Layouts of the Week!

Here are the awesome layouts that have been nominated for layout of the week.

Go and vote here.

dricamendes (she did this during a speed scrap!)
SS_GINGER_JUNE_2

Crystal

Megan

Christie

Amerilla

Jenn

Jenn again

Sarah

Redhead

JustK

dricamendes

and because we can’t forget our awesome store CT members and our designers, here are some of their awesome layouts as well!

Rachel

Becka

Misty

Erin

A Survivor Sneak Peek!

So you heard of this scrapping survivor thing… you keep meaning to sign up

“July 15th? That ages away… I don’t need to sign up for it yet.”

Did you know that is in fact less than a week away?

Did you know that when you sign up, we will be giving you an awesome kit for free when Gingergscraps Scrapping Survivor starts?

Now I can’ show it to you yet, but I can show you a peek.

Have you checked out the Official Scrapping Survivor Blog? You should follow it. A lot of exciting information is posted there. Like who of sponsors are…. The prizes are going to be awesome… You will want to win these prizes…. so first, go an sign up for Gingerscraps Scrapping Survivor in the Gingerscraps forum. Then go check out the Gingerscraps Scrapping Survivor Blog.

Fresh Baked Wednesday!

We have a lot of gorgeous new things for you this week! So grab a fresh cup of coffee and a yummy nibble and let’s get started!

First from Jen of Graham Like the Cracker we have Hukilau Honey


Grab your sunblock and a towel! We’re going on a Hukilau! This kit is perfect to scrap pictures of your trips to Hawaii or from your latest backyard luau! Pictures of your little aloha princess or surfer dude will look great too!

It contains 20 papers and 46 Elements!

This kit s $5.00

and Jen also has these fantastic paper and photo masks that coordinate with Hukilau Honey.
Want a fun way to show off your pictures or papers? Photo masks are a great way to do that. Instructions are included in the download.

This package contains 4 masks. Two with text, two without. They are $2.00

New from Miss Erin’s Scraps…


Step into a magical fantasy land when you create with the Enchanted Forest!

On sale for 25% off the first week only!

And of course a free QP from the kit! Click on the image to download!
Also, some CU bubbles.

Enjoy these pretty bubbles to use in all your scrapping needs! They are CU ok, so you may use them in kits you are designing, and are also good for PU, S4H, and S4O.
All the bubbles are shiny, semi-transparent, and look very real. They are of high scrapping quality at 300 dpi, and are very large so you can easily resize them. Priced at only $2.00!

Charmaine has out done herself. Next from Wyld Web Designs, we have Peaches and Cream.

This brightly colored kit will hi-light any of your precious photos. Full of sweet and juicy elements, it will make some mouth-watering pages for your family to drool over for generations to come! Some elements come in both shadowed and non-shadowed versions to make your scrapping easy.

“Peaches and Cream” is on sale for 25% off for one week!

and finally, a new collaborative effort from Graham Like the Cracker and Wyld Web Designs. Lil Fella.

and the paper preview:

I just love this kit, it was inspired by Char’s new puppy, Brody, or Lil Fella as her daughter started to call him!

This kit is perfect to scrap your pictures of everyone’s favorite member of the family. This kit is bright and fun and will show off your pampered pooch perfectly.
It contains 25 papers and 50 elements.

In addition, Charmaine and Jen both created a ton add-ons to this already huge kit:




You can buy each piece individually, OR, you can save over 35% and buy the bundle!

A great savings for a huge kit!

Layout of the Week Winner!

Congrats to Crystaldegreef with her layout, Create. She was Layout of the Week last week!

Crytal check you PM inbox. There is a $5.00 coupon for the Gingerscraps store in there!
and don’t forget,
all participants will be receiving an AWESOME kit for free in the first week. What are you waiting for? Go sign up now!!! Click the flyer to sign up in the GingerScraps forum.

Layouts of the Week!

It was another awesome week in the gallery. Here are a few layouts that caught the eyes of our designers and CT members. Go and cast your vote here. The winner gets a $5 Gift Certificate to the Gingerscraps Store!

Marie

JustK

Diah Aryanti

dricamendes

The layouts below are by our store CT members and were just too awesome to not mention!

Julie

Becka

Miss Erin

Blog Train!

Misty O’Brien Designs is having a blog train!

It starts on her blog.

Fresh Baked Wednesday!

First from Jen of Graham Like the Cracker, new Patriotic Photo Masks!

Want a fun way to show off your pictures or papers? Photo masks are a great way to do that. Instructions are included in the download.

This package contains 4 masks; 2 generic, one American, and one Canadian. These coordinate perfectly with the 4th of July and Canada Day kit, Red, White, and Blue Adventures (But Mostly Red Eh?)

The masks are $2.00. There might be a way for you to get them for free!

Next from Misty O’Brien we have gorgeous new glitter styles!

5 coordinating glitter styles for the kit, In the Pink Spotlight. The file download includes the Photoshop styles file as well as 5 .png glitter sheets.

Only $2.00 in the Gingerscraps store!


Now, did you want to get the Patriotic Photo Masks for free? If you buy Red White and Blue Adventures (But Mostly Red, Eh?) this week, you can use the coupon code IreadtheGSBlog! to get the photo masks for free! Just put them both in your cart, apply the coupon code, and they are all yours!

Fresh Baked Wednesday!

We only have a few treats for you this week, but they are fantastic treats.

First up- Jen of Graham Like the Cracker has these awesome Summer Splash photo masks for you.

Want a fun way to show off your pictures or papers? Photo masks are a great way to do that. Instructions are included in the download.

These photo masks are $2.00.

Here are a couple of CT layouts for you to see.

Becka

Becka
Juli

Laura
Sarah
Jen

And Misty O’Brien came out with these great templates! PU and CU for only $3.00
Need to scrap a series of photos? These templates are perfect for action sequences! There are 4 layered template files and 4 jpg files. Commercial use permitted, please read CU Terms of Use.

Last but not least……Here is a new kit for FREE, by Miss Erin Scraps – B. True…. It is SOOO cute!!!

B. True kit: Click to download The Elements

Let’s Meet a Designer: Miss Erin!

What is your name and your Digi-scrap blog address?
Miss Erin’s Scraps (https://misserinsscraps.blogspot.com)

Tell us a little bit about your family.
I have 2 kids. Samara is soon to be 6 and Maddox soon to be 2. Their birthdays are only 3 days apart! I am also engaged to my fiance, TJ and we have been together all in all about 6 years. We love to do stuff outside together and go to the drive in movies in the summer.

What other hobbies do you have besides designing and scrapping?
What hobbies? J/K! I like photography a lot and have been learning how to shoot in different and interesting ways-or I hope anyways! And I love to read as well. The last book I read was The Host by Stephanie Meyer, who also wrote the Twilight series. And yes, I read all of them too! I’m also a sucker for the Harry Potter books, which I’ve read multiple times!

How did you get started designing and scrapping?
I just thought it was cool and I wanted to know how it was done just for the sake of knowing. I flipped on the scanner and started scanning things I found in my daughter’s room. I didn’t know anything about blending modes or layer styles! I colorized a blanket and thought that would be my paper. Little did I know!

How long have you been designing?
Sometime around the middle of 2008

Which programs do you use to design?
Adobe Photshop CS4 and ArtRage

Do you draw most of your items with a mouse, hand draw and scan, or do you use your camera?
I use my camera A LOT and I have been trying to do some more hand drawing. My mouse and I are good friends : )

Where does your inspiration usually come from?
I’m not sure. I just think up stuff I guess! I like to daydream a lot, and I do my best thinking in the bathtub.

How did you pick your design name?
I wish I would have picked something more clever! But everywhere I go, I somehow always end up getting called Miss Erin. So I figured why not?

Who are your favorite three designers?
Mimilou Designs, Chrisscrap, and Melancolie, all designers at my fav store, Scrapmalin. Well ok, 2nd fav next to Gingerscraps!

What is your favorite part of a kit to design?
Papers

What is the weirdest thing you have used as a texture?
Hmmm, an old wore out sheet pan!

What is your favorite kit that you have designed?
I really like this free kit called Wonderland that I did for free, it’s on my blog HERE.

What is your least favorite?
Everyone else seems to like it a lot, but Remember the Best Dreams is so NOT my fav!

How do you get started on a kit? Palette first? Rough idea on what you want your papers or elements to look like?
An idea for a theme, then the colors and ideas for elements come next. I make a list!

How long does it typically take you to make a kit?
Depends on how inspired I get or how much time I have. Anywhere from a couple days to a few weeks. And I have a whole folder of unfinished kits!

If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?
I wish I didn’t talk so much, but I just can’t help myself! I am cursed with word vomit!

What is the one word that best describes you?
Free spirited-ok that’s two words, but I couldn’t think of a one word equivalent.

Who is the most important person in your life?
2 people-my kids

What is something that not many people know about you?
That despite my social butterfly-ness, I really do like to be alone sometimes. I was always a loner when I was a kid. My brother is 7 years younger than me so we didn’t have too much in common. I spent many hours in my room creating elaborate Barbie houses out of cardboard boxes!

If you could travel anywhere where would you go?
Ireland, I think it would be pretty there and it has a great history.

When you were little what did you dream of being when you grew up?
A singing superstar!

What do you like doing with your family?
Playing softball, going on nature hikes, drive in movies, camping, fishing…well anything outdoors anyways.

Where is your favorite place to be?
There is a state park not far from where I live. You walk a mile long trail to get to the big waterfalls. I love going there, it never gets old.

Edward or Jacob?
EDWARD!

CU or do it your self?
Both : )

Erin is giving you a new kit for FREE, B. True….
Click Papers to download the papers from 4Shared… and come back tomorrow for the elements!

And she made a desktop QP too, it is available in 1024×768 and 1280×800
Click here to download from 4shared!

Layouts of the Week!

It has been quite a week in the gallery. Those speed scraps everyday have been turning out some BEAUTIFUL work. It is so hard for Ginger and I to decide the top one, so we didn’t.

Soooooo YOU get to help us decide. You have until Sunday Night at 10 PM Pacific to vote for you favorite LO. The winner gets a $5.00 Gift Certificate to the Gingerscraps store.

Go and vote here!

Becca

Sara

Jane


Sharon

Scrapbooth

Lvich

Charmaine