Challenge Spotlight – Template Challenge #2
Sep
25
2012
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! 🙂
LOTW Winner!!
Sep
24
2012
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.
Weekly Wrap-up: Cheese!
Sep
23
2012
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!
Fresh Baked for September 21, 2012
Sep
21
2012
It has truly been an eventful week! Things have been a little crazy, but in a good way, most of the time. Thursday, my brother-in-law married the love of his life, and I felt so blessed to be a part of it. It was amazing.
It reminds me of how life is so beautiful in the moments we get to share with those we love. Each moment is precious, and life can be fleeting. Getting to see two separate people become one in a union like that is pretty powerful.
I chose some layouts that remind me of the preciousness of life, using the Life is Beautiful buffet by the amazing designers here at Gingerscraps. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
Created by scrapjrlgcp. I love seeing love shared between siblings, especially a newborn.
Created by jenevang. I love that quote!
Created by MamaCake. SO many pictures! I can never make a layout with that many pictures look good!
Remember, if you want your layout spotlighted in the newsletter, you have a chance! Make sure you create it using the current buffet, and upload to the buffet gallery.
When you spend $10, you get this for FREE! This month, Pixels by Jen has created September’s new Grab-bag and it is gorgeous!
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Family-Tree.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/County-Fair-Kit.html
PreDeco Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/County-Fair-PreDeco-Papers.html
Templates: https://store.gingerscraps.net/County-Fair-12×12-Temps-CU-Ok.html
Alpha Add-On:https://store.gingerscraps.net/County-Fair-Alpha-Pack-AddOn.html
Flair Pack: https://store.gingerscraps.net/County-Fair-Flair-Pack.html
Cluster Pack: https://store.gingerscraps.net/County-Fair-Cluster-Pack.html
Border Clusters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/County-Fair-Border-Clusters.html
WordArt Pack: https://store.gingerscraps.net/County-Fair-WordArt-Pack.html
WordBits: https://store.gingerscraps.net/County-Fair-WordBits.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Apple-Of-My-Eye-Kit.html
PreDeco Papers: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Apple-Of-My-Eye-PreDeco-Papers.html
Temps: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Apple-Of-My-Eye-12×12-Temps-CU-Ok.html
Border Clusters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Apple-Of-My-Eye-Border-Clusters.html
Paper Pack: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Apple-Of-My-Eye-Extra-Paper-Pack.html
WordArt: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Apple-Of-My-Eye-WordArt.html
Alpha Add-on: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Apple-Of-My-Eye-Alpha-Pack-AddOn.html
Cluster Pack: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Apple-Of-My-Eye-Cluster-Pack.html
Quick Pages: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Apple-Of-My-Eye-QuickPages.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Imagine-your-papers-CU-2.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Take-Time-Vol.-2-Timeline-Templates.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Flower-Power-KIT.html
Borders: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Flower-Power-BORDERS.html
PreDeco Pages: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Flower-Power-PRE-DECO-PAGES.html
Quick Pages: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Flower-Power-QUICK-PAGES.html
Templates: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Flower-Power-TEMPLATES.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Bye-Bye-Summer.html
Bundle: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Shine-Bright-Bundle.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Shine-Bright.html
Border Clusters: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Shine-Bright-Border-Clusters.html
Journal Cards: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Shine-Bright-Journal-Cards.html
Quick Pages: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Shine-Bright-Timeline-Quick-Pages.html
If you’re a fan of the speed scrap, make sure you join Meg, of Ocean Wide Designs, in the chat room Saturday!
I hope you’ll be there! I’m planning on it.
We’re almost finished with the month, but there are still plenty of challenges to partake in. Come and join us.