Trend: Clock Faces

Regret for wasted time is more wasted time. - Mason Cooley

I am self declaring that clocks are a trend well because I am addicted to them. I thought I would point out the fact that I love them to all of you ... in case you are looking for something to add to that page you just can't quite finish. We are all capturing a moment of time on a page, therefore a clock always goes! I like using a clock as part of a cluster.

This page that Tara did is using one of the new quick pages that I created using Katie's great stuff. The page also has clock on it! Shocking since it is one of my favourite elements right now.

And here are the quick pages if you want to check them out: December Memories Quick Pages No. 02

A couple of the clock sets that are available at Designer Digitals.
This is one of my favourite sets by Katie:


Love these clear ones by Pattie:


Love these Mod clocks by Anna:


This is a mega pack with paper & clocks!


Here is my sweet girlie Makenna ... time is just passing too quickly with her. She's already going to be 7 months tomorrow! Time flies!


This is one of my photo a day pages & i tucked one of Katie's clock parts into the pocket. A perfect accent for a page.


This is a page I used with Pattie's clear clocks. I like how they are clear so you can have other elements or brushwork show through. Or you could always use your own paper behind them to create the perfect matching accent for your page.


Here is another page that i used Pattie's clock on. The clock pack also comes with clock hands & the cool screw you see here.


Here is a page that Lisa used Pattie's clock on. The whole page is just darling!


I found this cute wall decal on etsy. Looks kina like Anna's style with her wordart. Love it!


I think this necklace is actually really cool! I would never have thought of a clock face as a pendant.


So hopefully you are inspired today by this post & try a clock on your page! Link us up if you do! - kayleigh

New Favorite Font!

Hi Everyone! How is everyone this fine Monday morning? Only 11 more days until Christmas. Are you ready? Today I wanted to share my new favorite font. I know I'm probably not alone when I say I'm obsessed with fonts. I have too many to count. Even though I have a ton of fonts I tend to gravitate to a few at a time. I found my new favorite font after seeing this layout by Katie Pertiet. Thanks Katie! The font is Pea Amy Rica Script which is a FREE FONT that you can download HERE. I would love to know your favorite font. Please let us know in the comments field and next week I will compile a list and post it. Have a great week! - Tara

Copy Cat Challenge #42

Hello my friends, it's Kayleigh! Remember the copy cat challenge?? I found this great page in the gallery yesterday then came across it again tonight when I was browsing the DesignerDigitals gallery & it just screamed to lift it! Thank you Angela (amcmillian) for the inspiration. I love the text softly in the background, the box around the grouping & the quote under the photo. How does this page inspire you?


Here is my page, went a little crazy with embellishments.


- kayleigh

Gallery Inspiration

Hello! How is everyone doing! Only 17 more days until Christmas! Is everyone ready? I still have some shopping to do. I'm hoping to wrap it up this weekend. So I was wondering the other day how many people get real trees and if you do a different colour theme every year? We got our tree last Saturday and this year my colour theme is Red, Blue, White and Silver. My wrapping paper matches. I like to change it up every year. Today I'm bring you some Holiday Inspiration. I went looking through the galleries and I've picked a few of my favorites. Some of the layouts I found in my favorites folder from years gone by. I hope they inspire you to scrap your Holiday Memories. Have a great week. - Tara

Layout By Karen Perry:


Layout By Jopke:


Layout By Steph:


Layout By Shelb:


Layout By Nininano:


Layout By Komarik:


Layout By Mugsbigsis:


Layout By Tnkbuzan:


Layout By AmberR:


Layout By Patriciaz:


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They're Available!

For any of you that have said that you would like to buy my pages as quickpages ... YOU CAN!! That's right my friends! I was given the opportunity to design 10 Christmas pages including a shutterfly ready cover set using Katie Pertiet's stunning products!

It has been a huge learning curve, but I am really thrilled with the results & can't wait to see how you use them! You can add your own touch to the quickpages with adding your own journaling, extra elements, title, date & of course you just plop your photos in behind the page then call it done! This is a great way to scrap those photos that you still haven't scrapped from last year (or maybe the year before!) or be on top of your December Memories in 2009!

Here are just a couple of examples from the Creative Team that they created throughout this past week.
On this page Crissy turned the page on it's side, added a border & some wordart.


How cute is Bailey's little man Tanner here with his shy smile? Love what she did with this one.


This page is my favourite quickpage that I created & Tara just added this sweet photo of her cute little Addi & her hubby.


I love how Jodi used the bracket paper as a clipping mask for the quickpage, then added journaling & a cool title.


I love how Shanah added a couple extras.


Be sure to check out the team gallery at DesignerDigitals to see lots of examples! - kayleigh

Need a challenge?

Look no further than the DesignerDigitals Blog! Here are a couple of the challenges i would like to point out to you.

The first one is the iTunes challenge that Mel aka britgirl runs. The most recent one is here: iTunes Inspiration Scrapbook Challenge No. 32 What a great look to transport into a scrapbook page. The gallery to post your page can be found here: iTunes Inspiration.Here is the inspiration piece that is being used right now:

The next challenge I would like to point out to you has a prize! That's right a $10 Gift Certificate to the DesignerDigitals store. SIMPLY INSPIRED CONTEST (No. 23) uses a inspiration piece to spark your creativity & you can post your page here: Simply Inspired Challenge Gallery. Can't wait to see what you do with this inspiration piece!!


There is also the Heritage Challenge No. 16 in the theme of 'place'. There are always such cool page prompts that come along with this challenge to get your motor running. You can post your page in this gallery: Heritage Gallery.

There is also each week the Saturday Scraplift. Each week Lynn picks a page from the gallery. She always has great choices to get your mojo flowing. This weeks page is created by kathleen.summers. You can post your page here: Saturday Scraplift Challenge Gallery


That's just a few of the challenges available. Be sure to dive into the DD blog for more inspiration & try out a challenge. The blog has a wealth of inspiration waiting to be used! :) Have a good day! - kayleigh

Gallery Inspiration

Hi everyone, sorry it's been a while since we have posted. Things have been a little crazy the last couple of weeks. Today I bring you six awesome layouts to get you inspired to scrap. Have a great week. - Tara

This first layout is by Jen. I just love the soft colours and the alphabet she used for the word "SNOW"


This next layout is by Aino. I Love the colours and the elements she has chosen to use.


This layout is by Dawneephay. Love her design and the way she arranged her elements. Simply PERFECT!


This layout is by delmik. Love the happy photo and her design is GREAT! Love how it looks like a snowy day.


This layout is by Jopke. I love the vertical element in this layout, it just grabs your attention. Simply STUNNING!


This layout is by lialotito. Love Love Love the photo and the calendar pieces.

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