Summer Banners

I've really gotten into making banners for the holidays and events since the spring. These banners were super easy. I cut the stars and letters on my Cricut. To cut the letters out of the star shapes as I did on some, I used the Cricut Design Studio which allows you to design your own elements, in other words, I simply put the letter inside the star and press cut. On some of the stars, I added background colors, put the letters on top and matted a few. I used some star brads I've had for a while to attach them to the red ribbon. This banner hangs across our double front window in the dinning room.
For the boys bedroom doors, I used the same pattern, but made smaller stars. I then just ran the fuzzy string right through the stars. Some of the paper is a little patriotic for the 4th, but I'll probably leave it up until the end of July.

Baby Shower Banner

This past Saturday, I hosted a baby shower for a friend who is expecting her second daughter, Tracy, in the next few weeks. I made a banner to hang behind the table, across the window with her name. She's doing her room in lavendar and light green, and we also did her shower in those colors. I "had" to add some florals and pink though to "girl it up."

All of the shapes and letters were created with the Cricut cartridge Storybook. If you click on the image, it will open into a larger screen for a closer look.