Copy Cat Challenge #63

Happy FRIDAY everyone! I'm so happy it's Friday. Looking forward in spending time with my Family. Today I bring you an all new Copy Cat Challenge. I picked this layout by Lori. Lori did this layout for our Creative Challenge #61, I loved her design and knew I would lift it for a future Copy Cat. I love the simple design with the elements running vertical down the one side. Feeling a little low on mojo I know this layout will get your creative juices flowing. Have a Great Weekend and Happy Scrapping!- Tara





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Emily's Quilt

I'm so excited! Yesterday Emily's fabric came in the mail. I order it from ETSY from a shop called Lily Bella Fabrics. The service was GREAT and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. Thanks Christy :) Last year I made a quilt for Addison for her first birthday. This was my first attempted at sewing. I've always wanted to make a quilt but didn't know where to start. I have to give a BIG THANKS! to my friend Lisa for all her help. I couldn't have done it with out her :) So when I decided to make a quilt for Addison I looked high and low for the perfect fabric ... I fell in love with a fabric called Girl Friday by Cosmo Cricket. When I was pregnant with Emily I decided to start searching for the fabric for her baby quilt. I knew it wasn't going to be easy. I search ETSY pretty frequently for fabric and just about a week ago I fell in love with a fabric by Kate Spain. It was perfect. Emily's colours in her room are purple and blue with a hint of green so this fabric was a great match. It was an added bonus that the name of the fabric is called "Central Park" My husband and I just LOVE New York City! I guess it was meant to be :) I've posted a picture of Addison's quit and the fabric for Emily's quilt. Even though this is not a scrapbooking post, you can use the colours in the fabric to inspire a layout. Enjoy the rest of your week. I'll be back soon with an all new Copy Cat Challenge. -Tara

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

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! I hope everyone gets to spend it with the people they love. Tonight I'm making heart shape pizza. I hope it turns out :). Here are some eye candy perfect for Valentine's Day. Enjoy! - Tara



You can get this personalized Little Flower Hearts at Etsy at Sarah & Bendrix Shop I might have to make one of these.



Love this framed print. You can download the print at Eighteen 25. I printed one and have it sitting on my mantle over the tv.



This is a cool idea which I did last year for Valentine's Day. I got the idea off of Martha Stewart website.



Simply yummy cupcakes for Valentine'sDay. Get the recipe here at Martha Stewart Website.



This cute pillow would make the perfect Valentine's Day gift. You can get it at Etsy at Decology Shop.

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

Gallery Inspiration

Good Morning! How is everyone on this fine Wednesday? I'm starting to get sick of this weather, it's so COLD here in southwestern Ontario. I'm tried of the dry skin and fuzzy hair. My body is in need of a little sunshine :) Today I bring you six fabulous layouts that have caught my eye in the last few weeks. I hope this helps you spark your creative mojo. Happy Scrapping! - Tara

This layout is by Mymalloryboys. I love the colour combo and all the cool elements. Awesome photo treatment on the photos as well.



This layout is by JanettD. Love the vertical design and how she has placed her photo and elements on top of the journaling. Love the colours as well.



This layout is by Girlygirl. Love her design and how the bright colours POP off the dark background.



This layout is by AmberR. Love the Purple and Yellow Combo. Her elements and photos are PERFECT!



This layout is by Kathleen.Summers. Love the soft colours and adorable photos. Awesome Photo treatment on her photos.



Last but not least is a layout by Zwyck. Love the monochromic feel with the POP of RED. The design and elements are fabulous.



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Creative Challenge #61

Good Evening Everyone. So sorry I haven't posted anything in a while, but we just added our new addition to our Family. Emily was born January 15th. My due date was today, but she decided to come early. I'm pretty sure me getting the flu was the cause of that. With Valentine's Day just around the corner I wanted to do a page all about LOVE :) So just the other day we took this fun little photo. I'm quite happy with the way it turned out. Today's Creative Challenge is to take a fun photo showcasing love. It could be an object or the people that you love. Also make sure to incorporate the things listed below. So looking forward to seeing your layouts. Don't forget to link us to your layout in the comments field. I will post everyone's layout next week. Happy Scrapping! - Tara

•One Photo
•Pink & Red and any other colours
•Brushes, lots of Brushes
•Word Art

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

After Coffee I Will...

Let's talk goals. I wanna totally support Steph's All About Me Challenge at Designer Digitals and provide some additonal inspiration around goals for this year. I have noticed lots of inspiring layouts and items for sale that focus on goals. I hope you are inspired to scrap your goals for this year after going through all the exciting inspiration on the web and this blog.


Mini Goals Chalkboard on etsy.com


Monthy Goal List on etsy.com


Layout by FlirtatiousBrat from Sweetshoppedesigns.com


Layout by EHStudios from MScraps.com


Layout by MarriedLadyTara from DesignerDigitals.com


Can't wait to see your pages!
~Melissa

A Photo A Day: 2011

Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a FABULOUS Holiday Season. We had a great time and we loved watching Addison open up all her presents. Now that the new year has begun, I've started up my Photo A Day. As I posted last year, I was really sad that I didn't keep up with this project. I finished 4 months and that was it. I'm hoping this time around to actually finish and complete the whole year. Anyone else taking on this challenge? If so do you have a plan of action? Here are some of this year's photos. Happy Snapping for all of you participating in this project :) - Tara

Our Year In Review

Happy New Year to each & everyone of you! Around our house it has been a crazy busy couple of weeks with lots happening. I am relived that we are done with holidays but am enjoying all the memories floating around in my head of the fun with family and friends and seeing the kids faces on Christmas morning.

So i was thinking to celebrate the new year we would celebrate some of our faves from twenty-ten.

Tara is up first ...

1. Your fave layout that you did this year.
I had a few pages that were my favorite, but when I had to narrow it down. It was this layout that win for my favorite layout of 2010. I love the colour combo, the use of brushes and of course the adorable photo of Addison. This layout is framed in Addison's room.


2. Your fave photo that you took.
This was hard. I have about 5 pictures that I found all equal to my favorite photo of 2010, but having to pick only one. I choose this one of Doug and Addison. All I can say is AWEEEEEEE!


3. Your fave product from DD.
Okay these questions get harder and harder as I move down the list. How can you just pick one. One thing I can say is I can't live with out brushes. With that being said. I love Katie's Stitching Holes, Watery Flakes, wings & blooms. Also looking back over my 2010 layouts I couldn't live without her screws in the hinge pack.

4. Your fave food from the year.
Nothing really pops into my head. Maybe that's because I've been pregnant for the most of the year and my taste buds have been a little off. I always LOVE Pizza :) or of course SUGAR LOL!

5. Do you have a scrapping goal for 2011?
My goals for 2011 is to try to find the time to scrap and balance my time between my toddler and my new baby to come. I would also like to finish Addison 1st year album. Fingers Crossed :)

6. Something that you are inspired by...
The number one thing that inspires me to scrap is seeing all the beautiful layouts in the galleries. I also get inspired by
my photos and all the gorgeous products that the designers make.

7. Your fave font from this year.
I love fonts and have a ton on my computer. The three fonts i would say I've used the most in 2010 would be Arial Black,
Travelling Typewriter, Pea Amy Rica Script and Stalker 2 okay okay that's four :)

And now it is my turn!
1. Your fave layout that you did this year.

i love that it is so fun & has some whimsical touches & a fun mix of papers too. The colour scheme was unusual for me & yet i ended up loving it!

2. Your fave photo that you took.
Makennas with her blue eyes.


3. Your fave product from DD.


I love the bows in this kit like no other bow i have ever seen! Those flowers are super fun as well, plus those fun whimsy elements are wonderful. I go to this element pack many times!

4. Your fave food from the year.
Coffee ... i know this is not a food. But after so many years (approx. 4) of being pregnant + nursing and now being able to enjoy as much coffee as i want in a day is heavenly.

5. Do you have a scrapping goal for 2011?
Print ... i have hundreds of pages to print & need to get these out into 'real life' for my family to enjoy. I created a fall book of our family and gave as gifts but have yet to print out our own copy.

6. Something that you are inspired by.
Love this quote & the boldness of the typography. Plus that clipboard is super cute. Maybe i might use this quote on a scrapbook page, use it as inspiration to create my own poster. Or just hit Add to Cart.

7. Your fave font from this year.
CK Becky

This would make a great 'All About You' page ... hope you are a little inspired to ask yourself these 7 little questions as well. Thank you for hanging out with us.

- kayleigh

Gallery Inspiration-Daily December

Good Afternoon! Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. It's been busy at work and at home. I've been doing my Christmas Cards, Cleaning House, Decorating, Baking, Shopping, Wrapping and getting ready for baby number 2 :) There is never enough time in the day to get everything done. Todays Gallery Inspiration, I wanted to focus on Daily December Pages. For the last three years since I've seen Ali Edwards Daily December Books I've so wanted to do one, but so far have never gotten around to doing it :( I'm hoping to do one next year, it's on my list to do. Here are three Daily December Albums from three different people that caught my eye. There is a ton over at the Designer Digitals Gallery so go take a look. Hope everyone is having fun getting ready for the Holidays :) - Tara

Samples of LoriS Album







Samples of Christinas Album







Samples of Ipate Album








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