Hello everyone! It’s Traci here bringing you the dare for this week!  Thank you all so much for participating! You all had such gorgeous layouts with such heartbreaking stories to share…big cyber ***HUGS*** to you all!

Here are our winners from last week!

Our Random winner is Michelle with this very heartfelt layout:

And my pick this week is Lauren not only for her beautiful work but also because this is one of my favorite songs and I can identify with her subject matter

Congrats Girls! Email us at thedigidares @ gmail . com for your prizes!

Now on to this week’s dare!  We’re moving into July pretty quickly and we’ve just changed sponsors for the new month and this month we have FIVE sponsors so that’s a chance to win $50 in gift certificates for the next five weeks! This week’s sponsor spotlight is none other than the Fabulous Valorie Wibbens of Spotted Dog Designs at We Are Storytellers! Click on the image to learn more about her!

This week we’re playing for a coupon for 35% off Valorie’s store for everyone that plays along!

Phew! Finally on to this week’s Dare!

Chaos.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the chaos of living a life with 2 boys. Add to that school ending, moving, and other changes and my life is in an utter state of chaos right now. What about your life, what is chaotic in your life? Or maybe, what’s chaotic about someone you love? Chaos isn’t necessarily a bad thing and even when it is negative, it teaches us lessons and how to cope with imperfection.

So my challenge to you, is to scrap something chaotic. Maybe there’s a room in your house that you just can’t keep clean. Maybe you have two boys like me and have a constant happy chaos, or maybe the economy has turned your life upside down and provided unwanted chaos in your life.

Flair:
I want your layout to either contrast with your chaotic message and be super clean lined and graphic OR go with the chaotic flow and be MESSY, feel free to experiment and leave the Ctrl+Z alone!
I don’t want to see the word Chaos on your layout, in fact, pick a synonym (here or here) for your title and make it big!

Here’s some examples from our team!

Aja

Masking Tape Alpha by Valorie Wibbens at WST
Stitched Grid by Two Sisters at WST (retired)
Art My Journal Collab at SA
Frame Me by Gina Miller at SA
Flowers by Design by Lili at SA
Date Stamps by Amber Clegg at SA
Punky Petals and Doodled Arrows by Kate Hadfield at TLP
Quirky Stitches by Jackie Eckles at LDD

Valorie

Journaling:
No matter what we say or do, you always do your own thing. You are as stubborn as they come. You are always getting into the garbage and tearing things up. We punish you and yet you still continue to wreck havoc while we sleep or are gone. We have had to replace 4 bike seats, 2 lawn mower seats, wiring for both the pick-up and a trailer as well as some wood on the front deck. Why do we keep you? Because you have been part of our family since you were a puppy and we love you every bit as much as you love us. So you go on and continue in your state of anarchy and one day you will grow out of that puppy stage and become the guard dog we paid for!! You big LUGNUT!!! Note: His name is Lugnut.
Credits:
Everything from Piggy Tales kit by Spotted Dog Designs (Valorie Wibbens) @ WST except:
Brown stitching by Amber Clegg @ SA
Chicken wire by Creashens @ CS
Grommet and burlap by Leora Sanford @ LDD
Stamp frame by ScrapKitchen Designs @ SSD
Brush by Kristin Rice @ A5D
Twig and tape by Natali Designs @ SBG
Branch by Amanda Rockwell @ SA
String by Amy Hutchinson @ A5D
Brick stamp and Date stamp by Lynne-Marie @ CS
Ladybug by Valorie Brown @ FPD

Alice

Credits : Treetop kit by Tangie Baxter ; Backyard kit by Camila Designs ; Stitched grid by Two Sisters Design ; Love in the rain by Rachel Young ; Hand carved alpha by Danielle Donaldson.
Font : Prestige Elite Std.

Leora

Journaling:
you have developed a style that I would define as hodge-podge. the walls to your bedroom are covered with your art, torn magazine pages, and random word art. your closet is an eclectic array of funky, colorful pieces. there is no rhyme or reason to your style. but as odd as sounds, your style has this sense of cohesiveness that very few would understand. but i understand it. it’s just you in every sense of its meaning.
Credits:
Summer’s Kiss and Fresh Produce Felties by Spotted Dog Designs at {WST}
Where Do Dreams Go by Tiffany Tillman at Little Dreamer Designs
Urban Sounds, Funky Tabbed, Put a Lid on It, Southern Comfort kit, April Showers, Dressed Up Brads and Sticky Tabs by Leora Sanford at Little Dreamer Designs
Teen Angst by Jennifer Barrette at Elemental Scraps
Everyday Celebrations by Audacious Designs at {WST}

Traci

Credits: Lisa Rosey Posey Solids by Lauren Grier, Spilled Buttons by Spotted Dog Designs

Aggie

Credits: Tiffany Tillman Scrappable Single Collection 29 (Collection 6); Lleilla Designs-Panda Zen; Leora Sanford-Not Too Krafty Christmas Palette; Photo from Flickr (W/ Creative Commons License)

Karah

Credits: paper used in alpha by Emily Merritt, checked strip by Jacque Larsen, buttons by Karah Fredricks, background paper by Cinnamon Designs, Font: DJBLorraine

I can’t WAIT to see what you guys come up with! Knock my socks off!