Archives for April 2, 2009

Blast Off -Full free kit!!!!!

Welcome space ranger! You have arrived at Ground Control. If you get lost in cyberspace, come back to Ground Control, because THIS blog has the map for the whole mission!!

Keep on flying around to all the planets and you will collect this AMAZING collab!! And a bunch more goodies!!
AND look at this wonderful Hybrid project the my awesome sister Julie made for me to give you all πŸ™‚ She is the best!!! Oh any she as more too- don’t forget to stop at her planet!!

Click on the preview to download
EDIT: the link has been removed
While you are waiting for your download to finish, why not open another window and go check out the Gingerscraps forum? There are games, challenges, and other digi-scrapping goodness going on all weekend long! AND Bingo with a chance to win $20.00 shopping spree to GingerScraps!!

These download links will expire on Tuesday, April 7th… so make sure you get them while you can. After that, you can buy the whole kit in the Gingerscraps store.

Are you READY to BLAST OFF!!!!!!!!
Your next stop?
Planet Graham Like the Cracker -Jen’s blog!!

And Here is the map in case you get lost along the way πŸ™‚

Jen Planet Graham Like the Cracker
Barbara Planet A Scrap to Remember
Charmaine Planet Wyld Web Designs
Belinda Planet CT Dylabel
Erin Planet Miss Erin
Christie Planet CT Christie
Jodi Planet Statements by Jodi
Sharon Planet CT Sharon
Misty Planet Misty
Julie Planet Word Art Goddess
Steph PlanetScrappyCocoa

Mary Planet Plum Dumpling
Laura Planet CT Laura
Manda
Planet CT Manda
Lindsay Planet Spinky Dink

We have tons of fun all planned this weekend!! Keep coming back to find out more !! πŸ™‚ Happy Scrapping, Ginger

Let’s Meet a Designer: Amanda Heimann

Okay, have you ever found a designer and instantly fallen in smit? I am deeply smitten with Amanda Heimann’s Designs. To the point where I think I scared her with my fan girl excitement. She overcame my overt enthusiasm and interviewed with me anyway. Amanda, thank you for ignoring my fan girl excitement. πŸ™‚

What’s your name and digiscrap blog address? Amanda Heimann (design/team blog: https://amandaheimanndesigns.com/designblog/) (personal blog: https://amandaheimanndesigns.com/blog) (Pssst! If you go to Amanda’s blog right now, she has an AWESOME freebie up to celebrate her designiversary)
Where do you sell? Scrap Orchard

*Tell us a little about your family. I have been married to my husband Billy for ten years. We have two amazing boys- Garrett (6) and Lance (4). We also have a dog and a new puppy.
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*What other hobbies do you have besides scrapping and designing? There are others? I love to bake and have a cross stitch project I have been working on for 10 years. LOL!
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*When did you start Digi-scrapping and who taught you? I started digi scrapping at the end of 2005. I learned by tutorials and by asking for constructive critism.
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*When did you start designing and how did you learn? I started designing 2 years ago. I am celebrating my designiversary this month! I also learned to design by tutorials.
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*Which programs do you use to design? PSCS3 and PSE5. I am slowly learning Illustrator.
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*Do you draw most of your items with a mouse, or hand draw and scan? All of the above. I also use my camera frequently.
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*Where does your inspiration come from? Gymboree. πŸ˜‰ I browse my favorite stores, have tons of home decor catalogs and save ads and brochures that I receive. *

*How did you pick your companies name? HAHAHAHAHA! I added Designs to my name.
*Who are your favorite three designers? Oh that is a loaded question! How about I tell you who has the most real estate in my EHD? Dani Mogstad, Shabby Princess and Christy Lyle.
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*What are your favorite parts of a kit to design? Papers! I love making papers and ribbons come a close second. (As a user of her kits, I can tell you, her papers and ribbons are AWESOME!)
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*What’s your favorite kit that you’ve designed? Each new kit becomes my favorite. Pinky Swear has a special place in my heart.
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*What’s your least favorite? Anything made before July 2007.
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*How do you get started on a kit? Palette first? Rough idea on what you want your papers or elements to look like? Usually the colors and the idea or theme happen at the same time.
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*How long does it typically take you to make a kit? Anywhere from 2 days to over a week. Depends on what is going on in my real life.
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*What is the weirdest thing you have ever made a texture out of? Nothing too weird over here. My furniture.
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*If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? My weight.
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*What is the one word that best describes you? busy
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*Who is the most important person in your life? God.
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*What is something that not many people know about you? I have worn glasses for 27 years and contacts for over 20 years. (and I am only 33)
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*If you could travel anywhere where would you go? Anyplace tropical.
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*When you were little what did you dream of being when you grew up? A mommy. *

*What is your favorite food? Mustard. Seriously.
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*What do you like doing with your family? We love to go to the beach. We also love to just hang out with each other and play in the backyard.
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*Where is your favorite place to be? Matagorda beach.
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*What are three things that are important to you? God, family, laughter
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*Is there anything you would change about your life? No, I love my life. There are things I would change about myself but I love my life how it is.
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*What are you afraid of? My children hurting.
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*Do you collect anything? laundry? I am starting a collection of camera lens. I also have a collection of nativities that I add to every year.

Okay, for even more fun, here are Amanda’s kits. Normally we show you three. Today we are going to see all of the kits that I have in my external hard drive. πŸ™‚ {Insert fan girl sigh here.} (Sometime soon I hope return to my facade of professional… I am not making promises though)

This kit was the first glimpse I had into Amanda’s designs. I was instantly smitten.


Are you a fan of Disney? Here is the kit for ALL of your scrapping needs…
This was a free-bee Amanda gave away to celebrate selling at Scrap Orchard.



Soon we will have a layout from Amanda using our blog train kit… the blog train that starts tomorrow…. I am excited. Very anxiously excited to see what she did with it. πŸ˜‰