January Prize !!

Carrie has generously provided the prize for this month. All I can say is...... WOW. I have been wanting to play with these products ever since I saw them in the store. Make sure to check out the store. Carrie has some amazing deals on great products in there. Some of the best deals on the web!!

Here are the Maya Mists that she offering to one lucky, random draw winner:

That's right! Not one, but two bottles of Maya Mists. Look at the awesome colors too. They work great with chipboard. The colors are so rich and the application goes on extremely well.

Wanna win?? Then start doing some challenges! For every challenge you do this month you will earn a ballot for the monthly draw.

I will be posting challenges every day for 5 days to get you started.

Due Date: All challenges are due on the 31st of January and the draw will be made on February 1st.

~Tara~

Changes

It's time to focus more on the blog. I have just made a few changes to the blog such as adding a counter, adding some cool and funky music, adding our members blogs and adding a slideshow to showcase our Dango Girls creations!!

For those of you who regularly post on your blogs and have been sharing with us.... I have added you to our blog list. I will be featuring a Dango Member and their blogs once a month.

The monthly prize draw will still be available. I will be posting a challenge every week and sneaking in some mini challenges as well.

There will be more sketches, more tips, and techniques and some cool fonts too.

Let me know what you think. Also let me know if you have any ideas or things you would like to see on the blog. Leave a comment below to earn a ballot for this months draw.

Our first Challenge will be featured tomorrow as well as this months prize!

~Tara~

Spotted in the Gallery

Eye spy with my little eye.............. lots of eye candy!!

Jackie created this amazing layout. I love the glitter and shine on it and the colors are so pretty!

Next I came across this lovely layout by Yaya Princess. Love the pretty design and details!

Who could resist this fun layout by Momhindman? I just adore the gingerbread and the adorable ruby buttons!

I found this great colorful card by Shelley (scrappergirl).

I really love this layout about 2006 by Colleen. Love the colors and the overall design!

Ginni G is next up with a great layout called Reindeer Footprints. Love the paper choice, the color scheme and the design!

Another one by Jackie caught my eye! I love the overall look of this layout and the photos of the horses are beautiful!

Along the same color scheme, I found this layout by Sandy (shykiwi). Love the clean and crisp lines to her layout and I adore the sweet photos.

This one really caught my eye!! I love the added dimension of the circles and how they literally pop off the page! Mamakven did an amazing job with this one!!

Be sure to check the blog next week to see what I have spied in the gallery!

**Keep loading up the gallery with your scrappy creations! I have decided that for every layout I spy in the gallery and post on the blog.... will earn a ballot for the monthly draw!!

~Tara~

Monthy Prize Winner

I just love picking the winner every month for the blog. Since I have started to include the members that I spot in the gallery, there have been alot of ballots. I used the random generator this time and I am happy to announce this months winner is..........................

Sandy (shykiwi)!!!

Please send me your mailing address and I will send you some adorable Maya Road stamps!!

Remember that a new month has just begun!! I will post some new gallery finds tomorrow and a challenge to get your mojo started. You will earn ballots for any challenges you do, layouts I post on the blog, any tips or techniques you send in to me as well. If you have a challenge you would like me to post on the blog with a sample... you will also receive a ballot. I would like to see you get more involved and help me keep the blog active and full of fun and inspiration.

~Tara~

Challenge #24

I hope everyone has had a chance to go through the 12 Gifts of Christmas on the forum. My challenge for you is to make one of the amazing projects and crafts that have been posted.

You will earn one ballot for each project that you do. Email them to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn your ballor fo this months draw.

~Tara~

Challenge #23

I have been posting the "12 Quotes of Christmas" on the forum and there are some really great quotes there.

I would like to see you chose your favorite Christmas Quote from those posted and use it on your next layout or card. Scrapping Christmas layouts and cards sure helps to put you in the mood for Christmas.

Email your creations to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot for this months draw. Please put "Dango Blog Challenge in the subject line. You have until December 31st to send in your creation.

Happy Scrapping!

~Tara~

Getting to Know....

It is time to Get to Know.....................................Colleen!!

1. When did you first start scrapbooking and how did you get into it?

I have actually always done some sort of cut I paste I think, but I really started in the early 90s when a friend of mine started selling Creative Memories and got me interested. I didn't have a lot of money then, but got a few things and started. Then, I really got going when I moved to Japan in '94 and wanted to start scrapping my life overseas.

2. Looking back into your creations is there one you really dislike and would you change it or leave it?

There are always some I like more than others, but I never redo anything as I figure it's always part of the evolution of my scrapping. I equate it to looking back at old clothes or hairstyles and wondering "What was I thinking!?!"

3. What does scrapbooking mean to you?

This is sort of a hard question for me because I use it as an outlet for a lot of things. It's really about me getting some time to myself and being creative, but also about keeping memories alive for us as a family. Even now, I look back at things I've journaled and have memories come rushing back. I think it can be used to document good times and back as well as just the everyday!

4. What is your can’t live without scrapping tool?

I have to pick just one? Probably now this would be my Basic Grey Precision Magnetic Mats. I have 2 for doing double page layouts even and don't know what I'd do without them. My recent fav would be my Tim Holtz ruler too though!

5. When beginning a layout are you the kind of person who has to work off a sketch or you can throw anything together and it all works?

I think I do a little of both. I rarely actually draw something out ahead of time unless I have a sketch I'm working from (which I like playing with too), but I typically have a mental picture and sometimes it comes out like that sometimes it doesn't! C'est la vie!

6. How did you find Scrapdango and what do you like most about it?

I was lucky enough to have Terri invite me and have loved it since the day I got there! So many welcoming and talented women! I can't tell you how much I enjoy being a part of the Scrapdango community and the amazing team here!

7. Show us a couple of your favorite layouts. What makes them a fav?

As for favourite layouts, this was hard, but...

Playtime - I like this one of my niece because of all the fun colours and it was one of those layouts where I was playing with a few things and it just seemed to all fall together in a way that I loved.

366 Days - I like this layout of Nathan because the pictures just happened to work out perfectly for this topic and I know it's going to be wonderful to look back on as he gets older too. I also had fun playing with the masking of the KI lace for the background.

Lights, Camera, Action - This last one of Kyle is one of my favourite pictures of him lately and these Scenic Route papers make me happy!!

You can check out more of Colleen on her blog: Random Ponderings in Canada

Thanks Colleen for letting us Get to Know you!! I am happy to have you as a fellow DT member as I am sure everyone else is too.

~Tara~