I cannot believe how swift this year is already passing! We’re into another new week, and it’s almost time to “Spring Forward” with the time change. If you’re in the part of the world when you move time forward an hour, don’t forget to check your calendar! It’s this WEEKEND! :O
Remember when you spend $10 in the store, you get a great new collab! Read, Know, Learn, Go!
Remember if you complete 10 challenges, you get this amazing kit!
It is time to Bring On Spring!
Happy March!! Spring is almost here!! Just a few more weeks! While you are waiting for warmer temperatures, spend some time scrapping with a few of this weeks new goodies!
From Lindsay Jane
From Tinci
From Carol W
From Aimee Harrison
From JB Studio
From Jumpstart Designs
Let’s Play Stump the Chump!!
Well, you ladies are all too kind! I’m glad you weren’t disappointed there wasn’t an actual tutorial last week. And thanks for the suggestions for my new user name. I think glee is the winner and I’m going to go with ObiJanKenobi.
Speaking of glee, she was the first to send me a link to one of her layouts to see if I could discern which of my tutorials she used to create it. This is the layout she linked me to:
I’ll admit, she didn’t make it easy on me! SO I’m going to just make a guess or two. I’m pretty sure I see some elements of Making a Stylish Sandwich in there., and maybe some Style(s) Savvy. I also see some Blend Modes? Say What?. She’s probably used a few more too, but I’m stumped.
Next I got a link from Ellen (gmae). She sent me this layout to scrutinize:
Again, I see a couple of techniques. One is Word Art Wizardry. Another is Heritage Photos Get a Makeover.
And then almost right after Ellen’s message, I got one from her sister Carol (gnana96). Her layout has me completely stumped.
I think I detect some custom shadows, but it’s not obvious to me which of the half-dozen shadow tuts I’ve written. Help a girl out here, Carol!
This was a real challenge for me and I’m sure I’m at least 90% wrong with my guesses. And that’s OKAY!
Meanwhile back at the ranch, I’m painting bathrooms, cleaning ovens and all those nasty chores I like to procrastinate about because they’re not fun. But nobody wants to buy a house that’s not spic-and-span, right? We’ve booked our movers so I have a definite deadline now……… I promise to make time to bring you a new tut next week. Spring is coming, so don’t forget to put your clocks ahead on Saturday before you go to bed so you’re not late for church!! (How embarrassing is that?!)
It’s March! It’s March! In my little part of the world we are enjoying an early spring, the weather has been just perfect for taking photos of the outdoors! Our designers have an awesome mixture of goodies for you today and of course since it is the first of the month, we have a new Free With Purchase, new Challenge Reward, new Guest Designers AND we are welcoming a new Permanent Designer to our family as well!
Let’s start off with one of your favorites … the NEW Buffet!!
Don’t forget to check out the Buffet Bundles, one easy click to add bundles of Buffet goodies to your cart, and an amazing value too!
The designers definitely each made the palette their own and came up with some gorgeous designs, each unique but working so well with the other designers’ creations! Scroll down to the end of they newsletter to see some inspiring layouts by our creative team, created using the March Buffet items.
Remember when you spend $10 in the store, you get a great new collab! Read, Know, Learn, Go!
The Monthly Mix this month is SO pretty. Bright, sunny and happy! Oh I’m getting so excited for spring!
Don’t stop reading yet! We have two New Guest Designers this month and We are so excited to announce that The Scrappin’ Serenity will be staying with us permanently!
And our we have two new guests this month! Snapdragon Digital Creations
Bio: “My name is Michelle and I’m the designer behind Snapdragon Digital Creations. My family and I live in Southern Ontario, Canada and we are all very big Disney Fans. I discovered digi scrapping back in 2007 and instantly fell in love. With my graphic design background I quickly found myself designing within the first year and I was hooked. After taking a few years off of designing to focus on my family I’m back and loving it.”
Here is a small sample of her work
And we also have Cutie Pie Scraps
Bio: “It’s so nice to meet all of you! I design under the name “Cutie Pie Scrap”. I Love to draw dreaming designs. I’m sure my scrap kits are unique and adorable because I used 85% creating my own fun graphics from my Scrap kits.
I love my family, my husband, especially my Mother. Without my Mother I’d fail in every field of life. My Father passed away due to kidneys failure. My Father was also an artist and Loved to draw sketches. So, designing is my legacy.
I love Baby designs, because I feel that babies are the gift of God. You forgot all worries when you see a pretty Baby’s smiles.”
Here is a small sample of her work
Time for a new Daily Download. Before we jump into the new sneak peek, I have some very exciting news! Connie Prince and Tracy of Trixie Scraps have teamed up in the past with their stunning collaborations and they have decided to come back together! But not only for the month of March, they will be opening up their own North Meets South Studios shop exclusively at GingerScraps! Be sure to stop by the shop to see all their amazing collaborations so far (they have a 30% off sale happening now too!)
Now are you ready to see the sneak peek of March’s Daily Download is brought to you by North Meets South Studios. You all are going to love this! It is gorgeous!
Remember, the download is kept up for 5 days, and then it is taken down. If you miss pieces, the kit will be available for purchase on the first day of the following month. Remember, if you complete 10 challenges, just ten, you get a free kit as well!!
It is time to Bring On Spring!
As promised, be prepared to be inspired! Here are some layouts from our creative team, all using this month March Buffet! This is just a sample, head over to the gallery to see all the wonderful CT layouts!
The CT do such a great job showing how well all of the kits blend. They all did wonderful work!
It’s the last day of the month …
Wait, no it’s not. It’s Leap Year, which means you still have one extra day left for February! A few more moments of the month of love!
Remember when you spend $10 in the store, you get a great new collab! One way to spend your Leap Day is to do a Random Act of Kindness!
Spread a little joy through the world.
As promised, here is the Newsletter Leap Freebie just for our wonderful Newsletter subscribers! 
Alpha_1_RED: https://bit.ly/38df5WJ
Alpha_1_RED_Sheets: https://bit.ly/31HtZSF
Alpha_2_BLACK-HEART: https://bit.ly/2Sdsed6
Alpha_2_BLACK-HEART_Sheets: https://bit.ly/2SCFwPo
Alpha_3_WOOD: https://bit.ly/2SvRdal
Alpha_3_WOOD_Sheets: https://bit.ly/37eXlJg
Alpha_4_BLUE-DOT: https://bit.ly/2UEcsJW
Alpha_4_BLUE-DOT_Sheets: https://bit.ly/38fpoJU
previews_tou_extras: https://bit.ly/3boiWm3
Remember, if you complete 10 challenges, just ten, you get a free kit as well!!
If you can imagine it, you can create it.
Happy End of the Month sneak peek! We have new releases for tomorrow and a new Buffet on Saturday! Let’s take a peek!
From Snickerdoodle Designs
From Dagilicious
From Alexis Designs
From Scrappin Serenity
From Carol W
From LDrag
From Aimee Harrison
And take a peek of the new Buffet!
Is Exhaustion a Thing?
Well, last week was a total whirlwind! It still feels a lot like a dream, but we now own a beautiful new house in a surreal setting, even though we’re not moving into it until early May. The trip itself was pretty exhausting, both mentally and physically. Somehow we got to the airport without our son’s photo ID, without which he couldn’t board the plane. (We live 30 miles away, on the other side of a major city…) The airline was amazing and got us on a later flight so I could run home and get it. We ended up getting there 5 hours later than originally planned, but in the end that was fine. All the things that needed to happen to get us into the house happened, and I’m planning and scheming every minute of the day. All of this is leading up to me apologizing for not having a tutorial for you today, but in its place I’m going to give you a sneak peak at some of the photos you’ll see in my layouts in the coming weeks. And then I have a couple of little challenges for y’all.
What do you think??
Okay. Your first challenge is to find one of your layouts where you’ve used something you learned from Tutorial Tuesday and send me a private message (JaninAlberta) with a link to it. Don’t tell me what you did, I’m going to see if I can figure it out! Next week I’ll compile all the layouts I get from you into a blog post and share your successes with everybody else.
Your second challenge is to help me come up with a new user name. When we move, I’ll no longer be Jan in Alberta… I’ll still be Jan, but living in Kelowna, British Columbia. Ginger has told me I can change my user name when the time comes and I’d like it to be a bit more creative! Help?
Have a great week!
Happy Saturday everyone. I hope you are enjoying your weekend. I’m in the midst of laundry and packing for a quick trip to St. Louis next week. Before I get swallowed up with all that, I wanted to get you Part 2 of my Q & A Session with February’s designers. Today I am chatting with Tami Miller Designs. If you missed Part 1 with Aimee Harrison Designs you can find it here: https://bit.ly/2V65ptr.
How long have you been designing?
I have been designing since 2009.
What made you decide to design?
I purchased software to learn how to create blog backgrounds, and I came across digital scrapbooking while researching that.
What do you use to create your designs (program, additional tools, etc.)?
I use that same bamboo tablet (lol, it’s had tea spilled on it several times and still works), Photoshop Creative Cloud, Artrage, my camera, and my scanner.
Describe your design workplace.
I work at a desk in the corner of my bedroom with two moniters, a pc, and my bamboo tablet.
What motivates and inspires you as a designer?
Color.
What is your favorite kit currently in your GS store and why?
My favorite is Queen for a Day-I just love the colors and texture and I think it resonates with women.
If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Mongolian Beef.
What is your favorite game or sport to watch and play?
I’m not much for sports, but I like puzzle games on my phone, and World of Warcraft.
What did you want to be when you were small?
A novelist.
Aside from necessities, what one thing could you not go a day without?
My phone.
Who would you want to play you in a movie of your life?
Hilary Swank.
If you had a warning label, what would yours say?
Don’t touch my Diet Dr. Pepper (courtesy of my daughter).
What celebrity would you like to meet at Starbucks for a cup of coffee?
Stephen King.
Make sure to check out her GS Store, her FB Fan Page, and her FB Group.
Also make sure you are grabbing pieces of this great kit each day. If you have missed any, the full kit will be available in the store in March.
Have a great rest of February!!
Did you know 2020 is a Lead Year? Yep, that means we have one extra day in February! The GingerScraps designers wanted to show you some extra love, join us for a Newsletter Leap! Head over to the forum and sign up for every participating designers newsletters.
All you need to do is sign up to receive newsletters BEFORE February 26th. The full list is posted in the GingerScraps forum here: https://forums.gingerscraps.net/showthread.php?50186-2020-Newsletter-quot-Leap-quot-
If you are already a subscriber to a newsletter, don’t worry, you will also be receiving the new freebie too! To grab the FREEBIE from the GingerScraps shop make sure you scroll down the the end of this newsletter! 
Forum Link with all the details: https://forums.gingerscraps.net/showthread.php?50186-2020-Newsletter-quot-Leap-quot-
Remember when you spend $10 in the store, you get a great new collab! One way to spend your Leap Day is to do a Random Act of Kindness!
Spread a little joy through the world.
As promised, here is the Newsletter Leap Freebie just for our wonderful Newsletter subscribers!
Alpha_1_RED: https://bit.ly/38df5WJ
Alpha_1_RED_Sheets: https://bit.ly/31HtZSF
Alpha_2_BLACK-HEART: https://bit.ly/2Sdsed6
Alpha_2_BLACK-HEART_Sheets: https://bit.ly/2SCFwPo
Alpha_3_WOOD: https://bit.ly/2SvRdal
Alpha_3_WOOD_Sheets: https://bit.ly/37eXlJg
Alpha_4_BLUE-DOT: https://bit.ly/2UEcsJW
Alpha_4_BLUE-DOT_Sheets: https://bit.ly/38fpoJU
previews_tou_extras: https://bit.ly/3boiWm3
Remember, if you complete 10 challenges, just ten, you get a free kit as well!!
If you can imagine it, you can create it.
Happy Thursday! Are you ready to take a peek at what’s releasing tomorrow? Our designers have lots of goodies ready for you!
From The Cherry On Top
From JB Studio
From Tinci
From Dagilicious
From Luv Ewe
From Miss Fish
From Lindsay Jane
From Carol W Designs
From Aimee Harrison
From LDrag
