Winner of LeighSBDesigns 2021 Valentine Blog Hop

So excited to find out I am the winner of the Gothic Valentine Blog Hop!!!  I have fun creating on the the "darkside"  sometimes!!!  Thank you LeighSBDesigns!

Here are a few of my Valentines I shared during the hop!

To see all the posts by all the artists click HERE!

LeighSBDesigns Gothic Valentine Blog Hop Day 4

 Welcome to LeighSBDesigns 4th Annual 

Gothic Valentine Blog Hop

February 13th to 16th

 The linky party opens today at 9am Pacific and 

closes at 5 minutes 'til midnight Pacific.

I have a couple of surprises today:

First I am sharing a POE ATC I received in a trade in 2008.  I love the sentiment!  It was created by Miki T.

Second, I found a postcard of "Edgar Allen Poe House".  Did you know you could stay in his house!  Well not his actual house, but a replica of it.  In Dearborn Michigan there is a place once called Colonial Village at Dearborn Inn.  There were five houses built in total Walt Whitman, Patrick Henry, Barbara Fritchie and Governor Oliver Wolcott.  It is now a Marriot Hotel. Poe's home was in New York.  A replica was built in Dearborn in 1931.  Yes, you can still book the house. The Poe house is much smaller than the others, when you book it you book the whole house!!!  Who wants to stay at POE's place?

Finally my make for the day!!!!  I have a Dark Forever Valentine!      

BE MINE FOREVER!

This ATC was created with a stamp from Lost Coast Designs. 

To see all the other artists work click HERE!

The hop is stress free, i.e. enter makes on as many days as you want and only hop and comment on the days you play, easy peasy! Please follow the Rules HERE to participate and qualify for the LeighSBDesigns Prize! This is a Blog Hop NOT a challenge.... HAVE FUN, BE NICE, PLAY FAIR AND LEAVE LOTS OF LOVE! Everyone is invited to enter dark love inspired makes in the Linky Party using any stamp company products!

LeighSBDesigns Gothic Valentine Blog Hop Day 3

  Welcome to LeighSBDesigns 4th Annual 

Gothic Valentine Blog Hop

February 13th to 16th

 The linky party opens today at 9am Pacific and 

closes at 5 minutes 'til midnight Pacific.

Today I have a Valentine I created for a swap over at Relic & Artifacts. 

I cannot participate in a DARK VALENTINE hop without including POE... he is the king of DARK LOVE!  The image I used on my ATC is from LeighSBDesigns collection of POE. 

I have included a few lines from "Eulalie - A Song"

    And my soul was a stagnant tide,

    Till the fair and gentle Eulalie became my blushing bride

    Till the yellow haired young Eulalie became my smiling bride. 

The text was copied from a book of POE!

The background is a scrap of tissue from Prima

To see all the other artists work click HERE!

The hop is stress free, i.e. enter makes on as many days as you want and only hop and comment on the days you play, easy peasy! Please follow the Rules HERE to participate and qualify for the LeighSBDesigns Prize! This is a Blog Hop NOT a challenge.... HAVE FUN, BE NICE, PLAY FAIR AND LEAVE LOTS OF LOVE! Everyone is invited to enter dark love inspired makes in the Linky Party using any stamp company products!

LeighSBDesigns Gothic Valentine Blog Hop Day 2

 Welcome to LeighSBDesigns 4th Annual 

Gothic Valentine Blog Hop

February 13th to 16th

 The linky party opens today at 9am Pacific and 

closes at 5 minutes 'til midnight Pacific.

Today I have a Valentine ATC I created today using one on LeighSBDesigns images...  the Heart Tree.

Strange how the picture made the image much brighter than it is in person.  I was going for a stormy background.  Here in the picture it does not feel as stormy as I intended.  I printed the image and used my distress inks to paint it.  I stamped small hearts in the tree and "Be My Valentine". 

We have had a couple of snowy days here.  Not much celebrating, my husband planned to buy flowers but the roads were too bad.  We had a nice quiet day at home. Like every other day this past year. 

To see the work of other artists click HERE and scroll down to the links! 

The hop is stress free, i.e. enter makes on as many days as you want and only hop and comment on the days you play, easy peasy! Please follow the Rules HERE to participate and qualify for the LeighSBDesigns Prize! This is a Blog Hop NOT a challenge.... HAVE FUN, BE NICE, PLAY FAIR AND LEAVE LOTS OF LOVE! Everyone is invited to enter dark love inspired makes in the Linky Party using any stamp company products!

LeighSBDesigns Gothic Valentine Blog Hop

Welcome to LeighSBDesigns 4th Annual 

Gothic Valentine Blog Hop

February 13th to 16th

 The linky party opens today at 9am Pacific and 

closes at 5 minutes 'til midnight Pacific.

Today I have a Valentine I created for a swap over at Relic & Artifacts. 

ATC's HOT GLUE stamped with FRIDA red rubber stamp from Rubber Moon!  Background watercolor paper sprayed with water and Pixie Powders.  Edged with gold pen and three small hearts are stamped in the lower right corner. 

The above cards were sent with the ATC's.  Background is the same as the ATCs.  ArtFoamies arch was stamped with red ink. Crown, Burning Heard and Niche are from Rubber Moon.

Find other Artist work that are participating in the hop HERE!

The hop is stress free, i.e. enter makes on as many days as you want and only hop and comment on the days you play, easy peasy! Please follow the Rules HERE to participate and qualify for the LeighSBDesigns Prize! This is a Blog Hop NOT a challenge.... HAVE FUN, BE NICE, PLAY FAIR AND LEAVE LOTS OF LOVE! Everyone is invited to enter dark love inspired makes in the Linky Party using any stamp company products!

Dark Valentine Day 5 - Frida Kahlo

LeighSBDeisgns 3rd annual


My Dark Valentine Blog Hop
join the fun February 12 - 16❤️

Find all the rules HERE to have some great fun! Create your own Dark Valentine or just hop along and get inspired by all the artists. 

I am that clumsy human, always loving, loving, loving. And loving. And never leaving.           ~Frida Kahlo

Repeated Frida Kahlo quote and printed on the computer,  Inked edges with Distress Oxides.  Edged with gold pen. 

Stamped image of Frida on metallic paper with VersaFine Ink.  Stamp from Sandra Evertson's Relics and Artifacts.  Added color to the Frida image using Alcohol Inks: Alchemy, Enchanted and Villainous.  Edge with gold pen.

Add Washi tape to the left side of the card.

Embellish with colorful flowers.

Find the other great Dark Valentine creations HERE!

Dark Valentine Day 3 - Lenore

LeighSBDeisgns 3rd annual

My Dark Valentine Blog Hop
join the fun February 12 - 16❤️

Find all the rules HERE to have some great fun! Create your own Dark Valentine or just hop along and get inspired by all the artists.

On white card base, stamp "Stampendous Poe Poetry" with Black Brilliance.  Attach a tranpenancy of skeleton to the card with strategically placed  glue dots. 

Adhere Tim Holtz lady with dimensional foam tape.


Adhere flowers and heart with glue dots.

Find the other great Dark Valentine creations HERE!

Dark Valentine Day 2 - The Raven ~ Darkness There

LeighSBDeisgns 3rd annual

My Dark Valentine Blog Hop

join the fun February 12 - 16❤️

Find all the rules HERE to have some great fun! Create your own Dark Valentine or just hop along and get inspired by all the artists. 

Tangled Raven from LeighSBDesigns HERE

Background The Raven copied page from book, distressed with Oxide ink. Colored tangled Raven with Copics. Embellished with Heart Washi Tape and Tim Holtz lady.

Find the other great Dark Valentine creations HERE!

Dark Valentine Day 1 - Tearful "POE-e-tic" POE

LeighSBDeisgns 3rd annual 

My Dark Valentine Blog Hop 

join the fun February 12 - 16❤️

Find all the rules HERE to have some great fun! Create your own Dark Valentine or just hop along and get inspired by all the artists. 

Tearful "POE-e-tic" POE

A tearful POE-e-tic

Poe images and "P" and "E" was colored with Copics. 

The poem is copied from a book, edges are inked with Festive Berries Oxide Ink and spritzed with Art Anthology Patience Coloration Spray.

Images from  LeighSBDesigns HERE 

"Oddleigh EDGAR ALLAN POE"

"P O E" was a freebie from Leigh awhile back.

Find the other great Dark Valentine creations HERE!