SPOOKtember Halloween 2020 Release: Vampire Balleigh Monster set - 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 to kick off STAMPtember and began with part 1 on Sept 1st with my SPOOKtember Halloween 2020 collection!

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

 

🎃 I'm so excited to announce today's new SPOOKtember release!

So hello to my new Balleigh Monster character called Vampire!

 

Vampire Balleigh Monster is so freaking cute as a vampire!  He loves creeping around in his sneakers in the shadows and giving everyone a good fright on Halloween!

 

The Vampire Balleigh Monster set comes with a spooktacularly cute Jack o' Lantern and I also included two fun Halloween sentiments in this set, "fright night" and "happy haunting"! 

Pair him up with the other Balleigh Monsters released so far and have fun creating tons of spooky scenarios! 

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

 

🎃 This set 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 following in this spooktacular set:
🎃 Vampire Balleigh Monster - 2 files:  1 jpg and 1 png file with a transparent background
🎃 Jack o' Lantern - 2 files:  1 jpg and 1 png file with a transparent background
🎃 "fright night" sentiment - 1 png file with a transparent background

🎃 "happy haunting" sentiment - 1 png file with a transparent background

🎃 You will see Vampire Balleigh Monster 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!

 

I had so much fun drawing Vampire and hope you've fallen in love and can't resist collecting all the BALLEIGH MONSTERS!

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

 

 

 Mockingbird Torment

Scene Duo by Leigh

 

My Stay Crafty @ Home Blog Hop inspiration for you today is this card duo creating a scene where poor lil Miss Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep is being tormented by the Oddleigh Mockingbird.  Thankfully this year the lil beasties didn't take up residence outside my bedroom window like they did the year I designed these 2 quirky cute digi sets😃

Lil Miss Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep

Oddleigh Mockingbird

 

 

 Check out my original post HERE!

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🎃 SHOP SPOOKTEMBER'S NEW RELEASES 🎃

 

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

Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep card by GDT Susan R!

Howzit Creative Friends!

Today I'm sharing a fabulous card by Susan Renshaw featuring Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep😴

 Poor lil miss Oddleigh, she sooooo desperately wants to catch some Zzzzzzz but if it isn't Mockingbirds keeping her awake it's a whole fence of caterwauling kitties, LOL, the poor ghoul!

Enjoy 25% off lil miss Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep and the companion set, Oddleigh Mockingbird!  FLASH SALE ends Monday at midnight PDT!

Susan started out by combining lil miss Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep with the Oddleigh Sleep Bubble, which comes with her in the set along with Oddleigh Stars, and digitally layered both images onto two star themed digi papers in Serif CraftArtist 2.   She then printed out the design and coloured up lil miss Oddleigh with Promarkers.   Susan trimmed the printed panel and matted it onto yellow cardstock then layered it off center onto blue cardstock then added everything to a 5 x 7 inch white folded card blank.  She then embellished with washi tape, a yellow button and finished off with the wicked cool kitties die cut from sparkly black foam.  Totally PURRfect, I love it😻

Snap her up and the companion set, Oddleigh Mockingbird, on FLASH SALE thru Monday at midnight PDT😋

ODDLEIGH DREAMING OF SLEEP

 ODDLEIGH MOCKINGBIRD

Supplies used:

Pink starfish paper - Imagine that Digistamps

Blue star paper - Decosses Dynamite Doodles

Penny Black FeLINE die

Black sparkly foam

Washi tape

Yellow and blue cardstocks

5 x 7 inch white card blank

Yellow button

  Thanks for stopping by to see Susan's project today!

Before you go....do you know that something wicked this way comes?
Come hop with us on May 31st to celebrate Half-o-Ween👻
Details up on the Half-o-Ween page HERE!

Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Tutorial Tuesdays: "Sleep Well Little One" acrylic painting by Nan!

Howzit Stamping Friends!
YAY, it's Tuesday and this week's wonderful inspirational tutorial is brought to you by LeighSBDesigner Nan😉

Hi everyone! 

It's Nan here today with this week's

 

 I share such an affinity with this poor Lil Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep by LeighSBDesigns that I am always drawn to her!  So today I gave her some help with her sleep by giving her a dream catcher!
Sleep well little one and maybe I can, too😴

Use a sheet of Acrylic Artist Pad and cover with turquoise and white acrylic paint.
 

 Take a sea sponge and sponge on white acrylic paint.
 

Use a dinner or paper plate to make a partial circle in the corner.  Space out leaf shapes crossing each other all the way around the dream catcher.
 

Add the hand lettered sentiment with thinned black paint and add black lines between segments of the dream catcher to attach your feathers to.  Paint each feather by dipping the brush into a color and then into white paint, don't mix the two together, to get a feather look.  Paint round beads in various colors where the lines cross on the dream catcher and also at the top of the feathers.   Shade the beads on one side and add a white highlight on the other side.

Print out lil Miss Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep onto white cardstock suitable for alcohol markers and color her up with Spectrum Noir markers.  

I used FS1, 3, 4 and TN4 to color her skin.
 

HB1, 2 and 3 on her hair.
 

BT 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 to color her clothes.
 

Fussy cut her out and edge with Distress Ink Mermaid Lagoon.  Adhere her to a blue-green paper that coordinates with the acrylic painted background and fussy cut her out again.
 

Adhere lil Miss Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep to the dream catcher painting to ensure all her bad dreams are caught!  Sweet dreams little one😴

I hope you enjoyed seeing how much fun it is to use digital stamps in more ways than just cards!  They give you so much freedom to create any kind of project you want and in any size!  The possibilities are truly limitless!
 

Please stop by LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique and look around!  I am sure you will find something to suit your fancy....well actually many somethings😋

Hugs

Nan

Thanks for stopping by to see Nan's project today!
Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps New Release: Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep set and Oddleigh Mockingbird set!

Howzit Stamping Friends!

I'm excited to release two new Oddleigh sets today, Lil Miss Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep set of 3 digis and Oddleigh Mockingbird set of 5 digis!😃

 Mockingbirds moved into my neighbourhood last year and tormented everyone with non-stop singing all day and all night from March through June, we were soooooo sleep deprived😬 Luckily this year the night time singing hasn't been as bad but they're out there making themselves heard on and off throughout the night.  The Mockingbird saga is my inspiration for these two new Oddleigh sets and I'm sure many of you can relate and will enjoy telling your own Mockingbird horror stories with these fun new quirky designs! 

Lil Miss Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep is whimsical, quirky and super cute in her fluffy slippers and nightgown decorated with a sleeping kitty face and the saying "Dreaming of Sleep" but she's sooooo not impressed with all the noise keeping her awake!  She comes with 2 digis, a cluster of 4 stars and a thought bubble full of sleep Zzzzzz's.

Oddleigh Mockingbird is a wicked bird perched in a tree gleefully shooting Sleep Zzzzz's out of the sky with his bow and arrow.  He comes with 4 digis, a cluster of 2 stars, a pile of fallen Zzzzz's, floating Zzzzz's that are hollow so you can make them any colour you want plus the same Zzzzz's in solid black too.

 

 

These are stand alone sets that work nicely on their own so you can create all sorts of stories with them.  But put them together and you've got an entire Mockingbird drama....check out my inspiration projects below for lots of ideas😋
 

Both sets are now available in my Etsy Boutique at an introductory release price until June 16 so dash on over and grab them while they're on sale😋
 

I'm also offering these 2 sets at a special bundle price for my LeighSBDesigns Facebook Fan Group members so come and join us and take advantage of the special😋
 

 MOCKINGBIRD TORMENT - Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep set

 Lil Miss Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep set of 3 digis

Oddleigh Mockingbird set of 5 digis

 KILLA MOCKINGBIRD - Oddleigh Mockingbird set

Combine the 2 sets together to create a Mockingbird saga!

SLEEP ASSASSIN - using images from both sets

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

I launched my LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps line in April and the Grand Opening freebies are 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 the news of my grand opening 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 it...all my design team blogging is now happening over at my Velvet Paw Creations blog so pop on over and follow me there too😊

See you in my LeighSBDesigns FB Fan Group soon and follow this blog too so you don't miss upcoming new releases and project inspration!

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

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN