September 6, 2024: HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY GINGERSCRAPS!

September 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment

HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY GINGERSCRAPS!! 

And you know Ginger when it comes to celebrations. She doesn’t do them small. So we’re having a HUGE party!!

Have you participated in one of the Scavenger hunts? They are so much fun and I always find kits I “need” while I’m looking for that crazy Gingerbread Man (he’s a little sneaky).

And our designers have some fun games going on in the Forum as well!

Don’t forget this great Free With Purchase kit you get with any $10 spent in the store!

On top of all that fun, we have some great kits and other special sales and new releases!

Are you working on your challenges? 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).

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GingerScraps: New FREE with Purchase Collab, New Monthly Mix, New Challenge Reward & More!!

September 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment

It is the 1st of the month and you know what that means; a huge, exciting newsletter! We have a New Buffet, New Monthly Mix, New Free With Purchase Collab, New Challenge Reward, and a New Daily Download on the GingerScraps Blog!

Don’t forget to check out the Buffet Bundles. One easy click to add bundles of Buffet goodies to your cart.

This month’s colors are beautiful. I am loving the peach. Remember that you can mix and match these kits to get just what you need.

Remember any $10 spent in the store gets you this great collab.

This Free With Purchase was created by: Cutie Pie Scraps, Heather Z Scraps, Key Lime Digi Design, Memory Mosaic, and The Scrappy Kat.

Capture your brightest moments with “Shine Like A Sunflower,” a digital scrapbooking collab by The GingerBread Ladies! Perfect for all your spring and summer memories, this kit is filled with vibrant sunflowers, cheerful bees, and sunny, bright elements. Whether you’re documenting summer days or simply adding a splash of yellow to your projects, “Shine Like A Sunflower” brings warmth and happiness to every page. Let your memories bloom with this radiant collab!

This collab includes: 1 Alpha {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 98 Papers, and 96 Elements.

This Monthly Mix was created by: Adrienne Skelton, Connie Prince, Lindsay Jane, Magical Scraps Galore, ScrapChat Designs, Scraps N Pieces, and Tinci Designs.

Indulge in the sweetness of “Berry Pickin’,” a digital scrapbooking collab by The GingerBread Ladies! Perfect for capturing all your berry-filled memories, this kit features an array of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and more. Whether you’re documenting a day at the berry patch or adding a touch of nature’s bounty to your projects, “Berry Pickin'” is bursting with vibrant colors and delicious details. Preserve the joy of berry season with this delightful collab!

This kit includes: 2 Alphas {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 57 Papers, 110 Elements, and 4 12×12 Template {page, png, psd, tif file formats}.

Now to the September Daily Download Sneak Peek. This month’s Daily Download is from Jumpstart Designs! Make sure you are checking the blog every day to get all the pieces of this kit!

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).

This Challenge Reward was created by: ADB Designs, Alexis Design Studio, Karen Schulz, and Tami Miller Designs.

Embrace the cozy charm of “Cool Harvest Morning,” a digital scrapbooking collab by The GingerBread Ladies! Perfect for capturing the essence of early fall, this kit features beautiful berry tones, warm coffee or tea elements, and all the cozy vibes of a crisp autumn morning. Whether you’re documenting your favorite fall moments or savoring the season’s first chill, “Cool Harvest Morning” brings the warmth and richness of autumn to every page. Celebrate the beginning of fall with this inviting collab!

This kit includes: 8 Alphas {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 49 Papers, and 86 Elements.

Make sure you check back next Friday for GingerScraps’ 16 birthday celebration! You know we are going to have fun!

Let’s see a sampling of layous from our wonderful store creative team. These are using the September Free With Purchase.

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Fresh Baked: August 30, 2024

August 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Happy Friday my friends! I hope you have had a great week and have a wonderful weekend!

Remember if you spend $10 in the store, you’ll get this great August Free With Purchase Collab!

We’ve got a great variety of new items in the store this week.

How are your challenges? When you complete 10 challenges during the month of August, you will receive this (or a variety of other choices, visit the forum for all the details).

Are you participating in the SUMMER Scrap-A-Thon AUGUST {2024}?

Still a few days left to work on your challenges. If you complete enough challenges you will get both usual monthly challenge reward AND this AMAZING MEGA collab by The GingerBread Ladies: Sun-Kissed Memories

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Fresh Baked: August 23, 2024

August 23, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Can you believe it’s time for another Fresh Baked Newsletter? Some weeks just go so fast.

Remember if you spend $10 in the store, you’ll get this great August Free With Purchase Collab!

Let’s see the new goodies in the store this week.

How are your challenges? When you complete 10 challenges during the month of August, you will receive this (or a variety of other choices, visit the forum for all the details).

Are you participating in the SUMMER Scrap-A-Thon AUGUST {2024}?

Still a few days left to work on your challenges. If you complete enough challenges you will get both usual monthly challenge reward AND this AMAZING MEGA collab by The GingerBread Ladies: Sun-Kissed Memories

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Tutorial Tuesday (Individual Style)

August 20, 2024 by 2 Comments

Challenge Spotlight: Use It All

Time for another Challenge Spotlight, where YOU are the stars of the show! I’ve been keeping track – in a haphazard sort of way – of which Challenges I’ve showcased so far; today I decided I’d go back over all of them and add dates to my list so I can try not to be too repetitive. Y’all. This is Challenge Spotlight #36!! Not all Challenges lend themselves to a head-to-head comparison; some have too many variables to work well in this type of post, so some repetition is a given. If you’re wondering, the last time I focused on Use It All was in October 2021… so it’s time!

The Use It All Challenge is hosted by the very talented Karen Schulz. She provides a FREE mini-kit – part of a larger collection – and the Challenge is to USE IT ALL. That means every item in the mini MUST be on your layout somewhere. Karen also allows us to use any or all of the rest of the collection. This month’s mini looks like this:

The rest of the collection can be found HERE. Let’s take a look at some of the layouts posted to the Use It All Challenge Gallery. There were a LOT of entries there for this month, so rather than show them all here, I’ve instead chosen to go with every fourth layout, beginning with the very first layout posted. Otherwise this post would be so long, no one would want to look at it. As usual, each layout is linked to the Gallery so you can take a closer look, and leave some praise, if you’re so inclined. Just click on the Scrapper’s user name and through the magic of technology, you’ll be whisked right to it.

Our first entry is from Windswept. I can see all the bits from the mini, and a couple of additions from the collection. I like how she’s blended two of the papers.

Next is a layout from pbhill. It’s the first time she’s been part of the Spotlight! Hers is an interesting take;, she’s desaturated the colours of the papers. But I don’t see the pink flower……..

I’m not seeing any flowers on this one from jenasz. The doodles appear to be floating over the page.

Looks like makeyesup understood the assignment. All the items from the mini are there and she’s added some gesso too.

I can see dj_w has added some elements from the larger collection to her layout. The blended papers in the background are lovely. Do people just not like the journal blank, though? Seems like everybody wants to use just the border…

Macsandy has added a bunch of elements from the collection. The warm palette she chose really works well with her photos.

I see mdusell employs the KISS principle. Her layout keeps things simple, and she’s included all the required elements.

I LOVE this photo; it reminds me of my youngest two grandchildren. Her creative use of papers is another thing  I like about photocrazy‘s layout.

Aha! Our first furbaby layout! I think that cat actually IS laughing, amirite, larkd? Don’t see the solid white paper anywhere though.

Celestine had added some daisies, a rub-on, and a bunch of other elements from the collection. I like the diagonal arrangement of her layout.

There it is! The elusive journaling block makes its first true appearance on mom2triplets04‘s layout. I’m glad to know my dogs aren’t the only ones on their best behaviour at day care!

Aw… bathtime photos are always a favourite. It looks like pepsibubbles borrowed the Beatrix Potter elements from another of Karen‘s kits.

The flowers got the royal treatment by lisar. Does anyone see the white solid paper though?

That paper fold is genius, dragonstarr! Lovely cluster, too.

I’ve been very busy here this last week and have had limited time for scrapping. Thanks for letting me look at your layouts, ladies!

 

 

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Fresh Baked: August 15, 2024

August 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Happy Friday! I hope you have had a great week. Do you have plans for this weekend? I have several chores that need to get done. Adulting is no fun sometimes.

Remember if you spend $10 in the store, you’ll get this great August Free With Purchase Collab!

We have some really cute additions to the store this week.

Are you working on  your challenges? When you complete 10 challenges during the month of August, you will receive this (or a variety of other choices, visit the forum for all the details).

But you might as well keep going and complete enough challenges to get the usually monthly challenge reward AND this AMAZING MEGA collab by The GingerBread Ladies: Sun-Kissed Memories

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Fresh Baked and Retiring Products! August 9, 2024

August 9, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Happy Friday scrappers. It’s time for the Summer Retiring Products sale. This sale runs from today (August 9) through Thursday, August 15 at 11:59 PM Eastern. Note that after this sale ends, all products in this category will no longer be available so grab them while you can. Take a look a the end of the newsletter to see a sampling of some of the retiring items.

Remember if you spend $10 in the store, you’ll get this great August Free With Purchase Collab!

Now let’s see what goodies we have this week!

Are you participating in the {Summer} Scrap-a-Thon? See the forum for details!

Are you working on  your challenges? When you complete 10 challenges during the month of August, you will receive this (or a variety of other choices, visit the forum for all the details).

But you might as well keep going and complete enough challenges to get the usually monthly challenge reward AND this AMAZING MEGA collab by The GingerBread Ladies: Sun-Kissed Memories

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Designer Spotlight August 2024

August 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Magical Scraps Galore!

Well, here we are staring August in the face. I’m not going to lie, I have quite a bit of anxiety when I remember last August, and the wildfire we faced then. Thankfully this year I have the Olympics to distract me. I don’t usually watch much in the way of sports, and the Olympics is no exception, but this year, here I am, glued to my chair watching even sports I don’t like (looking at you, soccer!) and getting loud and proud of our athletes. That’s why this Blog post is a bit behind my original plan. But not TOO late! Let’s meet Marina, the designer known as Magical Scraps Galore. [editor’s note: Any coloured text in bold and underlined is hyperlinked for your viewing pleasure.] Our conversation took place before the Games started so I’m working from memory. 😉

J: Marina, thanks for giving me the opportunity to shine the Spotlight on you and your work. Why don’t we get the mundane stuff out of the way first, then we can get to know YOU. When did you get bitten by the design bug?

M: I’ve been designing for 13 years now!

J: That’s a good long time. I guess it explains the depth and breadth of your GingerScraps shop! What was the catalyst for you?

M: I started creating my own digital papers and embellishments for scrapping our second trip to Disney World, since the digital offerings were very limited back then. It didn’t take long to realize that scrapbook design was my passion, and I started participating in the design challenges hosted by MouseScrappers. I opened my first shop in 2013 and I’ve been part of the wonderful GingerScraps family since 2014.

J: I joined the GS family at the end of April, 2013, so we’re cohorts in a way. This truly IS the friendliest scrapping community on the Web. I work on a laptop seated in a comfy armchair in my living room. What does your workspace look like?

M: I design in my studio at home, with my three cats sleeping by my computer or on my lap. Sometimes they like to sleep ON my computer and they mess with my designs, LOL! I have to be very careful but I just love them! I use Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate, and ArtRage.

J: What kinds of things motivate you when you sit down to create?

M: My main motivation and inspiration are my kids and my trips around the world.

J: Same! Many of my layouts are trip-related or have either my kids or grandkids in them. I’m busy creating a memoir for my sister, who travelled to the East Coast last year, for Christmas and love to scrap travel photos. What would your perfect vacation look like?

M: My perfect vacation is a road trip with my family, hiking national parks and visiting small towns along the way.

J: I live in a tourist destination! This year has been quieter than usual, I think because of our wildfire last year. People are scared, rightfully so. Not a fun topic at all, so let’s change it up. Do you have a favourite kit in your shop?

M: What a hard question! It’s hard to pick just one, it’s like choosing your favorite child, LOL … I have several kits that I love, especially my travel collection, but one of my favorite kits is Magical Memories, it’s all about my happy place and it’s a reminder of all the magical moments I spent there with my family.

J: Everybody says that, but what a fun collection!! I’ve been to Disneyland twice, once when I was about 12, and again in 1988 with my kids. I should dig out all those photos and do something with them. What did you want to be when you grew up?

M: I wanted to be a flight attendant or a rock star.

J: And here you are, a travelling rock-star digital scrapbooking designer! What super-power would you wish for?

M: Teleportation, so I can travel anywhere in no time and with no jet lag!

J: Amen sister! That would make life so much simpler. And healthier! One last question. If you had a warning label, what would it say?

M: Warning: Crazy cat lady!! LOL! I’m a huge cat lover, and if my family would let me, I’d have 10 cats or more!

J: If current events are any indication, you’re in good company! I’m not a cat fancier, but our neighbours have two beauties who sit on their deck and drive my dogs batty. Thanks so much again for chatting with me. I hope your Spotlight brings you all the best kind of attention in the Shop and the Forum.

Marina is not just the Spotlight Designer for August, she’s also providing the Daily Download. Each day a link for the day’s pieces is posted on the Blog, and it stays active for a full 5 days so you don’t have to worry if you miss a day. If you find you’ve missed a bunch of days, the entire kit will be released in the Shop at a later date. In addition to her monthly Surprise Challenge, she’s also hosting the Designer Spotlight Challenge this month too… just in time for the Summer GingerScraps Scrap-a-Thon! Check them out, they’re ALWAYS fun!!

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GingerScraps: New FREE with Purchase Collab, New Monthly Mix, New Challenge Reward, Scrap-a-thon & More!!

August 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment

It is the 1st of the month and you know what that means; a huge, exciting newsletter! We have a New Buffet, New Monthly Mix, New Free With Purchase Collab, New Challenge Reward, a New Daily Download on the GingerScraps Blog, and the {Summer} Scrap-a-Thon!

SUMMER Scrap-A-Thon AUGUST {2024}

Don’t forget to check out the Buffet Bundles. One easy click to add bundles of Buffet goodies to your cart.

This month’s colors are a perfect transition from summer to fall. Remember that you can mix and match these kits to get just what you need.

Remember any $10 spent in the store gets you this great collab.

This Free With Purchase was created by CathyK Designs, J. Conlon and Sons, Kristmess, Lisa Rosa Designs, and Twin Mom Scraps.

Celebrate your shopping adventures with “Let’s Shop,” a digital scrapbooking collab by The GingerBread Ladies! Perfect for all your shopping trip photos, this kit includes everything you need to capture the excitement of a day out. Featuring shopping carts, bags, sale tags, money, and more, “Let’s Shop” provides all the elements to create stylish and fun scrapbook pages. Turn your retail therapy moments into cherished memories with this fabulous collab.

This collab includes: 1 Alpha {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 59 Papers, and 100 Elements.

This Monthly Mix was created by JB Studio, Just So Scrappy, Miss Fish Templates, Neia Scraps, and Sweet Pea Designs.

Embrace the coastal charm with “Salty Little Beach,” a digital scrapbooking collab by The GingerBread Ladies! Perfect for all your beach photos, this kit is infused with sand, sun, and surf elements, capturing the essence of your beach vacations. Whether you’re building sandcastles or soaking up the sun, “Salty Little Beach” provides everything you need to create vibrant, beachy scrapbook pages. Turn your seaside adventures into lasting memories with this delightful, beach-themed collab.

This kit includes: 1 Alpha {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 79 Papers, and 117 Elements.

Now to the August Daily Download Sneak Peek. This month’s Daily Download is from Magical Scraps Galore! Make sure you are checking the blog every day to get all the pieces of this kit!

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!

This Challenge Reward was created by Aprilisa Designs, Jumpstart Designs, Scrappin’ Serenity, and WM[squared] Designs.

Document your daily adventures with “On The Record,” a digital scrapbooking collab by The GingerBread Ladies! Perfect for capturing everyday moments, this kit is packed with essential scrapping basics. “On The Record” provides everything you need to create beautiful and organized scrapbook pages. Keep your memories fresh and detailed with this versatile and practical collab.

This kit includes: 1 Alpha {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 45 Papers, and 96 Elements.

Special for the {Summer} Scrap-a-Thon, complete 20 challenges during the month of August and receive the August Challenge Reward and the Sun-Kissed Memories Mega.

Capture your sun-soaked adventures with “Sun-Kissed Memories,” a digital scrapbooking MEGA collab by The GingerBread Ladies! Perfect for all your beach photos and summer fun, this extensive kit is brimming with vibrant, summery elements. From sandy shores to playful waves, “Sun-Kissed Memories” offers everything you need to create stunning scrapbook pages that celebrate the joy and warmth of summer. Turn your beach days and sunny escapades into treasured keepsakes with this ultimate summer collab.

This kit includes: 2 Alphas {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 113 Papers 12×12 {Including Coordinating Cardstock & Coordinating Glitter Sheets}, 185 Elements {Including Journal Cards, Ribbons, Flowers, Trims, Wordart, SO much more!}, 1 12×12 Template {page, png, psd, tif file formats}.

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GingerScraps Fresh Baked: July 26, 2024

July 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you’ve had a wonderful week.

Remember any $10 spent in the store gets you this great collab.

Let see what pretties we have this week.

We had so much fun with the {Spring} Scrap-a-thon that we are having another one in August. See the forum for information on the {Summer} Scrap-a-Thon.

{SUMMER} SCRAP-A-THON

How are your challenges going? Complete any 10 challenges to get this kit as a reward.

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