A Cherry On Top


Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Last day of finals and a QP Collection Freebie!!!!

Today is my last day of finals this semester!! Do you know how excited I am?? I can't wait to go on vacation on Friday and relax with my family. My husband is staying home so I am going to visit my sister and father. I am taking my niece and nephew with me so it will be very interesting!

Well anyway, on to the exciting part and the reason you came here!! (hehe)

I am on the creative team for Isabel Mendez and we, the creative team and Isabel, would like to give you this FANTASTIC QP collection! It is from the "Friendship" collection created by Isabel.



This kit is amazing! The elements pack comes with : 2 borders, 4 paper bows, 1 cardboard flower, 1 chipboard flower, 2 crochet flowers, 1 folded crochet flower with clip, 3 sticker flowers, 1 cardboard journaling, 1 journaling paper, 2 file tabs, 1 postal frame, 3 flat ribbons, 1 ric-rac ribbon, 2 cardboard tags, 1 brad, 5 tabs, 5 different stitches, 1 clasp.



The paper pack comes with a great variety of too! You get 16 different styles to choose from!!!



The best news is that not only do you get this freebie collection, there is a fabulous bracket album set to math! You can do an entire album with this one kit!



You will only get the QP with my name (Jennifer) on it from my blog. You must Isabel's page and the rest of the creative team to get their pages! Good luck! And enjoy! (Oh yeah, click the QP Preview for the link!.....shhhhh)

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Help me boost subscriber numbers.....and a freebie!

I really want to boost subscriber numbers to my blog! I need to be inspired and I am hoping if more people are interested, then I will get to creating! You can subscribe over there on the left side of the screen!

These are some layouts I have created recently. I thought I would share. I think I am going to try and start making some tutorials for beginners. I use PSE 6.0 and have not been able to find too many tutorials that are easy and for this version. It may prove to be useful for other people too. This will give me something to do this summer so that I am not out spending money instead...lol Since the hubby is a teacher we get one big check to get us through the summer so we have to make it last!

Also, check out the post below for a freebie.






















I have given credit to all creators and designers of products used in my gallery located at A Cherry On Top!

New look for the blog......and a present to celebrate!!

I created a new header for the blog. I like this one much better and I am so excited to share it with you. It was created using products from Raspberry Road. I love their work, its fantastic!

I have a final tomorrow morning and one on Wednesday and then I am officially finished with this semester!! Whew! I am so happy to be done. I have had enough school for a while....lol

In celebration of both events, I created a cute little freebie pack of papers! I am learning so many new techniques and it thrills me. I can't wait to create more stuff. Enjoy!



Also, PLEASE help me boost subscriber posts. Please see this link to another post on my blog today!!!

Please click the preview for the download link.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

School is almost over! Psst....there is also a freebie!

I am so happy that summer is almost here. There is so much drama going on in my family I need to escape. I am almost finished with the semester. I take my first final tomorrow and the last one on the 30th. Then, no school for a month! Yea!!

I probably won't be around much the first week of May so I wanted to go ahead and post the little mini kit I made. I am quite proud of it and I hope you like it too. It's a Cindo de Mayo kit for you to use with your celebration pictures. Hope you enjoy.



Click here for the papers.
Click here for the elements.

There are 9 papers and 9 elements! I would LOVE to see what you make with them!

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Yep, I have been tagged!!!

I honestly have never seen this before! However, I am part of CT and the designer has tagged me! So I will post the rules and then play the game.

Isabel tagged me, a few day's ago, but I just happened to see it on her blog where she was tagged and noticed I was a tagee. Is that word even? lol I, like Isabel, had no idea what to do so I basically copied from her blog. hehe

Here are the rules:

  • Link to person that tagged me. So here is the link for Isabel.
  • Post the rules on your blog.
  • Share 7 Random facts about yourself
  • Tag 7 random people at the bottom of your post, linking to their blog. Let each person know by leaving a comment on their blog.

So here it goes.

7 facts about myself

  1. I have a great love for photography.
  2. I have been married for almost a year.
  3. Black is my favorite color
  4. I have one cat.
  5. I am a Louisianian at heart but living in Florida.
  6. I have two nieces and two nephews.
  7. I love being part of a CT.

Ok, now 7 people to tag.....this should be fun. I hardly know 7 people in the scrapping world....lol

My Kiddo Collection and a freebie!

I have decided to donate some time to a charity and do some volunteer work. I feel like I need to do something to improve the quality of my life. I have decided to volunteer for Make A Wish Foundation and I am overjoyed I chose them. I went to my first meeting last night and I have another one on Tuesday to begin planning a fund raiser. I think this will be so fulfilling and exciting. Check out the local programs in your area for more information. You can also go to the website here.

So its very coincidental that this weeks freebie is a QP collection called "My Kiddo". Isabel Mendez with Crisdam Designs, has created this most fabulous kit for all of your "kiddos". Designed with her two sons in mind, its childish yet versital enough for teens. It can also be used for little girls.




It includes: 6 solid papers, 7 pattern papers, 3 wrinkled notebook papers, 2 paper brackets, 2 bulldog clips, 2 ring accents (can be used as frames) 2 cardboard glitter stars, 5 tabs, 1 paper border, 1 cardboard border, 2 cardboard photo corners, 2 paper photo corners, 2 glitter swirl corners, 2 frames, 1 glitter swirl, 2 journaling papers,
1 bow, 5 stitches (14"x14"), and 1 tag. You get a total of 16 papers and 33 elements. Have fun with it!!!

You can also get some pre-made QP's......



This fabulous Tile Alpha Set will look fabulous on all of these QP's!




The freebie being offered is a quick page from the kit. Get it while you can because it will not be available forever. If you like it, buy the kit because you will NOT be disappointed! It has great elements and papers. Let your creative juices start flowing......



Click here for the link. You will receive the QP with the orange background. To get the rest of the pages visit Crisdam Designs!

Monday, April 14, 2008

Layout created by SarahWhithers.....and a freebie!

I am a member of A Cherry On Top or "ACOT" and every month we do a "digi-swap". Sarah got my name this month and I had to share the ADORABLE layout she made. I LOVE it! My niece Makenna and I had a "girls night" the last time I went to visit her and this was the product of a four year old putting her own lipstick on! lol. I laughed so hard at her.




Anyway, I had to share this and give props to Sarah. She did an amazing job and its so darn cute! Visit her blog here.

In honor of this layout and created with the inspiration from it, I created a little mini-elements pack. Enjoy!

Click the link here to get the freebie!

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Great New Kits!

I have been having a blast as a CT for Isabel Mendez. Her products are so much fun and they are so colorful! I have had the pleasure of makeing some great pages with them so I thought I would share them.



This is the layout I created using her "Friendship" kit which can be found here on A Cherry On Top.



This layout was created using her "Blooming Days" Kit which can be found here.

Stay tuned for some great things to come!

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Isabel Mendez Designs

As I mentioned before, I am now a CT Member for Crisdam Designs. The designs are created by Isabel Mendez and she does exquisite work. I am posting a few links so that you can find her products on the world wide web!

These are pictures of just a few of her pieces and kits:

Dulce Sophia Elements


My Kiddo Elements

You can find the fabulous products by Isabel Mendez at the following places:

A Cherry On Top
Snap & Scrap

Go to these sites to get the GREAT elements packs that are previewed above! You will definitely love the quality! Remember: these are digital downloads, not paper products.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

My first CT position!

I am so excited! I just logged into email and got news that I have been accepted to the Crisdam Design CT! This is so exciting and I am very honored to be part of something so creative.

This is so funny to me though because I remember when my mom told me about digi-scrapbooking and I laughed hysterically. I thought she was nuts! I was like, this take all the fun out of scrapbooking. Boy was I wrong! I love it! I still have all of my paper supplies and still use them, but digi-scrapping has opened a whole new world to me. Not to mention the fact that I have gotten to create some great stuff, I am getting to meet some awesome people.

Thank you again Isabel! This rocks!