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!

Free Winter Wall And Profile Wear

Welcome to The Cherry On Top.

We're back with more fabulous freebies for you.  Create a beautiful, festive timeline and profile photo for your social outlets using The Cherry's designs.

Most of this commercial use can be found at the Digital Scrapbooking Studio and SugarHill.  LouCee Creations and Feli Designs were used in a majority of the work.  They have gorgeous, timeless goodies.

I try to update my wear every couple of months and go with what the season is, staying subjective and well rounded, too.

My personal and Page photos are often very similar.  Keeping our name for our page in place of a picture for the profile picture.

This is my personal profile picture using a very recent photo.  Finally!  Hehehe...  It's also my first attempt at using brushes in PSE.  Not, too bad.  I went through a couple of different ones and made a lot of adjustments until I got the look I sorted wanted.  

Pop in a photo, add some snow or other effects as well as elements from your very own stash and make something lovely.

To think that I've been digital scrapping for three years and still have so much to learn!  I've tried using PS, but just can't figure it out yet.  I'm figuring, I'll learn all I can with PSE and when I have that mastered, I'll put on my big girl panties and try PS.  Hehehe...

I've uploaded both the wall and profile wear in really good quality.  Simply right click and save to your downloads. You could pop over to our Photobucket and download there, too.  The choice is yours.  Who knows, you may find some freebies you missed there.

Thanks so much for stopping by and remember our goodies are for Personal Use Only and are not to be resold or claimed as your own.  

Thanks!

Free Winter Frickie From The Cherry On Top

Welcome to The Cherry On Top's, Friday Freebie!

I've gathered some festive Commercial Use from DigiLand's top designers and created this fun, frickie for you.  Use it for your Facebook profile picture.  That would be so cool!  Or you could check out some other different ways to use a frickie.

Most of these goodies are from Feli Designs that you can find at the Digital Scrapbooking Studio.

I doubled it up, added the same picture twice and placed a bunch more embellishments under and over each frame.

Add a background and make your own poster.  Use it as a title or in-between page for a scrap album or frame it up and place it on the mantle.

You could place several of these on one sheet of card stock, through the printer and use them as tags for gifts, too.

The quickest way to scrap would be to place a fun, festive photo as your background and you're finished.

Frickies are really versatile.  If you'd like to see more frickies and what we do with them, check out these other posts.

Here is your freebie.  Have fun scrapping and creating!

All of our goodies are for Personal Use Only.  Do not claim them as your own or resell them.

We've got more freebies than you can shake a stick at.  So, grab some hot chocolate, sit back and scroll through.  You could also do a blitz search on our Pinterest board, The Cherry On Top's Freebies.

Have a super weekend and thank so much for giving us some of you precious time. 

Gorgeous Freebies With Feli and The Cherry On Top

Welcome to another Scrappy edition of The Cherry On Top.

I'm off to Germany, again and wanted to leave my fans with a little something special.  What better than a nifty gifty with designs using Feli's gorgeous products?

Check out the entire blog to see Commercial Use and Personal Use goodies from Feli Designs, freebies designed by The Cherry On Top and learn about amazing retirement deals from the Digital Scrapbooking Studio.

Above and below are some examples of Feli's Commercial Use products.

Here are a few samples of Feli's Personal Use kits.

Gorgeous, right?!

I wanted to spread the love.  I built up some papers from Feli and SugarPlum Paperie to create a page stacker that you can find over on The Cherry On Top on Facebook.

Click this image below to get there and pick up your freebie.

This is what I have for fans of the blog.  A simple, sweet cluster frame that will coordinate with the paper stacker.  Click on the image to download.

If you still can't get enough of Feli, I've got another sweet gift on a previous blog.  I designed this layout of my hubby and I in Spain.  Ahhh, memories!  You can grab this lovely cluster frame.

THIS FREEBIE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
Click on the image to get to the blog for the download.

There's a huge retirement sale going on over at the Digital Scrapbooking Store.  Here a just a couple of examples of the kinds of things you can find both CU and PU.  The deals are amazing!  Click on any of the images to see the hundreds of products that are on sale for 75% off!

That's a wrap!  Feel free to check out the rest of the blog for tons of good free stuff including printables and free templates, too.  There's so much to see.  Grab a cup of jo and enjoy!