Dueling Darlings - November

Hello and welcome to the November duel of the Dueling Darlings from SCS!  We have a talented group of ladies that create awesome projects.  Their blog links can be found on the right sidebar.

Darlene and I were fortunate enough to host the Dazzlers and the Divas this month.   We decided to have the groups create a masculine card.  You know the ones that some of us struggle to make, but always need.

I wanted the Diva's to get really creative this month.   I provided them with a stamped tag.  I stamped the tag in four different colors, to hopefully accommodate their final creations.   I asked each to add a masculine stamp of their own to the tag, that is an image - no words.  I cannot wait to see what they have come up with!

I chose to use the tag image in Memento Pear Tart ink.  I added some images from the Stampin' UP! Fishin' stamp set.  Oh, that set doesn't look familiar to you...LOL...that's because it is older than dirt!

The sentiment is from a Stampin' UP! word set.  I had an expired Bath and Body Works coupon that was similar to a chipboard banner, so I worked it over and it is what the sentiment is mounted upon.  To give the tag and the sentiment some thickness, I mounted them on some cardboard from a chip box.  Yes, I rummaged through the recycling bin!  I punched out the stamped tag hole and used it on the sentiment with a brad.  I replaced the hole on the tag with a corduroy button that our cat tried to steal...twice! 

We also asked the girls to share a funny holiday story from someone masculine in their life.  I will choose my grandpa.  Our family always gathered at our grandparent's house for Thanksgiving.  My brother, cousins and I would get to play all day long.  As well as eat candy and drink soda pop.  We ran around that house like banshees.  How they put up with us, I don't know!   Every time we would round the corner running Grandpa would lift his leg and you would have to jump and he would laugh.  Don't forget.....because he never did!   ;)  I am not sure which was more fun playing with the cousins or Grandpa.  Um, I do have a scar on my left eye from running in their house though.

I am so glad to be a part of the Dueling Darlings.  I appreciate the friendship, creativity and challenge they provide to me.  Thanks, girls!

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