weScrap Next Designer Contest

Starting March 18th thru April 15th, 2010 we will be holding a WeScrap's Next Designer Contest! We are looking at bringing on 3 new design team members to join our team! You must be able to participate in our 4-week contest if you submit an application. Challenges and other details will be posted on March 18th.

Applications are due March 17th.

*International applicants are welcome!

SIGN UPS: weScrap Next Designer Contest Thread

(1) Send a Scrapbook/artist resume & biography, as well as your full name, weScrap forum username, email address & full contact information with your submissions to allison.wescrap@gmail.com with"weScrap DT Call" in the subject line.

(2) Please include a link to your blog. Having an active blog is a mandatory part of this position.

(3) Please tell us of any scrapbook design teams you are currently on. You are required to only be on no more than 2 other manufacturer/kit teams and 2 other challenge/sketch teams while you hold your weScrap iTeam position.

(4) Please include the answers to the following questions:
-Why do you think you would make a great iTeam member?
What is your best attribute or skill?
-What is the attribute or skill that is a challenge to you?
-Do you feel that you can give inspiration, encouragement & techniques in the forum on a daily basis? How might you achieve this?
*Share any other information you feel is important for us to know about you.

If chosen as a weScrap iTeam member you will be responsible for the following:

1. You will be required to create Layouts, Cards, Altered items, Mini Albums anything that showcases the bi-monthly kits provided to you.

2. All DT members are required to be a registered member of our forum and post as much as possible each day. Starting threads and answering thread are a must as well as leaving praise in the gallery for our members and your fellow DT.

3. iTeam members are responsible for helping create & hosting forum challenges for our crops and providing new tips/techniques. You will be responsible for a few daily posts per month, newsletter assignments and creating work to be loading into our growing resource area.

4. Promote the weScrap site on your blog by posting any weScrap contests, news, announcements, projects, kit sneak peaks, kit reveals, etc. is mandatory.

5. DT members are to promote weScrap.com where ever and whenever allowed without breaking rules on other sites. An iTeam blinkie will be provided and required in your signatures on our forum and again anywhere without breaking rules on other sites. Updating and showcasing items on your blog.

6. Communication with your fellow iTeam members, Co-Presidents and Vice-President is essential to a great team & fantastic site. You will have access to the secure iTeam private forum.

7. This is a 6 month commitment; DT duties will start up on May 1, 2010. You will have immediate access to the DT forum as soon as you are notified of your new position so that you can get to know the other members and learn all about your responsibilities.

8. iTeam members will receive a discount in the weScrap store during their contracted time and free shipping if shipped with your bi-monthly kit items.

9. You will receive one free kit every other month to create with. Kits are packed with great products and fun things to create with.

****PLEASE NOTE**** This contest is also open to all members of the weScrap forum who would like to play along and NOT try out for the iTeam. There will be prizes available along the way.

I really hope to have alot of the blog fans either try out for the iTeam or just join us for the challenges, games and prizes that will be up for grabs.

**Blog Challenge #1: Sign up for either the contest or try out for the iTeam for a chance to earn 5 ballots for my monthly blog draw!! Please leave a comment below after you have signed up to play.

~Tara~

Wanna Win Copic??

I am sorry that I have been absent for a week. My youngest daughter has been suffering with a bladder infection that sneaked into her kidneys. We have been in and out of the hospital and fighting this nasty thing. She is finally on the mend and the worst seems to be over.

Now we can get back on track!!

The first thing I want to tell you is that weScrap has taken over the CCAS Blog and we are now starting to post on it again. I have a great Limited Edition Christmas Kit up for grabs. All you have to do is leave a comment to win. You have until the 31st of December to comment. How easy is that? Just look at this yummy kit:

The second thing I want to share with you is that I am hosting a Card Tag over at weScrap. We will be basing this tag on a sketch and I have my friend Teresa helping me out. We will be racing against eachother. This is a great way to get another Christmas card done!! Hop on over and sign up to play. You can sign up here: Card Tag Sign Ups.

Do you want some incentive to play??? Everyone on the winning team will win a Copic Marker!! These are fab to use on cards. If you've always wanted to one this is a great way to win one. Hurry because the game starts on Monday. :)

I will be posting another challenge in the morning. Look for it and play along for another great prize.

~Tara~

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July to all my American friends!! Hope you have a fun filled day of celebration and family!

I will be thinking of you while I finish cleaning my house and mowing my lawn.

Challenge: Email a photo of your celebration or post one on your blog and provide a link below to earn a ballot for the draw.

Create a layout or card using the colors red white and blue. Email it to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot for the draw.

Due: Sunday at midnight EST!!

~Tara~

CCAS Guest Designer ~ Challenge #6

Some of you may not know that my friend Ally and I run the CCAS blog. It is a great resource of information.

Have you ever wanted to be a Creative Chick and share your creativity with others? Now here's your chance to apply for a guest position on the CCAS blog.

How to Apply:

1. You must put a link on your blog to the CCAS blog and showcase the site in some way to help advertise all the cool things here.

2. You must submit one layout based on a Sunday sketch featured during March, one layout based on one the challenges during the month March and one tip that is scrapbook related to be posted on the blog.

Your guest designer requirements will include:

- Monday: Posting a challenge with an example.

- Tuesday: Post a scrapbook related tip or two.

- Wednesday: Post a word of the day with an example of the word used on a page or card.

- Thursday: Post a tutorial for a scrapbook related project. This does not need to be a large project.

- Friday: Posting a link to one of your favourite free font sites. Example is optional.

- Saturday: Share your favourite site or blog with the CCAS readers.

We are looking to fill one week positions for April (week 6th - 11th), April (week 27th – May 2), May (week 11th – 16th) and June (week 1st - 6th).

Due Date: April 1

Email all 3 of your submissions along with your name, location and a link to your personal blog to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca with “CCAS Guest Designer” in the subject line.

As part of becoming a guest designer and a Creative Chick, you will receive a small scrapbook related gift as a thank you for sharing work and you and your blog will be showcased on the CCAS blog site.

Ally and I look forward to receiving your applications! Good luck!

Challenge #6:

Visit the CCAS blog and post a three comments and email me at thynner5@yahoo.ca or link below. You will earn one ballot for my draw. No cheating... I'll be checking for your comments.

Due Date: March 31

Draw Date: April 1st

~Tara~

Challenge # 6~ Sketch Puzzle

Once again I found an amazing sketch from Ally on her So Sketchy Blog. Whenever you want a sketch to work with, head over to her blog. She has both layout and card sketches. Her DT is really talented as well.

Click on the links below to solve the sketch puzzle. Please note that they are both of the SAME sketch. One is just easier than the other.

Medium Version

Hard Version

If you have any troubles solving or printing the sketch email me at thynner5@yahoo.ca and I will send you the sketch to work with.

Challenge:

Solve the sketch puzzle (or email your sketch request) and create a layout based on this sketch. email it to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot for this months blog prize.

Due Date: March 31st

Draw Date: April 1st

Bonus: Ally also has a prize up for grabs this month. You can also email your layout to her at sosketchy@live.com Please make sure that when you send your layout to Ally that you keep the size of your image to below 150kB. Please include your name and title of your creation. Please identify what sketch numbers you used for your creations. (#7)

BLOG PRIZE: I have been lucky to get my hands on the new Chatterbox papers and Artsylicious embellies. Thanks to Sandy at Scrapshotz for all her help with this month's blog prize. She was also responsible for last month's Basic Grey Papers. She tracked down the Paper pack for me when they were sold out and I couldn't find any. She is an awesome person and her kit club is fantastic.

Again... another $50.00 value. Take a look at some of the peeks from the Chatterbox website.

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara~

A Cool Contest ~ Challenge #1

My good friend Lucy has a cool contest on her sketch blog. Scrapdango has generously donated a February kit as the prize!! Carrie is so sweet and generous!! When you get a chance check out the kits for this month. The last few have sold out!!

I plan on using this great sketch this weekend. I will post my layout after I have done it.

Challenge:
I would like you to hop over to Lucy's blog and create a layout using her sketch. You can then send it to her for a chance to win her lovely prize and also email a copy to me to earn a ballot for my monthly blog prize draw!! You can email me at thynner5@yahoo.ca and please put Thynner Blog in the subject line!

Due Date: March 31st
Draw Date: April 1st

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara~

Challenge #8 ~ The Cluster

One of the things I have been doing lately is making embellishment clusters. That simply means that I love to layer my embellishments together. I love the added dimension and interest this can add to a page.

I did this layout for Scrapdango and I loved how it turned out. I cut the bird image from one of the Webster's Pages Papers that I received with my DT kit. I then stamped on it using my Hero Arts Script stamp (one of my all time fav stamps). I then inked and used Glimmer Mist on the Magestical Memories Frame that was also in the kit. I placed some cool, glittered sheer fabric under the frame and adhered it to my page. I then attached my bird to the frame. I added a gem to the bird for an eye. I then stamped on the flower, added a button and placed it on the frame as well. Viola... and embellishment cluster.

Challenge:

I would like to see you use an embellishment cluster on your next creation. It can be either a card or layout. Email it to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot for this month's blog prize. I have a wonderful collection of Basic Grey Marakech goodies for one lucky winner!

Due Date: February 28th

Draw Date: March 1st

**Remember that you still have time to do some of the other challenges posted this month to earn a ballot. Any challenge posted in February counts as a ballot.**

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara~

Challenge #13 ~ By Hand

One of things I find most compelling on a page is when someone cuts out some elements and adds it to their pages. There are so many beautiful patterned papers out there right now that literally shout at you to cut it up.

Here is a page I did where I cut out some lovely flowers from some Bo Bunny papers and adhered them on the page with some chipboard flowers:

Here is another sample where I cut out various elements from the We R Memory Keepers Nonsense paper:

**Use pop up dots to make your element really POP off the page! I love to do this.

Challenge:

I would like to see you cut out something from your patterned paper and add it to your layout or card. You will earn one ballot for this month's Blog Prize Draw of $50.00 worth of scrappy goodies. Do you love Heidi Swapp?? I'll post a picture later tonight!

Please email your creation to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca or provide a link below.

Due Date: January 31st

Draw Date: February 1st

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara~

Art Freckles Surprise & Challenge #6

I know alot of you were disappointed that the new Art Freckles kit that I posted sold out so quickly.

Well... I have a surprise for you!! Shannon decided to put together another amazing kit since it is her birthday this month and since she loves surprises!! Check out this beautiful WRMK's kit:


This kit contains:
8 sheets of 12x12 double sided patterned paper from WRMK Heart Attack Line
(2 of each design)
* Be Mine
* Crush
* Honey Bunny
* Twitterpated
6 sheets of Bazzill cardstock (2 ea. of Lily White, Buttercream, and Dragonfly)
1 pkg. Scrap-icing Loopy Daisies
1 pkg WRMK glitter brads Heart Attack Line
1 pkg WRMK glitter lace Heart Attack Line
1 pkg WRMK designer eyelets & snaps Heart Attack Line
1 sht. WRMK embossed stickers Heart Attack Line
1 pkg. Bazzill 3/4" ruby red blossoms
2 yards cream lace

It is available right now to buy. I wouldn't wait too long because they go so fast!


Challenge #6:
I would like to see you do a 2 page layout. I started out doing 2 page layouts almost 5 years ago. I remember how scared I was to try a single page layout. Now, most of my layouts are single pages and I rarely do 2 pages anymore.

The thing that I do love about a double page layout is that I can fit so much more photos. It is a great way to showcase 4 or more photos.

Here is a layout I did for Scrapdango. Thank goodness Carrie likes double page layouts. It pushes me to create more.


Yep... it's Paige surrounded by lots of Arctic Chill goodness. We had so much fun sledding at Grandpa Larry's on New Years Day. We were oblivious to the cold and rosy cheeks we all got.





Please email your creation to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca or link it below. You will earn a ballot for this month's draw worth $50.00 of new goodies!! I'll compile a list of goodies for tomorrow!

Due Date: January 31st
Draw Date: February 1st

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara~

Some Fabulous News

I have been so excited the last few days. I received word that I was chosen as a Guest Design Team member for an amazing new kit Club called Art Freckles. The forum has a great family vibe to it and the girls are really talented too.

Shannon had just under 50 people apply for the call. She was looking for a new DT member and two Guest DT's. I honestly didn't think I stood a chance when I saw the numbers and the talent ladies that applied. Soooooooooo.... I was super excited when I got the news!!

Congrats to Kimberly for being the newest DT at Art Freckles. She is really talented and deserves the spot! A big shout out to my new buddy Ching for winning the other Guest DT spot. She is awesome and man... she can scrap!

Be sure to check out the new site and the cool kits they offer. They are also having a cool "Use Your Stash" contest where you can win a Guest DT spot!

Challenge #2

Sign on to the forum and tell them Tara sent you for a ballot for my monthly draw. You are sure to love it there. Art Freckles Forum

~Tara~

Challenge #8 ~ Sketch Puzzle

I have had a few requests for more sketch puzzles. Since I want to keep everyone happy I have put together another one for you. Please keep in mind that both the medium and hard versions are of the same sketch. I just want to put one that may be a little challenging for you. Just solve the puzzle, print out the sketch and create a layout!

medium version

hard version

Please email your layout to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot for this months Blog Prize Draw valued at $50.00. I will post a pic of the amazing prize tomorrow after I am done my volunteer work.

If you have troubles printing the sketch off and/or would like me to email the sketch to you just drop me an email.

Deadline: December 31st
Draw Date: January 1st

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara~

Challenge #6 ~ Frame It

It's time for another challenge. I know that we all get busy during the holidays but I still like to sit down and create. It releases the stress of shopping, wrapping and cleaning. I enjoy sitting down at the end of the day, listening to Steve snore on the couch, and bring out my scrappy supplies.

Challenge #6:

I would like to see you frame a photo on your layout. You can use chipboard, metal, paint, decorative scissors or even a digital frame or transparency. You can use whatever inspires you as long as one of your photos are framed.

Here is a layout I did of Olive. She is an adorable puppy that belongs to our friend Jill O'Keefe. Jill is one of the girls favorite lifeguards and they just adore all the O'Keefe girls!! I will need to get an updated photo of Olive. Puppies grow so fast.

You can either email your creation to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca or link it below. You will earn a ballot for the monthly Blog Prize!!

***Remember you are playing for a wonderful prize pack valued at $50.00.

Due Date: December 31st

Draw Date: January 1st

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara~

Stained Glass Tealight Holders & Challenge # 5

I posted this at Scrapdango for their 12 Gifts of Christmas and I wanted to share it with you gals too. Wanna make some cool tea light holders?? I let my kids take the lead on this craft. We had alot of fun together making these.

1. Clean and dry the drinking bottles. Use your exacto knife to cut around the bottle where it begins to taper, approximately ¾ of the way from the bottom. Discard the top portion.

2. Use your scissors to cut the tissue papers into 1-2 inch squares.

3. Coat the bottle in sections with Podge medium using your foam brush. Adhere tissue paper squares to the podge. Repeat until the bottle is covered. Apply a coat of Podge to the entire bottle. Let dry.

4. Using your glue dots adhere your ribbon around the top of the bottle. You could also add ribbon to the bottom if you wish.

5. Adhere your chipboard shapes to the front using glue dots.

6. If you are making more than one it would be nice to add chipboard or wooden letters to spell Noel or Joy. My girls chose Scenic Route Chipboard Shapes.

7. Apply some Stickles to the chipboard for some added glitter. (It doesn’t show in my photos)

8. Place your battery operated tea light inside and enjoy! **I bought mine for $1.00 each at my local Hardware Store. DO NOT use real tea lights. The holders are made of plastic and will be a fire hazard!!

Enjoy the pretty, gentle glow.

This was a fun project to do with the girls after school. The mess is minimal and the end result really is stunning when it is lit up.

Challenge #5:

I would love to see you make one of these as a gift for someone or for yourself. Email your Stained Glass Tea Light Holder for a ballot for this months Blog Prize valued at $50.00. thynner5@yahoo.ca

Due Date: December 31st

Draw Date: January 1st

** Be sure to scheck out Scrapdango for more amazing projects. My friend Lucy made a super cool Origami Tree Card!!

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara~

12 Quotes of Christmas and Challenge #4

I have been posting 12 Quotes of Christmas at Scrapdango. Every day for 12 days I have been posting some great Christmas quotes to inspire some Christmas creations. I thought I would share them with my blog readers as well. Here they are:

1. Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ~Norman Vincent Peale

2. He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.~Roy L. Smith

3. The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.~Burton Hillis

4. May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope;

The spirit of Christmas which is peace;

The heart of Christmas which is love. ~Ada V. Hendricks

5. I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. ~ Harlan Miller

6. I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. ~Charles Dickens

7. If there is no joyous way to give a festive gift, give love away. ~ Unknown

8. What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace. ~ Agnes M. Pharo

9. Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. ~ Peg Bracken.

10. Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts. No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given, when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes. ~Joan Winmill Brown

11. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exists, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. ~ Charles Dana

12. We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give. ~ Winston Churchill

Challenge #4:

I would like to see you use one of the above quotes on a layout or card. I hope to see you inspired by these wonderful quotes. You can either email your creation to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca or link it below.

Deadline: December 31st. The draw will be held January 1st and be drawn by my lovely daughter Paige this month.

**Remember you are playing for a wonderful prize pack valued at $50.00. I'll post a list and pic this weekend.

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara~

Challenge #3 ~ The Recipe

I was chatting with the gals at Creative Scrappers about their favorite recipes and about cooking. It made me think about this amazing recipe my friend Kate, from CCAS, gave me. I still make them every Christmas with my girls and they don't last long. I would like to share the recipe with you.


Peanut Butter Tassies:

1/2 Cup brown sugar
1/2 Cup white sugar
1/2 Cup smooth peanut butter
1 egg
1/2 Cup shortening or butter
Pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 Cups flour
Miniature peanut butter cups
candy Tassie or mini-muffin sized paper cups

Yield: 24-36 pieces
Cooking time: 7-8 mins


Preheat oven to: 400 degrees

Line pan with paper cups.
Unwrap 24-36 peanut butter cups and set aside.Cream together peanut butter, sugar, egg, vanilla and shortening.
Add salt, flour and soda. This will be a very stiff dough.Drop small balls of dough (size of a walnut ) into pans.
Bake for 7-8 minutes until very light brown on top.Remove from oven and press unwrapped peanut butter cup
into cookies while still in hot pan.
Let cool slightly and remove from pan; repeat.

I like to decorate the tops of them with a squeeze of green frosting
and a cinnamon candy. It gives them a very festive look for the holidays!

Challenge #3:

I would like you to blog about your favorite recipe. You can link it here in the comment section. If you do not have a blog you can email it to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca . You will earn one ballot for the draw.

BONUS: If you use this recipe on a layout or make a recipe card you will earn not one... but two extra ballots for this months blog draw!! Yep... another $50.00 value of new releases!

Deadline: All challenges are due December 31st. The draw will take place on New Years Day!

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara

A Sweet Surprise & Challenge #2

I received a sweet surprise in the mail last week. I opened an envelope to find a wonderful collections and buttons from my dear friend Jackie. She also made me a beautiful Christmas card as well. Thanks again Jackie for my early Christmas present!! Here is a look see:

I used the ribbon already for my Wall Hanging that I posted the other day. I also used some of the pretty buttons and ribbon on this layout. I created this for The Scrapping Bug using the great MME papers. I based it on a fab sketch from the So Sketchy Blog! They all went great with Paige and her pink snowsuit!!

Challenge #2:

So your challenge for today is to use ribbon and buttons on your next layout or card.

You can email your creation to: thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot for this months draw. Yep... another $50.00 value. I still have so much goodies to give away!!

Happy Scrapping!
~Tara~

Chipboard Wall Hanging Tutorial & Challenge #1

Welcome to my Chipboard Wall Hanging Tutorial.

You’ll need to gather up the following supplies:

Chipboard

3 Patterned Papers (I used Bella Blvd-Scrapdango Sugar Kit)

Cutting System

Coordinating cardstock

crop-a-dile or hole punch setter

Eyelets

Embellishments

Ribbon

1. Cut the chipboard into 3 squares measuring 6X6 inches. Cut the coordinating cardstock the same.

2. Adhere the cardstock to the chipboard and ink and/or sand the edges.

3. Measure in 1 ½ inches in from the edges of two of the squares and ½ from the top or bottom edge. Mark it with a pencil and poke your holes. Add your eyelets.

4. Cut out the patterned paper and adhere them onto your squares.

5. Cut four 4 inch strips of ribbon and pull through the eyelets. Adjust the length to your liking and adhere or knot the ribbon on the back.

6. Cut a 6 inch ribbon for the very top holes. Pull through and either adhere or knot this as well.

7. Now your Chipboard Wall Hanging is ready to embellish. You can add your photos now or wait for the right ones. Hope you enjoy making these as much as I do!

Close Up Pics: DD

Emmy:

Paige:

I also did one for The Scrapping Bug using MME Papers:

***Note: If you do not have chipboard at home you can improvise by using cardboard. I have been know to cut up some cereal or cracker boxes before!!

December Challenge #1: Can you guess what my first challenge of December is?? Yep... I would like to see you make a Chipboard Wall Hanging either for yourself or as a gift.

You can email your Wall Hanging at: thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot for this months draw. Yep... another $50.00 value. I still have so much goodies to give away!!

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara~

Challenge #7 ~ Love

I love a good word challenge. Ally and I post a word every Wednesday on the CCAS Blog as a challenge. It is so much fun to do and to use on a layout.

My word for this challenge is: Love

1 : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties
2: affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests
3: an assurance of love
4: warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion
3 a: the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration

I used this word on a layout of Paige and her love of Webkinz. I'll post it in the morning. I am afraid the lighting isn't great for taking a picture right now. :)

My challenge is for you to use this word on your next layout or card. Please email it to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn your ballot for my $50.00 Blog Prize Draw.

**Deadline for challenges is December 1st**

"Although I cherish hearing the phrase, "I love you", I cherish more the deed that fills those words with life. (James T. Brown)"

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara~

Let it Snow.... ~ Challenge #6

We sure got dumped on with snow last night. It was so magical waking up this morning and looking out the window. It looked like a magic snow globe. Big fluffy snowflakes falling down over a pristine, untouched yard. Lovely.

Here is what our house and lane way looked in the morning:

By the time I fetched my camera, the kids were running through the yard with the dogs. They were all laughing and having a grand time. They must have stayed out there for well over an hour.

They got it and fired up the hairdryer to dry the dogs. How sweet. My bathroom now smells of a lovely combination of wet dog and burn hair. NICE!!??

We just sat down to relax when we heard the tractor pull up. Steve had gone to work to borrow the tractor to clean out our driveway. The girls hopped up and got their snowsuits back on and waited while Steve built them their mountain. Every year he builds this mountain of snow on the front lawn. Last year it was so high that it reached all the way up to the girls bedroom window. If it had been a door there they could have walked out and been on top of it.

They had lots of fun with Steve and the tractor. He let them sit in the bucket and raised them up and down. The best part was when he raised them a little, went over to the mountain and tipped the bucket. They slipped out of and onto the mountain. You could probably hear the fits of laughter all over Ontario. Maybe even as far as BC.....

Challenge #5:

I know that it's not winter for all my blog readers but for those of you that have winter.... I would like to see you post a snow picture on your blog. If you do not have any snow photos you can blog about what you love about it. I know some of you probably have never even seen snow. You can blog about that as well.

Just add a link to your blog or email me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca

You will earn a ballot for the $50.00 CHA Blog Draw!!

Bonus: Do a layout featuring snow as the subject and earn an additional ballot! Email me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca .

**Due Date: December 1st**

Happy Blogging!

~Tara~

Challenge #3 ~ Cover It

I am a little behind right now. I have been battling strep throat and an ear infection and my Mom is quite ill as well. I will get caught up.... starting with another blog challenge!

This challenge entails covering up your chipboard! I admit that I love to pull out the paint, chalk or inks to cover my chipboard with. I also like to stamp and stickle my hipboard as well.

I recieved an amazing kit from Scrapdango an in it was some funky Maya Road tree shaped chipboard. Man.... was I ever excited about them.


I traced the top tree onto some of the green pattered paper from the Bella Blvd line. Yummy!! I then adhered it to my chipboard. On the base I used some awesome Ranger Crackle Paint. It gave the tree trunk a realistic look. I then grabbed a Maya Road bird that came with the kit and inked it with two diferent colors. I added a cute Kaiser Kraft pearl for the eye.



Here is my finished layout:



So... look through your stash of chipboard and cover it up. Then... place it on a layout. Email your layout to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot into this month's $50.00 Blog Rak draw. Remember you are creating to win the following:
October Afternoon Tab Book
Pink Paislee Pixie Stixs
Glimmer Mist
Crate Paper Prudence Paper Line
Crate Paper Rub ons
Mambi Rhinestones/Gems



I'll post another challenge on Wednesday!

**Due date: December 1st, EST**

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara~