GINGERBREAD GIRLS INSPIRATION|GINA AKA: MAMACAKE

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Can you guys believe that we are in the last month of the year already?! Before you know it; the holidays will be over & we will be ringing in the new year. Seriously?!? 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 Gina AKA: mamacake


 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are looking for inspiration on how to fill a page & make it stand out, Gina’s gallery is where you need to be! Her gallery is full of beautiful layouts that are just brimming with photos, papers, and elements. Not a one looks too full or busy. Beautiful composition that really could pass as tangible/glue & scissors layout!

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 Gina AkA: mamacake!

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December Feature Designer – Part 1

Happy December! We have TWO fabulous designers to spotlight at GingerScraps this month. Pretty in Green and Key Lime Digital Designs. They have both been gracious to answer some quirky questions for me. Part 1 will be with Rachel of Pretty in Green. Part 2 will follow in a week or so with Sandy of Key Lime Digital Designs.

Let’s see what Rachel has to say.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

That’s a hard one because I haven’t traveled very far, so I love to see new places. Although I would love to travel to Ireland some day, the lush green and the mystical castles.

If you had a warning label, what would yours say?

Warning! May Cry at everything!
I can’t handle anything sappy even tv commercials make me cry. lol

What is one thing you will never do again?

I will never stick a potato in the oven with out piercing the skin again…. that was a mess hahahaha

What’s your favorite movie?

My Husband and I watch a lot of movies, and I’ve seen a lot of good ones…. hummm I think I am going to go with Avatar, I must of watched it a million times when it first came out, and we just watched it again a few weeks ago, I still love it… I’m pretty pumped to see the next one!

Do you love or hate rollercoasters?

I Love them! Although it’s funny I didn’t start riding them until I was probably 16-17. I was too chicken to get on one until an extremely hot day, my cousin and I decided to ride a water ride and every since I have LOVED them.

Do you believe there is intelligent life in outer space?

I’m hoping it’s Dr. Who

What was the last thing you ate?

Only the best meal ever, French Toast!

If you were a crayon, what color would you be?

Green of course 😉

Pirates or Ninjas?

Pirate, arrrggggh!

Country or City?

Country all the way

Morning or Night?

I am a night owl, I have zero energy in the mornings no matter how much sleep I get, but let me say up late and I’ll just keep going and going.

Indoors or Outdoors?

Indoors with a good view, I burn to easily, lol

Chocolate or Vanilla?

Chocolate, Dark Chocolate.

Cats or Dogs?

Dogs, Cats are Brats lol, super cute brats but still brats. (I do love my kitties tho)

Who did you look up to as a kid?

My Mom and my Mom’s best friend. I always wanted to do everything like them

What is the one thing that makes you happy despite any mood?

My kids laughing. That is the best thing.

Do you have any tattoos? If yes what and where are they- If no do you want any and what would you get?

Yes, one I got when I was 16. its a heart with scrolly wings on my hip. I’d love a half sleeve on my arm some day, with lots of color but I can never decide what I want to be there forever!

Name one television character that you simply adore?

I just finished up the new show iZombie, I love Liv’s hair, I want that cut!

Thanks Rachel!! Make sure to check our her GingerScraps store, her Facebook page and her blog.

Don’t forget to keep an eye out for Part 2!

Sneak Peeks December 3, 2015

Happy Thursday! 22 days until it’s Christmas!!! Where has the year gone? We are getting into a festive time of year and the designers have some awesome kits to get us all in the holiday spirit!

From Magical Scraps Galore:

PhotoCowGirl:

Amy Stoffel:

Dear Friends Designs have some great card templates:

Leaving a Legacy Designs:

 

Designer Sneak Peeks – December 4, 2015

Happy beginning of December. Where has 2015 gone? I am not ready for the holidays. Guess I need to get a move on.

Here’s a sneak peek of some of the goodies our designers are releasing Friday.

Make sure to check out the store on Friday to see what other fun kits and templates are available!

Creative Style: White Space

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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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Fresh Baked: Black Friday 2015

Happy Friday! Black Friday! After gorging ourselves on way too much turkey and even more pumpkin pie, we’re too tired to hit the actual Black Friday sales. Well, maybe not, but you can take advantage of some great digital sales!

Before I show you the new goodies, I’m going to show off some layouts using our new Buffet and this month’s Monthly Mix is called “Fall Splendor”!


Created by shellbyj. I love the leaf cut-outs!!


Created by jencrook I love the framing of the big picture with the layers, and the other pictures angled down the side.


Created by JillW. I love the wood paper background, and the beautiful clusters.

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Sneak Peek – Black Friday 2015

Can you believe it’s Thanksgiving and time for Black Friday? I’ve got a few sneak peeks for you today for Black Friday.

This is just a snippet of the wonderful deals that will be available starting Friday morning. Make sure to head to the GS store the first thing as there will be some doorbuster sales going on.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!! See you Friday!

 

Challenge Wrap Up November 24th, 2015

How is this the last Tuesday of November? The good news is there is still time to get some challenges completed before November 30th! Check out these layouts from the challenges for inspiration!

Branma made this lovely layout for the Buffet Challenge:

Family is Forever

altimasport made this lovely layout for the Buffet Challenge:

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bkasko submitted this awesome layout for the Color Challenge:

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tammyshere created an awesome layout for the Daily Download Challenge:

Daily Download ~ Nov 15

sylvia made this great layout for the Designer Spotlight Challenge:

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kristal put her spin on this desktop for the Desktop Challenge:

November Desktop

makeyesup outdid herself with this layout for the Font Challenge:

Portland Head Lighthouse

ptktj made an awesome place card holder with a template from the Hybrid Challenge:

Place Card

becky_a showed her talents in this layout for the Inspiration Challenge:

Glorious Vermont

basketladyaudrey had a fantastic layout for the Journaling Challenge:

Year in Review 2015

Sheri Catherine made an awesome layout using the items in the Mini Kit Challenge:

Brave Faces

dhariana submitted this beautiful layout for the Mix It Up Challenge:

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lynnw made this layout for the Project 52/365 Challenge:

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carla created this layout with the Scraplift Challenge:

Siblings

KatherineWoodin used the ingredients to craft this page for the Recipe Challenge:

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kpmelly made this wonderful signature for the Signature Challenge:

November Signature

msbrad used the template from the Template Challenge for this great layout:

Lunch, A Movie and DQ with G

kfedolfi placed the Word Art Beautifully:

Fun in the Sand and Sun

Stay tuned! Next Tuesday there will be a whole new batch of Challenges and a brand new Collab!

Sneak Peek’s November 19th

Happy Thursday! It’s hard to believe there’s only a week left until Thanksgiving! Our designers have some great new releases to play with while we count down to the holiday season!

Dagi’s Temp-tations has a new template pack:

 

Magical Scraps Galore has a new kit:

Wimpychompers has a new kit:

 

From Luv Ewe Designs:

Dear Friends Designs has a new template pack:

Amy Stoffel has a new kit:

with new template from Dagi’s Temp-tations

Clever Monkey Graphics has a new kit:

with Dear Friends Designs new template

Little Rad Trio has a new collection:

 

Have a wonderful weekend making memories and scrapping them!

Designer Sneak Peeks – November 20, 2015

Happy Wednesday. Hope you are all having a great week before Thanksgiving. The rain has started (again) in my neck of the woods, but the temperatures have been great this week. Let’s see what our designers have up their sleeves for Friday’s releases.

That’s just a glance at a few of the goodies coming out on Friday. Check back tomorrow to see some awesome sneak peek layouts.