happy birthday dad!

today's my daddy's birthday... talked to him earlier & sounds like they're having a nice time away with some camping friends.  I'm glad him & mom got to get away this week & enjoy themselves.... so grateful they are able to still travel & have great times with each other in their "home sweet home" {their motorhome}.

It's a funny thing about my dad... when I was growing up I thought he was one of the meanest dads around. I was close with him, but I was definitely a mommy's girl {yes with her at all times, much to her dismay I'm sure}.  As I got older in high school & got married & had kids my fondness for my dad has grown.  I've got a big old mushy soft spot in my heart for him :)  He's loved & cuddled all our babies & brought out his sternness when they act up, but still you can tell how much he loves his kids & grandkids.  I think he's got a special sweet spot for some little girl I know {Lydie is his baby's baby & the last grandchild}.  He has shown all the support & love I could ever ask for & I appreciate beyond words all that he has done for not just me, but for our family.  After all, if it wasn't for him being so "mean" growing up, I wouldn't have those famous words to look back on... "shut of the lights! %^%^*(*&^^&*!!!".  Seriously, though... I love you dad.  I hope you have a great birthday {& many. many. more. of course!}.  Oh yeh, & thanks for being our official lawn mower guy.  You're the best.  hugs n kisses

{robyn}

lots of kits!

hey everyone... just wanted to let you know I've added some new digital paper kits to the etsy shop today.  I created this one the other day.  I've been really into the stripes lately.  I just think they're a really good thing :)  Plus I've been playing around with some new textures & wear to mix em up a little.  This one is called washed stripes... it looks sorta summery, but I can totally imagine this being used in some wintery, holiday layouts as well.  

you can get it here.  

here's the link to see all the digital kits I have on etsy right now.

I'd love to see anything you create with my digital kits... you can send me your layouts or projects to me at pinktrikedesign@gmail.com & I'll put them in my gallery!  Make sure you include a link if you have a blog, etc so I can add that too :)

have a great day!

{robyn}

creative challenges & new kit

so recently I had come upon this website called Colour Combos Galore & loved how they gave a weekly color combination challenge specifically for scrapbookers & gave inspiration from their design team along with it. Well, you could imagine my excitement when I saw on the Pencil Lines website this morning that they've teamed up together with a sketch & a color combo! 

So here is the sketch:

& here's my version that I created:

.... and the new digital kit I created with this color combo!  couldn't resist ;)

you can get it right here in my etsy shop!

have a fun & happy monday :)

{robyn}

for sale

2006 Chrysler Pacifica Touring

2006 Chrysler Pacifica Touring FWD. $15,500. One owner, 54K miles. Walter P. Chrysler edition (tutone leather seats, custom paint color). Sunroof, factory dvd system, premium sound system, quad heated seats, 19" wheels with new tires, 6 passenger seating (3rd row seats), remote power hatch, backup warning. Needs nothing, well taken care of, mostly highway driven. Contact me & I'll get you in touch with my hubby to let you know all the details.  

this was my very first brand new car!  I have loved LOVED it!  It's a great car for families & great for trips!  This baby drives smooth & is a cool deep orange color... perfect for the hip mamma that doesn't want a mini van! that's just my take on it :)

{robyn}

Update on 08.19.2010 by Robyn Meierotto

SOLD!!! the new owners are Dan's brother Luke & his wife Barbara.  I'm so glad it will have a good home... I really loved this car!  I think it will be perfect for miss Ashlyn & maybe a new brother or sister sometime down the road?!?  Have fun with it guys!

it's all coming back to me...

my love for scrapbooking, that is.  It's interesting that when I started designing products for the scrapbook industry, of course I was scrapbooking all the time & was my favorite pastime.  I couldn't wait to get new pictures, new products & ideas flowed freely.  A few years in designing & it was harder & harder to find the time {or desire} to scrapbook.  I'm not sure if it was because I moved away from my own style or I just wasn't inspired anymore?  I've dabbled here & there with pages, but looking back in my pictures over the last weeks I've noticed how little I've scrapbooked over the last 5 years.  So many photos of the boys when they were not so grown up & the little miss as a baby that have maybe been put into frames, but as you all know... the photos that you capture that don't make their way to a frame are usually the most precious.  Well, I'm back people {in digital form now}... & I'm loving every minute that I can create a new page. I know to some it may sound silly, but I know you scrapbookers know what I mean when I say this is for my kids.  They'll have these memories of how I saw them, how I loved them & how important these little moments were to me.  So here you go, another page completed with photos that just melt my heart.  These were taken when Lydia was about 5 months old, Evan was 5 & Collin was 8.  They were soooo in love with their baby sister.

& here's the new kit that I used to capture this memory!  COZY. {I'll be putting it the store soon}

about the page:

layered template: guide no. 1: three paper peonies. {slightly changed}

all papers: cozy: pink trike design.

reads: i love the way you love her. 2+1=3. july 2007.

{robyn}