Who has their Christmas shopping done? Not me. Hopefully this week. 🙂 Well Merry Christmas to photom she won again! REally someone else should try entering sometime though I don’t think she minds. 🙂 I’m so glad you liked the paper masks from last week. Here’s something else for you!

This week I’ll be spotlighting Cami’s Dec. Recipe Challenge. She just took over the challenge and is doing a great job! The Recipe challenge gives you a “Recipe” to follow to make your page. Here’s this months recipe:

1. Use a ONE word title using a alpha
2. Use TWO different string,ribbon or stiching
3. Use THREE pictures
4. Use FOUR different papers have one at least mat the photos
5. Use FIVE different elements duplicate at least two of the element as many times as you like

And here’s here beautiful LO she did.

by camijo

Brilliant isn’t it? How about giving the Dec. Recipe Challenge a try yourself?  Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

Bonus – I will give a Brownie point to everyone who comments with their LO link.

 CT & those who have already done the challenge are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Welcome to the end of Novemeber! Cyber Monday as this Monday after Thanksgiving is called. That means this is the last day to get 50% off EVERYTHIONG in the Gingerscraps Store. ALSO the last day to get DOUBLE points on the challenges. Don’t remember what the points mean? Well each point equals 1% off to the store traded in every month or to a % of your choice if you let me know to save them in the cookie jar. Most challenges are worth 2 -3  points double that by finishing your challenges today and you’ll have a whole heap of a lot of points!!!

So lets find out who won last weeks Challenge Spotlight. . . photom with her  You+Me LO! Oh yeah she’s cleaning up folks! Better give her a bit of a challenge and my random number generator some real work! 🙂 Here’s what she won:

Now onto this weeks Spotlight Challenge! Julie’s Word Lovers! World Lovers is a great way to spark that inspiration for titles or journaling or in this case a list! Here’s the challenge for this month.
Julie Says:

 I want you to make a list…of any thing. Your top 5 reasons you love chocolate. 5 things you love about your hubby. 5 things you hate about Mondays. 5 places you want to go in your life. 5 chores that you hate. 5 things that you love about Fall. 

Anything! I just want a list of at least 5 things. Easy peasy!

Here’s some beautiful lists that have already been done for the challenge by our GingerSnaps.

by briarwoodpups

by missdamsel

by photom

Brilliant lists don’t you think? Need more ideas? there’s more wonderful lists layouts already made in the Nov. Word Lovers Challenge. What would YOU do a list of? Go and do your own list then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

Bonus – I will give a Brownie point to everyone who comments with their LO link.

 CT & those who have already done the challenge are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Did anyone see where Nov. went? It is halfway over already? I just barely got my own Halloween pictures blogged, forget about scrapped and now I need to be thinking about Thanksgiving? Wow! Time flies when you’re having fun that is for sure! And I do hope you’re having fun. I know Sniksnak is because she just won a prize for her Snowflakes LO! Here’s what she won!

Now it’s time for this weeks Challenge Spotlight! I’m spotlighting Julie’s Technique Time!  Julie knows the hottest trends in the scrapping world and challenges you to use them in her Technique time Challenge! For Nov. she has chosen the tecnique of Paper Stacking! There’s many many ways to do this and Julie wants you to stack at least 5 papers for this challenge. Here are some examples.

by marshmella

by twilightfades

by photom

See all the fun ways to stack paper? or come up with your own! Be sure to post in the Technique Time challenge then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

Bonus – I will give a Brownie point to everyone who comments with their LO link.

 CT & those who have already done the challenge are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Thank you ladies so much for sharing your favorite challenges with me this past week! Did you have a great Digi Scrap Weekend? I hope you took advantage of all the amazing stuff at Gingerscraps! Especially the double challenge points! That’s past now, but you can still work on getting those challenge points and work toward those store discounts! Here’s a challenge you may want to give a try: My Nov. Inspiration Challenge.   The purpose of this challenge is to get those creative juices flowing with an insprational picture that I post. Here’s the one for Nov.

It’s not these cutouts that drew my eye but how they are presented on this window creates a layered effect that I think would make for great scrap booking inspiration. 

Here’s how it inspired one of our Ginger Snaps:

by Sniksnak

Cute huh? Now how does it inspire you? The shapes? The colors? the layout? Make your own and let us know at my Nov. ’10 Inspiration Challenge. Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

Bonus – I will give a Brownie point to everyone who comments with their LO link.

 CT & those who have already done the challenge are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Wow The first of the month is sooo busy especially since I’m still trying to come out of my Halloween candy sugar coma. But here I am with a winner from last weeks challenge! Sarah with her Walking the Path Layout using that fabulous font for her title. Here’s what she won:

Now since it’s the first  of the month challenges are being posted as I type (well not mine because I’m trying to get this done first. 🙂 ) So because not all the challenges are posted yet, and because I don’t have wonderful LO’s to show off, This week I want YOU to tell me what YOUR favorite challenge is and why. You can even post a link to one of your layouts from that challenge. 

Now here’s the super great news! Just for sharing which is your favorite challenge I will give you 2 bonus brownie points! How easy is that? (please post your gingerscrap username when commenting if it’s different than what posts.)

To get you started I’ll tell you My favorites are Stephs Template Challenge and Amy’s Paper to Digi Scraplift. I have found that my imagination is waning in age and I need a little help getting started. These challenge do a fantastic job at that.

Here’s some of my Layouts from these challenges.

I want to see your layouts from YOUR favorite challenge! So be sure to comment and get the 2 bonus brownie points!

How are those Halloween costumes coming? We finally got all ours put together and are ready for the Halloween weekend! But we do still have this last week in October to get some scrapping done! Our winner from last weeks challenge is crinkletoast! Great to see you back in the scrapping game my freind! Here’s her great desktop . Fabulous huh? and here’s what she won!

Ready for this weeks challenge? I’m Spotlighting Marshmella’s October Font Challenge. This challenge is simple enough. to save my fingers, here’s the details:

A cool free font? AND points toward % off on GS products? How great is that? Wait there’s more! Here’s another little bonus from Marshmella:

And for a special additional BONUS, if you use the new Spooktacular collab I did with Daphadilly Art and
HK Designs I will give you a 25% off coupon for my store. Good to use anytime during the month of November. 
It will be good on any new release and any sales. WHOOT!!! 

Now that sounds like a great deal! Have you seen that kit? It’s a fabulous Halloween kit!! Would you like to see some wonderful examples of this font in action? Of course you do!

by briarwoodpups

by FJchickie

by leeners5

I know I’m favoring those Halloween layouts. In the mood I guess. 🙂 Now it’s your turn to give that font a spin! Go to the Oct. Font Challenge, Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

Bonus – I will give a Brownie point to everyone who comments with their LO link.

 CT & those who have already done the challenge are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Are you feeling that fall spirit? I am! I LOVE FALL! Our spotlight challenge last week sure had the fall spirit about it. our random winner is Lisa! With her wonderful Pumpkin Patch layout. I LOVE pumpkin patches too! How fun! Here’s what you won Lisa!

The Spotlight Challenge for this week is Ella’s Oct. Desktop Calender Challenge. For this challenge you make your desktop background with  the month’s calender and whatever other stipulations Ella gives. This month she said it neeed to contain at least 1 photo editing technique. Here’s just a few of the many wonderful Oct. desktops already posted.

by Ella

by lynelle

by marshmella

by mrsmoejoe

 Wonderful aren’t they? You still have time to make your own. try it out at the Oct. desktop challenge.

Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

Bonus – I will give a Brownie point to everyone who comments with their LO link.

 CT & those who have already done the challenge are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Have you all been picking up the daily download? I would totally suggest it! And how is that Alpha book coming? FJchickie got her “W” page done and earned herself a prize! Check out her White Mountain layout and here’s what she won:

This weeks challenge spotlight is Barb’s Oct Color Challenge!

In case you are unfamilar with the Color challenge, Barb posts some colors and you have to use all of those colors in your layout.  Here’s her colors for October.

If you feel like scrapping some of those Halloween Layouts that you havn’t gotten around to yet, maybe you should check out that daily dowload here on the blog! 🙂

Here’s a great LO from one of our GingerBread Girls!

by sladd79054

Go get your color fix with the Oct. Color Challenge 

Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

Bonus – I will give a Brownie point to everyone who comments with their LO link.

 CT & those who have already done the challenge are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Our random winner from last week is photom with her Memory LO Way to say  just the right words. Here’s your prize:

Make sure you all head over the Gingerscraps Challenge section cause it’s a new month and there are TONS of new challenges for you to try. PLUS the more challenges you do the more cookies you get in the cookie jar which means the more % off you can get at the end of the month! Sounds like a win win situations to me!

To get you started lets check out my Alpha Challenge! We’re getting to the end of the alphabet and are on “W”! To play you simply make a layout inspired by the letter “W” you must have a “W” somewhere on your layout!

As a little bonus you get “X” goodies for completing you W LO!

Here’s one from my little boys 1 yr Alpha book. I’m excited to start over again with my little girl’s alpha book so watch out for that soon too!

by Harmonystar

“W”onderful don’t you think? I’m so funny. So head on over to to my W Challenge! Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

Bonus – I will give a Brownie point to everyone who comments with their LO link.

 CT & those who have already done the challenge are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Sarah, great card making, she went all out with posters too for what looks like a supre fun party. Wish I could go!  Here’s her Pirate Booty Day & here’s what she has won!

This month is almost over! Can you believe it? I can’t! So let’s hurry and move onto this weeks challenge spotlight. How about Julies Word Lovers for Sept.! Do you sometimes struggle with the right words to put on you’re layout? How about trying a definition!

Check out these wonderfully defined layouts!

by photom

by sladd79054

by briarwoodpups

Says just the right thing  don’t ya think? Want to make your own defined layout? Great head on over to Julie’s Word Lovers for Sept. challenge! Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

Bonus – I will give a Brownie point to everyone who comments with their LO link.

 CT & those who have already done the challenge are elligable. Let me see those comments!