Happy Christmas in July Creative Friends🎄
Today is the last day of our Christmas in July inspiration week and sale! Sale ends at midnight pacific tonight so dash on over to LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique asap and pick up some fabulous images for your Christmas cards this year❄️
For your inspiration today I'm sharing my colouring of First Christmas🎅🏻
This is a drawing of my nephew's first Christmas coloured with Prismacolor pencils😉
How cute is he!!!
There's nothing more magical than seeing the joy of Christmas morning through the eyes of a
child🎅🏻
LeighSBDesigner Nan has a wonderfully sweet project to share with you today featuring First Christmas🎄 All of baby's first moments are special and making their first Santa Christmas list is definitely a memory to treasure🎅🏻
We're now on Day 12 of our Christmas Festivities with daily project shares featuring the new Christmas Collection with other designs from the year making appearances as well. Join us all month long for lots of fabulously festive creations and leave us some love each day. Tell me which of the new Christmas designs is your favourite in the comments to be in the running to win one LeighSBDesigns Christmas/Winter digi of your choice❄️
It's Tuesday and time for another Tutorial Tuesdays segment🎉
LeighSBDesigner Val is back today with a wonderful Christmas card featuring First Christmas from
my new Christmas Collection and her tutorial demonstrates the Spotlight technique🎅🏻
If you missed the unveiling of the 2017 Christmas Collection then check out the post here and also watch the new release compilation video showing off the 7 new digi designs🎄 There's something for everyone from a realistic winter themed faerie to festive kitties and of course there's Oddleigh Elves too❄️ There will be Flash Sales going on all month long🎅🏻
"First Christmas" Spotlight Technique Tutorial by Val
Hi everyone!
Val here and I'm excited to share my card tutorial featuring our new gorgeous First Christmas digi depicting Baby's first Christmas. This must have design is now on FLASH SALE at 25% off until midnight tonight pacific time🎅🏻
Today I'm demonstrating the Spotlight technique which means you take a portion of the image and you "spotlight" it so it stands out from the rest of the design.
I began by printing out the image twice onto Neenah white cardstock.
I used the first print for the base of the card and the second print for the "spotlight" areas. From the second print I fussy cut out just the baby and a few of the toys.
I coloured up the "spotlight" pieces with the Spectrum Noir Colorista markers shown below.
Sakura pens were used to highlight parts of image and to add some festive sparkle.
I used Spectrum Noir flesh toned pencil to colour the face and hands.
I adhered Tim Holtz Glitter Rock Candy with a Quickie Glue pen to all the fur areas of the Santa suit to add fun texture.
I then trimmed the base image and adhered the fussy cut pieces to it with pop dots. Then adhered the panel onto black cardstock using PVA glue and again onto Neenah white card, leaving narrow borders on both mats.
I stamped the Merry Christmas sentiment onto Neenah white card with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, trimmed and adhered the text to black cardstock and trimmed again leaving a narrow border. I completed my card by adhering the text along the bottom edge of the card.
The finished card measures 5.5 inches x 5.5 inches.
We are getting all Christmasy here at LeighSBDesigns with daily project shares featuring my new Christmas Collection and other designs from the year will be making appearances as well so join us all month long for lots of fabulously festive creations! Leave us some love each day and let me know which of the new Christmas designs is your favourite in the comments to be in the running to win one of your choice❄️
If you missed the unveiling of the 2017 Christmas Collection then check out the post here and also watch the new release compilation video showing off the 7 new digi designs🎄 There's something for everyone from a realistic winter themed faerie to festive kitties and of course there's Oddleigh Elves too❄️ There will be Flash Sales going on all month long🎅🏻
First Christmas is now on FLASH SALE, snap up this wonderful little cutie at 25% off until midnight tonight pacific time🎅🏻
Nan used watercolour paper and applied the first layer with Derwent Inktense blocks. On top of that she used Folk Art Mixed Media paint and stamped the white snowflakes and the number "25", the magical day in December! First Christmas is coloured with Spectrum Noir markers and then the coloured panel was layered onto the background and edged with a black Pitt Big Brush pen. For the border around the background edge Nan used a scrap of rubber left over from a sheet of stamps which she then stamped in white and added gold gel pen accents. The sentiment was handwritten with a white Posca paint marker.
Seasons Greetings Stamping Friends!
Christmas has arrived at LeighSBDesigns and I'm excited to unveil my 2017 Christmas Collection🎄
The collection consists of 7 new digi designs sure to appeal to everyone from a realistic winter themed faerie, festive kitties and of course there's Oddleigh Elves too❄️
I've had a fabulous time drawing these and hope you love them as much as we do🎄
Check them out in the new release video❄️
The new designs are now available in my Etsy Boutique and are on sale at 30% off now thru Dec 3rd!
Also don't forget about LeighSBDesigns store-wide Thanksgiving Sale! All stamps are currently 25% off and the sale ends Nov 27th!
Winter Solstice Faerie is a realistic fantasy drawing of a
beautiful elemental ice faerie. She's both whimsical and gothic with
her snowflake wings and leather corset and a must have for fans of
fantasy art and beautiful feminine imagery.
Santa Paws is a realistic drawing of a whimsical kitty wearing an oversized Santa coat decorated with a sprig of holly. Another cutie pie kitty people can't resist!
Experience the joy, the magic & the wonder of Christmas through the eyes of a child!
First
Christmas is a realistic, whimsical & sentimental drawing depicting baby's first Christmas.
lil miss Oddleigh Poinsettia is a whimsical, quirky and super cute
Christmas Elf and she comes with a cluster of 3 Snowflakes. She is
dressed in her winter finery with a cute elf hat made out of whatever
takes your fancy, it could be snow or candy! She has a sprig of holly
on her hat and she is holding a large poinsettia flower.
lil miss Oddleigh Snowflake is a whimsical, quirky and super cute
Christmas Elf and she comes with a cluster of 3 Snowflakes. She is
dressed in winter finery and wearing a cute heart embellished Elf hat and holding a large snowflake!
Oddleigh Lizard Boy Elf is a whimsical, quirky and super cute Christmas
Elf and he too comes with a cluster of 3 Snowflakes. This cheeky little lizard-like boy Elf is
ready for a snowball fight and he particularly loves catching
snowflakes on his long tongue! He is dressed in winter finery with an Elf hat embellished with a dangling bell! You can mix and match all the new Oddleigh Elves with the
other Oddleigh characters and accessories in the Oddleigh Family
collection for endless possibilities and fun.
Join us now throughout December for lots of inspirational projects and tutorials!
Here's a peek at what's coming😊
Thanks for stopping by to see my new release today!
