Edgar Allan Poe Appreciation Blog Hop 2021: The Black Cat - Finale make by Leigh!

Welcome to LeighSBDesigns 6th annual Edgar Allan Poe Appreciation Blog Hop in celebration of the Master of Macabre's birthday on January 19th!

Today is the finale of our annual 5 day hop!

Thank you everyone for playing along and celebrating the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe with us again this year🖤

 

The hop closes tonight at 5 minutes to midnight pacific so you've still got many hours to join in on the party!  Submit your Poe inspired makes in the Blog Hop Linky Party located on the main post HERE using any stamp company products and be in the running for a prize from LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps😉  You'll find the full details and Rules on how to play there too!
 

 

"The Black Cat"

by Leigh

 

For today's finale I created a scene from Poe's macabre tale, The Black Cat, using Wiccan Moon and the portrait from the Edgar Allan Poe Portrait and Signature set.

 

This story is so disturbing on so many levels....what happened to the kitties, never mind the wife, is just horrendous!  Just like the story this piece is bristling with symbolism.

 

 

 I bricked Poe up in the wall while the Black Cat looks on and gave the piece a fractured look with crooked edges.  I'll leave you to ponder the symbolism and draw your own conclusions while the tale haunts your nightmares until next year's Edgar Allan Poe Appreciation Blog Hop....see you in 2022 mwahahahahaha😁

 

 

 I used a die by Crafter's Companion and a Distress Oxide sprayed watercolour background to create the brick wall and watercolour painted Poe and the Wiccan Moon kitty with Distress Inks and watercolour crayons for a grungy look.  I used black 3D foam tape to create the depth for the wall crack and added stone pieces from the wall die cuts at the top and bottom of the crack leaving Poe's tortured face peering out.

 

 

Shop the Poe Appreciation Sale at LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique through midnight pacific tonight!

  

Get ready for our next fun blog hop in February!

Our annual My Dark Valentine Hop has a new name and look!

See you on February 13 but don't forget to visit often until then for lots of glorious inspirational makes and the Poe Hop winner announcement😉

 

 

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

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Day 28 of 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 2020 and Day 3 of the Cat Lovers Hop: Wiccan Moon - Cat Card by Val!

Welcome Creative Friends to 

🎃 Day 28 of LeighSBDesigns 10th annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 🎃

and

😸 Day 3 of the Cat Lovers Hop 😸

 It's the most spooktacular time of the year 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! 

 

 

 

>^..^<

 

 

LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps is delighted to be sponsoring the Cat Lovers Hop again this year😻

Join the fun for the chance to win my FURRbulous Cats Galore dig stamp set I designed for this hop!

 I've also got a FURRtastic Cat Lovers Hop 20% off coupon for you all to use on LeighSBDesigns CAT themed digis!  Shop at LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique and put this coupon code in at checkout to get 20% off and while you're there don't forget to check out the HALLOWEEN SALE too!

LSBDCATLOVERS2020

Coupon is good Oct 26, 2020 12:00 AM—Nov 1, 2020 12:00 AM pacific!

20% off will override the Halloween Sale's 15% off on all Cat themed digis!

 

 

 Every year we are excited to combine our annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop with the Cat Lovers Hop and share Kitty Cat themed Halloween makes for 6 days😻  You can play too so purr on over to the Cat Lovers Hop and prepare to overdose on KITTIES😻 

Do you love Halloween?

All Cat hoppers are invited to join in on my spooktivities too as it's never too late to get your spook on and play in LeighSBDesigns 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop!

My Blog Hops are always stress free with a few simple rules to ensure YOU have a wicked good time as well as qualify for the prizes too!  Prizes are available to EVERYONE including the Stampendous prize and as Stampendous only ships to the USA I will personally cover the shipping of prize(s) to my international winner(s).  Check out all the hop deets and rules on how to play HERE🎃 

 

🎃💀🎃💀🎃💀🎃💀🎃💀🎃💀🎃

 

💀 Wiccan Moon 💀

cat card by Val

 

LeighSBDesigner Val's Day 28 of 31 Days of Halloween Hop plus Day 3 of the Cat Lovers Hop inspiration for you today is a FURRtastic magical kitty card featuring Wiccan Moon🎃

 

 

Val created this magical beauty with the following supplies! 

Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers:

Deep Pink, Pink Violet, Purple Violet, Periwinkle, Emerald,

Brown Grey 2, Ice Grey 2, 3 Canary, Rose Blush 

Tim Holtz Rock Candy Glitter

Quickie Glue Pen 

White Gel Pen 

Smooth white cardstock

Black cardstock

 

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

Happy Haunting!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Day 25 of 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop and Day 5 of the Cat Lovers Hop: Kitty of the Wiccan Moon tag by Val!

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

FYI Blog Hoppers!

I'm on high wildfire alert here in San Diego while we experience hot Santa Ana winds so if there's suddenly no posts after today then that means I'm either preparing to evacuate or have already!  It's 9pm and it's blowing a gale and very hot right now!  Crossing fingers we stay safe down here while keeping the rest of California in my prayers, areas are battling wildfires in very bad conditions right now😟

If you're joining us for the first time today we're counting down to Halloween in style with my 9th annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop🎃  We're halfway through week 4 of our spooktivities!  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🎃

Woohoo, time to announce the Winner of Week 3’s Wicked Blogger Prize!
Read on to find out how YOU can be in the running for the weekly Wicked Blogger prizes🎃

🎃🎃🎃

Winner of the Week Three Wicked Blogger Prize
sponsored by Stampendous
is
🎃🎃🎃 LYNEEN🎃🎃🎃

 Congrats Lyneen, you've won a Surprise Prize from Stampendous🎃
Please email me at LeighSBDesigns at Cox dot net or send me a Facebook message to claim your prize before Oct 29!  Unclaimed prizes return to the prize stash to be won at the end of the hop!

>^..^<

LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps is a proud sponsor of the Cat Lovers annual Blog Hop again this year😻  Today is the 4th day of the hop and you can win a $10 gift certificate to LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique so after checking out my cat themed project below and enjoying today's Wicked Blogger creations in the 31 DOH Blog Hop linky click on the badge and purr on over to Her Peaceful Garden's Blog😻

 We LOVE cats here at LeighSBDesigns and we're busy sharing 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 everyone for all the love you're leaving us each day❤️  We hope you like what you see here and will stay and join our spooktivities for the remainder of our 31 Days of Halloween blog hop.  It's not too late to join in on the spooktivities and I've got faBOOlous prizes up for grabs!  Be sure to follow our blog as we have lots of fun hops each year!  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

 

Now for today's stunning Kitty card by LeighSBDesigner Val!

🎃Day 25 of 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 2019🎃
and
😻Day 5 of the Cat Lovers Blog Hop😻

Val created this PURRtastic tag featuring Wiccan Moon!
Val has created such a magical and moody piece here...what mystical secrets does the Kitty of the Wiccan Moon keep?

Wiccan Moon is on FLASH SALE until midnight pacific tonight!

Val created this BOOtiful tag with the following supplies:
Spectrum Noir Illustrator Pens:  Blue Grey 1 and Blue Grey 3
Forest Green Promarker
Distress Oxide inks:  Mustard Seed and Block Soot
Ranger Star Dust Stickles
Black Fibre
Smooth white cardstock
Black cardstock
 
Wiccan Moon is on FLASH SALE until midnight tonight pacific!

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!
 

Happy Haunting!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Day 29 of 31 Days of Halloween: Halloween ATCoins & Coaster by Val!

Welcome back for Day 29 of

WOWee, the Witching Hour is now only 2 sleeps away as we enter the final stretch of our SPOOKtacular blog hop!  Well done to my Wicked Bloggers and Sinister Stalkers who have stuck with us and made it this far, I'm so happy you're having so much fun👻

Ghoul news though if you're just joining us for the first time today, it's never too late to join in on the spooktivities!  You can still join the hop by stalking all the projects shared so far or link up lots of your own, you can cram in as much as you want and when you want...easy peasy😈

This is what we've been doing all month long!  We're counting down to Halloween in style with my annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop.  Visit daily to see SPOOKtacular artwork created by moi and my minions, Val and Nan, then hop all the fangtastic projects in the progressive Blog Hop linky party located at the bottom of my posts while leaving lots of love as you stalk along.

All are invited to join the spooktivities for the chance to win clawesome prizes generously provided by my Hop sponsors, you can see them on display over there in the left sidebar!  I'm also giving out surprise Halloween Treats as we go to keep you on your toes...mwahahaha😈

You can enter projects in the hop as a Wicked Blogger OR be a Sinister Stalker and just hop and comment!  All art is welcome, creepy and cute and the hop is open to projects using any stamp company images too!  Even old projects are welcome as re-shares in new posts!   

There are a few simple Blog Hop rules to follow to qualify for the prizes and to participate in the hop!  For the Hop Rules and the full details on How YOU can Play please visit the
31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop page!
Monsters not playing fair will be vanquished!

Before I move on to today's projects here's what you can look forward to!
Make sure you're a blog follower so you never miss out on any of my fun activities!

As we wrap up Halloween we'll be getting all festive and decorating the halls for Christmas🎄

 ❄️LeighSBDesigns is hosting an Artist Trading Coins Christmas linky party and Swap!

Join us Dec 1 - 9 and link up the ATCoins you'd like to swap! 
Details will be up HERE soon!
Players will receive a Freebie LeighSBDesigns digi stamp designed specifically for the swap❄️

The new year brings my annual Edgar Allan Poe Appreciation Blog Hop starting on his birthday, January 19th!

Then February ushers in our annual My Dark Valentine Blog Hop!

So you've got lots to look forward to and prepare for, I hope you'll stay and follow us and enjoy the fun and all the wonderful inspirational projects we share😊

Now for today's featured projects!

 Halloween ATCoins and Coaster
by Val

 For LeighSBDesigner Val's last share day for 31 Days of Halloween she made 3 faBOOlous creations, 2 ATCoins and another clawesome coaster👻

Materials used:  Circle nesting die, Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink, Bright Orange and Forest Green Promarkers, Americana Triple Thick gloss, Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter, Quickie glue pen and Smooth white cardstock

First up a PURRcious Wiccan Moon ATCoin!

Materials used:  Circle nesting die, Diamond stencil, Sakura pens, White gel pen, Broken China Distress Oxide, Ice Grey 4, Aegean Blue, Dusty Pink and Ivory Promarkers and Smooth white cardstock

 A magical wizard ATCoin featuring Boston Terrier-in-a-Box!

Materials used:  Black, Bright Orange and Forest Green Promarkers, Wild Honey and Dusty Concord Distress Oxide inks, Black gesso, Mod Podge, MDF coaster and smooth white cardstock

This coaster featuring Kitty Luna is PURRfectly magical as the Witching Hour draws near!
 

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

Click the pix below to go shopping at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique👻

WICCAN MOON

 

BOSTON TERRIER-IN-A-BOX

KITTY LUNA

Get all 3 of my new Zombie themed designs by grabbing the ZOMBIE BUNDLE and Save💀

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!

An InLinkz Link-up

Happy Hopping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Day 24 of 31 Days of Halloween & Day 3 of the Cat Lovers Blog Hop: The Witching Hour card by Nanl!

Welcome back for Day 24 of

The Witching Hour is creeping ever closer and we're now busy enjoying the 4th week of our SPOOKTACULAR blog hop👻  Well done to my Wicked Bloggers and Sinister Stalkers who have made it this far😈

Its not too late to join in on the spooktivities if you're just joining us for the 1st time today, here's the scoop🎃

We're in the throes of counting down to Halloween in style with my annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop.  Visit daily to see SPOOKtacular artwork created by moi and my minions, Val and Nan, then hop all the fangtastic projects in the progressive Blog Hop linky party located at the bottom of my posts while leaving lots of love as you stalk along.

All are invited to join the spooktivities for the chance to win clawesome prizes generously provided by my Hop sponsors, you can see them on display over there in the left sidebar!  I'm also giving out surprise Halloween Treats as we go to keep you on your toes...mwahahaha😈

You can enter projects in the hop as a Wicked Blogger OR be a Sinister Stalker and just hop and comment!  Easy!  All art is welcome, creepy and cute and the hop is open to projects using any stamp company images too!  Even old projects are welcome as re-shares in new posts!

There are a few simple Blog Hop rules to follow to qualify for the prizes and to participate in the hop!
For the Hop Rules and the full details on How YOU can Play please visit the
31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop page!
Monsters not playing fair will be vanquished!

😻Kitty cats are taking over our projects this week as we merge our hop with the annual Cat Lovers blog hop!  LeighSBDesigns is pleased to be sponsoring a prize again this year so if you're as mad about moggies as I am then come join the fun for the chance to win a LeighSBDesigns $10 gift certificate and lots more prizes too😻

😈Now for the WINNER of one of my Halloween Treat surprise challenges!
 I challenged you to link up projects featuring witches and to tell me WITCH movie you watch every Halloween for the chance to win a LeighSBDesigns digi!  Lots of fangtastic witches were shared so Mr Random picked and the winner is
SUSAN R
Congrats, email me to claim your prize!
 

 "The Witching Hour"
Card by Nan

LeighSBDesigner Nan is back today with her spellbinding vintage card featuring Wiccan Moon and she used words snipped from the Red Tape Snippets to add the PURRfect sentiment😻
 

Materials used:

Soucolor Markers

Handmade kraft paper

Black construction paper

Black Soot Distress Ink

Tombow Adhesive

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

Click the photos below to go shopping at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique👻

WICCAN MOON

RED TAPE SNIPPETS

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!

An InLinkz Link-up

Happy Hopping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Day 22 of 31 Days of Halloween & Day 1 of the Cat Lovers Blog Hop: Feline Luminary by Leigh!

Welcome back for Day 22 of

The Witching Hour is creeping closer as we now begin the 4th week of our SPOOKTACULAR blog hop!
Time really does fly on a broomstick when you're having a faBOOlous time👻
My Wicked Bloggers and Sinister Stalkers are doing a fangtastic job, well done to you all😈

If you're just joining us for the 1st time today then don't worry, its not too late to join in on the spooktivities...here's the scoop🎃

We're in the throes of counting down to Halloween in style with my annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop.  Visit daily to see SPOOKtacular artwork created by moi and my minions, Val and Nan, then hop all the fangtastic projects in the progressive Blog Hop linky party located at the bottom of my posts while leaving lots of love as you stalk along.

All are invited to join the spooktivities for the chance to win clawesome prizes generously provided by my Hop sponsors, you can see them on display over there in the left sidebar!  I'm also giving out surprise Halloween Treats as we go to keep you on your toes...mwahahaha😈

You can enter projects in the hop as a Wicked Blogger OR be a Sinister Stalker and just hop and comment!  Easy!  All art is welcome, creepy and cute and the hop is open to projects using any stamp company images too!  Even old projects are welcome as re-shares in new posts!

There are a few simple Blog Hop rules to follow to qualify for the prizes and to participate in the hop!
For the Hop Rules and the full details on How YOU can Play please visit the
31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop page!
Monsters not playing fair will be vanquished!

😻Today is also the start of the annual Cat Lovers blog hop hosted by Janis and kitty cats take over my 31 Days of Halloween for a week as we share only cat themed projects😻

LeighSBDesigns is pleased to be sponsoring a prize again this year so if you're as mad about moggies as I am then come join the fun for the chance to win a LeighSBDesigns $10 gift certificate and lots more prizes too😻

Now for Day 22 of 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop
and
Day 1 of the Cat Lovers Hop

 "Feline Luminary"

by Leigh

I love making luminaries and my project today features Kitty Luna, Wiccan Moon, Tangled Vampire Cat and my new design, Kitty Pumpkin Hat.

  I constructed a coffin shaped luminary box from black cardstock and embellished it with graveyard and spider web die cut elements.  I used copper and silver metallic rub-on creme to give it the look of wrought iron.  I printed my cat designs out on a transparency sheet and coloured them with Ranger Alchohol Inks.  Vellum panels were added to enhance the colour of the printed panels and also to diffuse the tea light glow.

The above compilation photo shows each panel and how pretty the die cuts look but it looks blurry coz the printed images are casting shadows onto the vellum panels.

Here's a better view of the cat panels!

Neo is particularly fond of this one he says and gives it a 100% seal of aPURRoval😻

Looks BOOtiful in the evening glow with some of my other kitty projects😻

A view of the interior with the flameless tea light candle inside.

Materials used:
Ranger Alcohol Inks
Impression Obsession Dies
Printer Transparency
Black Cardstock
Vellum
Copper and silver rub-on antiquing creme
Double-side tape
Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive

I've entered this one in:
Stampendous 31 Days of Halloween
SUYP Anything Goes #35

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

Click the photo below to go shopping at LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique👻

KITTY PUMPKIN HAT

KITTY LUNA

WICCAN MOON

TANGLED VAMPIRE CAT

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!

An InLinkz Link-up

Happy Hopping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN