OLW One Little Word Jul11 Blog Hop

Welcome back OLW blog hoppers!

One Little Word (OLW) is a class being run by Ali Edwards at Big Picture Classes. My One Little Word for 2011 is Create. (Other posts on my OLW can be found here.)

During July we were asked to create a soundtrack for our word. This took a long time for me to get into. Usually the music I listen to is depressing, emotional, melancholic (when I even get a chance to listen to my own music… living with a musician and teenager!) How was I going to find inspirational music either about creating or that can be played while I’m playing?

I found a couple of tracks in my music library that I love love love and and had to have even though they can still be a little sad. Then I began searching iTunes using keywords like create, color, art. I found a couple of tracks I knew and a few I didn’t but they were perfect. My biggest find was a wonderful artist Agnes Obel. I ended up buying her album “Philharmonics” and I highly recommend it.

So here are my 9 songs on my OLW Playlist and the words I chose for my cards

1. Sensations in the Dark | Gruff Rhys ~ “And with a bright air of madness and flair you introduced me to new ideas”
2. Broken Doll | Paloma Faith ~ “Wipe away my fears”
3. Watercolor | Pendulum ~ “Feed the fire”
4. Brother Sparrow | Agnes Obel ~ “From my window view I know a color blue”
5. Do you want the Truth or Something Beautiful | Paloma Faith ~ “Just close your eyes and make believe”
6. Bring me to Life | Evanescence ~ “Bring me to life”
7. The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand ~ “Misty water colored memories of the way we were”
8. Create | Alana Davis ~ “Sit down and create”
9. Riverside | Agnes Obel ~ “Swim with the current and float away”

A close up of my cards:

Supplies:
Template by Ali Edwards
Butterflies by Seishido Brushes & Textures
Font Jazz Essay and American Typewriter
Tattered Rose Distress Ink by Tim Holtz
Paper by American Crafts
Tag by Sassafras Lass

Thanks for stopping by. Now please hop on over and visit Jenn and check out her One Little Word. There are more fabulous people participating in this blog hop which commences at 8am PST (Pacific Standard Time). They are listed below if you would like to start from the beginning….

OLW BLOG’s for July 2011

Margie               http://xnomads.typepad.com/blog
Nikki                  http://www.inkyart.com.au/
Monica B           http://questtoperfectimperfection.blogspot.com/
Cheri                  http://cheriandrews.blogspot.com
Jamie                 http://jmpgirl.blogspot.com
Jill                      http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
Monica B1         http://Scraplifters.blogspot.com
Lynn                  www.crafty-creativity.blogspot.com
Melissa              http://blog.mshanhun.com
Sam                  http://learncreatedo.wordpress.com/ <————— you are here
Jenn                  www.studiojenn.blogspot.com
Maureen            http://cookingmylife.blogspot.com
Chrissy              http://getcraftywithchrissy.blogspot.com/
Jan                    http://mysimplelittlelife.typepad.com
Kimberly            http://foreverdaisies.blogspot.com/
Kathryn             http://www.katlodesigns.com
Lisa                   http://backtoallen.com/writers_blog
Amanda            http://scrappnbee.blogspot.com
Cassie               http://craftycassiescorner.blogspot.com/

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