Good Morning Friends. Happy Friday!!
Have you been to the new forum and poked around? I really like it and the great news is that there was no data loss. If you haven’t checked it out yet, jump over and see what you think.
Spend $10 in the store and you will get this great collab for free.
Let’s see what is new this week!
Complete any 10 challenges and you will get this collab (or a variety of other choices from previous challenge collabs) as a reward.
Good morning everyone. I have some good news. We’re getting so close to the forum and the gallery being up and running. There are still a few things being worked on in the background, but you can take a peek. I suggest not to upload anything until Ginger gives the okay to do so.
Spend $10 in the store and you will get this great collab for free.
I see a little green in this week’s new releases. We must be close to St. Patrick’s Day!
Ginger has set up a temporary blog home and made blog posts for most of the challenges for March so you can get a start on them before the forum is up and running. This might make scrolling for Daily Downloads, Tutorials, or other blog content a little trickier, but don’t worry—you can use the “tagged with” feature at the bottom of posts to quickly find what you’re looking for. Whether you want to see all the Daily Download posts or just the March 2025 Challenges, the tags will help keep everything organized!
Complete any 10 challenges and you will get this collab (or a variety of other choices from previous challenge collabs) as a reward.
Happy Friday Scrappers. Ginger and the team are still working hard on moving the information both to a new forum and a new hosting company. Both of these are great news for us.
Remember, the shop remains open with new products every week and all our usual sales and specials. Plus, the blog is open with new content posted daily to keep you inspired! We can’t wait to unveil the new forum—it’s going to be an amazing upgrade! Speaking of the blog, make sure to read all the way through this newsletter for some other exciting news!
I’ll keep you updated in our newsletters and on the GingerScraps Facebook page. In the meantime, join our private GingerScraps Facebook group to chat with your GS friends, share your layouts, and get tons of inspiration. Stay tuned—great things are ahead! .
As always, I’m here and happy to help! If you have trouble with anything or questions reach out to me via the support ticket system.
Spend $10 in the store and you will get this great collab for free.
Let’s see what we have new this week!
Now for the exciting news on the blog. Many of you have been asking about the March challenges. Ginger has set up a temporary blog home and made blog posts for most of the challenges for March so you can get a start on them before the forum is up and running. This might make scrolling for Daily Downloads, Tutorials, or other blog content a little trickier, but don’t worry—you can use the “tagged with” feature at the bottom of posts to quickly find what you’re looking for. Whether you want to see all the Daily Download posts or just the March 2025 Challenges, the tags will help keep everything organized!
Complete any 10 challenges and you will get this collab (or a variety of other choices from previous challenge collabs) as a reward.
It is the 1st of the month and you know what that means; a huge, exciting newsletter! Before we jump into all the new items in the store, we have a bit of news about our GingerScraps forum and gallery.
There are some exciting changes coming to GingerScraps. While our forum and gallery are temporarily offline as we transition to a brand-new platform, the shop remains open with new products every week and all our usual sales and specials. Plus, the blog is open with new content posted daily to keep you inspired! We can’t wait to unveil the new forum—it’s going to be an amazing upgrade!
I’ll keep you updated in our newsletters and on the GingerScraps Facebook page. In the meantime, join our private GingerScraps Facebook group to chat with your GS friends, share your layouts, and get tons of inspiration. Stay tuned—great things are ahead! .
We will be postponing the Spring Scrap-A-Thon until the new forum is up and running. I do not have an ETA yet, we might just wait till April 1st, that seems like the best idea at this point.
As always, I’m here and happy to help! If you have trouble with anything or questions reach out to me via the support ticket system.
Don’t forget to check out the Buffet Bundles. One easy click to add bundles of Buffet goodies to your cart.
These colors are all about Spring and I love it.
Remember any $10 spent in the store gets you this great collab.
Welcome the beauty of a new season with “March Into Spring” by The GingerBread Ladies! This charming collection is perfect for celebrating Easter, fresh blooms, and all the magic of springtime.
With a soft palette of pastels and earth tones, this kit is filled with bunnies, butterflies, birds, and plenty of flowers and greenery. Whether you’re documenting nature’s renewal, holiday traditions, or simple spring days, “March Into Spring” is the perfect way to bring the warmth and joy of spring to your pages.
This collab includes: 9 Alpha {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 51 Papers, 81 Elements, and 4 12×12 Template {page, png, psd, tif file formats}.
This Free With Purchase was created by ADB Designs, Alexis Design Studio, Karen Schulz, Tami Miller Designs, and Tinci Designs.
Celebrate the beauty of rainy days and the promise of sunshine with “Raindrops & Rainbows” by The GingerBread Ladies! Inspired by gentle spring showers and the magic that follows, this collection is perfect for capturing cozy moments and bright new beginnings.
Featuring raindrops, colorful umbrellas, rubber boots, and rainbows stretching across the sky, this kit brings the charm of March weather to your pages. Whether you’re documenting drizzly afternoons or the joy of a rainbow after the rain, “Raindrops & Rainbows” will add a touch of springtime magic to your creations.
This kit includes: 1 Alpha {Uppercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 52 Papers, 98 Elements, and 4 12×12 Template {page, png, psd, tif file formats}.
This Monthly Mix was created by Adrienne Skelton, Lindsay Jane, Magical Scraps Galore, and Scraps N Pieces.
March’s Daily Downloads are provided by Designs by Connie Prince and Scrapbookcrazy Creations by Robyn. Each zipped file will contain two folders, one for each designer.
We are excited to announce we have a new Guest Designer starting in March.
BIO:
My name is Tamsin and I live in Iowa, I am a Brit for real, I’ve lived in Iowa for 18 years with my American husband who drives truck over the road, we have 6 grown children between us and 12 grandchildren. We have 3 dogs and 3 cats. I’ve been digital scrapping and tagging and designing since 2007 and took a long break and now I’m back, there’s been a lot of changes but I remember how much creativity photoshop inspires in me. I’m a big crafter and love to try new things. I also love to travel, we are going to New Zealand this year as I’m a HUGE Lord of the Rings fan and this is my 60th birthday gift to myself. My creative style is ..umm ..eclectic I guess, my ideas are sometimes a little out there, oh and I adore steampunk!
Make sure to watch all the GingerScraps social media outlets for updates on the forum and gallery.
Hey everyone, I hope today find you well!
There are some exciting changes are coming to GingerScraps. While our forum and gallery are temporarily offline as we transition to a brand-new platform, the shop remains open with new products every week and all our usual sales and specials. Plus, the blog is open with new content posted daily to keep you inspired! We can’t wait to unveil the new forum—it’s going to be an amazing upgrade!
I’ll keep you updated in our newsletters and on the GingerScraps Facebook page. In the meantime, join our private GingerScraps Facebook group to chat with your GS friends, share your layouts, and get tons of inspiration. Stay tuned—great things are ahead! .
We will be postponing the Spring Scrap-A-Thon until the new forum is up and running. I do not have an ETA yet, we might just wait till April 1st, that seems like the best idea at this point.
As always, I’m here and happy to help! If you have trouble with anything or questions reach out to me via the support ticket system.
Are you all ready to see all the beautiful products our designers have for you this week!?
Today is the last day to get this collab for free when you spend $10 in the store.
Today is also the last day to grab the February Monthly Mix at this price.
Let’s see what is new for this week.
Don’t forget to get your challenges uploaded. Complete any 10 challenges and you will get this collab as a reward.
(Or a variety of other choices, visit the forum for all the details).
Hi scrappers! Have you visited the Welcome Wagon area in the forum to get your new exclusive goodies from our designers?
Love Blooms in the Welcome Wagon is officially HERE! Our members-only forum area is overflowing with love, and our amazing designers have created the cutest freebies just for you!
Here’s how to join the fun:
1. Register or log in to your GingerScraps Forum account.
2. Head over to the Welcome Wagon area.
3. Visit each participating designer’s thread to find a sweet message and a FREE, exclusive product!
Don’t forget to check out the Fresh Baked new releases while you’re grabbing your freebies.
Join the Fun & Grab Your Freebies Now!
With love,
The GingerScraps Team
Spend $10 in the store and you’ll get this great collab for free.
Take a look at the new challenge reward kit. If you complete any 10 challenges this month, you get this gorgeous collab as a reward! (Or a variety of other choices, visit the forum for all the details).
Challenge Spotlight: Wild About Styles
It’s already the third Tuesday in February – which is almost over! – and time for YOUR chance to shine! Today we’re looking at one of our new Challenges, Wild About Styles, which is hosted by Wetfish Designs. It’s an intriguing Challenge where Wetfish provides a free-for-the-month set of Styles for use in the Challenge; this month the set contains 12 different maps. Yes… Maps. And the goal is to use more than one for your layout. She’s even provided us with a sample layout!
Let’s see how our GingerScrappers used the Styles for their layouts… Remember, each layout is linked to the Gallery so you can take a closer look and perhaps leave a comment. Just click on the Scrapper‘s user name (it’s bold, underlined and in living colour) to jump right to the layout. They’re posted in the order they were uploaded to the Challenge Gallery; there may be others in the Forum thread that aren’t in the Challenge Gallery, as I discovered last month.
Our first participant is nimble4u. She’s used at least 6 – no, make that 7 – of the Styles, applying them to each of the papers from the Tinci Designs template she chose. How’s that for following the rules? 😉 I don’t read Dutch, but she’s obviously travelling.
Alasandra has used so many I can’t keep track. She has applied them to her frames and some of her embellishments; that really customizes her layout. She, too, used a Tinci template (I have hundreds of them, so I recognize them right away) and the theme of her layout is travel, but in a more generic sense.
I’m sensing a pattern… lm44west also applied the Styles to the papers here. Her paper layers don’t have distinct shadows so it’s a bit difficult to separate them. I *think* she’s applied a different Style to each of the characters in her title.
Pixel Palette‘s used a subtle hand for her layout; by blending a large map with a floral paper she’s created movement in a layout about the single most impactful moment in travel history. She also applied Styles to her title and behind her smaller photo.
I could totally see this layout by greenfiend27 on a classroom wall somewhere. It’s literally an “animals of Australia” poster, complete with a map-Styled frame.
KatL has used two map Styles for sure. Her aerial photos are well-showcased with map mats.
With another variation on a theme, pbhill has used several Styles applied to her paper mats… and that great banner! The Styles she chose draw from the colours in her photo.
Katherine Woodin is most of us right now, am I right? So much of the continent is snowed in and freezing. She applied a Style to her background and title, and when I zoomed in I think she’s even blended map Styles into her photos. Very interesting effect.
Anybody who knows msbrad (Michi) knows she LOVES to travel and takes hordes of photos. She was a teacher in another life, so she also follows rules. 😉 Lots of different maps are visible here, even if you don’t zoom in! I love how she’s got a bike with tulips sticker to echo her bike with tulips photo. Made me smile.
Jill went simple, applying a Style to her background then blending a photo into it. She Styled her title, and perhaps the word strip in her cluster. The hiking/camping elements she’s clustered look so real!
At first I thought trinanne had only used a single map Style here – which is PERFECTLY oriented to her subject, but then I took a closer look and she’s applied a semi-transparent map Style to the frames around her photos. That bread bowl… now I’m hungry!
I’ve downloaded the Styles, and now I’m inspired to create a layout. Are you?
Good morning fellow scrappers! Can you believe Valentine’s Day is right around the corner? Do you and your significant other or friends do anything special to celebrate? If you do, take some pictures and use some of the new kits out this week to scrap your night out (or in). You can even use this month’s Free with Purchase kit. Spend $10 in the store and you’ll get this great collab for free.
Let’s see what we have new this week.
Take a look at the new challenge reward kit. If you complete any 10 challenges this month, you get this gorgeous collab as a reward! (Or a variety of other choices, visit the forum for all the details).
Cindy Ritter
Welcome to Part One of this month’s Designer Spotlight! [Excuse my pyjamas, I had a lousy sleep last night and haven’t yet ruled out a nap…] Cindy Ritter and I recently had a nice chat over slushy margaritas where she shared some insights into her creative process and maybe one or two personal details, too. Let’s get into it!
J: Cindy! Nice to chat with you again!! It’s been a minute. I’ve noticed lately that you’ve brought us some absolutely fabulous new collections. Tell me, where does your inspiration come from?
C: Usually music, I am very in tune with music emotionally and that often fuels my creative process. My recent “Reflections” collection is a great example. Inspired by the song My Distorted Reflection which is a song about self-acceptance. I’m also really inspired by colors, emotions and occasionally by random cool words.
J: Music has the ability to cut through all the distractions in life, doesn’t it? I hadn’t heard that song until you mentioned it. Tracked it down on YouTube and WOW! You really nailed it with this collection. [Insert enthusiastic applause here.] I feel like this collection is a bit different from many of your previous kits. Has your style evolved?
C: My style has gotten quite a bit more artsy. If I had to describe it in three words, they would be artsy, grungy and emotional. Since learning to use AI I find I am doing a lot more unique papers and elements and using less purchased CU. I’m also creating more hand-painted and hand drawn art than I used to. I prefer to create something unique that isn’t available anywhere else.
J: You’re certainly doing that! It must be so satisfying. Now, there’s no mystery as to your design “brand”. But IS there a story there?
C: There is no secret in the name, but there is a zebra hidden in my logo. A zebra is the mascot for people with rare diseases and health issues. I have several. In spite of them I have a very good life full of joy and people who love me.
J: AH! I wondered what the zebra meant. Over the 24 years of my pediatric nursing career, I cared for quite a few kids with rare conditions, and my son is a zebra too. Maybe you should create a “resilience” kit. That’s something ALL of the zebra folks have in spades. Your designs are already inspiring, but is there something specific that excites you about how others use your work?
C: I love how creative they are! It’s also really cool to see my creations used in ways I wouldn’t have thought of, often the layouts are so much more beautiful than I even imagined!
J: There’s no limit to the creativity of our GingerScrapping community; the ingenuity of some of them is quite intimidating… but also aspirational! While we’re talking about aspirations, if you could live in any of the fictional universes, which one would you choose?
C: The Forgotten Realms, yep, I’m a D&D nerd!
J: Ha! My husband has always lived in a fantasy world, but I’m never sure which one he’s inhabiting this week. Lately he’s been talking about Tolkien a lot, so I guess he’s a Hobbit… What’s a movie you can watch over and over and never tire of?
C: Burlesque, I love the soundtrack!
J: And we’re back to music… What’s your theme song?
C: Beauty in the Struggle by Bryan Martin.
J: I haven’t heard that one, but I relate to the title. What’s your favourite way of unwinding after a day on the struggle bus?
C: Snuggling up with my cats, a cold beverage and a good book.
J: I’m not a cat person, and my dog Maeve isn’t a cuddler, although she’s good company. My mother has been terrified of cats since she was a small child, and so cats weren’t part of our world growing up. I always saw my mom as incredibly strong and fearless until I brought a kitten in the house and she broke a toe trying to get away from it. That’s also when I knew she didn’t really have eyes in the back of her head…
C: I believed my mom had special “mommy magic” that allowed her to always know what I did wrong. As a result, I was a pretty good kid, lol.
J: I relate to that too! Whenever I asked her how she knew I’d misbehaved, she’d say, “My spies are everywhere.” And I had no reason to doubt her! This has been fun! Before our audience departs though, I want to make sure they’re completely filled in…
Cindy is hosting a Designer Spotlight Challenge in addition to her regular monthly Word Art Challenge. You can find details in the Forum – just click on the hyperlink (bold, coloured, underlined) text! Don’t forget to check out her Store!!
And of course, Cindy has a special and entirely free Daily Download kit for us for the month. If you’re new to all this, the Daily Download is just what it says… the kit is broken up into smaller chunks and the bits are available for download for a limited time and the links are found here on the Blog.
As I mentioned awhile back, we now have TWO Designer Spotlights per month (most months… more about that in a minute), and this month our second Designer is Dani of JB Studios. I haven’t heard from her yet, so perhaps she doesn’t have time for a chat… which is A-OK! It’s always voluntary. As of now, we only have one Designer scheduled for May and for November. If you’re on a Creative Team for a Designer who ISN’T on the list, maybe nudge them. I’ll make it worth their while. 😉
It is the 1st of the month and you know what that means; a huge, exciting newsletter!
♥ New Buffet: Many Valentine’s Day and other kits to get make great layouts.
♥ New Monthly Mix: Get the perfect mix for your scrapping needs!
♥ New Free-With-Purchase Collab: Your freebie awaits with every qualifying purchase.
♥ New Challenge Reward: Complete challenges and snag this month’s reward!
♥ New Daily Download: Stop by the blog every day for pieces of this month’s free kits.
Don’t forget to check out the Buffet Bundles. One easy click to add bundles of Buffet goodies to your cart.
These colors definitely say “Valentine”, but I love how some of the designers have used the colors in a different way.
Remember any $10 spent in the store gets you this great collab.
Celebrate the warmth of romance with the “Happy In Love” collaboration kit by The GingerBread Ladies. This heartfelt collection combines rich browns, soft tans, and delicate pinks to create a cozy and romantic atmosphere.
Featuring charming elements like hearts, love notes, and sweet accents, “Happy In Love” is perfect for preserving memories of your sweetheart, anniversaries, or heartfelt moments. Whether you’re crafting layouts for Valentine’s Day or celebrating love year-round, this kit brings a touch of sweetness to every project!
This collab includes: 1 Alpha {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 57 Papers, and 101 Elements.
This Free With Purchase was created by Aprilisa Designs, Jumpstart Designs, Neia Scraps, and Wetfish Designs.
Share the love with the “Love Letters” collaborations kit by The GingerBread Ladies. This charming collection is perfect for celebrating Valentine’s Day, romantic memories, and heartfelt moments. With a sweet palette of reds, pinks, and yellows, “Love Letters” is brimming with adorable elements like hearts, envelopes, love notes, and romantic accents. Whether you’re documenting love stories, friendship, or special Valentine’s events, this kit is your go-to for creating layouts full of affection and warmth!
This kit includes: 2 Alphas {Uppercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 71 Papers, 94 Elements, and 4 12×12 Template {page, png, psd, tif file formats}.
This Monthly Mix was created by Angelle Designs, J. Conlon and Sons, JB Studio, Lisa Rosa Designs, Miss Fish Templates, and WM[squared] Designs.
For the February Daily Download Sneak Peek we have something new. Starting in February, most months will have TWO kits for you to download. Each zipped file will contain two folders, one for each designer. This month’s kits are from JB Studio and Cindy Ritter Designs.
Take a look at the new challenge reward kit. If you complete any 10 challenges this month, you get this gorgeous collab as a reward! (Or a variety of other choices, visit the forum for all the details).
Make every celebration unforgettable with the “Birthday Wishes” Kit by The GingerBread Ladies. This vibrant and versatile collection features a cheerful palette of bright primary colors, perfect for capturing the excitement of birthdays for all ages.
Packed with classic birthday elements like balloons, cakes, presents, and confetti, “Birthday Wishes” is your go-to kit for creating festive layouts. Whether you’re documenting party moments, milestones, or joyful surprises, this kit brings the fun and energy of a perfect birthday bash to your designs!
This kit includes: 1 Alpha {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 68 Papers, and 94 Elements.
This Challenge Reward was created by CathyK Designs, Just So Scrappy, Kristmess, Scrappin’ Serenity, and Twin Mom Scraps.
Here are a few layouts from our talented store Creative Team. These were made using kits from the February Buffet.
