Welcome to Velvet Paw Creations - Design Team Projects by Leigh Snaith-Brunton - The Sharpie Domino Queen & owner of LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps!

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Poe Appreciation Day Blog Hop Day 5 finale: Poe Altered Game Art

Howzit Stamping Friends!
We are now on the 5th and final day of my Edgar Allan Poe Appreciation Day blog hop over on my LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog.  The turn out this year has been outstanding with an amazing collection of Poe tributes.  THANK YOU to everyone who played and hopped and for all your wonderful comments!

It is time to mark your calendars coz January 19, 2019 will be here before you can say POE😄

There's still time to get in on the fun today, the Blog Hop Roll closes tonight at 5 to midnight pacific and you'll also be in the running for the Blogger Prize.  PLUS, you've also got the next 5 days to hop and comment on all the participating blogs to be in the running for the Commenter Prize!

I've been sharing some of my fave past Poe projects on this blog for the Hop and today I'm sharing 2 of my altered game art pieces.

"Quoth the Raven"
Doublecross Domino Magnet

See my original project post HERE


"Poe Key"
Tired of boring old keys, then why not jazz them up with a bit of altered magic!
I used a key and 2 altered Pairs in Pears game tiles for this Poe project!
Both of these projects feature Smeared Ink's Quoth the Raven rubber stamp set.


You can see my original post for more info HERE!
 
Thanks for stopping by to see my projects today and before you go off hopping let me tell you about my next hop!  Come and get dark and twisty with us in February for My Dark Valentine 5 day Blog Hop.  Deets are up at LeighSBDesigns!


Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
I design for The East Wind, Delicious Doodles and Joggles

Monday, January 22, 2018

Poe Appreciation Day Blog Hop Day 4: Raven Rising!

Howzit Stamping Friends!
We're busy celebrating Edgar Allan Poe's birthday in style over on my LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog with a 5 day Poe Appreciation Day Blog Hop!  It's now our 4th day and so far the sharing has been beyond POEtastic!  The blog hop roll is below, just click on all the thumbnail links to hop all the blogs playing!  PLUS, it's not too late to join the fun, click on the very 1st entry to go to my Day 1 post that explains what the Hop is all about and how you can play.  There's 2 prizes up for grabs so if you love Poe then don't delay and come join the party, the Hop ends on Jan 23 at 5 to midnight pacific time!


I'm re-sharing some of past favourites on this blog for the hop and up today is my piece from 2016 I called "Raven Rising" ....I named it so coz I saw the Raven as a Phoenix rising from the ashes of 2016 so I coloured him in grays and yellows.  Just like in 2016 The Raven now carries forth the words of Poe into the new year where he will live on eternal as we continue to enjoy his tales of mystery and macabre.  This wicked cool image is Delicious Doodles' Skully Poe Digi Colouring Page, coloured with Copics and touches of metallic gold Promarker on the book spines.

Thanks for stopping by to see my project today!

Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
I design for The East Wind, Delicious Doodles and Joggles


Sunday, January 21, 2018

Poe Appreciation Blog Hop Day 3: Spirits of the Dead

Howzit Stamping Friends!
It's the 3rd day already of my 3rd annual Poe Appreciation Day Blog Hop which I'm hosting on my LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog.  The Blog Hop roll is below, just click on all the thumbnails to Hop all the blogs and enjoy the show.  Want to play?  It's not too late to join the hop, click on the very 1st entry to go to my Day 1 post that explains what the Hop is all about and how you can play.  There's 2 prizes up for grabs so if you love Poe then don't delay and come join the party, the Hop ends on Jan 23 at 5 to midnight pacific time!

I'm sharing some of my all time favorite past Poe projects on this blog for the Hop and up today is this card featuring 2 of IkesART Poe digis.
My project was inspired by Poe's poem, "Spirits of the Dead".

 "Be silent in that solitude,
   Which is not loneliness—for then
The spirits of the dead who stood
   In life before thee are again
In death around thee—and their will
Shall overshadow thee: be still."
E.A. Poe "Spirits of the Dead"

My beautiful Gothess, Evangeline Ghastly, wanted to pose with her favourite poet ;0)
I combined the image of the women with the raven "Poe's Death Bed" with "Candle Poe"
in Photoshop CS6 and printed out the image onto Neenah Solar White cardstock.  To create the fancy fold card I scored where I wanted the fold on either side of Poe's head and then fussy cut the portion that was above the scored line with an Xacto knife.  Once his head was free I folded the card in half. 
I coloured the images with Copic markers and the background was done with Derwent Pastel pencils and blended with a Dove blender pen.



Thanks for stopping by to see my project today!
Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
I design for The East Wind, Delicious Doodles and Joggles

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Poe Appreciation Day Blog Hop Day 2: Poe ATCs

Howzit Stamping Friends!
We're now on the 2nd day of my 3rd annual Poe Appreciation Day Blog Hop which I'm hosting on my LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog.  The Blog Hop roll is below so click on the very 1st entry which will take you to my Day 1 post that explains what the Hop is all about and how you can play.  There's 2 prizes up for grabs so if you love Poe then don't delay and come join the party, the Hop ends on Jan 23 at 5 to midnight pacific time!







I'm sharing some of my all time favorite past Poe projects on this blog for the Hop and up today are these 2 ATCs that create a double spread when put together.  They are dramatic in their simplicity with various Smeared Ink rubber stamps collaged in classic black and white with Poe pressed into the molten silver embossing powder like a vintage seal.



Thanks for stopping by to see my project today!
Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
I design for The East Wind, Delicious Doodles and Joggles

Friday, January 19, 2018

Poe Appreciation Day Blog Hop Day 1: Poe DominoART Necklace and Jewelry Box!

Howzit Stamping Friends!
My 3rd annual Poe Appreciation Day Blog Hop began today over on my LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog! We are celebrating Poe's birthday in style with 5 glorious days of fabulous Poe art blog hopping! Come and join the fun! New and old Poe inspired projects are welcome and you can enter your own Poe projects at any time into the Inlinkz Blog Hop roll! You have until 5 to midnight on Jan 23rd to link up. There's even prizes up for grabs so pop on over and play or just Hop and enjoy the show! The Blog Hop roll is below, just click on each thumbnail to Hop starting on my LeighSBDesigns blog! 

 I've got a new project up at LeighSBDesigns today featuring images from my new Poe Collection and I will be sharing my past Poe projects on this blog over the next 5 days!  First up is one of my fave altered domino art necklaces with an altered coffin box featuring rubber stamps from my Autumn's Pencil set (made for Smeared Ink).  My rubber images were released as digi stamps earlier this year.  I'm busy writing this post on my iPad which is not blogger friendly so will add links to everything in the morning on my computer so if you're reading now and want links please check back again during your hopping tomorrow!  







Thanks for stopping by to see my project today!
Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
I design for The East Wind, Delicious Doodles and Joggles

Saturday, January 13, 2018

LeighSBDesigns New Release: The 2018 Poe Collection!

Howzit Stamping Friends!

It's the most POEful time of the year when I celebrate Edgar Allan Poe's birthday with an annual Poe Appreciation Day Blog Hop.  The hop starts on the Master of Macabre's birthday, January 19th, and ends January 23rd!  I will be blogging all the hop details in the next few days on my LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog so stay tuned!

Of course I had to design a digi Poe collection for the grand occasion and today I'm thrilled to unveil the 9 new designs that range from classic Poe to quirky Poe themed imagery!

I had a POE-tastic time drawing these and hope you love them as much as we do!  Hop with us Jan 19-23 to see them all in action!

Check them all out in my release video then visit LeighSBDesigns release post for more info!


The Poe Collection is now available in my LeighSBDesigns Etsy Boutique with special introductory prices good thru Jan 23rd!  I hope you see something you love and will use it to play in my Poe blog hop😉
Thanks for visiting with me today!
Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
I design for The East Wind, Delicious Doodles and Joggles