Welcome to the first Friday in June. Have you checked out the June buffet? It’s still going on through June 5th.
Remember, if you spend $10 in the store, you get this great collab for free.
Let’s see the goodies from our designers.
Have you started on your challenges yet? Complete 10 challenges and you will get this great reward!
Welcome to June everyone. There is a lot in the Buffet post this month, so make sure to read all the way to the end.
Don’t forget to check out the Buffet Bundles. One easy click to add bundles of Buffet goodies to your cart.
Look at these rich colors for June. You are going to love what the designers created with these colors. Also check at the bottom to see some samples from our talented store creative team.
Remember any $10 spent in the store gets you this great collab. Do you feel {sunkissed}?
I love these bold colors for the June Monthly mix.
Now to the June Sneak Peek. This month’s Daily Download is from Magical Scraps Galore.
I have two exciting store announcements.
I’m excited to announce that Designs by Lisa Minor is staying and becoming a permanent member of the GingerScraps family.
I’m also super excited to announce that we have a guest designer for June.
Bio:
Hi! This is Megan from Meg Scott Studio. I am excited to be a guest designer here at GingerScraps for the month of June!! You may know my work from other stores since I have been around now for almost 10 years but have been on a hiatus because of school and work. Even though I am still in school (keeping fingers crossed – graduating in December), I have missed designing and the community of digital scrapbooking! I am an empty-nester. Hubby and I have been enjoying the quiet but also remodeling our home. We celebrate 8 years of marriage this year as well as our furry babies turning 8. As for other things about me – I am currently learning resin art and how to make my own calligraphy ink. I enjoy gaming, spending time with family and friends; and this year I hope to add more outdoor activities to our lives – like kayaking or paddle boarding. We hope to explore more of Arizona before we leave for ‘Greener’ pastures.
Take a look at the new challenge reward kit. I think I need to kick up my challenges for June. If you complete any 10 challenges this month, you get this gorgeous collab as a reward!
And to complete a wonderful Buffet post, let’s see some samples from our talented store CT. You can find more samples in the Gallery.
Well here we are at the last Friday of another month. Crazy how these things are just flying by. The way it’s going, the holidays will be here before we know it. I know…hush, right?
Have you shopped and gotten your Free with Purchase kit for May? Look at all these food elements! Makes me hungry just looking at it.
And let’s see what our designers have. I see a few in here I want to grab!
Just a few days left to get those challenges done. Any 10 completed challenges gets you this great kit as a reward!
Happy Friday!! I hope you have had a great week.
Remember, when you spend $10 you get this great kit for free.
Let’s see what our designers have this week!
Have you grabbed the May Monthly Mix yet?
And how are those challenges going? Any 10 completed challenges gets you this collab as a reward.
It’s Friday! Whoop Whoop! Time to have a wonderful weekend and make some memories, don’t forget to take lots of photos for scrapping!
Remember when you spend $10 in the store you get this great and fun collab as a gift!
Now it’s time for the amazing new Fresh Baked goodies!
Are you getting a good start on your challenges? Completing 10 challenges will get you this great collab as a reward.
Happy Friday!! Have you all recovered from iNSD? There were some great sales and fun going on. Personally, I’m ready for the weekend because it means vacation for me. I have a beach calling my name.
Remember when you spend $10 in the store you get this great and fun collab as a gift!
There are some great Fresh Baked items this week. A few designers have special kits for Mother’s Day.
Are you getting a good start on your challenges? Completing 10 challenges will get you this great collab as a reward.
Uploading Your Layouts to the Gallery – Step-by-Step
Sometimes we forget that we’re being joined by new GingerScrappers all the time. And we forget that not everybody has expert computer/web skills. Suzanne Powell has the added challenge of health-related obstacles and she asked if she could have some very straight-forward instructions on uploading her layouts to the Gallery. Well, of course she can!! Let’s get her up and running…
We’ll start right at the beginning, with the Home Page. Across the top, just under the site banner, is a navigation bar with buttons for each of the high-traffic areas on the site. Right in the middle is the Gallery button.
Clicking on that takes us to… the Gallery Home Page. There’s a link to the rules for the Gallery, which explain maximum image and file sizes, very important information that I’ll expand on at the end. The dark blue navigation bar has all the required Gallery functions and a counter that keeps track of all the comments left for your layouts. Just to the left of the counter is the Upload Photos button.
The Gallery command centre looks like this. At the top are some reminders about Gallery limits. It also shows how many images you’ve begun to upload process for but haven’t yet completed. (YES! It’s possible to batch-upload, but that’s a topic for another time.) In the middle of the page is where all the choices are made. I usually start by deciding which Gallery (aka album) my layout belongs in.
Right at the very top of the drop-down that opens when the little arrow is clicked is the Member Galleries area. Each person who has a Gallery at GingerScraps has her own Gallery. Every layout a member uploads is automatically sent to the Member Gallery. Each of the GingerBread Ladies has a Gallery, and each of the Challenges has a Gallery. More about that in a second. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to Members to create their own online albums in the Gallery, but it is possible to add specific layouts to one’s own personal My Favorites album.
The typeface for these Galleries is very small, and Suzanne is having particular trouble with that. Did you know you can Zoom in on your screen the same way you can Zoom in on your layouts? Holding down the CTRL/CMD key and clicking the + sign Zooms in to 110%. The sharpness of the display is affected a little but not enough to be an issue. A second click on the + sign brings the size to 125% and a third click to 150%. Reversing it is easy, CTRL/CMD and the – key does the job.
Before we move on, be aware that navigating the Gallery list isn’t as simple as it sounds. You may have to scroll (slowly) down the list to find the one you’re looking for, particularly if you’re uploading Challenge layouts. You want to be positive you’re putting it into the correct YEAR‘s Gallery. When missdamsel goes looking for your layouts to verify your monthly Cookie Jar count, she won’t include it if she can’t find it! The problem with the Challenges yearly galleries is that they’re not in chronological order, so take the extra minute or so to make sure you’re in the right place!
Once you’ve chosen the Gallery you’re uploading to, it’s time to upload that layout! Click the Choose File button and then find your layout. As you can see, I use a folder system to keep everything easily located. It looks cumbersome but I find it really streamlines certain parts of the process. Click on your image, then click the Open button.
Once you’ve selected the image for upload, this menu opens up. This is a busy image, so I’ve numbered each of the things that need some expansion.
When you’re satisfied you’ve got everything the way you want it, click Upload/Submit.
Almost there! This seems like a redundancy, but it’s a vital step. If your image is too big, this is where the system will tell you so. The maximum size is 600 x 600 pixels for the image and 500 kB for the file size. Check to see that your layout thumbnail is there. Sometimes the Gallery Gremlins toss out your credits, or they don’t like your title, especially if you’ve used punctuation or a special character. As you can see, part of my title is gone, because I had an apostrophe in it. Everything from the apostrophe on – poof. BUT!! I can add all of it back in here and it’ll be fine. My credits are right there. Perfect. And here’s where you can decide if you want to put your layout into more than one Gallery. The caveat to that is this: each of the Galleries you choose here will count as an individual layout for your daily upload limit, which is 8 images. If you’ve got several layouts you’re uploading at one time, you’ll get a message telling you you’re over your limit when you’re really not. Never fear… ObiJanKenobi has a work-around! Just select a single Gallery in this step. Then, when you’ve completed the process, you can go back and Edit Photo, adding in all the Galleries you want. Easy-peasy! This is also where you can add in some keywords describing your layout, such as the Challenge name, or some other descriptor that will be searchable later.
When you’ve filled in all the blanks and have all the information you need in there, you can click Process.
And there it is! The most recent layout added to my personal Gallery is first on the list. The title is correct, the image is correct and it’s all good!
Would you like a tutorial on batch uploading? Or do you think you can figure it out on your own? Lemme know!
Before I go, I want to give a shout-out to the one and only GINGER who gets these tutorials into PDF form so you can save them to your own computers. I think it’s been a game-changer!
{This is Ginger jumping in to add the PDF … Awe thanks for the shout-out Jan, you’re the best!}
Here is the PDF version of this tutorial: https://bit.ly/3vCfa1u
Happy May Day! May brings us iNSD. Have you been over to the forum yet to see all the fabulous things we have going on?
This mega collab is yours as a gift with any $20 spent in the store.
Don’t forget to check out the Buffet Bundles. One easy click to add bundles of Buffet goodies to your cart.
Look at these gorgeous spring colors for May. The designers had fun with these colors. Also check at the bottom to see some samples from our talented store creative team.
Remember any $10 spent in the store gets you this great collab. So many bright colors.
The colors in the May Monthly Mix go so well together.
Now to the May Sneak Peek. This month’s Daily Download is a collab from Miss Fish and Shepherd Studio.
I’m excited to announce that we have a guest designer for May.
Bio:
Hi~Everyone~I’m Carol
Nice to meet you all. I come from China. Chinese name is: WEN XIN
Now I live with my parents and a little dog.
I’ve been working with scrapbook since 2009.
I like it very much. A page in a scrapbook.
I had a terrible car accident in 2015. So far one is resting at home recovering.
I became a template designer in 2018. Now we are starting to design some collections as well.
I hope you like my design.
Take a look at the new challenge reward kit. If you complete any 10 challenges this month, you get this beautiful collab as a reward!
And to complete a wonderful Buffet post, let’s see some samples from our talented store CT. You can find more samples in the Gallery.
I’m not even sure I can find words for an intro to today’s post. It’s overflowing with iNSD and Fresh Baked goodies, so I’m just going to jump right into it.
First I am excited to announce that we have a new shop opening. Dear Friends Designs by Trina opens today. Her shop is 50% off starting today through May.
Now, let’s check out all the fun things we have planned for the next week.
Get this amazing mega collab when you spend $20 in the store. Let’s {Bring on the Sun}!!
In addition, you will get this great collab when you spend $10 in the store.
Now let’s get into what the designers are offering for this week of fun!
Isn’t that an amazing lineup?
Don’t forget to get your challenges in for April. You’ll get this collab as a reward.
Happy Friday everyone! Did you have a good week? I hope so. We’ve got some great goodies to share with you.
Remember any $10 spent in the GingerScraps store and you get this {happy spring} collab as a gift!
Let’s see what’s new in the store this week.
How are those challenges going? Only 10 completed challenges will get you this {spring beauty}.