Hey everyone! Erin (chickypow) here with the next dare! I’m thrilled at the participation we saw last week, as well as the amazing art you all created. This was a super tough one to pick a winner!! The next dare is a little different from last week, but I hope you all stick around and play with us!

First, here’s last week’s Random Winner!

Vany Qualtieri  with her great LO: 5 Reasons You’re the best Dog Ever

And my choice for the Winner of Dare #124 is Elisha with this AWESOME LO: 5 Reasons I love Cruising

Congrats Girls! Please email us at thedigidares @ gmail . com for your prize!!

Moving on, we have another fantastic sponsor for you guys to check out this week!  Just for playing along, you’ll get a 30% coupon to her store!

Now for this weeks Dare

What If…..

Well Spring should now be well on it’s way! While Spring is a lovely season, it also makes me feel kinda retrospective. This week I want us to go back in time and answer one of those “What If” questions that can float through our heads sometimes. For this weeks dare I want you to really think about it and scrap from your heart, be it a cracked piece of that heart or not. Let’s let some real, strong emotion shine through our pages!

The question: If you could go back in time, to whenever you wanted, and could change ONLY ONE decision that you have made in the past, what would it be? It’s up to you how much you want to share, but it has to be a real answer, a deeper answer. You do NOT have to scrap the question, but make sure that you make the subject clear. We are going to work with symbolism also, sometimes not actually showing the full picture, but using symbolic images and words can really be eye catching and make people think.

Dare Flairs:

* You may only use 1 photo and it may NOT be of a person – choose something that is symbolic of your answer.
* I want you to try and choose elements that are symbolic of the subject your scrapping. Tell the story with the whole page, not just your words. It only has to make sense to you, but I want you to choose 1 element you are using symbolically and explain in your credits why it’s symbolic.
* You must use a neutral or dark background – by neutral I mean gray, tan, beige etc.
* Lastly, Try and make your photo look old and a bit tattered. We are digging into the past so lets reflect that in our image!

Here is some inspiration from our fabulous dare team!

Aja

The journaling is my own thoughts, interspersed with some verses from Hebrews.

My words (in black, representing my mistakes, and unbelief):

“My one regret is that I’ve said ‘no.’
Busy doing my own thing, I hear you call my name,
and I say, ‘no, not right now, maybe later.’
Every bad decision, every selfish thought, every negative word–
haven’t these also been ‘no’s?”

And these are the verses (in white, representing truth):

“Today, if you hear my voice, do not harden your hearts.”
“With confidence draw near to the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
“Lay aside every weight, and the sin that so easily entangles and run the race set before us with endurance.”

Credits:
Metal Alpha by ED by Gabi at SA
Stamped Canvas Alpha by Amber Clegg at SA
Background paper from Softly Spoken by HGD by Laurie Ann at SA
Clips (recolored) from Git R Done by beAudacious Designs at WST
Alphabet Soup Acrylic Alpha by Emily Powers at WST
Worn frame by Danielle at Catscrap
Sequins from Purity by Natali Design at SBG
Tab alpha and newsprint circles from Creation 23 by Catherine Designs & Createwings Designs at A5
Jewel flower from a freebie by Vinnie Pearce on her blog
Clock stamp and stitches from Faith by Two Sisters (retired)

K’Lynn

“Quis Separabit”
Background: Photos of the murals in Bogside and Shankill (faded into…)
Background: Line’s Wishes
Bullet Holes & Hanging Rifle: Chantelle81’s Target Practice (blog freebie)
Bar Stool: Elodie’s Souffle de Legerete
Barbed Wire: Donna Rafferty’s Dad’s Old Barn 2
Frame: Holliewood Studios’ Toy Box
Shattered Glass: Kimberly Cameron’s CU Shattered Glass
Army Men: Weeds & Wildflowers’ My Favourite Things
Paint Can: extracted by myself
Paint Spill: Emily Powers’ The Artist’s Canvas
Paint Brushes: Annie Vallieres’ Wet Paint
Hand Print: Holliewood Studios’ She’s So Trashy
Paint Roller: Valerie Randall’s Decorate
Alpha: Weeds & Wildflowers’ Cherish

Alice

Credits : Roots and Wing by Madame Mim & Holly designs ; Worn photo overlay by Something Blue studio ; Everyday Celebration by Audrey Neal ; Creation 23 by Createwings and Catherine Designs ; Printer block alpha by Kim Hill. Font : Prestige Elite Std

Leora

Credits:
Metal clip from Xtreme Teen by Kim Hill at CG Essentials
Background paper from A Walk in the Park, Overlay on photo from Dec. freebie, Journal Block and button from With Love, and Recycled Alpha: Graph paper by Leora Sanford at Little Dreamer Designs
Arrows and stitching, New Zealand Naturals by Lauren Reid at Little Dreamer Designs
Font: CK Kollette
Action used on photo is SX-70 by Totally Rad! Actions

Journaling on paper reads: some might think that if i could go back in time and change one thing, that it would be to go back and make better choices growing up, especially during my high school years..they may think that if i went back and changed all of the mistakes i made, i could have saved myself from a lot of heartache, trials and unhappiness. some think that i could have had more of a normal high school experience if only i hadn’t made the choices that i made. what if i hadn’t gone to that party…what if i hadn’t met your dad…what if i hadn’t made that one choice that altered my life forever. what if i had taken the road intended for me…
Journaling in the arrow box reads: i am who i am because i made those choices. yes, i experienced hardships that a teenager should never have to go through, but i have you and i wouldn’t change it for the world.

Symbolism: The picture is symbolic of the two directions that my life could have gone (one easier than the other) and the arrow is symbolic of the direction I *did* take.

Julie Ann

Journaling on tag:

Nature of Illness or Injury
Patient failed to heed professional advice. She accepted employment with the dragonlady of interior design. Dragonlady chewed her up and spit her out.

First Aid Administered
Several years of therapy, and renewal of faith.

Rest of journaling:
If I had never walked through that door, I might never have given up my career as an interior designer. I might have used my degree to make the world beautiful. Maybe I would have ended up more materialistic instead of spiritual. Maybe i would have found success, but would I have become a diamond in the rough?

Credits:
Woodworks by Leora Sanford
That Had to Hurt by Leora Sanford
Worn Photo Overlays2 by Something Blue Studios
Stamp Act by Leora Sanford
Mark That Date Again by Emily Powers
Chippie Birdie Alpha by beAudacious Designs
Staple by Tangie Baxter
Diamond from Build A Flower at Oscraps
2peas Architect Font
Photo from sxc.hu

Erin

The toy soldier is symbolic of how powerless I felt at the time, only in retrospect, I realize I was not (therefore it’s “toyness”)

Just Plain Krafty Papers, Stitched Frames, Hushabye Elements and He’s Adorable Elements – Pink Ellie Designs @ A5D
Everyday Celebrations Elements, Branch and Berry Elements – Audacious Designs @ WAS
Damaged Goods Elements – Kim Jensen @ Scrapdish
Worn Photo Overlays – Danielle @ Catscrap
Fonts: Gunny Handwriting, Dear Joe and Bulky Refuse type

Traci

Benjamin Elements, My Friends Elements and Art Bin – Neutrals Collection by Kim Hill, Overlay by Danielle CT, Cap from internet, table and letters by me.

Janet

JOURNALING: i don’t wish that i could turn back time and do the right thing, i wish i could turn back time and do the wrong thing. it would have been irresponsible, foolish, juvenile and would have changed my life forever. but since that time, i have often wished that i had made the other choice. then i wouldn’t have to regret and wonder. those lyrics will always be in my head… “Sometimes its wrong doing what’s right”

Background paper by Doris Castle at Scrapbook Graphics
Stitching by Syrin at Catscrap
Staples by Shabby Princess
Stock photo from istockphoto
Tag by Diane Rigdon from Scrapartist
Fonts are typewriter scribbled and CK Ali’s Hand

Christine

CREDITS: Heart Sweet Heart Papers by Diane Rigdon; Life 365 Toolkit by Gina Marie Huff; Tattered Photo Overlays by Lynne-Marie Favreau; Handprints brush by Memories-Stock @ DeviantART; photo from stock.xchng; Fonts are Crayon Alphabet, Crayon Kids 1; LD Blankie, & CK Ali’s Writing.

Meghan

scale=evil for me. There was one point of my life where I let what a number was consume me. Thankfully I am past that and have learned to just trust my body but living like that is one part of my life i would dwell on if I let myself have regrets.
Background paper and doodle border-Lauren Grier, Elements-Lets Get Physical-Heather Roselli and Mandabean, Frame Overlay-Penny Springmann, Skinny Boy Alpha-Audrey Neal, font-CK Ali’s writing

Lynette

Credits: Notebook and rubberband from Caught Thinking by Eva Kipler and Julie Billingsley. Number stamp from Everyday Celebrations by Audrey Neal. Life Snips by Emily Powers. Old School Alpha by Zoe Pearn. Worn overlay by Penny Springmann. Fonts are American Typewriter and DJB Jenna. UC Davis image from the internet.

Have fun and I can’t wait to see what you all come up with!!!