Pinterest Inspiration | Dark Backgrounds

I’ve started pinning books that I want to read on Pinterest and when I came across the book cover below, I knew that I wanted to do more than just read it. The colors and design of the book cover inspired me to scrapbook some of my favorite photos.

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Pinterest Inspiration | Vintage Kenmore Ad

Vintage advertisements have been all over Pinterest lately and I’m hopelessly drawn to them. This amusing Kenmore ad was my favorite this week.

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Pinterest Inspiration | Polka Dots

Pinterest continues to be a huge source of inspiration for me and this week, I was drawn towards these simple polka-dot cocktail napkins.

These green and white polka-dot napkins just scream summer and fun to me. These napkins are from BHLDN and I love so much about this photo. The colors – green and white – feel fresh and inviting and the layered patterns really bring energy to the photo. I couldn’t wait to translate that to a layout. [Read more...]

Digital Designers | Jen Martakis

Meet the Designer | I am happy to introduce you to a wonderful digital designer – Jen Martakis. I have admired Jen’s work for a while now and I hope you enjoy getting to know her!

Jen’s Life | Jen lives in a small farming community in Northwest Indiana with her husband, Nick, and five sons. Her sons keep her very busy, as you can imagine! They range in age from her oldest, who is in college, all the way down to her youngest, who will start kindergarten next fall. With so many boys, her days are full, but she loves having all the boys around. It takes someone special to handle that much activity, but Jen loves it! As she says, “There is never a dull moment!” [Read more...]

Pinterest Inspiration | Neutrals

While looking through Pinterest this week, I was drawn to this photo immediately. At first, it felt a bit boring to me and I wasn’t sure why I was drawn to it.

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