Welcome Home!

Hello again, friends!  I hope your holiday season is going well--MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!  I've got another banner to share with you today as well as another piece of artwork with the same "theme".  My sister recently returned home from an 18 month mission in Brazil and so, of course, I had to make some fun banners, etc., to welcome her home!  Come see the banner...

My sister love bright colors, so that was my starting point.  I die cut some Smoky Slate cardstock and patterned papers from my scrap drawer using Stampin' Up! banner dies.  I then layered these together and put them in a pattern-ish.  I added flowers held together with Stampin' Up! brads from my stash to the "space" banners, you know, where there should be a space between words?

The words were created by cutting out letters with my Silhouette.  The letters are cut out of Basic Gray cardstock and layered onto punched circles of Basic Black cardstock.  These are added to the banners, but first washi tape was layered to create an artsy feel.  

The pieces were all punched and then reinforced with colorful hole reinforcers from my stash.  The banner was tied together with green, yellow, and white baker's twine also from my stash.  The sentiment is "Love you Abbie".  Abbie is my sister's name. ;)

After I finished the banner, I looked at the paper that the letters were cut out of and I couldn't bring myself to throw it away.  Instead, I used the scraps of patterned paper from the banner and washi tape to create a fun framed piece of art that matches the banner.  The wood frame was covered with washi tape to make it a bit more whimsical.  Sequins were used for the "holes" in the letters and for a bit of embellishment.

Thank you for stopping by today and MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE to you all!  I hope you spend the next few days surrounded by loved ones and that, if you have time, you join in the fun with the challenges I'm linking with.  HUGS and MERRY crafting to you all!

For these fabulous challenge~

Creative Card Crew: Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: Choose Past Challenge

(To Die For)

PDE Linky Party: Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps: Anything But a Card

Top Tip Tuesday: Make Your Own...

Baby Banner

Hi, friends!  I've made some fun banners over the last few months and am just now finding the time to blog about them.  First up is a banner I made for a friend who had a surprise miracle baby back in September.  Take a peek!

I decided to use a deep pink cardstock from Stampin' Up! for the POP of color and then kept it simple with kraft and black patterned paper from The Paper Studio.  I alternated patters and kept spaces between the names layered with punched pieces.  The pink hearts were dry embossed for some added texture.

I strung the whole thing with eyelets to reinforce the holes and some baker's twine.  Small flowers from Wild Orchid and liquid pearls by Ranger accented the letters (cut out with my Silhouette) of her name--Karlee Grace.  So sweet!

My friend has this banner hanging over her daughter's crib and I hope it lasts for quite some time!  I tried to make it less babyish so that it could grow with her.  All punches, dies, and embossing tools used are from Stampin' Up!.

That's all for me today!  I hope you liked taking a peek at my baby banner--I'll be back with another one tomorrow of a different variety!  Thanks for stopping by--I hope you join in the fun challenges I'm linking with, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

For these fabulous challenges~

ALBC w/ Paula Holifield: Anything Goes NOT CHRISTMAS

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Anything w/ PP Goes

That Craft Place: Anything Goes

Great Impressions: BOO! Banner

Hi, everyone!  It's NO CARD/TAG week this week at the Great Impressions blog this week and our theme is HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS.  Today I have a fun Halloween banner that uses some Halloween stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  Take a peek...

Here's my banner~

Details~

Great Impressions products used:

C406 Little Ghost

A135 Boo!

This is the same little ghost that I used on my card a few weeks ago, but here I removed the sentiment from him.  I heat embossed the BOO! and the ghost images in sparkly black (hard to see in these photos) and then filled in these little ghosts with glossy accents.  I'm not sure where this little banner will go, but I LOVE the way it turned out!

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at my creation!  Hop over to the Great Impressions blog for more inspiration and come play along with our monthly challenge, too!  If you use stamps from Great Impressions, you'll be able to link up your creation in our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Inspired By Stamping: October Release + Stocking Banner

I am SUPER excited to share with you my latest creation using NEW stamps from the Inspired By Stamping store today!  We're sharing our creations using the new Build a Stocking stamp set today, and I decided to make a fun bunting using not just the stamp set, but also the Build a Stocking cut files that coordinate with the stamp images!  Come take a peek at it hanging on my armoire...

Isn't it cute?!  I loved making it and the cut files make it SO easy to create the darling stockings!  That was actually my first step--using the Build a Stocking cut files to cut out all the stockings and toppers.

After I cut all the stockings, I glued the tops onto them and started making the individual embellishments.  This was done by using the Build a Stocking stamp set to stamp the small images onto white card, punching them out, layering them onto a glitter paper scallop mat, and adding a small rhinestone in the center of each one.

The last step was to add the grommets and then lace the stockings through some fun stitched black ribbon.  I chose black to highlight and accentuate the jewel tones of the glitter paper I used and the colors I stamped the images from the Build a Stocking set with as well.

That was it!  It was such a fun project to create and so easy to duplicate!  Take one last look at it hanging before you leave...

That's all for me today!  I hope you take a chance to go and grab our newest release from the store and, if you spend $50, you will get a free stamp set!  Also, come and join in the fun of our current challenge, too!  If you use products from the Inspired By Stamping store, link them up in the Customer Gallery as well!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Build a Stocking stamp set

Build a Stocking cut files