Copy Cat Challenge #53

Good Morning! I hope everyone had a FABULOUS Mother's Day! I had a good one even though I was sick :( I hate being sick, but I guess it's better to be sick right now when the weather is crappy. I so need a nice warm, sunny day so I can head out for nice long walk. I so need one :) Today I bring you a brand new Copy Cat to get you scrapping. I love this layout by Skrpbkmom. I love the tight design and the brushwork. I hope this inspires you to do a page. Please link us to your page and I will post them all next week. Happy Scrapping :) - Tara

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!

Gallery Inspiration

Hello, how is everyone doing? Are you all ready for the weekend? Big weekend coming up my first Mother's Day! Very exciting :) Have you all made or bought that special gift for your Mother? I'm still working on it. I'm a little behind. I'm just looking forward to spending time with my family. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all you Mother's out there. Motherhood is the best gift of all! Today I bring you 7 pages to get your creative juices flowing. These pages jumped out at me in the galleries. Have a wonderful weekend. - Tara

Layout by Mymalloryboys: I'm loving the colour combo and all the little details.


Layout by Earlofoxford: Great layout! Love the photo and the colour treatment she did on it.


Layout by Monkeysocks: Love the design and soft colours and that adorable photo.


Layout by Joshi82: Simply Sweet! Love all the pink and all the embellishments she used.


Layout by Emmasmom: Love Love Love the layers. It looks so 3D. Great Colours.


Layout by Essya: Love how outdoors it looks. Love the photos and the greenery.


Layout by Kaleandkiara: What can I say it's simply perfect!


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Copy Cat Challenge #52

As soon as i spotted this page at gallery standouts i knew i had to lift it. Finally today i had a chance to get this page going. There are so many things that i love about this page. I love the white space & the impact that it adds to the grouping. I love the interest the dot paper adds to the page. The simple journaling. The wash behind the photo injects a touch of softness into the hard lines of the main design. The simple date. All adds up to a masterpiece to me.



Thanks so much for the inspiration this week dlhoffer!

Here is my lift:


Hope you are feeling inspired & get a chance to join in this week!
- kayleigh

Wee Ones Quick Pages

Hello everyone! It has been awhile since i have posted something. The nice weather is keeping us busy like Tara as well. Today I wanted to share with you all my latest project. I am totally in love with these new quick pages that i created using Katie's wonderful products. I love the whimsy, colourfulness & design of these pages.


The main kit that the pages are created from is this adorable one called Little Layette. This kit is hands down my new fave!


Here are a couple pages that have been created using these pages:








Thank you!
- kayleigh

Pages

Hi everyone! Sorry we haven't posted in a while, life has been a little busy and my creative mojo has been on the low side. I hate when that happens :( We've been keeping busy going for walks, hanging out with friends and I have been working on a special gift for Addison for her first birthday. Man can you believe in the next month or so she is going to be 1! WOW! I really don't know where the time has gone. I'm going to miss her terribly when I go back to work. Oh if I could win the lotto :) Today I just wanted to share some of the fabulous pages from our last two challenges. Check back next week for an all NEW Copy Cat. Enjoy your week. - Tara

Copy Cat Challenge #51








Colour Challenge No.3





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Colour Inspiration No. 03

Hello everyone, I'm a little under the weather today, but on the weekend I fell in love with a colour combo and I just had to do a layout using these colours. I was searching the Gap Clothing website looking for clothes for Addison, when I came across this collection. The collection also was calling me because it is the same name as the city I live in! Too funny :) I hope these colours inspire you as much as they have inspired me. Don't forget to link us to your pages in the comments field. We would love to see what you guys come up with :)-Happy Scrapping! - Tara







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My New Fave Page ...

Ever finish a page & sit back to look at it, then think "I am an awesome scrapbooker, i love this page!" (I hope you do!) I think i like this page so much because it feels different than my pages lately. I remembered that so many of you have asked to know how Tara & I scrapbook, so i thought i would say a few words about this page.

I added lots of dimension with shadows to add a nice interest. Notice how the photos really look like they are popping off the page. I like a page that has a tight grouping & allows for lots of negative space. The frame holds the grouping all together. The cool shadow on the white frame came right with it, Katie did all the work on that one. An idea to try is layering the different colours of stitching like i did with the brown & white ones. Notice the visual triangle with the turquoise flossy stitches, also the red elements. The grouping set to right side takes dominance over the other ones. If all the groupings were really busy then your eye wouldn't know what to focus on.



Thanks for reading through my ramblings ... I will stop now.
- kayleigh

Copy Cat Challenge #51

Rain Rain go away, come again another day :) It's been raining here for the past few days and I'm in need of some sunshine. It definitely feels like SPRING and it's nice to see everything turn GREEN! If you are like me and are stuck inside. I have a great page by Topsi for this week's Copy Cat. Love her design and how she used her elements. I hope she inspires you as well. Don't forget to link us to your layouts in the comments field and I will post everyone's pages next week. Have a great Weekend everyone! - Tara





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Copy Cat Challenge Layouts #50

Good Morning! I hope everyone had a fabulous Easter. I had an awesome weekend with great food, great weather and great company and now I'm EXHAUSTED :) Today I wanted to show you all the awesome layouts that where made from Copy Cat Challenge #50. If you missed it you can check out the inspiration HERE. I'm in awe at all the fabulous layouts. Thank you girls for sharing your work with us. Check back later in the week for an all NEW Copy Cat. Everyone have a great week! - Tara

















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Gallery Inspiration

Happy Easter weekend to all, hope you are having some nice warm weather like we are here in Ontario & get to enjoy some time with family. It is so nice outside i actually wore shorts & flip flops yesterday ... it's April!! Wow! Today i bring you some inspiration from the galleries to get your mojo going. Looking at all these talented artists pages makes me want to scrapbook.

I couldn't resist sharing this stunning page by canadianmommy. The bright colours against the craft paper work so well & i love how the stitched circles add a nice movement to reinforce the theme here.


I just love what Bailey (Starlite9711) created for her daughter, talk about stunning & so so inspiring. I might try this, it looks like fun to create.


Love this tight design by emmasmom & the shadows are so great here!


This page Nath created for my last Creative Challenge here on the blog & i think her result is pretty stinkin' awesome. Love the title that fits into the grouping partially, the mix of papers & elements ... beautiful.


I love this page by dawnsouthard. The template that she used is perfect for adding paper or photos mixed with the journaling. Love the refreshing colour scheme too! Join in Stephs All About Me challenge this week like this artist did to create a page based on what you are good at.


I love this design by JenniferBarrette with that large long flower & the cool striped paper for the background. Looks great!


This page is cute!! Love the black & white photos with the bright colours & layers of ribbons, word strips & buttons. I love the title too, h is for... Wonderful page GemmaC!


I have fallen in love with this adorable face & page. Seriously, how adorable is that photo!? What sweet eyes, love the black & white conversion. Love the simple design with layers of papers. Great page misfitinmn!


Have a good day! - kayleigh