Hi everyone!

Thanks SO much for the awesome turn out for our anniversary dare last week!  All of the participants will be receiving an email within the next week with the free kit we showed you!

Before I dive into the dare, it’s time to pick some WINNERS!

My pick for the winner of last week’s dare is Anna with this A-M-A-Z-I-N-G layout:

The random winner of last week’s dare is this adorable layout by Michelle:

and finally, the person who has earned a GUEST SPOT as a darer is Heather with this awesome layout:

Congratulations!  Please email as at digidares *at* gmail *dot* com to claim your prizes!  Speaking of prizes – you may have noticed a slight change that took place last week.  We decided to switch things up a bit and will now be awarding the four $10 sponsor coupons to the Darer’s pick and the Random winner will receive coupons from our darer/designers.

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Our sponsor this week is the awesome Amy Wolff from The Lily Pad!  Check out our interview with Amy to find out a little bit more about her!

Alright – it’s dare time!

Non-traditional!

This time of year is SO nostalgic for me. I have so many wonderful memories of my childhood during the Holidays. There are the typical memories of finding the perfect Christmas tree, listening to holiday music, making gingerbread houses … but there are so many more obscure memories as well!

This week I want you to think of a non-traditional holiday memory you have from your childhood (or even a more recent year if you wish)!

Here are some examples of my own non-traditional memories:

• Traditional would be decorating the tree as a family. Everyone does that. Non traditional would be that our family eats frozen peaches for breakfast on Christmas every year.
• Traditional would be singing Christmas carols. Non traditional would be the funny way my dad sings a particular Christmas song every year.
• Traditional would be opening presents Christmas morning. Non-traditional would be the year my parents actually put coal in my stocking.

Dare Flair:

• If you don’t have a photo of the event, it’s ok to use no photos or stock photos.
• Since we’re talking about non-traditional memories, let’s go with some non-traditional colors as well! No red or green allowed!
• Let’s see some white space! Your photo(s) & elements can only cover 1/4 of your layout. Journaling, however, can cover as much space as you want.
• You must use at least one swirl brush
• You must use some fabric of some sort (felt, fabric, ribbon)

And now for some fabulous inspiration from the Dare Team!

Leora:

Journaling:
it was the first (and only) blizzard of the year…and it just happened to be Christmas Eve. We had plans to drive to Grandma and Grandpa’s house, but the roads were just too bad. We hadn’t done any food shopping for the week yet and everything was closed. The only place open in town was a convenience store. We stocked up on burritos and chips and made the most of our Christmas Dinner. It’s a memory we will never forget!

Credits:
background paper from the Promise of Tomorrow, stamp, gift and frame from Christmas Flair by Leora Sanford at Little Dreamer Designs
photo and closed sign are stock photos

Barb:

Journaling:
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Actually, it was really just the worst of times. We took Shannon to Michigan to spend
Christmas with Nana and PawPaw. Steve and his family were coming too, but Steve came down with the flu, and he still insisted on coming. That’s right, we all got it,
and it was UGLY. We had to drive home to Cincinnati on Christmas Eve. Fortunately, nobody puked in the car until we pulled into our garage. We even needed to evict
the neighbor’s family who were using our house while we were gone. It was just HORRIBLE. It was the WORST CHRISTMAS EVER!

Credits:
Dotted Paper, Gingerbread people, and felt polka alpha by Amy Wolff at The Lily Pad
Graph paper by Sande Krieger at Two Peas in a Bucket
Stitching by Lisa Whitney
Fonts are Two Peas Rocky Shore and Uppity Birdy by Audrey Neal
Cup stain brushes downloaded from the internet

Alice:

Credits:
Whispered Dreams collab by Aja Abney & Edeline Marta ; Antique Mini alpha by Nancy Rowe Janitz.
Font : Prestige Elite Std.

Valorie:

Journaling:
My childhood memories are quickly fading away as I grow older.
One Christmas really stands out because it was the last Christmas that I believed
in Santa. I remember that my brothers both got matching Steelers coats and hats.
I got a pink one. I also got this huge dollbaby with black hair too. She was the very
first gift I saw!!! There were tons more but these are the things that I remember. It was
the last Christmas that I felt part of a family.

Credits:
Downtown Loft by Amy Wolff; Postage frame by Lindsay Jane Designs; Button @ Ricrac by Lili Designs; Wire flower by K Studio; Christmas wordart by Heather Ann Designs; Swirl by Jenna Desai; Tree by Corina Neilsen.

Karah:

Journaling:
When I was growing up, my parents didn’t want us sneaking downstairs to check out our gifts on Christmas morning until they were up and ready to go down with us. Their solution?  They wrapped toilet paper across the banister at the top of the stairs.

We’ve carried on this “tradition” with our family now and we tape  toilet paper across the hallway so the kids can’t check out their goodies until we’re all ready to go out there as a family.  It’s so much fun to watch all of them break through the TP to run to all of the presents waiting for them under the Christmas tree!

Credits:
Papers, frame, swirl brush, staples by Karah Fredricks
Alpha Series 1 by SherrieJD
Tree & hearts from SherrieJD’s Pink Sugar Crystals
Bow by Helena Jole
Font: DJB Tweeny Bopper by Darcy Baldwin
Toilet paper image found online

Good luck and happy scrappin’!!!!

Be sure to post a comment with the link to your layout by midnight on Thursday, December 3rd to qualify!