I come from a very musical family. I knew the music for the Nutcracker Suite long before I ever saw the ballet. I remember the first time I saw it, I was very disturbed by the fight between the Mouse King and the Nutcracker. I was trying to go with a collage look for my card. I have lace for the sugar plum fairy, the ballet shoes, a ticket, and of course the Nutcracker. Did you notice the Mouse King's tail in the corner? The sets I used on this card are JOYFUL NOISE by Layers of Color, CHRISTMAS POSTAGE DUE by Mark's Finest Papers and the ticket was from a Tim Holtz set.
Date: Friday, December 3, 2010 GMT Views: 390
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105224
Fri, Dec 03, 2010 @ 10:17 AM
Love the music bg and the mouse's tail in addition to the nutcracker!! Great job, MAriLynn!
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Fri, Dec 03, 2010 @ 10:30 AM
Super neat! Love what you've done! Great card!~
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131821
Fri, Dec 03, 2010 @ 11:18 AM
I always thought that was quite scary too - in fact it seems to me that several of Tchaikovsky's ballets have dark scenes in them. I like that you've added the ballet shoes to this - and the music, of course.
Registered: May 20, 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11608
Fri, Dec 03, 2010 @ 1:37 PM
Marilynn this is very pretty!! I love your color combination and the collage of Nutcracker items is just perfect!! You really nailed this challenge my friend, tfs!!!
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Fri, Dec 03, 2010 @ 4:34 PM
Love that added musical staff.
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