Archives for 2009

Layout of the Week Winner!

Congrats to Crystaldegreef with her layout, Create. She was Layout of the Week last week!

Crytal check you PM inbox. There is a $5.00 coupon for the Gingerscraps store in there!
and don’t forget,
all participants will be receiving an AWESOME kit for free in the first week. What are you waiting for? Go sign up now!!! Click the flyer to sign up in the GingerScraps forum.

Layout of the Week Nominations!

Head over to the GingerScraps forum and cast your vote for this weeks Layout of the Week!!!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE FORUM AND VOTE

By- Tritya_Creations

By- lorryfach

By- Kaytee

By- CrazyKeira

By Crystaldegreef

By-kmp1966

By-Drica

By Prinzess

Independence Day Blog Train!!!

Welcome to the GingerScraps Independence Day blog train!!!!!

This is your first stop- If you get lost along the way, come back here, I have the whole map!

This is a huge collab!! Made by the GingerBread Ladies (Designers) and GingerSnaps (CT girls)

Check out the full kit preview- not all shown- but you will not want to miss any of the stops!!

Here is my part of the train!
Click on the image to download

While you are downloading, why not check out the Gingerscrap’s forum?
We are hosting a Speed Scrap a Day in July! Did you know that a speed scrap a day will keep the bad mojo away? Check the Gingerscraps Blog for the Speed Scrap Calendar.
AND sign up for Scrapping Survivor!!! It is going to be so fun and a HUGE grand prize!!

The next stop on the trip is Julie’s blog 🙂 my wonderful sister!! 🙂

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Here is the map in case you get lost 🙂
MAP: If there are any stops that don’t have their part up yet – just check again soon 🙂 We are in many different time zones.
Ginger to Julie
Julie to Jen
Jen to Char
Charto Misty
Misty to Sara
Sara to Stephanie
Stephanie to Jodi
Jodi to Jillian
Jillian to Rachel
Rachel to Barbara
Barbara to Marie
Marie to Sharon
Sharon to Becka
Becka to Melissa

Scrapping Survivor!

And if you are a store owner or designer check this out-

We have a new and exciting event starting at GS on July 19th!!
We plan on it being an annual event.

Scrapping Survivor!!
This will run very much like the reality TV show Survivor- Weekly challenges- immunity challenges- weekly vote offs.
We are looking for sponsors to donate goodies to Survivor-
There will be one BIG prize and other small prizes.
If you would like to be a sponsor of scrapping survivor you will in turn receive advertisement at the GingerScraps Scrapping Survivor blog and forum.
I will place your blinkie under the sponsors section on the GS survivor blog. And we will have a section in the gingerscraps forum where all sponsors are listed.
Link to Survivor blog – https://gingerscraps-scrappingsurvivor.blogspot.com/ *note* the blog is still under construction
Other incentives-
If you donate over $15 worth of goodies-
You will be featured on the survivor blog and in the GingerScraps Forum – as a feature of the day- You can show case your favorite kit- some CT LO’s. with links to wherever you sell.
This is a great advertisement opportunity- for very little money 🙂
And your blinkie displayed in a special * High Roller Sponsors” section on the blog.
Deadline for sponsor sign ups- July 12th

Survivor starts July 19th

Contact Ginger at gingerscraps1@gmail.com– e-mail me with

* your name-
* your blinkie-
* your blog link-
* The prize you are giving- in the forum of a 100% off coupon for whatever item or items you are giving- If you want to make a cute coupon then attach it to the e-mail.

If you are a “High Roller” sponsor please send-

* all of the above and
* preview of a kit you would like showcased
* 3-5 CT LO’s
* links to all stores

Thank you all – this is gonna be very fun!!!
Hope to hear from you soon 🙂 Ginger

Fresh Baked Wednesday

It is Fresh Baked Wednesday at GingerScraps!!! We have some fun stuff today!
And make sure you look at the previous blog post about the fist annual GingerScraps Scrapping Survivor!! It is going to to awesome!!!

Now on to the goodies 🙂
First up is a kit by WyldWeb Designs called- A Scrap A Day:

Kit Description:This kit was inspired by Project 365 and contains everything you need to document your everyday stories throughout the year, from a trip to the dentist to the first cookout of the year. It has multiple color options for most elements to add lots of pizazz to your layouts. With the custom created paper pieces and the huge amount of elements, the possibilities are endless!
Preview of the included alpha:

Some CT inspiration:

And Misty O’Brien has a ton of wonderful new glitters!! Check them out 🙂
By Misty O’Brien, Custom Made Glitters for personal use (cu coming soon). Customize up to 8 glitters for use in Photoshop and Elements and also receive 8 12×12 glitter sheets for use in all other programs.

The Woodland Park Zoo glitter styles coordinate with Misty’s Woodland Park Zoo Kit.

This Mega Glitter Pack is available for personal use as well as Commercial Use. The glitter styles have been tested in both Photoshop CS and above and Photoshop Elements 5.0 and above.
All of Misty’s Glitter styles (exculding coustom made gitter) are 10% off from July 1st-July 5th.

Scrapping Survivor!!!!!!

Tasty Tuesday!!!

We are starting a new and VERY cool weekly feature at GingerSraps!! It is called Tasty Tuesday!!! What does that mean?? Tasty Freebies!!!!!!
Every week some of the GingerSraps designers will offer you a freebie!!!! 🙂

This week we have two wonderful QP’s by Melissa- from Statements by Jodi’s CT-

They were made using Jodi’s new kit Back From Outer Space
QP’s are linked to Melissa’s blog 🙂
And this is really amazing!!!!! A FULL FREE kit by Stephanie (Scrappy Cocoa)
It is called American Boy
Click to download
Alpha
Paper
Elements

Check out these amazing LO’s 🙂
Stephanie
ChristieDawn did the next 2 and I think she may have used one of Misty’s templates

Janice (love this LO)
AND- one last thing.. This weeks LOTW was a wonderful LO by JustK called Growing Up
Click on the LO to leave her some love 🙂 And remember to watch or your LO- it could be the next LOTW 🙂

Layouts of the Week!

It was another awesome week in the gallery. Here are a few layouts that caught the eyes of our designers and CT members. Go and cast your vote here. The winner gets a $5 Gift Certificate to the Gingerscraps Store!

Marie

JustK

Diah Aryanti

dricamendes

The layouts below are by our store CT members and were just too awesome to not mention!

Julie

Becka

Miss Erin

Blog Train!

Misty O’Brien Designs is having a blog train!

It starts on her blog.

Fresh Baked Wednesday!

First from Jen of Graham Like the Cracker, new Patriotic Photo Masks!

Want a fun way to show off your pictures or papers? Photo masks are a great way to do that. Instructions are included in the download.

This package contains 4 masks; 2 generic, one American, and one Canadian. These coordinate perfectly with the 4th of July and Canada Day kit, Red, White, and Blue Adventures (But Mostly Red Eh?)

The masks are $2.00. There might be a way for you to get them for free!

Next from Misty O’Brien we have gorgeous new glitter styles!

5 coordinating glitter styles for the kit, In the Pink Spotlight. The file download includes the Photoshop styles file as well as 5 .png glitter sheets.

Only $2.00 in the Gingerscraps store!


Now, did you want to get the Patriotic Photo Masks for free? If you buy Red White and Blue Adventures (But Mostly Red, Eh?) this week, you can use the coupon code IreadtheGSBlog! to get the photo masks for free! Just put them both in your cart, apply the coupon code, and they are all yours!