Hello Stamplings!
Welcome to the charming month of November. Who doesn't love November? You can have some warm Indian Summer days to enjoy the remaining colors of fall (or cool spring days before the heat of summer). Here in America we have a rustic and robust holiday of gratitude and food that we look forward to all year long! And for card artists, it's the month of full-on holiday card and tag making!
I was fortunate to win a fun Penny Black Saturday Challenge recently, so I have the privilege of being their Guest Designer for November! This wonderful challenge is always "Anything Goes" (as long as Penny Black products feature prominently, of course), with an optional theme if you need extra inspiration. November's optional theme is "Tags."
Here is my tag to inspire you!
I used "Stitched Main Street Tags" by Poppystamps for the tag layers. I cut a solid tag from aqua paper for the base of the tag and over that I adhered an aqua vellum layer and over that I adhered a beautiful platinum patterned paper layer and over that I adhered another aqua vellum layer with a platinum-embossed sentiment from Penny Black. After that I adhered a blanket over me and took a nap.
When I got up, I propped the tag in the window sill for a coupla days while Hammy and I considered whether to add anything more. In the end, adding the critters won out, as it always seems to do in the Playhouse! These delightful critters are from Penny Black's "Jolly Friends" set. I was not particularly pleased with myself for stamping the critters in harsh black on my soft platinum and vellum creation, but I got over that by adding gold and black organza ribbon to, well, tie everything together!
Thank you, Helen, for inviting me to be your November Guest Designer!
I'd love to see your tags in the November challenge at PBSC! The talented Design Team have created stunning tags to further inspire you, so go check them out!
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Challenges
- Pixie's Snippets Playground: Use those snippets!
- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Anything goes.
- Watercooler Wednesday: Anything goes.
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Nellie Notes
Continuing from my post last week, this was the best photo I could get of the three dogs together. Sorry about the dappled lighting.
Henry with Duke / Nellie / Adam with Jack
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I also wanted to share these photos. Nellie wasn't freshly groomed when we got her so by the time I came home from Indiana she was so dirty finding a groomer went to the top of my To-Do list! Here she is before and after!
She's dang cute either way and let me tell you, that pure white does not last long, lol! She gets dipped in the sink after our walk every morning to wash her feet and then she gets brushed and combed.
Thankfully, she came with this pretty argyle sweater from her prior owner which helps keep her belly clean now that the temperatures are chilly in the morning. She adores going on walks! You can see in her face that she's imploring me to stop taking photos so we can GO!!
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Enjoy your day! No, seriously, enjoy! LITS!*
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As always, thank you for coming by to visit the Playhouse and special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower! Please let me know you came by so I can be sure and return the flavor!
*Life is too short!
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