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.
If you're joining us for the first time today here's the scoop!
This is a 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop that involves creepy or cute Halloween themed project sharing, using any company images, hopping to the blogs playing and leaving lots of love along the way! It's never too late to join the party! Count down to Halloween with us for the chance to win spooktacular prizes generously provided by my Hop sponsors, see them over there in the left sidebar! The Blog Hop linky party is included in each post but the thumbnails only display on the most current post. If you're playing catch-up just click the linky button at the bottom of any post to see the entries!
For the Hop Rules and the full details on How YOU can Play please visit the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop page! Monsters not following the hop rules will be deleted!
👻Today is Edgar Allan Poe Day and time for my 1st surprise Halloween Treat giveaway!
To commemorate the death of our beloved Poe link up your Poe projects for the chance to win a LeighSBDesigns digi of your choice👻 Poe themed projects must be shared TODAY before midnight pacific to qualify! Using a LeighSBDesigns Poe digi isn't required but it would increase your chances, mwahahahaha! Don't have one, then check out my Etsy BOOtique or help yourself to a freebie!
"Ode to Poe"
card by Leigh
My project today is a card dedicated to the Master of the Macabre featuring my realistic Ode to Poe portrait design that incorporates titles from his body of work!
You know I love to make fussy cut-away cards and this time the entire right hand side is cut away, front and back! I coloured Poe with Copics in a monochromatic colour palette and used Weathered Wood and Stormy Sky Distress Inks to add colour to the text and the decorative Raven card base.
Lots of fussy cutting, layering and embellishing going on! Poe is completely fussy cut out and then cut out again once adhered to the card. I used a decorative Marvy paper punch on 3 corners, applied black glitter glue to the card edges and added embellishments adhered with glue dots and clear 3D foam tape. The paper flowers and the black glitter card die cut Raven were included in a Halloween prize I won last year and I added a slate grey rhinestone for an eye and black diamonds to the flower centers. They are the perfect embellies for my card, thanks Lyneen😋
Neo giving his seal of aPOEroval, nothing gets past him😻
Materials used
Raven DP - Recollections Moonlit Manor paper pad
Express It blending cardstock
Copics
Weathered Wood and Stormy Sky Distress Inks
Marvy paper punch
Paper flowers
Black and slate grey self-adhesive jewels
Die cut raven
Glue dots, clear 3D foam tape and Scotch Quick Dry adhesive
Today's featured design is now on 25% off FLASH SALE until midnight pacific tonight🎃
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
