Penny Black Christmas Ornament Altered Tag

Welcome to my Penny Black week-long celebration!  I was tickled to be the guest designer for November over at Penny Black Stamps & More Challenge blog.  I'd love for you go pay a visit and let them know if you enjoy my creations this week.  Thanks!  Today I am sharing a mixed media, altered style tag created purely with Penny Black stamps.

For my background I created a Distress ink puddle of Vintage Photo and dipped my tag into it, drying between layers.  Next I stamped the Winter Berries at the top in Peeled Paint and Crushed Olive.

Along the bottom I stamped Winter Bough in Bundled Sage.  Lastly, I stamped Music Background in Frayed Burlap.  I spritzed my stamps with water after inking on each of stamps.  Next, I stamped Holly Christmas in Aged Mahogany and then used my inks to watercolor around it.

I embossed Ornament and Scroll Ornament in gold, then dipped them into Peeled Paint, Bundled Sage, and Aged Mahogany ink puddles.  I went back and sponged some ink to make the color more variegated.

Finally I mounted my ornaments to the tag and pierced holes to string the jute, an old Tim Holtz idea from one of his original Christmas tags.  I embellished with a loopy organza bow and a gold filigree border sticker.  Penny Black's watercolor stamping techniques blew me away years ago and caused me to fall in love with the company.  I am so excited to be showcasing their stamps this week.  I'm linking up to Penny Black Stamps & More for their Anything Christmas challenge HERE, to Penny Black Saturday Embossing challenge HERE, to 4 Crafty Chicks for their Anything Goes challenge HERE, and to Sparkles Christmas Challenge for their Christmas Decorations Challenge HERE.