don't forget to join in the fun this weekend as we celebrate Scrapbook Challenges' birthday. Yip being on the ning network for an entire year it is a site filled with inspiration, sketches and loads of prizes to be won each month. as part of the celebrations this weekend i have a challenge over on the site - so go and check it out and you could win a little something! the challenge is to use bleach on your layouts. i simply love this easy to do and really inexpensive technique - it has so much to offer! so here is the layout i did. the pink strip on the right was done using a mixture of bleach, dish washing liquid and water. place water in a shallow tray big enough for your card stock to fit in, then add a drop of dish washing liquid and a cap of bleach. use a straw to blow bubbles. once you have created enough bubbles that sit on top of your tray of water, simply place your card stock on top and let it soak in the bubbles - and tada there you have a wonderful bubble background! head on over to scrapbook challenges and share your bleach layout with us to stand a chance to win.

and some closer details of the technique...

a collage effect with some goodies from 7Gypsies and tim holtz.

a hand dyed tag and sewing.

REMEMBER to leave a comment on the birthday post below and then follow the paper trail to stand a chance to win!