Day 4 Gothic Valentine Blog Hop with LeighSBDesigns ❤️‍🔥

The 7th Annual Gothic Blog Hop presented by LeighSBDesigns is happening now and all the details and linky party can be found here!  While trying to clean out multiple craft areas I found this little skeleton guy who was just too cute!  So I had to make him a nice place to hang out on to celebrate the blog hop!

I used the wreath elements from the Spring Wildflowers Make a Wreath SVG Cutz Mega Kit and inked the edges with seedless preserves.  Next I did a print and cut of a black and red doily from Pixabay and layered the bottom layer of the wreath adding foam dots to pop the twig layer on top.  I gathered a bit of gold metallic fabric and glued to the back of the doily.  I added bits of foliage cut out of black from the kit and glued behind the red ribbon I added.  This mega kit contains so many awesome flowers and a wonderful box plus a bunny wreath!  I kept this kind of low key for the gothic feel!   Not finding my glue gun 😞 I attached the Skelly on some of the same ribbon.  This FaBOOlous fellow is smiling and so happy to be in the blog hop!  Happy hopping ❤️‍🔥

Day 3 Gothic Valentine Blog Hop with LeighSBDesigns!

Day 3 of the Gothic Valentine Blog Hop presented by LeighSBDesigns has arrived! I am definitely at that age where I enjoy so many things from my youth so fondly!  The Addams Family show was always a favorite of mine when black and white television was a normal thing!  So take it away Gomez and Morticia! 💘

 

This marvelous quote is on a digital paper from the Grunge Hearts Decorative Digi Paper Pack from LeighSBDesigns printed out on glossy photo paper.  Too shiny for good photos but oh so pretty 🤩 

Then I framed it with the awesome Once Upon a Starry Night SVG Cutz (I couldn’t find either of these designs in the new store but Leigh or Val can let us know in the comments 💕) design also by LeighSBDesigns! After layering them up I attached some blue lights with a battery pack.  You can faintly see them with the light box light on.

Hard to tell but this is with the photo box light off!  The stars that have the lights directly behind them are glowing so gorgeously!  So lots of shine from the glossy photo paper and the blue twinkle lights!  Blue wasn’t my first choice but it seems they were my only choice so I embraced them!  All the details and linky party can be found HERE 🎆

Day 1 of the Gothic Valentine Blog Hop w/LeighSBDesigns

 The 7th annual Gothic Valentine Blog Hop presented by LeighSBDesigns starts today!  Check out the details and linky party can be found HERE!

My thoughts always go to Edgar Allan Poe when I think of gothic romance because poor Poe had such a rocky path to love.  He also wrote such deep feelings into his poetry (yep, I caught the pun as I was typing it 😉) and well, just totally gothic I guess!  This line from his POEm (did it unintentionally to start with but couldn’t resist it when I realized it again!) Annabel Lee always gets me so of course I had to use it.  The gorgeous background image is by RedHeadsRule on Pixabay.  I added the text and the Poe digi stamp (Edgar Allan Poe Portrait and Signature) by our darling hostess Leigh at LeighSBDesigns!  Really simple but perfect a perfect addition to my Poe card box!

Gothic Valentine Blog Hop at LeighSBDesigns!💕❤️💀

LeighSBDesigns has a heart-tastic new collection!  New digital sets and SVG Cutz designs are just waiting for you to have a look see!💗

I used two of the papers from the Grunge Hearts Decorative Digi Paper Pack, opening them in Photoshop.  I added the You Make My Heart Beat Digi Stamp and Senti Set on to the Heart Confetti paper and cropped it a bit.  I let the heart show the background layer paper Gothic Heart by making the center transparent.  After layering the top layer to the Gothic Heart paper, I printed it out the size I wanted.  My color cartridge is fading fast so I crossed my fingers it would print without the dreaded lines that mine leaves when the ink runs low!  I trimmed it down and inked with Distress Ink black soot and popped on foam squares to add to my red glitter bottom layer that I twisted some twine around.  Love how it turned out and the whole entire new collection!

Challenge #14 Queen of Hearts is going strong at LeighSBDesigns so come join the fun! 💓

This one is off to the  Gothic Valentine Blog Hop hosted by LeighSBDesigns!  So much to do this month 💘

 

Feb. 16th Gothic Valentine Blog Hop with LeighSBDesigns!

Sob!  It’s the last day of the Gothic Valentine Blog Hop!  On the bright side I managed to participate every single day!  I even got to run into Hobby Lobby for some red cardstock and some Distress Oxide full size pads at 40% off after leaving Noel’s surgeon’s appointment!

I had a play with the  gorgeous Raven Gothic Window SVG and my new pack of various shades of red cardstock and my brilliant glitter paper!  I used a sentiment from the Dark Sentiments Set 1 which is also by the fabulous LeighSBDesigns that I printed out on a pale pink and inked with crackling campfire Distress Oxide. I could have gone more gothic by using black and the reds with no glitter paper but I leaned into a bit of a lighter mood to show my hope that poor Poe’s happiness in love has been found! So this one goes to the Gothic Valentine Blog Hop presented by LeighSBDesigns!  The details and linky party are HERE!  Thanks for another fun, fantastic and fabulous blog hop, Leigh and Val!

Have no fear there is still Challenge #2 Let Love Bloom at LeighSBDesigns….click here for those details and that linky party!

Feb. 15th Gothic Valentine Blog Hop with Leigh!

 It’s the third day of the Gothic Valentine Blog Hop!  I made an ATC after some awesome inspiration from Val and Susan using Leigh’s Distress Heart!  I used the Heart Splatter on my ATC!

I started in Procreate with a background paper by Gecko Galz and added the Heart Splatter and a sentiment from A Wicked Compendium of Halloween Sayings by LeighSBDesigns!  After adding a bit of dispersion on the right side of the heart I exported it out of Procreate and printed it out.  Sadly, my printer is still running out of ink and I can’t find any place that has it in stock so the quality is poor.  I inked some journal paper with Distress Inks trying to get a red (out of red cardstock in February…unbelievable!) and added a red Gelato on top of that with red Perfect Pearls to try to deepen the red.  Off we go to the Gothic Valentine Blog Hop presented by LeighSBDesigns!  All the details and linky party are HERE!

Feb. 14th Gothic Valentine Blog Hop with Leigh!

 Happy Valentine’s Day!  Today I am continuing my “tour” of my 2022 Poe Gothic Romance Book!  I did manage to get the light box and light ring set up for some photos that still showcase my remarkably bad photography skills but here goes!

                                                         

So pages three and four are constructed the same way as the cover, page one and two but  this photo does show where I glued the top layer of the letters to the backs for a finished look.  There is an addition of some bling on these pages, too!  I inked the edges of the poem and the image of Annabel Lee 1 by Ike’s Art with some Mystic Malachite by Lindy’s Stamp Gang sprayed on the poem after printing.  The acetate is really glaring but at least you know it is there??? ;)  This is the end of the book or is it?😈👻

Nope, it wasn’t!  This is Poe Love by LeighSBDesigns and I colored it digitally in Procreate then inked with Distress Ink.  That IS the end of my ode to Poe’s love stories or tragedies for 2022!  I really do hope Poe found peace and love in the afterlife so Happy Valentine’s Day, Master Poe!  This goes to the Gothic Valentine Blog Hop presented by LeighSBDesigns and all the details and linky party are HERE!

Don’t forget Challenge #2 of 2022 at LeighSBDesigns!  Details and linky party HERE!  Catch the SALE at LeighSBDesigns going on now HERE!

Feb. 13th Gothic Valentine Blog Hop with LeighSBDesigns!

 Today is the beginning of the Gothic Valentine Blog Hop presented by LeighSBDesigns! I missed the majority of the Poe Appreciation Blog Hop in January so I had to embrace the truly gothic romances of Edgar Allan Poe this month!  And what a great time it was for me!

Leigh released some awesome SVG/Cutz  Poe designs for 2022 including this totally amazing Poe Book!  I used Tangled Raven on watercolor paper and Arteza watercolors for the front.  The book is made with black cardstock, bug cardstock, bug acetate on light purple cardstock for the pages on the right side and glitter cardstock.  

On the inside front page I just copied a verse of a poem about Poe’s love for Elizabeth right from my big book of Poe’s collections.  I wanted an old paper look so I didn’t edit anything out and inked the edges with Distress Ink.  The bug printed acetate is layered over the light purple cardstock on the pages with the glitter letters.  To go with “From An Album” I put together three of Ike’s Art’s fantastic Poe images in Procreate and colored them there, too.  I used Arch Scene Poe, Free Poe Raven Paper and Candle Poe by Ike’s Art.  I procrastinated over taking the photos and ended up per usual rushing and not having my lights set up so here’s hoping I can get one of the smarty pants kids to help me get some decent photos tomorrow!  The next page and back tomorrow!  So here this goes to the Gothic Valentine Blog Hop presented by LeighSBDesigns and all the details are HERE!

Leigh has Challenge #2 Let Love Bloom also going on in February!  Check those details out HERE along with the separate linky party!  There is a SALE going on at LeighSBDesigns, too, so don’t miss out!