MerMay Blog Hop: Wish Upon a Starfish card by Leigh!

Howzit Creative Friends!
I hope you are continuing to stay safe, healthy and happy during this terrible time😘

We’re busy celebrating May with our first MerMay Blog Hop through May 14 and then you've got my annual Half-O-Ween in May Blog Hop to look forward to this month too!

We'll be celebrating 13 days for our annual "Something Wicked This Way Comes" Blog Hop this year from May 19 to May 31st!  That gives you a little break between hops while keeping you creatively busy throughout May🎃

 Today is Day 9 of MerMay already and the mermaid creations being shared are FINtastic, check them out if you're just joining us today and then join in on the fun🧜‍♀️  Swim back to my May 1st post for all the details and the MerMay Blog Hop Linky Party is at the bottom of the post!

Shop LeighSBDesigns Mermaid Sale through May 14!
sale ends at midnight pacific!  

🧜🏻‍♀️ MerMay Blog Hop 2020 🧜🏻‍♀️

🧜‍♀️ Wish Upon a Starfish 🧜‍♀️
card by Leigh 

🧜🏻‍♀️ Today I’m sharing a birthday card I made for my sister using a smaller version of my Copic painting I blogged the other day featuring MerMae and greenery and bubbles from my Ocean Scenery set.

 I coloured MerMae with Copics and covered her with clear Wink of Stella sparkle pen for lots of pretty shimmer.  For even more magical sparkle and a visual treat in dimension and textures I also used Viva Pearl magic transparent blue gel pen on the greenery and white on the bubbles and die cut the Memory Box dies, Oceana Corner and Deep Sea Corner, from white glitter cardstock.

I wrote the "Wish Upon a Starfish" sentiment by hand with a peach Sharpie pen.  I also used Crafter's Companion Shell stamps and dies and added Crystal Stickles glitter on those and edged the sentiment and card panel too!  I layered the mermaid panel onto a sheet of gorgeous peach pearlescent cardstock with pop dots and mounted everything onto a folded card I made from white cardstock.

 The photos just don't do all the magical sparkle justice so here's a little video showing how pretty it is in real life😉

🧜‍♀️MerMae 🧜‍♀️

🧜‍♀️ Ocean Scenery 🧜‍♀️

Have a fabulous creative day and thanks for stopping by to see today's featured project!

Stay Inspired and Stay Safe!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

MerMay Blog Hop: MerMae Copic painting by Leigh!

Howzit Creative Friends!
I hope you are continuing to stay safe, healthy and happy during this terrible time😘

We’re busy celebrating May with our first MerMay Blog Hop through May 14 and then my annual Halloween in May "Something Wicked This Way Comes" Blog Hop for the rest of the month so you’ve got lots to keep you creatively busy all May long!

 Today is Day 4 of MerMay so come join the fun and create mermaid magic this month with us🧜‍♀️

Swim back to my May 1st post for all the details and the MerMay Blog Hop Linky Party is at the bottom of the post!

Shop LeighSBDesigns Mermaid Sale through May 14!
sale ends at midnight pacific!  

🧜🏻‍♀️ MerMay Blog Hop 2020 🧜🏻‍♀️

🧜‍♀️ Beneath the Sea 🧜‍♀️
MerMae Copic Painting by Leigh 

🧜🏻‍♀️ Today I’m sharing my Copic painting featuring MerMae and greenery and bubbles from my Ocean Scenery set.

🧜‍♀️MerMae 🧜‍♀️

🧜‍♀️ Ocean Scenery 🧜‍♀️

Have a fabulous creative day and thanks for stopping by to see today's featured project!

Stay Inspired and Stay Safe!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Something Wicked This Way Comes Blog Hop: MerWitch Tag Card by Leigh!

Happy Halloween in May Creative Friends!
Welcome to this year's "Half-o-Ween" celebrations!
Today is Day 1 of LeighSBDesigns' "Something Wicked this Way Comes" Blog Hop
and week long Half-o-Ween Sale🎃
Shop LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique for some creepy good deals🎃

Join us for 5 spook-filled days of Half-o-Ween fun as we gleefully count down to May 31st when we officially reach the halfway mark to Halloween, oh my Goth, October is sneaking up on us scary fast🎃

This is a fun stress-free BLOG HOP to encourage creative sharing and player interaction!
You can link up just 1 project on 1 day or play all 5 days, it is totally up to you but please do still hop and enjoy the whole show even if you can't play👻  Even old projects are welcome but they MUST be re-shared in NEW posts!  Please play fair, be respectful of your fellow artists, hop all the entries and leave kind comments!

The link-up is below today's featured project!!!! 

I've got prizes to give away so make sure you follow the Hop Rules to qualify!
***A minimum of 5 entries is needed for the Stampendous prize to be awarded!

"Something Wicked this Way Comes" Blog Hop is proudly sponsored by



  

Something Wicked this Way Comes
Blog Hop Rules

  🎃Play, hop, comment and have FUN is what this blog hop is all about🎃

🎃Enter your Halloween themed projects in the Blog Hop linky party located in my May 27th post and link directly to your projects, not just your blog!

🎃Link up 1 project on 1 day or play all 5 days, totally up to you!

🎃Hop and enjoy the whole show and leave lots of love even if you can't play!

🎃You MUST include the following info in your blog posts and social media photo descriptions:
💀LeighSBDesigns "Something Wicked this Way Comes" Blog Hop
💀Link back to this May 27th post 
💀Use hashtag #LeighSBDesignsHalfoweenBlogHop2019
💀Display the Blog Hop badge in your blog sidebars and posts!

🎃New and old projects welcome - re-share old projects in new posts!

🎃All art is welcome and you may use rubber and digi stamps from any company!

🎃The Blog Hop linky closes at 5 minutes to midnight pacific on Friday May 31st!
You then have the weekend to catch up on hopping and commenting!  I will tally up the participation starting on Monday!

🎃Follow the above rules in order to play and qualify for the prizes!
***A minimum of 5 entries is needed for the Stampendous prize to be awarded!

MerWitch Tag Card
by Leigh

I'm kicking off the hop with this fin-tastic tag card featuring MerWitch from my new Mermaid Collection!  I had lots of fun creating this different "look" for a Halloween project!

MerWitch is wicked cool in purple and yellow!

I coloured her up with Copics, mounted onto black cardstock then fussy cut her out!

Her dramatic ocean stage is a gorgeous die cut tag card with a fabulous 3D shell embossing folder layer.

All the glorious details highlighted in scrumptious gold and silver gilding wax.

 
Doesn't she just scream haute couture style in her witch hat, exoskeleton torso and spiderweb fins!

Copic coloured stamped and die cut shells, starfish and Halloween sentiment caught in a die cut fishing net decorate the bottom of the tag.

The "Happy Halloween" sentiment has a touch of Pumice Stone Distress Ink and Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen for a subtle gold shimmer.

The view of the back is equally yummy!

To create this mer-mazing tag card I used:
 LeighSBDesigns' MerWitch, get her this week in the Half-o-Ween Sale!
The sentiment - Impression Obsession die
Crafter's Companion stamps and dies:  Ornate Tag die, Seashell Medley 3D embossing folder, Fishing Net die, Seashells stamps and dies and gold and silver Pebeo Gilding Wax.

Of course Neo had to cat check and give his a-PURR-oval😻

Shop LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique for some creepy good deals🎃

Thanks for stopping by to see today's featured project and hope you'll have a creepy good time joining in on the fun!

Let the hopping fun begin👻

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Daffodil Trellis Shadow Box Tutorial by Leigh!

Howzit Creative Friends!
I've been having lots of fun creating with my new Daffodil Trellis design and today I'm excited to share this 3D paper art piece I've made consisting of lots of fussy cut layers and glorious dimension😊

I then mounted the finished piece inside a gorgeous shadow box I made using a 6" Build-A-Frame Crafter's Companion die.   LOVE these new dies!

I printed the Daffodil Trellis out 4 times and fussy cut all the elements needed to create the dimensional piece.

The first print was used for the base layer and I detail coloured all the vertical planks of the wooden trellis and base coloured the rest of the design with Copic markers.   I then used a 5 inch nesting square die to cut out the panel as well as the next 2 larger dies to cut layering mats from black and yellow cardstock.

From the 2nd print I fussy cut out the daffodils and all the horizontal trellis planks.

I then detail coloured some of the daffodil petals and all the horizontal planks.

From the 3rd and 4th prints I fussy cut out all the daffodil sections I needed as well as 2 of the daisy flowers and detail coloured them up with Copics.

I added little details and highlights to all the flowers and leaves with a white gel pen.

I then assembled the piece by adhering all the fussy cut elements onto the base panel with clear double-sided 3D foam tape.

 Now for the shadow box!  I die cut out the shadow box pieces from black cardstock and used the insert design dies to cut the patterns into the sides of the box which I then backed with yellow cardstock.  I then die cut out the decorative panels for the top of the shadow box from the same yellow cardstock.  Once assembled I applied metallic gold Pebeo wax to the entire shadow box as well as the 2 square layering mats I previously die cut which I then adhered inside the shadow box.

I then mounted the Daffodil Trellis piece inside the shadow box with 3D pop dots to add even more yummy dimension.

I designed the Daffodil Trellis with a diamond format but it looks stunning displayed as a square too!

Daffodil Trellis is currently available at LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique for a special intro price good thru March 27!

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

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Day 4 of 31 Days of Halloween: Cat-O-Ween card by Leigh!

Welcome back for Day 4 of

I'm loving all the drop dead gorgeous projects shared so far!  I'm thrilled you're joining in on the fun, hopping and leaving lots of love in your wake!  Keep up the creeptastic sharing for the chance to Halloween Treats generously provided by this year's sponsors which you can see over in the left sidebar 😈

For the Hop Rules and all the info on How YOU can Play please visit the
31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop page!

This is a progressive blog hop which means new projects will appear daily in the Blog Hop linky party located at the bottom of my posts!  It's always so much fun to enjoy the spooktacular art on show and see who will survive all 31 days!  Start your hopping on my Day 1 post once you've had a read on how you can play too👻  The Blog Hop linky party is included in each post BUT the thumbnails only show up on the most current post, if you're playing catch-up just click the linky button to see the entries!

 

 
Before I share today's project I want to tell you about my massive studio clean out sale!  I'm purging a ton of rubber stamps and embellishments from my personal stash.  Come and join my Facebook Sales group for 1st dibs on some amazing deals! 

Cat-O-Ween card
by Leigh

For my Day 4 share today I made a card with a dark feminine vibe featuring Kitty Pumpkin Hat!

I love making cards with the right hand side completely fussy cut away, it's such a fun dramatic touch!

 I coloured Kitty Pumpkin Hat with Copics and white gel pen highlights.
For the hat leaves I used colours to compliment the floral decorative background, from the Recollections Moonlit Manor double sided paper pad, I used to make the card base.   

I also used Tim Holtz script washi tape, black acetate lace which I distressed, an orange stripe sticker and peel off sticker dot jewels stained orange with a Copic marker.

Inside the card I added the "Happy Cat-O-Ween" sentiment (Cheery Lynn Designs) which I die cut from colour co-coordinating cardstock and covered with Judikins Diamond Glaze.  I completed the card by punching the right hand corners with a Marvy paper punch and embellished with the orange jewels.

 Neo then gave it his seal of PURRoval😻

Today's featured design is now on 25% off FLASH SALE until midnight pacific tonight🎃

KITTY PUMPKIN HAT

Have you seen my Halloween 2018 Collection release video?  Check it out😋

Thanks for stopping by to see today's featured project!
Now it's your turn, link up your projects in the Blog Hop linky party and hop the entries!

Entered into
Stampedous' 31 Days of Halloween
SUYP Cat Lovers Challenge #35 

An InLinkz Link-up

Happy Hopping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN