Good morning everyone! It’s hard to believe we’re already at the beginning of April. Our temperatures have been crazy this week. 85° F three days ago and 55°F yesterday.
Remember if you spend $10 in the store you’ll get this great collab.
Let’s see the new items we have in the store this week.
Have you started on your challenges for April? Complete any 10 challenges to get this kit as a reward.
Welcome to the April Buffet. Did you have fun with the No Joke sale? This months buffet will run from April 3-7.
Remember if you spend $10 in the store you’ll get this great collab.
Don’t forget to check out the Buffet Bundles. One easy click to add bundles of Buffet goodies to your cart.
Let’s see what is in the buffet this month. Remember that you can combine any of the buffet kits to make your own collection.
Have you gotten a jump on your challenges? Complete any 10 challenges to get this great kit as a reward.
Happy April Fools Day! It may be April 1st, but the sale running in the store is NO JOKE. This is the biggest sale of the year and runs for only 2 days.
Because of this storewide sale, the Buffet will run from April 3-7 and there will also be no $2 Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
We do have all our monthly collabs and Daily Download starting today.
Remember any $10 spent in the store gets you this great collab.
Embrace the beauty of the season with a burst of bright and vivid colors, perfect for capturing the energy and vitality of springtime. Let your creativity soar with whimsical elements like birds, bees, bicycles, and joyful kids having fun in the sunshine. Bring your layouts to life with charming details such as blooming flowers, buzzing insects, watering cans, and playful umbrellas, adding a touch of whimsy and charm to your scrapbook designs.
This Free With Purchase was created by CarolW Designs, Designs by Lisa Minor, Moore Blessings Digital Design, and Key Lime Digi Design.
This collab includes: 81 Papers (Including 14 glitter sheets}, 174 Elements, and 4 12×12 Template {png, psd, tif file formats}.
Immerse yourself in the beauty of the season with charming birds, fluttering butterflies, and vibrant blooms. This kit features a beautiful earth-toned color palette, a ton of word art, and is perfectly suited for any of your outdoor spring adventures, such as bird watching. Let your memories blossom with this delightful collection!
This Monthly Mix was created by Chere Kaye Designs, Craft-tastrophic, Ilonkas Designs, and LDragDesigns.
This collab includes: 1 Alpha {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 62 Papers, and 100 Elements.
Now to the April Daily Download Sneak Peek. This month’s Daily Download is from Just Because Designs by Dani! 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!
Capture the essence of spring with our delightful kit featuring Easter elements, pastel colors, and adorable critters like bunnies, chicks, ducks, and frogs. Create charming layouts with Easter eggs, sheep, birds, and flowers, perfect for commemorating the season’s joys. Bring your memories to life with “Spring Alive”.
This Challenge Reward was created by Aimee Harrison, Cindy Ritter Designs, Dear Friends Designs, Triple J Designs, and Scrapbookcrazy Creations by Robyn.
This collab includes: 2 Alphas {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 55 Papers, 87 Elements, and 4 12×12 Templates {png, psd, tif file formats}.
Take a look at a few layouts from our store CT using the Challenge Reward Collab. Aren’t they beautiful?
We’re almost at the end of another month. The end of March marks the end of the Spring Scrap-a-thon. Make sure you get all your layouts posted in order to get all the great prizes.
Remember, if you spend $10 in the store, you will get this great collab for free.
Let’s see the great new items in the store this week.
How are your challenges going? Complete any 10 challenges and get this great collab as a reward.
Happy (almost) St. Patrick’s Day. Do you have plans for all things green on Sunday?
Remember, if you spend $10 in the store, you will get this great collab for free.
Let’s see the fun new items in the store this week.
We have a new Guest Designer starting this week!
BIO:
I am so very happy to be guesting at GingerScraps. Here’s a little about me:
My name is Karen and I live in the UK on the South Coast. I have been scrap booking for around 20 years. Both traditional and digital. Then a couple of years ago, I ventured into designing. I absolutely loved it and so here I am today. I live with my husband Paul, and my rescue dog Tilly. Most days see me hiking around the countryside or walking on the beach. Plus gardening, crafting of all kinds, listening to lots of music and, of course, scrapbooking. I work 2 days a week as a children’s nanny. Which leaves lots of time for designing. I also have 3 grown kids all living away from home and I love visiting them.
Scrap wise, I enjoy simple designs with lots of white space. And I love to focus on family, everyday life, gratitude and nature.
I am really looking forward to getting to know everyone here!
Today also starts the March Bake Sale.
Remember we also have the Spring Scrap-a-thon going on.
How are your challenges going? Complete any 10 challenges and get this great collab as a reward.
Tucked Photo Frames Made Easy
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Anyone who has spent any time touring the GingerScraps Gallery knows that we have some inordinately talented and creative scrappers in our midst. And some equally superlative Designers. If you’re ever needing a healthy dose of inspiration, you won’t have to look far. Karen found a layout using one of these fabulous tucked frames in the Gallery and had to try it for herself. Turns out Sheri (Jumpstart Designs) has already done ALL the work and all we have to do is customize. Here’s a link to the product in her Shop.
So how easy is it to use these gems? I’ll show you! While I’m at it I’m going to add my tucked photo to a template from this month’s Spotlight Designer, Connie Prince. (Alas, it’s discontinued, but this will work regardless.) As you can see in the screenshot below, I’m using a layered file, in this case a PSD.
The only difference with using PNG files for this is that you’ll have to add them to the template’s photo spot manually, one at a time, aligning them as needed. I dropped this photo of my grandson Aaron onto the Photo Mat layer of the PSD.
When I Resized my photo, I found it still wasn’t a great fit; there were important details I didn’t want to crop out.
But… I CAN Resize the rest of the layers to fit to the photo. I Activated all those layers EXCEPT the photo and made my adjustments. The nice thing about the Photo Mat layer being black is that it’s easy to see if the Resized frame still isn’t right.
Did you notice the tab is partially covered by the photo – which isn’t the look I want? To solve that problem I just Clipped the photo to the Photo Mat layer. There are always multiple ways of doing these types of things in Elements, and I usually will show you two of them. Right-click>Create Clipping Mat is one way. The keyboard shortcut for Elements 14 and earlier versions is CTRL/CMD>G. For Elements 15 and more recent it’s CTRL/CMD>ALT/OPT>G.
Simply by Clipping the photo to the Mat, the tab now looks like it’s part of the paper the photo/frame combo is tucked into!
Now to move it all to the template. I just moved the whole stack as one object onto the photo spot on my template. Will it still work like a PSD though? One way to find out!
Brilliant! All I did was turn visibility for the template’s photo spot off and the tab looks like it’s the same paper that’s under the photo.
As you can see on the finished layout, Clipping a paper to the template did exactly what I wanted it to do, and my photo is neatly tucked under some brown cardstock.
Now I can’t wait to try the others in the package!!
Next Tuesday, it’s YOUR turns to shine! Which Challenge will be in the Spotlight?
Happy Friday everyone. Has spring “sprung” in your area yet. We’ve had some great temperatures this week. I’m sure it will get cold again before spring hits for good. Don’t forget we have the Gingerscraps {Spring} Scrap-a-thon going on.
Gingerscraps {Spring} Scrap-a-thon!
Remember, if you spend $10 in the store, you will get this great collab for free. I just these bright colors.
Let’s see some of the new items in the shop this week.
How are your challenges going? Are you participating in the Scrap-a-thon? If you complete any 10 challenges, you will get this kit as a reward.
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! Plus it’s Friday so we have Fresh Baked goodness as well. It’s also the start of the Gingerscraps {Spring} Scrap-a-thon!
Gingerscraps {Spring} Scrap-a-thon!
Don’t forget to check out the Buffet Bundles. One easy click to add bundles of Buffet goodies to your cart.
These colors remind me so much of Spring! You’ll see a lot of Spring kits in the store this week too!
Remember any $10 spent in the store gets you this great collab.
Indulge in a whimsical journey with ‘Magically Delicious’—the vibrant digital scrapbooking kit that captures the essence of childhood wonder and nostalgia! Immerse yourself in a kaleidoscope of fun, bright colors reminiscent of your favorite breakfast cereal, adorned with playful rainbows, mischievous leprechauns, and glittering pots of gold. With enchanting unicorns prancing through the pages, this kit sparks imagination and invites you to create delightfully magical scrapbook layouts.
This Free With Purchase was created by ADB Designs, Alexis Design Studio, Karen Schulz, Tami Miller Designs, and The Scrappy Kat.
This collab includes: 3 Alphas {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 61 Papers, and 115 Elements.
Unleash your creativity with ‘Bee YOU tiful’—the buzzing digital scrapbooking kit inspired by the enchanting world of bees! Immerse yourself in the warmth of muted yellows and natural tones as you adorn your pages with delightful bee motifs and sweet honey accents. From charming bee illustrations to honeycomb patterns, this kit offers a hive of possibilities for crafting beautiful and buzz-worthy scrapbook layouts.
This Monthly Mix was created by Adrienne Skelton, Connie Prince, Lindsay Jane, Magical Scraps Galore, Scraps N Pieces, and Tinci Designs.
This collab includes: 1 Alpha {Uppercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 57 Papers, 110 Elements, 4 12×12 Template {page, png, psd, tif file formats}.
Now to the March Daily Download Sneak Peek. This month’s Daily Download is from Designs by Connie Prince! Make sure you are checking the blog every day to get all the pieces of this kit!
Not only do we have the wonderful Buffet and other first of the month goodies, it’s also Friday and that means Fresh Baked goodies too!
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!
Create cheerful spring memories with ‘Happy Happy Everything’—the ultimate digital scrapbooking kit bursting with springtime delights! Featuring an array of pastel colors and charming elements, this kit is perfect for crafting vibrant and joyous scrapbook pages. From whimsical bunnies to blooming flowers, capture every precious moment of the season.
This Challenge Reward was created by: Cutie Pie Scraps, Heather Z Scraps, Key Lime Digi Design, Memory Mosaic, and ScrapChat Designs.
This collab includes: 1 Alpha {Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers & Punctuation}, 62 Papers, and 111 Elements.
Here we are at another Friday. I hope you have had a great week.
Remember, spend $10 in the store and you will get this great kit for free.
Let’s see what is new in the store.
How are your challenges. Just one more week to get them completed and posted. Complete any 10 challenges to get this reward.
We have teamed up with The Digital Scrapper to bring you another awesome class at an exclusive discount! This is not a new class, but if you haven’t taken it yet, you should check it out, it is super cool!!
The Digital Scrapper : Die-Cuts Gone Wild
https://qwiklearn.teachable.com/p/die-cuts-gone-wild-gs/?affcode=159709_crihvr_k\
In Die-Cuts Gone Wild by Syndee Rogers, you’ll learn how to create an elevated die-cut design with a modern look. Too complicated? No way! Syndee shows you everything you need to know to create designs like these.
Exclusive Sale for GingerScraps Customers
Challenge Spotlight: Mixed Media
Today I’m showcasing one of the new GingerScraps Challenges for 2024. Interestingly enough, it’s hosted by a designer who was a guest at GS for many months before she made it her home: Sarapullka Designs. This is the inaugural month for the Mixed Media Challenge. So we’re seeing the very first layouts posted to the Gallery! Larisa (Sarapullka) has provided an artsy paper and a paper cut element as the foundation for this month’s Challenge; participants were welcome to add anything they liked, as long as it came from Larisa’s store. They are required elements, which makes this Challenge an ideal one for my Individual Style analysis.
Because this is a brand new Challenge, there were only 6 layouts in the Challenge Gallery this morning. I hope, by putting a spotlight on it, we can bring that number up before the end of the month – and we do have an extra day… As always, each layout appears here in the order it was uploaded, and is linked to the Gallery so you can get a closer look, and maybe leave some feedback for the Scrapper. Just click on the Scrapper’s user name and you’ll be teleported to the Gallery.
AJsRandom is up first. She used the paper in the background and turned the paper cut into a blended overlay. The layout is simple in its design and compliments her photo very nicely.
I really like how trinanne has used the paper cut element like a black stamp against the paper background. Then she used segments of the paper cut, recoloured pink and green, to frame her photo. The addition of several artsy brushes and a simple cluster in one corner pulls it all together.
This is truly a mixed-media layout from lm44west. A simple still-life with the paper cut used as a stamp in black, a handwriting brush with gold leaf foiled to it and some subtle shadowing round out the design.
Alasandra went green! I’m adoring the blended daisy photo she’s layered over the paper and the 3D effect on the paper cut.
Oh Mylanta!! This is stunning! Yvonne55 has popped a blue paper into the background, added some crosshatched brushes over the required paper and those adorable little chickadees to the dried-grass paper cut. The extracted photo is the icing on the cake.
And last, we have a layout from the Queen of Challenges, KatherineWoodin herself. To give herself lots of space for her diary entry, she greatly downsized the paper cut element and duplicated it to create a stamped border. She changed Blend Mode on the paper to bring out the pinks and blues hiding within. Her photos are works of art in and of themselves.
What do you think? Is mixed media a style you’d like to try? I think I might give it a whirl… I watched a Facebook Live on creating bokeh mixed media backgrounds for greeting cards earlier and feel quite inspired!