vintage dots

oh yes... two of my favorite things!  I love the vintage, antique, old style look & I love love love polka dots... so here's a brand new kit in the shop vintage polka.dot No. 1!  Go ahead & check it out if you'd like... I hope you'll love it too.

& the layout I created with the kit!!! The photos were all taken in our house of some things that I really love the most: antique chairs {especially the children's ones painted & all chippy}, green Ball jars & buttons {oh yes I have many!}, the curtains in our kitchen {red & cream gingham with old trim} & the old looking hardware I searched for to get just the right look to compliment our off white  painted cabinets & beadboard of our kitchen.  

cool thing too, the old ledgers & note papers that are included in the set were found in some of my grandparent's belongings... I'm so happy to be able to preserve that in a whole new way! 

{robyn}

color cues 7.15.10

image from zupas.com via pinterest

color inspiration really is everywhere!  I was immediately drawn to this yummy looking jello concoction... not just because it looked yummy, but I was into the colors, the striped rainbow-like pattern & how it just looked summery & happy!  Today just seemed perfect to put together something cool & refreshing.... it's HOT hot HOT here so we're enjoying the AC.  I was reminded of some photos I had taken at the beginning of summer when the kids first got out the slip n slide, new suits & water guns...

I recreated the rainbow stripe look with patterned papers from my digital paper lines available in the pink trike shop.  I've taken from the lines sunny, evan, collin & oh happy day {boyish}.  It's my thing to do lots of different patterns together, but not so much my thing to have lots of pictures on one layout, but I love how this one turned out!  Remember... color inspiration doesn't always have to be literal... it's much more fun to add you're own stamp to it!

layout by {me}

have a cool day :)

{robyn}

in the shop...

if you jump on over the pink trike shop you can check out these printable invitations & thank you cards {part of the Oh Happy Day collection}.  They each come in a downloadable file that you print on a letter size cardstock, cut & they're ready for your information & sentiments!  How easy is that?  Love 'em!  Oh & if you're interested in me setting up these invites with your custom information for you to download & print.... that will be available soon too!  

{robyn}

inspiration: layered flowers

for this Tuesday's inspiration I've found yet another girly item to draw ideas from... how cute are these flip flops from baby Gap?  I was immediately drawn to those layered flowers... which I in turn made my paper version that would be so sweet on a scrapbook page or to decorate for a party!  

here's what I used: crepe paper streamers, glue gun, circle punch, buttons, jewels, a little Jenni Bowlin letter sticker & some papers I printed out from my Oh Happy Day girly line {available for download in the shop}!

to make the flowers you just take whatever length of streamer you like... I used 3 different lengths here. Obviously the longer the length, the poofier the flower.  Just take your streamer & start at one end & gather it, {sort of pleating it in a circular formation}, tacking in the same place every few gathers.  When you're done you can add buttons, punched patterned paper, jewels, circle stickers...!  They're also nice & lightweight, which makes them perfect for a scrapbook page!

{robyn}

it's open!!!

I'm so excited... so nervous... but I really hope you love my new shop with my new digital designs!  It's sorta sparse right now, but believe me I've got so many things coming!!!  

Oh & please, please, if you are so sweet as to order something & you notice any things that should be brought to my attention... I'd love to hear from you!  Enjoy :)

by the way... to get to the shop... click {shop} above!!!