Anything Goes Challenge Inspiration: Meowy Christmas! card by Val

Happy August Creative Friends!

The lazy days of Summer are upon us so our creativities for August is a fun Anything Goes Challenge where you can enter any make with any theme so take this time to prepare for your upcoming seasonal festivities!

 

Continue with your Christmas cards or start preparing for Halloween and Fall celebrations or whatever else you've got going on...all while staying cool indoors during the hot summer days or warm and toasty for those enjoying their winter months!

Show us what you're busy making!

 

All the deets and the linky party are in the MAIN CHALLENGE POST

 

Meowy Christmas!

card by Val

  

Today's inspiration is a fabulously festive make by LeighSBDesigner Val features my adorable "Meowy Christmas!" ATCoin digi stamp.  

 

Val cleverly demonstrates here that ATCoin designs are super versatile and are not just for your Artist Trading Coin makes, turn them into cards just by resizing the image...that's the beauty of creating with digi stamps in a nutshell!

 

  

 "Meowy Christmas!" ATCoin digi stamp

 Set includes a FREE ATCoin Swap Label for the back of your ATCoin makes.

 

 

Val also used these supplies to make her adorable Christmas card:

Spectrum Noir Triblends

Tim Holtz Clear Rock Candy Glitter

Quickie Glue Pen

Red Sharpie Pen

Hobby Craft Smooth White Cardstock

Hobby Craft Red Glitter Cardstock

 

Join this month's Challenge party by clicking on the badge below!

 

 Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Challenge #8 Main Post - Anything Goes!

Happy August Creative Friends!

The lazy days of Summer are upon us so our creativities for August is a fun Anything Goes Challenge where you can enter any make with any theme!

 

Challenge #8

Anything Goes

Aug 5-26

  

 Take this time to prepare for your upcoming seasonal festivities...continue with your Christmas cards or start preparing for Halloween and Fall celebrations or whatever else you've got going on...all while staying cool indoors during the hot summer days or warm and toasty for those enjoying their winter months!

Show us what you're busy making!

 

All makes of any kind from cute to creepy and using any stamp company products are welcome so lets get the creativities started and play in the Challenge #8 linky party below by August 26 midnight pacific!  Details and Challenge Rules are below, please read everything over before linking up!

We host monthly Challenges starting on the first Friday of every month!  Prizes are based on participation so the more you play the better the prizes so please do help spread the word and tell all your crafty friends to come and join the fun!

 

Please read over the rules before linking up!  

 

 CHALLENGE PRIZE TIER #1

• Enter the monthly Challenges using LeighSBDesigns Digi Stamps or SVG Cutz to win the LeighSBDesigns Surprise Challenge Prize
  
• Winner invited to be a Guest Designer
• Please follow the rules explained below
  

CHALLENGE PRIZE TIER #2

• Enter using any stamp company products to win a Top Spot or Top 3 badge plus a generous discount code to spend at LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps Boutique
• Winners invited to be a Guest Designer
  
• Please follow the rules explained below 

CHALLENGE INFO and RULES

• LeighSBDesigns Challenges are monthly with a new theme posted on the first Friday of each month! 
• You must be a follower of LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog to play!
• Challenges are mostly themed with an occasional Anything Goes.  
  
• You can make anything you want:  paper crafts, mixed media, rubber or digi stamping, cute or creepy...whatever makes your muse happy is welcome! 
  
• Your make must be inspired in some way by the current challenge theme.
• Our Challenges are open to everyone using any company products with the main prize for those who use LeighSBDesigns Digi Stamps or SVG Cutz.
• Prizes are based on participation so the more you play the better the prizes so please help spread the word and tell all your crafty friends to come and join the fun!
  
• Include the Challenge details and Challenge badge in your post and link back to this main post. 
• There's no limit on entries or how many other challenges you combine with ours!
• Challenge entries must be new and posted on or after the Challenge start date - no back linking!
• After linking up please leave a comment on the Challenge main post...we do love hearing from you! 
• Link to your actual posts! 
• You're welcome to play in any of our current Blog Hops too but your entries must be different if the themes are similar! 
• Don't have a blog, no prob!  You can share from Flickr, Instagram, YouTube etc. 
• Problems linking up? Leave a comment below explaining your issue and include the link to your make.
• Social media shares please use hashtag #LeighSBDesignsChallenge8AnythingGoes
  
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 Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

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Jingle All the Way Inspiration: Are You Naughty or Nice? Sandy Oddleigh painting by Leigh!

Happy July Creative Friends!

Today is the last day to join in on our Christmas in July Challenge, Jingle All the Way Challenge❄️

All the deets and the linky party are in the MAIN CHALLENGE POST❄️

Are You Naughty or Nice?

painting by Leigh

  

My Jingle All the Way finale inspiration for you today is another one of my paintings, this one features "Naughty or Nice?" Sandy Oddleigh!

 

Sandy Oddleigh is so adorable with her rosy cheeks and totally sassy as she mischievously asks you the big question....

Are You Naughty or Nice?

Is Santa bringing you a present this year or a nice bag of coal tied up with a pretty bow?

 

 

I created this digital painting in Adobe Fresco with "Naughty or Nice?" Sandy Oddleigh and the Holly Sprigs are from the Merry Craftmas Sandy Oddleigh Wreath set.  I gave her a fun Grinch-esque spiral background in shades of green speckled with snowflakes and added the senti also included in the "Naughty or Nice?" Sandy Oddleigh set.

 

My entire collection of Christmas and Winter themed designs are on sale through July 31 midnight pacific!

 

 

Come get merry with us and play in Jingle All the Way

 Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Jingle All the Way Inspiration: Elegant Snowflake Ornament Stand 3D SVG Cutz by Val!

Happy July Creative Friends!

We're busy celebrating Christmas in July this month with our Jingle All the Way Challenge❄️

All the deets and the linky party are in the MAIN CHALLENGE POST❄️

Elegant Snowflake Ornament Stand

A Charming Christmas

3D SVG Cutz

by Val

  

 Today's Jingle All the Way inspiration is a fabulous Snowflake Ornament Stand by LeighSBDesigner Val featuring the Elegant Snowflake Ornament Stand SVG Cutz set from the "A Charming Christmas" Winter 2021 Collection❄️

 

 

Val used her Silhouette Portrait 3 electronic cutting machine and cut out the elements included in the Elegant Snowflake Ornament Stand SVG Cutz set from Hobby Craft Silver Glitter Card.

To construct the stand Val cut out 4 of the stand pieces and adhered them together to form the 3D stand.  She then cut four of the Snowflake Ornament pieces and adhered them together to create the dimensional hanging ornament which she then hung inside the stand.  She adhered one end of a length of white cotton by sandwiching it inside the ornament as she glued it and then sandwiched the other end to Snowflake Topper of the Ornament Stand.

 

 

The Elegant Snowflake Ornament Stand SVG Cutz can be customized to suit any decor for your holiday festivities this season and they make wonderful magical gifts too!  Best part is the stand and snowflake can fold flat for mailing as extra special Christmas cards too!

 

 

My entire collection of Christmas and Winter themed designs are on sale through July 31 midnight pacific!

Come get merry with us and play in Jingle All the Way

 Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Jingle All the Way Inspiration: A Charming Christmas 3D Winter Snowman Ornament by Leigh

Happy July Creative Friends!

We're busy celebrating Christmas in July this month with our Jingle All the Way Challenge❄️

All the deets and the linky party are in the MAIN CHALLENGE POST❄️

A Charming 3D Winter Snowman Ornament

by Leigh

  

My Jingle All the Way inspiration for you today is another wonderful whimsical snowman ornament featuring SVG Cutz from the "A Charming Christmas" Winter 2021 Collection❄️

 

  

On July 14 I shared the ornament on the right and now today is all about the one on the left!

I used the Snowman Charms Lace SVG Cutz and Charming Christmas Ornament Layered SVG Cutz to make both of these whimsical 3D Snowman ornaments.

Using my Silhouette Cameo 4 electronic cutting machine I cut 2 of the snowflake overlay frame included in the Charming Christmas Ornament Layered SVG Cutz set, one from heavy weight white cardstock and the second from pretty blue glitter paper and the matching mat layer included in the set out of a sheet of snowflake acetate.  I then adhered the cuts together with the acetate sandwiched between them.

 

 

 This whimsically quaint Snowman Charm is one of the 2 charms included in the Snowman Charms Lace SVG Cutz set.  To make this cutie I first cut the lace overlay frame out of blue glitter paper and the second out of silver mirror cardstock and paper pieced the silver mirror card cuts for his hat, eyes, cheek and stones.  I then applied clear dimensional glaze to all the silver pieces and Viva Pearl 3D gel in glossy orange to give the snowman his fun carrot nose.

 

 

I also cut the Snowflake overlay included in the Charming Christmas Ornament Layered SVG Cutz set out of the silver mirror card and decorated the snowflake topper with the negative cut of the snowflake and coated in with clear 3D glaze as well.

 

 

I then adhered the Snowman Charm to the the Snowflake acetate and then punched a tiny hole at the top of the snowflake and added the jump ring to hang the Snowman Ornament from a silver swirl hanger.  Then completed my wonderful ornament with a pretty tiny bow I made from white and silver ribbon.

My entire collection of Christmas and Winter themed designs are on sale through July 31 midnight pacific!

 

 

 

Come get merry with us and play in Jingle All the Way

 Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN