More Challenge Layouts for GingerScraps

So, some challenges are very inspiring to me and others not so much. These few challenges were not my favorites this month, so my layouts are VERY simple just so I could get them done.

 February Color Challenge - we had to use certain colors so I just stuck to the free paper pack
Credits: February Color Challenge Solid Papers by A Joyful Heart

I'm not really a big fan of changing my desktop all that often, and this particular template didn't do much for me, so I just had fun playing with a kit I haven't used yet.
Credits: Love and Friendship by Unforgettable Memories
Template: Feb Desktop Challenge by Marie H Designs

So two more challenges done, I'm more than half way to earning my gift certificate at the end of the month!

Washington DC Vacation Layout

Made this Layout using the January Daily Download from Gingerscraps for the current challenge and to put together a scrapbook of our DC trip from this past summer:

Credits: New Day by Laura Marie Scraps
Template: Teriann Hanks

And I was reading up on drop shadows on another site and learned some tricks about playing with the horizontal and offset numbers and I've FINALLY figured out how to get a drop shadow that surrounds a whole box or strip of paper without having to put more than one dropshadow on!! YAY!

My First Show-Off for Britt-Ish Designs

So I found another designer that I enjoy following. Every other week she does a 'show-off' challenge where if you send in a layout using her products she features it on her blog and you earn some sort of gift. I only had a short time once I found her to whip up a layout and get it submitted, so it's not my best, but I did make the show-off!!

Here's my LO using a photo from the Kennywood Holiday Lights:

Credits: Christmas Tradition Add-On

And here's what we got as our gift this time:

Template Challenge at Gingerscraps

Here's my LO for the first Template Challenge at Gingerscraps this month. I scrapped a LO from our DC trip this past summer.

Credits: New Beginning by Blue Heart Scraps
Template by Valerie Ostrom for the Template Challenge

Week 5 Layout

I just finished my week 5 layout! I'm so happy to have it completed as I was worried I was going to get behind.

Credits:
All Papers, elements and tags: Gingerscraps Project 365 Mega Kit (Stitching was made using papers from this kit)
Template (including the tape): Brit-ish Designs

First Layout for Blue Heart Scraps CT

I've officially been accepted onto Blue Heart Scraps CT. I'm working on her Promo team, helping to post blog posts and facebook posts as well as make layout comments, but I also get to work with her kits and make layouts whenever I can. I made my first layout:

Credits: LOVEly Day by Blue Heart Scraps

Also, I'm a Sugar Cookie at Gingerscraps since the beginning of February!!

Final Love Story Album Pages

Here are the last of the pages I used in the Love Story Album I got from Shutterfly :) I love the way it turned out!

 Quickpage: not known

 All Items: ScrapNTag Kits

 Paper: ScrapNTag

Quickpage: Not Known

Christmas-y Pages for Our Love Story Album

Here are some of the Christmas Themed pages for our Love Story Album.

 Quickpage: Unknown
Word Art: Kitc Christmas Word Art Freebie
Mistletoe and Santa: Deliscraps I saw mommy kissing Santa kit

Stacked Paper:
Frame clusters:
Word art: Kitc Christmas Freebie

 All elements and papers from various December Blogtrain kits. Specific Credits need to be looked up.

All elements and papers from various December Blogtrain kits. Specific Credits need to be looked up.

Another set of pages from our Love Story Album

 Quickpage: Credits not known
Winter Chill Word Art: Blue Heart Scraps
Skates: Millstream Cottage Winter Traditions Kit: December 2011 Blogtrain

 Credits: Quickpage Uncertain
Light String: Deliscraps: I saw mommy kissing santa kit

Papers and Smurf Elements: Smurf kit (need to look up credits)
Frame, buttons, and Tag: Blue on Black kit by Blue Heart Scraps (Tag altered to remove lines)
Circle Frames (recolored): Deliscraps: I saw mommy kissing Santa kit
Word Art: Ginger's House

Quickpage: Uncertain
Wordart: Ginger's House

And More Engagement Pages

Credits: Papers, Apple of my Eye Sticker, and round frames: Ellie Lash - Apple O My Eye
Apple Cluster and Fresh Picked Cluster: Blue Heart Scraps

 Credits: This was an old quickpage I had from years ago...credits unknown at the moment.
Tag from My Cake Day by Blue Heart Scraps
Tag Holder: Love and Friendship by Unforgettable Memories

 

Credits: Quickpage set from the past... Credits unknown

Yellow Arrow paper from My Cake Day by Blue Heart Scraps

Arrow Shape created using HK Designs Because Kit

All elements and papers from Ellis Lash designs: Blessed Kit and Pumpkin Blog Freebie

More Engagement Books Pages

Papers: Digilicious Designs: Rockin Around the Christmas Tree
Cluster Frame: Cherish by Booland Designs
Scrabble I Love you: Creations by Julie
Word Art: Ginger's House Blog

 

Papers: Freebie from Connie Prince

Putt Putt Stickers: Pixels by Jen

 

Circle Frames and  Papers: Craft Scraps January Blog Challenge Kit
Safari Frames: Ellie Lash
Alpha: Kat's Creations Family Love Alpha

Engagement Book Covers

I finished my engagement book gift from David's Bridal! It was tough to get it all in by the end of January, so I had to scramble and dig up so old stuff as well as some new stuff. I have credits for some of the items, but since some of what I used is over 2 years old I don't have all the credits for that stuff any longer.

Cover:

Paper from ScrapNTag Kit
Frames and doodles from 2008 Scrappin Freestyle Store Collab: Vintage Lust

Paper from ScrapNTag
All Word Art from: Ginger's House Blog

2012 - Week 3 and 4 LOs

I've been super busy trying to get all my LOs done. I finished a 20 page plus album about how Steven and I started for my David's Bridal coupon. I can't wait until it comes. I'll have to resave those layouts to put online before I can post them all here :)

Anyway, here are my Week 3 and Week 4 for 2012!

I did edit them to remove specific place names and things to post online :)

Week 3:
Template: Simplify your 365 Template by Creations by Julie
All other items Tranquility Kit by Sugar Kissed Designs

Week 4:
Template: Project 366 Template by Digitalegacies Designs
All other items Tranquility Kit by Sugar Kissed Designs

Blue Heart Scraps

As you all know I've become a HUGE fan of Gingerscraps and I love all the designers over there. I'm super excited that Blue Heart Scraps is selling there. I've been following her blog and she's got a new kit coming out. Here's her Sneak Peak

Go check it out at her blog HERE

EDIT: I WON!! I couldn't believe it! I'm so excited to start using this beautiful new kit!!

Project 365 - Week 1 and Week 2

I've started my 2012 Album for the 365 album. Here are my first two LOs:

Week 1: 

 Credits:
Everyday Life Template by Weeds and Wildflowers
All papers and elements: Springy by Scrappy Cocoa (Welcome Wagon)

Week 2

Credits:
Template: Simply your 365 Template by Creations by Julie
Kit: Springy by Scrappy Cocoa

Note: some spots edited to remove names and locations

More Challenges and Our Engagement Book

I also worked on a few other layouts for challenges at Gingerscraps. All of these Layouts were made for a book about how Steven and I met and fell in love. I have a great coupon for a free 12 x 12 album from David's Bridal that is only good until the end of January, so I'm working hard on the layouts for this album.

 Credits:
Background papers: Colors of my life papers by Pixels by Jen
Frames: Because by HK Designs (Welcome Wagon)
Diamonds and Sparkle: Dance with Me by Harmony Star (Welcome Wagon)
Tag: Away in a Manger kit by JanetB Designs
Font: A Song for Jennifer (Jan Font Challenge)

 Credits:
Background pages: Colors of my life papers by Pixels by Jen
Paper behind Alpha and Frames: Because by HK Designs (Welcome Wagon)
Alpha: Remember the Moment by Unforgettable Moments (Welcome Wagon)
Diamonds and 'Sparkle': Dance with Me by Harmony Star (Welcome Wagon)

 Credits:
Template: Jan Template by Connie Prince
Papers and frames: Heaven Sent by Wyld Web Designs (Welcome Wagon)
Flower and Buttons: Just Keep Smiling by Connie Prince
Word Art by Booland Designs

 Credits:
Background: Just Keep Smiling Mini by Connie Prince
All other papers and elements: Just Keep Smiling Kit (Dec Daily Download) by Connie Prince

I later revised this page to put in our Love Story Album. Here's the final page for our album:

First Challenge Layouts at Gingerscraps

Here are the first layouts I made for the January challenges at Gingerscraps:

Time to get in shape for 2012!
My new year's resolution for the January 2012 Word Art Challenge.

Credits:
Word Art from Jan 2012 Challenge by Kathy Winters Designs
Everything else from Celebrate Mini by Pretty in Green

 Credits: Dance with me by Harmony Star
For the January Mystery Challenge

Desktop for the January Desktop Challenge

Credits:
Green Button from Just Keep Smiling by Connie Prince
All pages and elements from Summer Sweetie by Twin Mom Scraps (From Welcome Wagon)

I actually revised the desktop to take the Calendar out and put in a different picture so I can leave it up on my computer longer :) Here's the revised desktop:

Long Time Away and My Return!

It's hard to believe so much time has passed since I last worked on Scrapbooking! Life changes so many things and time moves on.

Just recently (at the start of the new year) I decided I really wanted to start scrapbooking again! Perhaps it's because I feel I have some pretty amazing things to scrap this coming year. I got engaged on Christmas Eve and can't wait to scrap about all the great things that will happen in 2012!!!

I loved the idea of doing a 365 album for this year and hopefully keeping up the tradition from now on as my life will be full of many wonderful and ordinary moments with my future husband and hopefully some children after we're married!

It had been a LONG time and the digital scrapbook world has changed and grown. Many of the designers I used to work with, no longer create, others are still around and have grown and changed as well. I then discovered a few new designers and started to follow them right before Christmas. That lead me to Gingerscraps. Boy do I love their forum and the products of their designers!! I joined their forum and have started working on challenge layouts to earn myself a coupon to purchase their big Project 365 kit that I really, really want!!

I'm excited to be back and can't wait to scrapbook. Off to post pictures of the pages I've made so far since the new year!