Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Congrats To This Week's Crafty Sketch Challenge Winner!

Here's our randomly selected Sketch 106 Winner!



Congrats to Mgehrke!  Thanks for submitting this great layout.  It's definitely a dog thing!  We hope you enjoy spending your 1000 ACherryOnTop.com Points!

Everyone else who participated will receive 100 Points.  Want to see the other fabulous submissions?  Click HERE!



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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Join Us For This Week's Paper Craft Sketch Challenge -


Find crafty inspiration with our Becky Fleck Sketch #106 Challenge!  Show us your take of this design by submitting it to our Sketch #106 Gallery.  You have until Tuesday - October 27, 2015 to post your project.

Remember, one random participant will receive 1000 A Cherry On Top Points!

Congrats to Redsonic - our Sketch #105 Winner!


We hope you enjoy spending those points!  Thanks for sharing your creativity with us - to view other projects from this challenge, click here.


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Monday, October 19, 2015

October Guest Designer Challenge #1






Sandy is our October Guest Designer and she's busy creating new challenges to inspire you!

Check out our Contests & Challenges Message Board forum to catch the latest.










Scrap about your favorite or new part of an upcoming holiday meal:


ACherryOnTop.com is giving away a $5 gift certificate to a random participant of this challenge.  Be sure to post your layout by November 5, 2015.  To view more details, please click here.

Happy Creating!

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Friday, October 16, 2015

Congrats To This Week's Crafty Sketch Winner!

Fall is officially in full swing and our latest random sketch challenge winner captured it perfectly in this scrapbook layout:


Redsonic20 has been a part of our creative community for a couple of years, now!  Her amazing layout was randomly selected as our Sketch #105 1000 Points Winner.  She featured products from Simple Stories' Pumpkin Spice collection:

 simple stories pumpkin spice paper

All other submitters received 100 A Cherry On Top Points!  Look for another sketch next week.

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Join Us For This Week's Paper Craft Sketch Challenge



A Cherry On Top has had over 100 Becky Fleck Sketch Challenges!  If you ever need a quick source for inspiration, be sure to visit our Sketch Challenge Gallery.

We love this week's sketch.  Show us your interpretation by creating your project and uploading it to our Becky Fleck Sketch Challenge #105 Gallery:


http://bit.ly/1Qb1eRt


You have until next Wednesday - October 14, 2015 to submit to the gallery. One randomly selected 'winner' will receive 1000 A Cherry On Top POINTS - while all others will receive 100 points just for sharing your project with us!






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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Help Us Welcome Sandy - Our October 2015 Guest Designer!

Screenname:  writerlady       

First name: Sandy

Favorite Color: ocean blue (I’m not sure that’s a real color name, but it’s my very favorite color)

My craft supply 'must have': Right now it would be Heidi Swapp Color Shine mist in gold. Of course it’s always patterned paper – that’s my first love and what got me scrapping in the first place.

I mostly create: 12 x 12 layouts. I’ve only made 2 2-page or double page layouts. I don’t always have that many photos to make a double page layout. I am thrilled to be scrapping my tiny little grandson now. He has my heart for sure. I also make mini books, the occasional 8 ½ x 11 layout and some pocket pages to put on the other side of a 12 x 12 layout when I have more photos to include.

Guilty pleasure: I hope I can have more than one… In scrapping, it’s Heidi Swapp's Gold mist and my much loved patterned paper. In life it’s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, watching Project Runway and Downton Abbey or going shopping in a nice little store just for myself.





Scrapbooking layout: 'As You Grow'


product used:

 simple stories we are family collection


Sandy tells us about this paper crafting project:

'As I was looking through my photos to decide what to scrap next, I remembered one of the cut aparts in the Simples Stories We Are… Family Collection Kit. It has this wonderful list of things I wished for my little grandson Chance as he gets older. I love him SO much already and watching him grow is the greatest joy in my life...' continue reading




Scrapbooking layout: 'Thankful for Family'


products used:
 echo park the story of fall collection


Sandy tell us about this paper crafting project:

'This was the first full day we were down in NC with our new grandson. My stepson and his beautiful partner took us out for barbeque. Now this photo was taken in July but look at the colors in it.  I thought it was perfect coloring for the Echo Park The Story of Fall by Lori Whitlock. Who says you have to only scrap fall using a fall kit? I scrapped summer. The beautiful background paper is called Wood Floral. I fussy cut some of the banners on the top left and popped up parts of them. I covered the rest of the paper with clear gesso. Then I used my favorite stencil by Hero Arts – it’s got tons of little heart groupings. They aren’t all the same, so it’s fun to play around with'... continue reading



Congratulations Sandy! Thank you for sharing your talents with us and we look forward to your paper crafting challenges!  To read Sandy's complete interview and view more of her projects, click here

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

Paper Crafting Guest Designer Open Call

Every month we like to feature one special guest to share their talents in our A Cherry On Top Community!  Are you up for the challenge?



 a cherry on top guest designer open call



Show us your BEST paper craft projects and submit them to our Guest Designer Submission Gallery!  We view this gallery often for our NEXT GUEST DESIGNER!

What do our guest designers receive?

1. Free Product for your project/layouts!

2. Exposure of your awesome talent!

3. Recognition and bragging rights for an entire month!


If selected, the Guest Designer must be able to provide answers to our Q&A form, create and host 5 challenges/contests (any combination) during their month on our Message Board, provide a large headshot and complete at least 3 layouts or 1 paper craft project/tutorial to be used and published by A Cherry On Top.


Ready to submit your project?



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