Saturday, July 31, 2010

Happy Birthday banner


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Our theme for July is "HAPPY BIRTHDAY".

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For my project this month, I decided to make a Birthday banner and I will share the tutorial with you here.
I started by making a template (3 1/2 X 4 1/2 inches) I made a mark at 1 3/4 and drew a triangle shape.


Cut out as many triangles as there are letters (for my project, I did my name).

I wanted a scalloped edge on my triangles, so I used my border punch and made some scalloped pieces. I adhered them with glue.


Here's how I got the rounded edge at the point of the triangle:
step 1: Adhere one scalloped piece along one edge.


Step 2: Trim the edge as shown.
Step 3: Adhere second piece, aligning them and making sure 2 halves of a scallop are matching up.
Step 4: Using your scissors, trim the second scalloped piece.
Using various supplies, embellish your triangles. Adhere to a strip of ribbon.



I added some Prima flowers on the ends of my banner. Oh, and I used Lovebug's JUNE kit!


Hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

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10 comments:

Margo said...

Great tutorial - my son's would love to do this for the sports teams they love!!

April D said...

very cute...that woul look great hanging in a scrap room or above the kids beds with their names on them.

Colleen said...

Awesome banner, great job.

Jean Marie said...

Thank you so much for sharing the tutorial..your banner came out beautiful!

Lizzy Simpson said...

LOVE the banner! So cute, so easy, so wonderful!!!

Lizzy

Stephanie said...

What a neat banner! Great tutorial!

Tanya said...

Great banner- Wonderful tutorial!

Sophie said...

Love how you used the June kit papers! This banner looks fabulous!!! Happy birthday, Carla!

Adrea said...

Thank you for the tutorial. It is such a great looking banner!

vezina 73 said...

I love this idea!! I think I will make one for my son's room this weekend.