A New Blog!

I wanted to pop in here to share something that i have been working on for this last while. I have started my own personal blog site where i am sharing scrapbook inspiration, family stuff, projects/classes i have going on, receipes & whatever elese i think you may be interested in.

Kayleigh Wiles | live what you love



I would also like to share a few postings that i have posted previosly:

5 Fun Uses for Digital Screws

Inspiration {Layer Works No. 35}

Oh how Pinteresting!

In-The-Making: Pond Skating

Love Day

Thank you for sharing in my excitement!
- kayleigh

One Playdate: Two Layouts

Tara & I are really lucky to live a drive away from eachother & also really lucky that our daughters are 12 days apart! Its so fun to watch them grow together & to have a sounding board for the stages we are going through. Earlier this month Makenna & I went to their place & we even got to meet Tara's newest little one, Emily. {Who really deserves her own page, it's on my to do list!}

Tara & I both used this kit on our pages:


Other than that, we used all different stuff. I love how different the two pages are with similar qualities. Be sure to click on each image for full credit lists!

Tara's Playdate Page:


Kayleigh's Playdate Page:


Thanks for letting us share!
- kayleigh

Gallery Inspiration

Today i have some random inspiration that are inspiring me to get my scrap on! some are digital & some are paper. I think inspiration can be pulled from a multitude of sources so here are some layouts. Enjoy!

The photo is so cool here - i really like the idea of using letters & other props in special photo shoots like this.


Love how everything pops against the dark background here! Artist: Lori C.


The unusual title & bright colours drew me into this page wanting to know more. Artist: 4noisyboys


Oh how beautiful this page is - those squares of paper all stitched together are perfect! The butterfly's are a perfect girly touch. Artist: Valerie


Lots of inspiration to pull from on this page - love the gathering of ribbon/paper pieces, the whimsical clouds & the cute border around the whole page. Artist: adogslife13


This is my favourite colour scheme & paired with the black & white photo = beautiful! Artist: Karen


The details on this page work so well here - i like the slightly messy but organized look here & the bits of stamped stitching rock. Artist: Nath


Love the colour scheme here & the little details that add so much to the page. I also think it is really cool that she is capturing each anniversary with a page. Artist: BrittanyLane


The photo here taken from up above is awesome & reminds me i should take more photos like this. Love the blocks, the fun ribbons & the soft script writing in the background. Artist: georgeinci


I love the wooden alpha & floral accents she used to reinforce her garden theme of the page. Artist: Amson


- kayleigh

Recent Shutterfly Prints

Towards the end of last year i did some printing using Shutterfly. I have always been really happy with the results i have gotten with them so i have just stuck with them for all my page printing. However i am wondering where your go to place is to print?

I thought i would share some photos from these recent books. The books that we have are accessible to the kids & i encourage them to look through them. They love flipping through them & i love watching them enjoy them. (This is why we all scrapbook isn't it?)

{Makenna chose this beautiful ensemble of an outfit}





Spencer already has two books printed for him, this being his third book & the largest! It is 12x12 and to the max at 101 pages. Would you be shocked if i told you i still have 24 more pages to print?







One of my goals this year is to print more ... i haven't printed any pages for Makenna yet, just a few are ready to print(acckkk 116!) I have all of my 365 pages, all of my All About Kayleigh pages, the friends and family pages & the Family Fall book + Smiles photobook i made last year hasn't been printed for us yet.

I thought i would also talk about how i keep my pages stored on my computer to keep them organized. I have the following folders set up: Both Kids, Makenna's Book, Spencers Book, Project 365, Friend and Family Book, Kayleigh's Book. Within each of these folders are the PSD folders & the jpg that i upload to my gallery at Designer Digitals. There is also a folder called LG JPGS that i place a full size 12x12 jpg of the completed page. I use this jpg to upload to Shutterfly where i have the same folders set up for my pages there. Once it is uploaded then i move it to another folder. Doing this is peace of mind for me knowing that the jpg is there in case i were to loose everything.

So what system is working for you? Where do you print? Are you like me & scrap lots, need to print more?

- kayleigh

Quarterly Sale Time!

It's sale time at Designer Digitals with all products on sale right now until Tuesday February 15th! Included in the sale are all the templates that are inspired by my pages & the Quick Page sets i have created using Katie Pertiets products!

Studio Double-D

Here are a few of my faves:
{images linked to the store}








And on Saturday there is an all day chat with a new host + freebie each hour! {All times are EST}
8am Package Inspiration with Andrea
9am - Talking Type with CathyZ
10am - Add Flare with Anna
11am - 30MM with Cassie
12pm - Dates, Numbers etc with Elena
1pm - Collageable with Katie
2pm - Felt Friends with Pattie
3pm - iTunes with Mel
4pm - Templates with Kayleigh
5pm - Embellishing with Kathleen
6pm - Scraplift with Lynn
7pm - Family Time with earlofoxford
8pm - Color Challenge with Anke
9pm - Singing Bee with Jesse
10pm - Fitting The Words On The Page with Ali
11pm - Last Call with Randy & Katie

You can also join me for the month of February at Masterful Scrapbook Design
where we are talking Titles! Lots of inspiration of there.

And for your chance to win a month free be sure to enter to win here on Amy Kingsford's blog!

Have you heard of Pinterest yet? Join up & be inspired! See my boards of inspiration here!

- kayleigh

Templates make life easier ...

Really they normally do. But bare with me while i share this story. I had the best intentions of scrapping my kids Christmas morning photos easily & quickly to just get them done ... this is what i ended up with.





I started with this template & added my photos for each kid into a separate page. I started scrapping Makennas page, I intended on dragging over all the elements & title. Then i started adding different stuff to Spencer's page. Then I couldn't make up my mind which direction I liked more. So I scrapped on and on ... ok for days really. So today i said today is the last day these pages are going to be open in Photoshop so i wrapped them up.



When i see each page side by side, i lean towards liking the look of Spencer's page more. I like the funky greens, the bright reds & the star brushwork that i just discovered tonight in my stash. On Makenna's page i like the texture of the background, the white brushwork & the metal star/bow cluster. I am so relieved that these photos are now scrapped, no one will care years from now that they both started with the same template.

But do you think anyone might notice that earlier that same year when we picked our Christmas Tree that page started with the same template?


If you would like to learn more about changing up templates, be sure to check out the self paced class at Big Picture that i have created called Template Manipulation. In this class you will get 3 free templates, a stitching sampler & even a special discount for Designer Digitals.

Happy Scrapping!
- kayleigh

Creative Challenge #60

Things are busy these days as i am sure they are with you all as well. My husband is wrapping up his first semester at college next week, shopping is underway, our tree is up & decorated, cottage book that i was working on is ordered & on its way. Its amazing how much time it took me to complete this book (about 3 weeks or so). I love the way it turned out & can't wait for our family to see it. However my father in law (who is such a sneak!) took a peek at my gallery over at Designer Digitals to see the pages. Even though we made a deal that i would post some of the pages & they would not look. I told them that if i did a page non cottage related then i would send the link to them. Anyways it should be here next week & i will show them the whole book. Here is the book if you want to see it!



So today i bring you a challenge for you to try out. (Cant believe we are already at 60 challenges!)
THE CHALLENGE: * One word title
* Black & White photos
* Black Frame
* White stitching
* Solid colour background

Here is my page that i created based on this challenge:


Link us up to your page too!
- kayleigh

Shutterfly Giveaway!

Ahhhh nothing like the feeling of having a bright orange package arriving with a project that you have worked so hard at creating. Any day now i am expecting a 12x12 101 page book of pages of Spencer.

Here is my little man concentrating so hard, love how you can see his tongue poking into his cheek.


The crazy thing is that i still have 20+ layouts to print as well for Spencer. Plus ALLL of my All About Kayleigh book, my 365 book, i haven't printed anything yet for makenna (theres another 100+ layouts there) & my friend & family book ... then theres the cottage book i am currently working on. yes i scrap a lot & don't print a lot. YIKES!

Sooooooo anyone else have something they want to print?

I have a free 8x8 shutterfly book to giveaway to one lucky person! The book coupon code expires in early December so it won't last long.

You can enter to win here, by answering one or more of the following. Please leave a separate comment here for your chance to win:
1. Tell us if you have a project ready to print.
2. Tell us your favourite part of getting a shutterfly package in the mail.
3. Tweet about this giveaway.
4. Blog about this giveaway.
5. Facebook about this givaway.

A winner will be chosen randomly & you have until Wednesday November 24th 9pm Eastern to enter. Good luck!
- kayleigh

Gallery Inspiration!

Just wanted to pop in real quick & share some fun layouts today while the kids are sleeping.

How cool is this page by mugsbigsis? Totally genius is what this lady is. Her background texture matches the sweater in the photo.


This page by nath is such a fun page design & the use of patterned paper rocks here! I love the details she has added as well.


I love a tight design just like this one created by mi monteiro, lots of details in the design & the adorable photo shines here.


On this page by mom2peanuts, i love the layers of paper & the placement of them below the elements. I also love the contrast of the background to the rest of the page.


Mmmm coffee ... maybe i might have time to squeeze in a cup before the kids wake up. What i love about this page is how she filled these frames ... so interesting nevache!


I love the idea of making circles cut out of your background like Hanazana did here & how stinking cute are those tall chicks!?


Have a good day!
- kayleigh

Colour Challenge No. 06

Happy Halloween! Things are a little low key as my elephant (spencer) & penguin (makenna) rest up for a big afternoon/evening of trick or treating. This is the first year that Spencer REALLY understands the whole concept & is so flipping excited! Makenna is just along for the ride. :)

So it has been awhile since we have run a colour challenge so i thought, hey today is the day. The colour scheme is not halloweeney at all ... but fun. Well i think so. :)



And here is my page:


Some fun products from the DD Store:






Be sure to link us up to your layout & I will post them for us all to enjoy next week!
- kayleigh

Creative Challenge #58

Hello everyone! Today i bring you some inspiration with a new challenge for you to try.

- One photo
- Two pieces of patterned paper
- Three pieces of solid coloured paper
- Four word title (or a 4 letter title!)
- Five or more pieces of stitching
- Six or more staples

Here is my page that i did based on this challenge! My hubby went through a beard growing stage recently & said he wouldn't shave until he passed this first test (he started college in September). He was sad about shaving but a deal is a deal ... so i thought he deserved his own page to ease the pain.


Don't forget to link us up to your page!
- kayleigh

DD Get Together

Tara, Heidi, Melissa & I were able to get together a couple weeks back for some dinner+shopping on a friday evening. We had lots to chat about and had a blast. We took some photos outside the restaurant and we all scrapped them. I thought i would post them all here together to see all the differences and similarities! And well I know we all want to see them all together too!

{all images are linked to their original postings by the scrapper}

Melissa's Page:


Heidi's Page:


Tara's Page:


My Page:


- kayleigh

Gallery Inspiration

Here are some fun pages i found that i just love!

I am a huge fan of adding clocks into my pages and this page by digigal is so cool. I love how she showcased the clocks & the colours here are outstanding!


I love the brackets here with the bit of brushwork and perfectly placed paper/elements. Such a great family photo too! Awesome page Denise Gormish!


I am a huge fan of this scrappers layering with fun products and photos and this page is outstanding! Those photos are adorable & the titlework rocks! Love this Amy!


This photo just cracks me up - reminds me of my own battles with a couple toddlers in my household! Awesome page Faefester!


On this page i just love how the colour choices for all the elements, alpha, papers go so beautifully with the photo finish! Love this Romy!


- kayleigh