This week’s challenge is a Bold challenge. I would like to see you use bold colors. Go bright and show off your photos. Using Bold colors can seem intimidating. I know, I used to shy away from them too. One day I was challenged to step outside of my comfort zone and create with bold colors. It took me awhile but I loved the results. So much, in fact, that I am always looking for color in my layouts now.

Here is my bold layout. It is a layout of Paige and showcases her lovely smile. I used a great kit I received from Scrapdango. It s this month’s Sugar kit. If you like the look of it just wait until you see next month’s!!

Please email your creation to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca or link it to this post for a ballot for this month’s Blog Prize Draw.

~Tara~

You know those cute little glitter letters that you can buy in the store?  Why not try making them at home!

Supplies:

• letter stickers or die cuts
• glitter
• clear drying glue or glossy accents
• repositionable adhesive
• scrap paper

Step One: Adhere your letter to a scrap piece of paper.  You can use repositionable adhesive for this.

NOTE: If you are using stickers, dip your sticker in a TINY bit of baby powder to remove some of the stickiness off the back of the letter to allow you to peel it back off.

Step Two: Cover the entire surface of your letter (or shape) with your clear drying glue (or a glossy accents type product).

Step Three: Sprinkle your letter (or shape) with your desired glitter.  Allow to dry fully.

Step Four: IF DESIRED: Apply a thin coat of your clear drying glue (or glossy accents type product) to the surafec of the glitter.  This will keep the glitter attached to your letters and not the rest of your project as you move it around.  Let dry.

Step Five: Carefully peel your letter away from the scrap paper, apply adhesive of your choice to the back and stick it to your project.

This week’s word is SNOW.

Snow is defined as….

This cute little snow bunny is my neice, Miss E!  These photos were caught by my sister-in-law, Heidi Brand.  Isn’t she cute???

I would love for you to be inspired to create something using this week’s word. The word Happiness can be expressed in your title, your photo(s) or your subject. Don’t forget that if you complete any sketch puzzle challenge, Monday challenge, wordy Wednesday challenge or submit a tip for Tip Tuesday then you will automatically be entered to win this month’s Blog Prize!! So get scrapping and either send them to Tara at ( thynner5@yahoo.ca ) or link them in the blog comments.

This week’s tip was submitted by Melitta Ball:

When I am finished reading my favorite scrapbook magazine, I don’t throw it away. I keep them under my craft table and then stamp my projects on them. Along with providing a cushion under my project, when they get inked up I just rip off the messy sheet and I have a new surface to ink against the next time.

I have a ‘coupon’ folder that I keep on my craft table, and when I see a layout in a magazine that I like, I cut it out and place it into the coupon folder. When I need inspiration I reach in and grab out a saved layout.

Whenever I buy products (especially kids toys) and the box has a window front made of plastic, I keep the plastic to use for my shaker boxes on cards. Free windows.

Melitta has earned a ballot for this month’s draw. You can send in your random tips to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot in this month’s blog prize draw!!

~Tara~

This weeks challenge involves chipboard. I would love to see some altered chipboard on your layout or card. I was inspired by a post at Scrapdango asking how to use and alter chipboard. There are some great tips posted there as well.

Here is my layout. I just pulled out some chalk inks and dragged them across the chipboard until I was happy with the two tone look. I then adhered it to a Halloween layout I had did for The Scrapping Bug using the Imaginese paper line:

Please email your creation to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca or link it to this post for a ballot for this month’s Blog Prize Draw.

~Tara~

I have a few random things to share with you this weekend.

WeScrap is holding a Fresh Faces Contest:

WeScrap’s Next Top Designer! We are holding an open call for anyone who would like to be weScrap’s Next Designer. Have you always wanted to be part of a design team but have always held back? Why not try out for our Next Top Designer Contest??

Based on America’s Next Top Model we will be hosting weekly challenges and bonus challenges as well. There will be prizes throughout the entire contest!!! The Grand Prize? A 6 month contract as a weSrap iTeam member and everything that goes along with it! Scrapbooking supplies galore and discounts too.

The contest will run for 6 weeks and a panel of esteemed judges will decide who will stay and who will be sent home each week.

We are looking for Fresh Faces, people who haven’t been on a design team before. This is open to everyone, across the globe!!

Please email your request and resume to (contests@wescrap.com) . Include any blogs or galleries you may have. **Everyone who qualifies for the contest will be given a free membership to WeScrap**

Deadline for entries: October 31st
Contest Starts: November 5

Wicked Halloween Crop

Come and join the iTeam for our weScrap Wicked Halloween Crop, October 24th weekend. There will be plenty of challenges and games to inspire you. Loads of spooky prizes will make this a Spooktacular event. Details in the forum.

For those of you who love sketches, check out Valerie Salmon and Janna Wilson’s Got Sketch Express!! It is a wonderful way to have thier amazing sketches delivered to your inbox. Check it out here: Got Sketch Express

I can honestly say from experience just how wonderful thier classes are. They jam pack them with inspiration and tips.

For those of you who live in Southwestern Ontario…. please join Jen and I at the Creativ Festival this weekend. We will be lurking about and helping our friend Catherine at the Scrapbook & Cards Today booth. I hope to see some of you there. Don’t forget to bring some of your hand made cards for their “Bring a smile to a child” campaign.

If you have any special events or blogs you would like me to share with our readers please email them to me at thynner5@yahoo.caand if I feature them you receive a ballot for the monthly draw!

~Tara~

I am a font-a-holic!! I can admit it. I love fonts!! All types of fonts. I am contantly looking through the web for new, fresh and funky fonts. I thought I would share my addiction with you gals.

I love a good font and this one is fontastic!

This week I have chosen a great script font one called: Mia’s Scribblings

If you would like it on your computer you can download it for free here: Dafont

If you require instructions on loading your new font, they can be found in the Resources section of the blog: Resources

I would love to see any creations you make using this font. You can send it to: thynner5@yahoo.ca and put “font friday” in the subject line. You can also link you creations here as well. Anyone who does this will have a ballot for this months draw!

Enjoy your new font!

~Tara~