Amethyst Allegory Scrapbooking Kit and Freebie Friday

Welcome to The Cherry On Top.

Still struggling to get through this sick funk, I'm bringing you a blog packed full of scrappy goodness.  Check out our newest scrapbooking kit that coordinates with our free monthly calendar.  Pages and pages of gorgeous inspiration.  A new, fabulous collection from the Digital Scrapbooking Studio, Follow Your Heart.  A new outrageously cool collection from Paty Greif and of course some pretty awesome free scrapbooking stuff.

These are so my kind of colours.  I'm a February baby and I am all about the purple.  I just love aubergine, too and I used plenty of it in my newest monthly calendar collection, Amethyst Allegory.  Tell your story of love, romance, friendship, serenity or peace and nature with our new goodies.

The 66 elements are sold separately from the 14 papers.  Use them for scrapbooking, card making or any kind of paper project you might endeavour as well.  This kit would make gorgeous cards, bunting, book markers...

Here's what I've done it...

and here are the pages from my team...

Rachelle used the new kit with our Heartful Templates.  I've put them on sale, figuring you could use them this month.

Look at Laureen's fun pages, too.

LouCee Creations has a precious new kit in Gingerscraps Buffet. It went perfect with tomorrow's new, free template!  Good Night, Sweet Heart.

Kim Cameron has several new kits and collections for you this week, as well.  This is Love Song and it's only $2?!  I used our Flower Power templates for this page.  That's my bro and sis in law.

I mentioned that the Studio has a new, fabulous collection, Follow Your Heart.  I got to work with three different designer's version of it.  Check them out.

This is Kim Cameron's.  My little guy loves music.  We bought him a ukulele and he was pleased with it.  Hehehe...He played it for hours! 

With very much pleasure, I had a special scrappy experience getting to work with Manu Scraps's collection, too!  I went with a totally different style.  That's me over 20 years ago, obviously!  Hehehe...

I find our village in Germany the best for taking pics.  There are so many gorgeous things to shoot.  As always, I've linked up the goodies in the images.  By clicking on any of the images, you should get to the goodies.

Aimee also contributed and I used my Heartful templates with it.  My boys!

Aimee also has Early Bloom available this week.  I used it and my You Lift Me Up templates.

Paty Greif is back in action with another fabulous collection, My Buddy Dino.  I've got the perfect pics for this one, though the kit would be great for adventurous and outdoor pics, too.

I used my templates, More Project Simple for both of my pages.  It's so easy to customise your look.  Just seconds and my basic layout was ready to clip.

JJ loves his Dino and since he took it with him everywhere he went of course, lost it. :(  I tried warning him, but it was just too hard letting Dino go.  Thank goodness I was smart enough to buy two!

I thought I'd show off a couple of ways you can use Paty's free quick page designed by yours truly.  Like I did above or even more simply, one huge pic in the background.

Thanks to Paty for supplying us with today's awesome freebie!

Click on the image for the download.

Aimee also has two freebies you can find on her blog.  The images are linked.

I also found this freebie while looking around at the Studio.

The Digi Scrap Parade has also left the building!  There are 22 stops of free scrapbooking goodies, including templates.

Scrappy sister Cassie just linked me up with this fun, free template from the Sweet Shoppe's forum.  Jump over there, grab the template and see how you can also win $10 in Brook Magee's shop!

Don't forget our blog roll tomorrow!

I hope you enjoyed today's freebies.  We'll see you here again, tomorrow for the amazing roll of free templates.

Feel free to show off your lovely pages in our group on Facebook.

Happy scrapping!

Throw Back Thursday With Freebies and The CT Hot Spot

Welcome to The Cherry On Top's Throw Back Thursday.

It's been very challenging getting all of these projects and blogs in because my husband has broken his neck.  He's kind of ok, but he is incapacitated which means I have to do absolutely everything and have a lot less time for the blog and the projects that go with it.  If you've been missing out on some traditional scraps, I apologise for this and hope things will get better soon.

Today, I've got a killer blog set for you!  Look out for tons of scrappy inspiration, absolutely gorgeous kits and a couple of freebies, too.

In the beginning of this year, I was introduced to the CT Hot Spot.  It is an absolutely amazing place. It is a bit of a dream for most of us in the Digi Scrap World.  There is an active forum with amazingly dedicated and talented members.  There is also a gallery full of some of the most talented layout artists in the business.  The blog stays current, informative and inspirational as does the Facebook Page and Pinterest boards.

What does the CT Hot Spot do?  They do all of the work for digital designers outside of designing.  Taking care of advertising across social outlets, accumulating multiple layouts from very talented artists and doing all of this in a timely, professional and very artistic manner.

Here are some of the layouts I have designed from a couple of the designers at the CT Host Spot.  We'll take a closer look at these designers, their work, get a better idea of the CT Hot Spot concept and pick up a few freebies these designers generously aloud The Cherry to make.

First up a beautiful, double whammy of Feli Designs, That's The Spirit kit, coupled up with a beautiful template from Heartstrings Scrap Art.  If freebies are yo' thang, then hit up Bryony's Facebook Page where you can find a free template.

This was, by far, the best day at the Belgian beach.  I'm so glad I took a ton fun photos and what better kit than one full of blue like water and yellow like sun?  Perfect!  I also love Bryony's big picture templates.  For me scrapping is always about the photos.  Especially, with this failing memory of mine.  Hehehe...

LouCee Creations has always been a favourite of mine and manly, boyish kits definitely top my list of desired designs.  How adorable were my boys back then?  This is Dad'll Fix It, an older kit but still a goodie.

I had more than enough photos for a fabulous kit like this one from Jilbert's Bits Of Bytes, Boys Club.  Fabulously rich, manly colours and just the right elements to show off your masculine photos.  Excuse Liam's lack of enthusiasm.  His father made him visit the cars BEFORE the trains.  Hehehe...It just so happens this kit is just $1.50!  Not sure how long that awesome deal will last, so ya better get it, now!

I just love whimsical and Linda Cumberland certainly does it well.  Animal Crackers is such a cute, versatile kit.  It was great for showing off my photos at the Antwerp Zoo.

Here's some more designs by Linda Cumberland.  Above is, Blossoming Friendship and a super Throw Back photo of me and ma in Florida, way back.

Throwing it back even further is this photo of my dad and uncle in the 50's, also featuring another great kit from Linda Cumberland, For The Boys.  Really love this layout and those fabulous vintage elements.

Oh, what's this?  More Linda Cumberland?  I guess I'm obsessed!  Hehehe....Above is Mommy May I.  So super sweet and soft and throwing back to way early photos of my parents.

Below, is Time To Time and my shot at a type of white space challenge and the coolest rainbow I have ever seen.  These colours and timelessness of this kit is pretty fabulous.

Let's take a peek at an older, yet wonderful kit from Manu Scraps, Destination Anywhere.  I have tons of travel photos that I love to scrap.  Here we are again, in Germany on the Rhein.

Fading Away is a kit full of passion and contrasts of love and hate, bright and dark, happy and sad.  What to do with all of this beautiful drama?  Scrap it, of course!  Manu has put her sole into this phenomenal kit.

Scrapping doesn't always have to be about the photos, but can also project feelings like above and below's layouts.  This one is dedicated to my mom who lost her first born daughter. This amazing kit is from ADB Designs and it is Diane's Moon Light Sonata.  Full of charismatic purples and a touch darker yet natural vibe.

Let's brighten things up with this layout from Prairie Song Scraps, Say It Softly.  A classy touch of vintage and fabulous colour palette.  More photos of my aunty's 70th birthday party album.

My last layout I have for you is this magical kit, My Little Chick A Dee from Snicker Doodle Designs.  Awesomely whimsical, bright and full of fun.  How pleased was Liam with his party and cupcakes?

I've whipped up a couple of freebies featuring a few of the above kits from these generous designers. They are for Personal Use ONLY and may not be resold or claimed as your own.

A fun frame for you using LouCee Creation's Dad'll Fix It.  Right click and download the png format.

Jilbert's Bits Of Bytes, Boys Club cluster.  Right click and download.

This gorgeous quick page from Snickerdoodle Designs, My Little Chick A Dee. Right click and save.

I'd love to have you join us over at the CT Hot Spot.  Start your own gallery, become a designer there or get on our Creative Team.

Enjoy the inspiration, freebies and make the time to scrap.  You deserve it!