Cottage Photos

We got back Thursday from a fun filled vacation at a family cottage on the lake so as i was going through the photos from our time away I thought i would share some of my favourite photos with you guys. Hope you enjoy!

We spent a bit of time on the beach, not nearly as much as i wanted to at all. Mother nature brought a lot of wind during our stay so being at the sheltered cottage was perfect.


My mom picked up these sunflowers on her way to the cottage for a mere 50 cents each. A small price to pay for beauty!!


Lately spencer grabs makenna by the hand and takes her to where he wants her to go whispering little messages to her showing her the world as he sees it.


My mom is famous for having lots of art supplies handy and spencer enjoyed every minute of discovery in grandma's special basket. i already scrapped some photos from this rock painting fun which i will share soon.


There is a hammock that proved to be a great spot for an afternoon snooze or a playful game of hide and seek while mom tried to get a photo. {hence the bluriness}


There is a lot of dirt around the cottage ... which leads to dirty feet of course!


Dirty feet land in the tub for a quick splash to rinse off. Baths were so much more fun in a new tub.


Spencer spotted this tiny green worm on the deck and got really close to talk to him. He kept saying that he had horns! Too cute!


Vacations are always nice for a break from the everyday cycle of home. But it was nice to be home to our own beds, routines, flushing when you need to, internet of course and talks about the next year. Spencer says on the way home 'hope lots of everybodies are there next year' ... me too little man. The more fun memories we can make the better. :)

- kayleigh

Creative Challenge #55

Happy Anniversary! ... to my hubby and I that is. Today marks our 4 year wedding anniversary. The past years have been filled with joy, sadness, teamwork, 2 kiddos, lots of time together, laughter & most importantly love. I thought i would share a few pages about him that i have created over the years. (Read further for the challenge!)

















Okay your challenge: Scraplift one of these pages that i have posted here and link me to your page within a week. Hope you are feeling a wee bit inspired! - kayleigh

Creative Challenge #53

Life has been busy ... but isn't it always!? I feel like i say this as a start to every post. We had so much fun at my cousin's wedding this weekend. They had a photo booth which was such a fun idea. My cousin said that our table was either going to be the table she kept her eye on all night or wanted to join in. After rigging up a empty 2nd centerpiece as a giant glass we were the table she (and many others, i might add!) wanted to join! Here is a photo of my sister, my mom & I at the wedding. Somehow we coordinated our outfits as well!



Today we were out boating with Eric's parents which was so much fun as well. We definitely need to head to the lake more often. Today was so beautiful, we have had some really nice days here in Ontario lately.

Anyways for this weeks challenge ... think threes. You can choose any of the 3 to feature on your page. (Or more if you want or any other item of 3 you would like!)

* 3 types of stitching
* 3 photos
* 3 pieces of paper
* 3 flowers
* 3 buttons (or any fastener)
* 3 types of alphas
* 3 word title

For a little inspiration i will share the page i created based on this challenge. Check out Spencer with his buzzed hair & his new found freedom in the pool with his water wings.

I used: 3 photos, 3 pieces of paper, 3 types of stitching, & a 3 worded title.


Let us know you create a page based on this challenge. Have fun!
- kayleigh

Fave Products Right Now

I am sorry for my lack of motivation with posting here at the blog. Life has been busy as usual. Makenna was really sick last week with a bacterial infection but is doing much much better now. We are working on seriously potty training Spencer. He is getting it but is sometimes still wanting to put a diaper on which causes meltdowns. I have been busy this last week or so putting together some pages for CK's recent calls that are ending today. I completed 4 pages & it was so hard to submit them instead of posting to the gallery to share with all of you. There is one i did with some photos of Spencer & Makenna where Spencer gave his little sister a big smooch. This page is adorable!!

I thought i would share some of my favourite products right now with you. Maybe you might find it interesting.

I can't wait to use these frames. I have seen so many cool uses of them. If you click on the image, you can see the ones that are used in the store.


I love this alpha by Katie right now, and she even has a lower case version coming this weekend with symbols too.


I love the golden feel to this graphic paper by Michelle Martin. Love the mix of patterns & the monochromatic scheme. (Maybe i used this page on one of my submitted pages!)


This kit by Lynn is one of my favourites ... the colours, the pattern mix, those ribbons are fun & the alpha is fantastic!


This alpha by Katie is so much fun - it just screams beach & summer to me. I still have photos from last summer i need to scrap.


I love layering these overlays on the edges of my page to finish it off.


Take care!
- kayleigh

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY!

I just wanted to wish my beautiful baby girl HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I can't believe she is ONE already. Where has the time gone. I've enjoyed my time with her. She has grown so much in the last month. Tomorrow is her big party, so I'll post some pictures later on in the week. Have a great weekend everyone :) - Tara

Creative Challenge #51

My baby girl 'kenna turned one yesterday. We had a big party with lots of friends & family (including Tara & Addi), she got spoiled rotten & ate some icing, not much cake got in. We took so many photos between my FIL (grandpa paparazzi i call him) & my camera - over 350 photos. Oh gosh. How overwhelming is that? YIKES! That could be a whole book, not just a double pager for her 1st year book. Please wish me luck & stay tuned for the pages.


Today's challenge is a fun one (well aren't they all!?) I am challenging you to use a big symbol ... ie, & * ( } + = # @ ? < ... but you have to make it BIG on your page, see my example below where i used a big acrylic & symbol.

Here is my page:


OK have fun & link me up when you get your page done!
- kayleigh

Congrats to us!

Just want to fill you all in a little surprise we got in our email last week about Creative Inspiration Blog being featured amongst the '50 Best Blogs for Creative Thinking'. How cool is that?!

And i thought since every post needs a photo or something to look at i thought i would share a photo of our little girls playing together at a recent playdate Tara & I had at her place. That would be my Makenna stealing Addison's cracker. They are only two weeks apart in age!



- kayleigh

A Photo A Day: March & April

WOW! It's been forever since I posted A Photo A Day. I'm so behind. I found it a little hard to keep up last month. I've missed a few days :( since we are so busy. I need someone to kick me in the butt so I keep on doing it. My question to you guys, have you missed days and if so what do you do about it? Here are my favorite photos for the month of March & April. I would love to see your favorite photos so far this year. Post a link and I will post everyone's pictures next week. Have a great Mother's Day! - Tara

Addison and I playing in her room with her stuffed Kitty & Froggy.



Out for a walk with our friends. I love how relaxed she is and how adorable she looks in her hat. Thanks Nancy for making it :)



Addison feeding herself. She loves it; especially chicken.



Addison Contained! She is such a mover and a shaker. She doesn't crawl but she butt scoots :)



This picture was taking at our friend's barn. Addison didn't mind the cows she was more interested in her shoes. She always has to pull her shoes and socks off. What a Girl :)



I captured this picture while Addison was swinging for the first time. She LOVED IT! I love that the photo captured that emotion-PURE JOY!

A Photo A Day: February

It's sunny and nice out! I'm loving it even though I'm inside cleaning : ) It just feels like SPRING! Here are my favorite photos for the month of February. I'm so HAPPY I'm doing the Photo a Day. It is so well worth it and now it doesn't even seem like work, I automatically pick up the camera and take pictures. I would love to see your favorite photo to date. Please link me up in the comments field. Have a GREAT weekend! - Tara


Addison in her first bathing suit getting ready for swimming lessons.



I love watching Addison sleep.


A fun photo of us in the snow making our first snowman.

A Photo A Day: Part 4

It's a beautiful day here in Woodstock, the sun is shining and I have the urge to scrap. I can't believe it's already the middle of February. Did everyone have a fabulous Valentine's Day? We had a great one, it was nice having it land on the weekend : ) Here are a few of my photos for the month of February. I'm thinking I'm going to create a quarterly book featuring all my photos from my photo a day. As I said before some days will have more then one photo, but at the end of the year I should have 4 fabulous books to represent 2010. I've also included one of Crystal's favorite photos from her photo a day. I just love the reflections. - Tara















One of Crystal's favorite photo from January. Thanks Crystal for sharing :)

One Photo Done Two Ways

Tara & I are lucky enough to live about 45 minutes away from each other. We met at Designer Digitals shortly after i joined in 2007. It is really cool to have an online friend become a real life friend. But what is really awesome is that our little girls are 12 days apart. It is so great to be able to compare notes about stages & what they are up to on a regular basis. Little Addison is adorable & we had fun getting the girls together. (We even co-ordinated their outfits without any planning!) Tara & I thought it would be fun to choose our favourite photo from the play date & scrap it. It's fun to see what we each did with the same photo!

Here's Tara's page:


And here is my page:


- kayleigh

A Photo A Day: January

Here are my favorite photos of January from my Photo A Day Project. I know I said I would pick 3 but I just couldn't. This month there were four that I really LOVED. Don't forget I would love to see one of your favorite photo of January. Please link me up in the comments field and I will post them next week. Everyone have a FABULOUS weekend! - Tara