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Welcome Spring Banner
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Announce the arrival of Spring with this papercraft banner!
Welcome Spring Banner
Materials:
Solid cardstock (12"×12")
Scrapbook paper (2 coordinating patterns) (12"×12")
Scrapbooking flowers or stickers
Small beads
Cardboard alphabet letters or letter stickers
Coordinating ribbon and lace
Tools:
Scissors (straight and decorative)
Hole punch
Glue
Ruler
Ribbon template (52k .PDF file)
Pencil
Instructions:
- Gather tools and materials. Cut a 12"×4½" rectangle from cardstock. Round corners if desired.
- Cut an 11½"×4" rectangle from scrapbook paper using decorative scissors. Round corners if desired. Glue scrapbook rectangle to cardstock rectangle.
- Cut out template ribbon shape, then trace template onto scrapbook paper and cut out. Glue scrapbook ribbon shape to rectangles, tilted at an angle.
- Glue flowers or add stickers of your choice to top left and bottom right corners.
- Glue cardboard letters or add letter stickers to banner. Punch two holes along the top, 4" from left and right edges.
- Tie ribbon through punched holes to form handle, trimming off any excess ribbon. Tie small pieces of lace at each end of the ribbon handle. Hang and enjoy!
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4 Comments
April 1st, 2008 at 11:46 am
Very fun and so simple! Thanks for another great idea! =)
Theresa in TX
April 1st, 2008 at 3:29 pm
It is beautiful!
Since we had windchills near thirty today, I can use all the Spring pictures I can find.
My husband and I were outside this afternoon and I was asking him if he thought it would ever be warm again (being a former engineer, he got all scientific and all… I just wanted a reassurance).
April 2nd, 2008 at 8:18 pm
I love your sparkling tagboard letters - may I ask where you found them? I have a ‘motto’ in mind for our sweet girl’s room! She would love the sparkle!!!! It would match her eyes when she’s laughing!
The motto ‘A place for everything and everything in it’s place!’
We’re having some trouble remembering that these days!
April 4th, 2008 at 10:05 am
What an adorable banner; it’s so very pretty and perfectly evocative of this new season in time. Thank you for sharing your project and the instructions.
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