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Friday, November 1, 2024

LeighSBDesigns Inspirational Challenges #34 Anything Goes - optional theme Falling into Winter

🍁 Happy November Creative Friends 🍁
Welcome to LeighSBDesigns fun monthly Inspirational Challenges!
 

 
November News
 Before we get on with our November Challenge below here's what else is happening at LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog this month!
 
 
Here's a sneak peek at my festive Christmas and Winter themed 2024 Collection of digi stamps and matching senties launching next week.  Join us and enjoy the limited special release sale!
 
 
I've extended my Halloween Sale thru Nov 3 midnight pacific!
Shop for some scary good deals!

 
We had a frightfully good time hosting our 31 Days of Halloween SPOOKtivites, pop on over and start at Day 1 if you missed our countdown to Halloween in LeighsBDesigns style!
 
 
Also check out all the SPOOKTACULAR entries shared by the Wicked Makers in our 14th annual 31 Days of Halloween Haunt Hop!
  
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🎃 October Challenge #33 Winners 🎃

 Thank you for playing in our October Challenge with your BOOtiful kitty makes and more!
Now for the Winners!


#6 Jenn Borjeson
with her BOOtiful card featuring Hocus Pocus Loveleigh Kitty

Congrats, you're our PRIZE WINNER!
Grab your snazzy Winner Badge and email me at LeighSBDesigns@yahoo.com to claim your LeighSBDesigns.com Digi Stamp or Digi Paper Pack or SVG Cutz prize worth $3.95 or less before Nov 25th with "October Challenge Winner" in the subject.
You are also invited to be a Fan Feature guest using your prize.
 
 
 
In the spirit of the Halloween season I've also awarded a TOP PICK prize to
 
#3 Granmargaret
 
and
#4 Patacake
 
Congrats on your TOP PICK wins with your BOOtiful makes!
 Grab your snazzy badge and email me at LeighSBDesigns@yahoo.com to claim your LeighSBDesigns.com prize of a $1.50 off a regular price purchase before Nov 25th with "October Challenge Top Pick" in the subject.
You are all invited to be a Fan Feature guest using your prize.
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Now for our November Challenge!
 

November Challenge #34
Anything Goes
optional theme is
Falling into Winter
 
Play in our Challenge this month with your ANYTHING GOES makes or be inspired by our optional FALLING into WINTER theme using any company products!
 
We want to see your all your Fall, Autumn and Winter themed makes or a mash-up of both Fall and Winter or whatever else you're making this month too!

Challenge ends Nov 29 at 11:55pm pacific!
 
Now for some fabulous inspiration brought to you by LeighSBDesigner Val!
 
Made by Val
 
Made by Val
 
 
Made by Val
 
Now it's your turn!
We can't wait to see what crafty makes you have to share with us this month!

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Follow our Challenges via Inlinkz
 Do you know you can be notified when LeighSBDesigns Challenges start by following us with Inlinkz?  When you submit an entry in the linky click the "Following host to get notified for new link parties" box and you'll never miss the start of a new challenge 😁

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Please read the rules before linking up!
  • LeighSBDesigns Challenges start on the first Friday of each month at 1am pacific!
  • Our Challenges are open to everyone using any company products!
  • Our Challenges now accept your Anything Goes makes or play along with our monthly Themes! 
  • Cute to creepy makes welcome!
  • Your blog posts and social media posts must include the LeighSBDesigns Challenge details with a link back to the current challenge post.
  • Displaying the current Challenge Badge in your posts and sidebars is appreciated!
  • No limit on entries or how many other challenges you can combine with ours!
  • Challenge entries must be new, posted on or after the Challenge start date - no back linking!
  • We do love hearing from you, please leave us some love when you play in our Challenges!
  • Please link directly to your entry (permalink) and put your name in the description!
  • FYI:  If you play in our annual Hops then your Challenge entries must be different if the themes are similar!
  • Social media entries from public sites like Flickr, Instagram, YouTube, etc are welcome.  Use hashtag #LeighSBDesignsChallenges.  
  • Problems linking up?  Leave a comment letting me know your issue and include the link to your make and I will try to add it for you.
  • We do our best to comment on your entries and apologize in advance if we're unable to for whatever reason!
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     WINNERS and PRIZES

  • LeighSBDesigns Prizes are awarded based on your participation therefore the more you play the better the prize!  Please do encourage your friends to come and join the fun too!
  • Use LeighSBDesigns products for the chance at a better prize 😉
  • One Winner has the chance to win the main prize and our snazzy Winner Badge!
  • Top Pick winners also have the chance to win discount coupons off a purchase at LeighSBDesigns and our snazzy Top Pick Badge!
  • Winner and Top Picks are invited to send me makes using your LeighSBDesigns prizes to be featured as a LeighSBDesigns Fan Feature!  All Fan Features receive a personalized Fan Feature badge featuring a photo of your make!
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New Releases!
 
 
Check out the launch of the CAToWeen 2024 Loveleigh Kitties Halloween Collection for more info!
CAToWeen is included in the Halloween Sale which ends Nov 3 midnight pacific!
 

 
Happy Creating!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Day 31 of 31 Days of Halloween 2024: "31 Days of Halloween" Slimline Book by Leigh

🎃 Happy Halloween Creative Friends 🎃
Welcome to Day 31 of
 
🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃
 
Today is the big finale of our 14th annual 31 Days of Halloween SPOOKtivities already!
Thank you for joining us for a SPOOKtacular month, we hope our Halloween makes have brought you lots of shrieks, thrills and plenty of inspiration!  A big THANK YOU to Val for all your SPOOKtacular makes this month and to everyone who played along with us in our Halloween Haunt Hop, all your Halloween makes have been a thrill to see!
 
The fun isn't over yet, you have until the strike of 5 minutes to midnight pacific to get in your Day 31 makes!  I will begin my final tally of entries and comments bright and early on Nov 3!  Please double check your comments spam and moderation folders to ensure all comments are published and complete your hopping and commenting before then to be in the running for the prize!
 
 
We want to see what you're cooking up in your crafty cauldrons this month too and invite you to join in on the SPOOKtivities as a Wicked Maker in our 14th annual 31 Days of Halloween Haunt Hop!  It's never too late to play so gather your crafty friends and play along with your own Halloween makes, see the Main Hop Post for all the Hop details and linky!  Join us for some wicked good fun using any company products for all 31 days, if you dare, or play anytime throughout October for the chance to win some wicked LeighSBDesigns prizes!  Go grab your Wicked Maker badge and haunt the hop with us!
 
 
Shop my new CAToWeen 2024 Halloween Collection and more in the Halloween Sale on thru Oct 31st midnight pacific!
 

 
I'm still getting my entire catalogue of fabulous Digi Stamps, Decorative Digi Papers and SVG Cutz for electronic cutting machines up at LeighSBDesigns.com.  I'm busy adding the rest of my magical Once Upon a Nightmare Collection right now so keep an eye on the Re-Release Sale-bration section to see what's been re-released so far.  They are also included in the Halloween Sale!


 
Day 31 of 31 Days of Halloween
 
"31 Days of Halloween"
Slimline Book by Leigh
 
🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃
  What a SPOOKtacular month we have had and what a thrill it has been to see all your SPOOKtacular makes, thank you Wicked Makers for joining us for our 14th annual Halloween Haunt Hop!  YAY it's Halloween but BOO the SPOOKtivities have now come to an end for this year!  Mark your calendars and join us for HALFoWeen in May and our 15th annual 31 Days of Halloween 2025 will be here before you can scream!  Mwahahaha 🎃
 
Don't fret coz the fun isn't over yet....I have my fabulous festive Christmas and Winter release coming the first week of November which you do not want to miss!
Our creativities now continue into November with our new Challenge starting this Friday already, see you there!
 

Now for my Day 31 make to close our 31 Days of Halloween SPOOKtivities with a bang!
I've been making slimline book panels all month long and now it's time to show you the last one and the big reveal of my slimline book featuring my new CAToWeen 2024 Loveleigh Kitties Halloween Collection!  Check everything out and more in my Halloween Sale that also ends tonight at midnight pacific!

 
CAToWeen is the star of my last slimline book panel which decorates the spine of my PURRtastic 31 Days of Halloween slimline accordion book!

 
I used all the text and CAToWeen from this year's 31 Days of Halloween badge to decorate my book spine which I printed and fussy cut out with scissors.
 
 
All the text was layered onto heavy weight black cardstock multiple times to create nice chunky pieces.  I then painted the text and parts of CAToWeen with a clear Spectrum Noir glitter brush pen for a touch of pretty shimmer as well as Crystal Stickles Glitter for lots of magical sparkle.
 
 
I made an accordion slimline book with a wrap around cover to hold all my book panels.
 
 
I made the book cover and pages with Crafter's Companion heavy weight black construction card then decorated all the outside and inside cover panels with Crafter's Companion black glitter card and Halloween themed patterned cardstock.
 
 
I edged all the outside and inside decorative cover panels with Spectrum Noir Midas Bronze pigment ink for a touch of distressed metallic elegance.
 
 
I made folded pages with 1/2 inch spines to accommodate the multi-layered slimline book panels.  
 
 
 To create the accordion pull out I alternated the adhering of each page to the next with page spines on both sides of the pull out.
 
 
I then adhered the assembled accordion page pull out to the back cover panel.
 
 
As 31 Days of Halloween is a countdown I adhered the book panels in place starting with Day 1 at the back and Day 29 at the front with today's Day 31 panel on the outside book spine.
 
 
 The book opens and you flip flop each page to see all my PURRtastic slimline book panels.
 
 
 
I decorated all the facing pages with Crafter's Companion Halloween themed cardstock.
 
 
I edged all the facing panels with Spectrum Noir Midas pigment ink in either gold, silver or bronze to match the ink I used on each book panel make.
 
 
 Here's a look at a few of the double page spreads.
 
 
To complete the facing pages I'm going to add a decorative label with some journaling about each page plus a decorative Day number.
 

 
I left the facing page behind the make on the front page blank for now coz I might add a few more pages to the accordion pull out and include panels from HalfoWeen 2025.  I will then decorate the outside panel by the book closure with the HalfoWeen badge if I do.


To complete my slimline book I added black velcro to the closure flaps.
 
 
 We hope our 31 Days of Halloween SPOOKtivities have inspired you to do your own Halloween crafting this month, do come and share them with us in our 14th annual 31 Days of Halloween Hop, you have until the strike of 5 minutes to midnight tonight to join the fun but plenty of time of to enjoy all the makes linked up already!  Gather your crafty friends and play along as a Wicked Maker in our Haunt Hop Linky Party, see the Main Hop Post for all the Hop details and linky!
 
All LeighSBDesigns makes are also linked in the Haunt Hop Linky Party too for easy hopping 🎃
 
🎃 We wish you all a fun and safe Halloween 🎃
I now close out our SPOOKtvities with my favourite cover of The Nightmare Before Christmas "This Is Halloween" by Broken Peach!
🎃 Enjoy!
 
   
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Don't forget to check out my new CAToWeen 2024 Halloween Collection and shop the Halloween Sale that also ends tonight at midnight pacific!
 
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Christmas is Coming!
I'll be releasing my new Christmas Collection just in time for our festive creativities to begin after Halloween so stay tuned and do join us!
 
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 CAToWeen is included in the Halloween Sale which ends Oct 31 midnight pacific!
 
 
 
Happy Haunting!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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