the Truth: a legacy of pain

{title} a legacy of pain {credits} Firsts by Prima Hybrid. | Press Plate no. 13 by Paislee Press. | Keywords by TaylorMade Designs.

Nature, gardens, and crazy families!

That's right, I've got more ADSR layouts coming at you.  Can you tell I'm in love with Lori Davison right now?  LOL!  Thanks for looking!

{title} the beauty of nature {credits} Artist Faeries, Poet's Keepsake, and Falling Leaves Autumn Tea by Studio Lori. | little rock and chipmunk by Bernedette Hunt.

{title} mi familia = loca {credits} Being Me by Gina Marie Huff | frames by Miss Tina.

Pardon the Mess!

I'll be renovating this blog for the next couple of days, so have no fear, it will be fixed soon.  Thanks for your understanding.

Sarah xoxo

Me Time.

This is a LO for the ADSR event.  What would I do if I had a day alone to myself?  Curl up with a good book. 

{title} me time. {credits} Falling Leaves Autumn Tea by Studio Lori. 

Spring Madness comes Home.

I guested at Owl Tree Studios in March and created Spring Madness. Well, it has come home and now is bundled for you to save! Check it out!

Spring Cameo

Spring Cameo
designed by Sarah Barber

"...frolic & play!"

Welcome Spring and the coming of the Easter with this wonderful warm kit that makes you want to make-believe in princesses and tea parties.  Product is a full kit, including 12 papers and over 50 elements.

 

Medicated & Motivated | 8x10 Mixed Media on Canvas

Just finished a new painting.  This was super fun and quick.  I didn't feel like letting the medium dry before adding more. LOL!  I had a previous painted canvas that I had started.  I slapped the page out of my old Webster on there, added the beautiful and spunky lady from an old nudy magazine, some polka dotted tissue paper, alphas, some paint and ink, and it's done!  (Actually, I still have to put a glaze over it.  I was waiting for it to dry.) 

PS - This will be for sale soon in my Etsy shop!

Reverie & Red Sky | Art Journal Caravan

{title} reverie {credits} Reverie by Scrapbook Artist designers | Gypsy Call by Studio Tangie.

{title} Red Sky {credits} Falling Leaves and Autumn Tea and Poet's Keepsake by Studio Lori.

More ADSR LO's...

Here's my two more layouts from this past week's challenges.  I bought Lori Davison's Falling Leaves and Autumn Tea collection and MAN, I LOVE IT!  Of course she rocks.  LOL!  Anyway, I used it on both layouts.  Check 'em out!

{title} Dainty Games & Family Storytime {credits} Falling Leaves and Autumn Tea by Studio Lori.

{title} an Enlightening Journey {credits} Falling Leaves and Autumn Tea by Studio Lori | journaling and photos by Crystal Howser

More Adjective Cards...

More adjective ATC cards...

{title} D is for Deranged. {credits} Kitchy Kutie by Fiddlette Designs | Alice quote by SherrieJD

{title} E is for Exultant. {credits} Art Starts by SherrieJD | Art Journal Inspiration v.4 Alpha by Sarah Barber | Kewpie Cutie by Holliewood Studios

April Calendar Challenge at Digiridoo Scraps

Every month at Digiridoo Scraps, there is a host of challenges to get your scrap on.  I do the calendar challenge loyally as I've found it's a great way to keep track of my daughter's school activities.  She gets a kick out of seeing the finished calendar page too.  It's easy, since you get a FREE template to complete the challenge, and then a FREE kit just for playing!  I've used my new kit, Spring Cameo to do mine this month.  This product is coming soon!

{credits} Spring Cameo by Sarah Barber Design (coming soon!)

La La Land | ADSR6

Challenge 2 for ADSR6!  This kit is so adorable!  It's called Layla in La La Land and it's a collab by Miss Tangie Baxter and her mama Studio Rebecca.  I love it!  Anyway, here's my layout of my cute little kitty, Sassy.

{title} La La Land {credits} Layla in La La Land by Studio Tangie and Studio Rebecca | Cirque Joyeux by Studio Tangie.

Digital Painting | Blythe Love

I want to share my very first ever purely digital painting with all of you.  I did a composite of my blythe doll.  :)  Comments are welcome and appreciated!

{title} Blythe Love {credits} original digital painting by Sarah Barber, taken from a photo by Sarah Barber | created with Adobe Illustrator.

April FREEBIES & Inspiration

It's time for April!  I've got your monthly freebie and your monthly art journal challenge (with freebie) up and ready!  Both are now available in my shop.

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Observations
 Part of an art journal is exploring who you are, what makes you special, what you observe in the world around you. Do you ever take the time to slow down and really listen? Music, in all it's forms, is another part of that expression. 

Join us here, for my monthly art journal challenge.

{title} 1 Last Time {credits} Spring Madness v.1, Citrus Love, Art Journal Inspired v.4, and Cameo (coming soon) by Sarah Barber Design.

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