MouseScrappers Freebies: A Guide to Digital Scrapbooking Promotional Offers

MouseScrappers is a digital scrapbooking community that frequently organizes promotional events and distributes free digital assets to its members. These initiatives often coincide with broader industry celebrations, such as iNSD (International National Scrapbook Day), or are tied to specific community challenges. The freebies offered typically consist of digital kits, templates, and embellishments created by resident and guest designers. Access to these free resources is generally structured through participation in activities like blog hops, challenges, or direct downloads from the community platform. The available source material details several distinct promotional events and the types of free digital scrapbooking materials available to participants.

MouseScrappers Blog Hop Events

MouseScrappers has hosted multiple blog hop events to distribute free digital scrapbooking materials. These events require participants to follow a trail of links across various designer blogs to collect the full set of freebies.

One such event was organized to celebrate iNSD and the launch of a collaboration with resident designers. During this blog hop, participants could collect freebies from several specific designers and platforms. The participating entities included the MouseScrappers Blog (featuring a freebie by Ana), Scraps, Cards and More (featuring a freebie by Roxana), Scrapping Susan (featuring a freebie by Susan), Honey Bee's Creative Hive (featuring a freebie by Melissa), and OctoberDawn. The structure of this event required users to visit each listed site to collect the individual contributions, forming a complete collaborative kit upon completion. The source material emphasizes the effort put forth by the MouseScrappers Creative Team in creating these free resources and encourages participants to express gratitude.

Another blog hop was associated with a Design Challenge. The Design Challenge 12 Blog Hop allowed participants to access a collaborative collection created by challenge participants. The event was promoted with the question, "Wouldn't you like to get your hands on a collab like this?" The mechanism for obtaining these specific Design Challenge collaborations was participation in the challenge itself. By joining the September challenge, participants would receive the September Design Challenge collab for free.

Designer Collaboration Kits

In addition to blog hops, MouseScrappers has facilitated the creation of collaborative kits through designer challenges. These challenges result in a cohesive kit contributed to by multiple designers.

For the Second Monthly Designer Challenge, the community co-created a kit. Participating designers contributed add-ons, such as polka dot and solid cardstocks and alphabets, which were distributed on their individual blogs. The list of participating designers for this challenge included 3LilMonsters, Cindyrelly, A Firm Believer (KBCustomCreations), Pooh46 (Booklady Designs), missdamsel (Damsel Designs), Fran98765 (Frans Craps), omaha (Mary Cup of Tea Designs), and Romajo (Romajo Scrap).

A different collaboration was highlighted in a blog post regarding a "super cute kit" that was available for purchase in the new MouseScrappers store. This kit was a collab with several designers and was thematically linked to the Imagination ride at Disney World. While this specific kit was a paid product, it was promoted alongside opportunities to get freebies through a related blog hop.

Challenge-Based Freebies and Participation Rewards

A primary method for MouseScrappers members to acquire free digital scrapbooking assets is through participation in weekly and monthly challenges. Completing these challenges often unlocks exclusive freebies, such as add-ons, templates, or journal cards.

One example is the weekly challenge #340, hosted by Annette. For completing this challenge, participants received a set of coordinating journal cards as a participation prize. These journal cards were created as a free add-on to complement a larger collection.

Template challenges are also a regular feature. A free Disney digital scrapbooking template was offered as a prize for a template challenge hosted at MouseScrappers. This template was inspired by the Mickey Wheel ride at Disneyland's California Adventure. To obtain the template, participants were directed to find the rules and challenges at the MouseScrappers site.

Additionally, a "Stashbuilder: Mickey Heads" prize package (Volume #3, monochromatic Mickey Heads) was available. To receive this prize package, users were required to find the rules and challenges at MouseScrappers.

Thematic Collections and Product Offerings

The freebies and kits available through MouseScrappers events often feature specific themes, frequently centered on Disney parks and characters.

One notable collection is "Under The Sea," a theme park collection inspired by the fairy tale of Ariel. This collection features a soft palette of seafoam green, coral, lavender, and pink. It is designed for scrapping underwater adventures, such as meeting a sea princess or riding under-the-sea attractions. The full digital scrapbooking pack includes 30 textured papers (21 patterns and 9 solids), one uppercase and lowercase alpha (including numbers and punctuation), and 61 elements. While this collection was available for purchase at a discount in the GingerScraps shop, a coordinating journal card add-on was available for free as a participation prize for the MouseScrappers weekly challenge #340.

Another collection mentioned is a kit inspired by the Imagination ride at Disney World, specifically referencing the character Figment.

Community Platforms and Engagement

MouseScrappers utilizes various platforms to engage its community and distribute freebies. The primary hub for challenges and direct freebies is the MouseScrappers website and blog. However, external platforms are also used to foster community and share resources.

A Facebook group named "Magical Scraps Galore’s Corner" was created as a community space for fans of Magical Scraps Galore. This group allows members to share layouts, comment on new products, share ideas for kits, and participate in a friendly community. While not a direct source of freebies itself, it serves as a supplementary platform for engagement related to the digital scrapbooking products and challenges promoted through MouseScrappers.