Right about now I could put on my psychology hat and start lecturing about reliability in experimental research designs…and you’d probably get bored to tears and unsubscribe to my blog. I’m in a huff. Here’s the long and short of it. Several weeks ago, I took TA’s Which Female Twilight Character Are You? quiz and got ESME. I get this. I figured I would end up her or Bella.

So I made my TTIC card:

Note “Esme” in the corner.

And now when I go back to TA to grab the “I’m a…” badge…look who I get…!!!

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I’m not remaking my card. Gosh, I’m so snarky and temperamental this week!! Please overlook me. Honestly, this doesn’t surprise me. I see myself teetering on the edge of both of these characters. Esme’s love of family…Bella’s private/shy/clumsy side. So I get this. But I’m still not changing my card. Let’s go look…

The Esme in me picked the colors. Always Artichoke, Baja Breeze, and Sahara Sand. It’s kind of conservative with flare. My Esme is working on her CAD program so she can design her new house. Or renovate Bella’s. The image is from Stamping Bella.

There is a lot of bling on this card. But it might be subtle. Esme has a blingy necklace. And there’s a bling circle in the flower of her computer. Obviously, this is not me since I’ve given up desktops for super cool tablet laptops. Which I’ve lost my stylus pen for so what difference does it make if I have a tablet? Wait..there goes the snark again. I’m very curious where that darn thing went (eyeballing little lady who snatches my stuff…)…

Bling in the corner too. These are rhinestone brads. I love these. I never get them straight so I don’t try anymore. See the “esme”? Those are rub-on letters. It’s amazing isn’t it. Let me admire my work. SIGH. Nothing peeled off or set me off during the rubbing on of Esme. That IS amazing.

Of course, Esme sparkles ala Shimmerz. Have I mentioned how much I adore them?

And finally, a little bling with brads in the corner.

The card is standard 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ with an Always Artichoke base. Then I layered with Sahara Sand and paper pierced the sides. I used the frame punch for the frame pieces (why doesn’t that sound right?) and added the brads. The designer paper is a level 1 hostess gift. And I used my Stampin’ Write, Many Marvelous Markers set to color the image on water color paper. I used my aqua painter a small amount to blend.

How I’m like Esme and Bella.

Well, I’ve already told you…I’m fiercely loyal to my family. My kids and husband are very, very important to me. My friends are important to me. I love them all and am a loving person. Except this week. This week I’m snarky. It must be me letting down the stress of last week.

As far as Bella goes…I totally get her. I hate to be stared at. I hate being put on display in front of people I don’t know. But I do it. When I need to. I like to read. I’d rather be alone. I prefer small groups to large ones. I take care of people. I’m clumsy. I put other people’s needs and feelings above mine.

Your turn!! I’m going to go take a happy pill so I’ll be all warm and fuzzy again. *eye rolling*

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