Sneak Peaks!

October 4, 2012 by

Happy Thursday everyone!

I’m here to brighten your morning by sharing with you some great sneak peeks of what’s to come tomorrow!

Check it, new releases by Keep in Touch Designs, Neverland Scraps and Blue Heart Scraps!  Plus, a bonus peek at what our Guest Designer, Amy Stoffel  has for us!

First, lets see what’s coming from Keep in Touch Designs, reminiscent of summer days quickly fading.

That’s not all, she has another release!

Both, totally different, yet look great!

A new release from Neverland Scraps, will have you putting on your grass skirt (you know you’ve got one in the closet!) and  throwing your own luau!

Blue Heart Scraps new release will have you pushing harder, stronger, you can do it! Fight your way through it! Whatever it is, you’re a lot tougher than you think.

Last, but not least, Amy Stoffel has got a spooky treat for us! Check out that bloody alpha! It’s to die for! 😉

All this and more will be coming to you fresh tomorrow morning!

Have a great day friends!

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Challenge Spotlight – Buffet Challenge

October 2, 2012 by

Good morning, ladies and HAPPY OCTOBER! I can’t believe we’re already 9 months down and three to go before 2013–that is just plain craziness! But we’re finally heading into my favorite month: FALL! And I do use the term fall loosely since I was over 90 degrees here in Texas this past week–ugh! But right now it is a cool(ish) 76 and I’m hoping it’s all breezy days and chilly nights from here on out! 🙂

Speaking of fall, have you seen the new GingerScraps buffet? It’s called Fall Festival and it’s pretty darn gorgeous! Given that, this week I’ve decided to spotlight the October Buffet Challenge hosted by Kathy of Kathy Winters Designs! If you haven’t seen the new buffet (which just came out yesterday and is on sale right now!), take a look at a few of the beautiful minis to get an idea of just how awesome this month’s buffet is!

I know, I know: you totally love it. So do I! 🙂 Just looking at the warm oranges and browns make me want to throw on a hoodie and go to a pumpkin patch! So for this challenge, all you have to do is scrap a lovely page using some of the items from the fall-abulous buffet! (That was kind of a reach, but I know you feel me.)  Pretty easy, right? Create a page, post it in the buffet challenge section of the gallery and the thread and tally your point! Want some inspiration? Even though the new month just started, there are already some superb layouts in the gallery! Take a look!

By MommyScrapper

By brenian4ever

By victoriansoup

WOW. I am seriously impressed; I really love all of these pages! LoveloveLOVE Amy’s title work, Bren’s fall-ish floral clusters and victoriansoup’s pretty polka dot background. 🙂 Now, let’s see your pretty fall layouts! I’m anxious for fall to actually get here so I can take some pretty pumpkin pics and scrap them! 🙂 All you have to do is: scrap, post, tally your points! Get those points jotted down in the October Challenge Points Tracking thread to start earning your way to awesome rewards! 🙂

Alright gals, that’s it for me. You all have a wonderful week and get to scrapping! 🙂

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Layout of the Week Winner!!

October 1, 2012 by

It’s that time of the week again. A BIG congratulations goes to NMarti for winning LOTW! She has created an amazing cluster of beauty that has adorable elements, a cute photo and perfectly placed word art!! I adore this layout. Click the image to leave her some love or click here to view her entire Gingerscraps Gallery.

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.

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Weekly Wrap-up: A goodbye and a hello!

September 30, 2012 by

Happy Sunday scrappers!

It’s the last day of the month, which means tomorrow you’ll have a BRAND NEW Buffet to look forward to- and let me tell you… it’s fah-reak-ing AWESOME! I think one of my favorites to date, for sure.

I know, I know, I’m totally a tease, but admit it, you love it!

How about those commas? I’m a bit of an overload today, eh?

So, let’s wrap up this month, before Sarah gives you all the new goodies tomorrow.

We celebrated GingerScraps birthday this month, with sales, speed scraps, chats, prizes, SO MUCH FUN! We welcomed a fabulous guest designer, Meg of Ocean Wide Designs, who you just might be seeing more of… #wink  We are also, sadly, saying goodbye to one of the sweetest designers I know- Maaike of Find Your Bliss Designs. She will be missed GREATLY and I hope she’ll still visit us in the forum!

Maakie is having a SUPER sale in honor of her departure, her entire store is 60% OFF! Today is the last day, so fill your carts!

Today, being the last day of the month (just to repeat myself), is the last day to get your September challenges in! Do you have a goal every month? I try to get 14 completed each month, I’m ambitious, but it really pushes me to think creatively. One of the challenges, the scraplift, certainly aides in scrapper’s block. Tomorrow will be all new challenges, which I can’t wait to see! One of my favorite things about GingerScraps is the variety of challenges for everyone.

Have you seen our new Monthly Mix? Each month a group of designers team up and mix-up a fantastic collaboration for YOU! This month unveiled the first, Who’s Wise?

So if you haven’t seen it, now you have! You’re welcome. 😉

One last thing, some VERY exciting news! One of our GingerScraps CT’s, Trina,  delivered a beautiful little boy September 22nd! We want to all say CONGRATULATIONS and many blessings to you and your family! Check out her announcement in the forum (pictures included! …because who doesn’t love brand new babies?!)

I know it’s another short wrap-up this week, but I don’t want to overload you, what with so many new things happening right away tomorrow… which, have I mentioned, I am TOTALLY READY FOR!

…seriously, the buffet… LOVE!

Okay, done teasing you, bwahaha! Have a totally awesome rest of the day!

 

 

 

 

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Sneak Peeks! (and an extra special sneaky sneak!)

September 27, 2012 by

Good Morning friends!  Are you ready for today’s sneak peeks? I’ve got ’em AND A BONUS sneak peek! That’s right, get excited!

First we have something new from Pretty in Green, and it’s a hoot (I couldn’t resist)!

I’m pretty much in love with that color pallet and it should go without saying those little owls are too too cute!

Next we have something new by Keep in Touch Designs,

I really love the antiqued feel of the kit and that foliage… oh the leaves! I have a new love for leaves, I NEED to have them!

There are some new templates coming from Twin Mom Scraps, I mean, who doesn’t love a good template!?

(using already released kit by Twin Mom Scraps: Bella Ballet)

I’ve got one more sneak peek from Luv Ewe Designs,

Totally loving the star paper! If it’s got stars it’s generally in my wishlist – it can’t be helped.

That’s what I’ve got for you this morning. Make sure you’re here bright and early tomorrow to see all these (and more!) new releases in the shop! I can’t wait!

Oh, still wondering about that bonus sneak peek? Did you think I’d really leave you hanging like that? It’s too good NOT to share so, here it is!

A new collab, a mix of awesome designers,  that’s right plural!  Are you excited yet? Have I piqued your curiosity? I sure hope so!

Have a happy scrappy Thursday!

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Challenge Spotlight – Template Challenge #2

September 25, 2012 by

Hey ladies and happy Tuesday! Is everyone having a good week? As we get more into the school year, I am getting
busier and busier! I’ve got so much to do this week for my classes; I sure wish I could take a day off work to
catch up! SO, this will be a short and sweet blog so I can get back to my new best friend: my sociology textbook! (Hehe!)

DON’T FORGET this is the last week to complete your challenges and get your total in to count towards a buffet item or store gift certificate for September! This week I am spotlight the second template challenge hosted by Ryan of Roseytoes Designs and she’s got a cute little template for us to create with:

Thanks for hosting and supplying a great template for us, Ryan! The layouts are pouring in from the forum ladies! Check some out here for some inspiration:

By nikkiecole71

By jbdolfin

By ofpinksandfairytales

Great job, gals, I love what you all did with this template! Everything is so pretty, it was hard to choose just 3 to highlight! 🙂

As promished, short and sweet! I’ll remind you all again this is *the last week* to get your challenges completed and tallied up in the September Challenge Points Tracking thread.  You’ll want to get as many challenges in as you can to snag some awesome prizes! As usual, any questions about this or any of our other monthly challenges can be directed to the Cookie Jar where some smart cookie will get you an answer asap. 🙂

That’s it for this blog! Hope everyone has a great rest of your week and end of September. See y’all next month! 🙂

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LOTW Winner!!

September 24, 2012 by

Congratulations to ta_merkins  for winning LOTW! What an adorable photo. I love the cutout circles and layers of papers behind the photo. Fabulous clustering as well. Click the image to leave her some love or click here to view her entire Gingerscraps Gallery.

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.

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Weekly Wrap-up: Cheese!

September 23, 2012 by

One week left!

Until what?, you ask, well, September! That’s right, another month coming very quickly to a close. I feel like I’m losing my mind with how time is just falling through my fingertips!

With a week left and 10 challenges down, 3 to go (I always strive for 13!) I know I’ve got just enough time to finish. One of the challenges I need to work on is the Inspiration challenge, hosted by Amy P (Unforgettable Moments) this month.

My challenge for you is this… take a look at the ad below, find some inspiration from some aspect of the design of the ad, and make a scrap book page. I chose this particular ad because 1) it looked really cool, and 2) I thought it offered a lot of versatility for a lot of different kinds of pages!

Some ideas are… the larger picture, the series of smaller photos, the “tags;” (it could be the diagonal one or the one on the left), the title work with a subtitle, the entire layout, the travel theme, or something else I haven’t mentioned at all. Just scrap a page using the ad as inspiration.

I’ve definitely got some ideas, now just to see which evolves into my page. 🙂

I’m also working on my page from the Speed Scrap hosted by our lovely guest designer, Meg of Ocean Wide Designs. She gave us a super template to work with, and a great prompt! What makes YOU happy? Even if you didn’t make it to the Scrap&Chat with Meg, her prompt is still fantastic if you’ve got scrapper’s block.  So… what does make you happy?

Cheese.

That’s what makes me happy, well, one of several things of course. You know else makes me happy? Cheesy FREEBIES! (nice transition there, eh?) GingerScraps has a new Fan Freebie on Facebook and it is AWESOME.

Seriously. Being a Wisconsin girl, I totally CHEESED out when I saw this alpha by Wyld Web Designs.   All you’ve got to do is “Like” our Facebook page and it’s all yours!

Now I’m running away to do more things that make me happy, like family time! I know it’s a super short post today but I’m sure you don’t mind. Gives you more time to scrap! 😉

Have a happy Sunday!

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Sneak Peeks! What’s coming 9.21!

September 20, 2012 by

Happy Thursday!

It’s sneak peek time! There are some great templates and kits coming out tomorrow! Here are just a few of them…

First up is something by Blue Heart Scraps, something bold and fun and dare I say …lyrical?

I am totally loving those music notes!

Next we have what looks like a sweet batch of templates by Pretty in Green.

(using previously released A Match Made in Heaven Buffet)

(using a NEW kit by Z Pink Boudoir Designs)

And because I just love the look of that new kit by Z Pink Boudoir Designs, here is another peak at it!

I am lusting for all these Fall pages. While I write this up, I’ve got my windows open and it’s 54 degrees out, with a cool breeze. Fall is in the air and it gets me so giddy! I positively adore that little owl and foliage. Yes, foliage- I totally love leaves and branches!!

Lastly I’ve got a fun flowery sneak peek from Twin Mom Scraps.

The patterned papers look amazing!

Don’t forget Twin Mom Scraps is our Daily Download Designer this month too! Grab the download link each day and at the end of the month you’ll have a FULL FREE kit by the end of the month! (go back a post to grab today’s!)

That’s what I’ve got for you this morning, a little bit to leave you wanting a whole lot more!

Have a happy scrappy Thursday my friends!

April

 

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Challenge Spotlight – Scraplift Challenge

September 18, 2012 by

Good morning, all; how’s your week starting out? Mine is a little hectic, but I’m just waiting for the weekend already! The weather here in Dallas is finally starting to cool off a little and every week that passes gets better and better. Enough blathering, you’re all here for the challenge spotlight! This week I am spotlighting the scraplift challenge hosted by Jennifer of Luv Ewe Designs!  She has picked out a really great layout for us to scraplift this month, nothing to difficult but a versatile leaping off point. Here’s the page we’re scraplifting this month:

By mamaape

I love April’s use of white space here and I’m always a sucker for scatters galore. The simplicity of this page makes for an easy lift with lots of options to change it up and personalize. Here are some of the great lifts already done by the very talented ladies of the GingerScraps forums…

By missdamsel

By sladd79054

By SweetLittleNothingness

I adore Missi’s cute little banner to go with those precious photos, the way Lisa kept to the theme with the little camera element and the fun frames and paper shapes Mish used on her layout. Beautiful lifts from a great page, all unique with personal touches! Sounds easy enough…now it’s your turn!

Stop by the scraplift challenge thread, eye the page to lift and get to scrapping! Once your done, submit it to the gallery and make sure you keep track of your completed challenge in the September Challenge Points Tracking thread. If you do, you’ll be eligible for some great rewards at the end of the month (which is almost here–EEP!).  If you have any questions about this or any of the monthly challenges, drop them off in the Cookie Jar and someone fabulous will get back to you asap. That’s it for today! Have a great day and see y’all next week!

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