Archives for December 2018

The Very Last Newsletter

"Remember, second chances don’t expire until midnight."

The newsletters for 2018 are coming to an end, but I promise you, that’s the only thing ending! Just 2018!

Remember when you spend $10 in the store, you get a great new collab! It’s time to bundle up because it’s FREEZING!

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/GingerBread-Ladies-Collab-Freezing.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/FALL-lelujah-KIT-ALPHA-by-MagsGraphics.html

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Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-Life_Kit.html
Collection: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-Life-Collection.html
Journal Pack: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-Life-Journal-Pack.html
Accents: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-Life-Accents.html
Words: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-Life-Words.html
Bonus Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-Life-Bonus-Papers.html
Borders: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-Life-Borders.html
Clusters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-Life-Clusters.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/In-The-Sparkling-City-Bundle-by-ADB-Designs.html

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Collection: https://store.gingerscraps.net/360-Life-Jan-Motivate-Collection-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/360-Life-Jan-Motivate-Page-Kit-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Alphas: https://store.gingerscraps.net/360-Life-Jan-Motivate-Alpha-Sets-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Frames: https://store.gingerscraps.net/360-Life-Jan-Motivate-Frame-Clusters-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Blooms: https://store.gingerscraps.net/360-Life-Jan-Motivate-Blooms-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Extra Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/360-Life-Jan-Motivate-Extra-Papers-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Messy Edges: https://store.gingerscraps.net/360-Life-Jan-Motivate-Messy-Edges-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Glitters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/360-Life-Jan-Motivate-Glitters-by-Aimee-Harrison.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Polar-Freeze-BGD.html

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Collection:https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Bundle-Collection-by-Connie-Prince.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Kit-by-Connie-Prince.html
Mixed Media: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Mixed-Media-by-Connie-Prince.html
Quoted: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Quoted-Pack-by-Connie-Prince.html
Messy Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Messy-Papers-by-Connie-Prince.html
Border Clusters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Border-Clusters-by-Connie-Prince.html
Week 1 Template: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Week-1-Template-Pack-CU-Ok-by-Connie-Prince.html
Week 2 Template: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Week-2-Template-Pack-CU-Ok-by-Connie-Prince.html
Week 3 Template:https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Week-3-Template-Pack-CU-Ok-by-Connie-Prince.html
Week 4 Template: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Week-4-Template-Pack-CU-Ok-by-Connie-Prince.html
Week 5 Template: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Week-5-Template-Pack-CU-Ok-by-Connie-Prince.html
Extra Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Extra-Papers-by-Connie-Prince.html
Alpha Pack AddOn: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Alpha-Pack-AddOn-by-Connie-Prince.html
Word Art: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Word-Art-Pack-by-Connie-Prince.html
Pocket Cards: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Pocket-Cards-by-Connie-Prince.html
Quick Pages: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-January-Quick-Pages-by-Connie-Prince.html

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4×4 Month Card Templates: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-4×4-Month-Card-Templates-by-Connie-Prince.html
4×6 Calendar Card Templates: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-4×6-Calendar-Card-Templates-by-Connie-Prince.html
6×4 Calendar Card Templates: https://store.gingerscraps.net/-2019-6×4-Calendar-Card-Templates-by-Connie-Prince.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/New-Years-Eve-Digital-Scrapbook-Kit-by-Dandelion-Dust-Designs.html

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https://bit.ly/ddnd-GS

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Bundle – https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-2018-December-BUNDLE-by-Heather-Z-Scraps.html
Kit – https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-2018-December-KIT-by-Heather-Z-Scraps.html
Journal Cards – https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-2018-December-JOURNAL-CARDS-by-Heather-Z-Scraps.html
Word Bits & Dates – https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-2018-December-WORD-BITS-and-DATES-by-Heather-Z-Scraps.html
Accents – https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-2018-December-ACCENTS-by-Heather-Z-Scraps.html
Extra Papers – https://store.gingerscraps.net/Celebrate-2018-December-EXTRA-PAPERS-by-Heather-Z-Scraps.html

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Basic Bundle: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Basic-Templates-Bundled-Collection-1-by-JB-Studio.html
Basic 1: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Basic-Templates-by-JB-Studio.html
Basic 2: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Basic-Templates-2-by-JB-Studio.html

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Bundle: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Vacation-Bundle.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Vacation-PageKit.html
Flairs: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Vacation-Flairs.html
Grunge: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Vacation-Grunge.html
Clusters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Vacation-Clusters.html
Titles: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Vacation-Titles.html
Cards: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Vacation-Cards.html

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Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Whispers-Of-The-Heart-by-LDragDesigns.html
Collection: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Whispers-Of-The-Heart-The-Collection-by-LDragDesigns.html
Clusters and Borders: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Whispers-Of-The-Heart-Clusters-and-Borders-by-LDragDesigns.html
Graffiti: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Whispers-Of-The-Heart-Graffiti-by-LDragDesigns.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Shepherd-Studio/

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Lindsay-Jane/

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https://bit.ly/MSGatGS

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https://bit.ly/mags_GS

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Neia-Scraps/

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Magical-Scraps-Galore/

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Say-Goodbye-2018-gb.html

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https://goo.gl/DQK8T

Remember, if you complete 10 challenges, just ten, you get a free kit as well!!

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The perfect kit for setting those goals! SO, make it a goal to get 10 challenges completed!

Sneak Peeks December 27th 2018

 

Happy last Thursday of 2018! The year is almost over and a new year is on it’s way! I know one resolution all of us would like to make and keep… More Scrapping! That is a resolution I can definitely get behind! If you want to dedicate a little more time to getting those pages scrapped, maybe one or our designers new releases will ignite your creativity or its just the kit you have been looking for!

From Heather Z

From Mags Graphics

From Aimee H

From JB Studio

Fresh Baked: December 21, 2018

"That’s the one good thing about regret: it’s never too late. You can always change tomorrow if you want to." — Scrooged

The one thing you would regret is not taking advantage of the Buffet Blowout sale! 50% off ALL Buffets! No one can resist that deal!

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Shop-by-BUFFET/

Remember when you spend $10 in the store, you get a great new collab! It’s time to bundle up because it’s FREEZING!

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/GingerBread-Ladies-Collab-Freezing.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Document-Life-November-2018-Grab-Bag-by-Luv-Ewe-Designs.html

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Bundle: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Elf-Antics-Bundle.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Elf-Antics.html
Elements: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Elf-Antics-Elements.html
Journal Cards: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Elf-Antics-Journal-Cards.html
Flair: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Elf-Antics-Flair.html
Alphas: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Elf-Antics-Alphas.html
Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Elf-Antics-Papers.html
Cardstock Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Elf-Antics-Cardstock-Papers.html

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https://bit.ly/MSGatGS

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/2018-In-Review-Templates-by-Miss-Fish.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Blended-Holidays-Templates-by-Miss-Fish.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/March-of-the-Soldiers-kit-by-Scraps-N-Pieces.html

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Bundle: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Cozy-Christmas-Digital-Scrapbooking-Bundle-by-Shepherd-Studio.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Cozy-Christmas-Digital-Scrapbooking-Kit-by-Shepherd-Studio.html
Journal Cards: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Cozy-Christmas-Journal-Cards-for-Pocket-Scrapbooking-by-Shepherd-Studio.html
Templates: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Love-to-Scrap-Volume-13-Templates-by-Shepherd-Studio.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Captured-moments-7..html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/I-Saw-Three-Ships-Bundle-by-ADB-Designs.html

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Collection: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Blessing-Collection-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Blessing-Page-Kit-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Alphas: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Blessing-Alpha-Sets-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Titles: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Blessing-Titles-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Journal Cards: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Blessing-Journal-Cards-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Plaids: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Blessing-Plaid-Papers-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Messy Edges: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Blessing-Messy-Edges-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Glitters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Blessing-Glitters-by-Aimee-Harrison.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sweet-Sounds-of-Christmas-BGD.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Home-for-the-Holidays-BGD.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/December-2018-Template-Bundle-by-Connie-Prince.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Kristmess/

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/A-Kristmess-Gift-Trio.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Vacation-GrabBag.html

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Bundle: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Snow-Fun-Bundle.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Snow-Fun-PageKit.html
Flairs: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Snow-Fun-Flairs.html
Grunge: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Snow-Fun-Grunge.html
Clusters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Snow-Fun-Clusters.html
Titles: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Snow-Fun-Titles.html
Cards: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Snow-Fun-Cards.html

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Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Cheers-by-LDragDesigns.html
Cluster Frames: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Cheers-Cluster-Frames-by-LDragDesigns.html
Journal Cards: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Cheers-Journal-Cards-by-LDragDesigns.html
Graffiti: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Cheers-Graffiti-by-LDragDesigns.html
Alphas: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Cheers-Alphas-by-LDragDesigns.html
Embossed Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Cheers-Embossed-Papers-by-LDragDesigns.html
Glitter Styles: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Cheers-Glitterstyles-by-LDragDesigns.html
Collection: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Cheers-The-Collection-by-LDragDesigns.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Shepherd-Studio/

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/JoCee-Designs/

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Lindsay-Jane/

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https://bit.ly/MSGatGS

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https://goo.gl/UBQg62

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https://bit.ly/mags_GS

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Neia-Scraps/

Remember, if you complete 10 challenges, just ten, you get a free kit as well!!

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The perfect kit for setting those goals! SO, make it a goal to get 10 challenges completed!

Sneak Peeks December 20th 2018

Happy Thursday! We are soooooooooooooooo close to Christmas. It’s just around the corner. Our designers have lots of festive offerings for this last weekend before the holiday! Let’s take a look!

From Ponytails

From Tinci

From Miss Fish

From Shepherd Studio

From Wimpychompers

From LDrag

From Luv Ewe

From Aimee Harrison

Tutorial Tuesday (Back to Basics)

Save me!!

Right after last week’s tutorial appeared, a comment from one of our members, lilholmes6 (aka Lynn), appeared, asking why her layouts were so blurry and the journaling was unreadable. I sent her a private reply and carried on… then Ginger (our genius GingerScraps owner) messaged me. She wanted to know if I’d written a tutorial on saving layouts for the Gallery; she’d also gotten a request for help from a member, apparently one in a long string of them and didn’t want to reinvent the wheel. So today we’re going to talk about saving layouts for our highest possible viewing pleasure.

The first thing to know about saving your layouts for Gallery purposes is that online galleries have a limit on the maximum size an image file can be, most stipulating images 600×600 pixels and a file no larger than 250 KB. Now, to get our images to fit into those parameters, the file has to be compressed a bit. Or a lot… some template designers create absolutely gorgeous templates that stimulate creation of even MORE gorgeous layouts, but they turn into HUMONGOUS files. (Heartstrings Scrap Art is a favourite of mine and a former GingerBread Lady.) What happens when I scrap using one of her templates? Lemme show you…

First I resize the layout to that 600×600 pixel limit and then I try (and fail!) to save the layout as a .jpeg using the File>Save As menu. Because I save my layouts as .jpegs in two sizes, I change the name of the one destined for the Gallery by adding “GS” to the layout’s name as you can see below.

Hmm… At the highest possible quality, this layout weighs in at a ginormous 2.7 MB!!

So I pushed the Quality slider to the LEFT. All the way to 0. Now, I’ve never actually tried to save a layout with a quality of 0, because really, what’s the point?! But what really is interesting here is that this image would still have a file size of 2.2 MB. How is that even possible?

Time for Plan B, the Save for Web option. I don’t use this method for saving my layouts except as a last resort, because there’s a lot more compression of the image, and loss of clarity, or what’s known a pixelation. That’s what makes journaling turn into squiggles.

The user menu looks like this. You have the original on the left, the compressed version on the right and some adjustments you can make on the far right. The default here is a resolution of 72 pixels per inch, pretty fuzzy. (For the best images for printing for example, you’d want a resolution of 300 pixels per inch, which is MY default setting.) Within the menu, just below the compressed image on the right is where you find the file size at that resolution. As you can see here, there’s a little wiggle room.

So I took it! I nudged the Quality slider to the RIGHT until I got the sharpest image that still was under 250 KB. You can see the final version in the Gallery right HERE. Not too shabby!

Now I want to show you my USUAL method of saving my layouts for Gallery posting. This layout is built on a template from our own Aimee Harrison from her Singular Volume 1 set. I select Save As (CTRL/CMD>SHIFT>S), rename my layout and select .jpeg as the format.

Now, this is the real bonus. The file is under 500 KB right off the bat.

Just a tiny nudge of the Quality slider gets me right into the zone. <whispers> (I’ve found these numbers to be a tiny bit inflated, so you might get away with a few KB over 250. But don’t tell anybody.)

In the spirit of the season, here’s a little add-on for you.

As you might remember, I’ve been looking at old scrapbooking magazines and this technique got a ton of attention back in the day. Lots of layouts had papers or photos with only the opposite corners rounded. We’ve looked at how to use rounded rectangles, so I thought I’d take that a step further. Fire up that Custom Shape toolkit!!

My example is more squarish, but that’s cool. I popped another layer just underneath it then made the square invisible.

Then I changed my tool to the Rectangular shape tool and dragged out another squarish shape. That’s what worked for me, but you of course can do whatever makes you happy.

You know how I keep hammering you about Simplifying your text and shape layers? It’s a vital step for maintaining control. When you’re looking at text layers, you’ll know it hasn’t been Simplified if there’s a “T” on the layer in the Layers panel. For shape layers, there’s a little square box in the lower right corner of the image on the layer in the Layers panel. You can see it here.

Now, I KNOW you can see what I’ve done. I simply aligned the top and right edges of the two layers using the Alignment adjustments within the Move tool.

Next I just made a copy of the square layer and aligned the bottom and left edges. All that was left was to Merge the layers and save the resulting shape as a .png so I can use it as a clipping mask later. One thing about this shape though… resizing it will change the contours of the curved corners unless the proportions are constrained (identical). If you want it to be more rectangular than square you’ll need to start there. An oblong rounded rectangle as your base, then two rectangles with squared corners for the rest.

Since next Tuesday is Christmas Day, I’ll be taking the day off to be with my husband and son… as I’m sure all of you will be doing as well. I’ll see you all New Year’s Day with something new for you to do while the men watch bowl games!

Fresh Baked: December 14, 2018

“Christmas was on its way. Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas, upon which the entire kid year revolved.” — Adult Ralphie from A Christmas Story” (1983)

Not just kids! Adults too! Time to pick out the perfect kit, in preparation for the big day!

Remember when you spend $10 in the store, you get a great new collab! It’s time to bundle up because it’s FREEZING!

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/GingerBread-Ladies-Collab-Freezing.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Moroccan-Nights-by-LDragDesigns.html

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Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Nanas-Sewing-Stash-by-LDragDesigns.html
Wordart: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Nanas-Sewing-Stash-Wordart.html

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Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/What-s-Cookin-by-LDragDesigns.html
WordArt: https://store.gingerscraps.net/What-s-Cookin-Wordart-by-LDragDesigns.html
Recipe Cards: https://store.gingerscraps.net/What-s-Cookin-Recipe-Cards-by-LDragDesigns.html
Alpha: https://store.gingerscraps.net/What-s-Cookin-Alpha-by-LDragDesigns.html
Stacked Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/What-s-Cookin-Stacked-Papers-by-LDragDesigns.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Photo-Strips-4-Templates-by-Miss-Fish.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Christmas-Blocks-Templates-by-Miss-Fish.html

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Into The Woods QPs – https://store.gingerscraps.net/Into-The-Woods-Quick-Pages-by-Scraps-N-Pieces.html
The Sound of Music QPs – https://store.gingerscraps.net/The-Sound-of-Music-Quick-Pages-by-Scraps-N-Pieces.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sweet-gingerbread.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/The-Holly-and-The-Ivy-Page-Kit-by-ADB-Designs.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/The-Holly-and-The-Ivy-Page-Kit-by-ADB-Designs.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Deck-The-Halls-Mini-Kit-by-ADB-Designs.html

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Joyeux Collection: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Joyeux-Collection-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Joyeux-Page-Kit-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Alphas: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Joyeux-Alpha-Sets-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Titles: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Joyeux-Titles-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Frames: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Joyeux-Frame-Clusters-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Ombre Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Joyeux-Ombre-Papers-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Messy Edges: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Joyeux-Messy-Edges-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Glitters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Joyeux-Glitters-by-Aimee-Harrison.html

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Under the Canopy Collection: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Under-the-Canopy-Collection-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Under-the-Canopy-Page-Kit-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Alphas: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Under-the-Canopy-Alpha-Sets-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Titles: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Under-the-Canopy-Titles-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Journal Cards: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Under-the-Canopy-Journal-Cards-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Extra Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Under-the-Canopy-Extra-Papers-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Messy Edges: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Under-the-Canopy-Messy-Edges-by-Aimee-Harrison.html
Glitters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Under-the-Canopy-Glitters-by-Aimee-Harrison.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Ugly-Christmas-Sweaters-BGD.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Hey-Santa-Digital-Scrapbook-Kit-by-Dandelion-Dust-Designs.html

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Grab Bag: https://store.gingerscraps.net/December-2018-Grab-Bag-Dear-Santa-by-Connie-Prince.html
Alpha Pack Add On: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Dear-Santa-Alpha-Pack-AddOn-by-Connie-Prince.html
Word Art: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Dear-Santa-Word-Art-Pack-by-Connie-Prince.html

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Bundle – https://store.gingerscraps.net/A-Fragrant-Christmas-BUNDLE-by-Heather-Z-Scraps.html
Kit – https://store.gingerscraps.net/A-Fragrant-Christmas-KIT-by-Heather-Z-Scraps.html
Weathered Wood – https://store.gingerscraps.net/A-Fragrant-Christmas-WEATHERED-WOOD-by-Heather-Z-Scraps.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Kristmess/

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Vintage-Kristmess-Trio.html

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Bundle: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sagittarius-Bundle.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sagittarius-Kit.html
Alphas: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sagittarius-Alphas.html
Cards: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sagittarius-Cards.html
Glitters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sagittarius-Glitters.html
Cardstocks: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Sagittarius-Card-Stocks.html

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Lindsay-Jane/

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https://bit.ly/MSGatGS

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https://goo.gl/UBQg62

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https://bit.ly/mags_GS

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https://store.gingerscraps.net/Neia-Scraps/

Remember, if you complete 10 challenges, just ten, you get a free kit as well!!

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The perfect kit for setting those goals! SO, make it a goal to get 10 challenges completed!

Sneak Peeks December 13th 2018

Happy Thursday! We are 12 days away from Christmas! Thank heavens for Amazon! I finished almost all my shopping from the convenience of my couch. This weekend you should reward yourself with one of the new releases our amazing designers created! Take some time this holiday season and enjoy scrapping! Let’s take a peek at some of the new releases!

From Heather Z

From Tinci

From JoCee

From LDrag

 

From Miss Fish

From Aimee Harrison

December Feature Designer

Happy December!! Can you believe we have less than two weeks until Christmas? This month our Featured Designers are Aprilisa Designs and Pixelily Designs. I was able to chat a bit with Lisa. Let’s see what fun stuff she shared with us.

How long have you been designing?

I started as freebie designer in 2009, and opened my very first store in 2010.

What made you decide to design?

I think I just love creating things. I’ve been doing printable things for my personal use years before I even knew there is this business called Digital Scrapbook, and a friend introduced me to it. And now I cannot stop.

What do you use to create your designs (program, additional tools, etc.)?

I am designing in Photoshop CC and draw in Corel Draw.

Describe your design workplace.

It is just a small space, small table in my bed room, which is the center of all activities in our home. I use a laptop which is actually allow me to move around the house, but I never move from the table, LOL.

What motivates and inspires you as a designer?

My CT is my big helps in finding themes. Sometimes I have to work with colors that don’t inspired me at first. That’s when I throw them to my team, and they are the best! It always works really well, every time!

What is your favorite kit currently in your GS store and why?

Best of Summer – Kit, I love the happy colors in it.

What was your first job?

An administration work.

Have you ever met anyone famous?

Yes. One that was so memorable is when I met Hanson, when I was very young. I hope you remember them, LOL.

What are you reading right now?

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen

What is your favorite quote?

My current motivational quote is : Be Stronger than your Excuses

What is something you want to do in the next year that you’ve never done before?

Hmm, I haven’t thought about it yet, honestly, LOL.

You have your own latenight talk show, who do you invite as your first guest?

Michelle Obama? I just got her book Becoming, and can’t wait to start to read it.

If you had to delete all but 3 apps from your smartphone, which ones would you keep?

Whatsapp, Instagram, and Uber Eats. LOL

If you could have someone follow you around all the time, like a personal assistant, what would you have them do?

Doing my house chores? LOL

Would you rather travel back in time to meet your ancestors or to the future to meet your descendants?

Wow, that’s tough. I think to the future to meet my descendants? It’s kinda scary to think, though…

What commercial jingle gets stuck in your head all the time.

None of them, really.

If you could turn the ocean into a liquid other than water, which one would you pick?

COFFEE……!!!!

Thanks Lisa!! Make sure to check out her GS Store and her FB Fan Page.

Make sure you are grabbing the daily download from the GingerScraps blog. Here’s a sneak peek at the kit she and Pixelily Designs collaborated on.

Tutorial Tuesday (Tutorials!)

Now Where Did I See That Tutorial About…?

If you read the comments GingerScrappers leave here on the Blog you might have seen a brilliant suggestion from Ellen for a “quick tut” to index all the other tuts I’ve written over the last 2+ years. Lemme tell you, “quick” it ain’t! But it IS brilliant, so that’s what I’m bringing you today. Without further ado, here is a chronological linked index to all the tutorials I’ve prepared for you to date, all in one place.

1. Turn a Font into a Sticker

2. Use a Basic Template

3. Titles Revisited: Alphas Plus Fonts

4. One Photo, More than One Photo Spot

5. Making Templates Work for You

6. Simple Photo Blending

7. Extractions… Choose Your Method

8. Brush Basics: Colour

9. Playing with Text

10. Shadow Basics

11. Text Talk: LETTERPRESS!

12. Titles with STYLE(s)

13. Word Art Wizardry

14. For all you former paper scrappers: INKED EDGES!

15. Getting More Mileage from Your Templates… Easily!

16. Reverse Stencilling with Brushes

17. Kustomize Your Kits

18. Sizzling Signatures!

19. Journaling INside the Box

20. Yes! You CAN Warp Shadows in PSE!

21. Heritage Photos Get a Makeover

22. Only the Shadow Knows… Take TWO

23. When is a Square NOT a Square?

24. Creating Clusters… Not Clutter

25. Build-a-Brush Workshop

26. Blend Modes? Say What??

27. Down on the Border (not the Little River Band version)

28. Carol: Objects Inside Other Objects and Going Incognito

29. Tearing Up the Sheets (of Cardstock)

30. Style Savvy!

31. WSNH Tips and Tricks

32. Title Tweaks

33. Get in SHAPE, Girl!

34. Keeping Things in Perspective

35. Can This Photo Be Saved?

36. Behind the MASK

37. Michelle: Finding Font

38. Putting the “OH!” in Your Photos

39. Ellen: Talking about Tools

40. Chalking it Up to Inspiration

41. Becoming an ALPHA Female

42. Over-the-Top TITLES

43. Templates with a Twist

44. How’d You DO That?!! Fontography Demystified

45. A Little Bit Sketchy

46. More Fun with FONTS

47. Dodge and Burn… NOT an Action Movie

48. Reflections

49. The EYEs Have It

50. There’s a Flag on the Play – Out Of Bounds!

51. Abstract Meets Graphic Art

52. Mixing it UP!

53. Revisionist History

54. The TutOR Becomes the TutEE

55. A Few Quick Template and Shadow Tips

56. It’s a PUZZLE!

57. I Feel the Need… the Need for SPEED (Scrapping)!

58. More FUN with FOTOS

59. Turning a POSITIVE into a NEGATIVE

60. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

61. Scrapping with Heritage Photos

62. You’ve Gotta Know When to FOLD ‘Em

63. More Fun with Fonts – Die-Cut!

64. A(nother) Way with WORDS

65. Playing on Emotion

66. In the RAW!

67. Christmas FONTography

68. Ahead of the CURVE

69. Like Snowflakes… No Two ALIKE

70. The ART of ILLUSION

71. More Fun with Photos!

72. Fun with FONTS & FOTOS 

73. First Past the Post(mark)

74. SKETCHIER!

75. Here’s a Little Clip!

76. The EYES Have It!

77. Facebook Timeline Covers

78. Tiny BUBBLES!

79. Uniquely YOURS

80. DIAMONDS are a Girl’s Best Friend

81. Totally TACKY!

82. UNZIP Me Dahling!

83. Direct Your Own SCRIPT

84. Transforming the Ordinary to the Extraordinary!

85. Making the Most of (inter)National Scrapbooking Day!

86. When SIZE Really DOES Matter…

87. A Road Map for Newbies

88. Throwing the BOOK at Glee

89. Jailbird No More!

90. Alphas Revisited

91. Everything New is Old Again

92. Still MORE Fun with FONTS!! 

93. Where the Boys Are

94. Like a Broken Record

95. Creating Amazing Monograms

96. Vacation Memories Sanitized!

97. Another Way to Have the Photo You REALLY Wanted, Not the One You Got

98. Fontography with Alphas

99. Expanding Your Repertoire

100. Sketchy Simplified

101. It’s Fall, Y’All!

102. Making a Stylish Sandwich

103. Clusters… Have Them Your Way, the Easy Way!

104. Driven to Distraction

105. Are YOU Ready for Digital Scrapbooking Day?

106. Don’t Lose Your Cool… or Your Stash!

107. 8 ball, Corner Pocket!

108. One Hand in my Pocket… and the other one’s holding a Journal Card!

109. Shaving Shadows

110. Cuttin’ It Out – Old-School

111. Let’s All Give Thanks… for AWESOME Photos!

112. Gentle(wo)men, Start Your Ovens!

113. The EYE-lets Have It!

114. Save Me! (methods for saving layouts for gallery posting)

115. What’s Your Super Power (Word)?

116. Any Way You Slice It (quick way to duplicate a multi-strip photo)

117. Memory-Keeping with Not-So-Great Photos

118. Fancy and Fun Fonts for Wintery Layouts

119. Fancifying Those Fonts

120. Another Font-to-Alpha Option

121. It’s All About the EXPOSURE!

122. A Whole New Meaning to Copy-and-Paste! (A PSE-Word Mash-up)

123. Magic Eraser!! (Not Mr Clean but close)

124. Heritage and History: Recorded

125. Fontastic Spring!

126. What the Heck is a Vignette?

127. True Colours – Not Just a Song

128. Numbers-Go-Round

129. Stackin’ ’em Up!

130. Standing Out in a Crowd (How to scrap a template so it looks different from everybody else’s)

131. Repeating Patterns – Basic

132. Repeating Patterns – Part Deux

133. UnMASKing the MASK

134. Repeating Patterns, Part Three

135. Restoring those Vintage Snapshots

136. How Do You Know When to Upgrade?

137. Deconstructing the Custom Shadow

138. Complex Shadows – Jan’s Method

139. Summertime Funtime Fonts

140. FINALLY! Kerning is Here!

141. Watercolor Effects -SO Beautiful!

142. Even Sketchier Still!

143. Pick your Pivot Point

144. Can We Talk? (journaling)

145. Anatomy of a Paper Stack

146. Anatomy of a Well-Composed Layout

147. Making the Most of Milestones (first day of school photos)

148. Digital Duplication: Embossing

149. Another Paper-Scrapping Digi-Hack (flocked “fussy cut” elements)

150. Breaking the Digi-Scrapping Code (glossary of terms)

151. Slaying the Green-Eyed Monster

152. What’s Your Digi-Scrapping Style?

153. Background Check

154. Unlocking the Secret Extras in Your Font Files

155. For All the Mac Users – Unlocking Secrets in Your Fonts

156. Another Paper- to Digi-Technique – Stenciling

157. Paper-to-Digi: 3D Embossing

158. Hybrid Pillow Box

159. To Theme or NOT to Theme

160. DIY Christmas Card Workshop

161. Beyond the Ordinary – Holiday Photos

162. Double Indemnity? Nope, Double Exposure!

163. Getting in on the Action(s)

164. Decluttering Isn’t Just for Homes

165. Following Up for Donna

166. It’s a Total Eclipse (another paper-to-digi technique)

167. A-Tinting We Will Go

168. Effect? Affect? What’s the Difference?

169. Let’s Play Stump the Chump

170. Springy-y Fonts- Part 2

171. Jazzing Up a Font

172. Jan’s Meme Creation Challenge

173. It All Comes Out in the Wash-i (Realistic Digital Washi Tape)

174. Working in the Background  (Creating Custom Backgrounds)

175. Be A-Frayed, Very A-Frayed (Realistic Fabric Tears)

176. Building Strong Borders with Brushes

177. Ten Fonts for Dad

178. Faking It! Tuck a Corner into a Digital Slit

179. Plan your Holiday Photos NOW!

180. Unlocking the Photoshop Elements Easter Eggs (Photoshop Elements Plus)

181. The Key to Painless Extractions (PSE +)

182. How Can I… Pierce My Paper?

183. It’s All a Matter of Taste (Black and White)

184. Taking the Shine Off (Photo Retouching)

185. Peek-a-Boo, I See You (Solving Under-exposed Faces)

186. Recorded History (Heritage Fonts)

187. When the Tutor Becomes the Tutored (Selective Recolouring for Word Art)

188. Another Guided Edit – Multi-Photo Text

189. Scrapping in the Time of COVID

190. Taming the Wild Template (Organizing and Finding Them)

191. The Photoshop Elements No-Diet Weight Loss Plan

192. Faking It – Those Incredible Full Moon Photos…

193. Method Scrapping – What’s My Motivation?

194. Customizing Template Banners

195. Preferences and Settings

196. Reflections, Perspective and Shadows

197. Jazzing Up a Neutral Background

198. Stuffing that Envelope

199. Christmas is Coming – Get Your Fancy Fonts Here!

200. Creating a 3D Metallic Look on 2D Shapes

201. New Year, New Challenges!

202. One BIG Word – Using a Title as a Divider

203. Another Take on Titles

204. Write Your Troubles in Sand

205. Hearts and Flowers (fonts)

206. Text Boxes Don’t Have to be Boxes!

207. Creating a Shadow-Box Layout

208. Creating a Shadow -Box Layout Part 2

209. Fooling Around With Gradients: Graduated Filters in Elements+

210. Circular Stencils: Another Paper-to-Digi Technique

211. Making Use of the Circular “Stencil”

212. I Love a Curvy Border

213. A 3D Title with Punch!

214. Gradient Border Masks – So Many Options!

215. 3D Photos – Yes, You CAN!

216. Selectively Recolouring Your Brushes

217. Uploading Your Layouts to the GingerScraps Gallery – Step by Step

218. Updating the Custom Cluster

219. Digital Stamps in Living Colour

220. Digitize your Handwriting

221. Selectively Colouring your Photos

222. Exploring Uncharted Territory (Elements Features)

223. Torn Paper: A Review

224. Jan’s Like a Broken Record… (or Why “Everything on Its Own Layer”)

225. More Fun with Blend Modes

226. Let’s Talk About New Computers

227. Which Template Format is Best for You?

228. How Do I Run an Elements+ Script on a Template?

229. Faking the Wood Burning Look

230. Colour Palettes, Swatches and How to Use Them

231. How Did They Do That? (Outlining a Title with Paper Cuts)

232. Anchors Aweigh! (Reverse Masking)

233. Jumpstart Your Layouts!

234. It’s Almost Digital Scrapbooking Day!

235. Fun Fonts for Layouts about Kids

236. Custom Word Art Using Only Fonts

237. Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due (or: Editing your Gallery images)

238. Use It All! Challenge Spotlight

239. Pleated Paper? Maybe,,,

240. November Challenge Spotlight: Template Challenge

241. Can I Make Something Crystal Clear? (As Glass)

242. Clearly Complete – Adding Some Background

243. DIY Worn Wood

244. Challenge Spotlight: Miss Fish Memory Mix Up Challenge

245. How Do I Build a Reusable Cluster?

246. Build-Your-Own-TEMPLATE!

247. Photo Mask Challenge with PrelestnayaP

248. Romantic and Corny… Valentine’s Day Fonts

250. Another Paper-to-Digi Technique: Partial Cutouts

251. Taking Those Shapes to the Next Level

252. Realistic Book Looks

253. Making Magic with Brushes

254. Creating Art with a Photo

255. A Simple Photo Border with Label

256. Importing a Tear

257. Making Your Own Messy Edges

259. April Quote Challenge with CathyK

260. QuickTrick: Improving the Work Flow with Templates

261. Template Mash-Ups Revisited

262. Create a Word Art Photo Frame

263. Challenge Spotlight: Perfectly Paired 

264. Quick Trick: Correcting Colour Cast

265. Creating a Title Echo for Your Layout

266. Elements Work-Around: Photo in a Jar

267. Celebrating Dads and Grads (fonts)

268. Quick Trick: Anchor Points Revisited

269. Title-Topia

270. Quick Trick: Transparent Titles

271. Creased Paper Cut-Out Word Art

272. Going Creative with the Stitch Technique

273. Quick Trick: Transform a Selection

274. Turning a Font into a Sticker: Reprise

275. Yes! You Can Create Smooth Curved Lines with Elements!

276. Realistic Folded Paper Shapes

277. UnZIP Me, Dahling – Updated

278. Curvy Lines/Borders Method #2

279. Challenge Spotlight: Minikit

280. Quick Trick: Brighter Photos the Easy Way

281. Redirecting Text on Your Embellishments

282. Challenge Spotlight: Created With Rewards

283. Quick Trick: Auto Colour Correction

284: Don’t Let Your Text FLOAT!

285. Coloured and Patterned Shadows

286. Challenge Spotlight: Scraplift

287. Quick Trick Tuesday: Close All

288. I Do Hereby Firmly Resolve…

289. It’s the Snowy Season! (Fancify a Font)

290. Quick Trick: Controlling Camera Shake

291. Loading Those Styles

292. Pattern Files, Custom Shapes and Styles Mash-Up (Replay)

293. Quick Trick: Content-Aware Fill

294. Weaving – the Digital Way

295. Individual Style: Color Challenge

296. Quick Trick: Select SUBJECT

297. How Do I Know When to Stop? (Editing)

298. Guided Edit: Perfect Landscape

299. Quick Trick: No More Blemishes

300. Selectively Recolouring Brushes – Revisited

301. DIY Solid and Neutral Papers

302. Challenge Spotlight: Jumpstart Your Layouts II

303. Quick Trick: Dropping Things Where You Want Them

304. 3D Titles – Paper Letters

305. Are They Scribbles? Doodles?

306. Challenge Spotlight: Back It Up II

307. Quick Trick: Scroll Through Blend Modes

308. Guided Edit: Saturated Film Effect

309. Photo Edit: Plumb and Level

310. Challenge Spotlight: Word Art

311. Quick Trick: Layer Thumbnail Appearance

312. Going Right Back to Basics: Preferences

313. Inspiration: Song Lyrics

314. Challenge Spotlight: Inspiration

315. X-Fonter: A Powerful Font Manager

316. Using Alphas for Titles – A Technique Tweak

317. Challenge Spotlight: Minikit

318. Quick Trick: Special Effects Brushes

319. Autumn and Creepy Season Fonts

320. Four Ways to Use Dingbat Fonts

321. Quick Trick: Hiding Multiple Layers

322. Challenge Spotlight: Pinterest

323. Yes! You Can Add a QR Code to Your Layout!

324. Two Minute Warning! Holidays Ahead!!

325. Challenge Spotlight: Scraplift

326. Quick Trick: Type Tool Measurements

327. Realistic Snowy Titles

328. Challenge Spotlight: Pinterest

329. Quick Trick: Deselect

330. New Year, New Challenges

331. Textured Overlays – Whut?

332. Challenge Spotlight: Brush

333. Making Multi-Photo Layouts Work

334. Quick Trick: All-in-One Alphas

335. Scraplifting Mother Bear

336. Ink Smudge Technique for Photos

337. Text on a Custom Path – Keeping the Path

338. Tucked Photo Frames Made Easy

339. Challenge Spotlight: Word Art

340. Quick Trick: Cleaning Out the Cookie Jar

341. Inspiration for the April Scraplift Challenge

342. A Little Crisp Around the Edges (burnt paper look)

343. Challenge Spotlight: Daily Download

344. Quick Trick: Level Your Horizons

345. Stuffing a Vellum Envelope

346. Recolouring Word Art with Gradient Maps

347. Challenge Spotlight: iNSD Mini Kit Challenge

348. Quick Trick: Gradient Titles

349. Celebrating Dads and Grads Again (Fonts)

350. Quick Photo Edits with Blend Modes

351. Challenge Spotlight: Template

352. Quick Trick: Distressing Elements

353. Taking Distress to the Next Level

354. Creating and Shadowing Transparent Elements

355. Challenge Spotlight: Recipe

356. The Style File: Where Is It?

357. Quick Trick: What the Font?

358. Step-by-Step: Gallery Limits, Challenges and Cookie Jar Entries

359. Multitasking: Gallery Uploads

360. Challenge Spotlight: Real Moments

361. Paper-to-Digi: Tone-on-Tone Heat Embossing

362. Challenge Spotlight: DSD Brush Challenge

363. What Do I Do With All My Layouts? (printing)

364. Quick Trick: About Those Shortcuts

Fresh Baked: December 07, 2018

"Put that cookie down. NOW!" – Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

Put the cookie down because the new goodies are fresh from the “oven”!

Remember when you spend $10 in the store, you get a great new collab! It’s time to bundle up because it’s FREEZING!

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Remember, if you complete 10 challenges, just ten, you get a free kit as well!!

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The perfect kit for setting those goals! SO, make it a goal to get 10 challenges completed!