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Feel like a challenge - a scrapbooking challenge? Then open the pages of this book and get inspired to create some of the most personal, funny and random layouts you've ever made.
Since 2005, the authors have posted scrapbook challenges - scrapbook Dares - on their website... challenges designed to really get you to think about your life, your art, yourself. In this book, the authors showcase some of the best challenges from their site along with over 25 new challenges to get your creative juices flowing. And the layouts inspired by the Dares, created by the authors and their amazing contributing artists, are the perfect jumpstart to get you thinking about your scrapbooking in a whole new way.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book isn't going to teach you how to make a page, or any techniques. However it is an absolutely fabulous book for inspiration.
The dares (of the blog of the same name) set you challenges to scrap the good, bad and ugly sides of life. There are a huge number of pages done on the themes and these in themselves can provide inspiration.
I personally love this book, it challenges and inspires in equal measure.
The dares (of the blog of the same name) set you challenges to scrap the good, bad and ugly sides of life. There are a huge number of pages done on the themes and these in themselves can provide inspiration.
I personally love this book, it challenges and inspires in equal measure.
Format:Paperback
I bought this from a recomendation in a magazine. It promised a new and challenging way to create pages. I was not disapointed!
The layouts in this book are wonderfull, some quite edgy and arty.But this book is not about techniques or show&know hows, this is Different!
They ask you to step out for your comfort zone of scrapping about events, parties, holidays and so on.......They challenge you/nay DARE you to think outside the box. To scrapbook the moments that make life interesting on a personal level.
I read through this book from front to back, at first, then later would open the book at random and create a layout from the challenge on that page. Some got my mind thinking in new ways, others had me stewing for days before inspiration struck. I love this book still as it can get me out of a creative block any time.
The layouts in this book are wonderfull, some quite edgy and arty.But this book is not about techniques or show&know hows, this is Different!
They ask you to step out for your comfort zone of scrapping about events, parties, holidays and so on.......They challenge you/nay DARE you to think outside the box. To scrapbook the moments that make life interesting on a personal level.
I read through this book from front to back, at first, then later would open the book at random and create a layout from the challenge on that page. Some got my mind thinking in new ways, others had me stewing for days before inspiration struck. I love this book still as it can get me out of a creative block any time.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Best scrapbooking book out there
10 Nov 2007
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
From the moment I picked up this book I was hooked. I sat and read not only the text, but all the journaling on all the pages. This is the stuff of real life - sorrows, joys, passions, disappointments. As a single woman with no children I relished the diary-like pages with contemporary layouts. It's perfect for any scrapbooker who wants to go beyond kid and family pages to something more personal and reflective of her (or his) self.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Not for everyone.
3 Feb 2008
Format:Paperback
I have been scrapbooking for over a decade, and it's fun to see the new turn that the hobby has taken. As it appeals to a wider audience of people, we'll continue to see more diversity and differences in style... and that's a good thing.
That said, this book is not for everyone -- and it is not for me.
I consider myself an out-of-the-box scrapbooker, meaning I'm always willing to try something new and shake things up a bit. But I agree with others who find this book to be unappealing. I would have liked to see the Dares undertaken by a wider variety of scrapbookers, not just "throw all the stuff I can find on the page and try to make it cool and urban hip." As a result, it is very trendy but won't necessariy make it to the "classics" section of a scrapbooker's bookshelf.
That said, this book is not for everyone -- and it is not for me.
I consider myself an out-of-the-box scrapbooker, meaning I'm always willing to try something new and shake things up a bit. But I agree with others who find this book to be unappealing. I would have liked to see the Dares undertaken by a wider variety of scrapbookers, not just "throw all the stuff I can find on the page and try to make it cool and urban hip." As a result, it is very trendy but won't necessariy make it to the "classics" section of a scrapbooker's bookshelf.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I dare you to buy this book!
12 Mar 2009
Format:Paperback
I am not your traditional scrapbooker. In fact, I haven't really touched one since my sixteen year old was in her crib. But I wandered into a new scrapbook store in town to see if they had any supplies for "real" art. I'm snooty that way. ;) Where have I been for 15 years? There was so much fun to be had! And I had to have one of each.
So I came home and turned to my best friend, The Google, and researched scrapbooking. After doing a messy visual journal for years it didn't take long to find the kind of personal scrapbooking I like. If I find it a bit challenging it's only because it feels a little self-absorbed to be scrapping only about myself. However, the finished product is something my children will love to have someday.
More and more people are documenting their stories, their daily lives, sometimes their own minutiae. And they're not doing it in nice neat orderly rows, either.
While searching for scrappers online, I came across Kristina Contes and was blown away by her stuff. One thing led to another and I ended up on the EfferDares website. Naturally, I had to order the book.
This book is filled with many one and two-word idea prompts to get you started. Each prompt is explained. Then each of the artists' interpretations is shown. The chapters are titled The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Silly Wacky Funny, The Random, and The Best. There are a couple pages about the contributors and several detailing the supplies used and sources to find them.
The dares do more than scratch the surface. They encourage you to document your inner dorkiness, your inner loveliness, your collections, your regrets, fears, and guilty pleasures. Put it all down!
If you're looking for prompts and eye candy, this is your book. Being a beginning scrapper I still need other sources for how-to and sketches. We Dare You is not marketed as a technique book so I wouldn't count this against it.
So I came home and turned to my best friend, The Google, and researched scrapbooking. After doing a messy visual journal for years it didn't take long to find the kind of personal scrapbooking I like. If I find it a bit challenging it's only because it feels a little self-absorbed to be scrapping only about myself. However, the finished product is something my children will love to have someday.
More and more people are documenting their stories, their daily lives, sometimes their own minutiae. And they're not doing it in nice neat orderly rows, either.
While searching for scrappers online, I came across Kristina Contes and was blown away by her stuff. One thing led to another and I ended up on the EfferDares website. Naturally, I had to order the book.
This book is filled with many one and two-word idea prompts to get you started. Each prompt is explained. Then each of the artists' interpretations is shown. The chapters are titled The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Silly Wacky Funny, The Random, and The Best. There are a couple pages about the contributors and several detailing the supplies used and sources to find them.
The dares do more than scratch the surface. They encourage you to document your inner dorkiness, your inner loveliness, your collections, your regrets, fears, and guilty pleasures. Put it all down!
If you're looking for prompts and eye candy, this is your book. Being a beginning scrapper I still need other sources for how-to and sketches. We Dare You is not marketed as a technique book so I wouldn't count this against it.
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