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Creative Style: White Space

November 28, 2015 by LaShawn

Good morning Scrappers! For those who celebrated Thanksgiving, have you recovered? Are you all ready for what comes next?!You know what…It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Next month for the inspiration side of the blog, we are going to be doing all things Christmas! Fonts, apps, supplies and more. I cannot wait!

Today though, we are going to be looking at the creative style of things. Scrapping white space layouts. I will go ahead and tell you that this is not my forte. I am all about messy, clustery, and filling up my pages. I appreciate what white space layouts are though & love to see them in the galleries. I am in awe of beautifully done white space layouts.

So, what is white space?

White space on scrapbook pages is not always white. It can be any color –it can even be patterned paper. The term white space refers to an area devoid of photos, embellishments, journaling, and title.

White space provides a resting point for the eye and breathing room for the viewer taking in your photos and journaling. White space has a shape that can be active or passive – Get it Scrapped

Here are some beautiful examples of white space scrapping:

All these great layouts are linked to their counterpart in the gallery. Make sure you run over & leave them some love. As you can see, white space layouts are not layouts that are lacking!! They all have used their elements and paper to draw your eye to the photo. After all, this is about passing down memories. You can have patterned papers, fun paints, layered papers, and cute elements all on your page!

White space layouts stand out in the galleries against the big photos, layers and layers of papers, and lots of elements. Not to say one is better than the other! We are all different and we all scrap different. This is jut one of those ways. If you think that white space layouts is something you want to try, you know that GingerScraps has the supplies you need. Of course you can make a whitespace layout with any digital scrapbooking kit. Here are a few examples though of items in the store geared a little more to it.

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Let’s Celebrate…Thanksgiving!

November 16, 2015 by LaShawn

As I mentioned back on the Thanksgiving crafts post, today we are going to look at all things Thanksgiving here at GingerScraps. There is an entire section dedicated to this Holiday in the store. So let’s celebrate Thanksgiving, GingerScraps style!

Wow! Who knew there was so many great Thanksgiving goodies in the store. There are many more where those came from. I tried to stick strictly with Thanksgiving themes. That being said, there are hundreds more kits, alphas, elements, and templates in the store that you can use to scrap your Thanksgiving photos. Don’t let a theme or color scheme hold you back! The images above are linked to their store counterpart. Make sure you enjoy your Thanksgiving, take lots of photos, and make sure to scrap them! Thank you for joining us for Let’s Celebrate Thanksgiving! For all of your celebrating next week; Happy Thanksgiving!

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Free Thanksgiving Fonts

November 14, 2015 by LaShawn

You know we like to bring you free fonts that you might not know about! Something about digital scrapbooking that makes us crazy for free fonts too! Today we are bringing you free Thanksgiving fonts for your digital scrapbooking layout. Below the image is the link to where you can get these yourself!

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Are these not some of the most fun fonts you’ve seen? They are all FREE! yay! Here is where you can get these:

Thanksgiving Fonts | Wolfe in the City

For Your Scrapbook Layouts | MRF Hello Fall

Apple Butter | Apple Butter

Pumpkin Pie | Pea Ellie Bellie

Hot Apple Cider | Clipper Script

Gobble day | KB Gobble Day

Harvest | Fresh Marker

Thankful | Freshly Thinking

So, there you go. Some Free Thanksgiving Fonts for your scrapbooking layouts! I hope at least one strikes your fancy. Happy Scrapping!

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Be Pinspired | Thanksgiving Crafts

November 9, 2015 by LaShawn

It is getting that time of the year, here in the states. Let us not pretend that as a whole, we tend to skip over Thanksgiving. We are going to celebrate it for all that it is worth! Being thankful, getting together, taking photos, eating food, crafting, turkeys, history, and more!

Today we are going to take a look around pinterest and see what fun crafts we can find that we can put our digital scrapbooking twist on! We have such great designs and goodies at our fingertips. Sometimes all it takes to get a craft going is a little nudge in the right direction and some printed digital scrapbooking goodies. I did the looking around for you! (images liked to their pin).

You don’t even have to get the glue out for this one! Take a look in all your latest kits. Most all of them come with buttons in them. Pull those buttons out, get to placing in photo shop (with some shadows!), save & print! Even your digital version would look great framed!

I am such a sucker for artwork done with sweet little hand & feet print. This is real simple! Find some of your favorite digital scrapbooking paper, print & glue. Think of what pretty feathers those papers will make!

Instead of pain, think little elements! Buttons & doodads that are usually always in your digital scrapbooking its. Pull those lovelies out & get to placing. I’ve seen this done digitally. It is stunning!

How easy would this be?!? A grid & your favorite elements. This would make a fun game to play on Thanksgiving!

This is so cute! I really like that they used all those pretty patterned papers. Just think of all of the digital ones you have tucked away in your stash! You could print & have your turkey looking snazzy for Thanksgiving!

You don’t even have to buy new kits to do this. Just use your favorite you have in your digital scrapbooking stash. That being said, GingerScraps has a great collection of all things digital scrapbooking! Just like I’ve mentioned in the past, there is a section dedicated just to Thanksgiving. You can find that HERE and here is a small glimpse into that catagory. Go take a look! Rather wait? I will be back later this month with our “Let’s Celebrate Thanksgiving” post. Where I take all the hard work out of looking for kits for you!

There you go. Just a small look at what GingerScraps has to offer. I hope you found some inspiration from Be Pinspired | Thanksgiving Crafts! If you have gotten your digital scrapbooking & crafting on, link us up! We love to see what you are making with GingerScraps supplies! Happy crafting!

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GingerBread Girls Inspiration| Dana aka: Scrappingirl

November 2, 2015 by LaShawn

Can you guys believe that we are in November already?! I say it every year; but, this year has just flown by! Where did 2015 get to? While I am trying to wrap my mind around that, let us get some inspiration from one of GingerScraps’ creative team members. If you didn’t know, they have the fun name of being a “GingerBread Girl”. Today we are going to get some inspiration from Dana aka: scrapingirl

The first thing I notice with Dana’s lovely scrapbook pages is she really knows how to use the papers that come in a kit (be it solid or pattern) and use them! Sometimes you run across just one or two papers layered and that is it. Which is fine! Scrap what is you. Dana really uses papers to compliment her pages & photos.

I like that she scraps the everyday, like band aids and cuddles. She is never lacking in super cute photos and her clustering is spot on! Not to mention her titles (which I struggle with!) are great! I really like the “Piles of Handsome” title. Some great inspiration to be had here! Don’t just take my word for it. All these images are linked to their counterpart in the gallery. You can also check out her full gallery HERE! I hope you got some ideas and inspiration from Dana aka: scrapingirl!

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Let’s Celebrate | Halloween

October 31, 2015 by LaShawn

♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ This is Halloween! This is Halloween! ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ I have been singing this song all morning. When my little guy woke me up with a, “Happy Halloween!!” It is one of our favorite holidays. I am stopping by this morning, real quick like, to celebrate with my scrapping friends. We are going to look at some really fun Halloween goodies! Let’s get started. Like the other holidays, there is a section specifically for Halloween items in the store.

All Hallows Eve Digital Scrapbooking Kit by Ooh La La Scraps

A Haunted Night by Pixelily Designs

You’ve Been Boo’d – Page Kit by Designs by Mandy King

It’s Good To Be Bad by Magical Scraps Galore!

Spellbound Kit by Blue Heart Scraps

Pumpkin Guts by BoomersGirl

The Teal Pumpkin by Wimpychompers

Too Cute To Spook by LJS Designs

These are just a small sample of what you can find at GingerScraps to scrap your Halloween photos. I hope you all have a fun, safe & dry Halloween this year. Make sure you take lots and lots of photos! Then….you know what to do! Scrap em! Happy Halloween!

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Let’s Celebrate | Autumn (fall)

October 24, 2015 by LaShawn

Good morning GingerScrap’s scrappers! If you remember, last month we celebrated the end of Summer. I don’t know about you, but here in the southern part of the States, it is starting to look a lot like Autumn! It is my favorite time of the year. From cooler weather, changing colors, holidays, and pumpkins. All these things make this season the best! We should of course scrap it, right? Never fear. GingerScraps has so much to offer when it comes to scrapping seasons. Autumn is no exception. There is even a whole category dedicated to it. Today, we are going to take a look at just a few of those items. Get ready for all things Autumn! (items linked to the store).

As you can see, not everything is about pumpkins. There is such a great variety of goods to scrap your Autumn pages. Make sure you check out this month’s and past October and November’s buffets! There is so much more autumn goodness to be had. I will link those up for you here to help out. October 2015 | November 2014 | Crisp Autumn | November 2013

You don’t just have to take my word for it. I looked around the gallery and found some great Autumn layouts. Here are just a few to get your creative juices flowing. All layouts are linked to their counterpart in the gallery. I will include the credits as well. You know, since you will be wanting to check out those great Autumn/Fall digital goodness.

Fall Fun by lorigaud credits: Addicted to Shopping $5 Grab Bag by Seatrout Scraps

pumpkins by chigirl credits: -paper masks v2 by little rad trio -fall harvest by little rad trio -hello autumn by little rad trio

Fall Pumpkins by blondy credits: Pumpkin Boogie by Mandy King

Pumpkin Guts by dannie18 credits: BoomersGirl Designs’ Pumpkin Guts

The Great Pumpkin Drop by TraceyMonette credits: Where the Pumpkins Grow and Cluster Frames No4 by Clever Monkey Designs (Tracey’s own designs. Isn’t it cool to see designers using their own products?!)

So, like I said. Just a glimpse at what GingerScraps has in store for scrapping those great Autumn and Fall photos. We would love to see what you have been scrapping! Got a great Autumn/Fall layout using some of the great GingerScrap’s items? Link us up! Up load that beauty in the gallery & let us see it! Make sure you check back closer to Halloween. I will be showcasing all those Halloween goodies. Happy Scrapping!

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GingerBread Girl Inspiration: Brenian4ever

October 12, 2015 by LaShawn

Good Monday morning! I am trying to find the motivation I need to get everything done today. Scrapping some layouts is part of that. Whenever I am lacking in mojo or ideas, I go looking around the galleries. The GingerBread Girls is a great place to do that! What are GingerBread Girls, you ask? Today we are going to take a look at one of those talented ladies. Get some inspiration from the GingerBread Girls. Today’s inspiration comes from Bren (Brenian4ever).

I told you there is some great inspiration to be had from Bren! She really knows how to take a layout and make it compliment her photos. She doesn’t shy away from bold & fun patterned papers. On top of everything, she has some lovely cluster and title work. All the images shown here are linked to her gallery. Run over & leave her some love. While you are there take a look around an see what grabs your attention!

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Let’s Celebrate! Food!

October 5, 2015 by LaShawn

Food!! Gosh, I love food. Good for you food, bad for you food, comfort food, and snacks. Just love them! I thought, it would be fun to celebrate all things food. There are food moments worth scrapping, right? I am here to take the leg work out of finding those kits for you. Did you know that here at GingerScraps, we have a section dedicated just to all things food? Well, we do! Here are just a few fun food items (say that 5 times fast!) for your scrapping pleasure. (all items linked).

Guys, there are just a small bit of the items GingerScraps has to scrap your foodie pages. If these are not what you are looking for or you want more, make sure to check out the FOODIE section of the store. We would love to see what you are scrapping! Got a food-themed page you have scrapped using some of the GingerScrap goodies? Upload those lovely layout to the gallery & come back and link us up! We love to see what you are scrapping!

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Back to School Fonts

September 14, 2015 by LaShawn

I think for the most part all our kids are back in school, right? Gotta get those fun school photos scrapped. We’ve already talked about those back to school digital scrapbooking supplies. Now, let us talk fonts! This post will be short and sweet. Here are some great fonts to add to those layouts. A great addition to any back to school layout. (links below the image).

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There you go! Fonts for you back to school layouts. We would love to see what you scrap. Make sure you are uploading to the gallery & then link us back up! Happy Scrapping!

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