Happy Holidays to Digiland! How are you all doing out there? Ready for a new dare? We are giving you two weeks for this dare considering the holidays so mark your calendars and be sure to give yourself a few moments to do something for yourself and scrap a dare!

Before I, Julie Ann Shahin, reveal to you my dare, let me announce our winners from Dare #159. Remember, to have a chance at $40 worth of sponsors’ gift codes you need to upload your layout based on Dare #16o, instructions below, before December 31, and link it to this blog post.

So, our Darer’s pick winner for this week is this lovely layout by makabe

makabe

Our random winner is an equally lovely layout by mhreen08

Congratulations to both of you for your wonderful layouts!  Please email as at digidares *at* gmail *dot* com to claim your prizes.

Our sponsor this week is our own scrappilicious Traci Reed!!!! You can find her store full of beautiful goodies at Sweet Shoppe Designs.

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DARE #160

As you think over the past year, think of the major news stories.

Where do you get your news? Do you watch the news daily on T.V., read the newspaper, or get your news online? Which is your favorite? Which is your least favorite, if you wish to say? Are you interested more in local news, sports, or entertainment news for instance? Do you find a change in mood if you take a break from watching the news? Do you feel in a better mood? Are you interested in world news? Do you plan to make changes for 2010?

Dare Flair:

• Journal enough to tell us about your preferences for the news answering the questions above.
• Use three photos, stock photos are allowed. Three photos, no more- no less.
• One of the three photos should be out of bounds (see this tutorial for out of bounds photo effect http://jfletcherphoto.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/out-of-bounds-effect/ )
• Use the word “news” creatively on the layout in a bold way, anywhere but it has to be bold. Have fun with typography!

Here is some inspiration from our fabulous Darers!

From me, Julie Ann

Credits: Stitching – Traci Reed; Swift Kick In The -Journal SPrompts – Gypsy Couture; Font – Mom’s Typewriter; Express Yourself Papers by Audrey Neal; Ransom Alpha from Urban Gazette by Mandy Steward; Date Stamps by Amber Clegg; Angst journaling label by Jennifer Barrette; Jon Stewart photo from Wikimedia Commons; Max and Jason photo from Google Images; Laptop Image from Flickr by nic’s events (Creative Commons-licensed content for adaptation, modification or building upon)

Aja:

Credits:
Reflections Collab with Vinnie Pearce at SA
Little Miss Bliss by Aja Abney & Christine Honsinger at SA
Guy Thing by Aja Abney & Dianne Rigdon at SA
Antique Type Alpha by Nancie Rowe Jantiz at SA
News Alpha by Sherrie JD at SA
CK Ali’s Hand Font
Stock photos from Stock Xchng

Valorie:

Credits: All About News by Camila Designs; Acrylic frame by Fruitloop Sally; Circles Stamps by Taylormade Designs; Splat by Vicki Stegall; Stitches by Traci Reed; Scribble by Kitty Designs; and Alpha by Amber Clegg.

Barb:

I used to be a news junkie, but not any more. It seems that everybody I once admired, from presidents to golfers, consistantly let me down with their lying, cheating, stealing, and/or lack of integrity and character. It disgusts me. I guess good character is only required of “regular people” these days and that’s shameful.

Frames: Ultimate Art Collection by Christina Renee Designs
Doodle Frame: Add On Chick mini kit by Amy Hutchinson
Arrow: Doodle Dads by Lauren Reid
Starbursts: Color My World kit by Julia Matokinski
Box: New Zealand Naturals kit by Lauren Reid
Title Alpha: Hot News Black Alpha by Lauren Reid
Newsprint paper: Newsprint by Jacquie Larson
Rolled Paper Edges: Curled Paper Edges by Anna Aspnes
Speech Bubbles: Downloaded from the internet
Wall Street Journal page: downloaded from the internet
Fonts: Mom’s Typrwriter, Impact, 2Ps Short Blonde Hair, Ransom Note, Too Much Paper, Kidprint, Hobo Std, Jump Start, and Against Myself

Alice:

Journaling : I’d love to say that i follow the news everyday, that i read the newspaper : Libé, Le Monde,…But that’s not true. I barely watch the news on TV, only when i’m home at that time. It’s not that i’m not interested in what’s going on in the world, but i have to admit that i have a true preference for the news that concerns my family and friends !

Credits : Junkyard kit by Sherrie JD ; Sugar Mallow kit, Pretty Posies by Amy Wolff ; Christmas Messy Machine Alpha, Paint It Like You Mean It alpha by Rachel Young ; Underwood Alpha by See Jane Scrap.
Font : Prestige Elite Std

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Please link us your dare layouts by December 31st – enjoy your extra week deadline (see rules above).  Happy Scrapping & Happy Holidays to You and Yours!

xoxo,

Julie Ann