Tara's Gallery

Hi Everyone, Can I just say THANKS! Your feedback was so kind and motivating. We are so glad that you guys love our blog. As Kayleigh said we are going to continue : ) Feel free to send us feedback at anytime. Today I thought I would post a few of my layouts that I have been working on for the last few weeks or so. I hope they inspire you to scrap. Have a GREAT Weekend! - Tara



I was so HAPPY that this one was featured at Gallery Standouts







This one also made Gallery Standouts









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Trend: Owls

Hello everyone, it's Kayleigh! Thank you so much for all the feedback about our blog. We needed to hear that people are listening & want us to continue. Here is a new kind of post for you to be inspired from. I thought it would be cool to focus on owls. I am noticing a few owls around places & even used one on a recent page i did of Makenna in her little Gap owl shirt.


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This is the kit from designerDigitals I used by Mindy called Sweet Owl Collection:


Here are a couple other items from the DesignerDigitals store:
Andrea Victoria:

And the paper to match:

Pattie's felts are always stunning & a perfect compliment to a page:


Here is a cute page of Doris aka echogirl who used a cute owl to accent her page:


I frequent Etsy quite often & the other night i got a little carried away. A few things should be arriving in the next couple weeks.
I think this wall decal is adorable!! If I could just figure out where to put him.


You may have noticed that Makenna has a *wee* bit of hair & this cute hairclip would be perfect!


And to keep your coffee warm:


This mom & baby owl pendant is so adorable. Plus I am a sucker for green.


The wall canvas would look perfect with Makennas room, that stripy owl is too cute!


And how stinkin' cute is this room!? I have added this cool site to my faves.


I am feeling inspired & hope you are too. If you use an owl on a page or find something cool on the net, please link us to it! I could have spent hours linking to all the fun things I have found. And I am thinking that owl wall decal could look cool coming out from the side of her window ... hmmm. - kayleigh

And the inspiration continues ...

Thank you everyone for responding to us. We have chatted & the blog will continue!! It was a great confidence boost to read each of your sweet comments & emails to us. Thank you for taking the time to respond. I think we each needed to know that people were being inspired by us.

So ... be prepared for the inspiration to continue. We have decided to have less structure which we think will allow each of us to post various things at varying times. We will also post more of our pages & pull inspiration from what we are doing. As you know we each have young kids & busy families so if there are times we haven't posted: this is why! Thanks so much for the feedback! ((Group hugs all around!))

Feedback Required Please!

This isn't the easiest post to make but we are thinking about shutting down this blog. We are feeling that there is a lack of inspiration happening week after week. I guess we are stuck in a rut. Each week we post challenges trying to inspire people with their scrapping & we are not sure that is happening. We are willing to give it another go but we are asking you to let us know what you would like to see from us. New challenges? No challenges? Random stuff? Guest bloggers? ... the sky is the limit really! Please shoot us an email at creativeinspirationblog@gmail.com to give us your feedback. Thank you!

Creative Challenge #44

Happy Belated Halloween! Hope everyone had fun trick or treating. I love seeing everyone's Halloween Pages. I hope to get a minute or two today to work on a page of Addison. She was so cute in her costume : ) This week's Creative Challenge is to take the list below and incorporate them into a page. Don't forget to link us to your layouts through the comments field. We can't wait to see your pages! - Tara

• Buttons
• Stitching Holes
• Square Photos
• 3 Pattern Papers
• Solid Background
• Purple

Copy Cat Wednesday #41

Hi Everyone! Hope everyone is having a great week. On Thursday my baby is 5 months old. I can't believe it, were does the time go. Pretty soon she will be off to school LOL! It's true what people say, you have to cherish every moment; because she is changing everyday. She is such an angel. I feel very blessed. : ) Okay, today's inspiration comes from Angela a.k.a pixiedust. I just love her design. I love the way her layout has so much white space but she still has a ton of elements that captures your attention. Love the sweet photo. Now I did feature this layout earlier in our Gallery Inspiration, but I loved it so much I had to lift it : ) Thanks Angela for the inspiration today : ) Don't forget to link us to your pages, I can't wait to see what you come up with. - Tara





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Creative Challenge #43

For this weeks challenge I am daring you to try out a new technique or revisit it again if you already know how to do this. Cassie Jones writes fantastic tutorials for Designer Digitals full of easy to follow & amazing techniques. You can find all 43 of them in the store here: Cassie's Tutorials.

The one that I am challenging you to try out is this one for this weeks challenge.

"This mini lesson walks you through the steps for weaving a string element through a title created with a dimensional alpha. The techniques discussed can be applied to weaving any elements on a page, not just an alpha."

Here is the page I created using this tutorial on my title. (Can you believe my little girl is FIVE MONTHS already?!)


So jump in, have fun & link us to your page. - kayleigh

Copy Cat Wednesday #40

Hello there! Another Copy Cat for you! Today I bring you inspiration from JoeyM. This page just makes me smile. I love the black background and the fabulous use of circles. I know personally I use a lot of squares and rectangles. It is fun to play around with something out of the norm, every once in a while! Have fun and don't forget to link us up in the comments so we can see how YOU are inspired!!

Gallery Inspiration

Hello! Kayleigh here this week to fill you in with some stunning pages from the gallery this past week. I'm sitting here in the kitchen with my warm mug of hot apple cider on this chilly October day. I can hear the wind blowing around outside & am so thankful for my moccasins! This week I am bringing you some inspiring fall pages. Enjoy!

I love this series of fall photos from Laura. She added just a bit of embellishments to accent her page nicely & how cool is that background paper from Anna? Well done Laura!


This page is just STUNNING by iUma - the blending, the adorable little girl & the stitching is the perfect touch. I am in total awe. Patricia was inspired by the page below, by shhbabymine.


Total masterpiece. This type of page amazes me because I just can't seem to do them. Passing along my pat on the back to you Sarah.


Heidi celebrated fall by creating this page about what she is thankful for, her beautiful family. Love the bits of paper & that cute pocket up in the corner. How about creating a page about what you are grateful for this fall?


How about this cool idea from Mel aka Britgirl - how about capturing your cold weather attire onto a page. Love the faded photo into the background here & the stitching on the one side to create a grouping. Nicely done Mel.


Or how about creating a mini book to capture what you are thankful for? Or how about completing a family road trip album like Sarah did here. Check out the shutterfly like she included by clicking on the below image.


Sarah used this mini book available in the designer digitals store right now. Layout design were created by Erin Clayton using Anna Aspnes's supplies. Very cool book indeed. The below image is linked to the store.


Check out these stunning photos by DebbieHodge! They just pop against the neutral background here & the worn edges around them are a great touch.


This little one in the Tigger outfit is adorable! Love the paper pieces here too & the title right on the photo is great. Well done DavesGirl!


Visiting a farm seems like a great fall thing to do & I love this page by sguiler. Check out the adorable photo of her tongue sticking out while she's driving the tractor. Cute eh?


I love what Deanie is doing with her 365 project & this page she posted is no exception. Stunning photos as usual with the great fall colours. Thanks for the inspiration Deanie!


Well my warm apple cider is gone & I am feeling inspired to scrap some fall photos now so I hope you are too! - kayleigh

Creative Challenge #42

Good afternoon everyone! Monday is here and today I have a fun challenge for everyone to do. I know we have done similar things in the past, but I thought it was time we do another page about ourselves. I went searching on the internet and I came across 40 things about me survey. I found this survey at myspace fun surveys.net. Here are the 40 questions. Now when you make your layout. you don't have to include all 40 questions, maybe pick 10 to 25, it's your choice. Don't forget to include a photo of yourself. I can't wait to learn more about you. Don't forget to link us to your layouts through the comments field. We can't wait to see your pages! Oh ya don't forget to date your layout. - Tara

1. What is your best friends name?
2. What color underwear/boxers wearing now?
3. What are you listening to right now?
4. Whats your favorite number?
5. What was the last thing you ate?
6. If you were a crayon what color would you be?
7. How is the weather right now?
8. Who was the last person you talked 2 on the phone?
9. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
10. Do you have a significant other?
11. Favorite TV show?
12. Siblings?
13. Height?
14. Hair color?
15. Eye Color?
16. Do you wear contacts?
17. Favorite Holiday?
18. Favorite Month?
19. Have you ever cried for no reason?
20. What was the last movie you watched?
21. Favorite Day of the Year?
22. Butter, Plain or Salted popcorn?
23. Can you do a headstand (not using the wall)?
24. Hugs or Kisses?
25. Chocolate or Vanilla?
26. What books are you reading?
27. Piercings?
28. Favorite movies?
29. Favorite football Team?
30. Dogs or cats?
31. Favorite flower?
32. Been caught doing something you weren't supposed to do?
33. Do you have a best friend of the opposite sex?
34. Are you still friends with people from kindergarten?
35. Have you ever fired a gun?
36. Do you like to travel by plane?
37. Right-handed or Left-handed?
38. How many pillows do you sleep with?
39. Are you missing someone?
40. Do you have a Tattoo?

Copy Cat Wednesday #39

In case you have been living under a rock the last couple weeks Cathy Zielske has joined the fantastic crew of designers at Designer Digitals. (So exciting isn't it!?) She brings a clean & simple design sense to us. I am loving the stuff she has already created & can't wait to see what surprises she has for us in the coming weeks too! So to kick off this exciting time I thought we could feature one of her templates & show the MANY different options just one template has. The pages below are created by the designer digitals creative team.

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This is the template I am challenging you to use:

And at only $2.99 I think it is a steal! So grab this template & show us what you can do with it!

Here are some of the pages that have already been created using this template:
How cute is this one by Sam:


Here's one by Jodi all about her:


I love the colours on this one by Crissy:


This one by Linda is stunning:


Love the bold papers on this one by Shanah:


And this is the one I created:


Hope you are feeling inspired today & will join in this challenge to use this great template by Cathy! - kayleigh

Gallery Inspiration

Hello everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed there weekend and those in Canadian I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm quite full with turkey and pumpkin cheesecake. I love holiday meals : ) Today I bring 6 great layouts to spark your creativity. - Tara

This first layout is by Ali Edwards. I love this new template of hers. I really like the adorable photos, journaling and her title work is PERFECT! Simply Adorable.



This next layout is by pne123. The colours and design are GREAT! I like the vellum with the journaling and the border on the pattern paper. Simply Gorgeous!



The next layout is by Rubia Padilha. Her layout is beautiful! Love the design and the pop of pastel colours against the neutral background.



This layout is by kamahrt. This layout screams SUNSHINE! It's so happy, It can brighten anyone's day. I love the simplicity with the added pop of colour. The photo is PERFECT!



This layout is by nininano. Great design. I Love the way she used the bicycle and the added touch with the trees in the bottom right corner. It's the perfect touch.



This layout is by Ipate. Love the colours and her design. I love that she recorded what she's in to right now at this point in time. The title is PERFECT and I'm glad to see we are one of her blogs that she likes to stalk :)