a few quick notes...

just wanted to share a few things with you guys today.  

a super cute hybrid project by miss Jen Allyson with my Not So Freaky mini kit

you can check out how she made it at the DHD blog {as well as all the other cool projects the designers are putting up there this month}.

Tonight, there is a hour long speed scrap going on at the DHD forums.  Sounds like tons of fun, hoping maybe I can make it back home to jump in on this... maybe I'll see ya there!

I also wanted to share a layout I put together with the Feels Like Home October Kit.  These pics were from Dan's 40th birthday party... I got just a few good pictures from this night & loved these ones of Dan & Lydie together.

Feels Like Home Mini Kit by Robyn Meierotto

Layered template Best Buds by Katie Pertiet

have a happy 10.10.10!

{robyn}

new releases 9.30

yippee! another Thursday is here, which means more new goodies are available today at DHD!  I wanted to share what's new in my shop, but there are lots of really cool kits being released today {+ they're all 30% today!}so you should go check them out!

I've got 2 new word aRt kits for you!  I plan on releasing more & more of these as new seasons, holidays or ideas come around... here's what's new this time:

I also am releasing new kits today that are maybe a little more out of what you're used to from me, but I was inspired by all the cool striped shirts, sweatshirts & sweaters in the boys section of the new mini Boden catalog, that I couldn't resist creating this set for the guys!  {I think it could be pretty awesome for Halloween or maybe even Christmas projects & pages too!}.

here's a layout I created with the full kit... notice I also used a few things from the word aRt dates too...

have a great Thursday everyone :)

{robyn} 

feelin' {not so} freaky & haunted

thought I'd share my recent Halloween release for Design House Digital... Not So Freaky.  Last week I had released the mini kit & this week I've added a banner kit that can be used for your digital or printed out for a cool hybrid project!  {click on the images to send you directly to the product}  I've also added a invite freebie {yay!} & some handwritten word art.  What I love about this line is that being simply dark grey & off white it opens you up to use all those colorful halloween photos that sometimes can be difficult to scrap with colored papers & embellishments.

I also wanted to mention that Reminisce just released the paper halloween line I did for them... Haunted! Cool, with just enough creepiness!  Check out the Reminisce blog too, because they have a few cool projects that the design team created with it!

have a great Friday everyone!

{robyn}

new layouts...new stuff

hey everyone... just thought I would show you some layouts I put together this afternoon.  I had fun playing around with a few of the kits that I released today, but hadn't gotten the chance to use myself!  the first two layouts are using primarily the Feels Like Home September mini kit

for this one about my favorite part of the year... bringing out the fall decorations I also used the solid blue texture from Cozy & the Tears Set 2 from Tiffany Tillman so cool {DHD} & Stitching from Katie Pertiet Stamped Stitches no9 {DD}.

for this layout about Dan turning the big 40 I also used some parts from a Katie Pertiet Layered Template Just Look at You {the frame & stitches}, the same stitching set again from above & parts from Karen Funks Back 2 School Layered Template {modified slightly}.

and I love this one I created of Evan's first day of 3rd grade with the Sweet Fall v2 patterned & solid papers...

I again used the Karen Funk Back 2 School Layered Template, modified slightly... these are really awesome templates btw.

I've had a great time doing some layouts today & I hope you've gotten to stop over to my shop at DHD & take advantage of the 30% off... don't forget they'll be on sale until Sunday!  You should also go & check out the great new kits from everyone else in the store that are just on sale for TODAY.  I tried to link to everything I used from the DHD shop, so shop away my friends :)

{robyn}

home tour... a girly room for Lydia

I've recently had some kind requests from a few friends for a tour of our home... I've wanted to do this for some time to tell our story about how much craziness, love & just plain hard work has gone into this place. For those of you that don't know the story, I'll give you a little background.  Dan & I bought this old farmhouse and acreage about 6 years ago on auction.  It's a lovely setting in the country, we liked the size & style of the house, but knew it would need a total remodel.  Well... we spent one entire year working tirelessly on this place before moving in {along with lots of help from family}, although it was not in any way "done".  We started in early June I believe pulling down plaster walls & ceilings, pulling out lath & nails, old wiring, insulation, crappy carpet, plywood paneling that was covering a good portion of the downstairs walls.... I could go on & on.  Long story short: we took it down to the studs, rewired, replumbed, reinsulated, redrywalled, refinished floors... & since moving in we've jacked the house up to put a new basement under it, built a wrap around porch, resided & reshingled.

and so... here is Lydia's room 

BEFORE

and here it is

AFTER

Notice the walls are once again pink... hopefully a little more appealing than the original paint job.  The window & door trim, baseboard & crown moulding were all made by Dan & my brother & is the same all throughout the entire house.  It's one of my most loved things.  We've used the same paint color on the trim through the house too {Craft White.  Eddie Bauer. Valspar}.  The pink on the walls is Pale Peony {Valspar}.  The floors are original to the house, but had to be refinished after we unearthed them from carpet foam & glue.  They are a really lovely pine varied plank with lots of character.  Her bed & her dresser are antique finds from one of the sweetest places near Kalona, Ia called Sister's Garden.  I love the place, but nearly every time I go there I end up with a piece of furniture in my car.  The photos were taken by two amazing local photographers Amy Becker {1 yr photos} & Kathie Brune {baby photos}.  

So there you go... room #1 on the Meierotto Farm house tour!  This is going to be a long process, as having 3 kids in the house I will try to photograph rooms as we finally complete them & before the kids do too much damage!  

{robyn}