Happy Little Moment | A Cherry On Top Guest Designer

I was lucky enough to be asked to be the July guest designer at A Cherry on Top.

As a part of guesting, they gave me $50 to spend in the shop and asked that I create three layouts and blog posts. Here is my first blog post, which will be published on the ACOT blog soon:


Happy Little Moment |Fussy Cut Florals
by Debbi Tehrani

Have you worked with the papers by P13 Paper Products? I thought it was a new company because I’ve only recently been seeing them online, but they’ve apparently been around since 2006. P13 is a Polish paper company, and I think their products are fairly new in the United States. Their products are full of lush florals and gorgeous, detailed motifs. I used The Four Seasons – Summer collection to create this layout:

I knew I was going to do a lot of fussy cutting, and since the designs are so intricate, I decided to use a solid white background. I started out my page by tearing a strip of the bold pink paper (Paper 5) from the 6 x 8 pad to use on the side of the page. I wanted a green layer beneath the pink, but the green paper in the pad had a pattern on the opposite side that I wanted to save, so I went to my stash and found an old green paper that worked with the colors in this collection and used a border punch to add a lacy touch. Some machine stitching gave the border some extra texture.

I scrap 8 x 8, so I usually buy a couple of sheets of 12 x 12 to serve as backgrounds and then a 6 x 6 and/or 6 x 8 pad for layering and embellishing. For this layout, I used both of the smaller pads and did a lot of fussy cutting. The elements in the corners were fussy cut from one papers in the 6 x 6 pad. There’s a corresponding print available in 12 x 12, called Paper 4. I adhered the cut piece to my layout using foam adhesive, for added dimension. The yellow XOXO circle came from the #3 Sticker Sheet. I adhered it to a 1-inch punched circle and added a little puffy heart from my stash because I always add hearts to the layouts I give away, and this is for my niece.

I started building the layers behind my photo and the page felt too empty, so I took a Tim Holtz Picked Raspberry Distress Oxides Ink Pad and swiped it down my page several times underneath where I wanted my photo. The textured white Bazzill cardstock gives the ink an interesting look. I then rubbed some of the same ink to a sheet of plastic, added a little water, and splattered the ink around with a paintbrush. I also added some green watercolor splats. Once I placed the floral element in the corner, I felt like I needed some flowers on the other side of the photo, so I cut a beautiful bouquet from the Paper 7. Some of it was hidden behind the photo, so I cut it in half and layered it behind the other piece. I used some sweet phrases from the #1 Sticker Sheet to make some tabs on the layers behind the photo. Before adhering the photo cluster, I added a doily behind it, and then another circle sticker to balance the first one.

If you read my other post, you know that I like to mix old stash in with the new, so I dug through my alphabet stash to find letters in colors that would coordinate with my page. I think mixing up different alphabets adds interest to a title.

I added some enamel dots to the floral clusters and butterflies fussy-cut from a paper in the 6 x 8 pad. I used Mini Glue Dots on the body and 3M Foam Mounting Tape to lift the butterfly’s wings. I like using this mounting tape on a roll because you can cut it to whatever size you need, and I needed pretty small bits for these tiny butterfly’s wings. Finally, I used my Pigma Micron fine-tipped pen to draw outlines around the page and some of the other elements, something I often do to add definition.

P13’s papers are just begging to be fussy cut. Make sure you have a good pair of scissors. I love my Fiskars Micro-Tip Easy Action Scissors, which are really great for precision cutting and also easy on the hands.

I hope I’ve given you some ideas for this beautiful summer collection by P13, and I hope I’ve inspired you to grab your scissors and get fussy-cutting!

I Love My Daddy | ACOT Guest Designer

I was delighted to be invited as a guest designer at A Cherry on Top.

As a part of guesting, they gave me $50 to spend in the shop and asked that I create three layouts and blog posts. Here is my first blog post, which will be published on the ACOT blog soon:



Something Old, Something New
by Debbi Tehrani

I’ve been scrapping since 2000, which means I’ve been collecting supplies for 20 years! The thing about this hobby, is they come out with fantastic supplies faster that I can use them, so I’ve got a range of stash that spans those two decades. I love using the latest and greatest products, but I have a fondness for my older stuff too, so I usually try to include both on my pages.

As a guest designer, I was invited to choose some new supplies from A Cherry on Top. For my first layout, I used Crate Paper’s lovely new collection, Fresh Bouquet.

I scrap 8 x 8, so I like to order the 6 x 8 pads, which I used on this layout. I also got a few sheets of 12 x 12 paper to serve as backgrounds, since the 6 x 8 pages aren’t quite big enough. Once I chose the Fern Paper for my background, I tore the edge of the top and added strips of the floral Heartfelt Paper from the 6 x 8 pad at the top and bottom. I always add hearts to the pages I give away, and I added some hearts from the Fresh Bouquet Sticker Sheet to one of the tags tucked behind the photo.

I think different textures add so much interest to my layouts, and I found a piece of pretty lace to tuck behind the torn paper. That “together” element is made of glass, and it’s an old embellishment from my stash. Believe it or not, the package said it was from 2003! I don’t think it looks too old! The ribbon I tied to the tag is also pretty old. I saved it from a gift I had received a few years ago. I save all kinds of things that I might find useful for my scrapping!

I love to layer elements, and I started off with a Paper Issues free cut file and then layered some tags and other ephemera and stickers from the Fresh Bouquet Ephemera pack and the Fresh Bouquet Sticker Sheet. I layered my photo on top of two papers from the 6 x 8 pad (the patterns called Cherish and Keepsake).

The Fresh Bouquet Puffy Alpha Thickers make such a pretty cursive title! The hummingbird and a sweet little heart and flower, all from the Fresh Bouquet Sticker Sheet were perfect to add to the open space in my title. I needed some flowers for the left side of my page, so I fussy cut some from the Flora Paper in the 6 x 8 pad. This paper has beautiful gold foiling on it which adds a lovely shimmer.

As a finishing touch, I added some Nuvo Vintage Drops in coordinating colors. I love adding enamel dots to my page, and Nuvo Drops, which come in a variety of colors and textures, are a great alternative. I especially love that you can control the size of the dots, which is especially important on my 8 x 8 pages.

I hope I’ve given you some ideas for using this beautiful new collection by Crate Paper, and I hope you’ve inspired you to mix old and new stash on your page!