SPOOKtember Halloween 2020 Release: REAPER - plus Stay Crafty @ Home inspiration by Leigh!

Happy STAMPtember Creative Friends!

We're now in the 2nd month of our fun Stay Crafty @ Home Blog Hop to help keep you creatively inspired and busy while staying safe at home during this terrible pandemic!  We're loving all your fabulous makes shared so far, keep them coming🥰

 

Today's hop inspiration is below today's new SPOOKtember release!

 

ALL THE HOP DETAILS, RULES AND LINKY PARTY ARE HERE!

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I've been bursting with excitement for STAMPtember and have been releasing my 

SPOOKtember Halloween 2020 collection daily since Sept 1st.  Today is now the last day of SPOOKtember and then the fun continues with part 2 of STAMPtember with new releases for the Cat Lovers Hop, Autumn, Christmas and Winter!

I'm unveiling each new digi stamp set with special release deals so you don't want to miss a single day!

 

Now for the grand finale of my SPOOKtember releases!

Say hello to the Reaper!

 

The Reaper is magnificent in his scariness!

His skull with dark eye sockets and a wicked toothy maw glares from beneath his tattered hooded robe.  In his bony right hand he grips a scary scythe mounted on a gnarled and twisted wooden branch as he looms menacingly from the realm of shadows with a cauldron of bats flying behind him.

You definitely do not want to encounter him this Halloween but what a magnificent sight he would be to behold!

 

The Reaper is now available at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique on special release sale through Sept 13th midnight pacific!

 

🎃 This creeptastic illustration is an instant downloadable zip file in 300+ resolution without watermarks, ready for you to resize as desired, print and colour with your favorite mediums!  

 

You get the Reaper illustration in 2 file formats:

1 jpg file and 1 png file with a transparent background

🎃 You will see the Reaper in action during

LeighSBDesigns 10th annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 

starting Oct 1st so mark your calendars and get ready to join our countdown to Halloween in LeighSBDesigns style!

 

Add this creeptastic badge to your blog sidebars and share away on social media to let everyone know something totally wicked is coming there way!

 

 

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Now for today's Stay Crafty @ Home Blog Hop inspiration😉

 

 

Neko

Copic painting by Leigh

 

My Stay Crafty @ Home Blog Hop inspiration for you today is my Copic painting of Neko. 

Neko (pronounced Nay-koh) means Cat in Japanese and she wears the Cat kanji on her kimono.

 

Her outfit is left blank to allow you creative freedom!  Add your own design or leave it plain and simply add colour or add a design like the cherry blossoms I did, the possibilities are limitless!

You can see my original post HERE!

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🎃 SHOP SPOOKTEMBER'S NEW RELEASES 🎃

 

Zylah Shadow Faerie is now available at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique on special release sale through Sept 13th midnight pacific!

 

 

 Zella Shadow Faerie is now available at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique on special release sale through Sept 12th midnight pacific!

 

 

The Poe Gnome is now available at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique on special release sale through Sept 10th midnight pacific!

 

 

 

 The Vampire Balleigh Monster set is now available at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique on special release sale through Sept 9th midnight pacific!

 

 

 

The Ghost Balleigh Monster set is now available at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique on special release sale through Sept 8th midnight pacific!

 

 

 

The Germie Balleigh Monster set is now available at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique on special release sale through Sept 7th midnight pacific!

 

 

 

The Batleighs Set is now available at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique on special release sale through Sept 6th midnight pacific!

 

 

 ❤️ SHOP AUGUST'S RELEASE ❤️

 

The Spread Love Heart Wreath & 14 Sentiments set is now available at LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique!  

Use coupon code LSBDSPREADLOVE10 to get 10% off at checkout!

 Spread Love Heart Wreath & 14 Sentiments set

Set includes 14 Sentiments as separate png files with transparent backgrounds

Thanks for stopping by to see today's new release and featured project!

Stay Inspired and Stay Safe!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Day 22 of 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop and Day 2 of the Cat Lovers Hop: Neko the Yúrei - Easel Card by Leigh

🎃Welcome Creative Friends to LeighSBDesigns 9th annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop🎃

If you're joining us for the first time today we've now begun the 4th week of my 9th annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop as we count down to Halloween in style!!  Every day of October Val and I are sharing inspirational eye candy here as well as all the spooktacular creations shared by YOU, my Wicked Bloggers, in the Blog Hop Linky Party located at the bottom of my DAY 1 POST🎃  Plus, all the LeighSBDesigns digis Art Stamps featured every day are on FLASH SALE so you can take advantage of some creeptastic sales throughout October🎃

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LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps is delighted to be sponsoring the Cat Lovers annual Blog Hop again this year😻  Today is the 2nd day of the hop and you can win a $10 gift certificate to LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique so after checking out my featured cat themed project below click on the badge and purr on over to Her Peaceful Garden's Blog😻

 We LOVE cats and are so excited to share just Cat themed Halloween projects from Oct 21 - 26 as well as any other day in my 31 DOH, we never really need an excuse to make a cat project, LOL, we've shared a few this month already😻 

Thank you to all the Cat Lovers Hop players for all the love you left on Val's project yesterday!  We hope you'll continue to enjoy our projects and will stay to play with us here and follow us!  Everyone is very welcome to join in on my 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop spooktivities coz it's never too late to play and I've got faBOOlous prizes up for grabs!  My Blog Hops are stress free with a few simple rules to ensure YOU have a wicked good time as well as qualify for the prizes too🎃

You can play either as a WICKED BLOGGER by linking up your new and old, cute or creepy Halloween projects and hopping the blogs entered on the same days you play or be a SINISTER STALKER and simply creep around all the blogs in the Blog Hop Linky Party HERE and leave lots of love in your wake🎃

I've got PRIZES to give away so you'd be crazy not to join in on the spooktivities🎃
Prizes are available to EVERYONE including the Stampendous prizes!  Stampendous ships to the USA only so I personally cover the shipping of prizes to my international winners!

Full details on how to play and the hop rules are in my DAY 1 POST!

Please make sure you read over the rules so you can play as well as qualify for the prizes!

 

🎃31 DAYS of HALLOWEEN BLOG HOP SPONSORS🎃

 I'm delighted to have these creeptastic sponsors ready to hand out Halloween Treats!
A huge THANK YOU to them for supporting LeighSBDesigns spooktivities again this year!
 

This year I've got weekly Wicked Blogger Prizes generously sponsored by Stampendous for you to win!!!!  All you have to do to qualify is link up a NEW project each week and follow the Hop Rules!  The more days you play each week the better your odds at winning the weekly Wicked Blogger prize🎃  Everyone also has the chance to win spooktacular prizes generously sponsored by

   

🎃Day 22 of 31 Days of Halloween 2019🎃  

and

😻Day 2 of the Cat Lovers Blog Hop😻

This is my beautiful Neko, which means Cat in Japanese!

FLASH SALE  
Neko is on sale until midnight pacific tonight! 

My faBOOlous kitty project for you today is inspired by the TV series, The Terror:  Infamy!

I couldn't resist turning Neko into a Yúrei!

The Terror:  Infamy

When the betrayed Yuko kills herself the tragic circumstances surrounding her death creates an onnen that turns her into a Yúrei, a demonic spirit with a wild hunger for revenge!

I coloured Neko with Copics and white prismacolor pencil with the Kimono floral design and details done with a white and silver gel pen and a black Copic fineliner.  Her decay tears are painted with Black Soot Distress Ink and a fine paint brush.

I created the grungy decayed background with Derwent Pastel pencils and a Dove Blender pen.

I used the small fancy shape die included in Anna Griffin's Slider Card Die Set to die cut out the Neko panel.  I then used the large fancy shape die to make all the elements for an easel card die cut from Crafter's Companion matt black cardstock.

I then die cut decorative panels from Tim's Worn Wallpaper using the same large die and applied Black Soot Distress Ink to the edges.  I chose the beautiful gray-blue floral worn wallpaper for this project and hand drew the floral design on Neko's Kimono to match the wallpaper pattern.

I used Tim's crochet border die and holiday greenery mini dies and CC's black cardstock to die cut the decorative elements for my card.  I then applied Spectrum Noir silver metallic wax to all the elements and easel card panels.

I mounted the Neko panel onto the easel card base with pop dots and created the easel card stopper with 2 Making Memories pearl flowers and added a 3rd flower to the top right corner of the Neko panel.

I embellished the base of the easel card with one of Tim's Halloween Words metal Adornments and a silver/black metal rose.  I think the sentiment fit the theme of my card PURRfectly.

This is Neo, my beautiful Abyssinian😻
He hangs out in my studio while I create and loves checking out all my finished projects😻

He's a gorgeous boy😻

FLASH SALE  
Neko is on sale until midnight pacific tonight!
 

Check out my sinsiter circus themed spooktember release video featuring
The Quirkleighs CarnEvil Collection🎃

Round up your all Beasties and join the spooktivities👻
Play in the hop by linking up your Halloween projects in the Blog Hop Linky Party HERE!

Entered this project in SUYP challenge #47 Meowloween 
 

Happy Haunting!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Day 28 of 31 Days of Halloween and Day 6 of the Cat Lovers Blog Hop: lil Miss Witchiepoo flies in and Neko in Japan by Nan!

Greetings Ghouls and Monsters!

Welcome back for Day 28 of 31 Days of Halloween🎃
AND
Day 6 of the CAT LOVERS BLOG HOP
with a prize sponsored by LeighSBDesigns😸

 If you're just joining us for the first time today, we are counting down to Halloween in style as a Wicked Blogger in the 9th annual 31 Days of Halloween blog hop hosted by Terra.  This is now my 6th year and excited to be doing it for the first time with my own digi stamp designs🎃  Hop to my Day 1 project and catch up on the spooktacular projects my LeighSBDesigners and I have shared so far.  You can also join the hop fun via the Blog Hop roll over there in the right hand sidebar for lots more wicked daily project shares and giveaways from the other Wicked Bloggers👻

  
 WANT TO WIN SOME LEIGHSBDESIGNS HALLOWEEN DIGI CANDY?

I've got a GRAND PRIZE for the month plus WEEKLY GIVEAWAYS up for grabs🎃 
 Please read all the details below today's project to see how you can win!
 Comment on ALL projects per week and don't forget to tell me which LeighSBDesigns digi is your favourite at least once during the week to qualify for each week's giveaway👻
The fourth week of Halloween ends on Tuesday instead of today so get your comments in and don't forget about my Grand Prize for the month too!

All deets below!

 LeighSBDesigns is proudly sponsoring a prize in the annual CAT LOVERS BLOG HOP hosted by Her Peaceful Garden.  Everyone knows that cats are my soulmates so of course this 6 day hop, Oct 23 thru to the 28th, was right up my alley and I'm sad today is the last day but I'll see you again in 2018😸 

Thank you to all our kitty hoppers for visiting each day, I hope you've fallen in love with my kitty themed art stamps😻  They're in digi format for now but RUBBER IS COMING so I hope you'll stay and follow my blog😸  I hope you'll also continue to visit for the remainder of 31 Days of Halloween too, the more the merrier
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Today is the last day of the hop but you've still got a chance to catch up on the week of games!
Click HERE to read what the hop is all about and how you can play and win prizes😸

"lil Miss Witchiepoo flies in"
and 
"Neko in Japan"
by Nan

 

LeighSBDesigner Nan is back today with 2 projects for your Halloween and Kitty fixes!  

Up first is a bewitching mixed media journal page featuring lil Miss Oddleigh Witchiepoo!
Doesn't she look delightfully wicked encircled by the blood red Oddleigh Moon!

She looks lonely though...skellie head and bats don't count...I think she's searching for her kitty who is off getting cuddles with Neko in Japan...oh my, you'd better enjoy the tranquility while it lasts kitty cat👻

lil Miss Oddleigh Witchiepoo set and Neko are on FLASH SALE at my BOOtique until midnight tonight pacific time👻

 

Nan collaged Neko with a photo from her Nov 2016 trip to Japan

Nan used

lil Miss Oddleigh Witchiepoo set - LeighSBDesigns

and
Neko - LeighSBDesigns
Acrylic paints
Spectrum Noir markers

 

 

HOW TO WIN LEIGHSBDESIGNS HALLOWEEN DIGI CANDY!

1.  GRAND PRIZE

WIN 3 LEIGHSBDESIGNS DIGI STAMPS OF YOUR CHOICE!

• To WIN 3 LeighSBDesigns digis of your choice do ALL of the following:
• Display my Etsy BOOtique badge in your blog sidebars and link to my store.
• Tell your readers about LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps and include the following links in your post:  LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique, Inspiration Blog, YouTube channel and Facebook Fan Group.
• Provide a link to your post in the comments on Day 1 of Halloween HERE so I can visit you!
• In the 4th week of Halloween I will randomly draw the winner.  
• You must be present to claim your prize so I hope you'll be visiting each day for the chance to win even more prizes too👻   
• Prize must be claimed within 2 days, if unclaimed a new winner will be drawn on the 3rd day!
• Freebie Bundles not included

2.  WEEKLY GIVEAWAY WIN 1 LEIGHSBDESIGNS DIGI OF YOUR CHOICE!

• To WIN 1 LeighSBDesigns digi of your choice do ALL of the following:
• Visit my LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique and add me to your favourites.   Also watch my Spooktember Halloween Collection release video if you missed it!  
• Tell me which digis are your favourites when you comment.
• Comment on our projects every day to be included in the weekly drawing and tell me which LeighSBDesigns digi is your favourite in at least one of your comments during each week!
• To qualify to win each week you must comment each day from Sunday to Saturday...ie Sunday Oct 1 thru to Saturday Oct 7 and so on.  
• Each week's randomly drawn winner will be announced during the following week so you must visit each day to see if you've won....mwahahahaha👻 
• Prizes must be claimed within 2 days, if unclaimed a new winner will be drawn on the 3rd day!
• Freebie Bundles not included

Thanks for stopping by to see Nan's project today, now off you hop to Lyneen's blog!
 

See you again tomorrow👻
Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps New Release - Neko....plus a Celebration Coupon Code!

Howzit Stamping Friends!

  I'm excited to bring you another new LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps release today and instead of a limited 3 day introductory price I've got something better for you😋

In celebration of my One Month Anniversary and to show my appreciation for your fabulous support here's a coupon code to receive 25% off your entire purchase🎉

This is a great way to add to your collections if you missed the previous release sales😋

The coupon is good through May 31st and expires at midnight pacific time!

Enter LSBDGRANDOPENING2017 during your Etsy checkout!  Don't forget!

 Now for today's release, this gorgeous realistic digi stamp is called Neko.  

She is a whimsical Japanese inspired design of a lovely girl holding a beautiful cat.  Neko (pronounced Nay-koh) means Cat in Japanese and the girl's outfit is embellished with the kanji symbol for Cat too.  Neko is a must for cat lovers and anyone who loves to create with beautiful feminine imagery.  

Her outfit is left blank to allow you creative freedom and add your own design.  You can leave it plain and simply add colour or add a design like the cherry blossoms I did on my colored example or use techniques like paper piercing, the possibilities are limitless!

  Neko is now available at my Etsy Boutique in the new section called Fantasy Femmes!

Don't forget to use my One Month Anniversary Celebration Coupon Code - LSBDGRANDOPENING2017 when you check out to receive 25% off your entire purchase!
Sale ends May 31st at midnight pacific time

I coloured my Neko with an edgy vibe by giving her dark make-up and turned the little 'nose curve' into a nose piercing by adding a metallic gold "stud" to match her gold hoop earring😋  It's so much fun to change the feel of a piece just with colour!

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

We're celebrating the launch of my LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps line and there's freebies still 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.

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😉

Also...I design for some fabulous stamp companies and all my design team blogging is now 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 soon for my next new release and fabulous inspiration projects by my LeighSBDesigners!
 

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

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN