Throw Back Thursday with a Free Template

Welcome to Throw Back Thursday with The Cherry On Top.

Every Thursday, I show you a piece of history as well as bring back freebies from the past that you may have missed.  

Today, I've got a fun, classic photo of girls having fun and some kits that would be so great to scrap up those fun girlie times.  Key Lime Digi Designs is all about glorious girlie glamour so I'm teaming her up with my photo.

I'm the little blondie pictured with my very best friends.  I believe we are sporting some Jordache jeans and winter wear, which wasn't very typical in Florida.

Keep reading to see some really bodacious kits from Key Lime Digi Designs, lots of layout loving and check out the free template from a few months ago that you may have missed.

Sandy has put this kit on sale for just $3!!!

Are these colours not kick you in the pants, wake up and smile?!  I feel this palette epitomises The Cherry.  Hehehe...That's a very recent picture of me sipping on some decent brown beer in my favourite restaurant in Bremm, Germany. 

The patterned paper is really fantastic and Sandy's usual thoughtful elements are great for any kind of page or project.  How about a hybrid card to cheer someone up?  Perfect!

Here is a peep at the preview.  It and the layout are linked up to the GingerScraps store.

There we are!  All scrapped up.  How awesome is Pinky Promise?! I used Made By Keuntje's, "Sunburst Templates".

More girli-liciousness with Pinky Promise.

This layout is what inspired our Throw Back Template and I'm using, All Things Beautiful.

That's my mom with my niece and nephew.

Here is my other niece with my fun, Stamp It Up template.  Don't be afraid to use larger elements on your layouts.  Sandy's elements are very quality and handle larger sizes.

This is the collection, All Things Beautiful.

Here is the template.  Click on the preview and it will take you back to the blog where you can find the link.

Thanks so much for throwing it back with us.

We will be here again tomorrow for Freebie Friday where we'll have an absolutely beautiful free overlay starring, Throwing Some Scraps Around and Jodi's new kit.

On Saturdays we do hybrids.  I've got a lovely, free card lined up with new goodies from Aimee Harrison Designs.  You are really going to love it.  Think about using it with our Tradtional Tuesday, cards project starting soon. 

Happy scrapping!

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Traditional Scrapbooking Tuesday With The Cherry On Top

Welcome to Traditional Scrap Tuesdays.

We are continuing with our mini travel album.  We're quite a few pages in and going strong.

Get a few tips and inspiration in today's entry and take a peek at a couple of other pages.

Be on the look out for some interesting boxes that you can use for our/your cards and tags that we will be starting in the upcoming months.  The holidays are coming and you need to be ready.  It's always better scrapbooking and paper crafting when there is a purpose.  Stay tuned for more!

Would you call this a simple page?  At first I thought it was really simple and it certainly did not take a lot of time to design, but I'm not sure I'd describe it as simple with all of those embellishments.  It certainly was easy so let's go with this easy, natural layout.  Hehehe...

I wanted to make a banner for today's layout.  I already had these cute stickers for it, in the pizza box.  I immediately went for string then thought, "Why not ribbon?"

This mini is coordinating very nicely.  Each page uses the same colour palette, papers and many of the same kind or style of embellishment.  It will give the finished project a very cohesive look, which I totally dig.

I'm wishing I would have added a few more layers of coloured background, but otherwise, it's ok.

Here are a few other pages.

This page will be on the other side of the first page posted.  I copied the button usage as well as these beaded swirls and white flowers.  The swirls were just one huge embellishment and I cut the pieces that fit the best out.
There were also some tiny porcelain roses in the mix, but I was not liking them with the beads so I ditched them, too.

Find out what aspects of scrapbooking you like most and focus on that.  You don't have to spend a fortune to have something beautiful.  You don't need to spend hours behind the desk either.  If time is a problem (and it usually is) keep your scrapping simple and don't put a lot on your plate.  Use collections so you don't have waste time rummaging through your stash. One layout or page at a time...

Thanks so much for checking out The Cherry.  We'll be back on Thursday and we are throwing it back, as usual.  We'll show you an older, free template you may have missed and we'll have Key Lime Digi Designs back in the spotlight, too.

Until then, happy scrapping!

AuSumness and The Cherry On Top

Welcome to The Cherry On Top.

You used to find blog entries for Autism on my blog, but lately they are not here.

No worries!  We are still blogging useful tips, tricks, information, research, links and anecdotes relating to Autism.  We started a new, separate blog especially for it and it is called AuSumness, Finding the Awesome in Autism.

There is a whole heck of a lot of awesome in Autism.  Just as much if not more than the less favourable behaviour associated with it.  Some times you have to wait for that moment and relish in it and other times you have to dig to find it.

There is a brand new entry just up, today.  Head on over and start following us there.  We also will keep Pinning those posts from AuSumness on our Autism board on Pinterest.

Thanks for stopping by The Cherry.  We'll see ya at AuSumness!

September's Free Planner Inserts Are Here

Welcome to The Cherry On Top.

Saturday's are dedicated to hybrid scrapping and craft.  Every month we provide you with free planner inserts and a page of stickers for in those planners that coordinate.  I choose a different designer for the inserts so you get a taste of what they do, you can see how the designer's print quality and it gives you a variety for in your planner.

We've got a lot of FREEBIES to show off for you, today and not just the free inserts, but several links where you can find even more freebies.  We've got MagsGraphic Deigns back in the lime light as well as some of your favourite template designers.

Keep reading and find all of the lovely freebies, get inspired and get scrapping!

I hope your back to school goes smoother than ours does.  Our boys do not like school and after an amazing summer in Germany, they were not at all ready to go back.  Hehehe...

This is the kit I used for the layout above and this month's free planner inserts and stickers.  If you look closely, you'll se I pulled out the colours that coordinated with my photos.  Leaving out the orange and red for a more cohesive and less busy composition.  The template is a fabulous one from Lissy Kay Designs.  It's called Special Sauce.  You can find it here.

I am really loving the word art found in the collection.

Without further delay, here are this month's free planner inserts.  Right click on each of the three images and save to your favourite spot.

Here's a fun Pokemon inspired kit, from Maggie, paired up with a free template from Dagi's Temptations.

Here are several freebies provided by MagsGraphics.  Each image is linked up to the spot where you can get the download.  Make sure you tell Maggie that The Cherry sent ya!

How about a template and a challenge?

I LOVE this kit!

Oh!  I just found this mega cute freebie on her blog.

 Home and Heart is a recent release.

Scrap up those Field Trip Adventures.

I'm sure you have party pictures that still need scrapping.

You are set to scrap!

Make sure you scroll back and see all of the lovely free stuff you may have missed.

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Freebie Friday With LouCee Creations and a Free Kitty Template

Welcome to The Cherry On Top's Freebie Friday.

My gal LouCee is back in the spot light.  She has a lovely collection for the kitty lover in you.  These warm colours are so cozy and they go together so well with your furry friends like my first kitty, Puka.  He was such a doll baby.  The first of many!  Hehehe...I do love my kit-ehs and what better collection to show that love.

Keep scrolling for our free, coordinating template and some awesome inspiration.

My goodness!  The hubby is looking so young.  Hehehe...

I love the journal cards and the super choice in alphas, too.

LouCee released another fab kit while I was on vacation and I just HAD to play.  Is this kit The Cherry or what?!  Those luscious, bight colours, lovely little girlies and ALL of those flowers. Gah, Gah, Gah!  I was in scrappy heaven.

As you may know, I have two boys and the girlie photos are typically of my nieces and sometimes my friend's kids.  My girlfriend Cat has two beautiful children.  Mate being one of them.  She is full of beauty and sass.  My favourite combination.  Hehehe...

I used a kicking template from Throwing Some Scraps Around.  Keep scrolling to see a preview, click on it and check out what Jodi has on her blog.  Freebies for sure and a store full of great goodies at Cherry prices.

Here are Jodi's templates.

Lou has this lovely freebie on her blog.

Take a look at what my girlies have done with the free template.

Here is a layout from Melissa using, Furry Pals Kitty Colletion from Magical Scraps Galore.

Another super layout from Steph using Pawsitively Adorable from Kristin Aagard. 

My Scrappy Sister Claire cooked up this cute layout.  That looks to me like a kit from BoomersGirl Designs.

Here is your free template and guess what?  My gal Melissa has created png files for you. Yay!  A big thanks to her.  You'll find them in the download.  Leave a comment if you use png's.  If I get enough fans that need this version, I'll be sure to include them regularly.

The Cherry On Top is THE place to go for digital freebies and printables.  Follow us here, on Pinterest and definitely in our group on Facebook so ya don't miss anything.  You can show off your work, join in on our chats, challenges, receive exclusive freebies and definitely have a laugh.  We do that best of all.  Hehehe...You'll just love all of the enthusiastic scrappy sisters over there.

What have you missed?  A whole lot!  Including our previous free template.

Tomorrow we will back with our free planner inserts.  Ya won't wanna miss them.

Thanks so much for making The Cherry a part of your day.

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September Blog Train Template Freebie

 Welcome to The Cherry On Top.

We are back with another free template for the Leigh Penrod and Friends monthly blog train.  Last month I left on vacation and left many hoppers hanging because my link stopped working.  I can't apologise enough for that.  It took us forever to get internet in our new place.  Usually, things run very smoothly around here and this time we'll prove it.

Enjoy this new, free template and scroll further to see the one you missed last month.  We are leaving the links up especially long as a way to say sorry. We've also got a few previews of some of the other stops from the train and inspiration.  Click on this image to get the psd and tiff versions of this free template.

Consider using a huge picture for a background.  Of course, you can use a paper if you like.  This template is mega flexible.  You can design one sweet cluster and just copy paste it on all three appropriated places to save time.  This layout was whipped together in minutes.

When my link was leaving everyone hanging, I was hanging out in that village to the right, along the river in these pictures.  Hehehe...What a view, eh?  This is from atop the Calmont in Germany.  It took my breath away.  Good thing there was delicious white wine and pretzels there!  Hehehe...

Here are some more layouts from my Scrappy Sisters.

This is from Jodi at Throwing Some Scraps Around.  She is showing off a new kit, In My Day.  Click the gorgeous layout to see the kit and maybe catch another freebie.

Here, Melissa has turned around the template to use it in a different way.  Apple Picking from Day Dreams n' Designs.

This one if from Marie H.  Find more lovelies from her by clicking on the image.

Theresa used Going The Distance from Just Because Studio.  The images are linked up so you can check out the kit if you like.

This is the gorgeous palette for this month.

Here are a couple of other stops in this hop. There is a complete list, too.

This one is Commercial Use.

http://breniandesigns.blogspot.com/

Www.leighpenroddigitals.blogspot.com

Https://mooreblessingsdigitaldesign.wordpress.com

http://crystalscreationsfs.blogspot.com/

http://dreamn4everdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://kjddesigns.worpress.com

http://www.jodisscrapping.blogspot.com

http://digicats.blogspot.com

http://5littleloves.blogspot.com/

We have so many free downloads, it will make your head spin.  Grab your favourite beverage and scroll through the blogs or hit up our Pinterest board, The Cherry On Top's Freebies and if freebies really are yo' thang, then join our group on Facebook where I share exclusive freebies and of course everything from the blog and more.

Thanks so much for stopping by The Cherry.

We post several times a week so follow us and you won't miss a beat.

If you scrap up something lovely with all of this free stuff, feel free to share it in our group on Facebook.

Happy scrapping!