Fan Feature: "Joyful Cats" Cats Galore Christmas Card by Guest Designer Kathy

 ☀️ Happy Christmas in July Creative Friends ❄️

  

"Joyful Cats"

Eclipse Cats Galore Card

by Guest Designer Kathy

 

Kathy won one of my prizes from the many Challenges and Hops LeighSBDesigns is delighted to sponsor throughout the year and she gleefully snapped up some of my Cat themed digis to play with and this week I'm thrilled to share her PURRtastic makes for the last stretch of our Christmas in July creativities!

 

Kathy is guest designing for us today with her PURRtastic card featuring my CATS GALORE kitty collage digi stamp.

 

 

In preparation for her card making Kathy says she went on a mission to find out what a group of cats are called and according to the www.veterinarians.org there's a few very fun terms that apply:  a clowder of cats is the most commonly used term while some refer to three or more as a cluster of cats, a destruction of cats, a glaring of cats and, this one is both our favourites, a pounce of cats!  Aren't those PURRfect, they all most definitely apply to our precious kitty cats, LOL!  

 

To make her PURRtastic card Kathy used a modified version of the Eclipse Technique.  She fussy cut the printed word "JOY" and positioned it in the middle of the "pounce of cats" and sketched the 3 letters with pencil onto the printed CATS GALORE collage which she then carefully cut out of collage with an Xacto knife.  She dropped the letters back into the collage and used a light gray marker to add shading to all of the cats before adding additional colouring with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and a Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen to all of the cats that appear within and around the letters to spotlight the letters and then added foam tape to the backs of each letter to make them dimensional.  Kathy upped the cuteness factor by adding Santa Hat stickers to 3 of the kitties and then completed her PURRfectly festive card with a fun sentiment and more Santa Hats on the inside of the card.

 Thank you Kathy for being our Fan Featured Guest Designer today with your PURRfectly fun Christmas card❤️

 

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Shop the digi featured today and more in my Christmas in July Sale at LeighSBDesigns Boutique! 

The sale ends on July 31 at midnight pacific!

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Shop the New Releases

 

MERMAZE Collection of Decorative Digi Paper Packs and SVG Cutz!

 

 

MerMaze will have you feeling the sea breeze on your face, smelling the salt in the air and dreaming of tropical paradise!

 The MerMaze Collection features mermazing ocean themed Decorative Digi Paper Packs and SVG Cutz sets designed to go perfectly with my Mermaids, Bubbly Depths and FantaSea Collections for lots of fun MerMay, Summer and year round crafting!

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Spring Wildflowers 2023 Collection of Digi Stamps, Decorative Digi Paper Packs and SVG Cutz!

See the Digi Stamp sets in the Spring and Easter section

and the SVG Cutz sets in the SVG Cutz section

 

 

Check out the Spring Wildflowers 2023 Collection - Part 2 launch video!

 

 Imagine the fresh spring fragrance of wildflowers on a dreamy nature stroll then bring the experience home with you to create with whimsical digi stamps of bunny and kitty shaped wreaths, circular wildflower and foliage wreaths and fantasy floral and dragonfly scenes and design amazing SVG Cutz wildflower and foliage circular wreaths and incredible 3D twig wreaths in various styles and sizes that you can customize with a bouquet of pretty wildflowers and a variety of foliage in any colour and style you want!

 LeighSBDesigns Spring Wildflowers Collection of Digi Stamps, Decorative Digi Paper Packs and SVG Cutz evokes visions of wildflowers on misty mornings and warm pastel afternoons and brings the joy of nature to life on all your Spring, Easter and Mother's Day home decor decorations, cards and more!  You will also enjoy floral crafting with this collection all year round too🌸

Here's the Spring Wildflowers 2023 Collection - Part 1 launch video!

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

Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Fan Feature: "Meowy Christmas" ATCoin Christmas Card by Guest Designer Kathy

 ☀️ Happy Christmas in July Creative Friends ❄️

  

"Meowy Christmas"

Christmas Card with an ATCoin

by Guest Designer Kathy

 

Kathy won one of my prizes from the many Challenges and Hops LeighSBDesigns is delighted to sponsor throughout the year and she gleefully snapped up some of my Cat themed digis to play with and this week I'm thrilled to share her PURRtastic makes for the last stretch of our Christmas in July creativities!

 

 

Kathy is my Fan Feature Guest Designer today with her stunning card featuring my MEOWY CHRISTMAS ATCoin digi stamp.  Kathy's creativity here demonstrates wonderfully how you can get so much more from my Artist Trading Coins by using them to create fun fancy card toppers too!

 

 

Kathy says my adorable MEOWY CHRISTMAS ATCoin digi stamp takes center stage of her fun fold card!  She can't remember what this particular fancy fold technique is called coz she learned it many years ago at a stamp store class but recently found a similar tutorial called a Flap Fold Card.  Kathy created her version from a green cardstock panel and decorated the front with Christmas stocking patterned cardstock.

 

 

My Artist Trading Coins are 2.5 x 2.5 inches so a 3 inch circle metal die or punch is perfect to cut them out with a little border or you can cut out the circle following the design outline like Kathy did here.  She then coloured up the MEOWY CHRISTMAS ATCoin with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen details and adhered it in place inside the circle window.  She completed her fun card with a sentiment inside the card and several goodies from her stash and the Cat Paw Print ribbon from Joanne's is the PURRfect finishing touch.

 

 Thank you Kathy for being our Fan Feature Guest Designer today with this PURRtastic fun Christmas card showing you can do so much more with ATCoins❤️

  

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Shop the digi featured today and more in my Christmas in July Sale at LeighSBDesigns Boutique! 

The sale ends on July 31 at midnight pacific!

 

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Come play in our Christmas in July Challenge, there's just 2 days to go!

 

 

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Shop the New Releases

 

MERMAZE Collection of Decorative Digi Paper Packs and SVG Cutz!

 

 

MerMaze will have you feeling the sea breeze on your face, smelling the salt in the air and dreaming of tropical paradise!

 The MerMaze Collection features mermazing ocean themed Decorative Digi Paper Packs and SVG Cutz sets designed to go perfectly with my Mermaids, Bubbly Depths and FantaSea Collections for lots of fun MerMay, Summer and year round crafting!

 🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸

 

Spring Wildflowers 2023 Collection of Digi Stamps, Decorative Digi Paper Packs and SVG Cutz!

See the Digi Stamp sets in the Spring and Easter section

and the SVG Cutz sets in the SVG Cutz section

 

 

Check out the Spring Wildflowers 2023 Collection - Part 2 launch video!

 

 Imagine the fresh spring fragrance of wildflowers on a dreamy nature stroll then bring the experience home with you to create with whimsical digi stamps of bunny and kitty shaped wreaths, circular wildflower and foliage wreaths and fantasy floral and dragonfly scenes and design amazing SVG Cutz wildflower and foliage circular wreaths and incredible 3D twig wreaths in various styles and sizes that you can customize with a bouquet of pretty wildflowers and a variety of foliage in any colour and style you want!

 LeighSBDesigns Spring Wildflowers Collection of Digi Stamps, Decorative Digi Paper Packs and SVG Cutz evokes visions of wildflowers on misty mornings and warm pastel afternoons and brings the joy of nature to life on all your Spring, Easter and Mother's Day home decor decorations, cards and more!  You will also enjoy floral crafting with this collection all year round too🌸

Here's the Spring Wildflowers 2023 Collection - Part 1 launch video!

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

Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Christmas in July Inspiration: "A Snowflake Christmas" SVG Cutz Card by Val!

 ☀️ Happy Christmas in July Creative Friends ❄️

 

"A Snowflake Christmas"

SVG Cutz Card by Val

 

LeighSBDesigner Val has a magical Christmas in July make to inspire you today featuring SVG Cutz from my A Charming Christmas Collection and Decorative Digi Paper from my Winter Sparkle Collection!

 

 To make her magical Christmas card Val first cut out the fancy shaped folded card base with an elegant Snowflake and Star lace cut-in window design from the Elegant Snowflake Layered Make-a-Card SVG Cutz set out of white cardstock.  She then printed out a blue colourway sheet of the snowflake paper from the White Snowflakes Striated Marble Decorative Digi Paper Pack and used it to cut out the card insert, also included in the Elegant Snowflake Layered Make-a-Card SVG Cutz set, as well as to die cut out the "Merry Christmas" sentiment by Crafter's Companion.

 

 

Val then cut out the the wonderful whimsical Winter Snowman Lace SVG Cutz lace overlay and matching mat layer from white cardstock and coloured the snowman up with Promarkers.  She then completed her lovely Christmas card with Crystal Stickles Glitter glue for lots of pretty winter sparkle.

 

 

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Shop everything featured today and more in my Christmas in July Sale at LeighSBDesigns Boutique!

 

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Come play in our Christmas in July Challenge!

 

 

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Shop the New Releases

 

MERMAZE Collection of Decorative Digi Paper Packs and SVG Cutz!

 

 

MerMaze will have you feeling the sea breeze on your face, smelling the salt in the air and dreaming of tropical paradise!

 The MerMaze Collection features mermazing ocean themed Decorative Digi Paper Packs and SVG Cutz sets designed to go perfectly with my Mermaids, Bubbly Depths and FantaSea Collections for lots of fun MerMay, Summer and year round crafting!

 🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸  🌸

 

Spring Wildflowers 2023 Collection of Digi Stamps, Decorative Digi Paper Packs and SVG Cutz!

See the Digi Stamp sets in the Spring and Easter section

and the SVG Cutz sets in the SVG Cutz section

 

 

Check out the Spring Wildflowers 2023 Collection - Part 2 launch video!

 

 Imagine the fresh spring fragrance of wildflowers on a dreamy nature stroll then bring the experience home with you to create with whimsical digi stamps of bunny and kitty shaped wreaths, circular wildflower and foliage wreaths and fantasy floral and dragonfly scenes and design amazing SVG Cutz wildflower and foliage circular wreaths and incredible 3D twig wreaths in various styles and sizes that you can customize with a bouquet of pretty wildflowers and a variety of foliage in any colour and style you want!

 LeighSBDesigns Spring Wildflowers Collection of Digi Stamps, Decorative Digi Paper Packs and SVG Cutz evokes visions of wildflowers on misty mornings and warm pastel afternoons and brings the joy of nature to life on all your Spring, Easter and Mother's Day home decor decorations, cards and more!  You will also enjoy floral crafting with this collection all year round too🌸

Here's the Spring Wildflowers 2023 Collection - Part 1 launch video!

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

Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Challenge #19 Christmas in July

☀️ Happy July Creative Friends ❄️

Whether you're indoors enjoying the cool of the aircon in the northern hemisphere or staying toasty warm in front of your winter fire down south it's now time to bring on the mid-year festive creativities and celebrate Christmas in July with us by playing in our new LeighSBDesigns Challenge!

 

☀️ CHRISTMAS IN JULY SALE ❄️

You'll also want to stop by LeighSBDesigns Boutique and shop my Christmas in July Sale!

All my Christmas and Winter themed Digi Stamps and SVG Cutz, plus a few others I sneaked in too, are on sale through July 31st!

 

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 Thanks for playing along in our June Challenge #18 Anything Goes!

 

FYI, there's now a big banner at the top of my blog that will take you straight to my new Challenge and Blog Hop Winners page where handy links to all my Winners announcements are posted!

 

See the Winners of Challenge #18 Anything Goes HERE!

Challenge #19

Christmas in July

July 7 - 28

July is the most wonderful month to get a jump on all your Christmas crafting so we challenge you to get super festive with us and create anything you want using any stamp company products!

 

Enter your makes in the linky below following the Challenge Info and Rules, please do read them over before linking up😃

 

The Challenge #19 linky below opens for entries on Friday July 7 at 1am and closes July 28 at 11:55pm pacific!

 

Here's some of our festive makes to inspire you!

Click on each photo to see the original post for more info!

 

Created by Leigh

Featuring my lovely Poinsettia Pixie and the wonderful Snowflake digi paper from the White Snowflakes Striated Marble decorative paper pack!  See my entire Winter Sparkle 2022 release

 

 

Created by Leigh

To make my gift tags I used 4 Charms from the elegant Christmas Tree Charms Lace SVG Cutz set, the wonderful Charming Snowflake Tag - Make A Tag Layered SVG Cutz and 4 senties from the A Charming Christmas Compendium of Festive Sayings - Digi Stamp set.  See my entire A Charming Christmas collection.

 

 

Created by Leigh

Featuring my ethereal Snowflake Sprite and one of the wonderful Snowflake digi papers from the White Snowflakes Striated Marble digi paper pack.  See my entire Winter Sparkle 2022 release.

 

 

Created by Leigh

Featuring my stunning Slimline Elegant Snowflakes Lace SVG Cutz set and the "Winter Wishes" senti from the A Charming Christmas Compendium of Festive Sayings - Digi Stamp set and the blank folded slimline card and mat layer that is included in both the Snowmen Slimline Make-a-Card Layered SVG Cutz set and the Christmas Baubles Slimline Make-a-Card Layered SVG Cutz set.

 

 

Created by Leigh

To create this wonderful winter themed Christmas card I used my fabulous Elegant Snowflake Layered Make-a-Card SVG Cutz set and the senti is from the A Charming Christmas Compendium of Festive Sayings - Digi Stamp set.

 

Created by Leigh

To create this wonderful winter themed Christmas card I used my fabulous new "Let it Snow" Snowman Square Lace SVG Cutz set and the senti inside the card is from the A Charming Christmas Compendium of Festive Sayings - Digi Stamp set.

 

Created by LeighSBDesigner Val

Featuring my wonderful Christmas Tree Charms Lace SVG Cut, Elegant Snowflake Ornament Stand 3D Lace SVG Cutz and the Charming Christmas Ornament Layered SVG Cutz.  See my entire "A Charming Christmas" Winter 2021 Collection of digi stamps and SVG Cutz.

Created by LeighSBDesigner Val

Featuring the elegant Winter Snowman Rectangle Lace SVG Cutz set and the "Merry Christmas" senti from the A Charming Christmas Compendium of Festive Sayings - Digi Stamp set

 

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THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

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