New Freebies and New Scrapbooking Templates

Welcome to The Cherry On Top.

Man!  When you get back from vacation, there is so much to do.  Ya get so far behind, right?! Geez, ya wonder if it's all worth it.  Hehehe...Since I didn't blog as much the week I was gone, I'm making up for it with three coordinating freebies.  One here, one in the newsletter and another in The Cherry group on FB.  Hop around our social spots and join our nifty community.  We share our pretty pages, ask questions and have a lot of laughs in between.  We'd love to have you join us!

Today, I've put some new templates in the shop.  Got Your Back templates are all about the background.  How about these?!  So awesome for your scrapbooking kits with awesome papers.  I've merged some of the layers so your scrapbooking will go a bit quicker. Think about your scrapbooking kits with the prettiest papers and use our templates to scrap your fabulous photos.

Keep scrolling to see some jaw dropping inspiration, see what ya missed last week, download our new freebies, get a look at the other freebies and check out some of our shared links for other free digital scrapbooking goodies around DigiLand.

Got Your Back Templates

I scrapped up this page with Aimee Harrison's gorgeous kit, Sweater Weather.  Theses cozy colours are so hot, they are cool.  Hehehe...All of this luscious texture and a natural vibe that will look great with any kinds of photos you want to scrap magnificently.

Got Your Back Templates and Sweater Weather from Aimee Harrison

Cassie scrapped up a lovely, bright page with an adorable little princess.

Got Your Back Templates and Fall Faves by Amanda Yi and Melissa Bennett

I just love Tammy's pages.  She makes my templates look SO good!  Hehehe...She added an outline to the circles, which I wish I would have thought of.  This is a new kit from WendyP Designs.

Got Your Back Templates and WendyP Designs kit

Rachelle did another double pager.  Ya know the templates are pretty good when you get double pages.  Hehehe...What a great, vivid kit and some really cute pics.

Got Your Back Templates and JumpStart Designs

Got Your Back Templates and Jump Start Designs

Dana from Made By Keuntje also did a double pager with bold-acious kit from JoCee.

 Got Your Back Templates and kit from JoCee

Got Your Back Templates and kit from JoCee

Does Rae just do magic?!  What a splendid page.  So soft and pretty.

Got Your Back Templates and Winter White from River Rose

Here's what released a few weeks ago and another new page from Anita.

I love the witchy twist to the template and those eyeballs. 

Flourish Template #2 and kit from Paty Greif

This was last week's templates.

And another gorgeous page from Dana.

Magical Memories templates and kit from Flergs

Here are a few scrapbooking freebies I found around DigiLand

 Freebie From Aimee Harrison on her blog.

A free mini found at the Studio.

Free template in the MBK group on FB.

The Urban Fairy has a new freebie on the Facebook Page.

If you'd like to join the group as well, click here.

Kristin Aagard Has been giving away free templates for her newsletter subscribers!

Here is your new freebie!

I've designed a tiny collection for newsletter, blog and group fans that all coordinate.  Hop around our social spots, join our newsletter and gather all of the lovely, free goodies.  I just love the way the project life cards turned out.

The elements are for newsletter subscribers.  Click on the image and sign up.  Next year is going to be so awesome for newsletter subscribers!  I have it all planned out and you will not want to miss.

 newsletter freebie, sign up here

These papers are going to be available in our Group on Facebook.  Look for the Pinned post.  It won't be free for long, so jump over there and grab them.  I'd love to have you join us in the group.

Free papers found in our group on FB.

Doesn't it look so simply pretty?

I'm hoping to get my project finished for Tuesday's Traditional Scrapbooking blog of which there will also be a free template!  But now, I want to scrap these pretty cards. Hehehe...Fingers crossed.  I blogged 5 tips on how to scrapbook fast this week.  If you missed it, click here.

Thanks so much for checking out The Cherry.

Happy scrapping!

How To Scrapbook Fast

Welcome to The Cherry On Top.

Today, we're going to give a few tips on how to scrap fast. 5 ways to help pump out the pages and projects in a more efficient manner so that you when it's time to scrap, you won't need to spend hours behind the craft table.

Whether you're scrapping traditionally or digitally, having an idea of a page layout before you even take a seat, will help save a lot of time.  Keeping your pages and albums simple will not only take minutes off the timer, but save you cash and make your supplies last longer.  Going smaller will also have the exact same advantages.  Get a go to place when the mojo is running low and being organised is a huge help when ya want to shave off time as well.

We're here to help you get scrappy!  Let's dive into all of these ways to save you time scrapbooking so that ya can't use it as an excuse any more.  Hehehe...

What you're seeing here is some of my newest digital scrapbooking templates.  Now, you might already be doing this, but if you are a traditional scrapper, you can just scrap lift the design from templates and sketches. 

Digital scrapbooking really is fast.  If you haven't tried it yet, you can check out several of our blogs dedicated to getting scrappers to go digital and for FREE.  I don't always go digital, but it's an awesome option. We even started a group on how to get started using PSE.  Simple, step by step videos and you can ask all of the questions you need and we're there to answer them, around the clock. Nothing like scrolling through those darn forums.

I highly recommend starting a board on Pinterest that will inspire you if a layout isn't coming to mind.  Before I go to my scrap table, I peruse my boards and scribble up a few sketches to take with me.  Otherwise, I waste tons of time trying to figure out how I want to layout my page.

If you'd like to visit our boards, click here.

I know there are some insanely gorgeous pages out there with more embellishments and talent that I own. I'm sure they must take hours to design and I don't even want to think about how much money goes into them.  You don't have to scrap like that.

This is a page from my simple mini I've been blogging lately.  I only have to do the cover and it's finally finished.  I've been spending just under an hour for each page.  Some only took 30 minutes.  I've used several of the tips I'm explaining for this album.

This album is a 6x6 so filling the pages is REALLY easy and it doesn't take much at all.  I can save paper, time, embellishments, etc by scrapping smaller.  I personally, prefer smaller albums.  The 12x12 are so clumsy, but they are great when you have a LOT to scrap about.  So consider your project and or page at hand and choose the best size album or page for it.

This mini, below is mega tiny.  Talk about a minimum of products?!  Hehehe...You can get several pages finished in under an hour and look how fab they are?!  Just an attention to some fine detail and great products will give you a super result.

If you want to scrap a fast gift project, consider one like this one, below.  I've got the free template on a previous blog.  You can find it here.  This project is mega fast.  No excuses!  Hehehe...

Below, is another mini matchbook you can scrap up in under an hour and I've got another free template for you as well as a step by step tutorial.

I've said it again and again, how much time I save by using collections.  Above, you can see I used goodies from Graphic 45.  You can purchase Graphic 45 in most shops like Scrapbook.com and Createforless.

I grabbed a couple of kicking examples of collections to show you.  The one above, is just over $25 and it comes with EVERYTHING you need to scrap beautifully and quickly because it's all there for ya.  You don't have to rummage through your scrap stash.  If your stash is like mine, it's a mess and difficult to find things.

Here's another modern, fresh with a retro twist collection.  Papers, elements, journal cards...it's all in one collection.  Love this one!

I'm leaving you with a few super ways to organise.  I found all of these at CreateForLess at really great prices.

Keep your cartridges all in one place so they don't get lost.

This is a great way to store your papers in many sizes.  There's room for other kinds of scrap stuff, too.

I have something similar to this stackable, carrying case.  It's great for your tiny embellishments.  Try to sort them out in like colours or by the type of element it is. 

I'm so tempted to add this to my cart.  I craft in the attic and in the winter it's really cold up there so I grab some stuff and go downstairs to scrap.  This would be awesome.  I have something similar, but it's smaller and doesn't have all of these different size compartments.  You can see everything so clearly as well.

I've got an organisation board, too.  Hehehe...

I've given you the gift of time so I expect you to get scrappy!

Thanks for dropping by The Cherry.

Magical Memories Scrapbooking Templates and Some Awesome Scrapbooking Freebies

Welcome to The Cherry On Top.

I've got some really fun, new scrapbooking templates and some serious inspiration on tap for you, today.  I've also got a look at some new releases from around DigiLand and some freebies that might interest you as well.

Scroll along with us and enjoy!

Magical Memories Templates

You may have seen some of these templates before.  The first two were offered for free, for a limited time on our blog and for our newsletter subscribers.  If ya don't wanna miss out, make sure you are following us around our social spots and sign up for that newsletter.  It's a nutshell version of the week's blog entries.  Find them all in our side bar. >>>>

The first two templates were such a hit, I thought I'd make a few more, package them up and get them in the shop.  You can make a sweet mini album from all of the options you'll have when you buy the pack.  I've got an introductory price of just 1,50 for a week so grab it while it's on sale.

Paty Greif Digital Designs, Unicorns collection was my inspiration for these templates.  Can you see how I was inspired?  Hehehe...What a fantastic collection.  This is my page with my youngest son and my two nieces enjoying a cold treat on a cold day.

Magical Memories Templates

Dana from Made By Keuntje scrapped up a fun, party page.

Magical Memories Templates

So did, Hilary!  Hehehe...

Autumn Birthday from Clever Monkey Graphics

Though these templates are perfect for parties and celebrations of all kinds, they can be used for anything you want to scrap up.  Hilary scrapped up some Halloween fun.

Haunted Halloween from Clever Monkey Graphics

More Halloween fun from Rachelle.

Too Cute To Spook from Scrapbook Crazy Designs By Robyn

Rochelle scrapped her cutie with a lovely kit from Aimee Harrison Designs.

Family Treasure by Aimee Harrison

Do these templates not look super with our Trolla Bolla collection?  Love it!

The Trolla Bolla Collection from The Cherry On Top

Theresa's scrapped a chilly moment to remember.

 Cozy Up from LouCee Creations

Cozy Up from LouCee Creations

My gal Laureen went nuts with our Trolla Bolla collection and scrapped all four templates from Making Memories.  Look at that adorable, squishy face.

 The Trolla Bolla Collection from The Cherry On Top

  The Trolla Bolla Collection from The Cherry On Top

See how versatile the templates are?  Isn't that just fab?  More snow from Theresa.  I'll make sure to visit her in the summer!  Hehehe...

Stay Frosty from Kim Cameron Designs

If ya dig the palette and the magical theme of the our new templates, you may also like our planner printables with Paty Greif's collection.

Unicorn Planner Printables

I've left the sale price up for Trolla Bolla for one more week so you can mix and match the new templates with it.

Elements and Papers

These were the templates we added to the shop, last week.  Thanks to all of you who supported The Cherry by making a purchase.  Big kiss! X

Flourish Templates

Did your jaw just drop?  I know mine did when I saw Tammy's absolutely gorgeous page.  She used several different goodies from various kits with designers from the Sweet Shoppe for the next two pages.  Just wow!

Flourish Template #2

This is Tammy again using, Red Ivy Designs bundle, Imperfect.  Looks pretty perfect to me and I'm so glad I live in Europe where this make up craze has not hit yet.  Hehehe...I'm just mascara and lip gloss.  Hehehe...

Flourish #3 and Redy Ivy Designs, Imperfect

Now, on to some new releases around DigiLand.

This is my page using Aimee Harrison's new collection, Our House.  Of course, I'm immediately swept back to my ska loving days and Madness.  Hehehe... What a great song and what a fab collection.  It's all throughout the Digital scrapbooking Studio.  So check out and see what some of the other designers have done.  I always love "home" kinds of kits.  This is the house I'm at for the moment.  Lovely, but struggling with internet and a touch chilly.  Hehehe...

 Our House Aimee Harrison Designs

Can ya guess whose kit and template this is?  That's right!  My gal Kim from Kim Cameron Designs.  She's got this fabulous template for just $1.  The original template is a little different.  I've got a video showing how I changed it up, but it'll have to wait until I get back to Belgium.  My connection, here in the mountains does not allow for You Tube uploads.  Hehehe... Ahh...vacation...

 Stone Age kit and Little Turkey Template from Kim Cameron

Throwing Some Scraps Around has some really, really fabulous new goods in the shop.  If for nothing else, go over to Jodi's shop and gawk at the creative team inspiration.  It's amazing!

 Thankful kit and Feeling Autumn Templates from TSSA

LouCee Creations has an absolutely adorable new kit out.  All of these woodland critters are now a piece of my heart.  Hehehe...They are so, so cute!  My little cutie makes a nice addition, too.

 Autumnal Days from LouCee Creations

Well, this may be my last round for the Studio's Layout Artist Competition, but we'll see.  I didn't think I'd make it as far as I have and I got to work with some fabulous stuff.  This last round was like wow.  Take a look...

Heartstrings Scrap Art always has such beautiful goodies.  I used her kit for my Traditional entry.  I must say, it was not going well.  First, it took forever to get my downloads, then I had to upload my images and post all over just not making the deadline because it would just turn and turn and after all of that work.  Hehehe...I thought it was a sign, that my time was up for the contest.

 Happy Day from Heartstrings Scrap Art

I really liked this page using Jen Maddocks, Happy Days.  Not something I would normally buy, but after using her kit, wow!  I might have to rethink the whole artsy kits from now on.  I think the page looks so actual.

Happy Day from Jenn Maddocks

And now for the freebie hunters, check this out.  I've only got older freebies to show off and a few others from around DigiLand due to my trip I'm on.  Next week, I'll have to make up for it!

Did ya grab our free gaming poster?

Free Gaming Poster

Or our lovely free quick page from last week?

Free Quick Page

How about our calendar?

 Free Desk Top Calendar

I just LOVE Paper Craft Inspiration.  Go to this link and see the amazing freebies they offer.

Paper Craft Inspiration

Have ya done the DigiScrap Parade?  The ladies have outdone themselves this time around.  I'm so loving this colour palette and the designers made some gorgeous, free goodies for us.  Let's get scrappy!

I've supplied you with the link to the first stop and you can follow around.  There are several free templates and mini kits for you.  Yay!

DigiScrap Parade

Thanks for coming over to Check out The Cherry.  We love when ya do that!

Happy scrapping!