sneak peek 4.13

here's a little peek of the kits I have releasing tomorrow!

love.love.love this photo my sister captured of Lydia on her 4 yr photo shoot! so very Lydia for sure.

also, do you LIKE pink trike design on facebook?  we're currently to a little over 175 "likes" & since reaching that milestone, I put up a little code there for some extra savings for my fans!  you can check the fan page HERE.  It's a great way to find out what's coming, what's up & I update it often with layouts & projects from customers, my creative team & myself.

have a wonderful Wednesday!

{robyn}

new & unexpected... love?

I never, ever thought I'd say this, but I'm falling in love with running.  I started several months ago doing a Couch to 5K plan, was really loving it, then I took a run outside on one of my longest days so far on the plan & I have to say, it really sorta freaked me out.  It was slightly cold & breezy that day & up to that point I had only run on my treadmill.  I had a hard time keeping my pace & my breath.  So I took about a week break from running, thinking maybe it wasn't for me after all.  I did exercise dvds in the interim, but I was actually missing running... I couldn't believe it.  Never in my entire life, have I had an easy time running.  I used to dread the days in high school gym class when we had to run around town or do laps in the gym.  It was really hard for me & I never enjoyed it.  Running still isn't the easiest thing for me, but it's definitely getting easier, more enjoyable & I'm loving pushing myself to levels I never thought possible for myself. 

The other day my sister & I went to a running store & I got fitted for the right running shoes... can I say, if you haven't done this yet, do it.  I was actually wearing the right type & size of shoe for my foot, but since I'd had them for quite some time I decided to get a new pair.  A.mazing.  I'm running faster, longer & with less aches. 

Another thing I've been doing tons of is reading as much as I can about running... about form, nutrition, injury prevention, races, training... really whatever I can get my hands on {I'm a little obsessed}.  I've "liked" about every running/fitness magazine I could on Facebook.  I downloaded the book "Run Like a Mother" to read & took it down in a few days.  Although they're way more hardcore than me, it was funny, informative & enjoyable.

I'm doing my first 5K the day before Easter & although I'm still not sure that I'll be able to run it all {probably a run/walk combo}, I'm excited to just do it!  It's funny, I seriously sit at my computer, do housework, help the kids with homework, make supper, just thinking... when will I have time to go for a run today?  That... is NOT my normal behavior people!  But I love it none the less!

Another thing I love... my kids & husband are seeing how serious I am about this.  The kids are asking if they could do a 5K too, can they run on the treadmill, Lydia {4} watches intently while I run {asks many, many questions} & tells me how fast I am.  We're talking about doing more active family days, like hiking trails when the weather warms up.  It's going to be so much fun this summer to be able to do things I would have never considered last year as my larger, less fit self.  I've already promised more trips to the pool!

{robyn}

new releases 4.7

hello all! hope you're having a great month so far!  I've been keeping busy with lots of stuff... especially keeping some little 4 year old out of trouble, which has not been very successful {& also means little getting accomplished work wise}!  I'm hoping it's just a phase!  She's usually not too much of a trouble maker, but lately geesh!  Anyway, to keep the stinker busy, we've been trying to get outside on the here.and.there. days that are nice, fairly warm, like yesterday...

we got this bike for Lydia for her birthday & since March in Iowa can be a little schizophrenic, we have had chances here & there for outside play... you really have to take advantage while it lasts!  So yesterday I took her out & I took her new bike out on our concrete pad & showed her how to ride in circles!  The rest of our driveway is gravel & for a beginning bike rider, a little tricky, so until she gets a little better with the pedaling I thought this might build her confidence while getting to enjoy her bike.  I loved the photos I captured especially that big one... isn't that the face every kid should have while riding their bike?  I remember how much I LOVED riding my bike & how much the boys loved it too {Evan went through 2 pairs of training wheels he was so wild about his bike!}.  I hope she really loves it too. On that note... I hope you love the new templates I've released this week {including the one I used for the layout above}

I love the way my creatives put their spin on the templates too...

layouts by Shelley Haganman

layout by Allison Waken

seriously... how awesome!  I know some people shy away from templates, but I love them to get out of a rut, do a quick page or just a jumping off point to get going on a page... who says you have to keep it the same?  Like how Allison used the extra large photo across the top of the #9 template... really cool! 

of course, as always, the new releases are 30% off just today & I'm telling you, there are some AWESOME things in store today... with all the new designers at DHD {including the fabulous Gennifer Bursett who's making her design debut today!!!!} new release Thursday is even more exciting!

{robyn}

new releases 3.31

hey everyone... hope you're having a great last-day-of-March!  I've got some new kits called Mellow in the store today... you can buy them seperately or the whole kit, but either way it's all 30% off just today :)  I'm really diggin' yellow right now {maybe I'm just craving sun!} & I always love a good calm blue/green/gray combo too... it's just, well, mellow!

you can also get the full kit here.

check out these fab layouts...

layout by Shannon Dombkowski

layout by Allison Waken

layouts by Shelley Haganman

awesome. thanks for stopping by...hope you enjoy!

{robyn}

sneak peek 3.30

yay! I've got some fun kits for you this week... here's a peek:

{layout by me using Mellow... releasing tomorrow at DHD}

I captured this pic last summer on a trip up to Coralville to spend the day with my parents who were camping out up there with my boys & my niece.  It was sooooo hot this day & we took them down to the spillway to check out the water being let out of the reservoir.  They had a blast & were SOAKED when we left {& smelled a little fishy!}.  Good times :)

{robyn}