Hosting the Colorful Creations Song Challenge

Hi there,

I actually was able to complete a few challenges today!  Yay!  :)

My post for today is the Song Challenge (novsong2) that I am proud to be hosting at Colorful Creations

http://colorfulcreations.ning.com/

The challenge runs from Nov 1st to 30th.  I will be offering a small scrappin' goodie

prize for one random winner at the end of November.

Here's my write up and what was posted:

The song for this month's challenge is

"Hip to be Square"

By Huey Lewis & the News

I used to be a renegade, I used to fool around 

But I couldn't take the punishment, and had to settle down 

Now I'm playing it real straight, and yes I cut my hair 

You might think I'm crazy, but I don't even care 

Because I can tell what's going on 

It's hip to be a square

It’s hip to be a square

I like my bands in business suits, I watch them on TV 

I'm working out most every day and watching what I eat 

They tell me that it's good for me, but I don't even care 

I know that it's crazy 

I know that it's nowhere 

But there is no denying that 

It's hip to be a square

It’s hip to be a square

It’s hip to be a square

So hip to be a square 

It's not too hard to figure out, you see it every day 

And those that were the farthest out have gone the other way 

You see them on the freeway, It don't look like a lot of fun 

But don't you try to fight it; "An idea who's time has come."

Don't tell me that I'm crazy 

Don’t tell me I'm nowhere 

Take it from me 

It's hip to be a square

It’s hip to be a square

It’s hip to be a square

So hip to be a square

Here, There, and everywhere!

Hip, Hip, so hip to be a square!

Here, There, and everywhere!

Hip, Hip, 

Here, There, and everywhere!

Hip, Hip, so hip to be a square!

Here, There, and everywhere!

Hip, Hip, 

Here, There, and everywhere!

Hip, Hip, so hip to be a square!

Here, There, and everywhere!

Hip, Hip,

Here, There, and everywhere!

Hip, Hip, so hip to be a square!

Here, There, and everywhere!

Hip, Hip,

Create a layout using a word, several words, the song title, or the whole song, 

somewhere on your layout.

Your layout must be newly created as of Nov. 1st.

Tag your layout "novsong2" (lower case, no spaces).

Your layout cannot be combined with any other C.C. challenges.

You have until November 30, 2012 to submit your layout.

A small scrappin' goodie prize will be offered to one random winner.

Have fun and happy scrappin!  :)

This is my sample layout (I used a C.C. sketch):

These cute photos are of our son when he was two years old.  I love these photos because

of the mish-mash attire he has on... and that cute little face!

Keep scrolling down to see what the journaling reads.

Supplies used:

Paper: DCWV, Colorbok

Ribbons

Self-adhesive Green Ribbon: Oriental Trading Co.

Chipboard Shapes

Distressing with Scissors & Sanding Block

Cheesecloth

Recycled Diskette

Metal Label

Font: Cricut Stamped

Cricut

Film Strip (painted)

Folk Art Paints/Sponge Brush

Small Letter Stickers: Momenta

Sharpie Marker

Tag from purchased clothing (painted)

Square Brads

Paper 2x2 Squares: Colorbok

All edges were distressed using a pair of scissors.  Various ribbons were added on each square

as well as a chipboard circle.

The chipboard was self-adhesive, so I simply flipped it over to stick on the color cardstock

that I chose, flipped it back over, trimmed and sanded the edges.

Journaling reads:

This purple outfit was definitely a hand-me-down!  But little Andrew was able to pull it off and still look cute!  A purple outfit, blue Disney characters sunglasses and his John Deere cap completed his ensemble!

July 1994  2 y/o.

I kept the original string on the heavy cardstock tag, which was attached to a piece of

purchased clothing.

I cut a thin strip of cheesecloth, twisted it between my fingers and tied a bow around one

piece of the string.

On the two orange strips, I cut small squares from the orange and yellow ribbon and 

adhered them onto the strips, alternately.

A closer look at the distressed paper edges.  The photos were also distressed.

The cute little chipboard heart was the right color, so I left it as is and just sanded the edges.

Cheesecloth was tucked under the photos and under that was a film strip, which was

painted green.

More distressed squares with ribbon and chipboard.

Here's my title grouping.  A lot of paper colors and squares going on here.

I used orange ribbon to create lines along one strip of paper.

A small rectangle paper was adhered under the metal label with the words "to be" added

within it and two square brads on each end.

For the chipboard square/rectangle, I adhered an old may to the top and distressed the edges.

The title completed this arrangement.

A better view of all the dimensions going on.

I found an old diskette and took out the insides and left the outside as is.  I painted the

outside.  Cheesecloth was added under the diskette.

You get to see the string, cheesecloth bow and a bit of the tag, which had words on it, so I painted

a couple coats of yellow paint in the center with a sponge brush and used blue paint along the 

outer edges.  Once dry, the edges were sanded.

Have a wonderful day!

Libby  :)