Hello Scrappers!  Christine here with a new Dare for ya this week!

Before we get to that, here are the winners from last week’s dare.

I picked this adorable layout by luvfromindia:

I just love the photo and the contagious smiles!

Our random winner this week is from tantan:

Congratulations girls!  Please email us at thedigidares @ gmail.com for your prize!

This week we are so excited to have the fabulous Jodie McNally as our sponsor!

Click on the image to learn more about Jodie!

Click here to go to Jodie’s blog where I heard she’s got a little sumpin sumpin for ya!

Just for playing along this week, you’ll receive a coupon for 30% off Jodie’s Store!

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Now onto this week’s Dare…

This is about the time of year when those of us in the northern hemisphere are just about sick of cold weather already! It’s time to dream of a warm sandy beach with lots of sunshine, blue skies, turquoise waters, hammocks swaying in the gentle breezes… I can see it already, and I want to be there!  For this week’s dare I want you to scrap a page about your favorite or dream vacation. It can be a previous vacation, or one that you dream to take sometime.

Dare flares:
-Make a list of all the elements of a perfect vacation and use that as your journaling.
-Use a shape that has its center cut out, but not a frame.
-Use some paint strokes on your layout, whether as paint itself or as masks for your photos/papers.

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Some inspiration from the Dare girls:

Erin

Oil Paint Papers and Day, Family Tree elements – Miss Mint at Peppermint Creative
Boutique Story Bits Alpha – Laurie-Ann at Scrap Artist
Digital Distressing Kit – Nancie Rowe Janitz at Scrap Artist
Color My World Elements and Falling into the Box elements – MK Designs at the Digichick
Rough to the Touch Frames – Lori Davison at SBG
Time of Joy Elements – Jofia at Shabby Pickle
French Market Kit – Laura Deacetis at SPD (Antique Keyhole – shape with Center Cut out)
Fonts: Doctor and Laundromat 1967

Shelly

Credits: Photo from Stock Exchange; BG paper, umbrella, grass and chair by MKDesigns; sun by Julie Bullock; paint mask and clouds by Paint the Moon; alpha by Emily Powers: fonts are Pegsannal HMK and Pea Stacy.

Christine

CREDITS: Christine’s Seaside Escape & Laurie’s Pool Party by Sherrie Piegdon; Untitled Vol 1 & Beach Clusters by Joanne Brisebois; Beach Word Art & Travel Word Art by Jodie McNally; Knocking On Heaven’s Door by MK Designs; font is Cholo Sperry Rand R20.

Even our designer sponsor this week Jodie McNally got in on the Dare action!

My perfect vacation is honestly anywhere with my husband and daughter. We looooove a good road trip! I listed my important must-haves on the sticky notes: GPS, iPods, camera, charger, phones, snacks, sunscreen, sunglasses, Tag Reader, Lily’s backpack, laptop & charger, and KEYS!
My item with the center cut out is the key ring and/or keys.
Credits: paint splat from [Destination: Good Times] by Vicki Stegall + TaylorMade; photo papers from The Scene – Take 3 & 4 by Holliewood Studios; dream vacation word art by me (a freebie on my blog this week when you sign up for my newsletter); keys and staple by Karah Fredricks from our collab, Triple Dog Dare with Jacque Larson; my Travel Word Art; sticky notes from Remind Me by Karah Fredricks.

Mabel

Credits: Jofia Designs The inocent of imagination – The Cloudy Day – Winter Garden – Sea oh Sea – Kit for a cold days – Need Some Water – Sweet Melody / Ah! Designs White Almond / Kitty Designs Owlie Loves Fall / CD.Muckosky Painters Tape – Arty Party Splitz Splatz / Creashens bye bye birdie
Font Two peas tuxedo

Kristin

Credits: Key to my Heart by MK Designs @ The Digi Chick; Baby on Board alpha by Kristin Cronin-Barrow @ SSD

Meghan

Credits:
Rainforest Revelry-Misty Cato, Bad Sewing Machine Stitching-Traci Reed, Frame Mask-Penny Springmann, White Paper-Key To My Heart-MK Designs, Fonts-CK Ali’s Writing and Arriere Garde

Traci

Credits: The Candy Beach and Sea Oh Sea by Jofia, Tequila Sunrise by MK Designs, Beach Word Art by Jodie McNally, Party Out Back by Kristin CB, Fun With Flag its by Manda Bean

Lynnette

Credits: Patterned papers from Rainbow Joy by Peppermint Creative. Cardstock by Kasia. Worn overlay by Penny Springmann. Circle brush by Michelle Coleman. Glitter paint by Meredith Fenwick. Stitching by Traci Reed. Black alpha from Love Bug by Zoe Pearn and Melissa Bennett. Love note paper from Madly, Madly, Madly by MandaBean. Fonts are Grandby Medium and LD Remington Portable.

Karah:

Credits: distressed paper by Sherrie Pigdeon; wordart by Jodie McNally; frame, swirl,  folded corner, brown paper by Karah Fredricks; map image found online; fonts: copperplate gothic light, bodoni MT, BONNIE, cancellaresca script, ABIGAIL, Benny Blanco, Pea Jenny Script, 1942 Report.

So get ready to show us your favorite/dream vacation and you could be a winner next week!  Happy scrappin’ everyone!