Gothic Blog Hop at LeighSBDesigns ❤️💌

The 8th Annual Gothic Valentine Blog Hop continues at LeighSBDesigns and you still have time to play!  I have been in a bookmark kinda mood here lately and hadn’t produced not one until today!

I used Procreate to make my digital bookmark and used these LeighSBDesigns:

Grunge Hearts Decorative Digi Paper Pack

Heart Beat Slimline Heart

I added some fireworks around the heart because love usually includes some fireworks along the way! 🧨

All the details and linky party for the blog hop are here at LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog!

Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️💌

 I’m joining in the 8th Annual Gothic Valentine Blog Hop at LeighSBDesigns!

This is a mixed media project using an incredibly fabulous Victorian Valentine from the Graphics Fairy!  I wanted to get into my acrylic paints again so I used some reds and pearlescent golds to make a loose frame.  I also painted the hearts and corners of the image before adding some textured paper and attaching it to the back.  All of the details and linky party for the blog hop can be found HERE at LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog!

8th Annual Gothic Valentine Blog Hop ❤️

 It’s time for some gothic good valentine fun at LeighSBDesigns where Leigh is hosting the 8th Annual Valentine Blog Hop! 💌

My make for today is a heart lantern using the SVG by Jennifer Maker.  Today my Cricut acting very well but Design Space on my iPad decided to be the villain!  Oh well, that’s how things go!

After many popped seams 😂 I was able to grab a photo with lights on and off!  I dared not push my luck at this point!  Even if I did discover some seams and words from a first attempt showed through!

It is very pretty with the fairy lights shining through the hearts and circles!  All the details for the blog hop are HERE!

Creative Inspiration Challenges with LeighSBDesigns for February 💕❤️

 Here we go with another challenge at Creative Inspiration where it’s always Anything Goes and our beautiful sponsor for February is LeighSBDesigns! 😻.   A big thank you to Leigh for sponsoring us this month!   I had the ever so delightful time creating with Alice - Slimline Digi Stamp from the brand new Loveleigh Kitties in Wonderland Collection by LeighSBDesigns!

I made an upright diamond fold card following a tutorial from Beccy’s Place!  I colored Loveleigh Alice kitty with a combination of markers and colored pencils.  The papers are from a digital paper pack by Bum Fuzzie Boutique, Etsy.  I loved the slightly grunge vintage look of the papers.  The senti is also by LeighSBDesigns from the Wonderland Senties a set of 7 senties for all your Wonderland makes!  I made my sentie into a belly band that holds my diamond front and fits over the image that is popped on with foam squares!

Above here is the inner bits of the card where I had a bit of bother fitting my patterned paper to the bones of the card which is  one piece of card stock with only one cut and that kinda boggles my mind! 😝

Come join us at Creative Inspiration Challenges #23 Anything Goes for February!

Monday Greetings Challenge with LeighSBDesigns for February!

At Monday Greetings Challenge this month we are so happy to have LeighSBDesigns sponsoring us in February!  Our required greeting is Wonderful Greetings with the optional twist to add some wonderful blues!  LeighSBDesigns has the most wonderful (I did use the word intentionally!) new collection for February....Loveleigh Kitties in Wonderland!! 💖💖💖

Our design team had an adventure playing with "Alice - Slimline Digi Stamp" from the new collection!  As a long time fan of Alice in Wonderland (I gave Noel an Alice themed 21st birthday party with giant flowers and multi-tiered cake that was exhausting but ever so fun!) I couldn't wait to jump in and start playing with this delightful image!  I colored her with colored pencils and fussy cut and inked with brown Copic marker that got out of hand so easily!  I made a diagonal double pocket card following a tutorial at Beccy's Place!   She has so many card tutorials that just browsing down the page can inspire you!  I used some vinyl lace tape I scored in Japan in 2017 to enforce the fold and added Alice to the front with foam tape.  I printed the sentie from Wonderland Senties on to one of the papers with the script and backed it with another of the papers from the pack before popping on foam tape to adhere.  I edged everything with Distress Ink.

 

I used a digital paper pack from Frou Frou Craft, Etsy appropriately named Alice in Wonderland!  I wanted a lot of Wonderland nonsense to abound and this paper pack allowed that to happen!  The picture below is with the tags removed.

And of course here are the tags with their senties from the new collection Wonderland Senties by LeighSBDesigns!

Then after all that cover pockets goodness it open like a regular card!  This whole base is made from one sheet of paper with one cut!  Hard to believe but true!   I plan on using one of Leigh's Wonderland Quotes in here!

I hope to see you at the Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge for February!  Come play for a chance to win a gorgeous prize from LeighSBDesigns!  Remember to be in the drawing to win you must use the required greeting (any type of wonderful/wonderland greeting be it birthday, hello, miss you, etc.)

Progressive/Freebie Challenge at the Outlawz!

 A big thank you to Anne’s Art for giving us this adorable teddy bear this month!  

I colored this cutie up with colored pencils!  I printed out some hearts from a freebie Heart Treat Holder by Homemade Gift Guru.  I didn’t make a treat holder but used different sized heart designs from the page.  I made my sentiment in Procreate and you can grab it down below if you’d like!  Fussy cut the teddy bear added foam dots for each layer inking the edges with Distress Ink including the sentie words before attaching.  I added a ribbon for hanging and a pink heart embellishment and it was ready to bring a smile!  Come join us at the Outlawz Progressive/Freebie Challenge for February!

Outlawz ATG in a Card Free Zone!

We have finally thawed out here in the South!  So much snow and it stayed all fluffy and gorgeous for days!  Of course we weren’t prepared and the temperatures had us frozen and bundled up like Alaskan explorers!

  So I can be forgiven for still being in a snowy frame of mind as I share my snowman can!  I also love that it rhymes! 😂❄️

I was inspired by Deanne’s lovely altered can last month!  My snowman is made from air dry clay and painted with acrylic paints.  I designed a wonky snow patterned digital paper to wrap my can.  I used hot glue to attach everything.  His “arms” are two branches from my poor frozen azalea bush!  I added some crumpled tissue paper for snow and some presents because my snowman is always in Christmas mode!  I hung a little red ornament on his twig arm for fun!  This was a totally fun project from start to finish!  I am adding my Wonky Snowflakes digital paper below if you would like to have it!

Please join us at the Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone this month!  Remember, no cards!