Wednesday, August 29, 2012

This Week's Sketch Challenge: ACherryOnTop.com

Week 17 - Sketch Challenge:

becky fleck sketch challenge

We'd love to see what you can do with this sketch! Post your finished layout on our Becky Fleck Sketch Challenge #17 Topic on our Message Board and in the Sketch Challenge #17 Gallery

Random winner to be selected and awarded 500 ACOT Bonus Points! Act fast! You have until midnite EST on Tuesday - September 4, 2012 to post your project. See Terms and Conditions.

Becky Fleck - A Cherry On Top
Becky Fleck, founder of PageMaps.com, created a free resource seven years ago, providing distinct, original sketches that help papercrafters spend less time planning their pages and cards and more time scrapping them.

Becky is the editor of Scrapbook & Cards Today, Canada’s premiere papercrafting magazine. Another free resource (downloadable via pdf), you can find many more of Becky’s sketches in this quarterly publication. Visit PageMaps and Scrapbook & Cards Today for loads of inspiration!

  
Don't forget to visit our Contests & Challenges forum on our Message Board for even more inspiration!

See Sketch Challenge Terms & Conditions or View and Submit Challenge Entries

guest designer call
Click here to find out how to submit

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

*Updated With Winner* - We R Memory Keeper Mini 8 Punch Giveaway!


Mini 8 Punches

Congratulations To 
Anita Braddock

You're our Mini 8 Punch Winner!

Please send an email to verify and confirm your prize to:
service@acherryontop.com

Stay Tuned to our facebook page for more giveaways


We're giving away a Mini 8 Punch!


What's a Mini 8 Punch and why do you want to win one?  Think of it as a tiny version of the We R Memory Keepers Lucky 8 Punch!  Use on a 6"x6" square sheet of paper and in 8 punches you will have a unique, decorative element for your next crafting project. Or, use on a 12"x12" sheet for a distinct look as well. The options are limitless. Easy to punch, easy to design. Available in 6 fun designs.

Watch this demo:


What do you have to do to win one?  Just leave us a comment here on our blog.  We'd love for you to let us know why you'd like to receive a free Mini 8 Punch on our facebook page, too!

We'll be announcing the winner Wednesday - Aug. 29th!


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Punch awarded to be selected by A Cherry On Top and is not transferable or redeemable for cash.  No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. 

Friday, August 24, 2012

This Week's Becky Fleck Sketch Challenge: ACherryOnTop.com


   Week 16 - Sketch Challenge:

becky fleck sketch challenge

We'd love to see what you can do with this sketch! Post your finished layout on our Becky Fleck Sketch Challenge #16 Topic on our Message Board and in the Sketch Challenge #16 Gallery

Random winner to be selected and awarded 500 ACOT Bonus Points! Act fast! You have until midnite EST on Tuesday - August 28, 2012 to post your project. See Terms & Conditions.

Becky Fleck - A Cherry On Top
Becky Fleck, founder of PageMaps.com, created a free resource seven years ago, providing distinct, original sketches that help papercrafters spend less time planning their pages and cards and more time scrapping them.
Becky is the editor of Scrapbook & Cards Today, Canada’s premiere papercrafting magazine. Another free resource (downloadable via pdf), you can find many more of Becky’s sketches in this quarterly publication. Visit PageMaps and Scrapbook & Cards Today for loads of inspiration!
 
 
 
Don't forget to visit our Contests & Challenges forum on our Message Board for even more inspiration!

See Sketch Challenge Terms & Conditions or View and Submit Challenge Entries


guest designer call
Click here to find out how to submit

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

This Week's Becky Fleck Sketch Challenge At ACherryOnTop.com


   Week 15 - Sketch Challenge:

becky fleck sketch challenge

We'd love to see what you can do with this sketch! Post your finished layout on our Becky Fleck Sketch Challenge #15 Topic on our Message Board and in the Sketch Challenge #15 Gallery

Random winner to be selected and awarded 500 ACOT Bonus Points! Act fast! You have until midnite EST on Tuesday - August 21, 2012 to post your project. See Terms & Conditions.

Becky Fleck - A Cherry On Top
Becky Fleck, founder of PageMaps.com, created a free resource seven years ago, providing distinct, original sketches that help papercrafters spend less time planning their pages and cards and more time scrapping them.

Becky is the editor of Scrapbook & Cards Today, Canada’s premiere papercrafting magazine. Another free resource (downloadable via pdf), you can find many more of Becky’s sketches in this quarterly publication. Visit PageMaps and Scrapbook & Cards Today for loads of inspiration!
 
 
 
Don't forget to visit our Contests & Challenges forum on our Message Board for even more inspiration!

See Sketch Challenge Terms & Conditions or View and Submit Challenge Entries

guest designer call
Click here to find out how to submit

Monday, August 13, 2012

Over 10K Facebook Likes - THANK YOU!


Thanks to YOU - A Cherry On Top now has over 10,000 'likes' on facebook!  How incredible is that?  As promised, to celebrate - we'll be announcing TEN $100 ACOT Gift Certificate winners right here!

Talk about perfect timing!  Tis the season for all new product releases from your favorites like Bo Bunny, Prima, Bazzill, Echo Park and My Mind's Eye!  

What would you buy with your $100 Gift Certificate?

We'll be listing all $100 GC winners below!  Check back often to see if you're listed -  



Winner's List 
email service@acherryontop.com to claim your prize
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Barbara St. Pierre of Mass. - $100 GC Winner 09/13

Alfie Kraus of New River, AZ - $100 GC Winner 09/07

Janet Lebeau of Ohio - $100 GC Winner 09/04

Alicia Mendez Niemeyer - $100 GC Winner 08/30



Donna Broussard, @donnabroussard5 - $100 GC Winner 08/24

Jessica Shelton of Ravenna, OH - $100 GC Winner 08/23

 Deanna Patrick Green of Palmdale, CA - $100 GC Winner 08/20

 
Jennifer Raven of Rockhill, SC - $100 GC Winner 08/15

Friday, August 10, 2012

How To Get The Most From Your Paper Crafting Stamps



Laura shares five different projects focusing on specific how-to techniques and ideas which can be used using just about any stamp, paper pack and, or color scheme out there!




Stamps are an investment.  We buy them because they seem like a long-lasting, worthwhile, crafty purchase. We justify the expense, promising ourselves that we will get tons of use from them and they'll be super practical. And guess what? That is completely true.

Today, I challenge you to bust out one of those stamp sets (and hey, if you realllly want to... go buy a new one, I won't tell) and try some of these simple techniques and ideas to get some use out of those great stamps! 


1.  Layer Your Stamps:
Stamp a background over an outline image.  To create the tag on this card, I stamped the polka-dot background, and then the tag outline and sentiment right over it.  Polka-dots are my FAVORITE; they just make me HAPPY!  Think about what stamped images you can add a pattern to. (a polka-dotted tree, teacup, or cloud? ADORABLE.)    

Lily Bee tag card by Laura Williams
 
2. Trim and overlap stamped images:
To create this candy tube, I stamped and trimmed the background square, and then stamped the flowers on patterned paper and cardstock.  I trimmed them, and layered them on, using foam tape to add some dimension. (Remember how I love polka-dots? Well, I love foam tape almost as much!)

candy tube by Laura Williams, from A Cherry On Top
 
3. KISS! (Keep it simple, silly!)
Grab the one or two stamps you like the best and let them work their magic. Don't get bogged down in the details.  On this card I used two stamps, added a bit of colored pencil, tied a piece of twine, and called it DONE. It took less than 5 minutes.  YOU CAN DO THIS TOO!!!

Lily Bee chickadee card by Laura Williams, for A Cherry On Top.com
 
4.  Repeat, repeat, repeat:
Take a stamp. . .just about any stamp. . .and make a background.  To really add some depth, try "second-generation stamping", where you stamp twice before reinking. Stamp, stamp, ink.  Stamp, stamp, ink. Got it? ;)  Make sure you stamp over the edges to make it look more like an actual piece of patterned paper.  And on this card, I didn't even do the entire background of the card.  A nice stripe at the bottom was enough.  (Add "simple" to my list of favorite things, right after polka-dots and foam tape!)

Lily Bee card by Laura Williams, for A Cherry On Top. com
 
5. Think Outside of the Box:
On this card, I wanted to use the square backgrond stamps in a new way.  So I stamped them on cardstock a few times, and then after I trimmed the squares, I trimmed them each in half.  It made a fun easy design that fills my card. (And lookie there. . .polka-dots, foam tape, simplicity! ahhhh!)

Lily Bee and Bazzill card, created by Laura Williams, for A Cherry On Top

Remember, nothing I've shown you today is groundbreaking or complicated. But sometimes we all need a refresher, and an inspiration to look at our stamps in a new way.  I hope you'll take one (or two, or five) of these ideas, and you'll dive in and CREATE with what you love! 

projects created by Laura Williams, for acherryontop.com


Laura loves bright colors, graphic patterns, clean and simple everything, polka dots (and chocolate!) She is a card-maker and stamper at heart, but also enjoys creating all kinds of paper-crafty goodness! Her work has been published in Paper Crafts, CARDS, CardMaker, Simple Scrapbooks, and Crafts 'n Things. 



Tuesday, August 7, 2012

This Week's Sketch Challenge At ACherryOnTop.com


  Week 14 - Sketch Challenge:

becky fleck sketch challenge

We'd love to see what you can do with this sketch! Post your finished layout on our Becky Fleck Sketch Challenge #14 Topic on our Message Board and in the Sketch Challenge #14 Gallery

Random winner to be selected and awarded 500 ACOT Bonus Points! Act fast! You have until midnite EST on Tuesday - August 14, 2012 to post your project. See Terms & Conditions.

Becky Fleck - A Cherry On Top Becky Fleck, founder of PageMaps.com, created a free resource seven years ago, providing distinct, original sketches that help papercrafters spend less time planning their pages and cards and more time scrapping them.
Becky is the editor of Scrapbook & Cards Today, Canada’s premiere papercrafting magazine. Another free resource (downloadable via pdf), you can find many more of Becky’s sketches in this quarterly publication. Visit PageMaps and Scrapbook & Cards Today for loads of inspiration!
 
    
Don't forget to visit our Contests & Challenges forum on our Message Board for even more inspiration!

See Sketch Challenge Terms & Conditions or View and Submit Challenge Entries

guest designer call

Click here to find out how to submit


Friday, August 3, 2012

We're Almost There! More Winners Announced!


i like acherryontop


Help us reach our 10,000 'Likes' goal; you may be a Grand Prize winner of a $100 Gift Certificate

We're awarding TEN lucky winners $100 Gift Certificates to shop at ACherryOnTop.com. 

Tell your friends about us using any social media. We'll be scouring the web for anyone mentioning "I like ACherryOnTop.com".

We spotted some of you saying some pretty awesome things about ACherryOnTop.com!  As our way of saying 'Thanks for spreading the word', we've been giving away little goodies along the way! Check out our winner's list below for your name & drop us an email if you've won! 


~Thanks For Sharing Winner's List
Send an email to service@acherryontop.com to claim your gift!
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Victoria Warren-Mears

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Carissa Imel
Tammy Sunderman
Judy Lucas
Sandi Brassard
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Miriam Prantner

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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Welcome Becky - August Guest Designer At ACherryOnTop.com


august 2012 a cherry on top guest designer Screenname: blitz
Name:  Becky
 
A Bit About Becky:  My partner Trevor and I live with our two kiddos; Olivia 9 and Sullivan 1 in Cranbrook BC in the heart of the B-E-A-U-tiful Canadian Rocky Mountains. I am an Elementary School teacher but I am taking some time off to stay home with our son, and while I’m at it I look after two other little boys the same age.  Papercrafting is my passion and I am so excited to be able to share it with you. I am thrilled to be the guest designer this month at A Cherry on Top!! Please stop by and visit my blog at www.scrapcircus.blogspot.com.
 
Q & A Section:
 
Favorite color: turquoise
 
I mostly create: 12x12 layouts (usually single page)
 
My guilty pleasure is:  sour chewy candies


Visit our Contests & Challenges forum for inspirational fun throughout the month of August!




'Hello' card featuring the 9 to 5 Collection by October Afternoon:


hello card october afternoon 9 to 5


Products Used:


  october after 9 to 5  9 to 5 october afternonon

Click HERE to learn more about Becky and to see all of her great projects!



guest designer call
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