February Desktop!

I did this for a challenge over at Scrapbookgraphics, but it was so much fun creating my own desktop!

 

{title} once upon a time {credits} Spinny by Studio Rosey Posey | Gypsy Queen and Change of Heart by Gypsy Coture | stock photo from Deviant Art.

Me

So I was just getting a head shot of myself, and went a little crazy.  LOL!  So here's another ATC.  TFL!

 

{title}me. {credits} The Ultimate Art Doll Collection, Steamer Trunk, and Cirque Joeux by Tangie Baxter.

Smile

Lot's of new goodies to share!  Amanda is starting to crank out the product again.  She's got two new templates up in her store!  I  also have discovered some new goodies by Digidesigns by Wilma from Digiridoo Scraps!  Her stuff is so fun and gorgeous!!!  Check it out!

Taylor Made Designs | Taylored Page no. 3

 

----->COMING SOON<-----

DigiDesigns by Wilma | Funky Spunky

 

----->Funky Spunky Kit<-----

 

{title}smile {credits}template is Taylored Page no. 3 by Taylor Made Designs | kit is Funky Spunky by DigiDesigns by Wilma | word art is  Offset Wordart vol. 1 by Taylor Made Designs.

Art Journal | I am Simply Me.

 

{title} I Am Simply Me. {credits} Art Doll components from the Ultimate Art Doll Collection by Tangie Baxter | patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket | rub-ons by Love, Elsie | alphas by Making Memories | distress ink by Tim Holtz | Pom-pom trim by Anna Griffin | pen by Uniball | craft paint, glaze medium, label maker

I got the idea for the pom-pom from Tangie's awesome junk journal video!  Thanks Tangie for all you inspiration!

ATC | Who Am I?

Define Me. That's the basic challenge this week on the caravan.  Well, who am I?

 

{title} Who Am I? {credits} paper by Lori Davis | stitching by Gypsy Coture | Hope kit by Studio Rosey Posey.

New Word Art from Taylor Made!!!

After taking a couple of months off to fix up her new home, Amanda is back with a bang!  She's created 4 new word art kits called Offset Vol.1.  You can buy the entire bundle and save, but I'm telling you, you'll want all of them!  They are FAB!!!!

 

 

 ----->Offset Word Art Vol. 1<-----

 

{title} You Make Me Stronger {credits} Taylor Made's Offset Vol. 1 word art | F is for First by Kathryn Wilson | stitching by Gypsy Coture | ink stain and other word art by Paislee Press and Taylor Made from est. | glitter from Studio Rosey Posey

Project 365 - Week 4

It's that time of the week again.  LOL!  I don't know how I'm going to keep up with this one.  Pure determination.  I haven't been outside because of the weather, so my pictures are lacking.  LOL!  Makes you get creative with what you take pictures of.  But the whole point of this for me is to just keep track of daily life as we live it.  That way I can look back and go, I remember the day when I got my report card in the mail or the week Tarrah refused to clean her room.  LOL!  It's just little reminders of daily life.

On with the show!  This week I had fun playing with my new kit, The World All Around, inspired by Where the Wild Things Are.  Tarrah loves this book!

 

 {credits} Sweet and Simple Life 365 templates and kit #1 by Gina Marie Huff. | The World All Around by Sarah Barber Design.

 

{credits} Sweet and Simple Life 365 templates and kit #1 by Gina Marie Huff. | The World All Around by Sarah Barber Design.

A Fresh Start | Studio Tangie's CT Challenge Series

I've been so needy lately with finding challenges to feel my inspiration.  It's insane.  I stumbled upon Studio Tangie's CT Blog and they've started weekly challenges.  So here's yet another challenge I jumped on.  This week's challenge has to do with a "Fresh Start" in your professional life.  I wrote about my new kit.  It was very hard for me to share my own drawings.  I've always been afraid to share, thinking they aren't good enough.  But it all worked out okay and I'm looking forward to sharing more of my personal artwork.

 

{title} Leap of Faith {credits} papers by Studio Rosey Posey | glitter, stars, clown, film strip, pom pom by Studio Tangie | straight stitching and ribbon bow by Gypsy Coture | circle stitching, flag banner, and background brushes by Sarah Barber Design | word art by Taylor Made Designs.

ATC | Survive

Just a little reminder of my one little word...

{title} Survive {credits} papers, flowers, glitter, magnifying glass, leather cording, and key from  Hope by Studio Rosey Posey | notebook paper and stitching from Gypsy Queen by Gypsy Coture | chain and alpha from Crow Quill Alpha by Lori Davis | photo from Quaddles on Deviant Art | font is Susie's Hand | black frame by Linda GB.

ATC | Student

{title} student {credits} Paper, stitching, cardboard, and stars from Good Things by Sarah Barber Design | plain alpha by Paislee Press | other alphas by Angela Powers | butterfly, round wordart, and ledger paper from Spinny by Studio Rosey Posey | broach and button by Gypsy Coture.

ATC | Mother

Hey ladies!  I've decided to get back to creating ATC (Artist Trading Cards), which I haven't done in a couple of years.  I did this for Tangie Baxter's weekly challenge at Scrapbook Graphics.  I had a blast creating this.  (It's 100% digital.)

{title} Mother {credits} Paper, buttons, damask, tape, stitching, and "hello" by Kathryn Wilson | old page and notebook paper by Gypsy Coture | alphas by Angela Powers | glitter, word art, and wing by Studio Rosey Posey | frame by Linda GB | butterfly pin by Tangie Baxter | photo from Quaddles at Deviant Art | photo action by Taylor Made Designs | font is Susie's Hand.

**NEW KIT** The World All Around | Sarah Barber Design

It's here!!!!  Some of you have been waiting for this, but not long.  As soon as the idea presented itself, I couldn't stop designing.  Inspired by Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak!  This is the first kit I've done that I've drawn most of the elements myself.  I created it in the style of Maurice Sendak, lot's of cross-hatching.  I do hope to see lot's of little wild thing LO's.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

The World All Around
designed by Sarah Barber©

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"That very night in Max's room a forest grew and grew- and grew until his ceiling hung with vines and the wall became the world all around."

-Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

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Inspired by the classic bedtime story, Where the Wild Things Are, this kit has tons of hand-drawn goodies all in the likeness of this wonderfully illustrated children's book by Maurice Sendack. Scrap your bedtime ritual and expand your creative horizon.

Kit includes: 24 papers and over 50 elements!

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Don't forget to check out the add-on kit!  [COMING SOON]

---->Link to Kit<---- 

PS - Don't forget my entire shop is 50% off till the end of January!!!  Hurry, you can get this kit for only $3.75!

Sneak Peek!!! New Kit coming soon!

{title} Wild Thing {credits} The World All Around (inspired by Where the Wild Things Are) by Sarah Barber Design.

[COMING SOON!]

Art Journal | Night Owl

Had to do one more before going to bed.  After you see it, it'll make sense.  Favorite time of day?  You guessed it!

Supplies used were as follows: Bazzill card stock, alpha by Making Memories, patterned paper, bling, and mask from Gypsy Queen by Gyspy Coture, gold craft paint.

Art Journal | Color Geek

 This page was inspired by my previous page, Playful Color.  As I wrote the blog entry for it, I realized I had to journal that!  So here is part 2, Color Geek.  Supplies were all traditional again.  Card stock by Bazzill Basic, patterned paper by Making Memories, alpha's by Making Memories, rub-ons by K&Co. and Marah Johnson, ribbon by American Crafts, photo scanned from a calendar printed on an old dictionary page, craft paint, glaze, and black marking pen by UniBall.

Art Journal | Playful Color

I am beyond excited to share this with you.  Two of this week's prompts were color and the word play.  My creative mind went into overdrive as I contemplated what color could possibly define me.  There isn't one.  Color in itself defines me.  I've made it my life's passion to work with color.  Nothing pleases me more than two look upon two beautifully colored items.  A room that has been decorated with pops of color is the best!  I know, I'm a color geek. 

I took it one step further, what color is playful to me?  Why chartreuse of course. I absolutely adore this color.  Various shades of green and blue are all over my house, but chartreuse?  The name itself is just awesome!  And for the really intuitive artist, you might notice I've actually got the definitions of play and chartreuse on my page.  I printed my playful pin-up on an old dictionary page.  Imagine my surprise and delight to find that the word play was at the top of the dictionary page!  My short statement: "color defines who I am." was just the icing on the cake. 

This page fell together beautifully.  The entire creation is traditional in its creation.  I used background paper by SEI, tissue paper found at Michaels, a book-mark,  pin-up scanned from a calendar printed onto and old dictionary page, alpha stickers by Making Memories, craft paint, glaze and modge podge.

Project 365 - Week 3

 {credits} Sweet and Simple Life 365 templates and kit #1 by Gina Marie Huff. | Good Things by Sarah Barber Design | alpha by Angela Powers | Spinny by Studio Rosey Posey | Change of Heart by Gypsy Coture

 

 {credits} Sweet and Simple Life 365 templates and kit #1 by Gina Marie Huff. |  alpha by Angela Powers | Spinny by Studio Rosey Posey | Change of Heart and Gypsy Queen by Gypsy Coture

**NEW** Good Things

I have a new fun and funky kit in the store!!!  Check it out!

 

 

Good Things
by Sarah Barber Design

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Good Things is  packed full of yummy elements and papers designed to make you feel good.  It also pushes the limits of your creativity and makes you think outside the box.  What's good for you?

Kit includes: 18 papers and 30 elements.

Designed by Sarah Barber ©

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Special thanks to Atomic Cupcake.

---->link to kit<----

 

 {credits} Good Things by Sarah Barber Design | word art by Taylor Made Designs | template by Paisley Press

Art Journal | Pain

I dug out some old drawings I had done for my anatomy class and used one of them for the background sketch of the torso.

{title} Pain {credits} Change of Heart by Gypsy Coture | Cirque Joeux, Steamer Trunk, and Scratchy Pain alpha by Tangie Baxter | Urban Jungle by the designers of Digiridoo Scraps |  alpha stickers by Making Memories | artwork by Sarah Barber

Art Journal | to mend

{title} to mend. {credits} Spinny by Studio Rosey Posey | Cirque Joeux by Tangie Baxter | Small Talk by Taylor Made Designs and Fei-Fei's Stuff | alpha by Making Memories | tea bag tags, dymo label maker, bird brushes printed and distressed with tea bags, uniball pen.

Art Journal | Confidence

{credits} paper by Gypsy Coture | fitting bodice from the Ultimate Art Doll Collection by Tangie Baxter | brushes and photo from Deviant Art | distress ink by Tim Holtz | craft paint, glaze, and uniball ink pen.

the little things

{title} the little things {credits} kits by Gypsy Coture and Tangie Baxter

Journal entry: Being in pain all the time is difficult.  Even if I get past the pain, there’s the exhaustion.  It makes little tasks like doing the dishes  a big deal.  So imagine my surprise upon waking on Sunday to find my baby boy doing the dishes for me.  I couldn’t believe it.  It really is the little things that matter.  Little acts of kindness.  I am blessed to have such a sweet and thoughtful son.

Art Journal - Cover | Secret Compartments

So I thought long and hard about a title for my art journal.  I really like what I cam up with.  It's a journal of self-discovery, going through the most private parts of my heart and soul.  I used a red polka dot 3 ring binder (found at Target) and it's eco-friendly. 

As for the supplies here we go: tissue paper from Michaels, old pattern pieces, alphas by Making Memories, label maker, rub-ons by Basic Grey, post card by Anne Taintor, photos from Deviant Art, glaze, craft paint, and modge podge, sandpaper and distress ink by Tim Holtz.

discover love | for me

Discover Love

 

For Me

Both of these pages were done with the same inspiration, a phone call and a letter from Tom.  I didn't realize how worried I was about my future, how anxious I was about our relationship.  These artistic journal exercises are really pulling out deep emotions that I didn't even realize were there.  I was able to discover part of my burden and help alleviate it by talking it out with Tom.

As for the gorgeous supplies used they are as follows: background paper by Christina Renee from Urban Love, other paper, stamps, doll pieces, film strip, and heart are from Tangie Baxter's Ultimate Art Doll Collection, Cirque Joyeux, and Steamer Trunk, craft paint, glaze, a transparency overlay with Tom's letter scanned into the computer, digital brushes, styles and textures, and "love" alpha by Making Memories.  Photos are from Quaddles at Deviant Art.

More P365

January Week1 | Page 2  {credits} Sweet and Simple Life 365 templates and kit #1 by Gina Marie Huff. | Roorah by Karen Wilson

 

January Week 2 | Page 1 {credits} Sweet and Simple Life 365 templates and kit #1 by Gina Marie Huff. | Bubble Licious by Christy Lyle and Zoe Pearn

 

 January Week 2 | Page 2 {credits} Sweet and Simple Life 365 templates and kit #1 by Gina Marie Huff. | Bubble Licious by Christy Lyle and Zoe Pearn

I Belive I Can

 

For the next page(s) in my art journal, I decided to do a transparency overlay.  Fun!  I created the overlay with lots of fun brushes.  For the physical part of the page I printed out a card from Tangie's Cirque Joyeux kit and went nuts with the paint, glaze, and shimmer spray.  Paper is Basic Grey, sticker by K&Co., pendent by Blue Moon.

One Little Word: Survive

 

So the journey begins.  I've joined Studio Tangie's Art Journal Caravan.  I've got great hopes that this journey will help me work through the burdens I continue to face.  I've chosen my one word for 2010, Survive.  I will survive, and in doing so, I will empower myself to do anything I set my mind to.  I look forward to seeing how I evolve as an artist and a person.

{title}Survive

{credits} Photo of woman from Falln_Stock from Deviant Art (digitally enhanced with brushes, textures, and preset photo actions) | embellishments from Gauche Alchemy | masks and distressing ink by Tim Holtz | paper by Martha Stewart Crafts | letter stickers by Making Memories | craft paint, pages torn from an old dictionary, clothing patters, tattered angels glimmering mist, and gel medium.

i resolve.

{title} i resolve. {credits} Spunkie Charm by Lori Davison | Crystal Cranberry by ah! designs | Festivities by ah! designs, Emily and Angela Powers | Sun Porch by Amy Teets | Lil' Fan Fair and the Ultimate Art Collection by Christina Renee | Vintage Photo Frames by Katie Pertiet

My resolution actually started a couple of months ago.  I have quit almost all caffeine intake.  I used to drink coffee most of the day and switch to diet Pepsi.  Now, all I drink is tea.  But it comes in so many yummy flavors!

reflection 2009

{title} reflection 2009. {credits} Reflection and Andromeda by Sarah Barber Design | dotted border by Gina Marie Huff

In 2009, my life completely changed, turned upside down, and was never to be the same again.  I discovered my passion and took the first steps to following my dream, enrolling in school earning my associates in Graphic Design.  This was just the beginning. 

In the summer of 2009, I fell in love.  This was the beginning of the end, so to speak, of my life as I knew it.  Tom and I took those first hesitant steps toward something more than friendship, and didn't look back.  This decision changed everything.  It was a domino effect.  My personal life went haywire as my ex-boyfriend began to make my life hell.  My daughter's sitter quit, causing me to lose my job.  I worked at Michaels for 7 years, and I didn't get so much as a fond farewell.  The final incident was when my boyfriend was hauled off to jail. 

You would think all of these happenings would be bad.  Well they were, but they made me stronger.  They made Tom and I closer than ever.  We got through all the trials put before us, and are still working through them.  But we're doing it.  What we have is that rare love that you know, this is the person I need to be with for the rest of my life. 

As I sit here, in my new home, counting down the days when my Baby will be back home, I am grateful for all that's happened to me.  I did it.  I made it through.  It's not over yet, but I know that because I made it through this far, I can do anything, no matter how difficult.  I will survive.  As scary as change is, it's a good thing.  You can't stay in limbo forever.  I'm glad I'm finally moving forward.  I look forward to 2010 and all it will bring, including the pain with the good.

lyrics from love.

As some of you may know, my fiance is in prison right now.  As I count down the days till we can be together again, I thought I'd create an album of the beautiful songs he's been writing for me.  I've finished the cover and one of the songs so far.  I'd thought I'd share this very personal aspect of my life. 

 

{credits}  Sweet and Simple Life 365 Kit #1 by Gina Marie Huff | est. by Taylor Made Designs.

family

{title} family {credits} Christmas Past by Sarah Barber Design | Shining Glow by Elisas Bits

Project 365 - Week 1

Yep, that's right.  I'm jumping on the bandwagon.  LOL!  I've decided to keep it simple this year and got some great Project 365 templates from Weeds and Wildflowers.  I've just completed my January Title page and my week one LO.  TFL!

{credits} Being Me by Gina Marie Huff | Sweet and Simple Life 365 templates and kit #1 by Gina Marie Huff.

 

 {credits} Sweet and Simple Life 365 templates and kit #1 by Gina Marie Huff.