Spring Blog Hop 2021: Day 14 Spring Equinox painting by Leigh!

🌼🐰🌼 Happy first day of Spring Creative Friends 🌼🐰

Welcome to Day 14 of LeighSBDesigns' Spring Blog Hop in celebration of the season and the release of chapter 1 of my new Spring 2021 Collection!

 

 Get creative and come and hop with us March 7 through March 31st!

All the hop details and the rules are in the main hop post HERE!

 

 

🌼🐰🌼 SPRING SALE 🌼🐰🌼

 

Check out LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique Spring Sale on now through March 31st midnight pacific!

Plus check out my brand new Spring 2021 Collection which is on special release sale through March 12 midnight pacific!  You'll see them all in action during this hop!  It gives me the warm and fuzzies to see my digi stamps being used so I hope you'll find lots of designs to add to your collections and will come and join in on the Spring festivities this month🥰 

 

 

Day 14
"Spring Equinox"
 painting by Leigh

 

My Spring Blog Hop inspiration for you today is a digital painting of my new Spring Equinox design in celebration of the first day of Spring here in the northern hemisphere today🌼   

🌼🐰🌼 Shop for this beauty and more in the Spring Sale 🌼🐰🌼

Thanks for stopping by to see today's featured creation!

Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Edgar Allan Poe Appreciation Blog Hop 2021: Day 1 Poe Gnome Painting by Leigh!

Welcome to LeighSBDesigns 6th annual Edgar Allan Poe Appreciation Blog Hop in celebration of the Master of Macabre's birthday!

Today is Poe's birthday and Day 1 of our annual 5 day hop!

Everyone is invited to enter Poe inspired makes in the Blog Hop Linky Party located on the main post HERE using any stamp company products!  You'll find the full details and Rules on how to play there too!  We always have a POEtastic time so tell your friends and celebrate your love of Poe with us and be in the running for a prize from LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps😉
 

 

"Poe Gnome"

digital painting by Leigh

 

I'm kicking off the hop today with a POEtastic digital painting of Poe Gnome in a magical forest scene.

Poe Gnome is enjoying his birthday sitting in the forest pondering his next masterpiece with the help of his pet Raven.

 

 

🥳Shop the Poe Appreciation Sale at LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique through Jan 23rd🥳

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by to see today's featured Poe Appreciation make!

I hope you'll come and join in on the blog hop fun!
Happy Hopping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

LeighSBDesigners Art Stamps New Release - Harlequin Cat-in-a-Box!

Howzit Stamping Friends and Happy Mother's Day!

My LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps Etsy Boutique has now been open for one month today and I'm so thrilled with all the fabulous support from everyone, THANK YOU so much for making my first month such a huge success😊  I've still got many more art stamps to unveil but it's now time to feature the wonderful projects that have already been made by LeighSBDesigns fans and my fabulous LeighSBDesigners so the next releases will be weekly for a while😋
 

Now for today's new release!  

I'm still celebrating Half-O-Ween so here's another whimsical and quirky Jack-in-a-Box themed digi especially for the Cat Lovers😋
 

Harlequin Cat-in-a-Box is modeled on my kitty, Cassi, who is no longer with me so this one is even more special and dear to my heart💜
 

coloured on my ipad with a stylus in Paper 53

Harlequin Cat-in-a-Box is waiting to pop out of her box and fill you with delight!  She's obviously PURRfect for Halloween but can be used all year long for any occasion too!  I can't wait to see the wonderful projects you'll be making with this one😊
 

Harlequin-in-a-Box is now available at my Etsy Boutique in the Whimsical Whiskers category for an introductory release price for the next 3 days so dash on over and grab this cutie while she's on sale😋
 

 If you're just joining us for the first time today here's the scoop!
We're busy celebrating the launch of my LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps line and there's freebies up for grabs so continue reading!

LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps are available for instant download at my Etsy Boutique and I'm currently offering digi stamps for now and will expand my line into rubber too.

My unique collection of whimsical and quirky original designs are based on my drawings and photography! It will constantly be morphing and expanding as inspiration takes me off on new adventures. I see beauty in everything from cute kitties to creepy skulls and my collection of themes, styles and genres will be sure to appeal to everyone.

Join me as I release a new digi image every 3 days until my Etsy Boutique is stocked with all the designs I'm excited to offer you😊 You will have 3 days to take advantage of my special intro prices until I release the next new image on the 4th day.

GRAND OPENING FREEBIES!

Receive this freebie Steampunk Easter Egg digi when you join my LeighSBDesigns Facebook Fan Group!

Freebie #1 for joining LeighSBDesigns Facebook Fan Group

 Help me spread my grand opening news and receive this cute freebie Easter Bunny digi! Do me the honour of writing a post on your blogs, tell you readers all about LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps and how they too can receive these freebies! Post links to your blog posts in the LeighSBDesigns FB Fan Group and this Easter Bunny is all yours!

Freebie #2 for blogging my news on your blogs!

Get to know me better and check out my new website at LeighSBDesigns.com which is now my online home.  There you will find links to everything as well as Stamping Galleries for all my current and past design team projects, non-DT projects and also some examples of my Fine Art and more. I've got years of art to upload to the Galleries but I've added quite a bit already.  Pop on over and check it out, I hope you'll enjoy checking everything out😉

In case you missed my previous announcement...all my design team blogging is happening over at Velvet Paw Creations so pop on over and follow me there too😊

See you over in my LeighSBDesigns FB Fan Group and don't forget to check back in later this week for my next new release!
 

I hope you'll stay and join me on my new creative adventure!
Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps New Release - Oddleigh Lizard Boy and Spider Set!

Happy Half-O-Ween Stamping Friends!
  It's time for another new LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps release🎉

Introducing Oddleigh Lizard Boy and Spider Set!

He's a whimsical stylized caricature portrait of a quirky pointy eared boy with a reptilian tongue and eyes surrounded by creepy branches and leaves.  He comes with a separate digi of a Spider dangling from a leafy branch.  He's the 3rd character in my Oddleigh Family and a must for your Half-O-Ween and Halloween projects😀

He's so wickedly creepy and rather mischievous pretending to eat his BBF, the Oddleigh Spider, in this scene I created...you can tell it's an Oddleigh spider coz it has an "O" on it's abdomen!  I think you guys could have lots of fun with him, besides your creepy projects he would be fun for Birthday cards for boys too😋

He's now available at my Etsy Boutique at an introductory release price for the next 3 days so dash on over and grab him while he's on sale😋

close up of that creepy but cute face!  Eyes are so important and I love making them huge and expressive!  Coloured using Paper 53 and a stylus.

If you're just joining us for the first time today here's the scoop!

We're busy celebrating the launch of my LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps line and there's freebies up for grabs so continue reading!

LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps are available for instant download at my Etsy Boutique and I'm currently offering digi stamps for now and will expand my line into rubber too.

My unique collection of whimsical and quirky original designs are based on my drawings and photography! It will constantly be morphing and expanding as inspiration takes me off on new adventures. I see beauty in everything from cute kitties to creepy skulls and my collection of themes, styles and genres will be sure to appeal to everyone.

Join me as I release a new digi image every 3 days until my Etsy Boutique is stocked with all the designs I'm excited to offer you😊 You will have 3 days to take advantage of my special intro prices until I release the next new image on the 4th day.

GRAND OPENING FREEBIES!

Receive this freebie Steampunk Easter Egg digi when you join my LeighSBDesigns Facebook Fan Group!

Freebie #1 for joining LeighSBDesigns Facebook Fan Group

 Help me spread my grand opening news and receive this cute freebie Easter Bunny digi! Do me the honour of writing a post on your blogs, tell you readers all about LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps and how they too can receive these freebies! Post links to your blog posts in the LeighSBDesigns FB Fan Group and this Easter Bunny is all yours!

Freebie #2 for blogging my news on your blogs!

Get to know me better and check out my new website at LeighSBDesigns.com which is now my online home.  There you will find links to everything as well as Stamping Galleries for all my current and past design team projects, non-DT projects and also some examples of my Fine Art and more. I've got years of art to upload to the Galleries but I've added quite a bit already.  Pop on over and check it out, I hope you'll enjoy checking everything out😉

In case you missed my previous announcement...all my design team blogging is happening over at Velvet Paw Creations so pop on over and follow me there too😊

See you in my LeighSBDesigns FB Fan Group soon and return on Sunday for my next new release! I hope you'll stay and follow me on my new adventure!
Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

"Lady of the Lake" 3D Paper Art introducing Dark Attic Challenges!

Howzit Everyone!

There's a new challenge blog called Dark Attic Challenges in blogland geared specifically towards the darker side of art and our first challenge starts today!  Dark Attic challenges will always be Anything Goes as long as your projects are of a creepy, dark, alternative nature and will always start on the LAST Tuesday of every month!  I'm thrilled to be a part of this new adventure as a member of a very talented design team!

  Our first challenge is sponsored by Delicious Doodles and Shadow Clocksey and my project today features a gorgeous digi called Vivienne Lady of the Lake by

I absolutely loved creating my Lillith and the Lillies project the last time I used a Delicious Doodle digi so I couldn't resist creating another 3D paper art piece with this image too!

Lilleth and the Lillies 3D paper art

 This 3D paper art piece consists of 3 layers of fussy cut hair, lily pads and the sword.  The finished piece is matted first on black cardstock then colour coordinating blue cardstock and then onto a final black mat.  The layers were all cut with my Perfect Layers tools. 

I started out by printing the Lady of the Lake digi onto Neenah solar white cardstock and coloured her with Copic markers with highlights added with a white gel pen once the entire piece was completed.  I scanned the coloured image into Photoshop CS6 and printed it out 3 times.  I selected all the elements I wanted to layer and fussy cut out all the pieces which were then adhered in place with a combination of Scotch Quick Dry adhesive and pop dots.  I layered the sword and hands to further enhance the effect that she's reaching out of the depths of the lake and offering it to you.

 

I completed my piece with 3D shimmery water droplets with a Viva Pearl pen in Magic Transparent White.  The collage photo below shows the layered areas in detail and the shimmery droplets, click on all the photos to enlarge them for a better look.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll come and play in our Dark Attic Challenges!

Before you go I'd like to remind you that I now have 3 new Facebook Groups that you might like to check out if you're into Gothic art, all art genres ending in "-punk" and Egyptian inspired art!

DREADPUNK - For Fans of Gothic Art and Design!
EVERYTHING-PUNK! For Artistic Fans of all the Era Inspired Subcultures!
Which covers everything from Steampunk to "insert-cool-historical-period-or-innovative-concept-here-punk"!
EGYPT - Share your Egyptian Inspired Art & Design!

Happy Stamping!

 THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

I design for * Lost Coast Designs * Carmen's Veranda * Rick St Dennis EDT * Dark Attic Challenges *

Lady Atlantis - Rick St Dennis EDT!

Hello Everyone!

It's my turn again to share some design team inspiration for the Rick St Dennis EDT over on our Facebook Group, Rick St Dennis Digi Fans and Friends!

 

 

 This stunning digi stamp by Rick St Dennis Mfa is called Atlantis especially for Miranda and it's available in Rick's Zibbet store HERE!  FYI, in case you haven't heard yet, Zibbet have now introduced immediate digi downloads just like Etsy so you no longer have to wait for your purchase to be emailed to you!  YAY!  Don't you just love that instant gratification even though Rick was on the ball with his emails ;0)  You might recognize the seahorse from this digi, I used him for my Steampunk Seahorse ATC at the beginning of March, check it out HERE if you missed it!  

 

I enjoyed colouring the entire image for today's card project this time which started out in Photoshop CS6.  I duplicated the digi and erased the background leaving me with just the image on a transparent background which I could then layer over my background work.  I drew in my own watery effects...the black bubble/splashes and the subtle blue mottled background as well as the shadows around the image.  I also added some beveled effects to the image also which gives the image a 3D effect.   I then printed out on Neenah cardstock and coloured with Copics including white and metallic silver and gold details added with gel pens.  I used a scalloped lace Fiskars paper punch on all four corners and applied Shaded Lilac Distress Ink to the edges.  The coloured image was then layered onto black cardstock, then colour coordinating blue cardstock and again on a black card made from a sheet of cardstock.  I used my Perfect Layers border tools to cut the perfect borders!  I then completed my project with a touch of 3D shimmer with Magic Transparent White 3D droplets applied with a Viva Pearl pen to the image as well as the punched corners.

 

Here's a closer look at the details!

 

Thanks for stopping by to see my project today and hope to see you over at Rick St Dennis Digi Fans and Friends!

 

Happy Stamping!

 THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

I design for * Lost Coast Designs * Carmen's Veranda * Rick St Dennis EDT * Forever Dark *

Queen of Hearts February Calendar Page - Rick St Dennis EDT!

Hello Everyone!
Today I'm sharing a February wall calendar page with a pocket I made for the Rick St Dennis EDT.
This stunning Queen of Hearts design is by Rick St Dennis Mfa and is a freebie colouring page available for download in our Rick St Dennis Digi Fans and Friends Facebook group!

I started out by colouring her with a stylus in my fave art app called Paper 53 for iPad and I'm very pleased with how she turned out!


Click on my photos for a closer look.

Every year I get a wall calendar with the handy pocket but I missed out on getting one for 2016 so I decided to make my own page for each month and this is my page for February!

I got a freebie desk calendar I decided to cut up so the size of the calendar determined the size of the monthly pages I'll be making.  I printed out my coloured image and matted her and the calendar onto black and red cardstock using my Perfect Paper Layers tools.  For the pocket I enlarged one of the rose trees.  I made the pocket out of black cardstock and used a circle punch to cut out the notch in the front.  All the pieces where then adhered to black cardstock to create the calendar page.

Thanks for visiting with me today!
Happy Stamping!

 THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

I design for * Lost Coast Designs * Carmen's Veranda * Rick St Dennis EDT * Forever Dark *

Crazy Queen of Hearts - 2 cards for Rick St Dennis EDT!

Howzit Everyone!
I'm back today to share 2 cards I made as EDT inspiration for the February challenge over on our Rick St Dennis Fans and Friends Facebook group!  The theme this month is Hearts or Arrows (or both).  Come and join the fun, the challenge post is pinned at the top of the wall! 

This gorgeous lady is The Crazy Queen of Hearts digi stamp and she's available in the Rick St Dennis Zibbet store HERE!

 You know I'm a huge Alice in Wonderland fan so I had an absolute blast colouring her in my favourite iPad art app, Paper 53, with a Sensu stylus even though it took me like 10 hours to complete her.  I'm thrilled with how she turned out so the time spent was totally worth it ;0)
Click on the photos to enlarge them for a better look at all the details.

 Once complete I moved over to Photoshop CS6 and designed my cards.  I decided to make clean and simple cards (CAS) because I wanted the image to be the sole focus and of course the senti is Valentine and AIW inspired.  I added the sentiments and the red frames and printed them out onto white cardstock, trimmed and adhered them to folded cards made from black cardstock.

Thank you for visiting with me today and have a fabulous Valentine's Weekend!

Challenges entered
Dream in Darkness #10 - always anything goes!
Ike's Art Challenges #56 - Love Actually

Happy Stamping!

 THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

I design for Rick St Dennis EDT * Lost Coast Designs * Carmen's Veranda * Forever Dark * Altered Eclectic Challenges *About Art Accents

Steampunk digital art using an iPad - DT post for Forever Dark Challenges!

Howzit Everyone!
Our current challenge over at Forever Dark Challenges is Anything Goes with an optional twist and January is STEAMPUNK!

We have 2 fabulous sponsors this month

That craft place

And

Stitchy bear Stamps

You can see the projects I made for That Craft Place HERE and HERE!
Today I'm sharing the project I made for Stitchy Bear Stamps using this fabulous lady called Steampunk - 3 piece set by BBKakes.

 I've been working on developing my skills in using an awesome application called Paper 53 and colouring on my iPad using a stylus.  Contrary to popular belief, doing digital art in Photoshop or similiar applications is not cheating or easy to do in the slightest and all who do digital work agree, it can be even more time consuming than doing traditional colouring on paper with markers and coloured pencils!  It is also super fun to have if you travel a lot and can't take all your supplies with you.  I was in the UK for Christmas when I started working on this one and it probably took me a total of 6 hours to complete so I'm getting better at it and I'm now developing my style on how I like to digi colour.

I got a new stylus for Christmas that I just LOVE!!!!  It's a PAINT BRUSH, squeal of delight!!!!!
The stylus is by Sensu and it's a paint brush and stylus two-in-one! 

I used the brush part to lay down a watercolour base with the watercolour brush app tool and then a combination of the brush and the stylus to colour with the pencil app tool.  A LOT of colouring took place here and I'm really thrilled with how this project turned out :0)

See you over at Forever Dark Challenges and Have a great weekend!

Happy Stamping!

 THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

I design for Rick St Dennis EDT * Lost Coast Designs * Carmen's Veranda * Forever Dark *