You Go Girl

Hey everyone, it's Taylor here today!  I am absolutely in love with these Banner #01 (small) thingamabobs (yes, that is a technical term!).  They make adding a sentiment so easy - who doesn't love easy?

On this clean and simple card I started with the Banner #01 from Creative Cuts and More and stamped a sentiment on it. I folded the banner along the pre-perforated lines, but you certainly don't have to.  Or you could fold it and tuck those ends more underneath (instead of popping it up so much like I did).  Either way, it's a great way to make a statement!

Supplies:
Stamps: Basketball Lily (Paper Pretties)
Card Stock: Black (Recollections), White (Neenah), Grape Jelly (Bazzill Dotted Swiss)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Coloring Medium: Copics (C00, C2, C3, C5, C7, C9, V00, V12, V17, E11, E00, E000, R20, YR04)
Accessories: Banner Label (Creative Cuts and More)

Ribbon Pennant

Let me start with a question to all of you.Do you have lots of scraps of ribbon? You know those little end pieces and pieces that might make a nice bow?
Well let me say I have ribbon everywhere.

I had these really great Banners in Acetate from Creative Cuts & More.

They come with a protective sheet so you don't scratch them before using.




You can order these Banners in Acetate or Chipboard.
Creative Cuts and More also offers this really aggressive tape-
Killer White Tear-able Tacky Tape - 1/4".
I used this to cover one side completely - It is so easy to use this two sided adhesive,
I always know my projects will stay together.

I sorted out several pieces of pink-most of the pieces worked very well without me having to cut them.
The back of the pennant looks pretty good also because you see the ribbons.
You have the choice of placing ribbon on this side also or maybe a favorite patterned paper would look nice.

This first view is after I trimmed all the overlap.I used one of my favorite tools-The Crop-O-Dile!!!
I punched three holes across the tops of each. You can choose to punch after the ribbon is on or punch first and then re-punch through the hole after your done placing the ribbons.

I threaded a long ribbon through all the holes but didn't like them not matching on the front. So I un-threaded and came up with coming in one side and tying a ribbon on the back to hold the loop. Then I went back through the same hole and out the front. I really liked that they lined up on the front and hung nicer.

So I decided to use these Banners in Acetate to make a pink banner.
I added some more extra ribbon on the ends, and some bling and flowers from Prima.
So I hope you enjoyed this easy idea to use up lots of scrap pieces of ribbon with a great Creative Cuts and More die..

It's going to be a "Banner" Spring!

Hello there!

Becky here, blogging for my sister Kim (as usual! LOL!)!

She just finished this BEAUTIFUL banner using the Banner Die from Creative Cuts & More in a GORGEOUS Aqua Lagoon Stardream Fuse Metallic paper!

She said that she was inspired by a similar banner in this book: "Delight in the Details" by Lisa Pace. Here's a bunch of close-ups for you to admire...

Don't just love all the little touches!

Here's a couple more close-ups of one of the banner pieces:

Isn't she just so darn clever!!

It looks absolutely beautiful on her mantle!

And sooooo very easy to work with when the banner pieces are pre-cut for you from CC&M!! There are tons of great colors to choose from & other dies that you can pick-out to embellish your banner too! Hop onto the shop & browse around!!

That's it for today!

See you soon!

designer: Kim Langhorst

A Sweet 16 Album, Part 1

Hello!

A couple of weeks ago, Terry asked me to design a Birthday mini-album using ANY of the album dies from CC&M as long as it was in acetate! I like working with acetate, but it can be tricky - having to think of what can be seen into the next layer & the placement of your adhesive can drive you mad when planning a page!! But I was up for the challenge! (I may have taken it in a little bit of a different direction that she might have expected though!!)

Today, I am just teasing you with the cover! You will have to check back in a couple of weeks (October 21st to be exact!) in my next Creative Cuts & More post to see more!

Sweet 16 Banner Album

You've heard the saying "a Banner Year?" Well, why not a "Banner Album?" I picked the Banner/Pennant die to work with for this album, but, suprise, surprise - I thought outside of the box & it doesn't open up to a banner! (You'll begin to see just what I mean on the 21st!) Also, sorry about the lighting in the above pix - tried both natural & lamp-lit. Neither really does it justice!

I had 2 cupcakes to work with, so I cut one up & embossed the lower part; Glimmer Misted the top to look like chocolate & gave the candle a little more depth & a glittery flame. Then I stickled here & there on the frosting to add more dimension. (The shopping bag (up on CC&M soon) on the next layer is showing through, but looks like part of the cover!)

The cover without all the layers behind

Above that is a balloon that I Glimmered with a couple layers of color to achieve the funky orange & stickled the 16 on there free-hand.

The top of the banner is just 8x8 patterned paper from DCWV trimmed to size with the word "Sweet" stamped on it in the same hot pink I used on the cupcake. I added some other clear embellishments from my stash (super old Heidi Swapp hearts!) & some great seem binding for the balloon string.

Everything else you see, is on the layers behind the cover! So much fun & quite the mystery as to what you might find on the other pages! Don't be afraid of acetate! Just let your imagination go wild & layer away!! It was really quite fun to pull together!!

And remember, Creative Cuts & More has over 100 new dies,

available in all sorts of colors & several materials! If you are ordering an album, you can get as many pages as you want in all sorts of shapes & sizes too!!

See you soon!

Designer: Becky Voth