This challenge is basically a combination of the Music Challenge and the Gallery Inspiration Challenge!

The purpose of the challenge is to create a layout using something from a song, whether it is all or part of a title, lyrics or artist name. The fun part is you do not get to chose your own song - the person who signs up after you does!

So this is how it goes:
Sign up for the challenge
The person who signs up after you will pick a song for you to use. When picking a song please list the song name and the artist/group it is by so people can look up the lyrics. The exception would be if you chose a song like “Happy Birthday” or something where there is not necessarily a certain artist and everyone knows the words!
You then select a song for the person who has signed up before you. In order to play you must chose a song within 24 hours of signing up please!
The first person to sign up will pick a song for me. I will pick a song for the last person!
Create a layout (layouts only please but can be any size!) using something from your song as inspiration! Can be as little as one key word or the whole song!

Please include public embedding and leave love as much as you can!

Dates:
Signups will continue through until DECEMBER 5th - ***IF YOU SIGNED UP FOR NOVEMBER YOU MUST COMPLETE YOUR NOVEMBER LAYOUT BY DECEMBER 5TH BEFORE SIGNING UP FOR DECEMBER !!!!***

**If you complete your layout before signups are closed you are able to sign up for a second song if you wish!

Twist #1: Pick any song you want this month!
Twist #2: green

Random.org will chose a winner from the previous month on the 5th - that person can pick a Bonus song that anyone is free to complete throughout the month!


LINKING LAYOUTS TO THE THREAD:
1. Go to the layout in your gallery.
2. Go to the Share section on the right-hand side and click on ‘Link/Embed Image'.
3. Click on 'IMG code' button.
4. Copy and paste the code which starts [url...] into the forum thread.

ALLOWING PUBLIC EMBEDDING:
1. Go to the layout in your gallery.
2. Click on 'Edit Image' tab at the top on the left side of the layout.
3. Scroll down to the bottom left side.
Check the box that says, ‘Allow Public Embedding’.

Participants & Inspirations:

1. Scrapanda (Amanda): Strawberry Wine - Deanna Carter
These Memories By Scrapanda

2. Kaylann (Kayla): Discord - The Living Tombstones
Memories By Kaylann

3. Monique_McCoy (Monique): Praying - Kesha
Fooled Again My Darling By Monique_McCoy

4. Texasmomof4 (Karen): Ironic - Alanis Morissette
It Figures By TexasMomOf4

5. cinderella4282 (Jennifer): True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
True Colors By Cinderella4282

6. ArtsyLC (Lisa): Rainbow Connection - Weezer and Hayley Williams

7. mrsmiller (Shannon): Miss Me More - Kelsea Ballerini
Hard to Find By Mrsmiller

8. msmama (Coleen): Home - Dierks Bentley
New Home By Msmama

9. Kaylann (Kayla) Round 2: Standing Outside the Fire - Garth Brooks
Higher and Higher By Kaylann

10. Lela-Scraps-n-Stamps (lLela): I Cross My Heart - George Strait
LN - Holiday Effects By LelaScraps-n-Stamps

11. Groovy Deborah (Deb): Dead Flowers - Demon Hunters
Dead Flowers By Groovy Deborah

12. Monique_McCoy (Monique) [Round 2]: Cry Pretty - Carrie Underwood

Bonus (picked by Texasmomof4 (Karen) You Say - Lauren Daigle

I'll be the one to choose for you Amanda! Let me think about it.

I'm in

Amanda, your song is " Strawberry Wine " by Deana Carter.

My son has been begging to pick a song for the challenge. Andy's choice is "Discord" remix by The LivingTombstones, originally done by Eurobeat Brony.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVZJGCpp0JU

[Verse 1]
I'm not a fan of puppeteers but I've a nagging fear
Someone else is pulling at the strings
Something terrible is going down through the entire town
Wreaking anarchy and all it brings

[Pre-Chorus]
I can't sit idly, no, I can't move at all
I curse the name, the one behind it all...

[Chorus]
Discord, I'm howlin' at the moon
And sleepin' in the middle of a summer afternoon
Discord, whatever did we do
To make you take our world away?

Discord, are we your prey alone
Or are we just a stepping stone for taking back the throne?
Discord, we won't take it anymore
So take your tyranny away!

[Verse 2]
I'm fine with changing status quo, but not in letting go
Now the world is being torn apart
A terrible catastrophe played by your symphony
What a terrifying work of art!

[Pre-Chorus]
I can't sit idly, no, I can't move at all
I curse the name, the one behind it all...

[Chorus]
Discord, I'm howlin' at the moon
And sleepin' in the middle of a summer afternoon
Discord, whatever did we do
To make you take our world away?

Discord, are we your prey alone
Or are we just a stepping stone for taking back the throne?
Discord, we won't take it anymore
So take your tyranny away!

*Music and Laughter*

Discord, I'm howlin' at the moon
And sleepin' in the middle of a summer afternoon
Discord, whatever did we do
To make you take our world away?

Discord, are we your prey alone
Or are we just a stepping stone for taking back the throne?
Discord, we won't take it anymore
So take your tyranny away!

I'm in. I be back with a song for you, Monique.

Updated!

Kayla - I love that song!

Here you go Monique

Praying by Kesha

I’m in!!

I'm in my song choice is True Colors by Cyndi Lauper.

Lyrics
You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged
Oh I realize
Its hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
And the darkness inside you
Can make you feel so small
But I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful
Like a rainbow
Show me a smile then
Don't be unhappy, can't remember
When I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there
And I'll see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful
Like a rainbow
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there
And I'll see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors
True colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful
Like a rainbow

I'm in!
I just recently discovered "Rainbow Connection" by Weezer and Hayley Williams from Paramore. Of course they sang it on the Muppet Show.

Rainbow Connection lyrics

Karen, I chose Ironic by Alanis Morissette.

An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isn't it ironic, don't you think
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought, it figures
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
He waited his whole ******** life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well, isn't this nice."
And isn't it ironic, l don't you think
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought, it figures
Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic, don't you think
A little too ironic, and yeah I really do think
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought, it figures
Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
And life has a funny way of helping you out
Helping you out.

Updated to here!

SO glad to see you back Shannon!

Count me in! My song choice is Miss Me More by Kelsea Ballerini

https://genius.com/Kelsea-ballerini-miss -me-more-lyrics

• mrsmiller Said:

OMG- this song holds so many memories for me. When I was in high school, the show choir I was in was called "The Rainbow Connection" and we sang this song. May have to visit my mom to see if we have any photos.

• Scrapanda Said:

Thanks Amanda!
I missed you gals!

• ArtsyLC Said:

Guess I couldn't have picked a more perfect song! So glad you like it.

Happy December!

And here is mine. I had the song "Discord" I took my inspiration from the lyrics "or are we just a stepping stone for taking back the throne" and used the words stepping stone in my journaling. "Stepping stone by stepping stone we made this place our home."

Memories By Kaylann

I believe I'll sign up again. I'll be back with a song in a bit...

Home by Dierks Bentley

West on a plane bound west I see her stretching out below
Land blessed motherland the place where I was born
Scars yeah, she's got her scars sometimes it starts to worry me
'Cause lose, I don't wanna lose sight of who we are

From the mountains high to the wave-crashed coast
There's a way to find better days I know
It's been a long hard ride, got a ways to go
But this is still the place, that we all call home

Free, nothing feels like free
Though it sometimes means we don't get along
'Cause same, no we're not the same
But that's what makes us strong

From the mountains high, to the wave-crashed coast
There's a way to find, better days I know
It's been a long hard ride, got a ways to go
But this is still the place that we all call home oh yeah

Brave got it call it brave to chase that dream across the sea
Names then they sign their names for something they believe
Red how the blood ran red and we laid our dead in sacred ground
Just think wonder what they'd think if they could see us now

It's been a long hard ride, got a ways to go
But this is still the place, that we all call home
It's been a long hard ride and I won't lose hope
This is still the place that we all call home

Updated! Great working getting your first one done already Kayla!

It feels good!

I finished November and would like to play again for December. Since I just finished watching the Garth Brooks Special on TV, I Pick

Standing Outside the Fire

I’ll play again!

I Cross My Heart by George Strait

Our love is unconditional
We knew it from the start
I can see it in your eyes
You can feel it from my heart
From here on after
Let's stay the way we are right now
And share all the love and laughter
That a lifetime will allow.
I cross my heart
And promise to
Give all I've got to give
To make all your dreams come true
In all the world
You'll never find
A love as true as mine
You will always be the miracle
That makes my life complete
And as long as there's a breath in me
I'll make yours just as sweet
As we look into the future
It's as far as we can see
So let's make each tomorrow
Be the best that it can be
I cross my heart
And promise to
Give all I've got to give
To make all your dreams come true
In all the world
You'll never find
A love as true as mine
And if along the way we find a day
It starts to storm
You've got the promise of my love
To keep you warm
In all the world
You'll never find
A love as true as mine
A love as true as mine
Songwriters: Eric Kaz / Steve Dorff
I Cross My Heart lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Zena Musicl

acu

Lela - I believe I've got your song for my second round! Wheels are turning.

Great bunch of songs ladies! Updated to here

I have the pictures and what I'm going to use from my song picked.

• msmama Said:

I never heard this song because this really isn't my type of music but it is awesome! So pretty and meaningful. Wish it was around when I was younger. Anyway, I am working on mine.

Also, I am acu!

I'm finished for December. I'd like to play again this month if there's time to sign up again. I picked the word "fooled" from Kesha's song "Praying".

Fooled Again My Darling By Monique_McCoy

• Monique_McCoy Said:

You bet there is! I am just about to close it off - so you go ahead and pick for Deborah.

For you I pick "Cry Pretty" by Carrie Underwood

Random.org has selected Texasmomof4 (Karen) to pick our bonus song for December!

My pick for Deborah is "Dead Flowers" by Demon Hunter. They are a Christian Metal Band. I heard a different song by them that I really liked and after listening to some of their other songs, Christian or not, they really are a great band.

https://youtu.be/PmQ_pKPh8cU

Dead Flowers"

I feel Ashamed
With Abandon in my Heart and on my Face
I've suffered the Blame
I would show to you this way but I'm too late

When the Sorrow, it breaks them
I will replace them
For You

Dead Flowers for the Torn Apart
Laid at the grave to heal a Broken Heart
Let it Rain until it Floods
Let the Sun Breathe Life Once More
Reborn

I Wish You the Same
To walk beside and carry on this Flame
To see you again
With a Radiance of Pure and Holy Name

When the Sorrow it breaks them
I will replace them
For You

Dead Flowers for the Torn Apart
Laid at the grave to heal a Broken Heart
Let it Rain until it Floods
Let the Sun Breathe Life Once More
Reborn

Dead Flowers for the Torn Apart
Laid at the grave to heal a Broken Heart
Let it Rain until it Floods
Let the Sun Breathe Life Once More
Reborn

Dead Flowers for the Torn Apart
Dead Flowers for the Torn Apart
Dead Flowers for the Torn Apart
Dead Flowers for the Torn Apart

Let it Rain until it Floods
Let the Sun Breathe Life Once More
Reborn

Dead Flowers for the Torn Apart
Dead Flowers for the Torn Apart
Dead Flowers for the Torn Apart
Dead Flowers for the Torn Apart
Dead Flowers for the Torn Apart
Dead Flowers for the Torn Apart

Here's the bonus song

"You Say" by Lauren Daigle

I keep fighting voices in my mind that say I’m not enough
Every single lie that tells me I will never measure up
Am I more than just the sum of every high and every low?
Remind me once again just who I am, because I need to know (ooh oh)
You say I am loved when I can’t feel a thing
You say I am strong when I think I am weak
You say I am held when I am falling short
When I don’t belong, oh You say that I am Yours
And I believe (I), oh I believe (I)
What You say of me (I)
I believe
The only thing that matters now is everything You think of me
In You I find my worth, in You I find my identity, (ooh oh)
You say I am loved when I can’t feel a thing
You say I am strong when I think I am weak
And You say I am held when I am falling short
When I don’t belong, oh You say that I am Yours
And I believe (I), oh I believe (I)
What You say of me (I)
Oh, I believe
Taking all I have and now I'm laying it at Your feet
You have every failure God, and You'll have every victory, (ooh oh)
You say I am loved when I can’t feel a thing
You say I am strong when I think I am weak
You say I am held when I am falling short
When I don’t belong, oh You say that I am Yours
And I believe (I), oh I believe (I)
What You say of me (I)
I believe
Oh I believe (I), yes I believe (I)
What You say of me (I)
Oh I believe (oh)

Very beautiful lyrics Karen!

Updated!

mms

Here's my layout for round 2. I had the song "Standing Outside the Fire" by Garth Brooks and I took the lyrics "higher and higher" for my layout.

Higher and Higher By Kaylann

I used the lyrics "it figures" as my title from the song Ironic by Alanis Morissette.

It Figures By TexasMomOf4

Updated! It's been busy, busy, busy around here! And I still have some Christmas cards to do so no layouts for me yet this month.

mms

mms

acu

mms

jci and will be posting mine later.

My song was, "Miss Me More" by Kelsea Ballerini. I used some of these lyrics, "...it's hard to even find them..." for my title:

Hard to Find By Mrsmiller

Updated! I still have not done a single lo this month - but at least I have an idea now for my song!

acu

mms

Still have my layout idea, got the papers out at least but that's as far as I have gotten! This month has just been too busy so far!

jci

Merry Christmas

• Scrapanda Said:

Merry Christmas! I've been working on layouts but they've all been for my DD. Taking a break tomorrow to work on some other layouts, this one is on the list. I just ordered the photos I wanted to use, will get this done

acu

Hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!

I finally got my layout done a couple of nights ago! I used the lyrics "these memories" from my song Strawberry Wine
These Memories By Scrapanda

January thread is up and running - ready for sign ups!

Please note that for January we are doing a "fresh start" so you can go ahead and sign up even if you aren't done December.
https://www.scrapbook.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/1675...

acu

It gets dark so early these days and has been so gloomy - it's been hard to get a good picture to post =/

I got the inspiration of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors"

True Colors By Cinderella4282

This is a photo of DD and her friends from daycare that went to 4K together. They were so kind to one another on the bus - that the bus driver mentioned something to the daycare teachers. I was so proud of them. At 4 - to show their true colors in such a nice, sweet way.

It sure is hard to get a good photo in the limited daylight hours Jennifer! Got your layout added to the front!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! I'll be printing out my pictures tomorrow for my 2nd page.

Change of plans. I found a picture that will work, be back to post it in the morning!

LYou challenged me SO MUCH! I enjoyed learning a new song. I’ve always loved heavy metal and hearing from a new Christian group made me really excited. Thank you!

Dead Flowers By Groovy Deborah

acu

Here's Mine ... I had the lyrics from George Strait, Cross My Heart. I wrote them around the outside of the circle

LN - Holiday Effects By LelaScraps-n-Stamps

acu

My entry - no twist

song Home by Dierks Bentley. no twist

New Home By Msmama

acu!

ACU and updated!

Happy New Year to you all! Anyone have big plans? We just watched a movie with the kids and sent them to bed (9pm) and then after I catch up on here dh and I will just watch a movie (and I will more than likely fall asleep before midnight!)

We are officially closed - our random.org winner to pick the bonus is msmama (Coleen)!