Free Diamonds R 4 Ever Template #3

Welcome to a scrappy edition of The Cherry On Top.

We've got another free template from the Diamonds R 4 Ever series.  There is also inspiration and we're showing off the flexibility of templates as well.  Now is the time to try templates if you haven't already.

We will also set you up with our Free Templates board on Pinterest where you can download dozens of free templates so you can brush up on your skills and show off your beautiful layouts or use them as inspiration.  That's how I got started.  I didn't know how to use them and I just used them as a sketch.  I still do that when I see a template I like that isn't free.  It does take a lot longer, however.

This is how my layout started and since it took so long for me to get all of those diamonds and triangles in there, I figured I'd turn it into a template so that you don't have to fuss.

This layout is made with MagsGraphics, Frog In My Pocket kit.

THIS TEMPLATE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Here's another look at the template with the title switched around.  I used one of the clusters that came with the kit and made the one at the top, myself.

This fabulous kit is from LouCee Creations.  It's called Babushka.  Filled with typically refreshing elements and papers in the good ole LouCee fashion.  Last time I checked it was still on sale for a song!

Some super sweet pictures of my youngest when he didn't mind the camera.

Here's your free template!  Enjoy and show us what you do either here or on our Facebook Page.  If you're looking for more templates from this series, click here.

Everything here is free so don't claim it as your own or resell it.  Share our blog links with your friends.  It's the best way to say thanks.

Happy scrapping!

Free Tea Bag Envelopes and Template From The Cherry On Top and BoomersGirl Designs

Welcome to The Cherry On Top.

Yet another, fantastic scrappy edition of The Cherry On Top.  Mom's are in the spotlight, today!  As well as scrappy inspiration both digital and traditional and some news on a few fabulous new releases from Boomersgirl Designs and Brenian Designs.  Plus, a free printable and free template for our fellow crafting junkies.

How about the sweetness in this layout?  My mom and oldest son 10 years ago.  My, how time flies!  On our previous blog we covered templates and different ways to use them so you can get more usage out of your templates.  We've got another example right here.

Check out the first cluster in the below preview.  It's what I used to design the above layout.  What a fantastically fast way to get scrappy!  I layered up the photo spots and frames a bit different and instead of using four pictures, I scrapped up some beautiful papers from the kit, Mother from Boomersgirl Designs.  Then I blew up Brenian's entire cluster to fit nicely on a 12x12.  Simply grab a ribbon or borders like the light yellow one here and frame up the entire layout.  I added the flowers to each corner for a little more embellishment and to hide the overlapping borders.

I absolutely love thees cluster templates and can use them over and over again in the future. Click on the preview image to get to Bren's store and see more goodies. 

Here's a close up look at Lori's kit, Mother.  Full of her sweet cuties, lovely elements and a really gorgeous colour palette.  You can also click on the preview to see Lori's store. This kit will release on Friday, May 1st.

There's an awesome smattering of tea stuff in here and I just had to use it.  I whipped up these free, tea bag envelopes for you with Lori's permission.  Isn't she the best?!  She offers freebies with every one of her new releases.  So make sure you keep in touch with her.  Check out the Boomersgirl blog for more free goodies and get a look at more of her wonderful products as well as layouts from the Creative Team.

These are no longer available, but we've got others that still are.  Check them out, here.

This is no ordinary template.  I've created a template to cut in a jpeg format for a traditional scrap project as well as one in a tiff format so you can do what I did above and design your tea bag envelopes with digital products and just print and cut.

Here's a look at my next blog feature.  An adorable mini album with a full tutorial with pictures on how to create your very own  mini album/gift card or money holder as well as another free template in both formats mentioned above for traditional crafters and digital divas.

If templates are your thing, then I invite you to scroll through the blog and see all of the wonderful, free templates we have for you.  This one is the most popular so far. Please, do Pin our images!

Take a peep at this fun project!  I've designed an apron template.  You can use it to cut and use traditionally or once again, you can use the tiff format provided and create a digital apron like the one here.  Find out more about this project, see the tutorial and grab the free template so you can get scrappy, too.

Don't forget about our Facebook page and Pinterest, where we post free goodies every single day!

The Cherry On Top's goodies are always, always, always free and for Personal Use ONLY.  Do not steal what is already free or claim for them to be your own, please.  

Share the link to our blog and leave us some love around our social outlets as a way to say thanks.

Have a super scrappy day and thanks a million for hanging with The Cherries!

The Versatility Of Digital Templates And Some Free Ones

Welcome to The Cherry On Top.

We've got another scrappy edition for you where we will be focusing on templates and how to use them in different ways.  We've got some super scrapbooking kits to high light, links to free goodies as well as a new, free template for our wonderful fans.

With a recent acceptance on two digital scrap teams specialising in templates, we thought we'd show off some less conventional ways to use templates so that you can get a lot of use out of yours.

Templates are also CHEAP!  Seriously, you can pick up templates for $1 and get really good deals on bundles of them.

This first layout is showing off the free template we have for you as well as the newsletter freebie from Mscraps and HeatherT.  Read further to find out more.

Cute, eh?  Click on the image of the preview and go grab it!

Here's another layout using MagsGraphics, Praise kit and showing off Brenian's new templates, Sweet Days.  I've got a couple of screen shots to demonstrate more of what we did here.

This is Magsgraphics new kit, Praise.  It's linked up!

Here's the template in it's original state.  I'm a super weird aesthetic freak and perhaps a bit obsessed with 45 degree angles.  "If it's not a right angle, it's WRONG!"  Hehehe...  That's what's so great about templates.  You can delete anything you don't want, nudge, enlarge, rotate, mirror...

Check out the changes.  Pretty much just turned it upside down and took the two smaller background pages and used them to layer up the photo.

Here we have another layout using a template from Brenian Designs.  See how we changed this one.

Two pictures instead of three, cluster to the left instead of the right and the title at the top instead of the bottom.  Get a different view and use your favourites templates again and again when you change them.

Templates are a great way to get started on a project or layout when you're not really sure how to.  You can also use templates as a type of sketch.  If you eyeballing skills are lacking or your balance is out of whack, then templates are great for you.

Here's a super, awesome free template that you can grab at Gingerscraps.  Just So Scrappy whipped up this handy card/hybrid template and it's great!  You can click on the image to get to Gingerscraps where it is available in the forum under challenges.  (Hybrids start off on the computer and end up on paper!)

And here is how we used it.  We kept the basis of the template just the same, but enlarged one of the picture spot layers and inserted a journal card, then covered up the lines with another piece of paper, added a sentiment and kept the cluster in the corner.

The Cherry On Top is all about free and next to nut'n.  This pretty card was made with a free template and a free mini from ADB Designs that's available at the Digital Scrapbooking Studio's, Colour Challenge.  Head over there every month and grab the amazing free stuff they offer in their monthly challenges.

Here's another free template I picked up from the very generous, AK Designs.  You can find it on her FB Page.  As you can see, my layout is pretty different than the original.  Especially, at the bottom.

The above layout is using Boomersgirl Designs kit, Love My Ride.  Click on the image to check it out.

The layout below is actually half of a double layout template from Boomersgirl Designs.  We changed it up a lot, too.  Take a look at the original further down.

This layout was made using the bottom example.  Just a few similarities, but it got me started on a nifty layout and the above layout was made with Wild Wild West.  A favourite!

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This is the free template we've got for you.  It's simply a cluster frame that you can use again and again on your projects and in your layouts.  Move the cluster to a different corner, mirror all of the layers, whatever you like.  Enjoy the versatility of templates.

Thanks for stopping by The Cherry.  Now, get scrappy!

All of the items you see on this blog are for personal use only and are not to be sold or claimed as your own. :)