"Something Wicked this Way Comes" Half-O-Ween Blog Hop: MerWitch Shaker Card by Leigh!

Howzit Creative Friends!
I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these terrible dark times!  To help keep you creatively inspired and your spirits high I'm hosting fun blog hops for you to join in on and have fun!  There's just a few days left of our annual Halloween in May hop and then the fun will continue in June with wonderful new releases and a month long blog hop where you can share your Summer themed makes☀️

Right now we're busy celebrating Halloween in May to mark the halfway point to October with our annual
"Something Wicked this Way Comes" Half-O-Ween Blog Hop!

See my May 19th post for the blog hop info, rules and the linky party which is at the bottom of the post🎃  Don’t forget it's still MerMay too so have fun getting spooky with MerWitch and my new Meri Oddleigh Mermaid and Friends set too🧜🏻‍♀️

 I released my 2 new BALLEIGH MONSTERS this month in celebration of Half-O-Ween!
Shop LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique Half-o-Ween Sale for some creepy good deals🎃
sale ends May 31 at midnight pacific

🎃 “A MerWitch Halloween” 🎃
Water Shaker Card by Leigh

Today I'm re-sharing my wicked and mermazing water shaker card I made featuring MerWitch.

You can see my original MerWitch painting HERE and my Water Shaker Card tutorial HERE!

Shop LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique Half-o-Ween Sale for some creepy good deals🎃
sale ends May 31 at midnight pacific

❤️❤️❤️ SHOP THE MAY RELEASES ❤️❤️❤️

🎃 Half-O-Ween BALLEIGH MONSTERS Release 🎃

🧜‍♀️ Meri Oddleigh Mermaid and Friends 🧜‍♀️

Shop LeighSBDesigns Etsy BOOtique Half-o-Ween Sale for some creepy good deals🎃
sale ends May 31 at midnight pacific

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

Stay Inspired and Stay Safe!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

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

Half-o-Ween Blog Hop Winners and a Mermaid Mixed Media Plaque by Val!

Howzit Creative Friends!
 For your inspiration today LeighSBDesigner Val has a stunning mixed media project to share but first I've got the winners of the "Something Wicked this Way Comes" Half-o-Ween Blog Hop to announce😉

Congratulations to
Vivian
You are the winner of the Stampendous prize🎉
Please Facebook message/email me with your mailing address no later than June 13th to claim your prize!

Congratulations to
Susan
You are the winner of my LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps prize🎉
Please Facebook message/email me no later than June 13th to claim your prize!

Grab your Winner's Badge!

 Now for today's mer-mazing mixed media wall plaque by Val featuring MerMae and the Ocean Scenery set.  I love the colours, the glorious textures and the sparkle.  Truly magica!❤️

 Shop the Mermaid Collection while on FLASH SALE through Friday midnight pacific!

 Need them all then get the Mermaid Collection Bundle!

 
Project Supplies:

Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide ink

Dawn Bibby Pretty Gets Gritty
Dream - die cut

White Gesso
White Texture Paste
Misty Morning & Sky sprays
Porcelain Flowers

Promarkers:  Cobalt Blue and Turquoise 

Silver Pebeo Gilding Wax

Stickles Glitter Glue
Tiny Foam Pads

Pearls

MDF canvas circle

MDF shape

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

Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

MerMae ATCoins by Val!

Happy Saturday Creative Friends!
LeighSBDesigner Val has 2 sets of fabulous Artist Trading Coins to inspire you today!
She created these beauties in shades of greens and the end result is so serene and magical❤️

Both feature MerMae from my new Mermaid Collection which is now on FLASH SALE for the weekend!  Pop on over to LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique and grab your faves before midnight pacific on May 19th!

Materials used:

Promarkes:  Apple, Meadow, Ivory and Satin

Distress Oxides:  Iced Spruce, Black Soot and Peacock Feathers

White Gel Pen
Pearls

Smooth white cardstock

Black cardstock for the back of the ATCs

 

MerMae is a beautiful realistically drawn fantasy mermaid with flowing hair framing her lovely face and a magical tail with gorgeous fins.

MerWitch is gorgeous creature with a darker edgy vibe.  She's very haute couture in her stylish Witch hat embellished with seaweed, exoskeleton torso and spiderweb fins.  She will be perfect for your Halloween projects especially for our upcoming annual Half-o-Ween in May blog hop😉

The Ocean Scenery set completes the Mermaid Collection!
With the Bubbles, Tall Greenery and Leafy Greenery you can create fabulous underwater scenes for MerMae and MerWitch.  You can even use the greenery for land scenes too, the possibilities are endless!

 Need them all then get the Mermaid Collection Bundle!

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

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

MerMae Storybook card for Mother's Day by Leigh!

Happy Mother's Day weekend! 

The other day I showed you one of my MerMae colourings in progress and today I'm sharing the finished colouring and the magical project I made with it featuring my new designs, MerMae and 2 of the Ocean Scenery elements, plus, how to get more poses and scenes out of one image😀

 The Mermaid Collection is available as a bundle and individually!
You can now shop for them at LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique on FLASH SALE through Sunday May 12th.
Sale will end at midnight pacific!
 

 It's so much fun to break up an image and use it in unexpected ways like I did here with MerMae.  By making it look like her tail is curved up I've given her a different pose and the enchanting scene looks like we've caught a glimpse of her swimming by!
 

 Here's the finished colouring done with Prismacolor pencils before I added white gel pen details and glitter accents.  I had a fabulous time colouring this double page spread. 

I made a 3D storybook card for my Mom for Mother's Day using the Storybook die set by Crafter's Companion.  I had so much fun making it💜

The finished Storybook stood on the awesome easel that comes in the die set. 

  I really needed the new Nautical collection by Crafter's Companion for my project but it's still on its way to my eager hands so had to get creative in the meanwhile and pulled elements from various other stamp and die sets in my Crafter's Companion stash:

Shell, Starfish and Leaf elements - Birdhouse Create-a-Card stamps/dies accessories pack

Border greenery and Dandelions - Enchanted Garden and Wisteria Window Dimensional Create-a-Card dies

Dream die cut sentiment - Subscription Box #6 Aqua Markers Kit

I love You sentiment - Crafter's Companion Advent Calendar

To capture how truly enchanting this project is in real life with all the magical shimmer was a challenge so here's lots of photos from different angles in different lighting!

Spectrum Noir clear Sparkle pen, Crystal Stickles glitter glue and 3D Viva Pearl blue magic transparent.

Here's a look at the gorgeous easel die cut from CC's Centura Metallic Precious Metals cardstock which I also used for the base of the storybook.  The next page is a gorgeous aquamarine/teal pearlescent cardstock.  I used double sided adhesive foam tape to add dimension to the book pages.

 I love how it turned out and I hope I've inspired you to create your own magical Mermaid scenes!

 The Mermaid Collection is available as a bundle and individually!
You can now shop for them at LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique on FLASH SALE through Sunday May 12th.
Sale will end at midnight pacific!

MerMae is a beautiful realistically drawn fantasy mermaid with flowing hair framing her lovely face and a magical tail with gorgeous fins.
 

 
MerWitch is gorgeous creature with a darker edgy vibe.  She's very haute couture in her stylish Witch hat embellished with seaweed, exoskeleton torso and spiderweb fins.  She will be perfect for your Halloween projects especially for my upcoming annual Half-o-Ween in May blog hop😉
 

The Ocean Scenery set completes the Mermaid Collection!
With the Bubbles, Tall Greenery and Leafy Greenery you can create fabulous underwater scenes for MerMae and MerWitch.  You can even use the greenery for land scenes too, the possibilities are endless!

 

Or get the Mermaid Collection Bundle!
 

See you soon for my upcoming annual Half-O-Ween - Halloween in May blog hop, details announced next week😉

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

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN