Saturday, December 12, 2009

Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential #11: The Music of Your Soul

Stamps: Stampendous 'Two-Part Harmony 02', Stampabilities 'Composer's Dream', Penny Black 'Dance, Sing, Love', Papertrey 'Signature Christmas', It's Snow Time. Cardstock: Brocade Blue, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue Printed Pattern, Papertrey white. Ink: Memento, Copics, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue. Accessories: Rectangle Nestabilities, Celery twill, CM circle cutter, Dazzling Diamonds, Stardust glitter pen.

Are you ready to rock? Or are you a fan of something more mellow, more alternative, more classical? This week's Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential #11 is 'The Music of Your Soul':

The Spotlight Divas would like to challenge you to create something with the music in your soul! What do we mean? What is your favorite style of music? Is it country, rock, opera, Christmas music, or the oldies? Whatever your "music style", show us what it is on your creations! eg: Use a cowboy image for "country music", etc. Perhaps you can just create a "musical masterpiece"....just get creative with it!

I'm a fan of many different styles of music (it might be easier to mention which styles I'm not a fan of), but the ultimate to me is the music of nature. I'm not quite sure what a singing mouse sounds like, but Amanda House Mouse is just too cute acompanying her blue bird buddy!

Sketch inspiration this week is Midnight Madness Sketch #31. I didn't realize until after completing the card that the challenge also included the bonus challenges of using a winter theme and creating a coordinating ornament. Lucky for me, the 'Let it Snow' theme also fits with this week's Simon Says Challenge! So, I went back to the image, stamped in snowflakes (highlighted with my trusty glitter pen) and added Dazzling Diamonds for an icy effect on the stump:


The ornament is actually a modified version of a freebie from Archiver's. It was passed through a Wizard with an embossing plate to create the swirl texture, then sprayed with Glimmer Mist. I added the center with sentiment on the same musical background used on the card:


Our sponsor for this week's Spotlight challenge is Paper Garden:



Everyone is a winner because Cathy from Paper Garden is offering all the Spotlight participants a store discount! Be sure to stop by Saturday Spotlight challenge #11 to pick up your discount code and admire all the ways that music moves the Spotlight Divas!

One lucky winner from our challenge in Mister Linky this week drawn from random.org will recieve these two fabulous images from the store:


Rock on!

24 comments:

  1. I just Love this card! The colors are so blue and bright! Image is just adorable and perfect coloring. Oh love the layout to!!!

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  2. This is stunning Jessica!! I just love your colors and your gorgeous coloring of this CUTE Image. Beautiful design!! Great ornament too!! What an awesome take on today's challenge. Would you like my address so you can send it to me. LOL!
    hugs,
    Chris

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  3. LOL!! I always smile when I see this image!! I just adore this and I love it when you use your HM images!! Your coloring is just fabulous hun!!! And I just ADORE your matching ornament with the clear snowflake!! How sweet!! Great take on the challenges and hubby LOVES the sounds of nature...we turn it on every night to sleep by!! :) Have a wonderful weekend my friend...find time for YOU!!

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  4. Awwww I adore this image. I think that HM is one of my favorite stamps to color and my favorite things in nature are birds.. This is wonderful Jessica.. I could sit outside and just smell and listen all day long.. Super job.

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  5. Jessica, that is just the cutest image ever!!! I love it and you've done a great job coloring. Good thing Amanda mouse is cute...cause I am questioning her singing skills :-) Sorry I've not been dropping in very often. Things are crazy here. I've not done anything in my crafting room for weeks, including much blog hopping!!

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  6. What a GREAT card Jess! I love that HM stamp, sooo cute!! As always, your cards are perfect...the colours, the colouring and the layout!! NICE JOB girl!!!! THANKS for joining us at Simon Says Stamp this week!!
    Chris & the DT

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  7. A wonderful card, Jessica!! Love the colors and the image!! That is a beautiful ornament!! The MMDeisgn Team thanks you for playing in our challenge this week.

    Phyllis MMDesign Team

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  8. How cute is this image ... you know I think I have this stamp ... hmmm, thanks for the inspiration, I'll have to ink it up!!
    Love the colors & sparkle! And that ornament is AWESOME!! Great job Jess!! Happy holidays to you and yours!!

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  9. Such a fabulous duo that mouse and bird. :) Super cute and love the ornament.

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  10. Wowww Jessica,what beautiful,i love your image and colours.
    So gorgeous papers.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  11. AWWWWW this image makes me smile it is sooo perfect JESS!!!! I LOVE these colors and your layout is wonderful!!!!!! Fabulous job as always girl with the challenge this week!!! Hugs!

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  12. Your coloring is superb!! What a wonderful card...love it!

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  13. Oh...you always do such a beautiful job with the HM images! Your coloring is amazing!

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  14. Hi Jessica - as usual you have 'rocked' the MMSC challenge - your card and ornament are gorgeous! I love that image - the colours you have used are gorgeous....this is too cute!! As for singing mice....eeek!! Thanks for playing along with the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week, we love to see what you do and look forward to seeing you next week.
    Lnda MMSC Design Team

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  15. I am so excited to see that you joined us in making a little matching project with your card. How wonderful. Just a spectacular display with a very precious image and great colors. Thanks so much for playing with us this week at Midnight Madness. Good luck in the drawings.

    Carol
    MMSC-Design Team

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  16. Wow! I love the colours you've used. They really spark! Also - thank you soo much for your sweet comments! Wishing you a wonderful week! Kram - Anki

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  17. LOVE your project.. everything about it is perfect..Wonderful take on the sketch/theme this week. Thank you so much for playing the Midnight Madness sketch challenge this week
    Priscilla
    MMSC Hostess

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  18. I love your bluebird Jess!!! House mouse images are so adorable! This is really a great design and your ornament is super sweet!
    Blessings, Maria

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  19. Oh, Oh, SO Cute! And the little birds are singing with me LOL!
    Love the blues and green, Jessica. Thanks for going the extra mile and making an ornament too :) You are so talented, xox ~Jeni & MMSC DT

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  20. Oh so cute!!!!! I can just hear them singing away!

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  22. Hi Jess..this is wonderful..I LOVE HM and this sure is a CUTE one! Great card!

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  23. Woo hoo Jess!! Congrats on winning the MM masterpiece award this week with this gorgeous creation!!
    hugs,
    Chris

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  24. Awesome in every way--great layout, great coloring & HM are always so cute!

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