I thought the sentiment would be perfect for this paper (its Tres Belle from Laundry Line, its tres bien!} and I've placed some white lace on it reminscent of the little hankies and doilies in her Gran's room.  We know that Sookie's Gran played a huge role in her life, especially as parent after her parents were mysteriously killed.   So this card just is a happy little reminder of her Gran.

I thought the sentiment was wonderful, and it reminded me of some of the things my Grandma would say :-) like "the years skip along easily, its the days that are tough".  As a child, I couldn't fathom what that meant - but in adulthood, I think it became more apparent.   And here's one that always brings a smile to my face when I think of it "goodness, gracious me" my gran would say!

I'd love to hear form you about things your Gran said!  Please feel free to leave them in the comment section.

 

{Yikes.Yahoo.Yum} as Sookie would say!  {Card coming soon that uses that line!}