The Sign of the Twisted Candles

Happy Saturday and welcome to a new Nancy Drew Challenge!  Today I'm featuring one of my childhood favorites, number 9, The Sign of the Twisted Candles.

There's the OT version on the left and the RT version on the right, and for once the revised version has a brighter cover than the OT.  I've always loved that cover with the huge candle.

Case file:  Nancy, Bess, and George visit a roadside inn and meet the 100-year-old owner Asa Sidney, who turns out to be related to Bess and George and whose extended family is involved in a family feud.  When Asa dies shortly thereafter, right after Mr. Drew helped him make a new will, Nancy has to figure out why he left the bulk of his fortune to an orphan waitress at the inn and help the feuding family make nice, while also proving that the orphan's foster parents had been stealing from Asa for years.

Here's my card for the OT version:

You may think that this should have been the card for the RT version since it has Asa in all his bearded glory on the cover, but it's in the OT version that Nancy muses how Asa looks like a wizard so I couldn't resist this.  Plus the Magical & Mystical stamp set has a candle image and I had to use that!

I kept to the green colors featured on Nancy's outfit and DANG she looks super thin on this cover.  And also very '40s with that hair and eyebrow going on.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Magical & Mystical
Ink:  Garden Green, Night of Navy
Paper:  Garden Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Artistry Blooms DSP, Stargazing DSP
Accessories:  Textured Notes dies, 1" and 1 1/8" circle punches, Dimensionals, Clear Gems

Now let's take a look at the RT version:

Once again the plots for the two versions are very similar, though there are a few humorous episodes in the first version that sadly were cut from the second version, like when Nancy has a farcical conversation with two men about the proper feminine form of chauffeur.  Anyway, I always loved this book because Nancy spends time hunting over the inn for secret compartments marked with the sign of the twisted candles.

So here's my card for The Sign of the Twisted Candles:

I knew I wanted to do a birthday card since the book starts off with Asa's 100th birthday, but it actually took me two tries to come up with a card I liked.  I had to use lots of green to echo the cover of the book, which is one of my favorites!  I also had to use some Mango Melody DSP to echo Nancy's hair.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Piece of Cake
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends in Mango Melody, Lemon Lolly, Shaded Spruce, Granny Apple Green
Paper:  Granny Apple Green, Thick Basic White, Celebrate Everything DSP, Regency Park DSP Stack
Accessories:  Stitched So Sweetly dies, Dimensionals, Glitter Dots

If you feel inspired to make a Nancy Drew card, please leave me a comment as I'd be super tickled to see what you make.  Next up is Password to Larkspur Lane!