Happy Friday y’all. I hope you have had a great week and are looking forward to a fabulous weekend.
Any $10 spent in the Gingerscraps store will get you this wonderful bookish kit for Free.
Now for the fun things the designers have for us this week.
Have you gotten started on your challenges? If you complete any 10 challenges this month, you get this gorgeous collab (or a variety of other choices from previous challenge collabs) as a reward!
Join Maurine on her Facebook Fan Page.
Remember, the download is kept up for 5 days, and then it is taken down. If you miss pieces, the kit will be available for purchase on the first day of the following month.
Post expires at 10:00am on Thursday May 14th, 2026
Join Maurine on her Facebook Fan Page.
Remember, the download is kept up for 5 days, and then it is taken down. If you miss pieces, the kit will be available for purchase on the first day of the following month.
Post expires at 10:00am on Wednesday May 13th, 2026
Join Maurine on her Facebook Fan Page.
Remember, the download is kept up for 5 days, and then it is taken down. If you miss pieces, the kit will be available for purchase on the first day of the following month.
Post expires at 10:00am on Tuesday May 12th, 2026
Join Maurine on her Facebook Fan Page.
Remember, the download is kept up for 5 days, and then it is taken down. If you miss pieces, the kit will be available for purchase on the first day of the following month.
Post expires at 10:00am on Monday May 11th, 2026
Join Maurine on her Facebook Fan Page.
Remember, the download is kept up for 5 days, and then it is taken down. If you miss pieces, the kit will be available for purchase on the first day of the following month.
Post expires at 10:00am on Sunday May 10th, 2026
Join Maurine on her Facebook Fan Page.
Remember, the download is kept up for 5 days, and then it is taken down. If you miss pieces, the kit will be available for purchase on the first day of the following month.
Post expires at 10:00am on Saturday May 9th, 2026
Happy May Day my friends. We have a MASSIVE newsletter today. Hang onto your scrapbooking software because this one is loaded. We have:
Are you still with me? Let’s jump right in with the iNSD Celebration. Do you like books? If you do, the FWP Mega is going to make your book-loving heart very happy.
Next let’s look at the May Buffet. Don’t forget to check out the Buffet Bundles. One easy click to add bundles of Buffet goodies to your cart.
I love what the designers did with the colors this month. Remember that you can combine any of the buffet kits to make your own collection.
More happiness for our book lovers!
Lost in a Good Book is a cozy and comforting kit designed for book lovers and quiet moments. With a rich neutral palette, this collection is filled with stacks of books, reading accents, and warm details that capture the joy of getting lost in a favorite story. Perfect for book club layouts, library visits, reading nooks, and peaceful afternoons curled up with a good book, this kit brings a sense of calm and inspiration to your pages. Whether you are documenting your latest read or your love of storytelling, Lost in a Good Book is the perfect companion.
This collab includes 1 Alpha {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 58 Papers, and 96 Elements.
This Free With Purchase was created by WM[squared] Designs, Wetfish Designs, Angelle Designs, J. Conlon and Sons, and JB Studio.
Retro Spring bursts onto your pages with bold color and playful energy. Inspired by the vibrant end of spring, this kit is filled with bright hues, glowing sunsets, cute insects, whimsical critters, and fun outdoor elements. It captures the carefree feeling of longer days, warm evenings, and time spent outside enjoying the season. Perfect for scrapping adventures, nature walks, backyard fun, and colorful spring memories, Retro Spring brings a lively and nostalgic twist to your layouts.
This kit includes 2 Alphas {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 61 Papers, and 76 Elements.
This Monthly Mix was created by Aprilisa Designs, CathyK Designs, Neia Scraps, and Twin Mom Scraps.
May’s Daily Download is provided by Let Me Scrapbook. Stop by the blog each day in May to collect pieces of this beautiful kit.
Take a look at the new challenge reward kit. If you complete any 10 challenges this month, you get this gorgeous collab (or a variety of other choices from previous challenge collabs) as a reward!
Vintage Memories is a heartfelt collection inspired by treasured keepsakes and the charm of days gone by. Reminiscent of items tucked away in grandma’s attic, this kit is filled with family heirlooms, nostalgic accents, and beautifully aged details that tell a story. With a soft vintage feel, it is perfect for preserving heritage photos, family history, and meaningful moments passed down through generations. Vintage Memories adds warmth, depth, and timeless beauty to every layout.
This kit includes 1 Alpha1 {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 49 Papers, 58 Elements, and 4 12×12 Template {png, page, psd & tiff formats}.
This Challenge Reward was created by Jumpstart Designs, Kristmess, Lisa Rosa Designs, and Miss Fish Templates.
Not only do we have iNSD, the wonderful Buffet and other first of the month goodies, it’s also Friday and that means Fresh Baked goodies too!
And more for our book lovers. Did you know that Gingerscraps has a Book Club? Check out May’s book choices in the Hey Good Bookin’ area of the forum. There are places for discussions, book suggestions, and more! Hop on over to see what our fabulous Grace has listed for May.
Gingy says “Enjoy the iNSD Celebration” !!
Digital Zen Doodling (Part 3 of ???)
Have you processed everything from Parts 1 and 2 yet? Today’s edition will be using a lot of the same processes as the others did. Many of the steps will be familiar for more experienced PSE users. As I mentioned at the end of Part 2, today I’ll be filling in the diamond-shaped (or is it kite-shaped?) spaces. As you can see in the screenshot below, I have the Composite Layer active – the layer with all the various shaped spaces where I put the Copies of the petal shapes. I’ve Zoomed in (using the CTRL/CMD>+ shortcut) on one of the diamonds. Using the Magic Wand Tool (set to Magic Wand and not to any of the other Tool Options) I clicked in the middle of that shape.
I made a Copy (CTRL/CMD>J) of the diamond shape, which lives alone on its Layer; Then I added a New blank Layer above it where I created the “veins”. By putting the veins on their own Layer, I can later make changes to JUST the veins without messing anything else up. Do you remember how to make lines in PSE? Using the Pencil Tool set to oh, about 8 pixels, and the colour of your choice, click your starting point. Then hold down the SHIFT key and click your end point. Voilà! a straight(ish) line! Now, you might be able to see that there are some marching ants visible in the screenshot, and you might be wondering why… Well, that’s to make sure the lines I’m creating don’t stray outside of the shape I’m filling. See how the top is pointed and the sides are curved? I got the marching ants going by CTRL/CMD>clicking on that white diamond shape while the new Layer was the active one. The Pencil won’t draw outside the shape!
With the marching ants still working, I used the Paint Bucket and a medium blue to Color Fill in some of the spaces created by the veins. Then I went a bit darker with the blue and Color Filled closer to the centre.
Next I want to add a line of white dots on the inside edge of the diamond. To do that, I again dropped a New Layer on top of the veined, blue diamond, then Selected the outside edge of the white diamond Layer by CTRL/CMD>clicking on it. Select>Modify>Contract will make the Selected edge smaller.
This pop-up let me choose how much I wanted to shift that edge. I chose 8 pixels.
It’s hard to see the new edge in the screenshot, but it’ll be easily spotted after the next step. You might have figured out that I’m creating a Guideline…
I verified that I’m indeed working on a BLANK layer here.
Do you remember this part? I’ll add a Stroke to the Selection to create that Guideline. Edit>Stroke (Outline) Selection
This Stroke can be pretty much any colour I want. It just has to be visible so I can put my dotted trim on it. I’ll be Deleting the Guideline Layer later. The settings are 2 pixels, Color is a turquoise, and the Location is Outside.
ALWAYS remember to Deselect! Elements won’t let you do anything until you do! You can either use Select>Deselect or CTRL/CMD>D to do it, but make sure it gets done!!
You’ve probably predicted that I’ll put my dotted outline on its own Layer, and you’d be correct. I used a small (3-4 pixel), hard (meaning sharp not fuzzy edges), round Brush and white to dot my way around the Guideline. Then I Merged (CTRL/CMD>E) all the diamond Layers together.
This part makes digital Zen doodling so much easier than the paper-and-marker version. I made a total of 8 diamond Layers (CTRL/CMD>J), then Moved and Rotated into position each one over a diamond shape on my Composite Layer. Then I activated all of the diamond Layers and the Composite Layer so I could Merge (CTRL/CMD>E) them all.
Here’s a close-up. Now I’m going to ask YOU to decide which shape I should fill next – the heart or the smaller petal. AND… what colours should I use?
Many of the concepts I’m using for this massive project can be used when creating any layout. Selections, Strokes, Filters, Brushes, they’re all basic tools!
I finally have my *new* new glasses and they’re great! Good-ish vision at all distances is something I took for granted, but no more!! Of course, life chez ObiJan is never dull. We had a catastrophic washing machine failure last week… one of the springs supporting the drum (front-loader) snapped. It sounded like a truck had driven into the garage door! The drum landed on top of the drain pump and hose. Fortunately, it didn’t create a leak, but the repairman (Daniel, he’s been her before 🙁 ) couldn’t guarantee that the pump wouldn’t fail too. So. New washer arriving tomorrow. Now I must find the source of the funk that has been assailing my nostrils all morning…
Hello to all my scrapping friends. I cannot belive we are at another Friday. This week just flew by. I’m still not sure if that is a good or a bad thing.
As always we have beautiful items from our talented desigers all throughout the store.
• April Challenge Reward, and
• New Fresh Baked goodies.
Remember if you spend $10 in the store you’ll get this great collab.
We have some gorgeous new releases for this week.
How are your challenges going? If you complete any 10 challenges this month, you get this gorgeous collab (or a variety of other choices from previous challenge collabs) as a reward!
