“Let it Snow Banner”
Designed by: Amber Packer (www.amberpacker.com)
Featuring: My Mind’s Eye, Lost & Found - Portobello Road (www.mymindseye.typepad.com)
You’ll be singing all through the snowstorm when you have this simple, quick and gorgeous banner using glittery Lost & Found.
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Supplies:
2 – My Mind’s Eye “Buddies” Perfect Glittered Paper
1 – My Mind’s Eye “Boy” Dapper Dots Paper
1 – My Mind’s Eye “Boy” Cowboy Paper
1 – My Mind’s Eye “Family” First Class Glittered Paper
1 – My Mind’s Eye Lush Blue Chipboard
1 – My Mind’s Eye Lush Black Rhinestones
Also Used: Small silver frames (hold 2 x 3 picture), white wood snowflake, glitter or glitter glue (if desired), twine, liquid adhesive, 2 ½” and 3” circle punch, black ink pad, glue gun.
Instructions:
- Cut the following and ink edges, if desired:
· 8 – 4” x 6” banners from “Buddies” Perfect Glittered paper
· 8 – 2 ½” x 6” inner banner pieces from “Boy” Cowboy paper
· 8 – 1 ½” x 4” banner toppers from “Boy” Dapper Dots Glittered paper
· 4 – frame centers from remaining “Boy” Dapper Dots Glittered paper
· Punch out 5 – 2 ½” and 3” circles from “Family” first Class Glittered paper
· 16 – ¾” x 3” strips from remaining “Family” First Class Glittered paper
2. Ink all edges with black inkpad, if desired.
3. Lay out all banners and adhere 2 ½” x 6” inner banner pieces to the center. Cut banner shape from bottom.
4. Add 1 ½” x 4” banner toppers to top so that the banners are now about 7” tall using a liquid adhesive.
5. Adhere 2 ½” circle (white side up) to the center of 3” circle (gray side up) and add to the center of the first 5 banners.
6. Add paper to center of frames. Using a glue gun, mount 4 silver frames to the last three banners and large snowflake.
7. Add chipboard letters to spell out “let it snow”
8. Add two ¾” x 3” strips to the top of each banner.
9. Add rhinestones to each strip as shown.
10. Fold over and adhere banner pieces to surface or fold over twine to make a hanging banner.
11. Hang banner and enjoy.
