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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Queen of Hearts Challenge Inspiration: "Valentine" Slimline Card by Leigh!

❤️ Happy February Creative Friends ❤️
 
"Valentine"
Slimline Card by Leigh
 
My Challenge #14 Queen of Hearts inspiration for you today is a beautiful Valentine themed slimline card featuring my new Valentine 2023 Collection!
 

I used elements from my fabulous new "Valentine Slimline - Multi-Elements" SVG Cutz Set and the beautiful "Heart Confetti" slimline digi paper from the new "Valentine" Slimline Decorative Digi Paper Pack to make this bold and elegant slimline card.
 

 
First I made the folded card base from black cardstock and adhered the printed "Heart Confetti" decorative paper design, printed onto white cardstock, to the card front.  Using my Silhouette Cameo 4 I cut the "heart beat slimline" overlay from black cardstock and it's matching shadow layer from white cardstock and mounted the layered slimline design to the card front with narrow foam tape to create dimension.
 
 
I then cut the solid "Heart" set from dark red, white and black cardstocks and applied Spectrum Noir Midas gold pigment ink to the edge of the red heart and to the edges of the decorative cardstock on the card front for a luxurious touch of metallic gold.  I adhered the black and white mat layers together with glue, mounted the red heart on top with foam tape for even more dimension and then adhered the assembled heart to the card front.
 
 
 I completed my slimline card with the layered "Valentine" sent.  The overlay word was cut from another sheet of my "Heart Confetti" decorative paper and the layers cut from dark red and black cardstocks.  To add another touch of gold bling to the card I replaced the dot on the "i" with a tiny gold rhinestone star.

 
There's just 4 days left now to play in our Challenge #14 Queen of Hearts, come and join the fun with your makes of any kind featuring hearts!
 
 
 Shop the Valentine 2023 Collection and more in the Valentine Sale on now through Feb 28th.
Sales end at midnight pacific! 
 

 

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Happy Creating!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Queen of Hearts Challenge Inspiration: "You Make My Heart Beat" Card by Val!

❤️ Happy February Creative Friends ❤️
 
"You Make My Heart Beat"
Card by Val
 
LeighSBDesigner Val's Challenge #14 Queen of Hearts inspirational make for you today is a wonderful card featuring a layered Heart and sentiment from my new Valentine 2023 Collection!
 

Val used the solid layered Hearts included in my fabulous new "Valentine Slimline - Multi-Elements" SVG Cutz Set and cut two sizes from red glitter cardstock, one from black and the largest from a creamy yellow cardstock with her Silhouette Portrait 3 electronic cutting machine.  The stacked "You Make My Heart Beat senti is from the "You Make My Heart Beat" Digi Stamp set.  Val then made her card base from black cardstock and added red glitter card and kraft card mats to the front which she then decorated her card with the cut elements as well as various die elements cut from black cardstock, the pretty lace down the left side is a Tim Holtz die.
 
There's just 5 days left in our Challenge #14 Queen of Hearts, come and join the fun with your makes of any kind featuring hearts!
 
 
 Shop the Valentine 2023 Collection and more in the Valentine Sale on now through Feb 28th.
Sales end at midnight pacific! 
 

 

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Happy Creating!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Friday, February 17, 2023

Queen of Hearts Challenge Inspiration: "Love Heart Beat" Slimline Card by Val!

❤️ Happy February Creative Friends ❤️
 
"Love Heart Beat"
Slimline Card by Val
 
LeighSBDesigner Val's Challenge #14 Queen of Hearts inspirational make for you today is a dramatic slimline card featuring my new Valentine 2023 Collection!
 

 
To make her slimline card Val used my fabulous new "Valentine Slimline - Multi-Elements" SVG Cutz Set.  Using her Silhouette Portrait 3 she cut out all the various elements as follows:  the Heart, Cupid's Arrow and Love word overlays are cut from red glitter card, shadow layers for everything are cut out of white cardstock and the slimline Heart Beat Frame overlay and mat layers from black cardstock and the slimline background panel from ombré purple cardstock.  She then made a slimline folded card from black cardstock and adhered the slimline layers in place and finished off by adding all the fabulous layered elements.
 
 
 
 
 Shop the Valentine 2023 Collection and more in the Valentine Sale on now through Feb 28th.
Sales end at midnight pacific! 
 

 

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Happy Creating!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Gothic Valentine Blog Hop - Day 4 Finale: "Be Mine" - Love Potion Amulet Slimline Card by Val

❤️ Happy February Creative Friends ❤️
 
We're busy celebrating the month of Love with 2 fun creativties for you to play in plus the release of my new Valentine 2023 Collection!  Our February Challenge #14 Queen of Hearts is in full swing and today is the finale of our 6th annual Gothic Valentine Blog Hop!
 


Welcome to LeighSBDesigns 6th annual Gothic Valentine Blog Hop where we celebrate 4 fabulous days of love themed makes inspired by Gothic and Victorian tales of dark romance, the seductive world of vampires, forbidden love, tragic love, classic monster love stories, the torment of betrayal and broken hearts and the sorrow of love lost on a backdrop of luxurious fabrics like black lace and red velvet.  Now bring your interpretation of Gothic romance to our Gothic Valentine Blog Hop and create whatever your dark heart desires!
 
Today is the finale of our 6th annual Gothic Valentine Blog Hop, thank you for joining in the fun again this year!  Get your last makes in tonight by 11:55pm midnight pacific, then you have until Feb 18 to finish your hopping and commenting!  I will begin my tallying on Feb 19 and the winner(s) will be announced soon after.
 
See the Main Hop Post for all the details and the linky!
  
Day 4 Finale
"Be Mine"
Love Potion Amulet Slimline Card
by Val
 
LeighSBDesigner Val is back for the finale of our Gothic Valentine Hop with a gorgeous slimline card featuring the "Love Potion Amulet" SVG Cutz Set from my new Valentine 2023 Collection!


To make her gorgeous slimline card Val cut out the layers of the "Love Potion Amulet" SVG Cutz Set from yellow and black cardstocks and filled the aperture with magical confetti shards.
 
 
 Val made her slimline card from black cardstock and added a white panel decorated with a sprinkle of tiny red hearts to the front which she then grunged up with Lumber Jack Plaid and Black Soot Distress Oxide inks.  The "Be Mine" senti is from the un-released Valentine Senti set which is a prize up for grabs for this hop😉
 
 
Shop the designs used today and more in the new Valentine 2023 Collection special release sale through February 16 plus the Valentine Sale on now through Feb 28th.
Sales end at midnight pacific! 
 

 
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My new Valentine 2023 Collection of Digi stamps, SVG Cutz (for electronic cutting machines) and Digi Decorative Paper Packs is a wonderful selection of love themed designs perfect for all kinds of makes from sweet to Gothic Valentines, Wedding, Anniversary, Alice in Wonderland, Halloween or whatever your heart desires!

 

 
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Thanks for playing along in our 6th annual Gothic Valentine Blog Hop, see you here again next year, same time same place😉  The fun continues over on our February Challenge #14 Queen of Hearts!
 
 
Happy Hopping!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Gothic Valentine Blog Hop - Day 3: "You Make My Heart Beat" - Oddleigh Slimline Card by Leigh

❤️ Happy February Creative Friends ❤️
 
We're busy celebrating the month of Love with 2 fun creativties for you to play in plus the release of my new Valentine 2023 Collection!  Our February Challenge #14 Queen of Hearts is in full swing and now we're on Day 3 of our 6th annual Gothic Valentine Blog Hop!
 


Welcome to LeighSBDesigns 6th annual Gothic Valentine Blog Hop where we celebrate 4 fabulous days of love themed makes inspired by Gothic and Victorian tales of dark romance, the seductive world of vampires, forbidden love, tragic love, classic monster love stories, the torment of betrayal and broken hearts and the sorrow of love lost on a backdrop of luxurious fabrics like black lace and red velvet.  Now bring your interpretation of Gothic romance to our Gothic Valentine Blog Hop and create whatever your dark heart desires!
 
See the Main Hop Post for all the details and the linky!
  
Day 3
"You Make My Heart Beat"
Oddleigh Slimline Card
by Leigh
 
I'm back for Day 3 of our Gothic Valentine Hop with a gorgeous slimline card to inspire you today featuring Oddleigh Cherished Heart and my new Valentine 2023 Collection!


To make my fun slimline card I first printed out the Inky Hearts paper from my gorgeous new "Valentine" Slimline Decorative Digi Paper Pack and adhered it to a slimline card base I made from heavy weight black cardstock.  I then cut out all the layers of the slimline “heart and arrows” design included in the "Queen of Hearts" SVG Cutz set;  the overlay design from black cardstock, the shadow layer from dark red cardstock and all the hearts from gold mirror cardstock and layered up all the cut elements together.  I then mounted the assembled cuts onto the card front with foam tape.


 I coloured Oddleigh Cherished Heart in Adobe Fresco and did some digi art trickery and used the Inky Hearts slimline digi paper to colour her hair and the Heart Confetti slimline digi paper on her dress...how cute is she!!!!  Then using the print and cut feature in Silhouette Studio I printed her out and used my Silhouette Cameo 4 to fussy cut her out along with a shadow mat layer cut from black cardstock. 
 

Also in Silhouette Studio I placed the stacked senti from the "You Make My Heart Beat" Digi Stamp set on top of the Heart Confetti slimline digi paper design, then printed it and fussy cut it out with an offset plus a slightly larger shadow mat layer from black cardstock.


To give Oddleigh Cherished Heart a place to stand I also used the separate Heart Beat from the "Valentine Slimline - Multi-Elements" SVG Cutz Set.  I cut the overlay from gold mirror card and the shadow mat layer from black cardstock and adhered it to the card front with one finished edge on the right hand side and trimmed it off on the left side.


To complete my slimline card I then I adhered Oddleigh Cherished Heart and the senti to the card front with black foam tape for lots of fun dimension.

 
Shop the designs used today and more in the new Valentine 2023 Collection special release sale through February 16 plus the Valentine Sale on now through Feb 28th.
Sales end at midnight pacific! 
 


 
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My new Valentine 2023 Collection of Digi stamps, SVG Cutz (for electronic cutting machines) and Digi Decorative Paper Packs is a wonderful selection of love themed designs perfect for all kinds of makes from sweet to Gothic Valentines, Wedding, Anniversary, Alice in Wonderland, Halloween or whatever your heart desires!

 

 
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
 
Thanks for visiting with us today, see you tomorrow for Day 4!
Happy Hopping!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Gothic Valentine Blog Hop - Day 2: "Love is the Strongest Magic" - Slimline Flipbook by Val

❤️ Happy Valentine's Day Creative Friends ❤️
 
We're busy celebrating the month of Love with 2 fun creativties for you to play in plus the release of my new Valentine 2023 Collection!  Our February Challenge #14 Queen of Hearts is in full swing and now we're on Day 2 of our 6th annual Gothic Valentine Blog Hop!
 


Welcome to LeighSBDesigns 6th annual Gothic Valentine Blog Hop where we celebrate 4 fabulous days of love themed makes inspired by Gothic and Victorian tales of dark romance, the seductive world of vampires, forbidden love, tragic love, classic monster love stories, the torment of betrayal and broken hearts and the sorrow of love lost on a backdrop of luxurious fabrics like black lace and red velvet.  Now bring your interpretation of Gothic romance to our Gothic Valentine Blog Hop and create whatever your dark heart desires!
 
See the Main Hop Post for all the details and the linky!
  
Day 2
"Love is the Strongest Magic"
Slimline Flipbook
by Val
 
LeighSBDesigner Val's Gothic Valentine Hop inspiration for you today is a gorgeous slimline flipbook featuring designs from my new Valentine 2023 Collection, Valentine 2019 Collection, Dark Valentine 2018 Collection plus my "My Dark Valentine" sentiment Freebie and the Valentine Senties set which is a prize up for grabs this hop😉


Val used all 4 of the wonderful paper designs included in the "Valentine" Slimline Decorative Digi Paper Pack to decorate the pages of her slimline flipbook along with black and white cardstocks to make the pages.  She punched holes along the top edge of each page and secured them together with pretty variegated boa fiber.


Val decorated the front page with the "You Make My Heart Beat" horizontal sentiment from the "You Make My Heart Beat" Digi Stamp set and the "Love is the Strongest Magic" sentiment from the Love is the Strongest Magic set.


This page has the stacked senti from the "You Make My Heart Beat" Digi Stamp set and the " I Love You" senti above plus the "Be Mine" and the "Hugs and Kisses" senties below are all from the Valentine Senti set which is a prize up for grabs for this hop!


The last page features the "You Stole my Heart" senti from the Dark Sentiments #1 set and "My Dark Valentine" senti is a FREEBIE you can grab HERE!
 
 
Shop the designs used today and more in the new Valentine 2023 Collection special release sale through February 16 plus the Valentine Sale on now through Feb 28th.
Sales end at midnight pacific! 
 

 
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My new Valentine 2023 Collection of Digi stamps, SVG Cutz (for electronic cutting machines) and Digi Decorative Paper Packs is a wonderful selection of love themed designs perfect for all kinds of makes from sweet to Gothic Valentines, Wedding, Anniversary, Alice in Wonderland, Halloween or whatever your heart desires!

 

 
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
 
Wishing you all a wonderful Valentine's Day!
Thanks for visiting with us today, see you tomorrow for Day 3!

Happy Hopping!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN