The Summer BUZZ Blog Hop: Daisy Busy Bee card by Val!

Howzit Creative Friends!
Welcome one and all to LeighSBDesigns fun blog hop for June in celebration of Summer🌞

We’re excited to share our creations featuring LeighSBDesigns’ new Summer BUZZ Collection and more with you all and we are loving all the fabulous Summer themed makes you've shared with us already🌞

You are welcome to enter projects using LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps and/or any other company products in The Summer BUZZ Blog Hop any time through June 30th when the hop linky closes at 11:59pm pacific!  All the hop details, rules and the linky party can be found at the bottom of my June 8th post!  I hope you’ll join us for a month of creative Summer fun🌞

🌞🌞🌞 SUMMER SALE 🌞🌞🌞

Shop LeighSBDesigns SUMMER SALE at LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique for the brand new Summer BUZZ Collection and more!

🐝 Daisy Busy Bee 🐝
card by Val

LeighSBDesigner Val's Summer BUZZ Blog Hop inspiration for you today is this BEE-utiful card featuring Daisy Bee and the "Busy Bees" sentiment from the new Summer BUZZ Busy Bees set🐝

Val used the following supplies to create her fun and unique card!

Promarkers:  Gold, Buttercup and Green

Stickles glitter glue

Circle Die

Desires Die

Diamond Stencil

Wild Honey Distress Ink

Black Sharpie Pen

Smooth white cardstock

Smooth black cardstock

Shop the SUMMER SALE through midnight pacific June 30th🐝

Have a fabulous crafty day and thanks for visiting!
Stay Inspired and Stay Safe!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Birthday Celebrations Blog Hop: Spring Time Daisy Bee card by Val!

Howzit Creative Friends!

I hope everyone is continuing to use common sense, staying strong, healthy and happy as can be during this terrible time😘

Our Birthday Celebrations are nearly over but the fun doesn't end here at LeighSBDesigns!  May brings new releases, MerMay and Halloween in May so there's lots to keep you creatively busy coming up😋

I’m still busy catching up on my Birthday Blog Hop hopping and loving all your fabulous makes shared so far and I’m so happy the hop is helping you stay creatively happy and busy🎉

If you’re just joining us today then it's not to late to join the party, here’s the scoop!
April is LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps Birthday month and I kicked off the celebrations April 1st with our Birthday Blog Hop which has a Birthday Bunny FREEBIE as my gift to you for playing and there's prizes up for grabs sponsored by Ike’s Art and LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps!  The Blog Hop is open all month long with multiple themes for you to create with so hop on over to my April 1st post for all the info and the Birthday Blog Hop Linky Party is at the bottom of that post!

LeighSBDesigner Val's inspiration for today is a beautiful and vibrant Spring themed card featuring Daisy Bee🐝 
If you don’t have Daisy Bee in your collection yet then snap it up now🐝
I’ve put Daisy Bee and an assortment of designs perfect for Spring on sale until April 30🌼
 Enjoy😘

Val used these supplies to create this beauty!
 Nuance Powders

Sizzix Scalloped Die

Orange Micron Pen

Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers:  Spice and Gold

Wild Honey Distress Oxide Ink

Smooth white cardstock

Black cardstock

Also check out my new release, "All Life is Precious", I’m donating all proceeds to the ASPCA and the World Wild Life Fund🐼🐱
Your purchase will help end the suffering of countless innocent animals so please tell your friends and share the badge and link to "All Life is Precious" on your blogs and social media sites!

Wishing you all a fabulous day and thanks for stopping by!

Stay Inspired and Stay Safe😘

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Birthday Celebrations Blog Hop: "All Life is Precious" Earth Day card by Val!

Howzit Creative Friends!

I hope everyone is continuing to stay strong, healthy and happy as can be during this terrible time😘
I’m still busy catching up on my blog hopping and loving all your fabulous makes shared so far in our Birthday Blog Hop and I’m so happy the hop is helping you stay creatively happy and busy🥰

If you’re just joining us today then here’s the scoop!
April is LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps Birthday month and I kicked off the celebrations April 1st with a Birthday Blog Hop which has a Birthday Bunny FREEBIE as my gift to you for playing and there's prizes up for grabs sponsored by Ike’s Art and LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps!  The Blog Hop is open all month long with multiple themes for you to create with so hop on over to my April 1st post for all the info and the Birthday Blog Hop Linky Party is at the bottom of that post🥳

🌎🐬🐱🐶🦊🐰🐨🐼🦁🐵🐳🌍
🦊 All Life is Precious - Earth Day Fund Raiser release 🌍

To help spread light during this terrible dark time and celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd I released a special new design to raise funds for 2 causes dear to my heart🌎  All proceeds from the sale of "All Life is Precious" are being donated to the ASPCA and World Wild Life Fund🐼 

Purchase my beautiful new design called “All Life is Precious” for just a $1 and help the animals who share our beautiful planet🌍

Share what you create with us in our month long Birthday Blog Hop and use #LeighSBDesignsAllLifeIsPrecious when sharing on social media!

 For today's Birthday Blog Hop inspiration LeighSBDesigner Val created a stunning card featuring "All Life is Precious" and she cleverly used "Daisy Bee" multiple times and fussy cut out the flowers to decorate all the land areas!  So beautiful and perfect for Spring🌼

 Val used the following to make her lovely "All Life is Precious" Earth Day card.

Illustrator Markers:

True Blue, Moonlight, Gold, Eggshell, Praline and Blush

Mustard Seed Distress Oxide Ink

Smooth white cardstock

Wishing you all a fabulous day and thanks for stopping by!

Stay Inspired and Stay Safe😘

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Daisy Bee Birthday card by Val!

Happy Sunday Creative Friends!
For your inspiration today LeighSBDesigner Val has a fabulous Birthday card to share featuring Daisy Bee🐝  I just love the vibrant purple-pinks with a splash of yellow, it’s such a happy card and perfect for your next birthday card project🌸

Daisy Bee is now on FLASH SALE until Monday midnight PDT🐝

DAISY BEE

Materials used:
Spectrum Noir Colourista pencils
Studio G glitter glue
White gel pen
Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink pad
Faded Jeans Distress Ink pad
Neenah white cardstock
Black cardstock

Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Tutorial Tuesdays: Daisy Bee Gatefold card by Val!

Hiya Creative Friends😀
LeighSBDesigner Val has a fabulous gatefold card tutorial for you today featuring Daisy Bee so grab your favourite beverage and check it out😋

 If you haven't already added Daisy Bee to your collections then snap it up while it's on FLASH SALE, enjoy 25% off thru midnight Wednesday PDT🐝

Gatefold cards are so much fun to make!  For this one I started out with an 8.5" x 11", which is about an A4 size, sheet of white heavy weight cardstock and cut it down to a panel that measures 6" x 11".

 Fold each end of the panel in towards the center then score and fold to create the two gatefold flaps.

Cut two inserts for the gatefold flaps from white cardstock approximately half an inch smaller than the card base and decorate them with Wild Honey and Wilted Violet Distress Oxides using a sheet of punchinella as a stencil.  Then decorate the exposed areas of the gatefold panels on the card base in the same way.

Edge the two panels with a black Sharpie marker and add triangular corners on all 4 corners of each panel too.  Adhere the panels to the card base with your favourite glue.

 Size the Daisy Bee image to fit the front of the gatefold card and print out onto a sheet of Neenah white cardstock.  Colour just some of the daisies and the bee with Micron pens and Spectrum Noir Colourista markers in assorted colours for a fun bright and bold look.  Fussy cut out the image and mount onto a sheet of black cardstock and fussy cut out again.  I love how the black mat makes the image pop.  Apply Stickles Diamond glitter glue to the centers of the flowers and put aside to dry.

 Rubber stamp the sentiment (Funstamps) for the inside of the card onto a piece of Neenah white cardstock with Onyx Black Versafine ink and colour the stars with an orange Mircron pen.  Trim down the panel and edge it with the black Sharpie marker and adhere the panel inside the card.  Print out two extra flowers from the Daisy Bee image, fussy cut them out and colour them up with Rose and Gold Spectrum Noir Colourista markers.  Adhere them to the top corners of the sentiment panel and apply glitter glue to the centers of the flowers.

Once the glittered flowers inside the card have dried adhere the Daisy Bee topper panel to the front of the card.  Just apply adhesive to the one side of the Daisy Bee topper to allow the gatefold to open and tada, you've got a fabulous fancy fold card that looks amazing yet was so easy and loads of fun to make🌸

DAISY BEE

Thanks for stopping by to see Val's project today!
Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

I Love Bees - Daisy Bee card by Nan!

Time to Bee Happy coz it's Friday, YAY🐝

LeighSBDesigner Nan has a beautiful Spring card to share with you today featuring Daisy Bee🐝 

Enjoy 25% off on Daisy Bee, the FLASH SALE ends Saturday at midnight PDT😉

 I love the gentle monochromatic yellows/oranges Nan used on the daisies and bee and how they pop against the more vibrant colours used for the layers, so fresh, so pretty, so Spring🌼

DAISY BEE

Supplies used:
Assorted Yellow and Orange Soucolor Markers
Acrylic paints
Mowed Lawn Distress Ink
Letters and Heart stamps from Japan
glue

Thanks for stopping by to see my project today!
Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Daisy Bee Spring Time by Val!

Hiya Creative Friends!

LeighSBDesigner Val brings you Spring Time inspiration today with her lovely canvas art featuring Daisy Bee which is now on FLASH SALE until Friday at midnight pacific🐝

I can feel the sunshine radiating from this beautiful piece and if you listen closely you can almost hear the buzzing of bees🐝  Gorgeous colour palette and colouring, I love the touch of sparkle, so bright and cheerful❤️

Daisy Bee 

 

Val used these supplies:

8 x 11 inch wall canvas

Spectrum Noir markers:  GB4 and GB1

Spectrum Noir Colourista markers:  Gold and Daffodil

Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink

Cardstocks:  Green, Lemon, White and Black

Studio G Stickles

Spring Time rubber stamp text from Val's stash

Diamond Stencil

 

Thanks for stopping by to see Val's project today!
Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Daisy Bee - Spectrum Noir ColourTint and Prismacolor pencils colouring by Leigh!

Hiya Creative Friends
I love Spring in southern California🌸
The riot of colourful wildflowers everywhere is a beautiful sight, especially the wild daisies which were the inspiration for my latest release, Daisy Bee🐝

 For today's inspiration I'm sharing Daisy Bee all coloured up with Spectrum Noir ColourTint pencils and Prismacolor pencils with white gel pen highlights.

These are the colours of the wild daisies surrounding my home, aren't they beautiful!  It was so relaxing to loose myself in the pure joy of colouring up all those petals🌸

 I printed Daisy Bee out onto a sheet of Spectrum Noir premium pencil cardstock trimmed to 8.5" x 11" to fit my printer, the pad size is 9 x 12 inches.   I watercoloured the daisies, the bee and background with Spectrum Noir ColourTint pencils and Derwent waterbrushes then added detailing and shading with Prismacolor pencils and finished off with white gel pen highlights.  I've matted the finished piece onto black cardstock and will later add a colour coordinating mat ready for framing.

Both of the new designs are available at LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique at a special intro price good thru April 28!

Please note this sale can't be combined with other discounts!

DAISY BEE, is a realistic art drawing of a bee on a bed of daisies🐝
This beautiful nature themed design is perfect for your Spring and Mother's Day projects and so much more!

KITTY CUDDLES, is a realistic art drawing of a mommy cat with her kitten🐱
 A must for cat lovers and PURRfect for celebrating Spring, Mother's Day and whatever else your heart desires.

Supplies used:
Crafter's Companion Spectrum Noir ColourTint pencils - Primary and Nature sets
Prismacolor pencils
Spectrum Noir premium paper pad
Ranger white gel pen
Black cardstock

Thanks for stopping by today😘
Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

LeighSBDesigns New Release and Birthday Card Contest reminder...last day to enter!

Happy Earth Day Creative Friends🌎
I've got 2 new beautiful designs for you today in honour of Earth Day but first a reminder about my Birthday Card Contest...

We're celebrating LeighSBDesigns 1st Birthday Celebrations this month with a Birthday Card Contest using the FREEBIE I drew for the occasion!  TODAY is the last day to get in your entries so pop on over to the Birthday Celebrations post and check out all the details!  Submit your entries before midnight pacific TONIGHT for the chance to win prizes sponsored by LeighSBDesigns, Simply B Stamps and Ike’s Art🎉

Now for today's two fabulous new releases🌎

Introducing KITTY CUDDLES, a realistic art drawing of a mommy cat with her kitten🐱
 A must for cat lovers and PURRfect for celebrating Earth Day, Spring, Mother's Day and whatever else your heart desires.

Introducing DAISY BEE, a realistic art drawing of a bee on a bed of daisies🐝
This beautiful nature themed design is also perfect for Earth Day, Spring, Mother's Day and so much more🌸

Both designs are now available at LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique at a special intro price good thru April 28! 

Please note this sale can't be combined with other discounts! 

Have a fabulous day and enjoy this beautiful planet of ours, she's the only home we've got so please help take better care of her🌎❤️

Thanks for visiting and as always, Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN