Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Prime Time For Prima


Creative Team designer, Dianedi impresses us with brilliant scrapbooking layouts using products from Prima's latest releases.

"Losing Your First Tooth"



"Love To Sing"


Visit our Creative Team reveal section for more details on what you can do with all of Prima's product lines including "Little Boo" and "Peaches".

Monday, December 29, 2008

Check Out Digi's Year In Review!

I'm amazed at how quickly this year flew by! So much has happened here at ACOT both on the business and personal sides of everyone here. Some good. Some not so good, but we made it! Another year older and hopefully wiser!

Our Digital Creative Team spent some time reviewing 2008 in digital scrapbooking layout form. As usual, the projects are incredible! Here are some examples:



"2008 Year In Review" by mayertk:


"Another Year Has Gone By" by dianagirly:


View all of the Digital Creative Team's Year in Review projects HERE! Thanks for another fantastic year!

Saturday, December 27, 2008

In Case You Didn't Know...

Shop early for the best selection! There are really some unbelievable deals right now! We're making room for even more items that will be arriving soon. Take advantage of our limited space problem and grab a steal of a deal!

Click HERE for complete details and limitations.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

We know this is a spectacularly busy time of year for most of you! We wanted to take a moment to share with you how important you all are to us and how much you are appreciated! We wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Kristin has written a special note to all of you! Please be sure to check it out on our Resources page!

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from everyone at ACOT!

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Last Minute Gifts!!!


Thursday, December 18, 2008

no hablan Inglés? (Don't Speak English?)

We've updated ACherryOnTop.com to offer "Google® Translate"!!!

Google® Translate gives international customers the option of displaying our entire website in your own language! We know there are several online translators out there, but we decided to make it even easier for you to view our site!

If you didn't know you could speak Spanish or German or French and you're already a Message Board member, simply go to the Message board and locate Google® Translate (bottom right of your screen). Select a language from the drop down list and "Ta-Dahhhh" you're speaking another language!

I knew you were brilliant!

This feature works throughout our entire site. Shopping. Resources. Gallery. You name it!

Have fun trying it out! Who knows, maybe you'll pick up a new language!


Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Featured Digi Designer Amy Teets!

Amy Teets of Amy Teets Designs is our Featured Digital Designer for the month of December! Please take some time before the month is over to check out her fantastic products and layout ideas in the gallery.

"My Love...baby" by dianagirly:


25 Days (Holiday Book) by mayerkt:


Amy Teets has been a long time designer at ACherryOnTop.com! Her sparkling personality shows through her work. She has something for everyone to inspire or to add that final touch to that project.

A Cherry On Top has so many talented Creative Team and Message Board Members! We hope you are all participating in the gallery on the board. I believe our community is one of the best on the net! Thanks to you all for sharing your talents with us!

Monday, December 15, 2008

Expanding!!!



















We are knocking down walls in the warehouse to make more room for more product in the New Year! We are continuing to think of ways to becom
e more efficient and more productive for our customers.



The new room will provide a great office area, more floor space for new product and our local customers will see even more items at close out and clearance products to purchase!



See those racks near the front? Soon they and many others will be stocked with fantastic values! The clearance area will help us make room for new product even faster!


If you do get to stop by, I'll probably be sitting somewhere here. Brandon still has some wiring and networking to do, but we're almost there! Moving our offices to this area will open up a lot of floor space in the warehouse and shipping.

We are so excited about this expansion and looking forward to seeing what the next year brings! In January 2009, we will be viewing and buying all of the newest goodies at CHA Winter. More space equals more room for new products and who doesn't love new, right?!?!

We'll keep you posted on the ins and outs of the expansion!






Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Pink Paislee Altered Tins, Gift Cards and More!





Tristann has been a member of our Creative Team since pretty much the beginning! She has always been one of our bright stars, but she completely blew us all away with today's Creative Team reveal! She was inspired by Pink Paislee's Tinsel Town Collection. There are so many beautiful projects you can complete with this line. The possibilities are seriously endless.

Just look at this gorgeous altered gift tin:





Or how about this house warming candle:


Want more information on how you can create projects like these? Tristann has listed all of the details about the items used along with other ideas for the Pink Paislee line in our Resources section.

Don't forget to post your thoughts about this reveal or any of the other fantastic articles submitted by our members.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Do You Digi?

Digital layouts are one of the hottest trends in scrapbooking right now. And with more and more websites dedicated to digital or adding digital sections, I don’t think this is a trend that we’ll see fading anytime in the future. But there is a bit of mystery surrounding digital layouts. When you ask people about digital scrapping, many are like “What is digital?” or “I wouldn’t even know where to begin.” Hopefully, this will give a little background into the digital process, what’s needed to get started, and what digital can offer to your scrapbooking experience.

Read more about "The Digital Decision" in an article by Lyndsay Jorday-Hegwald HERE!

Already a seasoned digital scrapper? Be sure to check out our Digital and Hybrid Tutorials where designers like
Kristianne (MamaK321) can show you how to take every day doodles like this:



And turn them into fantastic digital layouts like this:




Need something to jump start your MOJO??? Our Creative Team offers monthly challenges to get those juices flowing! Check our out Contests and Challenges section for both digital and paper scrapbooking!




Saturday, December 6, 2008

ACOT Classes



A Cherry On Top offers a wide variety of online Crop Classes, Tutorials and Creative Team Reveals to teach new techniques and to inspire! There is something available for every level of scrapbooking. Here are just a few samples of some of the recent editions:



Katarria's Kaiser Accordian Frames:




LoveMyBella was inspired by Basic Grey's Wassail line.

No matter what your level or line preference, ACOT is full of resources to inspire!

Friday, December 5, 2008

Orders Are Shipping!!!

pretty sure that's Michelle hiding back there! HAHA!





The Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale was a blast! Having everything on sale was a popular idea. Imagine that???



Our shipping department is hard at work making sure your orders are securely packaged and shipped as quickly as humanly possible! Believe it or not, yes...we still use humans. :) The robots weren't too spiffy at picking single sheets of cardstock and they kept knocking over the coffee pot. They had to go!






Some deliveries might be shipping a day or two later than what you're used to. We want you to know we haven't forgotten you! Hey...maybe you can spot your package somewhere in these piles:



<---- Is that your order? Is it that big one over there? Some of these orders were incredibly heavy! You guys are making the UPS® dudes work extra hard.
But just think of all of the money that was saved? Talk about savvy shoppers! If you did select UPS® ground or expedited delivery options, you will be able to
track your package right to your front door! Forget to order something during the sale? Don't worry. There's still time to receive it in time for Christmas! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Customer Support Department.


Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Santa Keeps On Delivering!


This is one view of what's currently being received in our warehouse!



Normally during the month of December, we're planning fun "end of the year" things like counting inventory. But I guess Santa has other ideas because shipments of new products keep arriving on a daily basis! Honestly! There is no end in sight.

Just take a look at a sampling of what Santa brought just today!



Becky and Michelle in Receivings will be busy for a while making sure all of the new products are online quickly! I don't know. I think they may need an elf or two to help dig them out of there! Any volunteers??? LOL! We might be able to offer compensation in the form of all you can handle "Oohs" and "Ahhhs" as well as bragging rights that you saw it first! Doesn't that sound like a great deal!?!?!?!

I guess that means we'll have to keep making room for the brand new stuff which most likely means fabulous things for our wonderful online and local customers! We'll be sure to keep you informed. :)

I probably should go back into the warehouse to make sure they're doing OK...and maybe provide some type of sustenance. HA!

Until next time...