Craft Barn has issued its yearly challenge and I'm catching up

Last year I watched as several of my British friends joined a dictionary challenge put out by the Craft Barn.  They have a lovely web site where you can buy all kinds of scrapbook, altered art, and mixed media supplies.  They also have challenges, which last an entire year.

This year, their challenge is Lyrics and Quotes.  I decided to join after seeing both BJ's and Dawn's blog entries.  Since I'm a big fan of lyrics, I hope I can find something each fortnight.  OK, for those of you like me who don't speak the Queen's English, that translates to every two weeks. And this fortnight I am playing catch up with the first two entries.

Things to remember are you must use one or both of the word prompts they give.  For lyrics, the artist and song title must be part of the spread.  Not sure I was at my best on the first one I made, because I show the title and the artists, but didn't give all the lyrics.  I hope that doesn't disqualify me.  Sometimes it takes me awhile to truly catch on to what I need to use in the layout.

For the first prompt, which was either Smile or Up, I chose Up, represented by Up, Up, and Away (in my Beautiful Balloon).  It was the one song I could think of when I saw the prompt.  I decided to use more of my file folders.  I hope to make a dent in them by the end of the year.  I plan to keep them in the same 3 ring folder as my Journal 52, so that's why I've used CB 1 to indicate Craft Barn 1 or first entry.

In addition to the file folder I colored with my homemade shimmer mist, I also used an image from a vintage book and a tag that held the relevant information about the artists and title.  I tied them together using a Micron ink pen.

How many times have I said I can't stamp?  Well, it's true when I tried to stamp lips and an eye on the lyrics for the song Silence is Golden.  I wish I had stamped before I added the images and lyrics to the file folder.  Additionally, I added the lady who looked like she was sad and silent, along with some gold ribbon.

The prompts for this week were Silence and Dazzle, and since I'd never heard of anything Dazzle, I went with the one I could find after doing an internet search.  I confess, I've never heard of the song before, because, according to several sites, it was the B side to Rag Doll.  That may be why I've not heard of it.  Or it may be because it was recorded in 1964, a tad before my time.

Please visit the Craft Barn if you want to play along.  Although I'm playing catch up, it's not too late to start.