Banners/Flags/Pennants are all the rage in paper crafting right now. Just look through a few project galleries and you will see them all over scrapbook pages and cards! They come in sticker and die cut form too! You can find them made of chipboard also! And there are even stamps so you can create your own banners. Today, I have another way for you to create banners, flags and pennants: Use your Scraps!
This layout is about a cruise we took last fall so I wanted it to have a very fun, playful look! I took a handful of Bella scraps leftover from making some projects with the Family Dynamix and Sophisticates lines. Then, I cut the scraps into strips of varying sizes. Next, I freehanded with my scissors and cut a "v" in the bottom of each one. I lined each individual "pennant" up across the page in between my pictures. Then I "connected" them with colorful brads. To embellish the pennants, I added bling and stickers from the Family Dynamix Alpha+Bits Cardstock Sticker sheet.
I think this made a very fun way to stay current with today's trewnds in papercrafting, and also keep those scraps from going to waste!
love it!! Great banner......love the brads between the flags....love the doodles around the paper! Adorable! xo
Posted by: Wendy Lee | May 10, 2011 at 08:41 AM
oh i love this!!! i love the brads!
Posted by: mary pat | May 10, 2011 at 10:53 AM
I am on the banner bandwagon!!! this layout is sooooo cute.
Posted by: Sheri Feypel | May 10, 2011 at 03:57 PM
Brilliant! U r genius GMac!
Posted by: Katie burnett | May 10, 2011 at 06:55 PM
Love Love Love this layout! Awesome job!
Posted by: morgan | May 10, 2011 at 07:27 PM
Love the banners and the doodling, Gretchen!! ^_^
Posted by: {leah} | May 10, 2011 at 07:44 PM
Gretchen, this is stunning. I love, love, love the banners...(-:
Posted by: Jules The Bling Princess | May 11, 2011 at 05:24 AM
I love that banner!!
Posted by: Angela Gutshall | May 11, 2011 at 06:51 AM
Soooo cute, Gretchen!!!
Posted by: Elisha Pharr | May 11, 2011 at 07:09 AM