Archives for April 2012

April Daily Download #15

April 15, 2012 by Sarah

Hiya! Sarah here again! How ya doin’? Hopefully everyone in the Midwest made it through the storms safely. If you did, make sure you let the forum know! We really do care about our members and want to make sure everyone is safe!!

Speaking about our members, I have some big news that will have a small impact on your life, if you’re part of the forum: Ginger has promoted two members to managers! :O Yes, I’m that Sarah :O No, I wasn’t surprised. I’d picked up some extra duties when I took on the role of Ad Team lead, but wow. Now I have a truly vested interest in the store, the forum, the blog.

So, newsletters and the big written stuff? That’s going to be done by me. Oh yeah, you’re truly stuck with me now.

Now onto some other news.

Oh yes, sadly, our normal Friday night speed scrap had to be cancelled. 🙁 Terra, from all of us here at GingerScraps, we hope for a speedy and safe recovery for your mom. Remember that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!

Pretty in Green also posted a freebie on her blog! Did you see it?

JillW gave us an update that we all already knew, but we love to hear anyways: GingerScraps rocks!! I’ve been with GS almost since Day #1, and wow. It’s like family 😀

It’s been a bit of a quiet week. Well, on the surface. Trust me, there’s more going on behind the scenes (did I mention I finally get to see it all too :D). More information, I promise, on some BIG stuff is coming soon!!

Bye for now!! See ya next week!! Or maybe sooner 😉

Filed Under: Site News

Team Spotlight: Terra – Sugar Kissed Designs!

April 14, 2012 by GingerScraps

Good morning GingerScrappers!

Today we get to chatty chat with someone a lot of you already know, Terra! Designer of Sugar Kissed Designs, host of our Friday Night Owl Scrap&Chats and all around awesome lady! OH! And she is hosting this months Daily Download! Awesome? Yup.

The standard, little bit more about yourself please 🙂

I’m 35 and I was born and raised in Arizona… I took a detour up north and lived in Minneapolis for a few years, and honestly feel like I’m more from Minnesota than here. I have a dog and a cat that sleep on either side of me and take up most of my bed! As far as hobbies, I love gardening and cooking. I’m very into the whole foods movement.

What got you designing? How did you start?

I started as a designer for taggers. And then I participated in a designer contest and was SOOO unprepared! Designing at 300 dpi is much different than designing for web use. However, I think that contest and the encouragement I received from other designers in the community really spurred me on and helped boost my own designing confidence.

Well, I can safely speak for the general public, that we’re happy you gained that confidence because your designs are lovely!

Speaking of, your kits- Do you still have your first? Your favorite and your bestselling?

Oh this is a hard question. I think my favorite kit is the first one I ever made for Ginger Scraps “Home”. I Love EVERY layout I see made with it!

My best selling kit is either Photogenic or Fleur de Pêche

I know I’ve said this before, and I mean it each and every time, but I absolutely love ALL three of those kits! I’ve been wondering what to use my March challenge rewards on, and I am really really really eyein’ up that Home kit now. All kits are available still in the store, each image preview is linked.

In one word how would you describe your design style?

Transitional. (I think I’m a nice cross between contemporary and traditional)

More about your designing Terra, what inspires these beautiful kits?

All kinds of things! Music is a huge inspiration when it comes to ideas though!

What is the one thing you can’t do without when designing: be it music, coffee, quiet, specific software, any one thing you can’t live without!

I can’t design without Illustrator and Photoshop! I love illustrator and the freedom it gives me to create items by hand.

What is your advice for aspiring designers?

I had a professor in theatre arts once who said “If you can see yourself doing anything else… don’t act”… I think the same really goes for designing… You have to love it heart and soul and realize that the return is rarely ever going to be what you put into it. Even the top designers probably don’t earn enough to truly compensate for the time, supplies, and talent put into their products. So make sure it’s truly a passion because it is hard work and it’s definitely a business not a hobby! LOL

Makes perfect sense to me!

Now for some fun!

What is one thing we may not know about you?

I tend to hum and sing a lot.

Your most favorite book turned movie ?

Alice in Wonderland

That response had me jumping out of my seat (almost literally), ME TOO ME TOO ME TOO! I just love all things Alice in Wonderland! I mean looooooooooooove!

If you could vote any FICTIONAL character into Presidency for 2012 who would it be?

Willy Wonka… I think our country would be far more tasty and hopefully we’d all get a personal oompa loompa as part of his campaign promise!

He would get MY vote!

Lastly, after a long day, what is your favorite drink ( anything from coffee to juice to soda to a glass of wine)?

Water with Lemon.

Yum!

So now you know, Terra likes to hum and sing, drink water with Lemon and every layout made with her Home kit. You know what that means? It’s Saturday morning, you’re probably still in your jammies (I know I am!) so what’s more awesome than putting your feet up and shopping?! Check out that Home kit, and her other great designs at her shop!

Make sure to join our Friday Night Owls Scrap & Chat too! There’s always lots of chatting, fun and even goodies!

Don’t forget to check back every day for the April Daily Download either!

I hope everyone has a terrific weekend! I hope the Midwest (I, being a resident myself) doesn’t get too slammed with the forecast of storms, just enough to help the grass turn green and the trees to bud and bloom. 🙂

May your coffee be bottomless, and your slippers fuzzy!

Filed Under: Digital Scrapbooking, Product/Designer Spotlight Tagged With: Sugar Kissed Designs, Team Spotlight

April Daily Download #14

April 14, 2012 by Sarah

Filed Under: Daily Download

April Daily Download #13

April 13, 2012 by Sarah

Filed Under: Daily Download

Fresh Baked! 4/13

April 13, 2012 by GingerScraps

Hi! Guess what tomorrrow is? It’s Sister Day! Well maybe not technically, but this is what my sister-in-law and I call it when we get together without our families. Tomorrow we will be going to the movies to finally see The Hunger Games. I know, we are probably the last people on the planet that saw it, but this was our first free weekend. I’m super excited to sit in a movie theatre without little ones needing to use the bathroom every 5 minutes. What are your plans? Well I have some ideas for you that involve our store and some computer time! Whatever your plans are I hope they are fun! Know what else is fun? (Gosh I’m awful at segways…lol)

Let’s talk about Mystery Designer. Last week’s Mystery Designer went crazy with goodies for you. First, let’s take another look at the sneak peek.

Are you curious who the designer was? Well it was…the one…and only… BLUE HEART SCRAPS!!

Here are our winners:

Facebook: LaShawn Castings

Blog: SharonG

Forum: Rachel DeVaughn

Would you like to see the full kit? Ok, here you go!

Isn’t that cute? But see here is the thing. She made more goodies for you and your Facebook page.

Now here is a special deal just for you! If you buy her Sunshiney Day kit you can get the Facebook templates for free! They will automatically be added to your cart so no worries for you at all.

Now I know you want to know who our next Mystery Designer. Well…it’s…GOTCHA! Ok, here is your new sneak peek. Make sure you leave your guesses on Facebook, on the blog, and in the forum. The forum hasn’t had a lot of guesses so make sure you get your vote in there too!

Who do you think made this?

Gosh I’m excited about this kit!

Oh my gosh! I almost forgot about our new Welcome Wagon kit. This Welcome Wagon kit was made by Jen Yurko so make sure you check it out! In case you don’t remember, these are free mini kits that we offer you to show off our talented designers. All you have to do is be registered in the forum and you can get kits from many of our designers!

Now for our new releases! Let me remind you once again, that if you spend $10 in our store you get a free grab bag by Jill DZines for free!!

Here we go!

https://store.gingerscraps.net/BAPTISM-By-Inspired-Designs-Bonus-Wedding-Add-On.html

https://store.gingerscraps.net/Daddy-s-Boy-Designs-by-LauraMarie-Scraps.html

https://store.gingerscraps.net/Mommys-Girl-Designs-by-LauraMarie-Scraps.html

https://store.gingerscraps.net/Medieval.html

https://store.gingerscraps.net/Medieval-Alpha.html

https://store.gingerscraps.net/Green-Thumb-Facebook-Timeline-QPs.html

https://store.gingerscraps.net/Clean-It-Up-Patterns.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Clean-It-Up-Doodles.html

https://store.gingerscraps.net/Java-Jive-Patterns.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Java-Jive-Doodles.html

https://store.gingerscraps.net/String-A-Doos-6.html

https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sunny-Templates-by-Find-Your-Bliss-Designs.html

https://store.gingerscraps.net/Make-A-Difference-Collab-Kit.html

https://store.gingerscraps.net/Project-2012-March-Brag-Book-Album.html

https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sun-Is-Shining.html

There you go! Have a great week!!

Filed Under: Digital Scrapbooking

Mystery Designer 4/13

April 13, 2012 by GingerScraps

Let’s talk about Mystery Designer. Last week’s Mystery Designer went crazy with goodies for you. First, let’s take another look at the sneak peek.

Are you curious who the designer was? Well it was…the one…and only… BLUE HEART SCRAPS!!

Here are our winners:

Facebook: LaShawn Castings

Blog: SharonG

Forum: Rachel DeVaughn

Would you like to see the full kit? Ok, here you go!

Isn’t that cute? But see here is the thing. She made more goodies for you and your Facebook page.

Now here is a special deal just for you! If you buy her Sunshiney Day kit you can get the Facebook templates for free! They will automatically be added to your cart so no worries for you at all.

Who do you think made this?

Gosh I’m excited about this kit!

Filed Under: GingerBread Ladies

This Week’s Sneak Peeks

April 12, 2012 by BethLang

Good Morning, Scrappers!

It’s Thursday morning once again! I can’t believe it is here! It’s that time when I get to create a ton of anticipation here on the blog! And boy oh boy, will there be anticipation when you see these sneak peeks!!! I get so excited when I get to see what’s cookin’ around here and get to share those scrumptious morsels with you!!

Hey! Did you notice that this Friday is going to be Friday the 13th?! That’s right! It is! But you won’t have any bad luck while at Gingerscraps! I promise! There’s only good luck, good people, good friends, and good stuff going on here in the Gingerscraps forum, and a bunch of great designers who continue to rock the digi world with their amazing awesomeness!! So if you need a bit of goodness on what many think is a dreadful day, come on over! A visit to Gingerscraps will surely be the best part of your Friday the 13th!!!

Ok, so let’s look at what is causing all the excitement around here.

First we have some things from LauraMarie Scraps and a few goodies from the Free With Purchase grab bag for April showcased in this layout. Don’t you love those papers and frames and toes! LOL!!! Ok, the toes don’t come with the kit, but those flowers and that cute alpha do!!!

LauraMarie Scraps is also cookin’ up this goodie for you! How fantastic is this!?! I just love the stitching, and that frame! Two of my favorite colors together, too!

When two designers get together like Find Your Bliss Designs and Psychozoe Designs, you can’t help but to anticipate awesomeness!!! I can’t wait to see more of this duo’s creation!

A new concoction coming from from Find Your Bliss Designs with papers and elements in the first layout from an older kit Hop Into Spring Collaboration by Kathy Winters Designs & Craft-tastrophic Designs which you can find in the store now. Find Your Bliss, you are rockin’ my socks today!!!!

These new goodies below are brought to you by Inspired Designs by Crystal. Simply beautiful! Talk about anticipation! I can’t wait to see more of this!!!!

The CTs rocked the following four layouts!