Hi crafty pals! I'm going to have you humming 'under the sea' by the end of this post! Happy Monday and a happy Summer Monday it is! We hit 100 degrees over the weekend, and the State Fair started, so, yep, it's Summer! I'm already starting to get Fall and Winter stamps in the mail for design assignments, but I'm holding on to Summer crafting for a little bit longer! I like to start thinking about Fall in August! Do you agree?? I hope you had a nice weekend!
Today I'm sharing NOT a card! LOL. I made a cool banner out of the newest and coolest Queen & Company Shaker Card Kit! I had SOOOOO much fun making this project! It's been a long time since I crafted a banner... And I got out my eyelets too! It was a nice day in the craft room creating this for a friend. If you're not familiar, I really recommend that you pop over to the Queen & Company website and check out their fabulous kits. I made this entire banner from one kit, and didn't even use half of the items!! Shake, shake, shake! Lots of photos in this post! Grab a coffee!
Here is the finished banner! EEK. So cheery and festive! I looooove all those colorful sea animals!! (this is not an easy thing to photograph. LOL. My hubs is standing up against the wall on the right! HA) There are nine banners total. The one in the center is stamped. I'll show lots of close ups.
ALL the papers and shaker shapes are from the kit. This paper pack has the prettiest colors! Here is a close up of the mermaid! I used a few copics to give her face some cheeks and a chin.
A happy dolphin against that bright yellow!
I bought these chipboard banners in a set from Hobby Lobby. They are already cut in the right shape, and have the holes punched in them. Nice and easy! I used glue to glue the paper to the front of the banner shape and then used my exacto knife to trim off the center pictured here.
I sort of laid out my color scheme and my shapes before I made it all. Here is my in process on my desk... It's a good photo to show the dies. They are so nice and cut a perfect crisp edge every time. ALL the dies, an entire paper pad, a full stamp set, the acetate, the foam, the shaker bits....ALL included in the kit.
The included stamp set has the cutest sentiments for your ocean cards!!!
I had to rummage through a few boxes in my craft studio to find my Crop-o-dile! Sheesh! It's been a minute since I set some eyelets!!! I really think they eyelets finish off the banners so nicely. Makes it look super professional and polished. Plus, the Crop-o-dile is so easy to use. Anyone else remember when we used to put eyelets on EVERYTHING???
After I had all the banner shapes made with the ocean elements, I used Chunky Doodlebug Twine to string them together. PERFECT!!
Those little shell sequins are SO pretty!!!!
Here's a close up of the stamped banner in the center of the big banner! I used the gorgeous new Mermaid Sea Stones as accents!! Ooh la la.
I'm pretty sure the little crab guy is my favorite!!!! Or maybe the shark....
I made a small note card to enclose with the banner to send off to my friend! I used the pretty scalloped square from the Foundation Dies and mounted it over a folded sheet of white cardstock. Makes a nice little card!
Thanks for coming by to see my project today! Are you singing all the songs from Little Mermaid yet?? I am! I hope you have a blessed and happy week ahead!
Still searching for the right word to describe this work of art, awesome, fabulous, cute, stunning! Amazing vision you have to keep creating these designs. Love this project...
Posted by: Geneva | 07/16/2019 at 09:30 AM
This is just darling! As usual your color choice and detail make it an amazing project! Such a fun idea!
Posted by: Julie L | 07/15/2019 at 07:34 PM
Your friend is lucky to have you.... This is so fun. My 8 year old granddaughter is crazy for mermaids and unicorns. Talk about eyelets, I still have my Mom's hand held tool for setting eyelets. But my daughter got me a cropodile for my birthday some years ago. The colors are so fun and I do love that crab the most, with those Google eyes. Have a great week and stay cool!
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 07/15/2019 at 10:56 AM
OH MY! This is the cutest idea!!
Posted by: Nancy Hassan | 07/15/2019 at 06:37 AM