Piano Music

Hi Everyone,

 

I hope that everyone had a safe and happy time ringing in the new year.  I'm really excited to see what 2013 has in store for me on all fronts.  I'm not big on resolutions, but I have no reason to think that the next year won't be amazing :)  How's that for choosing to be optimistic on the second day of the year...lol!

 

There are lots of exciting things happening this year at Sparkle N Sprinkle, and I'm happy to be a part of the team. For starters, you can mark your calender for January 17th.  That's the date for the next blog hop, and it's all about fancy folds. 

 

 

I tend to get in a rut myself, only making A2 cards, so this will be inspiration for me too.

So, ready for my card share?

 

 

 

I used the gorgeous stamp set named Music Labels #424 for this card.  Since the Grand Piano (3481-424C) is a lovely, bold solid stamp, I thought embossing it using Black Detail (EP171) embossing powder would really show off the simple beauty of it.  I framed it by die cutting Sticker Paper and coating it in Antiquities (EP266) embossing powder and heat setting it.  The background was stamped with the Treble Swirl (3413-424E) and some washi tape and a strip of 1/2" Tear-iffic Tape (SAT04) and Midnight Gold (G1080) glitter finished it off.

As always, check out the step by step instructions here.

Thanks for visiting!

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone,

I thought I would post a song before too much time passes again.  Since I've been listening to the new Indigo Girls ever since the day it came out, they are my choice this week.  

If you want to post a song of your own, link up at Marcea's blog for Music Save My Soul Saturday.



Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone,

Here is my song choice for this week at Music Saves My Soul at Marcea's Blog. 

It's not new, but this came up when I hit shuffle on my iPod multiple times lately, so I took it as a sign :)

Have a great weekend...

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone,

Here is my choice for the Linky Party on Marcea's Blog this week.

This band opened for The Decemberists when I went to the concert this summer.  However, since I now hear this song in a credit card commercial, it's much less cool ;)

Have a great weekend!

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone,

Well, now that the busy summer is over, I'm back playing along with Music Saves My Soul Saturday over on Marcea's Blog.

I just couldn't add one more thing to my plate these last couple of months, and I felt bad not commenting on the others who linked up, so I put myself on hiatus.  I really missed it, so I'm glad to be back :)

My offering is a song by Fleet Foxes.  Unfortunately I couldn't find a video.

Can't wait to visit the others who linked up this week. 

Have a great weekend!

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone,

Here is this weeks song choice for Music Saves My Soul Saturday on Marcea's Blog.  Post a song choice and play along...

Have a happy weekend!

Music Saves My Soul

Hi Everyone,

After having some speaker issues and the Easter holiday, I'm finally playing along with Music Saves My Soul Saturday again.  The song is These Days from the new Foo Fighters CD. 

Stop by Marcea's blog and link up your song pick and I will be by to check it out :)

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone,

My choice this week for Music Saves My Soul Saturday is new for me.  Jessica Lea Mayfield is a local musician that had a concert here this past week, so she was all over our local media.  After hearing her interviewed, I decided to check her out and I'm posting her appearance on Letterman from 6 weeks ago.  She has a great plaintive voice, but I'm so not a fan of black tights and light colored shoes...lol.

Enjoy your weekend!

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

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Happy Saturday!

My offering this week for Music Saves My Soul Saturday on Marcea's blog is the new song from Two Door Cinema Club.  I think they sound a little too much like Vampire Weekend, but I think that's why I like this song.  The video is goofy, which makes me like it for this reason too.

Have a great weekend!

Music Saves My Soul Saturday



Hi Everyone,

I found time to load up a video so that I could play along with Music Saves My Soul Saturday over on Marcea's blog.

  It's a quirky video and a song about love by Guster.  What's not to like about a song that references love, right?  Hope it makes you happy too. 

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone!

Here is my offering this week for Music Saves My Soul Saturday over at Marcea's blog.  Link up your pick or just pop by to see what everyone is listening to.  There are interesting choices posted and great artists that you haven't heard of, so it is always worth you time if you are a music fan. 

That's it from me...Have a great weekend!

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone,

I missed last weeks linky party, but I was too pooped to even blog this little bit.  And linking and visiting other blogs is supposed to be fun, so I decided not to stress out and just opted out from playing along at Marcea's Blog.  Glad to be back this week with my pick :)

On Tuesday I bought the new R.E.M cd, so my song is from that.  AND there's a traditional video for it of a guy doing a funky little dance along the street.  If you like REM you will like the song.  Just typically them.

Have a great weekend and if you want to see what others are listening too, visit Marcea here.

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone,

For my Music Saves My Soul pick this Saturday, I decided to choose a song by someone who is local.  I think she has moved to Nashville in the last few years, but I used to go see Anne E. DeChant all the time in the 90's when she was the lead singer for the group Odd Girl Out.  They could really harmonize and well, Anne herself has an amazing voice.  

The funny thing is, I was wondering if anything was available on the web for me to link up for this on Saturdays.  Then out of the blue, my husband says, "Hey, want a blast from the past?" And he started playing the one CD we have from Odd Girl Out.  I swear it'd been years since we've discussed them...After that I had to find something. 

Obviously there is no video, but you have to love supporting the little guy.  Or in this case, gal :) If you would like to play along, link up your music pick at Marcea's Blog.

Thanks for listening and have a great weekend.

Find more artists like Anne E. DeChant at Myspace Music

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone,

I got this CD for Christmas and I've been listening to it while doing a lot of driving around.  Here is my pick from it for you today.  Visit Marcea's blog and link up your song pick too.

Hope you have a great weekend :)

PS-If you did the Valentine's Day blog hop this week, be sure to check Taylor's Blog and see if you were a winner!

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone,

I missed not playing along with Music Saves My Soul last Saturday over on Marcea's blog.  I'm back this week with an old song that I have been humming non stop.

My hubby got us a puzzle for Christmas this year, something different to keep us from watching too much stupid TV.  We did one a number of years back one winter, and we really enjoyed talking and laughing while putting it together.  However, it was not THIS BIG!  Sheesh, 2000 pieces of Van Gogh's Starry, Starry Night painting.  It will take me longer to piece this together than it took him to paint the original...lol.

Yep, only 1,950 to go!  Did I mention it needs to be done before Easter?  I host dinner here, and I need the dining room table :)

So, for this reason, here is Starry, Starry Night by Don McLean.

Music Saves My Soul

Happy Saturday!

I'm playing along with Music Saves My Soul Saturday and one of my guilty pleasures in life is a good angry chick song.  For me, this is one of the best :) While looking for a video to go with it, I found out there was an updated one.  I guess  the song was used in a movie.  I like the grainy original :)  Here is Liz Phair singing Extraordinary.

Have a good weekend!

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone,

I'm playing along with Music Saves My Soul Saturday this week.  I'm having problems uploading the little icon picture for this linky party, but Marcea hosts this on her blog.  However, not every week.  I'm not sure if it is happening today, but I really wanted to share this.  

I had a trying few days this week, so this goes out to all of you.  I have had loads of you send me well wishes, prayers and good thoughts, and all are appreciated.  I want to also thank everyone that left comments this past week about my little projects or became a follower.  I'm humbled and grateful :)

So, I have chosen and oldie but goodie, (in my opinion)...Kind and Generous by Natalie Merchant...because you all are so...

Thank you...

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone!

My pick this week for Music Saves My Soul on Marcea's Blog is a song from Jill Sobule.  She is probably most well know for her song, I Kissed A Girl (Yes, she came before Katy Perry ;) or SuperModel from back in the 90's. And those are probably my least favorites of hers, but she is someone I really *heart*. Her songs are folk inspired, story driven and have satrical lyrics.  Basically smart and funny, just how I like it.

I chose this because it is a live recording, so if you don't know her, you at least get a sense of her stage presence and how much fun it is seeing her in person.

 

Happy New Year!

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Happy Saturday Everyone!

I'm linking up again this week at Marcea's Blog for a fun, Saturday Linky Party...Choose a song and play along with us.

My pick this week is Madeleine Peyroux doing a cover of a Leonard Cohen song called Dance Me to the End of Love.  I can never find a decent video to post for you, so this is concert footage from a couple of years ago.

Love her version of this song. The blues-y, quirky quality of her voice suits it so well...

Hope you enjoy!

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

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Hi Eveeryone!

It's another Music Saves my Soul Saturday.

Hope you like the Rufus song I picked out for you this week...I could post a song by him every week, I love his voice.  Sorry it's just footage of him on Letterman, but he is still AWESOME!

Pick out a song and link it up here on Marcea's blog...I'd love to know what you are listening to.

Have a great Saturday!