Archives for May 2012

Challenge Spotlight – Template Challenge #1

Have you recovered from NSD yet?? Has your pocketbook? I didn’t go as crazy shopping as some of my fellow scrappers did (you know who you are!), but I did buy a bunch of kits I’ve had my eye on for a while and I’m ready to put them to good use! Here’s a way to get scrapping with all those treasures you picked up over the weekend and add another freebie to your stash: the first May template challenge hosted by Inspired Designs!

This month’s first template is really cool; take a look!

I really love the mix of square and circle photograph shapes with the mini clusters. This template will definitely make for some eye-catching LOs! Need some inspiration from the fabulous scrappers of the forum? Here you go!

By sparkysgirl

By Victoria32

By MommyScrapper

Wonderful pages, ladies! You’ve all made the template your own and these LOs are definitely inspiring my creativity!

You’ve got all month to get this one in to count towards your challenge points, but it’s such a nifty template, I’d grab it now if I were you! (As a matter of fact, I should go finish my LO with this one right now!)

Don’t forget to grab a spot May Challenge Points Tracking thread so you can tally up all your points and start working your way towards a discount coupon or gift certificate! Any questions on this or any of the monthly challenges can  be posted to the Cookie Jar; don’t be shy, someone else might have the same question! 🙂

Alright ladies, I’m off to start going through my NSD spoils and get some challenges done!  Have a wonderful week and I’ll see you all back here next Tuesday!

May Daily Download #08

Photobucket

May Daily Download #07

Photobucket

LOTW Winner Announced!!

Congratulations to preciouspixels for winning LOTW! Her layout is absolutely stunning. The large photo is a beautiful and the clusters of flowers, lace, and ribbon are gorgeous. Click the image to leave her some love or click here to view her entire Gingerscraps Gallery.

This layout was creating using Hope & Faith by Connie Prince

You can pick outstanding gallery layouts which become the next LOTW nominee’s by posting in the “Baker’s Best” thread. Check out the rules here.

As always your vote counts so head over the the forum to vote for the next LOTW winner. You can be a LOTW winner too, all you have to do is scrap! Happy Scrapping.

May Daily Download #06

Weekly Wrap-Up: May 06, 2012

Oh wow! It’s the end of the weekend already. What an insanely busy weekend it’s been, too!!

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/   *Some restrictions apply*

That sale! Wow! Amazing. When I heard the ladies were going to be doing this, I was just in awe! They’re so giving! 😀

Photobucket

See! You still have a chance to take part in some! Maybe we’ll see each other!

Would you like to see some of the prizes you can earn over the weekend…

Check the forum for all the details- https://forums.gingerscraps.net/forumdisplay.php?678-National-Scrapbooking-Day!!-Let-s-Celebrate!!

I seriously want both the template package and the kit. I wants it now 😀 😉 Come on, admit it, you do too!! <3

Did you take advantage of the bake sale too? So many designers had some amazing stuff in there! I know Psychozoe Designs had all of her buffet items listed for $1!

An new buffet was also released: A Match Made in Heaven! It’s so cute and adorable. Perfect for the mother in your life, or even the baby/pet that you adore! I even caught a layout using a bus in similar colors! So many ways to use it!

You know what, though? If I had to choose a favorite kit  of what’s come out this week, I so couldn’t do it. Just could not do it at all! I just know that while that 50% sale is going on, you should really check it all out! Remember, if you spend $10, you get this awesome grab bag by Pretty in Green for free!!

Well, I think that’s about it. I’m off. I’m actually camping with my daughter this weekend, and I know the perfect kit that I’ll be using for that! Connie Prince has this kit called Scouting is Fun. I prefer the bundle, because it has both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. I have a Brownie, who will be bridging to a Junior next weekend; I have a Tiger Cub who’ll be a Wolf soon, as well. So, this kit is perfect. Another good choice, I think, is The Power of YOUth collab between Pretty in Green and Kathy Winters. It’s more 4H, but it would work for Girl Scouts at least. Same principles basically.

Okay, that’s enough from me! I’d love to hear from you what kits are your favorite!!

May Daily Download #05

Photobucket

May Daily Download #04

Photobucket

NSD Madness!! And Fresh Baked: May 04, 2012

Hi! Hello! Good morning (afternoon, evening, depending on where you are on the globe)! I’m super duper excited right now! Can you guess why? Can you, really? That’s right! Fresh Baked! NSD! Amazing sales! Speed scraps! Chats! Some much excitement, I can hardly contain myself!!

Ginger wanted to give you a few of the details, so I will pass the keyboard to her now…..

“It’s National Scrapbooking Day, but one day just is not enough… so we have a weekend jam packed full of fun, HUGE sales, Games, Challenges, and Chats!
Of course we also have fabulous prizes and goodies being passed out all weekend long!
In the NSD sub-forum you will find our special NSD challenges/ games.

  • We have a Scavenger Hunt hosted by the lovely Rachel (designer Pretty in Green).
  • Be sure to stop by the Gallery Post-A-Thon, our very own Night Owl Chatter, Terra (designer Sugar Kissed) will be hosting this fun game.
  • Ever wonder what our GS designers looked like when they were just little tiny ones? Well sweet miss Laura Marie (designer LauraMarie Scraps) has collected many of the GS designers baby and childhood photos. Guess Who??… by matching the babies to the designers!

In addition we have TONS of Chats and Speed Scraps throughout the weekend!
Speed Scraps will all be in the regular Speed Scrap area of the forum HERE.
And pop into the chat room to enjoy chatting with some of your favorite designers, and the GS community! If you like to play Bingo– I will be hosting 2 games of digi bingo! Friday @8pm EST and Saturday @4pm EST
And on Saturday night @10pm EST… Terra and I will be co-hosting a game of Truth or Dare! It will have you laughing out loud, your family will think you have gone crazy. You will be cracking up and behaving very oddly. Beware, we might even dare you to take a pic of your laundry room, and post it for us all to see!

I look forward to seeing all of you!! Run to the store, grab some snacks and your favorite beverage. Then get some comfy clothes on and settle into your computer chair for wonderful weekend!! You deserve it!!”

Thanks Ginger!! Now lets dive right into the Newsletter! Don’t forget it is Friday!! We have fresh baked goodies right out of the oven for you!!

Photobuckethttps://store.gingerscraps.net/   *Some restrictions apply*

Photobucket

Photobucket

Gingerscraps is going to be a hopping place! I told you the designers went a little crazy!

Would you like to see some of the prizes you can earn over the weekend…

Check the forum for all the details-

https://forums.gingerscraps.net/forumdisplay.php?678-National-Scrapbooking-Day!!-Let-s-Celebrate!!

Oh another very exciting bit of news,  Zee, of Z Pink Boudoir is back on the Gingerscraps designing team! Welcome back, Zee!! She’s having a 35% off sale!

Photobucket

Remember, if you spend $10 in the store, you get this amazing grab bag, created by the talented Pretty in Green!

Photobucket

Now let’s get to the New Releases! There are some gorgeous creations coming out!

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Moonlight-Serenade.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/ZPBD-Bonjour.html

Photobucket
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Butterflies-In-Bloom-by-Kathy-Winters-Designs.html
Journal Cards: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Butterflies-In-Bloom-Journal-Cards.html
Stacked Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Butterflies-In-Bloom-Stacked-Papers.html
Wordart: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Butterflies-In-Bloom-Wordart.html
Bundle: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Butterflies-In-Bloom-Bundle.html

Photobucket
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/A-Mighty-Rawr.html
Alpha: https://store.gingerscraps.net/A-Mighty-Rawr-Alpha.html
WordArt: https://store.gingerscraps.net/A-Mighty-Rawr-Wordart.html
Bundle: https://store.gingerscraps.net/A-Mighty-Rawr-Bundle.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/inds-offer.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Find-Your-Bliss-Designs/

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/I-LOVE-TEMPLATES-NSD-GRAB-BAG.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Mother-s-Love-Collab.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/I-CALL-HER-MOM-NSD-GRAB-BAG.html

Photobucket
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Beep-Boop.html
Clusters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Beep-Boop-Clusters.html
Quick Pages: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Beep-Boop-Quick-Pages.html
Stackers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Beep-Boop-Paper-Stackers.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/2012-NSD-CU-Grab-Bag-by-Pretty-in-Green.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/2012-iNSD-PU-Grab-Bag-by-Pretty-in-Green.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Moving-on-Kit.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/2012-NSD-Grab-Bag-Designs-by-LauraMarie-Scraps.html

Photobucket
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sugar-High.html
Add-on Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sugar-High-Add-On-Papers.html
Clusters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sugar-High-Clusters.html
Paper Stacks: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sugar-High-Paper-Stacks.html
Quick pages: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sugar-High-Quick-Pages.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/NSD-GrabBag2.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/NSD-GrabBag.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Striped-Out-CU.html

Photobucket
Grab bag: https://store.gingerscraps.net/iNSD-GrabBag-1-My-Happy-Place.html
WordArt: https://store.gingerscraps.net/My-Happy-Place-WordArt.html
Alpha Add-on: https://store.gingerscraps.net/My-Happy-Place-Alpha-Pack-AddOn.html
Journal Cards: https://store.gingerscraps.net/My-Happy-Place-Journal-Cards.html
FB Covers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/My-Happy-Place-Facebook-Timeline-Covers.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/iNSD-GrabBag-2-Sweet-Tooth.html

Photobucket
https://store.gingerscraps.net/iNSD-GrabBag-3-For-You.html

And, before I let you go insane in the store, Rachel, of Pretty in Green, is holding a CT call. All the information can be found in the forum!

Photobucket

This Week’s Sneak Peeks

Good Thursday Morning, Scrappers!!! I hope you are getting excited about National Scrapbooking Day this weekend! I am soooo psyched and I can’t wait to join in all the fun that Gingerscraps will have going on this weekend.  Whoo hoo!!! Bring it on!

And bring on those new goodies from the kitchen! What have our designers been cookin’ up for us this week? Oh, I bet it’s going to be GOOD!!!  Ok, you know me, I have no patience, so I am bringin’ it to you now!

 

Here are a few creations to show you what’s coming from Keep In Touch Designs.

Keep In Touch Designs, you rock my purple socks off!!!! I have to have this collection!  This is so pretty!

I love  those little cars!!! Check that out!

 

Next, from Sugar Kissed Designs comes such a sweetly versatile kit. Totally Scrumptious!!!! 

Love these sweet soft colors and the fun designs, stripes, swirls and embellies!

More sweetness  from Sugar Kissed Designs…

and…

 

Now, take a peek at this month’s Grab Bag from Pretty in Green!

Here is an awesome layout using this month’s Grab Bag from Pretty in Green and a journal mat from Kathy Winters Designs.

Soooo super cute!!!

 
Here is another adorable layout using this month’s Grab Bag from Pretty in Green. 
The  journal card from the A Match Made in Heaven Buffet by Pretty in Green.
Love this!!!! Check out the cute banner, and that cuddly panda bear! So sweet!!!
 
More from Pretty in Green. Just fabulous!!!! Absolutely Adorable!! I am in LOVE with the Pandas!
 
Find Your Bliss has been stirrin’ up something wonderful for us. Check this out!  
Here’s a little something from Find Your Bliss Grab Bag.
The banner from May’s Free Gift with Purchase Grab Bag by Pretty in Green.
These colors remind me of a sweet summery party punch! Yum!
 
Kathy Winters Designs is cookin’ up a little spring for us, too! This absolute gorgeousness is so pretty!
Just look at all the pretty patterned papers in here! This just makes me smile and feel happy all over!
Beautiful!
 
and…
Do I see SCRABBLE pieces in here?! How awesome is that!!!?? Love that!!!
I think I might spontaneously combust before Friday…I cannot WAIT to get this!
 
 
 
Blue Heart Scraps has been busy in the kitchen too, mixin’ up a little something for us (and the puppies) too.
Don’t you just love the colors in this! And what fun  word art!
I have to say, these pups have it good!!! Way super fun stuff here!
 
 
Wowee Zowee! That is alot of cookin’ goin’ on here at Gingerscraps! And who knows what ELSE is going to be cooked up this weekend for NSD!  Well, I know I where I am going to be….
 
So come on! Get your mouse, pull up a chair, and join me right here at Gingerscraps, where fun is cooked up all the time and the awesomeness just keeps on a comin’ every week!  Until then, let’s think of all the ways we can use these goodies for the memorable moments in our lives!
 
 GS_footer_Beth