"Hello Winter" Raven Tree Silhouette card by Val

Happy January Creative Friends

  The Santa Ana winds are taking a break and giving Southern California much needed time to recover.  Headway has been made in fighting our many wildfires while new ones popped up over the weekend even while we had rain which, in my opinion, points at people starting these fires whether by accident or on purpose!  Please consider donating to the American Red Cross and the Humane Society of the US, particularly Pasadena Humane which is a good verified place to donate to help all the poor animals.

 

February News

February is here already and it's going to be epic with a brand new digi stamp release that you will fall head over heels in love with and our February CREATivities include a new Challenge and our annual Gothic Valentine mini Hop too!

Do come and get crafty with us!

I also announced the winner of our 10th annual Edgar Allan Poe CREATivities here!

Do pop on over and see our makes starting on Day 1 if you love Poe and missed all the fun!

 

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"Hello Winter"

Raven Tree Silhouette

by Val 

 

You all enjoyed seeing my new Raven Tree Sihouettes in action during our 10th annual Edgar Allan Poe CREATivities and now LeighSBDesigner Val is here today with a beautiful Winter themed card showing just how versatile the Raven Tree Silhouette digi stamp really is.

 

 

The Raven Tree Silhouette digi stamp is a wonderful winter tree scene with four Ravens perched on the bare branches that extend out from both sides of the trunk.  Whether you're a fan of Poe, Ravens and Winter scenery you can do so much with this wonderful design from making cards to home decor!

 

 

 

To make her beautiful and sparkly Winter scene panel Val created her frosty background with Broken China and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide inks on white cardstock and printed out the Raven Tree Silhouette digi stamp.  She then rubber stamped the "Hello Winter" sentiment directly to the panel with black Versafine ink.  Next she applied a full sheet of double sided adhesive to the whole panel and covered it with Distress Clear Rocky Candy Glitter for lots of pretty winter sparkle.  To complete her beautiful card she adhered the scene panel to a side fold card made from heavy weight white cardstock.  The all-over-glitter technique is an oldie but a goodie and creates such a pretty frosty effect.

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See the New Releases!

 

Thanks for stopping by to see today's fabulous inspiration!

 

Happy Creating and Namárië 

Go Towards Goodness!

The Rings of Power

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

10th annual Edgar Allan Poe Hop 2025 Winner News!

Happy January Creative Friends

  The Santa Ana winds are finally taking a break and giving Southern California much needed time to recover.  Headway has been made in fighting our many wildfires while new ones popped up over the weekend even while we had rain which, in my opinion, points at people being the source of these fires whether by accident or on purpose!  Please consider donating to the American Red Cross and the Humane Society of the US, particularly Pasadena Humane which is a good verified place to donate to help all the poor animals.

 

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Mini Poe Hop Winner News

 

 We had a wonderful time with our 10th annual Edgar Allan Poe CREATivities and loved seeing your Poe makes in our mini Poe Hop too, thanks for sharing them with us!

Do pop on over and see our makes starting on Day 1 if you missed all the fun!

 Congratulations

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You're the winner of our Poe Hop 2025 with your POEtastic mini album featuring my POE themed collection of digi stamps, decorative digi papers and SVG Cutz 🖤

 

 

Email/message me to claim your Poe Prize of a digi stamp set of your choice (max value of $3.95) before Feb 15!  You're also invited to be a guest FAN FEATURE using your prize.

FAN FEATURE details are now available here!

 

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I'm also pleased to show off NAN's POEtastic make featuring my POE themed collection of digi stamps and decorative digi papers 🖤

 

 Mark your calendars for January 19 2026 and get ready to play in our 11th annual Edgar Allan Poe CREATivities, it will be here before we know it, LOL!

 

Can you believe February is literally around the corner already!  We're going to have so much fun with my new digi stamp release that you'll fall head over heels in love with and our CREATivities include a new Challenge and our annual Gothic Valentine Hop too!

Do come join the fun!

 

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See the New Releases!

 

Happy Creating and Namárië 

Go Towards Goodness!

The Rings of Power

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

10th Edgar Allan Poe CREATivities: "Serene Reflections" Raven Tree Silhouette Slimline Make by Leigh

🖤 Happy January Creative Friends 🖤

 

The Santa Ana winds are back and we have a few new wildfires close by me!  Please keep Southern California in your thoughts and consider donating to the various organizations supporting the people and animals in need like the American Red Cross and Humane Society of the US, in particular Pasadena Humane is a good verified place to donate to help all the poor animals.

 

 

Happy Birthday Edgar Allan Poe!

January 19th was Edgar Allan Poe's Birthday and National Poe Appreciation Day!

In LeighSBDesigns style we are celebrating our love for Poe with our 10th annual 5 day POE Party!  Our CREATivities include POEtastic inspirational makes, a brand new Raven themed digi stamp release plus our mini Poe Hop where you are all invited to share your own Poe inspired makes too!  The Poe Hop info and the linky are in my Day 1 post HERE!

Today is the finale but it's never too late to join the fun, get your makes in by 11:55pm pacific!

 

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Raven Tree Silhouettes

Digi Stamps Release

 

 

In celebration of Poe's Birthday I've got two new Raven themed digi stamps for you that are totally POEtastic for all your Poe inspired makes as well as your Winter themed makes too!

 

Shop the release sale through January 23rd at LeighSBDesigns.com and add both of these Raven designs to your digi stamp collections!

 

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My entire Edgar Allan Poe Collection is also on sale for the duration of our Poe party through January 23 midnight pacific!

Check out my past release videos below to see my Poe collection of digi stamps, decorative digi papers and SVG Cutz for electronic cutting machines!

 

POE LOVE FREEBIE 

 I also have a FREEBIE for you called Poe Love which you can get HERE!

 

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"Serene Reflections"

Raven Tree Silhouette

Slimline Make

by Leigh

 

I'm back for the finale of our Edgar Allan Poe CREATivities today with a beautiful reflections Raven Tree scene featuring my new Raven Tree Slimline Silhouette digi stamp, a saying from my Conspiracy of Ravens digi set and one of my gorgeous digi decorative papers from the Vintage Grunge Decorative Digi Paper pack.

 

  

I intended a beautiful serene scene but I guess my mind was on the wildfires as I created this one and it seems more apocalyptic with the tree and ravens silhouetted against a fiery hellscape 😧  The human suffering is bad enough but it's the devastation to nature and all the animals that is just so heart wrenching 😧

 

 

 

I designed my scene in Photoshop by layering the Raven Tree Slimline Silhouette digi stamp onto the decorative digi paper from the Vintage Grunge Decorative Digi Paper pack and then added the mirror image of the tree to create the reflection.   I then printed it out and trimmed it to make my slimline panel.

 

 

 

 I then applied Bronze Spectrum Noir Midas pigment ink to the edges of the top panel and mounted it onto a black cardstock mat.  Next I cut mats from rust brown and a brownish grey textured cardstock that picked up on the various brown hues in my decorative digi paper and edged those with the bronze metallic pigment ink too for an elegant distressed look.

 

 

 Next I cut my last black mat to 4 x 9 inches and adhered the 2 brown mats to it with glue and then mounted the main panel to them with black foam tape strips to add dimension.

 

 

The "Conspiracy of Ravens" saying is one of the two sayings included in my Conspiracy of Ravens digi set.  I changed the colour of the text in Photoshop from black to white and added the black background and printed it out in a various sizes.  I used one size on yesterday's make and a smaller size for today's make and the rest went in my stash for future makes.  

 

 

 

Next I mounted the saying onto 5 layers of heavy weight black cardstock to create a nice chunky piece.

 

 

I then applied Bronze Spectrum Noir Midas pigment ink to the edges and adhered it to my make with glue.

 

 

I hope you've enjoyed seeing our Poe themed inspirational makes over the last 5 days!  Today is the last day to play in our mini Poe Hop, see all the deets and the linky HERE!

 

Next we'll be sharing some beautiful Winter themed makes using my new Raven Tree Silhouettes to show you how fun and versatile they are to create with!

 

 

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Quick reminder that there's 8 days left for our January Challenge!

Play there with your WINTER Wonderland or Anything Goes makes!

FYI, Poe makes are welcome there too but must be different to your Poe Hop makes!

 

 

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See my entire Poe Collection

Happy POE Week and Namárië!

Go Towards Goodness - The Rings of Power

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

10th Edgar Allan Poe CREATivities: "Conspiracy of Ravens" Raven Tree Silhouette make by Leigh

🖤 Happy January Creative Friends 🖤

 

The Santa Ana winds are back and we have a few new wildfires close by!  Please keep Southern California in your thoughts and consider donating to the various organizations supporting the people and animals in need like the American Red Cross and Humane Society of the US.

 

 

Happy Birthday Edgar Allan Poe!

January 19th was Edgar Allan Poe's Birthday and National Poe Appreciation Day!

In LeighSBDesigns style we are celebrating our love for Poe with our 10th annual 5 day POE Party!  Our CREATivities include POEtastic inspirational makes, a brand new Raven themed digi stamp release plus our mini Poe Hop where you are all invited to share your own Poe inspired makes too!  The Poe Hop info and the linky are in my Day 1 post HERE!

It's never too late to join the fun!

 

🖤 🖤 🖤

 

Raven Tree Silhouettes

Digi Stamps Release

 

 

In celebration of Poe's Birthday I've got two new Raven themed digi stamps for you that are totally POEtastic for all your Poe inspired makes as well as your Winter themed makes too!

 

Shop the release sale through January 23rd at LeighSBDesigns.com and add both of these Raven designs to your digi stamp collections!

 

🖤 🖤 🖤

 

My entire Edgar Allan Poe Collection is also on sale for the duration of our Poe party through January 23 midnight pacific!

Check out my past release videos below to see my Poe collection of digi stamps, decorative digi papers and SVG Cutz for electronic cutting machines!

 

POE LOVE FREEBIE 

 I also have a FREEBIE for you called Poe Love which you can get HERE!

 

🖤 🖤 🖤

 

 

"Conspiracy of Ravens"

Raven Tree Slimline Make

by Leigh

 

I'm back today with a handsome frame-able make featuring my new Raven Tree Silhouette digi stamp, Poe Portrait digi stamp, a saying from my Conspiracy of Ravens digi set and one of my gorgeous digi decorative papers from the Vintage Grunge Decorative Digi Paper pack.

 

 

I designed the layout of my make in Photoshop by first layering the Poe Portrait digi stamp onto the decorative digi paper and adjusting the size so his head filled most of the panel.

 

 

 

 I then removed all the white areas in the Poe Portrait to allow the beauty of the decorative paper to show through.

 

 

 

  Next I reduced the opacity to fade the portrait and then added the Raven Tree Silhouette digi stamp on top.

 

 

 

 I adjusted the placement so Poe's eyes eerily peer out at us between the branches.

 

I printed out the collage, trimmed the panel to the size I wanted, distressed the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink then mounted it onto a black mat cut 1/8 inch larger.  Next I cut a larger panel from a light brown cardstock that picked up on the lighter shades in the decorative paper and distressed the edges with Bronze Spectrum Noir Midas pigment ink.  I then mounted the brown mat onto a black mat.

 

 

 I mounted the layered main panel onto the background mat stack with black foam tape strips for some fun dimension.  I then embellished the two top corners with black faceted jewels.

 

 

 

The "Conspiracy of Ravens" saying is one of the two sayings included in my Conspiracy of Ravens digi set.  I changed the colour of the text in Photoshop from black to white and added the black background and printed it out in a various sizes so I could pick which one worked best and the rest went in my stash for future makes.  I then mounted the saying onto 5 layers of black cardstock to create a nice chunky piece.  

 

 

 Next I trimmed and tore a piece of corrugated cardboard at an angle in the opposite direction to the slope of Poe's shoulders.   I distressed the edges and ridges with a bit of Black Soot Distress ink and adhered it the panel with glue.

 

 

 To complete my handsome Poe make I adhered the saying in place with a strip of black foam tape to give it even more dimension then added two black buttons on both sides of the saying to frame it.

 

Thanks for stopping by to see my inspirational Poe make today!

January 23rd is the last day to play in our mini Poe Hop, see all the deets and the linky HERE!

 

 

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Quick reminder that our January Challenge is also in full swing!

Play there with your WINTER Wonderland or Anything Goes makes!

FYI, Poe makes are welcome there too but must be different to your Poe Hop makes!

 

 

🖤 🖤 🖤

 

See my entire Poe Collection

Happy POE Week and Namárië!

Go Towards Goodness - The Rings of Power

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN