In Memoriam | FREEBIE

In honor of those who have served, fought, and died for our country.

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Art Journal | Out of Control

The beautiful thing about an art journal, is that you get to express everything you are feeling, even if it is not so happy.  And that opportunity presented itself last night.  I've been going through a rough time and found myself journaling about it.  Times like these, doing something like this really helps the soul.  Through this creation and a letter I wrote later, I was able to gain perspective and start to feel better.  So, what are you feeling?  It's okay to be sad, mad, upset, angry, frustrated.  Share it!  These are often the most powerful pages in your art journal.

{title} Out of Control {credits} Fiddlette Designs: paper, flower, tears, and bird from Reflections of Me. | Pixelworks: dark red paper and staples from Soul on Fire | Studio Tangie: circle collage pieces from Week 21 Bonus Collage Fodder.

Murtle the Turtle? FREEBIE

I'm working on a kit for little boys and found Tarrah's Yurtle the Turtle book and used it for inspiration.  I drew a bunch of my own Dr. Seuss inspired characters, but this was my first and I thought I'd give it away for free!  I was playing around with different effects, so you get 6 versions of Murtle the Turtle.  Enjoy!

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The Body of Art Challenge | Two Halves

{title} Two Halves {credits} template from Press Packet 1 by Paislee Press | Lemonade by Taylor Made Designs and Paislee Press.

Treasures found

I found this fabulous high chair on the curb and had to have it!  I don't have a baby, it's just, it was so freakin' cute and awesome.  I grabbed, cleaned it up, and slapped a coat of paint on it.  Now it's a cute kitchy addition to my kitchen.  I'm using it as a book shelf.  :)  I love discovering stuff like this.  

Scrapper's Choice Awards 2010 | Best Journaling

Vote for me!  I submitted a LO of one of my most heart-wrenching journaling ever, to the Scapper's Choice Awards over at DigiShopTalk.  I need you to vote for me!  You can vote once a day.  Make me a winner! You can vote for me here!

Taylored Pages 7 and 8!

I've been dying to share these with you!  Amanda has just released two new templates that are awesome!  I had so much fun with both these templates. Check them out!

{title} Flights of Fancy {credits} Taylored Page no. 8 by Taylor Made Designs | Flights of Fancy by Paislee Press

{title} UR My Heart {credits} Taylored Page no. 7 by Taylor Made Designs | Sweet Tart by Paislee Press and Leora Sanford | Itty Bitty Apoxy Alpha by Emily Powers | Alphabet Soup Chipboard by Emily Powers | Life Snips 2 by Emily Powers | Love Birds by Emily Powers | Sweet and Simple Kit #2 by Gina Marie Huff

Body of Art Challenge | The Power of Touch

I joined the Body of Art Challenge, an eight week challenge over at Scrapper's Online.  I decided after seeing the first challenge, that I would use this as an opportunity to create a photo book for Tom. 

The first challenge is to scrap about touch.  I've written about the power of touch.  I found this fantastic photo of Tom holding Tarrah.  I'm so blessed that they love each other so much.

{title} the Power of Touch {credits} template from Press Packet 1 by Paislee Press | Lemonade by Taylor Made Designs and Paislee Press.

my little boy is growing up...

I was struck, this weekend, at how much my baby boy is growing up.  As he hefted the shovel to dig up some weeds for me, I couldn't believe how much he's grown!  It seems like just a few months ago, he was a little toddler, chasing me around, like his sister.  They sure grow up fast.

{title} A New Leaf {credits} A New Leaf by Paislee Press and Audacious Designs | brown paper from DeLovely by Paislee Press | photo frame by Joanne Briseboise

Songbird Avenue | Metro

Amanda Taylor teamed up with the Queen of Quirk, Meredith Fenwick, and Amy Wolff to create this month's charity kit for Songbird Avenue.  The charity Amanda has chosen, as guest designer, is called Committed to Freedom.  For more details click here.  So I was lucky enough to work with this kit before it came out.  It's GORGEOUS!  Here's a LO I did of my honey bunny.

{title} You Belong Home {credits} Metro by Taylor Made Designs, Queen of Quirk, Meredith Fenwick, and Amy Wolff.

Mother's Day FREEBIE!

Prompted by Crystal (one of my CT girls), I decided to whip up a quick Mother's Day!  To be honest, I was going to try and remember to do this, but I forgot.  So here you have it, not your traditional Mother's Day quote or image.  Just perfect for me.  Enjoy!

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It's a Girl Thing

I got this fabulous template last night from Emily Powers by hanging with the girls from O'Scraps in their first Twitter Tuesday Chat.  Tarrah and I recently attended baby Cloe's second birthday party and had so much fun.  It was definately a girl thing.  So adorable to see girls of all ages playing together and just hanging around talking.  

{title}A Girl Kind of Thing {credits} A Natural Kind of Thing by Sarah Barber Design (coming soon) | Experiment v.4 by Emily Powers

Another FREEBIE!

Want more?  Can you tell I'm getting bored?  LOL!  Well more for you, right?  Why don't you head on over to my CT's Blog and check out the NEW CT Creations v.1.  Created by Valentina, one of my new girls, you get two gorgeous quick pages for FREE!  You can find my CT Blog here.  Enjoy!

WIN a Kit!

Okay, so I'm getting antsy with Digiridoo being down still and I've been designing like a mad woman.  I have an awesome new kit I can't wait to share with you, based on the 70's!  To see a preview sneak peek of this kit, visit my Twitter page here.  I'm also feeling mighty generous.  I want to give this kit away to 5 of my followers.  So, follow me on Twitter, and you could win my new kit!  I'll announce the winners at the end of May.  Follow ME!

Frustration Abound

This week's art journal itinerary, couldn't have come at a better time.  Last night, I was at my wits end, with mounting frustration, anxiety, and general FREAK OUT!  LOL! So, what did I do?  Of course, I scrapped it! 

{title} A Brief Break {credits} Creativity by Crystal: lined paper, note paper, typewriter (recolored), masking tape from Back To School Elements and scalloped edge brush from Funky Stitching and Scalloped Brushes (both from her August 2009 collection) | Emily Powers: word art strips (recolored)  from Life's Snips 2, rain drops from Funky Love Song, stitching from Design Simple (Two Sisters) | Taylor Made Designs: "escape" word art from Spa Getaway word art | Kitschy Digitals: Washi Tape Frame | Creashens: Torn Bits Freebie | baby photo from Fahrmboy-Stock from Deviant Art | craft paper style from Flergs.

Just to keep you held over...

I've decided to share somewhat of a sneak peek of one of my new kits.  Just a little creativity from me...

{title} A natural kind of thing {credits} A natural kind of thing by Sarah Barber Design (coming soon!)

 {title} Looking Good {credits} 1970-Something by Sarah Barber Design (coming soon!) and template by Paislee Press.

PS - I have to give props to my lovely friend, Amanda Taylor.  Don't you just love her designs?  Well, she started sharing some of her fabulous patterns commercially with the rest of the digi world, and I'm in love!  You'll see a lot of her fab patterns in my new kits!  Check out her shop at O'Scraps for her new designer products!

May FREEBIE!

Did you think I forgot?  No, I was just enjoying the craziness that was {iNSD}!  Now you have proper time to enjoy my monthly free word art.  Enjoy!

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Update on Digiridoo Scraps!

From our wonderful site owners:

Status update on the server move: Well, things are moving along but we are not all the way done. We have grown so much in a year that we had way more GB than expected. But we are watching the files ticking across. In the meantime, be prepared to scare away the June gloom because we are moving our Birthday Party to June. So much exciting stuff coming your way.

NEW Artisan Notebook has just hit the stands!

Check out my latest article in the Artisan Notebook and snag yourself a 25% off coupon to my shop for the entire month of May!  You can find this month's issue here.