Ordinary | Art Journal

{title} Ordinary {credits} Creativity by Crystal: paper, "x" brush, frame, notebook, tape, typewriter, note card from Back-to-School | Emily Powers: "notes from stamp" from Mark That Date, chipboard "P" from Alphabet Soup Chipboard, heart with wings and staple from Funky Love Song, button, metal clasp, "ordinary" word art, and days of the week stamp from Everyday, Ordinary, glitter splats from Sparkle Splat 1 | Fahrmboy-Stock: image of woman from Deviant Art.

Announcement - Digiridoo Scraps

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Digiridooscraps.com is currently experiencing some server issues. As of Sunday April 25th (Aussie time), the site will be down for approximately 7 days. We apologize for any inconvenience this will cause our members, but unfortunately it is unavoidable. Please be patient, as DRS will be back by May 2nd with a big celebration for our 1st Birthday!!!

See you all on the other side!!

Cheers,
Bree, Marianne and Maz
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Where do you come up with this stuff?

{title}Where do you come up with this stuff? {credits} Sarah Barber Design: papers, teal flower, green flourish, frame, and ribbon from Urban Chic | Emily Powers: clear epoxy alpha from Itty Bitty Alpha, word art strips from Life Snips 2, chipboard alpha from Alphabet Soup Chipboard, green heart, frog, white paint, and grow strip from Funky Love Song | Gina Marie Huff: blue alpha, scalloped frame, and dotted border from Sweet and Simple Life 365 Kit #1, black alpha, white polka dot flower, today word art from Sweet and Simple Life 365 Kit #2.

the Human Form v.1 *NEW*

Human Form v.1
created by Sarah Barber©

The human form is beautiful, mysterious, and full of contradictions.  You can have all sorts of feelings when it comes to your body: feelings of pain or feelings of expression.  Create your own feelings, express yourself with these four hand-drawn anatomical forms of the human body. 

Kit includes: 4 anatomical overlays and 8 pieces of word art (4 with no shadow and 4 with shadow).  All in PNG file format.  Drawings by Sarah Barber.

Live Now | Day-to-Day

Felt like going through my older stuff to play.  I used one of my own templates (Artistic Simplicity v.2) and my Upon A Rainbow v.2 kit.  So much fun!

{title} Live Now {credits} template from Artistic Simplicity v.2 by Sarah Barber Design and kit used is Upon a Rainbow v.2 by Sarah Barber Design.

Divided | the Digi Dares

This challenge hosted by The Digi Dares and Amanda Taylor (TaylorMade Designs), turned out to be a gut-wrenching experience.  As I laid out my life to see where my priorities lay, I was amazed at how much I deal with on a daily basis.  And yes, sometimes I feel like I'm hanging by a thread, but somehow I find the strength to keep going, one day at a time.  This page has also been added to my art journal, as it's  an apt view of my life and how I live it daily.  Thank you for looking.

{title} divided {credits} Fiddlette Designs: paper from Bad Fog Pink Girl | Gypsy Chick: paper overlay from Raven Paper | Sarah Barber Design: eye overlay from Human Needs | Studio Gypsy: leather ties, chain, clock parts, paper strips from Keeper of Time | Studio Rosey Posey: magnifier from Hope | Emily Powers: stamped alpha from Alphabet Soup Card stock | stock photos from Deviant Art | fonts are Zero and Zero Is, SF Dana, Broken 15, and Circus.

Lemonade | Taylor Made Designs & Paislee Press

I have some exciting LO's to share with you and one gorgeous kit.  But that's not all, it's all part of Tiffany Tillman's 25 days of Summer Templates class at reneepearsons.com.  You can view details on this class here.  This kit is part of the class, along with 25 fabulous templates to play with, so it's not available anywhere else!  Check it out!

{title} frolic and play {credits} lemonade stand by paislee press and taylormade designs | template by Tiffany Tillman

{title} sweet and sour {credits} lemonade stand by paislee press and taylormade designs | template by Tiffany Tillman

ATC Mixed Bag v.4 | NOW Available!

ATC Mixed Bag v.4
designed by Sarah Barber©

Artist Trading Cards (or ATCs) are miniature works of art about the same size as modern baseball cards, or 2 ½ X 3 ½ inches (6cm X 9cm), small enough to fit inside standard card-collector pockets, sleeves or sheets. The ATC movement developed out of the mail art movement and has its origins in Switzerland. Cards are produced in various media, including dry media (pencils, pens, markers, etc), wet media (watercolor, acrylic paints, etc), paper media (in the form of collage, papercuts, found objects, etc). The cards are usually traded or exchanged rather than sold.

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Included in this bag are 7 backgrounds (@ 2.5x3.5") and 12 elements.  Be inspired and create with abandon.  There are NO RULES with creating with ATC's.  Inspire yourself!

Join us every other week on my Creative Team's blog for an ATC challenge, a coupon on this kit, and a chance for a $2 gift coupon!  You can find my CT's blog here: http://sbdcreativeteam.blogspot.com/

My Needs | The Digi Dares

I created a new set of word art having to do with human needs, inspired by my psychology class. Upon discovering this week's Digi Dare, I decided it was perfect to showcase my new word art. 

{title}my needs {credits} Sarah Barber Design: anatomy stamp and word art from Human Needs, papers from Andromeda, pink and paper alpha, green swirl, butterfly, word strip, glitter, lace, paper strip and ephemera, and flower stamp from Dream Within A Dream, key hole from The Nature of Matrimony, and stitching from Indulgence | Kathryn Wilson: buttons from F is for First | Emily Powers: chipboard alpha from Alphabet Soup and epoxy alpha from Itty Bitty Epoxy Alpha | Gina Marie Huff: template from P365 Feb. templates, green leaves, border, black number alpha from Sweet and Simple Kit #2.

Human Needs | Word Art & Stamps

Human Needs
designed by Sarah Barber©

These human needs "are an expression of tendencies to fully develop your personal potentials."

-Coon & Mitterer from Psychology: A Journey

Inspired by my psychology class, I wanted to share some of what I've learned about our brains and what drives us to do what we do.

Included in this kit are 14 word art pieces and 4 stamps of an anatomical nature. Dig deep, what do you need? What drives you? How are your needs met?

Happy Birthday Divine Digital!

{credits} Vintage Soul & Kitchy Chic by Royanna Fritschmann

follow your heart

It's been a while, but Bree managed to find time to create a lovely new serene kit called Blue Horizon.  It's calming, relaxing, and full of hope.  You can find it exclusively at Digiridoo Scraps here.  This layout is for the April Layer It Up challenge, also at Digiridoo Scraps.  You can join in the fun here.  TFL!

things worth pursuing

A picture sometimes tells the story without all the journaling.  These are my two darling children, working in the garden together.  This was done for the April Journaling challenge over at Digiridoo Scraps.  You can find the challenge here.  TFL!

{title} things worth pursuing {credits} Flights of Fancy by Paislee Press

The Nature of Matrimony | 20% off and a chance to win!

The Nature of Matrimony
designed by Sarah Barber©

"this kind of love is what I dreamed about"
-Sister Hazel

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This kit was created for my sister, who's about to take the plunge into marriage.  The inspiration is from her wedding colors and theme, but this is by no means a wedding kit.  It's choc full off ephemera goodies, oodles of flowers and butterflies, and lovely bright papers.  Kit includes: 24 papers, 57 elements, and 4 alpha sheets, in 4 different colors.  This is a must have for those Spring and Summer memories!

 

 

I'll also be giving this kit away to one lucky winner.  Post your comments on this post, you you could win.  Kit is 20% off till April 23 and I will announce the winner of this kit on April 24th.

Going Back in Time

There's a challenge over at Digiridoo this month that wants us to find a really old LO, and make it new.  Well, I've seen these types of challenges before, but for some reason, I was finally able to get over myself and actually post my first ever digital LO.  LOL!  To say I've come far is an understatement.  I don't know how long you all have been digital scrapbooking, but this really brought me back.  Does anyone remember Scrapbook Answers Magazine?  I loved it!  That magazine is what got me started with digital.  It came with disks full of fun stuff like tutorials, fonts, and kits!  So I dug out all my old back-up CDs and found my pictures from 2006.  In the fall of 2006 is when I first started to dabble with Photoshop Elements. I had no idea how to do a drop shadow, but apparently I could extract (horribly), and alter the color on my photos. So here it is, my original and my new improved LO, using the same kit!  (Don't laugh!)

{title}First Fall {credits}Fall Splendor by Michelle Coleman.

{title}Pure Joy {credits}Fall Splendor by Michelle Coleman and Press Plate no.15 by Paislee Press

Art Journal | Tickled Pink

{title} Tickled Pink {credits} Sarah Barber Design: papers, glitter flower, butterfly, beads, ephemera, staple, lace from new kit (coming soon) | Studio Rosey Posey: pink heart, "red hot" word art, "darlin" word art, "always on my mind" word art, tape strips, and die cut flowers from Heartful | Studio Tangy: striped ribbon from Parcel no. 7 | Beth Rimmer: couple, flower with woman from ATC Prize from ADSR5 | Emily Powers: stamped alpha from Alphabet soup, glitter splats from Sparkle Splat 1, word strips from Life Snips 2 | Fiddlette Designs: red cloud from Reflections of Me.

I've been published!

I've been added to the roster over at the Artisan Guild, writing a monthly art journal column for the Artisan Notebook!  This month's issue is my first article.  You can find this month's magazine here: April 2010 Artisan Notebook.  

But that's not all, I'm also hosting a monthly challenge at Digiridoo Scraps following along the challenge in my article.

If you buy the magazine, there's a fabulous 25% off my shop coupon, and if you join me for the monthly challenge, you get a $2 coupon for participating!  You can find this fab new monthly challenge here!  Thank you for all your support.

ATC Mixed Bag v.3 | CT ATC Challenge #3

ATC Mixed Bag v.3
designed by Sarah Barber©

Artist Trading Cards (or ATCs) are miniature works of art about the same size as modern baseball cards, or 2 ½ X 3 ½ inches (6cm X 9cm), small enough to fit inside standard card-collector pockets, sleeves or sheets. The ATC movement developed out of the mail art movement and has its origins in Switzerland. Cards are produced in various media, including dry media (pencils, pens, markers, etc), wet media (watercolor, acrylic paints, etc), paper media (in the form of collage, papercuts, found objects, etc). The cards are usually traded or exchanged rather than sold.

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Included in this bag are 7 backgrounds (@ 2.5x3.5") and 12 elements.  Be inspired and create with abandon.  There are NO RULES with creating with ATC's.  Inspire yourself!

 

Want this kit at half the price?  Join us for the ATC Mixed Bag #3 over on my creative team's blog! Also for participating you receive a $2 coupon to my shop!

Winner of Indulgence | Tineke

The winner of Indulgence, my latest kit and drawing, is Tineke!  Thank you all for your wonderful comments.  I appreciate and cherish all your wonderful encouragement!  I will be releasing a new kit VERY soon, but on the off chance that you can't wait, please join us in our bi-weekly CT ATC Mixed Bag Challenge (over on my creative team's blog) or you can join me at Digiridoo, for my very new monthly art journal challenge, which will follow along with my monthly articles written for the Artisan Notebook.  Congrats again Tineke!  I will shoot you an email with your prize!

April FREEBIE!

It's that time of the month (no, not that time), it's time for your monthly FREEBIE!  In the grand tradition, here's another "women power" quote and this month,  you get also get a gorgeous bathing beauty sticker!  Enjoy!

Freebies are now available in my shop for sale.