Where did the idea come from?

Lately I've been pondering about the information I share on my blog and wondering whether it's beneficial or inspirational to anyone. Do I supply enough information or perhaps too much information, do I give you ideas to go away and create your own projects? So I've been having a little re-assess about what I write, what people comment on, what people don't comment on and what questions people ask? Now I went back through my messages to find out what was the most asked question and hands down it was 'where do you get your crazy ideas from?' So I decided that I would start to reveal more about the process in which I take to create my projects and as from today I will start with 'Where did the Idea come From?'

DESIGNED FOR | Doodlebug Design Inc
PROJECT | Tattipillar Layout

WHERE DID THE IDEA COME FROM? | Pinterest
Now a few of my friends thought I must have taken up cake decorating because my Pinterest account has been flooded with pictures of gorgeous decorated cakes lately and yes, I like to decorate cakes when I get the chance, however I actually pinned them because I saw more than just a cake! Take this gorgeous summery cake with its ombre approach to the way the colours are used. YUM! I knew I had to use this on a layout but just didn't quite know when or how until now. So there you have it... the inspiration, the picture that sparked the idea.

Credit: SugaBlossom Cakes

THE STORY | My little man has has a favourite soft toy which is really a caterpillar but somehow we started calling it 'Tattipillar'. It's soft, fluffy and incredibly long but gets dragged everywhere... especially if Teddy is tired. He loves to lie on it when he is having his bottle which he holds in one hand and the antennae in the other hand. On odd occasions I find him chomping on poor Tattipillar's nose which just happened to be the picture I've used on this layout. It's one of about 100 photos I have of Teddy with his Tattipillar.

TECHNIQUE | The triangles are all punched and positioned on the page piece by piece so there's a very good reason why I've used the grid style patterned paper from Doodlebug... it's so I could keep my triangles uniform. Doodlebug have recently added coloured card-stock to their product list and the variety of shades in each colour was perfect to create the ombre look that I was after.

I didn't want to detract from the colour panel on the layout so kept the typography neutral by using black and grey. The little pink flower and the pink washi tape were to mimmick the effect of the pink flower on the cake.

So there you have it... my new approach to putting it all out there and letting you know WHERE/WHY/HOW my ideas start and work there way onto paper.