Friday, March 23, 2012

Spring Wall Banner

It was time to make another banner for the wall between my front door an window. This time I made one for spring! I didn't initally like how this was looking when I started. I chose the colors based on the inspiration of the patterned papers. They all came from The Spring Stack by DCWV. Once I had all the scalloped circles and letters put together I thought it looked a little dark, but once I added everything else to it I actually loved it!
The scalloped circles were cut at 4" and the inner circles are cut at 3 1/2," both are from Cricut Essentials (pre-loaded on the E2). The letters are cut at 3" from the Songbird cartridge. I used both the shadow and regular feature. I used foam adhesive to attach the letters to the scalloped circles. The sun and clouds are cut from Pooh and Friends, the rainbow is cut from Hello Kitty Greetings, The rain is from Indie Art, and the umbrella is from the Wedding cartridge. I added some Glimmer Mist to the sun, I embossed the cloud on the rainbow with the D'vine Swirls embossing folder, I flocked the clouds and added glossy accents to the rain for some added dimension. I finished off the banner with some pale yellow pearls and tied a bow around a loop of ribbon and attached it to the back of the banner to hang it on the wall.
I made this for the following challenges:

14 comments:

  1. Such a lovely banner. Thanks for joining us at Cooking with Cricut. Olivia

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  2. Oh gosh, this is lovely! What a wonderful way to get Spring here sooner (we had SNOW today - eep!). I love all the details you included, and that rainbow reminds me of the song Rainbow Connection (one of my favorites!). Thanks so much for joining us this week at CWC!
    Nita
    www.niftynitanotes.blogspot.com

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  3. Adorable banner, really great job! Thanks for joining us at CWC this week!
    http://scrapqueen141.blogspot.com/

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  4. OMG, Paula, this is just adorable. Each cut you selected is a perfect representation of spring. What a delightful addition to your home. Thanks for entering the Spring Song challenge at CWC.
    Hugs,
    Larelyn
    handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com

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  5. Very cute fun Spring banner. Love the colors and the shape. Thanks for joining us at Cooking with Cricut this week.

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  6. What a super sring wall hanging, such detail and lovely colours. Thanks for joining us at Whimsical Wednesday.
    Hugs Sue W.

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  7. Paula, I really love how this turned out:) I like all the fine details (the background paper). I can tell you put a lot of thought into the project. It makes the whole project come together so nicely. Fabulous!! TFS and thanks for playing with us this week at Cooking With Cricut!
    ~Madison CWC DT funkycards.blogspot.com

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  8. Gorgeous banner! Thanks so much for joining us this week at CTO

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  9. Absolutely adorable banner! I have been making a lot that are horizontal, love the vertical. ;)

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  10. super cute banner.. i love all the details that went into this it makes it all come together. thanks for joining in the fun with us this week at Cooking with Cricut! Best of luck!
    -Jamie L
    babyblueangel_30@yahoo.com

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  11. What a wonderful banner, I love the adorable die-cuts you used to represent Spring! Thanks for joining us this week @ CTO for your "Welcome Spring" Challenge :)

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  12. Very nice! I love when you can use carts like Hello Kitty and Pooh for something like this! Thanks for joining us at Cooking with Cricut!

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  13. This is an AMAZING banner! I am just in love with it. Thanks so much for playing with us a Cooking with Cricut!

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