just a picture

i had a few spare moments tonight & really wanted to put together a few layouts.... it just sort of makes me feel refreshed sometimes.  plus i have all these pictures my sister took last weekend of the boys.  i had been thinking of a layout for Collin & was thinking of using several pictures.  but you know how sometimes you just have a picture {or several} that just capture you?  the look in his eye, the smile on his face, just made me want to use just this picture so it would be the focus & not get lost with others.  it also gave me a chance to add some journaling about where we're at right now.  sometimes good, sometimes bad, but no matter what i'll always love him {of course}.  i know at heart he's one of the sweetest kids, but lately it seems growing pains have slipped in & we're trying to navigate our way through it all.  

about this page:

journaling reads: you at eleven... happy & then not. good & then bad. lovable & then, well, not so much. sweet & then sour. i guess we'll just go with the flow.  love you always. 7.10

supplies: patterned paper: stripy paper kit: pink trike design.  tape pieces: from hugs&kissesNo1 layered template & journaling spot: from memories layered template: katie pertiet designer digitals.

{robyn}

new! stripy digital papers

if you read my blog post on Friday... you'll remember I was inspired by a cute stripy cardigan sweater from the Boden catalog.  So here's my take on the wonderful striped goodness in digital form... 8 stripy papers... 4 tonal versions in shades of grey, charcoal, tan & brown & 4 coordinating versions with a pop of color!  Love how fun & versatile these turned out!  you can find this fun kit at my pink trike digital shop!  

{robyn}

finding color inspiration

there is no doubt... sometimes we creative types just get stuck.  ideas are not flowing, we're stuck staring at our computer screen, or our scrapbook page, our canvas... what to do?  It's inevitable i think, that this will happen & I've found that it's just best to step away & try to immerse myself with lots of inspiration.  I thought I'd share just a few places today that I've found that help me get out of that slump...

pinterest website

seriously... if you've not been here you've got to sign up.  all kinds of visual candy.  homes, design, colors, anything you can think of!  it's so good!  I've found so many links to other inspiring websites that I'd never heard of... like the image below, I found on pinterest & it led me to the inspired bride site & all the color palette ideas they have there... again WOW!

image from inspired bride via pinterest

inspired bride website

I mean, I'm obviously not planning a wedding right now, so I probably never would have found this site otherwise.  They have tons of amazing color palettes there. 

So there you have it, just a few places I've found my inspiration lately... I have a whole stack of ideas saved in my inspiration folder now from surfing around both sites.  I've been taking tons of screen shots... it's a great way to remember the great ideas you've seen.

have a great {inspired} Tuesday everyone :)

{robyn}

digital layout therapy

having one of those mornings... the boys are over tired... I have an extremely moody 11 year old & it's just made for a bad start.  I know it will get better, but it's just one of those times where you question yourself as a mom.  ugh. enough. I'm done with grouchies.... tried to work on some things, but just had to get out of my funk.  so I decided to use a few of the pictures that my sister took this weekend to put together a layout. made me feel better, I mean, who can't smile & have a happy heart when you look at that cute face up there? guess you could say I needed some digital layout therapy...

about this page:

patterned paper: from the Evan paper kit: pink trike design. stitching: carina gardner: 2 peas. tag: from the katie pertiet layered template perfect moments: designer digitals.  free page template: paislee blueprints: o scraps.  my name is tag: my own design.

have a happy monday everyone :)

{robyn}

design inspiration

took inspiration from this cardigan from Boden

{that I love love love BTW}

to create this design on my scrapbook page... 

about this page:

journaling reads: "loved spending this day with my boys doing all the fun things you could handle... it was so special & cherished seeing your smiling faces"

layout uses a modified template by Katie Pertiet-Designer Digitals, paper-pink trike design {coming soon}

{robyn}