Here’s Day #4:
Challenge Spotlight – Daily Download
May
2
2011
Welcome to another week and another Challenge Spotlight! Before we go to far let give a cheer for last weeks challenge spotlight winner jabi with her adorable Bath Time LO! Here’s what she won:
It’s a new month which means new challenges! But to give a little time for some example LOs to show up I thought perhaps I we could use last months Daily Download from HK Designs. Here’s a couple LOs to get the juices flowing:
by waterlily_mc
by jbdolfin
by This Dixie Pixie
Lovely Right? And so versatile! What have you made with your April Daily Download? Haven’t used it yet? Well here’s the perfect chance!
Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).
CT & those who have already done a LO with this kit are elligable. Let me see those comments!
Oh! And don’t forget to keep coming back to pick up May’s Daily Download! This month it’s from ME! I worked super hard on it just for you! 🙂
May
1
2011
This week’s LOTW winner is This Dixie Pixie with her Cold Beauty LO. This LO contains a lovely collection of photos and fabulous clustering! Click on the image to leave her some love or click here to view her entire Gingerscraps Gallery.
This lovely layout was created using goodies from the After Snowfall bundle by Pretty In Green.
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.
$1 Bake Sale, New Buffet, and Guest Designer, and More!! 5/1
May
1
2011
Hi GingerScraps Friends! This is Ginger here today, my lovely Shannon needed to step away from the computer for the weekend… How Dare She!! So please forgive typos and misspellings…. I always say, The mistakes give it character, but that is when they are my mistakes. haha. When I find typos or misspelling done by another, I judge and wag my finger disapprovingly. Hehehe. Didn’t you all miss me and my nonsense for the opener of our newsletter?
Ok now on to the Good Stuff!! And there is A LOT of it !!
Lets kick it off by welcoming our May Guest GingerBread Lady!! Valarie Ostrom!!
Here is a little bio from Valarie: I’m a 28 yr old stay at home mom during the week and I run a paper route on the weekends. I have been married almost 10 years to Blaine, who I met online. We have 2 girls Courtney (8) and Kelsey (5), a cat (Spyder) and a dog (Dixie). We live in eastern Kentucky. I have been designing steadily for about 4 years, off and on before that. I started out as a paper scrapper so my designs reflect that.
Are you ready to see her Yummy Goodies!! Here is a taste, be on the lookout for more and more as the month goes on.
Little girls laughter one of the greatest sounds on earth!
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Giggle-Box.html
Scrap your girls pictures with this adorable ladybug set
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Little-Bug.html
For all those times we wonder what our purpose really is
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Soul-Searching.html
Ready for some more exciting news??!! Our Guest Designer for April, Colie’s Courner, she loved GingerScraps so much- she has decided to make it her permanent home! You can now find her in our ever growing list of AMAZING GingerScraps Designers!!
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Colies-Corner/
I know you are all waiting for iNSD in just a few short days…. But you will want to make sure you snag up these deals while you can! Of course we will be having big sales and many fun events over the iNDS weekend, but the $1 Bake Sale is only for the next 24 hours! So much goodness and all for only $1.00!! Remember- the $1Bake Sale is on the 1st of each month, and lasts only 24 hours.
We have gotten such a huge positive responsive with The GingerScraps Buffet, you all just love it! We decided to keep that going and continue to offer you our Buffet items all included in the 24 hour Bake Sale price!! So For the next 24 hours you can get All the items in the Bake Sale for $1.00 AND all the *New* Buffet items for $1.00!
The May Buffet is …… The GingerScraps Puddle Jumpers ……
With all that goodness it will be easy to spend over $10.00! Our May Grab Bag is brought to your by Creations By Julie (awe my favorite sister in the whole wide world!) The Grab Bag she put together for May is AWESOME! You are going to LOVE IT!!
This set of FOUR brand new products can be yours for FREE this month! Simply make any $10 purchase in a single transaction in the month of May 2011 and you will receive this grab bag absolutely FREE! These four products will be broken up and sold at full price next month in Creations by Julie’s store, get this deal while you can!
**This product will be automatically added to your cart with any purchase of $10.00 or more! **
Here is a little sneak peek-
https://store.gingerscraps.net/May-ABC-Grab-Bag.html
Starting TODAY we have a new Daily Download Right here on the GingerScraps blog. A Wonderful and Whimsical kit by Harmonystar. Here is a little sneak peek. Click on the image to download Day one.
Don’t forget to head over to the GingerScrapsStreet Digital Magazine! It is jam packed with delectable Layouts! Savor every page. And Be sure to pick up the Monthly Features FREE kit! Our very own Colie’s Corner happens to be the May Feature! She is giving away a precious kit called Signs of Spring
iNSD will be here before you know it! Come celebrate this International holiday with us at GingerScraps!
Fresh Baked! 4/29
Apr
29
2011
One more week! That’s right! There is only one more week until inter National Scrapbooking Day! I’m just so excited about this weekend. We at GingerScraps have plans to make all your wishes come true that weekend. It starts with a sale. Not just any sale, a BIG sale. A 40% off sale! Add products to your wish list and our designers will grant them! Add them also to the forum for another chance to win. We will have chats, speed scraps, double entries into our challenge prize pot….the list goes on and on.
You are probably saying, “This is all great but it is still a week away. Why are you telling us now?” It is simple. I want to make sure you add us to your calendar so you don’t miss anything. Things will be crazy busy that weekend and you won’t want to miss it.
Want to know what else you won’t want to miss? The new Welcome Kit!! This week’s Welome Kit is by Pixie Keepsakes. Make sure you let your friends know about it! There are also others there in case you missed any! All you have to do is make sure you are a registered member in the forum. Enjoy and Welcome to GingerScraps.
Now for the new releases! This is your last couple of daya to get the FREE grab bag by PhotoCowGirl. Just spend $10 in the store and it is all yours! Another thing is the last couple of days to get Colie’s Corners products here as a guest.
Fun Splash {the mini} by Cari Cruse :: Splish Splash! Nothing “fishy” here, just a super little mini kit that will help you make a “splash” in your scrapping!
Contains: 5 papers + 10 elements
Sale Price: $1.95 (Regular Price: $3.25)
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Fun-Splash-the-mini-by-Cari-Cruse.html
Herbal Garden {the kit} by Cari Cruse: Fresh from the garden, the colors of nature shine through with a rustic elegance that is sure to light up your pages! Beautiful herbal plants along with rural elements like the water pump and birdhouse make a wonderful combination of the outdoors and a style that you will love using to scrap!
Contains: 13 papers + 32 elements
Sale Price: $3.15 (Regular: $5.25)
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Herbal-Garden-the-kit-by-Cari-Cruse.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Herbal-Garden-the-papers-by-Cari-Cruse.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Herbal-Garden-the-elements-by-Cari-Cruse.html
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The Dreaming Tree by Psychozoe
Where do you go to dream? to plan? to just be? I have a tree, I call it my Dreaming Tree.
https://store.gingerscraps.net/The-Dreaming-Tree.html
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Whew! It’s getting hot in here! Pretty in Green has a totally rad set of CU Flame Shapes. This set of Flames will be perfect for all those nights by the fire, or days your little fire fighter is going to work… maybe even your totally rad man and his love for cool flames! What ever it is this set is perfect. Included in this pack are 9 flame shapes in PNG and a Custom Shape file for Photoshop.
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Flames-Shapes.html
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A beautiful spring time kit that is so versatile. This kit is about letting your inner beauty shine. Everyone is beautiful and original in their own way and deserve to feel special. Shine by Scrappy Cocoa has 12 patterned papers, 6 solids, and 51 elements!
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Shine.html
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Statements by Jodi has some new Commercial Use textured overlays! Each one includes their original color and grayscaled overlay.
First she has these brown paper overlays. Regular price is $4.00 but this weekend only, snag them for 25% off!
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Brown-Paper-Overlays-volume-I.html
Next are these beautiful watercolored textured overlays. Regular price is $4.00 but this weekend only, snag them for 25% off!
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Watercolor-Overlays.html
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Everything is 25% off for the weekend. Don’t forget that Sunday is our $1 Bake Sale day!! You can’t beat those prices!!
Let’s Get Crafty {Jewelry Edition}
Apr
28
2011
Hello Bloggy Friends in Digi-land!
My name is Laura and I’m on the store CT here at Gingerscraps!
Today I’m stepping in for Julie and hosting the “Let’s get crafty” edition!I have an awesome tutorial for you and I’m pretty sure you already have most of the supplies needed lying around your house!
These button bracelets are super easy and fun to make. You can also make them to coordinate with your favorite outfit!
To get started you will need these supplies:
elastic: 1/4″ thick
buttons
thread and needle
elastic: 1/4″ thick
buttons
thread and needle
Wrap the elastic around your wrist to see how long it needs to be. Don’t make it too tight!
Leave an overlap of about an inch on either side. Mark it with a pencil so you know where to sew it together.
Then line up your buttons next to it so you know where you want to place them.
*I decided after I took this picture that I wanted my buttons to overlap a little bit. If you want to try this instead, just overlap them a bit instead of a straight line as pictured below*
Now you want to sew your ends together. Use the pencil mark as a guide and start sewing it together. You can also use a lighter on the ends to keep from fraying.
It should look something like this when you are finished.
Now it’s time to sew the buttons on! Start with the one in the middle and work your way out…..
To secure the button to the elastic, loop it through a few times underneath and then create a knot as shown here….
See how I’ve overlapped my buttons a bit? Cute eh?!
Here is the almost finished product….
And there you have it! Finito!
Super easy, super fun, and the options are endless!!!! I hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial! For more inspiration you can check out my blog for more tutorials!
Challenge Spotlight – Sugar Swap
Apr
25
2011
Spring has finally poked its head out from behind the rain/snow clouds here in Idaho! Yay! I hope you all enjoyed your Easter, Passover, spring holidays! We sure did!
So umm no one entered last weeks challenge spotlight. 🙁 so I guess that means no prize for me to give out. So I’ll just move on and hope we get better results this week, after all it is the last week of April!!
This weeks Challenge spotlight is the Sugar Swap hosted by prettyingreen! This is a scrap lift challenge! My favorite! Rachel (PinG) has supplied you with two beautiful LOs you can lift:
- By Tree City
&
- by daisydil
Wow Right? What lovely LOs!
Still unsure of what a scrap lift is? essentially you copy the basic LO or idea, and then make it your own!
Here’s some fabulous examples:
by chigirl
by Serial Crafter
Love how on this second one she combined a bit of each LO to make it truly her own. Never let a scraplift challenge limit you, only inspire you to greatness. 🙂
Ready for your own greatness? Go visit Rachel’s Scrap Lift Challenge
Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).
CT & those who have already done a LO with this kit are elligable. Let me see those comments!
Apr
25
2011
This week’s LOTW winner is Valarie with her Happiness LO. This LO has is so precious. I adore the photo! Click on the image to leave her some love or click here to view her entire Gingerscraps Gallery.
This lovely layout was created using goodies from the Spring Fever collection by Ellie Lash.
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.
April Daily Download #24
Apr
24
2011
If you are celebrating today – Happy Easter!!!! No matter what – hope you have a fabulous Sunday!
Here’s day #24:
April Daily Download #23
Apr
23
2011
Hi there!
I hope you are having a great weekend! We are busy getting ready for Easter tomorrow. I’ve got to get the house all cleaned up since we are having dinner here. We had a nice little surprise of a snow dusting this morning! Gotta love New Hampshire weather! 🙂 So now I’m hoping that the sun will maybe come out this afternoon and dry up the yard for tomorrow!
Anyhow – I’m off to get busy and here’s your next part: