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Thursday, September 30, 2021

31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 2021 Main Post + Introducing New Monthly Challenges!

Happy October Creative FriendsπŸŽƒ
It’s here, LeighSBDesigns most anticipated 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop is finally here with a twist this year, I'm excited to announce we now have a monthly challenge too so creep on in and countdown to Halloween in LeighSBDesigns styleπŸŽƒ
 
 
Woohoo, October is the most SPOOKTACULAR time of the year and I’m thrilled to be back with our 11th annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop where we gleefully countdown to October 31st in SPOOKtacular style and this year there's a new twist for even more wicked good fun!
 
The linky party below opens Oct 1 at 8am and closes Oct 31 at 11:55pm pacific!  
 

 
I'm excited to announce that LeighSBDesigns will now be hosting monthly challenges with a twistπŸŽ‰
Stress free creative fun designed to inspire and bring makers together is the name of the game so our annual hops plus the monthly hops we've had a blast hosting to help keep our creative spirits up throughout the pandemic are all merging into one big creative Hop+Challenge party where, as usual, YOU choose when and how often YOU play starting with 31 Days of Halloween!  There are 3 ways to play and there's lots of prizes up for grabs plus all winners are invited to Guest Design in future Hop+Challenges tooπŸŽ‰
 
 
πŸŽƒ 31 Days of Halloween Hop+Challenge πŸŽƒ
Put your love of Halloween and crafty stamina to the test and play as often as you want as a Wicked Blogger and hop along admiring all the faBOOlous makes shared throughout the month while leaving lots of love on the makes linked up on the same days you choose to play to qualify for the Sponsored Hop Prizes
OR
If your crafty time is limited you can still join the spooktivities by playing in the Challenge part of the fun with no hopping required!  There's 2 tiers to the Challenge:
Enter the monthly Challenge with makes using LeighSBDesigns digi stamps or SVG Cutz to qualify for the LeighSBDesigns Challenge Prize
OR
Enter makes using any stamp company products to win a Top 3 badge plus a generous discount coupon to spend at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique!

There's only ONE Hop+Challenge linky party and the info below explains the easy peasy rules!  Please read them over before linking up your Halloween makes!
 

Shop LeighSBDesigns SPOOKtacular Etsy BOOtique Sale for some scary good deals through Oct 31 midnight pacific!
 
Check out this year's "Once Upon a Nightmare" Digi Stamp and SVG Cutz Halloween Collection!
 
 
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LeighSBDesigns has proudly partnered up with some fabulous companies to sponsor prizes for our first
31 Days of Halloween Hop+Challenge 2021
 
 
 Win Mystery prize(s) awarded based on Wicked Blogger participation!

Win a $25 gift card to their online store!
 
Win a Silhouette Animal Digi Stamp set!
 
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31 DAYS of HALLOWEEN HOP+CHALLENGE
HOW to PLAY and RULES
Please do follow the Rules to participate and qualify for the prizes!
 
Everyone is welcome to enter creepy or cute Halloween makes in LeighSBDesigns fun stress free 31 Days of Halloween Hop+Challenge using any company products!  There are 3 tiers to the Hop+Challenge and the info below explains how you can participate in the spooktivities!


Put your love of Halloween and crafty stamina to the test and play as often as you want as a Wicked Blogger and hop along admiring all the faBOOlous makes shared throughout the month while leaving lots of love on the makes linked up on the same days you choose to play to qualify for the Sponsored Hop Prizes
 The Inlinkz linky is at the bottom of this post! 

  • To participate and qualify to win the Sponsored Hop Prizes all Wicked Bloggers MUST hop and comment on all the linky entries submitted on the same dates you choose to link up!  This must be done within a few days and not 2-3 weeks later as that's unfair to the other players hopping to your blog! 
  • In addition to commenting on the make posts please also leave a comment on this post! 
  • Your Link-up Descriptions:  To help with my tallying please include the following in all your link-up descriptions:  HOP, Date, your Name and your entry number, for example: HOP Day 3 (or Oct 3) Leigh #3 
  • Winners invited to be a Guest Designer in upcoming Hop+Challenges!
  • Everyone is welcome to enter creepy or cute Halloween makes using any company products! 
  • Please mention LeighSBDesigns 31 Days of Halloween Hop+Challenge 2021 in all your blog and social media posts and link back to this main post
  • Display the Hop+Challenge badge at the top of your blog sidebar for the duration of the Hop+Challenge and include it in all your posts too please. 
  • Old makes re-shared in new posts are welcome - no backlinking, and to help keep things fresh past players are encouraged to share some new makesπŸ˜‰ 
  • Link to your actual posts! 
  • Public social media link-ups welcome - use hashtag #LeighSBDesigns31DaysOfHalloween2021 
  • You must be a follower of LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog and it would be clawesome if you'd also follow us on Instagram, Pinterest, subscribe to our YouTube channel and join our social media groups on Facebook and MeWe - comment below to let us know where you're following us! 
  • It would be clawesome if you'd haunt with us regardless of how frequently you play and leave love on all LeighSBDesigns posts too, it's not a requirement but it would give us the warm and fuzzies and you'd get lots of inspiration too!
  • HAVE FUN, BE NICE, PLAY FAIR AND LEAVE LOTS OF LOVE! 

Don't miss out on the spooktivities if your crafty time is limited!
Come join in on our Hop+Challenge and just play in the new monthly Challenge part of the fun!
Plus, if you start having so much fun you end up hopping along with us then check out the rules for the Hop above and your entries will then qualify for the Sponsored Hop Prizes instead!
 The Inlinkz linky is at the bottom of this post!

There's 2 tiers to the monthly challenge:
  • Enter the monthly Challenge using LeighSBDesigns digi stamps or SVG Cutz to win the LeighSBDesigns Challenge Prize
  • Winner invited to be a Guest Designer in upcoming Hop+Challenges! 
  • Please follow the rules explained below
OR
  • Enter using any stamp company products to win a Top 3 badge plus a generous discount code to spend at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique!
  • Winners invited to be a Guest Designer in upcoming Hop+Challenges! 
  • Please follow the rules explained below
  • Everyone is welcome to enter creepy or cute Halloween makes using any company products! 
  • You must mention LeighSBDesigns 31 Days of Halloween Hop+Challenge 2021 in all your blog and social media posts and link back to this main post
  • Include the Hop+Challenge badge in your posts. 
  • Your Link-up Descriptions:
    To help with my tallying please include the following in your link-up description: 
    CHALLENGE, your Name and your entry number for example: CHALLENGE Leigh #1 
  • There's no limit on entries or how many other challenges you play in.
  • Please leave a comment on this post when you link up, we do love hearing from you! 
  • NEW makes only please....old make re-shares are only welcome if you're participating as a Wicked Blogger in the hop part of the Hop+ChallengeπŸ˜‰
  • Link to your actual posts! 
  • Public social media link-ups welcome - use hashtag #LeighSBDesigns31DaysOfHalloween2021 
  • You must be a follower of LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog and it would be clawesome if you'd also follow us on Instagram, Pinterest, subscribe to our YouTube channel and join our social media groups on Facebook and MeWe - comment below to let us know where you're following us!
  • It would be clawesome if you'd haunt with us regardless of how frequently you play and leave love on all LeighSBDesigns posts too, it's not a requirement but it would give us the warm and fuzzies and you'd get lots of inspiration too!
  • HAVE FUN, BE NICE and PLAY FAIR!
Happy Haunting!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Monday, September 13, 2021

SPOOKtember Halloween 2021 Release: "Once Upon a Nightmare" Collection of Digi Stamps and SVG Cutz!

Happy SPOOKtember Creative Friends!
I've been bursting with excitement to launch my largest Halloween release ever and today is the dayπŸŽƒ  I've got 34 SPOOKtacular new sets to introduce you to today so grab your favourite beverage and a nice big bowl of popcorn and snuggle down for the magical video reveal of 
 
Once Upon a Nightmare the Witch of Furness lived happily ever after in her magical cottage deep in the enchanted Furness Forest where Candy Bats fly, Fae Folk play, Black Cats stalk and little children are enticed with Poison Apples beneath the watchful gaze of the Wicked Moon.  
 
The "Once Upon a Nightmare" Collection of 34 SPOOKtacular new Digi Stamps and SVG Cutz sets is here to fright and delight you this Halloween!
Come and explore the magical world of Furness Forest...if you dare...mwahahahahaπŸŽƒ
 

  
The entire Once Upon a Nightmare Collection is now up at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique on special release sale through Friday Sept 17th midnight pacificπŸŽƒ 
 
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Up first is a closer look at the SPOOKtacular 17 new digi stamps sets!
 
 
The Witch of Furness Forest digi stamp set is a beautiful realistic portrait of a fantasy Witch surrounded by a fern fronds frame with cobwebs in the background.  She looks like such a friendly witch....or is she?  She's just waiting for you to colour her up and you can decide if she's a good witch or a bad witch.  Also included in this set is a fun grunge style sentiment that says "The Witch of Furness Forest" to compliment your makes perfectly! 
 
 
The Furness Forest Cottage and Trees set is a spellbinding scene of an enchanted Cottage in the shape of a witch’s boot with a separate whimsical Forest scene.  Bats fly around the Trees and the magical Witchie Cottage and both are surrounded by whimsical ferns and wicked flowers adorned with skulls.  You will have so much fun combining the images together to create enchanting forest scenes as well as using them separately too! 
 

The Wicked Witch and Jinx Black Cat digi stamp set are SPOOKtacular silhouettes of a Wicked Witch and her kitty called Jinx.  The Wicked Witch is ever so glamorous in her Morticia style gown and her kitty familiar slinks around her while gazing up at her adoringly.  Both silhouettes are separate digi stamps so you can create your own scenes with them together and use them on their own.  Also included in this set is a fun grunge style sentiment that says "Pretty Wicked” to compliment your makes PURRfectly! 

 
Come Little Children is a whimsical silhouette set of spellbound children being drawn into the enchanted forest.  The first silhouette is a group of 3 children walking hand in hand, the 2nd is a silhouette of a boy and girl standing still and holding hands and the 3rd is a little girl floating away holding onto a balloon.  Each silhouette is an individual design to allow you to create your own magical scenes.  Also included in this set is a fun grunge style "Come Little Children" saying to compliment your makes perfectly!
 
 
The Wicked Witch Robed Hand digi stamp set is a SPOOKtacular realistic illustration of a Witch's robed hand.  Her wicked long nailed fingers are perfect for holding a Poison Apple or anything else you'd like to nestle in her hand or she can be casting spells or enticing little children to play in her enchanted garden.  Also included in this set is a fun grunge style sentiment that says "I Put a Spell on You" to compliment your makes perfectly!

 
The Poison Apple and Saying digi stamp set is a SPOOKtacular realistic illustration of a fantasy Poison Apple with wonderful detail and shading plus I've also included a line art only version for you to have lots of fun with too!  Also included in this set is a fun grunge style sentiment that says "WITH JUST ONE TASTE OF THE POISONED APPLE" to compliment your makes perfectly!

 
The Wicked Moon and Saying digi stamp set is a SPOOKtacular realistic illustration of a fantasy moon with a wicked grinning skull face.  Also included in this set is a fun grunge style original saying by moi to compliment your makes perfectly!
SHADOWS WHISPER
AS BATS FLY
CATS PURR IN THE DARKNESS
THE WICKED MOON SMILES

 
The Furness Forest Winter Treescape is a wonderful realistic nature scene of winter birch trees in silhouette soaring up to the sky.  The treescape surrounds you entirely and draws your eye up to the perfect spot to place a wicked moon. 


The Enchanted Moon Furness Forestcape digi stamp is a SPOOKtacular fantasy twilight scene of whimsical trees looking up to the sky while fireflies dance amongst them beneath the smiling gaze of an Enchanted Moon!

 
The Fae Folk digi stamp set includes 2 separate whimsical silhouette designs.  One is of 2 girl faeries dancing in circles with flowing hair and dresses and the second is a row of 3 whimsical Dwarfs walking single file wearing fun dwarf hats, holding walking sticks and the smallest dwarf in front is leading the way by the light of a lantern.

The Wicked Moon Furness Forestcape digi stamp is a SPOOKtacular fantasy midnight scene of whimsical trees looking up at a Wicked Moon smiling down upon them while bats fly through the sky!


The Fern Frame and Saying digi stamp set is a fantasy illustration of a gothic frame of fern fronds that can be used as a picture frame as well as a mirror and to perfectly compliment the mirror concept included in this set is a fun grunge style "Mirror Mirror" saying with a twist:
MIRROR MIRROR
ON THE WALL
WHO’S THE MOST
WICKED
OF THEM ALL?


The Batleigh Bats are back as the cutest sleeping bats you ever did see.  This whimsical set of cuteness includes 4 new Batleigh Bats in sleeping positions with their wings folded around them while they dream of nights of mischief.  Two of the Batleighs are fast asleep with both eyes closed and 2 of them are sleepy and just starting to wake with one eye barely open.  Also included in this set is a fun grunge style sentiment that says "So Wickedly Cute" to compliment your makes perfectly!

 
The Mushroom Faerie Ring digi stamp set is a magical illustration of an enchanting fairy ring of mushrooms and branches nestled in a grassy circle.  Make magical round cards and more with this wonderful whimsical design.

 
Candy Bats is a SPOOKtacular set of fantasy digi stamps with a ton of whimsy and lots of attitude!  These adorable flying fiends are actually candies with wrapper twists for their bat wings....just look at those quirky cute faces!   Also included in this set are 2 fun grunge style sentiments that say "Trick or Treat" and "Want Candy" to compliment your makes perfectly!


The Black Cats set is a PURRtastic set of 3 Black Cat silhouettes.  Two of these elegant kitties have magical names, Salem and Hex but Scaredy Cat earned his name coz he just hisses at anything that moves which is everything in a forest!  Also included in this set are 2 fun grunge style sentiments that say "PURR Evil" and “I was normal 3 Cats Ago”.  These 3 felines are PURRFect for your Halloween makes and for all cat lovers to use year round too!


Every maker needs an extensive collection of Halloween sentiments and sayings and with 41 to choose from the Wicked Compendium of Halloween Sayings is a must have for every Halloween enthusiast!  This set includes all 41 sentiments and sayings as individual digi stamps with some done in both horizontal and vertical formats.
 
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Now for a closer look at the SPOOKtacular SVG Cutz collection of 17 new sets designed for use with your Silhouette, Cricut, Scan n Cut and other popular electronic cutting machines that support SVG files plus each set comes with Silhouette Studio files too!
 

The Gothic Gazing Globe Stand 3D SVG Cutz is a truly magical dimensional 3D paper arts set that will take your Halloween makes to the next level!  With this set you can make a 3D spherical frame on a stunning multi-layer standing base decorated with a Jack o' Lantern lace cutz design and topped with an elegant Fleur-de-lis.  You can hang your paper art ornaments or whatever else your heart desires inside the gazing globe and what's so SPOOKtacular about this stand is that it can be folded flat and mailed out as your Halloween cards this year!  You decide how many sides you want to have to your stand, 3 and more, just by cutting out as many of the stand elements as you want or even use the elements to make 2D shaker cards and more instead.  Customize the look of your 3D Gothic Gazing Globe Stand with the included layered elements and then assemble it as desired!  BUT WAIT...there's more....there are 3 fabulous Faerie Ring Cutz sets in the Once Upon a Nightmare Collection that I designed to perfectly fit the 3D Gothic Gazing Globe Stand, check out the Forest Faerie Ring, the Mushroom Faerie Ring, the Furness Forest Faerie Ring and also the Gothic Nightmare Catcher below!
 
 
The Gothic Crystal Ball Easel Card 3D SVG Cutz is a magical dimensional paper arts set that will also take your Halloween makes to the next level!  With this set you can make a 3D easel card and customize how you assemble it using the elements included in the set.  The Crystal Ball easel card comes with the easel card base mechanism with built in fold lines to create the easel folds, a Fleur-de-lis circle base, a circle mat layer, a Fleur-de-lis circle overlay frame as well as a Fleur-de-lis finial overlay, a Cobweb stand lace overlay with a matching mat layer.  The easel mechanism part of the card is low profile so you can use an acetate layer to make see-through crystal balls and shaker cards.  You can also customize this set with the 3 fabulous Faerie Ring Cutz sets below!
 

The Furness Forest Faerie Ring Lace SVG Cutz set is an enchanting circle scene of fantasy trees, mushrooms, ferns, bare branches and flying bats.  The set includes 2 sizes of the detailed lace cut design with a matching mat layer and is perfect for making round cards, hanging ornaments and more.  The smaller size is designed to work perfectly with the above Gothic Gazing Globe Stand and the Gothic Crystal Ball Easel Card 3D SVG Cutz sets!
 

The Mushroom Faerie Ring Lace SVG Cutz set is a magical circle scene of mushrooms and bare branches nestled in a circle of grass.
The set includes 2 versions of the detailed lace cut design and each comes in 2 sizes:
Version 1 cuts the circle design completely out of the cardstock and both sizes come with matching mat layers and are perfect for making round cards, hanging ornaments and more.  

Version 2 cuts only the interior of the design into the cardstock creating a detailed lace inset window so you can place the design anywhere you want on any size piece of cardstock.  For the 2nd version I provided a square panel for you to use with both sizes so you’re ready to go straight out the gate.  You can also use it as a mat layer too.

The smaller size of version 1 is designed to work perfectly with either the Gothic Gazing Globe Stand and the Gothic Crystal Ball Easel Card 3D SVG Cutz sets too!

 
The Forest Faerie Ring Lace SVG Cutz set is a magical circle scene of a fantasy Forest.
The set includes 2 versions of the detailed lace cut design and each comes in 2 sizes:
Version 1 cuts the circle design completely out of the cardstock and both sizes come with matching mat layers and are perfect for making round cards, hanging ornaments and more.
 
Version 2 cuts only the interior of the design into the cardstock creating a detailed lace inset window so you can place the design anywhere on the cardstock size you need.  For the 2nd version I provided a square panel for you to use with both sizes so you’re ready to go straight out the gate and you can also use it as a mat layer too.

The smaller size of version 1 is also designed to work perfectly with both the Gothic Gazing Globe Stand and the Gothic Crystal Ball Easel Card 3D SVG Cutz sets too!

 
The Mushroom Hillside Z Fold Card Colourize It SVG Cutz set is a whimsical hillside of Mushrooms.  This Z fold card includes individual mushroom elements to allow you to colourize it up with coloured layers.  Use the Z fold card base fully assembled or leave as a silhouette to make a 3D card in the Z fold format or you can even use it extended as a backdrop for your 3D Halloween scenes.

 
The Once Upon a Starry Night SVG Cutz set is a wonderful layered rectangle window frame consisting of 2 concentric layers.  Each layer has a fabulous cloud-like window frame with lots of twinkling star cut outs for you to create the most magical scenes with.
 
The Once Upon a Moonlit Night Colouritze It SVG Cutz set is a multi-layered set of 2 wickedly grinning Moons and 4 Clouds.  Every wicked fairy tale needs a Wicked Moon and with this set you can create skyscapes with a wicked grinning moon and a more friendly enchanted moon complete with a group of fluffy clouds.  Cut out all the individual elements and colourize it as you layer them up to create the most magical 3D Moons in whatever colour style you choose!

 
The Wicked Witch and Hissy Cat Silhouettes SVG Cutz is a wicked silhouette set of a glamorous wicked witch holding a poison apple and her familiar, a black cat called Hissy.  This whimsical silhouette set comes in 2 sizes and includes matching mat layers.

 
The Poison Apple Colourize It SVG Cutz set is a truly wicked multi-layered set in 3 sizes!  Every wicked fairy tale make needs a Poison Apple and with this set you've got the perfect size ready to go.  Cut out all the individual elements for each size and colourize it as you layer up to create the most spellbinding Poison Apple in whatever colour style you choose!  Start off with the full Poison Apple base layer which also makes the perfect silhouette you can use on its own.  Then you assemble the Poison Apple in layered colour using the red apple bottom layer, the dripping poison layer and then customize with the additional poison drips around the eyes, the apple stalk and leaf.

 
Fae Folk Silhouette SVG Cutz is a magical set of 3 wonderful walking dwarfs in 2 sizes.  These sweet lil dwarfs are wearing cute hats, carrying walking sticks and the smallest dwarf leads the way up front carrying a lantern.  Each size of the Fae Folk silhouette comes with a matching mat layer.

 
The Dancing Faeries Silhouette SVG Cutz set is a magical silhouette of 2 faeries holding hands and dancing in circles with their hair and dresses flowing out as they spin.  This whimsical silhouette comes in 2 sizes and include matching mat layers.

 
The Black Cat Silhouettes SVG Cutz set is a magical collection of 4 Black Cats and is a must have for cat lovers and Halloween makes of every kind!  Three of these PURRtastic felines are full silhouettes and come in 2 sizes with matching mat layers.  The 4th kitty is larger and has eyes that cut out and also comes with a matching mat layer.  I've provided this kitty at the smallest size I recommend for you to get a nice cut on the eyes!

 
The wickedly grinning Skeleton Cat from the Quirkleighs CarnEVIL digi stamp collection is back as a lace SVG Cutz set in 2 sizes which includes the PURRtastic lace overlay and a matching mat layer!

 
The stack of grinning Jack o’ Lanterns from the Quirkleighs CarnEVIL digi stamp collection is back as a lace SVG Cutz set in 2 sizes which includes the SPOOKtacular lace overlay and a matching mat layer!

 
The Poison Drips Border SVG Cutz is a wicked dripping poison border set consisting of the poison drips overlay and a shadow mat layer.  This set is a must for all your Halloween and wicked fairy tale makes!


The Gothic Nightmare Catcher SVG Cutz is a SPOOKtacular dream catcher with a twist!  Catch your nightmares in the spiderweb lace cut overlay with a Fleur-de-lis finial and decorate it with the 3 bats.  Included in the set is a delicate Fleur-de-lis overlay plus mat layers for the Nightmare Catcher and all 3 bats.  You can make 3D paper arts as well as 2D cards and more with this magical set!
 
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The entire Once Upon a Nightmare Collection is now up at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique on special release sale through Friday Sept 17th midnight pacificπŸŽƒ 
 
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You will see all the SPOOKtcular "Once Upon a Nightmare" Digi Stamps and SVG Cutz sets in action this October!  Haunt with us and countdown to October 31st in LeighSBDesigns style and play in our 11th annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog HopπŸŽƒ
 
Thanks for stopping by to see today's absolutely SPOOKtacular Halloween 2021 releaseπŸŽƒ
See you October 1stπŸŽƒ
Happy Creating!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN