Poe Appreciation Blog Hop 2022: Gothic Poe Gnome Window - Slimline Shaker Card by Leigh!

❄️ Happy 2022 Creative Friends ❄️

Today is Edgar Allan Poe Birthday and as is tradition here at LeighSBDesigns we celebrate with 5 glorious days of all things Poe, so here we go, it's now time to kick off our

7th annual Edgar Allan Poe Appreciation Blog Hop!

 

 

 

Everyone is invited to enter Poe inspired makes in our 7th annual Poe Appreciation Blog Hop using any stamp company products as frequently as you choose!  The full Hop details, rules and the linky party are all in the MAIN POST!  We always have a POEtastic time so tell your friends and celebrate your love of Poe with us and be in the running for some POEtastic prizes too!  Please read the Hop Rules before linking up! 

Starting this month we also now host a completely separate monthly Challenge!

This month's theme is SNOW or POE so do check out the Challenge Main Post for all the details and play along!  You're very welcome to play in both events just not with the same makes though FYI😉

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Day 1

"Gothic Poe Gnome Window"

Slimline Shaker Card

by Leigh

 

I'm kicking of our totally POEtastic 7th annual Poe Appreciation Blog Hop today with a handsome slimline shaker card featuring my new Raven Gothic Window SVG Cutz and my lovable quirky Poe Gnome🖤

 

 Welcome to my inner sanctuary😉

On a cold winter night I like to curl up in front of the fire with Poe Gnome perched upon a stack of my favourite Edgar Allan Poe books reading to my hearts content by candlelight while the wind howls and bats fly around in the falling snow outside my Gothic window!

 

Ahhhh, to get lost in a scary tale on a dark and stormy night, sounds divine right!

 

I started out by cutting the lace overlay and mat layers of the Gothic Raven Window SVG Cutz set using my Silhouette Cameo 4.

 

 I applied Distress Black Soot ink to the panels and silver Spectrum Noir gilding wax to the top lace overlay panel before adhering them together without the base panel.  I made the shaker element by gluing a rectangle piece of acetate to the back of the assembled piece, added black double sided foam tape and filled it with faux snow and a few black confetti bats and then adhered the base panel in place.

 

I then die cut out all the elements of Tim’s 2 colorize candlesticks from textured cream cardstock and used Distress Oxide inks to colour all the individual pieces before gluing them together.

I then coloured up Poe Gnome with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut him out with scissors.  I coloured him to look like he’s glowing with reflected fire light while the Raven perched on his head keeps a watchful eye on the bats flying outside the window!

I attached Poe Gnome in place with black foam tape and then adhered the candlesticks to the windowsill with glue.  I completed my slimline shaker card by mounting the Gothic Window panel onto a slimline card base I made from black heavy weight cardstock.

Now back to reading a spooky macabre tale, pull up a chair and join me in front of the fire😉

Snap up the Digi Stamp and SVG Cutz set featured today and also check out all my new POEtastic SVG Cutz 2022 release and the entire Edgar Allan Poe collection in the video and then shop LeighSBDesigns Poe Sale on now for the duration of the hop!

You're also welcome to grab my "Poe Love" FREEBIE HERE!

 

 

 

 

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 You can also shop for Distress inks and Tim's Candlelight Colorize dies at Scrapbook.com using my affiliate link!

🖤 Thanks for supporting LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog while shopping for your favourite supplies 🖤

 

 

 Thanks for stopping by to see today's featured make and hope to see you hopping along!

Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Edgar Allan Poe Appreciation Blog Hop 2021: Day 1 Poe Gnome Painting by Leigh!

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.

 

 

🥳Shop the Poe Appreciation Sale at LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique through Jan 23rd🥳

 

 

 

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

I hope you'll come and join in on the blog hop fun!
Happy Hopping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Day 15 of 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 2020: Poe Gnome's Enchanted Garden - Hex Shadowbox Light by Leigh!

🎃 Welcome Creative Friends to Day 15 of LeighSBDesigns 10th annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 🎃

 It's the most spooktacular time of the year is and I'm thrilled to be hosting my 10th annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop again this year!

 

Haunt with us all month long to see spooktacular Halloween themed makes shared here daily by moi and Val as well as all the spooktacular makes shared by YOU that will magically appear each day in the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop linky party located HERE!

 

Everyone is invited to join in on the spooktivities!
My Blog Hops are always stress free fun with a few simple rules to ensure YOU have a wicked good time as well as qualify for the prizes too!  It's never too late to join the spooktivities, check out all the hop deets and rules on how to play as either a Wicked Blogger or as a Sinister Stalker HERE🎃

 

Join us and countdown to October 31st in spooktacular LeighSBDesigns style!

 

🎃💀🎃 Halloween Sale 🎃💀🎃

 

Check out the SALE section at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique to see all the digi stamps that make HEXcellent Halloween creations and snag some wicked good deals throughout October!

Sale ends at midnight pacific Oct 31st!

 

 

  

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💀 Poe Gnome's Enchanted Garden 💀

hex shadowbox light by Leigh

 

My Day 15 of 31 Days of Halloween Hop inspiration for you today is an enchanted hexagonal shadowbox light featuring Poe Gnome and Grim Batleigh from the SPOOKtember 2020 release and the Enchanted Garden Cobblestone Cottage.

 

 

Poe Gnome lives in an enchanted garden under a magical amethyst sky where everything is tinted purple, including Poe and his pet raven!  

 

 

Poe Gnome lives in an enchanting purple Cobblestone Cottage surrounded by tall purple trees where silver spiderwebs sparkle in the moonlight.

 

 

At night when he's writing poetry by his fire the stars twinkle with a mysterious green light!

 

 

 I had so much fun making this hexagonal shadowbox light. 

I modified a Silhouette Design Store hexagonal shadowbox cut file by Tanya Batrak and used just the shadowbox frame, tiny bat and branches.  Also from Silhouette is the grass border by Paige Evans and the fabulous spiky Halloween border by Rivka Wilkins.  Everything was cut out of black cardstock and then I painted it with Spectrum Noir Sparkle Amethyst glitter ink so everything has a lovely purple tinted shimmer.

Poe Gnome, Grim Batleigh and the Enchanted Garden Cobblestone Cottage are all coloured with a purple Prismacolor pencil and fussy cut out.  I used yellow and 2 shades of orange to the colour all the windows for a pretty firelight glow.

 

 

 

There are many weird and wonderful critters lurking in the enchanted garden so Grim Batleigh is happily flying around keeping a watchful eye on things!

 

 

 For the background I used Wilted Violet and Black Soot Distress Oxide Sprays and Black Soot Distress Stain Spray on watercolour cardstock to create a pretty twilight sky then stamped Tim's "Life of the Party" spiderweb stamp in Spectrum Noir Silver Midas ink.

 

 

Then I added drops of dimensional Delta Ceramcoat glow-in-the-dark paint.

 

 

The final touch was to install the dew drop fairy light string for a truly magical scene!

 

 That spooktacular skelly tree was a gifty from my sister which I painted with the same Distress Sprays and splattered with Tarnished Pewter Distress Stain spray.  It goes faBOOlously with my hex Poe Gnome shadowbox light🎃

 

Shop the Halloween Sale!

 

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

Happy Haunting!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Day 12 of 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 2020: POE GNOME easel stand card by Val!

🎃 Welcome Creative Friends to Day 12 of LeighSBDesigns 10th annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 🎃

 It's the most spooktacular time of the year is and I'm thrilled to be hosting my 10th annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop again this year!

 

Come haunt with us all month long to see spooktacular Halloween themed makes shared here daily by moi and Val as well as all the spooktacular makes shared by YOU that will magically appear each day in the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop linky party located HERE!

 

Everyone is invited to join in on the spooktivities!
My Blog Hops are always stress free fun with a few simple rules to ensure YOU have a wicked good time as well as qualify for the prizes too!  It's never too late to join the spooktivities, check out all the hop deets and rules on how to play as either a Wicked Blogger or as a Sinister Stalker HERE🎃

 

Join us and countdown to October 31st in spooktacular LeighSBDesigns style!

 

🎃💀🎃 Halloween Sale 🎃💀🎃

 

Check out the SALE section at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique to see all the digi stamps that make HEXcellent Halloween creations and snag some wicked good deals throughout October!

Sale ends at midnight pacific Oct 31st! 

 

 

 

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💀 POE GNOME 💀

easel stand card by Val

 

LeighSBDesigner Val's Day 12 of 31 Days of Halloween Hop inspiration for you today is a POEtastic easel stand card featuring my new faBOOlous Poe Gnome from this year's SPOOKtember release🎃

 

 

The easel stand that Val made specifically for her make is a fun alternative to a traditional folded card!

 Val used the following to create this faBOOlous make!

 

Shop the Halloween Sale!

Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers:

Cherry Red, Poppy Red, Ice Grey 2, 6, 10,

Tea Rose, Cream, Linen, Cocoa, Dusty Purple, Old Rose and Portrait Pink

Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink

Smooth white cardstock

Black cardstock

 

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

Happy Haunting!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

SPOOKtember Halloween 2020 Release: Poe Gnome - 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!

I originally planned to release this fabulous illustration in January for 2021's Poe Appreciation Blog Hop but I just couldn't resist releasing him now....so here's my new quirky cute Poe Gnome!

Have you ever seen a more adorable lil guy than Poe Gnome?  I had so much fun drawing him wearing his classic little suit and cravat sitting upon a pile of books with Poe titles on their spines and a Raven perched on his head!

Edgar Allan Poe is the "master of macabre" so of course he's an integral part of the Halloween season!  You will have fun creating spooktacular makes with him for Halloween, dark makes in January for LeighSBDesigns annual Poe Appreciation Blog Hop as well as all year long too coz if you love Poe then you'll love creating with Poe Gnome forevermore🖤

 

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

 

🎃 This release 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 illustration in 2 file formats, 1 jpg and 1 png file with a transparent background.

🎃 You will see Poe Gnome 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!

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

 

 

Sunshine in Her Hair

3D paper art by Leigh

 

My Stay Crafty @ Home Blog Hop inspiration for you today is my 3D paper art featuring the radiant Sunshine in Her Hair🌞

 

 

 For more photos and a detailed tutorial check out my original post HERE!

 

Sunshine in Her Hair

 

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🎃 SHOP SPOOKTEMBER'S NEW RELEASES 🎃

 

 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