Fresh Baked for April 27, 2012
Apr
27
2012
Oh wow, is it Friday already? Where did the week go? It seems like it was just yesterday, that I was writing last week’s Fresh Baked announcement. Wow.
We have so much going on behind the scenes here at GingerScraps!! National Scrapbooking Day is quickly approaching! If any of you are new to Scrapping, National Scrapbooking Day (NSD for short) is an event we look forward to all year long! It started out as one day, but grew into a whole WEEKEND! You will want to cook some meals ahead, find a baby sitter, and plan on being on your computer from dusk till dawn. The Gingerscraps Designers have some big plans for NSD weekend. May 4-6th are the official dates of the festivities…. but…. shhh I will let you in on a little secret, you will want to make sure you check in bit early 😉
Here is a sneak peak of some of our NSD plans.
Trust me, it’s going to be a blast!!
Now are you ready for our Mystery Designer of the week?
Do, do you think you guessed correctly? If you guessed Luv Ewe Designs, you’re correct! Congratulations!
Beautiful kit, right? I love the colors.
The Winners:
On Facebook: Chalane Wride
On the Forum: mischalaneous
On the Blog: Rachel DeVaughn
Congrats to the winners. Your coupons will be sent out soon!!
We have decided to bring the Mystery Designer guessing game to a close, I hope you all had fun guessing! Be on the lookout for a new fun guessing game starting in a few weeks!
Before we get started with this weeks new releases, I have a present for you, courtesy of PsychoZoe Designs!!
Also, remember if you spend $10 in the store you get this grab bag by Jill DZines for free!
And now, I hope your ready for some wonderful Fresh Baked Goodies!!
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Touch-of-Green-May.html
Kit: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Friend-of-Mine-2.html
Alphas: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Friend-of-Mine-Alphas.html
Styles: https://store.gingerscraps.net/Friend-of-Mine-Styles.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Spring-Bling-Mini.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Lil-Germ-Fighters.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Lil-Fighters-Alpha.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Lil-Fighters.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/CU-Sample-Free-Layered-Kite-Template.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Beep-Da-Beep-Robotics-Kit.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Hoot.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Hope-and-Faith-QuickPages-TT.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Project-2012-April-QuickPages-TT.html
store.gingerscraps.net/Four-Or-More-12×12-Temps-CU-Ok.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Bordered-12×12-Temps-CU-Ok.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Grunge-fitti-1-worn.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Grunge-fitti-2-worn.html
Come over and register in the GS forum to get a digital welcome wagon full of goodies! Remember you have to be registered and logged in to access the Welcome Wagon area of the forum. Susie has a brand new mini kit free today in the Welcome Wagon!
Mystery Designer – 04/27
Apr
27
2012
I bring you some news about Mystery Designer. We’re no longer going to be doing it. We have some big plans for something to replace it, so don’t worry. We’ll announce the information on that after NSD!
Here’s our final reveal:
So, do you think you guessed correctly? If you guessed Luv Ewe Designs, you’re correct! Congratulations!
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Natural-Beauty.html
Beautiful kit, right? I love the colors.
The Winners:
On Facebook: Chalane Wride
On the Forum: mischalaneous
On the Blog: Rachel DeVaughn
Congrats to the winners. Your coupons will be sent out soon, I promise!
This is where I would announce the new Mystery Designer, but not today, but I do have something for you to look forward to! I mentioned NSD! Well, the Gingerscraps Designers have some big plans for NSD weekend. Oh yes, something is going on ALL weekend next weekend!!
I’m really wishing I wasn’t going to be missing it because of Girl Scouts! Trust me, it’s going to be a blast!!
This Week’s Sneak Peeks
Apr
26
2012
Hey Hey Hey!!! It’s my favorite day of the week again! Peek A Boo Thursday!!! I love love love getting to see glimpses of what is coming to the Gingerscraps store, don’t you!?
And yes, I am feeling tons better than last week, thank you! I feel so good, that I can’t wait to shop again!!!! I love to shop. I absolutely love it. I shop for shoes, I shop for house stuff, I shop for clothes for me and the kids, I shop for the best bargain, I shop for gifts, I shop for things that help me bring out the creative side of me, like antiques, architectural salvage materials, and my favorite, Digital Scrapbooking Supplies! Oh how I love shopping for Digi Stuff! I don’t need a shelf to keep it on, I don’t need to worry if I leave the lid open or the scissors out, or if the cat will get into it. Oh, how freeing!!!
But I will tell you why I love to shop. I love to be INSPIRED. I am inspired creatively by the things around me, that surround me every day, and by what is new to me. When I am inspired creatively, I am better able to be creative in my job, at home, with my kids, with the organizations I am involved in, and feel more balanced and productive. No, I am not rationalizing my shopping habit. Well, maybe. But when you come to Gingerscraps you cannot help but to be INSPIRED by the fantabulous designers and their Creative Teams!
So, let’s see what we get to shop for this week in the Gingerscraps store, one of my favorite hang outs other than the CAbi store in the outlets….
From PsychoZoe, we have this fun little number…
Yummalicious colors are coming from Pixels by Jen shown here… I love that owl!!!
From Keeping In Touch Designs, and a template by Craftastrophic from this month’s Template Challenge, we have this lovely ensemble of colors and notions that will inspire so many projects and ideas for preserving those memories!
Also from Keeping In Touch Designs with a template by LauraMarie Scraps….
And here is a fun kit from Jen Yurko that is coming out. Talk about INSPIRED! I think I can use this in a ton of different ways! Can’t wait to get my mouse on this one!
from Jen Yurko…
Coming from Luv Ewe Designs…
Coming from Jen Yurko and Joyful Heart Designs…
Well now, if you are anything like me, your socks have been knocked off by the way super fabulous designers here at Gingerscraps, and your brain is going a mile a minute as you are thinking of wonderful ways to incoporate these new kits into your scrapping closet! I am one who needs to see the kit first, then I figure out how to use it. And I like that my scrapping closet doesn’t need to worry about being messy, or over flowing. I have a good system of organizing my files so everything is at the ready, so I’m good to go! Rock on!!!!!
So pull up a mouse, grab some tea, or java, or lemonade, and sit here with me while I wait until Friday for these fabulous kits to show up in the Gingerscraps store! In the mean time, you can catch some fun times and loads more inspiration on the Gingerscraps forum, the friendliest digi scrapping site in the universe!!!
Challenge Spotlight – Template Challenges
Apr
24
2012
Good morning, my lovely ladies! It’s Tuesday and you know what that means–another challenge spotlight!
This is your last full week to get your challenges in for a super nifty store discount coupon or gift certificate! And who doesn’t want that? (Seriously, who? Because I’ll volunteer to take yours if you don’t want it!) The points thread closes on the 1st of May, so get your challenges tallied up and entered!
Since this is the last spotlight of the month, I am going to give you a double dose of awesomeness with two easy challenges that each come with a freebie (isn’t free your favorite price?!): Sugar Kissed Designs’ first April template challenge and Craft-tastrophic’s second April template challenge!
You know how these work: we have one template for the first half of April and another for the second half, but you can still get both right now and knock two challenges out!
First, let’s take a look at Terra’s template for the first half of April!
Gorgeous, right? This one is perfect for showcasing multiple photos to tell a story! Let’s see how our fabulous forum gals did on this one!
By mamaape
By Neverland Scraps
By nowens
Wow, ladies–you’ve really outdone yourselves with this challenge! All the layouts are so unique, it’s hard to believe they’re all from the same template!
Now let’s move onto Ivonne’s template for the second half of April!
I love me some paper stacking, so I of course jumped right on this one! Need some inspiration? Thought you’d never ask! 🙂
By Lisa
By Sugar&Spice
By Ambelleina
Excellent work, as always! (Especially that last one, if I do say so myself, hehe!) This template was really versatile and fun to work with, so speed over to the forum and grab it!
Remember, the month is almost up (can you believe it?), so make sure you swing by the forum and nab both of April’s templates while they’re hot! Get all your challenges in and tally them up in the April Challenge Points Tracking thread before May 1st to get credit. As always, direct any questions you have about our challenges to the Cookie Jar!
Hope you all have a great week; see you next month! 🙂