Our
February Challenge #2 - Let Love Bloom is in full swing with fabulous makes linked up already and we're loving them❤️ Challenge #2 is all about the sweeter lighter side of romance but of course you're welcome to go darker if you wish. All the info and the linky are in the main challenge post so dash on over and play in
Val created this gorgeous Valentine card with a touch of grunge that makes it perfect for the guys...you know some of them just can't handle the cards that are too lovey dovey for their liking, LOL😉 She used the grunge style Raggedy Heart Strings Background as her focal image and included "Let Love Bloom" from the Heart Blooms digi stamp set for her senti which is the title and theme of our current challenge.
To make her card Val used Squeezed Lemonade and Fired Brick Distress Oxide inks to grunge up the design and accented some of the hearts with a red marker. For her mat layer she used Hobby Craft red glitter cardstock and used Hobby Craft smooth white cardstock to print the digi stamps on as well as the folded card base.
Don't forget to mark your calendars for Feb 13-16!
Get dark and twisty with us for our 5th annual Gothic Valentine Blog Hop
Welcome to the finale of LeighSBDesigns 2nd annual
The "My Dark Valentine" Blog Hop linky party isHERE!
We have been celebrating Valentine's Day in style with my 5 day annual blog hop❤️ Today is the grand finale and I can't wait to see all the new projects to finish off the show, the sharing so far has been amazing, you guys ROCK😘 Don't forget that my Valentine Sale also ends tonight at midnight pacific!
If you're just joining us for the first time today its not too late to play! This hop is all about DARK and TWISTY Valentines coz our holiday of love has some very dark and sinister origins! You can read all about it in my Day 1 post!
This is a progressive hop which means it gets bigger as more dark Valentine projects appear in the blog hop linky party in my Day 1 post so stop by daily. Click on each thumbnail in the linky and leave everyone lots of love as you go❤️ Today is the last day to get projects into the linky, it will close at 5 minutes to midnight pacific. Then you have an extra 5 days to hop and comment to qualify for the prizes!
Everyone is invited to play! You can either enter dark Valentine projects in the hop or just enjoy the show! The hop rules are in my Day 1 post too so click on over and check it all out!
"My Dark Valentine" Blog Hop 2019 is proudly sponsored by
For today's finale I'm sharing 2 new cards you haven't seen plus the Heart Tree card I shared a few days before the hop began in case you haven't seen it yet😉
Day 5 "Poe Love" "Love is the Strongest Magic" cards by Leigh
First up here's a different look for a Poe themed card for you using Distressed Raven Nevermore, the Poe LoveFREEBIE and Raggedy Heart Strings Background😋 Dark and twisty doesn't always have to be gloom and doom! Here I'm giving Poe some love and used PINK in my creation, shock horror, but it's still grungy and I think the imagery and the "weird for Poe" colour palette works!
I used Nuance pigment powders to create the watercoloured Raggedy Heart Strings Background and watercolour painted the images. I coloured all the bows and outlined the Raven and Poe text with a metallic gold gel pen then fussy cut them out before matting onto black cardstock and then I fussy cut everything again leaving a very narrow border. The background was die cut out with a "torn edges" Crafter's Companion die, edged with Black Soot Distress ink then mounted onto a top fold card made from black cardstock. I then adhered the images to the card with clear 3D tape.
This one is more magical than dark so I'm sharing just for fun to show the same Raggedy Heart Strings Background done in prettier colours and the "Love is the Strongest Magic" sentiment😋
I first shared this magical mixed media card on Feb 9. It's got a haunting quality that I think still works for a dark Valentine. I used 3 of my new designs from the 2019 Valentine Collection: the Heart Tree, the “Love is the Strongest Magic” sentiment, one of the hanging hearts from Raggedy Heart Strings and I also dotted stars from the sentiment around in the sky too.
That's it for my Valentine shares for the hop, I hope you've enjoyed checking them out and will continue to follow us here at LeighSBDesigns and play in our events throughout the rest of the year❤️
The "My Dark Valentine" Blog Hop linky party isHERE!
We are celebrating Valentine's Day in style with my annual 5 day blog hop❤️ But this isn't your usual lovey dovey take on the holiday, we like to go DARK and TWISTY coz our holiday of love has some very dark and sinister origins! You can read all about it in my Day 1 post! I'm loving all the creativity shared so far, thanks for joining in the fun and leaving everyone lots of love already❤️
This is a progressive hop which means it gets bigger as more dark Valentine projects appear in the blog hop linky party in my Day 1 post so stop by daily. Click on each thumbnail in the linky and leave everyone lots of love as you go❤️ You have 5 days to enter projects and then an extra 5 days to hop and comment to qualify for the prizes!
Everyone is invited to play! You can either enter dark Valentine projects in the hop or just hop and enjoy the show! The hop rules are in my Day 1 post too so click on over and check it all out!
"My Dark Valentine" Blog Hop 2019 is proudly sponsored by
Day 3 "Love is the Strongest Magic" "Be My Valentine" cards by Leigh
Happy Valentine's Day to you all❤️
Today I'm sharing 2 cards...the one I made for the hop plus the card I made for my hubby😉
My card for the hop is inspired by Beauty and the Beast🌹
With the use of rose imagery and a moody colour palette I've portrayed their tale that's as old as time and full of romance and magic🌹 I'm pleased with how it turned out and hope you like it too😉
To represent the glass jar the rose is kept in I used clear acetate for the front of my card and I kept the decoration restricted to just the left hand side as the dramatic interior of the card completes the story.
I decorated the acetate front with my Copic coloured and fussy cut Gothic Rose.
The card front is also embellished with Recollections paper roses and die cut leaf flourishes by Cherry Lynn.
The inside is decorated with my new Raggedy Heart Strings Background which I coloured with Distress Oxide inks, Nuance powder and silver gel pen. The thorn swirl die cut is by Crafter's Companion and I mounted it onto another Nuance watercolour panel done in pale pinks which I then grunged up with clear Rocky Candy Distress Crackle Paint and black Antiquing Gel. My "Love is the Strongest Magic" sentiment is cut out with a Docrafts leaf die and coloured with Copics to match my Gothic Rose.
This is the Valentine card I gave my hubby today😉 I used my new Raggedy Heart Strings and Raggedy Heart Strings Background plus square and rectangle "torn paper dies" by Crafter's Companion to cut the panels. The background panel is coloured with Distress Oxides and the focal image watercoloured with Nuance pigment powders and gold gel pen. Both panels were edged with Black Soot Distress Ink and mounted on black cardstock edged with Galaxy Gold Brilliance Ink and then mounted onto a red folded card.
Designs from my new 2019 Valentine Collection as well as the 2018 collection
are being featured this month and both collections are on sale for the
duration of the hop so I hope you'll see some must haves to play with😉
I also have a "My Dark Valentine" sentiment FREEBIE for you too, grab it HERE!
Are you ready to embrace your dark side?
Check out the fun video I made for last year's release and the 2018 hop art HERE to help get you in the mood.
Then pop on over to The "My Dark Valentine" Blog Hop linky partyHERE😋
Howzit Creative Friends!
For today’s Valentine inspiration I'm sharing a wonderful romantic card made by LeighSBDesigner Val using Raggedy Heart Strings Background from my new 2019 Valentine Collection and "You Stole my Heart" from the 2018 Dark Sentiment Set 1❤️
See you tomorrow for Day 1 of the "My Dark Valentine" Blog Hop😉
Supplies used:
Distress Oxide Inks: Pickled Raspberry and Broken China
Stitched scallop oval die - M&C Boutique
Prince and Princess - Crafter's Companion Happily Ever After die set
Tonic frame die
Promarkes: Satin, Arctic Blue, Buttercup, Black and Ice Grey
Red embossing pen
Clear embossing powder
Clear Sparkle Pen
Smooth white cardstock
Black cardstock
Pop dots
The 2019 Valentine Collection!
Shop the newbies at LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique,they’reavailable at special intro prices until Feb 16! You can get them individually or if you love them all then snap up the BUNDLE😉
Heart Treeis a realistic drawing of a bare tree with branches forming the shape of a heart. This tree is perfect for your Valentine projects but will also work all year long for any theme and any season!
Raggedy Heart Strings is a drawing of 4 grungy hearts with drippy points dandling from bow tied strings. So many possibilities....are they bleeding hearts, weeping hearts or distressed pretty hearts? Totally up to you!
You can never have too many background designs for your projects so here's a wonderful collage called Raggedy Heart Strings Background for you to play with too!
This one is a scene of a realistic drawing of a tree branch with 4 raggedy hearts dangling from it.
The meaning behind this scene can be whatever you want it to be....are they true love hearts just waiting to be picked or abandoned, broken and lonely hearts? You decide!
Check out my 2018 Valentine Collection release video to get in the mood for the "My Dark Valentine" Blog Hop and for tons of inspiration you can see last year's blog hop entries HERE😋
Thanks for stopping by to see today's project
See you tomorrow for the start of the "My Dark Valentine" blog hop!
Happy Creating!
