The LOTW winner for this week is Sporte91 for her adorable Goodnight Sleep Tight layout. Her pictures tell a wonderful story, but her journaling really completes the layout.
Click on the image to leave her some love in the Gingerscraps Gallery.
Help us determine the next LOTW winner by voting in the forum. Maybe your LO has been nomimated! Happy Scrapping.
TGIF all. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend- and I have some AWESOME news to start you off right!
OK lets be honest.. I am still pouting that Jen and Misty are no longer GingerBread Ladies. But I am so excited about all the new ladies joining us that my frown is turning upside down!!
Hopefully none of you missed the Grand Opening of Pretty in Green last week. And now today I have MORE VERY EXCITING NEWS!!
Our newest GingerBread Lady Marshmella Designs!!!!
I am so thrilled to have her join us. Her designs are fabulous!!! Come on over to the forum and help me welcome Michaela aka- Marshmella Designs– to the GingerScraps family.
Here is a little bio from Michaela- I am a wife and a sahm mother of a beautiful 18 month old daughter, Amirah. I live in Wisconsin. Only because I love my family too much to move away. I have been digi scrapping for over 3 years. I have always wanted to design and decided in 2009 to give it a go. I opened my first store in October. I was addicted to digital scrapbooking the day I started and I still am.
And of course you need all the proper stalking info-
This kit includes 11 papers, 50 elements and a full set of alphas.
Regular price $5.00. 40% off for my debut week $3.00!!!!!!!!!
this kit is also versatile enough for any layout
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Price- FREE – Whoot!! She know how to roll GingerScraps style for sure!
Here is a Freebie for you that I created with my “Loving Hugs” kit. Simply add your photo. This quickpage is 3600×3600, 300 dpi and a png file.
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I created Never Stop Growing to chart your childs growth. Children grow like weeds and it’s so easy to forget how little they were. This kit is full of fun elements to show off how big your little one is getting. It has fun rulers, growth labels and some great word art.
It includes 11 papers, 53 elements and a full set of alphas.
Regular price $4.75, on sale for 30% off $3.32.
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A Fish Out of Water is a fun and colorful beachy/pool kit. It’s full of unique hand drawn elements that you will not find anywhere else. This kit includes 12 papers & 70 elements.
Regular price: $5.25, on sale for 30% off $3.67
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Regular price: $1.50, on sale 30% off $1.05
I created this add on coordinating with “A Fish Out of Water”. It includes 3 papers & 13 elements.
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Boys, boys, boys… this kit is loaded with all the teen necessities. It has cars, bikes, skateboards and video games. What more can a boy need. This kit is versatile enough for all boy ages too. It includes 15 papers, 63 elements & 3 sets of alphas.
Regular price: $6.00, on sale 30% off $4.20
So, how are all my crafty friends today! Boy what a busy week. I forgot it was Thursday until this morning! Time for Let’s Get Crafty!
I hope you all had a nice holiday weekend in the USA. Ours was great. My boys loved the shirts I made them. They looked so cute!
Well…I haven’t made any craft projects this week! Can you believe that! I made so many flowers and headbands last week, I needed a break…and my laundry needed taken care of 🙂
So, I thought I would show you some of the felt food I made for my boys this winter. My boys love to play “Kitchen” They have a little microwave and blender etc. So, I googled “Felt Food” and there are tons of great ideas!
Here are the “Foods” I have made so far.
There are TONS of free patterns online. One of my favorites is this blog, The Keeper of the Cheerios She has one whole blog post with the best felt food patterns from around the web! I still want to make a sandwich, and some veggies…and more! Its addicting!
Another great place is Cut Out and Keep love this site!
Make some Felt Food for your kids! They will love it!
Hello scrappers! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! I sure did 🙂 My sister had a big BBQ and then we all went down to the lake to watch the fireworks. I think I will have to squeeze in some scrapping time!! I have some wonderful photos – and last week TWO perfect kits came out that I have been dieing to play with GingerScraps Backyard BBQ and Independence by Kathy Winters Designs.
Here is a photo of me and my kiddos 🙂 Getting ready for the fireworks show to begin.
Aren’t our headbands cute! My sister Julie made them…. she should totally do a craft day on the blog with instructions!! She made the flowers out of duct tape- they are so cool!!
OK so here are the two kits I wanna play with- I just had to do a little plug for them 🙂 Then I will get on to the new goodies for the week.
It’s summertime and the living is easy!
The designers at GingerScraps have had fun with this month’s collab “Backyard BBQ” It’s a perfect blend for all of those hot summer days spent hanging out in your own backyard, or with your friends and family at theirs. Perfect for those family reunions too. This kit has it all, From Dad’s grillin’ to just playing with an old fashioned waterhose. It is a sure fire winner!
Includes: *59 Papers *75 Elements *6 Alphas *Glitter – Style and sheets *Full Word Art Set- 7 pieces *CU template set *Cardstock Style
And don’t forget….For the month of July any purchase over $10.00 you will receive a coupon to get this kit for only $1.00!
Please give 48 hours- as coupons have to be e-mailed to you manually.
And here is one more look at Independence by Kathy Winters Designs
Let’s hear it for the Red, White and Blue! This kit has been re-tooled and brought back to life as a new kit just in time for your Independence Day celebrations or other patriotic moments you need to scrap. The kit contains 14 papers and 50 elements in festive colors and nice textures with a bit of a vintage flair. Have fun, play around and see where your creativity takes you.
Now on to the new goodies…..
Looking for a set of wordart to capture all those everyday expressions we use in abbreviated forms of communication? Look no further, Kathy Winters Designs has a new wordart pack that is perfect for all occasions. Everyday Chatter Regular Price $3.00 Sale Price $2.25 through July 12, 2010
Here’s a beautiful layout designed by Kathy’s CTM Jen to inspire you.
And Rachel- HarmonyStar has a fun new alpha today too- My Favorite Jean Alpha
A detailed stitched jean Alpha. You know jeans go with everything.
Upper Alpha, Numbers & Punctuation $3.00
I am going to be hosting a monthly blog challenge here at the GingerScraps Blog to help you earn extra brownie points. This new challenge is call “All Fall Down.” You will get a template, but the pieces all fell down to the bottom of the LO. On know! 😉 I will have a couple of ‘rules’ for things the LO needs to contain other than the pieces that are included in the template. Other than that you have will have free reign on the LO. This is worth one (1) brownie point, and you will have until the end of the month to complete the challenge.
Click here to download the template. I scraplifted the “idea” for this template from Trina513 in the GingerScraps gallery. Thanks Trina! 🙂
Please post your completed LOs in the challenge gallery under the Challenge Layouts Thread; then put a link to your gallery under the comments section for this blog post. Thanks for playing. 🙂
Yup…it’s a Monday and I’m finally posting the LOTW winner for the week of 6/25! I can’t tell you how much holiday’s throw off my schedule. It seems that I always travel during the holidays and I need to start relaxing and scrapping instead!! Wish me luck with that.
This weeks winner is dricamendes. Congrats to her! Check out her Gingerscraps gallery.
What are you waiting for? Go leave her some LOVE 🙂
Don’t forget to head over the the forum to vote for the next LOTW winner. Remember, you can be a LOTW winner too. All you have to do is scrap! Happy Scrapping.
It’s July! Finally summer is showing up her in Idaho, how about where you live? Are you too busy to scrap? lucky for me photom isn’t. She’s won from last weeks challenge spotlight. Wish I had something patriotic, but the since I don’t have fireworks how about this Volcanic Alpha? 🙂 photom, you’ll find it in your GS inbox.
Now for this weeks Spotlight challenge we have Barb’s Color Challenge. The challenge is simple enough, Barb gives you a color pallet and you use every color in your layout. Here’s the fun colors for July!
You can use the great collab kit Gingerscraps County Fair or whatever else you happen to have lying around. But you must use all the colors shown.
Here’s Barb’s Layout:
by Barbara
What super fun colors! so go make your own layout for the July Color Challenge. Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar). CT & those who have already done the challenge are elligable.
Also, have you noticed our new cookie jar point system? If you leave a comment with your layout here not only do you have a chance to win but this week you also get a bonus brownie point!
Let me see those comments!
Hey everyone. It’s Tabby here with this weeks “dish”. Sorry I’m a day late but with it being the 4th I was nowhere near a computer. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I’d love to hear what your family traditions are for this day.
Collen (aka leeners5) asked a great question this week. She wanted to know how you keep track of memories and stuff that you want to remember and scrap, but aren’t sure when you will get to scrap that certain memory, funny quote, milestone…
My answer to this is a wall calendar. It just takes a second to jot down a memory on that date and its so simple to flip back to when you area ready to scrap those photos. We have one hanging on the side of our refrigerator so all I have to do is pick up a pen and jot it down.
Another great question this week came from our very own Rachel (aka Pretty In Green). She was wondering what other programs can be used to digital scrapbook. Well Rachel I am partial to PS but I realize that is not affordable to most people. However when I first started out I did use a free program called Paint.net but there is another one widely used called Gimp (also free). There are tons of tutorials out there on how to get started with these and I bet if you asked for more info or help on it in our forum someone there will definitely be in the know!
Kimmy’s (aka kimmyscraps) question took a little thought from me. She asked, “How to you keep track of people in pictures? Before digital, everyone used to write on the back of the pictures names, dates, etc.. I have been scanning a lot of older pictures in that my mom and grandma gave me and am not sure how to keep the important details with the pictures?”
I can think of a few ways to do this. One option is to use tagging, that is a tool available in many photo viewer programs like Picasa or ACDSee. Another is when you are editing your photos I know that PS has a note tool that you can use to add notes to your image that do not appear on the image itself but rather attaches so that next time you open it you can read the notes. I’d love to hear our readers thoughts on the best way of doing this too. I’m sure you all have some easy and great ideas for this task.
That’s it for me this week on “The Dish”. Make sure you stop by our forum here and ask some questions to be answered in next weeks scoop! What do you want to know????
Oh my gosh!! Has anyone else had a crazy busy week?? Kiddos are out of school, Canada day and Independence Day tomorrow. I know there’s lots of festivities going on. I was supposed to go to the cabin with my BFF but I just couldn’t get it together in time… real life sometimes gets in the way of my fun life. Although I’m sitting here in the quite… first time I sat down all day and I have to say I’m feeling good. Sure my week was long but I have a great sense of a accomplishment and I can sit here with my feet up sipping my nighty night tea and feel guilt free about sleeping in tomorrow morning!
It’s also been pretty busy around Ginger Scraps this week. I know I’m missing my ladies and looking forward to a new month filled with fun challenges! I’ve been taking pictures like crazy so I’m set!
I have been a little absent but I did check out Rachel’s new store… Hmmm yup that’s right I’m so excited to welcome Pretty in Green to Ginger Scraps. I’ve been a fan of her freebies and LO’s for some time and she is such a welcome addition to the team:) I am so excited about her new puppy love series… I have sooo many puppy photos that still need to be scrapped!
She also has other breeds of dogs as well… which is good because I have a whole pack!!
Rachel also has some good news on the home front. Her dear daughter Ana is really getting used to her new glasses she has even caught her even fixing them on her face rather than taking them off 
she just looks so grown up in them, way too cute! Way to go Ana!!
In other goings on… I happened to talk to Mandy and she is recovering from her Ryliegh hangover! She had her niece Rye spend the week at her house… now keep in mind that her kids are 16 (we’ll get to that later!) and 11…
I’m going to copy and paste a post of hers from our private DT thread…. haha shhh…
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Seriously I have no idea how you guys get anything done with little ones running around. I had my niece Rye for the past week and a bit and I am soooo pooped!!
She fun and pretty easy to look after but needs constant supervision! One day when she was running to the potty I was trying to just finish up gathering dishes… like 10 seconds goes by and I’m hot on her heels. I go to the bathroom and she’s not there…I find her in the kitchen … she had dumped a water bottle full of water into my big container of rice! So I made some rice that night for dinner…
She’s also doesn’t not like to be messy so if she gets a spot of mess on her clothes she needs to change…. it got to the point she showed me how to turn on my washing machine!! She’s brilliant! It’s a front load washer so she loads it with all her clothes I just need to do the soap!
Anyways life should be getting back to normal so I can catch up with my scrapping…
While I sit here a have a beer….... <—- that’s my favorite part ha!
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And here’s a picture of the sweetie.. BTW totally getting the potty thing… Yay Rye!
Mandy also had another milestone this week. Her daughter Kelsey turned 16!!! And got her licence!! And a car!!!! That a whole lot for a mom to take in all in one week!!
Here’s Kelsey in her car…
Well I’m off to go dig around for some more juicy gossip…. cya next Saturday!!
Two bits of news for you today….. A new Designer!! And a WONDERFUL new collab by the GingerBead Ladies. For the month of July it is only $1 with any purchase over $10.00. And you might want to read to the very end of this newsletter for a really fun bonus 🙂
But first……..I am so thrilled to introduce you to our newest GingerBread Lady!!
You all might know her from GingerScraps Scrapping Survivor- She happened to be the Ultimate Survivor of Season 2!
Please help me in welcoming Rachel- Pretty in Green to our family as our newest GingerBread Lady!!
Check out her Store Here and her Blog Here
Rachel wrote up a little bio for you all-
I’m so happy to be joining Ginger Scraps! I’m a stay at home mom of 2 lil ones Gage who is 4 and Ana who is 1.5 Married to my hubby of which whom I am totally in love with 🙂 I have been digital scrapping for some time, the years are blurring together now, lol. I had been an avid paper scrapper all through high school, my friends and I would stay up late in to the night scrapping away, anyways after having Gage there was no way I could continue paper scrapping I made a few pages in his book and that was that. While shopping in Target one day I found a computer program for digital scrap booking, I talked hubby in to getting it for me for Christmas and then letting me have it early so I could play with it, I made about 5 pages with that program until I found Ginger Scraps and discovered a whole new world of digital scrap booking. I stopped using that program and dusted off my Photoshop and began Freebie hunting, I was in awe of the generosity of those designers with so many freebies, so I started making freebies too, when we moved in to our house, the address here is crazy and a lil screwed up lol so we couldn’t find Internet access for 6 months, but when we did right away I logged on to Ginger Scraps and was happy that it still felt like home to me! I entered the Designer contest and failed miserably I am so embarrassed by the designs I put out, but I kept at it and I take my time and now I put out ,in my opinion, beautiful quality designs that I hope you will enjoy and love too : )
Here’s the First Design I’d Like to Show you, I’m in love with it, I call it the Puppy Love Series! These kits came out of the love of my own Beagle mix I wanted to scrap layouts with some similar looking dog elements and all I could find out there were equally cute but non-specific breed doodles or cut outs, so one day I asked a few girls what their favorite breeds were and these kits came to life. There will be more puppies on the way if you want a puppy made for your breed of dog let me know, I’ll add it to my list 🙂
The Puppy Love Series will be 30% off until the 4th of July!
These kits are perfect for a dog lover. I know I love my beagle mix! These adorable puppies need a home will you take one home with you and keep him safe? scrap him with pictures of your favorite puppy. He comes with a few of his favorite items and toys. 2 word arts, 1 paper shaper, 12 elements, 1 doghouse frame.
Beagle: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Beagle-Love.html
Black Lab: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Black-Lab-Love.html
cocker Spaniel: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Cocker-Spaniel.html
Dachshund: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Dachshund-Love.html
Golden Retriever: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Golden-Retriever.html
Jack Russell https://store.gingerscraps.net/Jack-Russell-Love.html
Maltese: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Maltese-Love.html
Sheltie: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sheltie-Love.html
Weinheimer: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Weinheimer-Love.html
Yellow Lab: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Yellow-Lab-Love.html
Yorkie: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Yorkie-Love.html
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Pretty Pattern Paper 30% off until July 4th!
Like CU items, In love with Styles like I am?! These Styles are perfect for you!
these beautiful paper styles easily fill any shape you have with beautiful texture and colors, along with a pretty pattern to make a one of a kind element. 9 CU Pattern Paper Styles for Photoshop
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How about a Freebie! endless possibilities with these styles, simply make a shape and use the style to add instant texture and patterns in beautiful warm colors. 6 CU Pattern Paper Styles for PhotoShop
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Here are some Items you’ll find in the Store already…
I’m A Good Helper 30% off until July 4th!
If any of you will remember when I won Ginger Scraps’ Survivor Season two I released this kit as a Big Thank You, well it’s back and improved so if you didn’t get a chance to download it then, now’s your chance!
This kit is great for all those pictures you have of your man at work, or your little man helping, beautiful rich colors, textures and fun elements, great for just about any event! This kit includes 1 full alpha with numbers 0-9 and a few punctuations, 31 elements, and 27 papers.
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Summer Fun Paper Pack 30% off until July 4th!
Did you miss June’s Progressive Scrap Challenge here at Ginger Scraps, or are you wondering where to get the Papers that made all those beautiful layouts form the Challenge? Well here they are!
This is a fun Paper Pack full of warm and cool colors perfect for the summer pictures you’ve been holding on to, or plan to take. There are 14 papers sized at 12×12 at 300dpi.
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Family Word Art 30% off until July 4th!
This is a fun set of Word art that all came about with one saying because of my lil girl, I love you even if you are a pain in the butt, I can’t help but to kiss those chubby cheeks of hers and she can get away with anything.
This word art pack is full of special sayings for the ones you love in your life, to add that special touch to your layout. 9 pieces of word art.
And now some inspirational CT layouts
here’s a few from Sarah using Summer fun paper pack and Black Lab Love
using I’m a good helper
here’s one from Colleen using Summer Fun paper pack
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layout using “i’m a good helper” papers and Beagle Love
So i finally made this journaling layout, from how every many months ago it was in the challenge, anyways i made this kit because i need a screwdriver for this layout… i saved the journaling and i finally made it, lol 🙂
this one uses Cocker Spanial Love and MJ’s and Ttomj’s Pocket full of posies
my Mommy’s baby
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And finally- it is time to revel the newest GingerBread Lady Collab- We usually do a grab bag, but this month I just could not keep it under-wraps! I am so in love with this collab!!
It’s summertime and the living is easy!
The designers at GingerScraps have had fun with this month’s collab “Backyard BBQ” It’s a perfect blend for all of those hot summer days spent hanging out in your own backyard, or with your friends and family at theirs. Perfect for those family reunions too. This kit has it all, From Dad’s grillin’ to just playing with an old fashioned waterhose. It is a sure fire winner!
Includes: *59 Papers- *75 Elements- *6 Alphas- *Glitter-Style and sheets- *Full WordArtSet (7 pieces)- *CU template set- *Cardstock Style
This HUGE collab is only $7.00 .. or even better yet- For the month of July any purchase over $10.00 you will receive a coupon to get this kit for only $1.00!
Please give 48 hours- as coupons have to be e-mailed to you manually.
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Oh and one last thing… this is gonna be soooo fun!! Starting this month we have a whole new point system for the challenges! It is called The GingerScraps Cookie Jar. You can start now and be on your way to free goodies in no time at all 🙂
And to start it off right….. any one that replies to THIS THREAD with the statement “Me cookie Monster, and me Loooovveee Cookies.”Before July 5th will get 5 Bonus Brownie Points!!
