Happy Thanksgiving!

🍁 Happy November Creative Friends 🍁

Val and I wish you all a fabulous and safe Thanksgiving holiday!

 

 

 

Goldenrain Leaf Studies

by Leigh

 

We're truly thankful for your continued support of LeighSBDesigns and grateful for all the wonderful makes you've shared with us all year long and to Val for all her fabulous inspirational makes too.  I'm so grateful to be able to do what I love and share my art with you all!  Thank you so much for being on this creative journey with me ❤️

 

 

These makes feature my Goldenrain Leaf Study illustrations and Goldenrain Leaf Collage backgrounds!

 

 

 I used pigment powders and mixed media cardstock to make my watercoloured backgrounds.

 

 

I printed the Goldenrain Leaf Study designs along with the digitally added sayings onto the watercolour panels and completed the cards with colour coordinated mats and layers.

 

 

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Christmas CREATivities Countdown

and

Christmas Challenge+Hop!

Get ready to enjoy our Christmas CREATivities Countdown to Christmas Day in LeighSBDesigns style with festive inspirational makes blogged every 2nd day, and more in between, throughout December!

 

You can join us for our Christmas CREATivities Countdown as a Festive Maker as well as play in our December Challenge in our big combined end-of-year Christmas Challenge+Hop where you can enjoy two fun CREATivities all in one linky for double the festive fun!

 

Our December CREATtivities start on December 1st!

So heads-up that means our Dec Challenge opens early on Sunday Dec 1st instead of the 6th!

Hope to see you getting FURstive with us!

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November Challenge

Play along in our current challenge with your Anything Goes makes or be inspired by our optional Falling into Winter theme!

 

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Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

CHALLENGE #3 GLORIOUS GREEN Inspiration by Val: "Leaves of Green" tag art

☘️ Happy March Creative Friends ☘️

Our Challenge #3 Glorious Green is underway so round up your green supplies and enjoy the spirit of March with us☘️

 

 

LeighSBDesigns hosts monthly Challenges starting on the first Friday of every month!  Prizes are based on participation so the more you play the better the prizes so please help spread the word and tell your crafty friends to come and join the fun☘️  Challenge #3 is all about the colour GREEN which means you can pretty much create with any theme from the traditional St. Patrick's Day celebrations to welcoming Spring to literally whatever you want like Leprechauns, Irish Blessings, Spring flowers, lucky clover leaves, Green thumbs, Mardi Gras, Wicked Witches, Green with Envy and more as long as the colour GREEN in all it's glorious hues are the main focus of your makes☘️ 

"Leaves of Green"

Tag Art by Val

LeighSBDesigner Val's Glorious Green inspiration for you today is this wonderful Tag featuring my Goldenrain Leaf Studies set of digi stamps ☘️

 

 

Val used these supplies to create her wonderful nature tag:

Spectrum Noir Tri-blend markers - Greens

Hunkydory Brick Stamp

Sizzix Tag Die

Versafine Brown Ink 

Green Eyelash Fiber

Hobby Craft Smooth White card 

Hobby Craft Green card

 

 

Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Falling into Winter 2021 Hop+Challenge: Happy Thanksgiving - Autumn cards by Leigh

🍁 Wishing all our USA creative friends a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving holiday 🍁

The holiday season brings feelings of gratitude and refection too as we look back on this past year and we at LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps are so grateful for the gift of community and creativity that you share with us all year long.  I'm so grateful to be able to do what I love and share my art with you all!  Thank you so much for being on this creative journey with me, it is the greatest gift of all❤️

 

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Today I'm re-sharing some of my cards that celebrate Thanksgiving and the beauty of Autumn from 2020 featuring my Goldenrain Leaf Study illustrations and Goldenrain Leaf Collage backgrounds as inspiration for our "Falling into Winter Hop+Challenge"!

 

 

 

Don't forget that our November "Falling into Winter Hop+Challenge" and Sale ends on Nov 26 at 11:55pm pacific and make sure you've followed the rules to qualify for the Hop and Challenge prizes!

Then you've got our December "A Charming Christmas Hop+Challenge to play in❄️

 

 

Now for some fabulous Autumn inspiration by me😉

 

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a look at the pretty background

All LeighSBDesigns Autumn/Fall, Winter and Christmas digi stamps and SVG Cutz are on sale through Nov 26th midnight pacific!

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by to see today's featured makes!
Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

'Tis the Season Blog Hop: Happy Thanksgiving - Goldenrain Leaf Study by Leigh!

Howzit Creative Friends!

 Wishing all my fellow Americans a fabulous and safe Happy Thanksgiving 🍁

 

Welcome one and all to our fun 'Tis the Season "stay crafty @ home" Blog Hop to help keep your spirits high, creatively inspired and busy while celebrating the season safe at home during this terrible pandemic!

Get festive with us and share your Fall/Autumn, Winter, Christmas and Merry Craftmas makes using LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps and/or any other company products!

The 'Tis the Season Blog Hop details and festive linky party are in the main post HERE!

 

🍁 Happy Thanksgiving 🍁

Goldenrain Leaf Study by Leigh

My ‘Tis the Season Blog Hop inspiration for you today celebrates Thanksgiving and the beauty of Autumn and features 1 of my new Goldenrain Leaf Study illustrations and one of the Goldenrain Leaf Collage backgrounds.

 

 I used Nuance pigment powders and mixed media cardstock to make my watercoloured backgrounds then printed out the Goldenrain designs after adding the sentiment "Happy Thanksgiving" onto the main leaf panel in Photoshop.

I didn't add any colouring to the leaves for this one coz my right hand is still in a brace.  The MRI revealed multiple tears in the ligaments so I'm seeing a specialist next week😖

Crossing everything that I just have to rest it and don't need surgery🤞

Shop for these beautiful new designs and more in my Autumn Sale!

Check out my STAMPtember 2020 Collection!

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

Stay Safe and Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

'Tis the Season Blog Hop: Blessed - Goldenrain Leaf Study card by Leigh!

Howzit Creative Friends!

Welcome one and all to our fun 'Tis the Season "stay crafty @ home" Blog Hop to help keep your spirits high, creatively inspired and busy while celebrating the season safe at home during this terrible pandemic!

Get festive with us and share your Fall/Autumn, Winter, Christmas and Merry Craftmas makes using LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps and/or any other company products!

The 'Tis the Season Blog Hop details and festive linky party are in the main post HERE!

 

🍁 Blessed 🍁

Goldenrain Leaf Study card by Leigh

My ‘Tis the Season Blog Hop inspiration for you today celebrates the beauty of Autumn and the Thanksgiving holiday and features 1 of my 3 new Goldenrain Leaf Study illustrations🍁 

 

I used Nuance pigment powders and mixed media cardstock to make my watercoloured background.

 

 

I used one of my new Goldenrain Leaf Study illustrations and typed the sentiment "Blessed" onto the design in Photoshop.  I then printed the design out onto my watercoloured paper.  I painted the leaves and stem with light green Spectrum Noir "Linen" glitter ink for a beautiful shimmery sparkle.  

 

 

The beauty of the sparkle effect is hard to capture in photos so here's a little video. 

 

 

I layered the leaf panel onto black, gold glitter and deep red cardstock mats then mounted everything onto a folded card base made from heavy weight white cardstock.

 

Shop for these beautiful new designs and more in my Autumn Sale!

Check out my STAMPtember 2020 Collection!

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

Stay Safe and Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

'Tis the Season Blog Hop: "Thankful" Goldenrain Leaf Study card by Leigh!

Howzit Creative Friends!

Welcome one and all to our fun 'Tis the Season "stay crafty @ home" Blog Hop to help keep your spirits high, creatively inspired and busy while celebrating the season safe at home during this terrible pandemic!

Get festive with us and share your Fall/Autumn, Winter, Christmas and Merry Craftmas makes using LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps and/or any other company products!

The 'Tis the Season Blog Hop details and festive linky party are in the main post HERE!

 

🍁 Thankful 🍁

Goldenrain Leaf Study card by Leigh

My ‘Tis the Season Blog Hop inspiration for you today celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday and the beauty of Autumn and features 1 of the 3 new Goldenrain Leaf Study illustrations🍁

 

I used Nuance pigment powders and mixed media cardstock to make my watercoloured background.

 

 

I used one of my new Goldenrain Leaf Study illustrations and typed the sentiment "Thankful" onto the design in Photoshop.

 

I then printed the design out onto my watercoloured paper.  I rubbed Spectrum Noir clear glitter ink all over the design panel for a beautiful shimmery sparkle but the effect was impossible to capture in the photos!  It really is soooo pretty glinting in the sunlight!

 

I edged the main panel with Spectrum Noir Midas gold pigment ink then layered it onto black, deep yellow and more black cardstock mats.  I then mounted everything onto a folded card base made from heavy weight white cardstock and completed the card with the 3 self adhesive yellow diamond jewels.

 

 

I decided to make a landscape card but the design is equally beautiful in the portrait format too!

Shop for these beautiful new designs and more in my Autumn Sale!

Check out my STAMPtember 2020 Collection!

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

Stay Safe and Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

'Tis the Season Blog Hop: - Goldenrain Leaves Accordion Card by Val!

Howzit Creative Friends!

Welcome one and all to our fun 'Tis the Season "stay crafty @ home" Blog Hop to help keep your spirits high, creatively inspired and busy while celebrating the season safe at home during this terrible pandemic!

Get festive with us and share your Fall/Autumn, Winter, Christmas and Merry Craftmas makes using LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps and/or any other company products!

The 'Tis the Season Blog Hop details and festive linky party are in the main post HERE!

 

 

 Shop the Autumn Sale!

 

 

🍁 Goldenrain Leaves 🍁

accordion card by Val

LeighSBDesigner Val's ‘Tis the Season Blog Hop inspiration for you today celebrates the beauty of Autumn and features all 3 of my new Goldenrain Leaf Study illustrations and one of the Goldenrain Leaf Collage backgrounds.

Such a beautiful piece!  It reminds me of dried leaves pressed between the pages of a book.

The summer flower has run to seed, and yellow is

the woodland bough; and every leaf of bush and

weed is tipt with Autum’s pencil now.

John Clare

The “welcome Autumn” sentiment and poem quote Val used are rubber stamps from my Autumn’s Pencil rubber stamp set produced by Smeared Ink (no longer in business)..

 

 The photos above show the leaves embellished with Stickles glitter for a touch of pretty sparkle.  Now here's a view of this gorgeous accordion card without the stickles glitter.

 

 

Val used the following supplies to create this beauty! 

"Welcome Autumn" sentiment and poem are from my Autumn’s Pencil rubber stamp set

Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers:

Burnt Orange, Apricot, Moonlight, Bamboo, Emerald 

Ranger Stickles Glitter

Smooth white cardstock

Black cardstock

Shop for these beautiful new designs and more in my Autumn Sale!

 

Check out my STAMPtember 2020 Collection!

Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN