Day 31 Sneak Peek - 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop with LeighSBDesigns

Hi everyone! We made it! As part of the LeighSBDesigns DT, I've been excited to be participating in the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop sponsored by Terra. Above is a sneak peek of my Day 31 project featuring the image Alfred Hitchcock by LeighSBDesigns. To see the entire project, pop over to the LeighSBDesigns Blog. 

Hey, while you are there, why not join the blog hop. It's your last chance. You can find the hop list in the sidebar on the blog. There are all kinds of prizes/blog candy to be won like a free single digi image for each of the weeks of the hop or Leigh's grand prize of 3 images which will be chosen at the end of the month. Check out the details on the blog. There is also a flash sale at Leigh's Etsy shop for the image featured that day by the DT member.

Sound like fun? You betcha :)

Life is good; art is spooktacular!

Bonnie

Day 27 Sneak Peek - 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop with LeighSBDesigns

Hi everyone! As part of the LeighSBDesigns DT, I'm excited to be participating in the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop sponsored by Terra. We are in our final week...hard to believe :) Above is a sneak peek of my Day 27 project featuring the image Tangled Vampire Cat by LeighSBDesigns. To see the entire project, pop over to the LeighSBDesigns Blog. 

Hey, while you are there, why not join the blog hop. You can find the hop list in the sidebar on the blog. There are all kinds of prizes/blog candy to be won like a free single digi image for each of the weeks of the hop or Leigh's grand prize of 3 images which will be chosen at the end of the month. Check out the details on the blog. There is also a flash sale at Leigh's Etsy shop for the image featured that day by the DT member.

Sound like fun? You betcha :)

Life is good; art is spooktacular!

Bonnie

Day 23 Sneak Peek - 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop with LeighSBDesigns

Hi everyone! As part of the LeighSBDesigns DT, I'm excited to be participating in the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop sponsored by Terra. Above is a sneak peek of my Day 23 project featuring the image Kitty Luna by LeighSBDesigns. To see the entire project, pop over to the LeighSBDesigns Blog. 

Hey, while you are there, why not join the blog hop. You can find the hop list in the sidebar on the blog. There are all kinds of prizes/blog candy to be won like a free single digi image for each of the weeks of the hop or Leigh's grand prize of 3 images which will be chosen at the end of the month. Check out the details on the blog. There is also a flash sale at Leigh's Etsy shop for the image featured that day by the DT member.

Sound like fun? You betcha :)

Life is good; art is spooktacular!

Bonnie

Day 19 Sneak Peek - 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop with LeighSBDesigns

Hi everyone! As part of the LeighSBDesigns DT, I'm excited to be participating in the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop sponsored by Terra. Above is a sneak peek of my Day 19 project featuring the image Oddleigh Lizard Boy and Spider by LeighSBDesigns. To see the entire project, pop over to the LeighSBDesigns Blog. 

Hey, while you are there, why not join the blog hop. There is a new project each day from the participating blogs. You can find the hop list in the sidebar on the LeighSBDesigns  blog. There are all kinds of prizes/blog candy to be won like a free single digi image for each of the weeks of the hop or Leigh's grand prize of 3 images which will be chosen at the end of the month. Check out the details on the blog. There is also a flash sale at Leigh's Etsy shop for the image featured that day by the DT member.

Sound like fun? You betcha :)

Life is good; art is spooktacular!

Bonnie

Day 15 Sneak Peek - 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop with LeighSBDesigns

Hi everyone! As part of the LeighSBDesigns DT, I'm excited to be participating in the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop sponsored by Terra. Above is a sneak peek of my Day 7 project featuring the image Tangled Witch Hat by LeighSBDesigns. To see the entire project, pop over to the LeighSBDesigns Blog. 

Hey, while you are there, why not join the blog hop. There is a new project each day from the participating blogs. You can find the hop list in the sidebar on the LeighSBDesigns  blog. There are all kinds of prizes/blog candy to be won like a free single digi image for each of the weeks of the hop or Leigh's grand prize of 3 images which will be chosen at the end of the month. Check out the details on the blog. There is also a flash sale at Leigh's Etsy shop for the image featured that day by the DT member.

Sound like fun? You betcha :)

Life is good; art is spooktacular!

Bonnie

Day 11 Sneak Peek - 31 Days of Halloween with LeighSBDesigns

Hi everyone! As part of the LeighSBDesigns DT, I'm excited to be participating in the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop sponsored by Terra. Above is a sneak peek of my Day 11 project featuring the image Spell Caster Dark Fairy by LeighSBDesigns. To see the entire project, pop over to the LeighSBDesigns Blog. 

Hey, while you are there, why not join the blog hop. There is a new project each day from the participating blogs. You can find the hop list in the sidebar on the LeighSBDesigns  blog. There are all kinds of prizes/blog candy to be won like a free single digi image for each of the weeks of the hop or Leigh's grand prize of 3 images which will be chosen at the end of the month. Check out the details on the blog. There is also a flash sale at Leigh's Etsy shop for the image featured that day by the DT member.

Sound like fun? You betcha :)

Life is good; art is spooktacular!

Bonnie

Day 7 Sneak Peek - 31 Days Of Halloween Blog Hop with LeighSBDesigns

Hi everyone! As part of the LeighSBDesigns DT, I'm excited to be participating in the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop sponsored by Terra. Above is a sneak peek of my Day 7 project featuring the image Wiccan Moon by LeighSBDesigns. To see the entire project, pop over to the LeighSBDesigns Blog. 

Hey, while you are there, why not join the blog hop. There is a new project each day from the participating blogs. You can find the hop list in the sidebar on the LeighSBDesigns  blog. There are all kinds of prizes/blog candy to be won like a free single digi image for each of the weeks of the hop or Leigh's grand prize of 3 images which will be chosen at the end of the month. Check out the details on the blog. There is also a flash sale at Leigh's Etsy shop for the image featured that day by the DT member.

Sound like fun? You betcha :)

Life is good; art is spooktacular!

Bonnie

Day 3 - 31 Days of Halloween with LeighSBDesigns ~ a Sneak Peek

Hi everyone! As part of the LeighSBDesigns DT, I'm excited to be participating in the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop sponsored by Terra. Above is a sneak peek of my Day 3 project featuring the image Lil Miss Oddleigh Witchiepoo by LeighSBDesigns. To see the entire project, pop over to the LeighSBDesigns Blog. 

Hey, while you are there, why not join the blog hop. You can find the hop list in the sidebar on the blog. There are all kinds of prizes/blog candy to be won like a free single digi image for each of the weeks of the hop or Leigh's grand prize of 3 images which will be chosen at the end of the month. Check out the details on the blog. There is also a flash sale at Leigh's Etsy shop for the image featured that day by the DT member.

Sound like fun? You betcha :)

Life is good; art is spooktacular!

Bonnie

Sneak Peek of my LeighSBDesigns Tutorial Tuesday Post

Hi everyone! Today, it's my turn to host Tutorial Tuesday on LeighSBDesigns blog. Recently, Leigh created two amazing images for a contest on Markers! Papers! Digis! Facebook group: one a colouring page and another a single image. Both featured these amazing Tangled Maple Leaves and being a proud Canadian I just couldn't resist using the single image, Tangled Maple Leaf, for my project today.

Above is a sneak peek of my art journal page where I used the leaf image in three different ways. Pop over to the LeighSBDesigns blog to see the full tutorial and step out photos showing my process. When you get a minute, stop by Leigh's Etsy shop as well. You can see her other unique and inspiring designs...and just wait until Friday...oops, can't say more but stay tuned...LOL

Life is good; so is art.
Bonnie

LeighSBDesigns New Release - Sunshine in Her Hair

Hi everyone! LeighSBDesigns has a gorgeous new release in her Etsy Boutique today called Sunshine in Her Hair. The image shows a lovely woman with the most amazing hair and a fabulous sun. It's was a delight to colour...you know I love faces and hair...and celestial elements. Each of the LeighSBDesigns team members created a project featuring this beauty and we will be sharing our individual tutorials each Tuesday throughout August on the LeighSBDesigns blog. My art journal page tut (project photo above) will be featured on August 15.

You can find this digital stamp and all Leigh's other unique and awesome images in her Etsy shop today. I love her style! You can also see photos of the wonderful DT projects created using Sunshine in Her Hair on the LeighSBDesigns blog. Pop over to both to check them out :)

Life is good; so is art.
Bonnie

Dreaming of Sleep ~ A LeighSBDesigns image

Hi everyone! I used to be the best sleeper in the world and I must say, I miss those days...and nights :) That's why when I saw this image from LeighSB Designs, I knew I had to feature her in an art journal page about my current sleep pattern. She is called Lil Miss Oddleigh Dreaming of Sleep.

I love the character, Lil Miss Oddleigh. She is quirky and so fun to colour...she has the most expressive face. I coloured her with a mix of Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils. She was then fussy cut leaving a narrow white border, matted with black, and fussy cut again leaving a narrow black border. This gives her a shadow and really helps pop her out from the background. It also gives strength to the skinny bits so they don't tear off. Miss Oddleigh was popped up on foam tape to create a natural shadow and give the page some dimension.

The background, a 6 x 8 inch rectangle of mixed media paper, was spritzed with French Violet Purple Teal and French Lilac Violet Lindy's Starburst Sprays. When this was dry, more pattern was added with Deep Purple Archival Ink and Viva Las Vegas Colour Wheel Lines Stamp. VLV Row of Stars stamp was also added with Jet Black Archival Ink. To give Lil Miss Oddleigh a place to rest her weary feet, two rows of purple and white washi tape were added to white cardstock and adhered to the bottom edge. A moon and stars were punched from yellow clean up papers from my stash. Both the washi and the moon/stars were outlined with black pen to help them stand out.

The sentiment (so true in my case) was printed on white cardstock and cut into individual words with the exception of "fall asleep". These were then matted with black cardstock and popped up on foam tape. Clear Wink of Stella was added to the moon and stars to make them sparkle and black Big Brush Pen was used to edge the page. A black cardstock mat was adhered to the background to frame it and finish things off.

Thanks for joining Lil Miss Oddleigh and me today. We're glad that you did. When you get a chance, pop by Leigh's Etsy shop to see the other fabulous images she has there. Lil Miss Oddleigh is going for a nap but I have several other friends of hers printed up and calling to me to be coloured. You can stop by LeighSB Designs Fan Group on Facebook, too, to see more of these fabulous images "in action".

Life is good; so is art.
Bonnie

Oddleigh Cherished Heart - a LeighSBDesigns image

Hi everyone! Happy long weekend! I managed to squeeze out some colouring time this week and was delighted to play with this awesome image by LeighSBDesigns called Oddleigh Cherished Heart. I love the style of Leigh's designs...they are right up my quirky alley and fit beautifully with my mixed media art journal pages.

I coloured her with a mix of Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils. I love how large her eyes are and the strong lines of her facial features and hair. She has a little Black Diamond Stickles on her heart earring. She was fussy cut leaving a narrow white border, matted with black, and fussy cut again, leaving a narrow black border. She was then popped up on foam tape for added dimension and shadow.

The background was created with Liquitex acrylic paint and a gelli plate. Prism Violet, Light Cerulean Blue, and White paint were used along with Stencil Girl X Rows stencil and Carabelle Studio Squares and Circles Art Template. The torn strip at the bottom of the page uses the same stencil and paint but printing the x rows with the stencil in place over the paint on the plate.

The sentiment was printed onto white card stock, cut into individual words which were then matted with black. They were adhered to the page with foam tape. Die cut and matted hearts were cut from another gel printed paper and popped up on different thicknesses of foam tape. A simple border repeating the x pattern was doodled around the outside edges which were then edged with black Big Brush Pen. The finishing touch was to mat it with black card stock to frame it.

Thanks for joining Oddleigh Cherished Heart and me today. We are delighted to have you with us. When you get a chance, pop by Leigh's wonderful Etsy shop. LeighSBDesigns, to see the rest of her fabulous images. There's inspiration tucked into each and every one :)

Life is good; so is art.
Bonnie

A Brand New Shop ~ LeighSBDesigns

Hi everyone! Have you checked out the new Etsy shop called LeighSBDesigns? It's owned by Leigh Snaith-Brunton and features her amazing, quirky, and inspiring designs. I am smitten! So smitten, in fact, that I have joined her design team so I can play to my heart's content! The image above is called Miss Oddleigh Flower and is the first of a series which we will be introduced to in time. I love her to bits! She also comes with her own flower garden image which I will use another time.

I coloured Miss Oddleigh Flowers with a mix of Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils, fussy cutting her while leaving a narrow white border. She was then matted with black, and fussy cut again leaving a narrow black border to help her stand out from the background.

The 6 x 8 inch background was cut from designer paper and then used to pull prints from my gel plate in several layers. Jet Black Archival was used to stamp VLV heartbeat and star background stamps. Two lengths of washi tape were adhered to the background to give Miss Oddleigh a place to stand. The sentiment was printed onto white card stock and matted with black before foam tape was added to the backs.

Besides the Etsy shop, Leigh has a Facebook group where everyone is welcome to share their LeighSBDesigns projects. We are all excited to see what you create with these inspiring images. Leigh has been sharing some freebies in this group as part of her Grand Opening.

There is also an Inspiration Blog where Leigh and her DT will be sharing their finished projects and providing inspiration as new images are released. Be sure to check it out!

Anyway, congrats to Leigh on the launch of her new Etsy shop and in pursuing a longtime dream. I am super excited to be part of her talented DT and cannot wait to see the new images as they unroll.

Life is good; so is art.
Bonnie