7.12.2009
7.10.2009
7.09.2009
Inspiring Album Artwork
Oops! I forgot to pick a winner yesterday from Monday's post! I'll do that first...
#5! That means Challenger is the winner of the CD! I will be sending it your way (I think Challenger is wending his way through Europe as we speak)
The artwork on an album says so much about the music inside, doesn't it? There have been so many famous album covers over the years... think of Micheal Jackson's Thriller cover, that iconic Fleetwood Mac Rumours cover, the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper. So I thought I'd share some of my favorite album artwork.
I'm so inspired by this Belanova album cover... I'm a sucker for swirls and pink and it's got both. Plus it's just a happy piece of artwork!
I love this Sergio Mendes cover... it's kind of like a Byzantine icon painting made modern. And those paint drips are awesome!
Of course, there's gotta be a Gwen album... I LOVE this artwork... it makes me want to do another painting with these colors.
This album cover on Flight of the Conchords' CD is one of my faves. Makes me want to draw another coloring book!
#5! That means Challenger is the winner of the CD! I will be sending it your way (I think Challenger is wending his way through Europe as we speak)The artwork on an album says so much about the music inside, doesn't it? There have been so many famous album covers over the years... think of Micheal Jackson's Thriller cover, that iconic Fleetwood Mac Rumours cover, the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper. So I thought I'd share some of my favorite album artwork.
I'm so inspired by this Belanova album cover... I'm a sucker for swirls and pink and it's got both. Plus it's just a happy piece of artwork!
I love this Sergio Mendes cover... it's kind of like a Byzantine icon painting made modern. And those paint drips are awesome!
Of course, there's gotta be a Gwen album... I LOVE this artwork... it makes me want to do another painting with these colors.
This album cover on Flight of the Conchords' CD is one of my faves. Makes me want to draw another coloring book!
This color combo on the Strokes' Is This It is one of my faves. This image reminds me of the patterns frost makes on glass in the winter.
I'm loving Kylie Minogue's cover on X... I like the glamorous tulle and the bright red lipstick. Makes me want to do a photo shoot like this!
This is probably the most inspiring album cover to me, ever:
I'm loving Kylie Minogue's cover on X... I like the glamorous tulle and the bright red lipstick. Makes me want to do a photo shoot like this!
This is probably the most inspiring album cover to me, ever:
This Switchfoot album cover opens up to a poster-size drawing... when we got this album, I spent so much time just poring over the details... it's been very influential in my doodling style. It's brilliant.
So... what are some of YOUR favorite album covers? And did you enjoy music week? Do you like theme weeks? Should I do more of them? Let me know in the comments!
Another new GCD release!
EEK!! I love this collection! Check out Party It Up... are those colors "me" or what?!
7.08.2009
My Favorite Musician in the Whole World...
...is my husband, Dan. Dan writes and plays beautiful music, and I am constantly in awe of his abilities. 
Here's a brand new layout I've been saving for Music Week. This layout is made with all GCD Studios products:
This was one of the first layouts I ever made. It has a list of all Dan's favorite bands.
Kitten and music...
Keyboards...
Here's Dan playing his trombone while his sister plays trumpet... I think they're going to start a ska band. :)
(Extro)
Black and white are so yesterday.
But you and me, see the colors bleed.
(Repeat)
*Brand new day
When those black lines fade.
I’m so free.
When the colors bleed.
*(This can be sung as back up to the chorus.)
Here's a brand new layout I've been saving for Music Week. This layout is made with all GCD Studios products:
And I went through the Nancy Archives again and found some layouts about Dan and music (apparently I like to scrap about him with red and black!).
I love this photo of him...
This was one of the first layouts I ever made. It has a list of all Dan's favorite bands.
Kitten and music...
Keyboards...
Here's Dan playing his trombone while his sister plays trumpet... I think they're going to start a ska band. :)
And I wanted to share with you the lyrics from one of Dan's recent songs. I really wish you could hear the song with the music, but I don't have a way to post mp3 files on this blog. So here are the lyrics... I think Dan has an amazing gift for writing.
Colors Bleed
(Verse 1)
Oh man,
I don’t even wanna go outside.
I don’t even wanna watch TV.
I don’t even wanna take a ride.
It’s so grey. So I pray.
It’s so grey So I pray......
(Chorus)
It blew my mind when
I read those lines.
The black lines faded away.
And the space that was shaded turned to day.
But when everything was clear,
I was the only one who was here.
Just one voice inside my head.
And then those colors bled.
Now those colors start to bleed
I have everything I need.
Now those colors start to bleed
I have everything I need.
(verse 2)
Oh Girl,
I don’t think I can sit still.
I got new life in my shoes.
You showed me that brand new view.
It’s the day. So I say...
It’s the day. So I say...
(Extro)
Black and white are so yesterday.
But you and me, see the colors bleed.
(Repeat)
*Brand new day
When those black lines fade.
I’m so free.
When the colors bleed.
*(This can be sung as back up to the chorus.)
I love that this song is all about colors. I didn't even get how cool it was until Dan explained to me: "It blew my mind when I read those lines." Cool, huh?
So that's my favorite artist. I love him. :)
GCD Studios New Releases!
Two new releases are up! Check out Vintage Boy and Sunny Days... can't wait to play with them! :)
7.07.2009
La la la layouts about music!
Tonight? Tonight we do layouts about music! I made two brand new layouts just for Music Week... it's been really rare in the last few months that I've had time to make layouts just for me... meaning layouts that aren't assignments. So it was really fun to make these and use whatever products & colors & ideas I wanted (for the record, I LOVE scrapbooking for assignments. But my dad always says balance is good). So here are the new ones...
First, one about my favorite albums of the moment (along with a silly self portrait):
And one that documents my favorite songs from the last year... I know I will be so so glad that I documented this... it's amazing how quickly I forget what I was into... this will be fun to look back on:
Now! I've gone back through the Nancy Archives and found a selection of layouts about or inspired by music, to share with you. They're oldies but goodies!
First, one about my favorite albums of the moment (along with a silly self portrait):
And one that documents my favorite songs from the last year... I know I will be so so glad that I documented this... it's amazing how quickly I forget what I was into... this will be fun to look back on:
Now! I've gone back through the Nancy Archives and found a selection of layouts about or inspired by music, to share with you. They're oldies but goodies!This one has a lyric from a Gwen Stefani song...
This one has lyrics from a Death Cab for Cutie song... I think these are some of the most beautiful love lyrics every written. And no, Dan does not have brown eyes; he has green eyes. But you get the picture. :)
So glad I documented my favorite albums last summer...
The title on this layout is from a Franz Ferdinand song:
The journaling on this is a Gnarls Barkley song, Just a Thought:
An homage to my favorite singer!
Another lyric from a Death Cab for Cutie song:
This one has lyrics from a Death Cab for Cutie song... I think these are some of the most beautiful love lyrics every written. And no, Dan does not have brown eyes; he has green eyes. But you get the picture. :)
So glad I documented my favorite albums last summer...
The title on this layout is from a Franz Ferdinand song:
The journaling on this is a Gnarls Barkley song, Just a Thought:
An homage to my favorite singer!
Another lyric from a Death Cab for Cutie song:
It's fun to see how much my style has changed over the last few years... I wonder what my layouts will look like in a few more years!
Tomorrow will be a post about my favorite singer/songwriter of ALL TIME.
7.06.2009
Let's Talk About Music!
Music! I love it! Music means so much to me emotionally... it seems that all the seasons of my life have been wrapped up and expressed in music. When I hear some songs, I am transported back to the time when it was one of my favorites... I remember little things I've forgotten about that particular time in my life, I re-experience emotions, I re-live those memories. Hearing old music is liking reading a page from an old journal.
Some stats:
Top 10 songs of all time (in order): Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by PM Dawn. Amber by 311. The Way Things Are by Fiona Apple. Rock Steady by No Doubt. Baby I Love Your Way by Big Mountain. King Without a Crown by Matisyahu. Mariposa Traicionera by Maná. Conventioneers by Barenaked Ladies. The Seed Vol. 2.0 by the Roots. Simple Kind of Life by No Doubt. *WHEW* that was hard to narrow down!
Top 5 groups/artists (in order): No Doubt. Black Eyed Peas. --Oh CRAP I can't do it. I don't know!! I know who my top 5 used to be (the Cranberries, Barenaked Ladies, Maná, Fiona Apple, No Doubt), but those are definitely not my top 5 anymore. I have so many new favorites that I've come to like in the last few years, and it's too soon to tell if they've earned a spot in the top 5! I'll just have to leave it at my top two for now and reevaluate in a few years... man, this is stressful!
Top 5 albums right now: The E.N.D. by the Black Eyed Peas, Dying to Say This to You by the Sounds, The Fame by Lady GaGa, X by Kylie Minogue, Jigsaw by Lady Sovereign.
And since I'm all about sharing the music, here is my current faves playlist--all my favorite music from the last year, in convenient listening form. Have a listen.
Okay... now it's YOUR turn. Tell me your favorite bands, your favorite songs, your LEAST favorite bands.... it's all fair game as long as it has to do with music. And one lucky commenter will win a mix CD of my favorites playlist! I'll choose a winner on Wednesday night. All you have to do to be entered is leave a comment about music. I'll be back tomorrow with more musical eye candy!
Some stats:
Top 10 songs of all time (in order): Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by PM Dawn. Amber by 311. The Way Things Are by Fiona Apple. Rock Steady by No Doubt. Baby I Love Your Way by Big Mountain. King Without a Crown by Matisyahu. Mariposa Traicionera by Maná. Conventioneers by Barenaked Ladies. The Seed Vol. 2.0 by the Roots. Simple Kind of Life by No Doubt. *WHEW* that was hard to narrow down!
Top 5 groups/artists (in order): No Doubt. Black Eyed Peas. --Oh CRAP I can't do it. I don't know!! I know who my top 5 used to be (the Cranberries, Barenaked Ladies, Maná, Fiona Apple, No Doubt), but those are definitely not my top 5 anymore. I have so many new favorites that I've come to like in the last few years, and it's too soon to tell if they've earned a spot in the top 5! I'll just have to leave it at my top two for now and reevaluate in a few years... man, this is stressful!
Top 5 albums right now: The E.N.D. by the Black Eyed Peas, Dying to Say This to You by the Sounds, The Fame by Lady GaGa, X by Kylie Minogue, Jigsaw by Lady Sovereign.
And since I'm all about sharing the music, here is my current faves playlist--all my favorite music from the last year, in convenient listening form. Have a listen.
Okay... now it's YOUR turn. Tell me your favorite bands, your favorite songs, your LEAST favorite bands.... it's all fair game as long as it has to do with music. And one lucky commenter will win a mix CD of my favorites playlist! I'll choose a winner on Wednesday night. All you have to do to be entered is leave a comment about music. I'll be back tomorrow with more musical eye candy!
7.05.2009
Sunday Artist: Music Week!
I love themes! So this week is Music Week. Every post this week will be about music in some way. So let's get started with cool music-inspired art...
Come back tomorrow for more music week!
Margaret Lee
David McConochie
7.02.2009
More Strength... and a quiz!
Here is the minibook I made with the July kit... it's full of quotes about strength that I find very inspiring. For some reason, I love quotes about endurance/strength/perseverance... they really keep me going. It's weird because otherwise I am not much of a quote person.
And here are two more layouts made with the July kit...
And now I have a question for you! Yesterday we played a fun game on the SFTIO messageboard. It's called can/can't. Like this: I can produce beautiful works of art, but I can't make a bulletin board to save my life. Or, I can sew like a crazy girl on my layouts, but I can't sew with fabric; it always ends up a jumbled mess!
And here are two more layouts made with the July kit...
And now I have a question for you! Yesterday we played a fun game on the SFTIO messageboard. It's called can/can't. Like this: I can produce beautiful works of art, but I can't make a bulletin board to save my life. Or, I can sew like a crazy girl on my layouts, but I can't sew with fabric; it always ends up a jumbled mess! Okay, now it's your turn... tell me a can/can't of your own!
7.01.2009
Strength!
So our theme this month at Scrapbooking from the Inside Out is Strength. We had a great kit with strong colors: navy, fuchsia, goldenrod, and pale green. Here are my pages exploring the topic of strength:
6.30.2009
Scrapbooking from the Inside Out Anniversary Celebration!
Can you believe that it's already been a year since Scrapbooking from the Inside Out started? I remember that exactly one year ago I was feeling anxious and excited, waiting for the launch of the website the following morning.
I am so so so lucky to be a part of this amazing company... and it's all thanks to Rachel, who has a dream and is doing her best to achieve it. I'm so grateful that Rachel is my friend and boss... she's a gem to work for.
We'll be having a celebration all day July 1st at the SFTIO website... prizes, giveaways, the reveal for the July kit, and more. Please come visit us! Here's a layout I made in celebration of our first year at SFTIO...
And for a little perspective, let's look at some of my favorite layouts from the past year of SFTIO kits:
Happy Birthday, SFTIO!
I am so so so lucky to be a part of this amazing company... and it's all thanks to Rachel, who has a dream and is doing her best to achieve it. I'm so grateful that Rachel is my friend and boss... she's a gem to work for.
We'll be having a celebration all day July 1st at the SFTIO website... prizes, giveaways, the reveal for the July kit, and more. Please come visit us! Here's a layout I made in celebration of our first year at SFTIO...
And for a little perspective, let's look at some of my favorite layouts from the past year of SFTIO kits: From Freedom... 
from Regret...
from Joy...
from Confidence...
from Regret...
from Joy...
from Confidence...
from Hope...
from Clarity...
from Gratitude...
from Gratitude...
from Spirit...
and from Patience...
and from Patience...
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