Wednesday, June 22, 2016

4th of July Banner - File Available

I am going off to Branson for a few days to teach my cousin and her friend how to make cards. My sister and my Aunt Betty will be making the trip with me and I am sure we will have a great time on the 5 hour drive as my family always has a fabulous time when we are together. Before I get going and will likely be out of pocket for a few days I wanted to get this project posted. Last month I had posted A Little Laminating Tip now I am going to show you what I was working on when I found out how to do a little fix when laminating. 

It was really hard to get a good picture of the banner at full length since the finished project is probably around 9 feet long. It might look better if you click the picture and make it bigger. I had planned on making this last year for Andrea but a few things got in the way of me getting it done. 















I used cardstock for the pennants and for the letters I used silver colored vinyl. I wasn't sure my laminator could take 4 layers of cardstock and it's probably a good thing I didn't since I did have some problems with the laminating sheets sticking together due to the thickness. I used 5mil laminating sheets and maybe if I had used a thinner sheet it might have worked without having to get out the heat gun.




In order to break up the wording I cut some star and put them between the words. I think they worked out well and I did think of several different things to try but the stars just seemed to work the best. The stars laminated easily since they are only one layer. 







I think in this picture you can see the stitching I did on the pennant and that was done with a white gel pen. I'm not sure how well you can see the way I joined the pennants but it was rather simple. I used my Crop-O-Dile to punch holes and then used some Maya Road cord for tying them together. 





If you would like to make a banner you can download the file below:


8 comments:

  1. Blue with white stars ... white with red stripes ... silver letters ... the perfect 4th of July banner (or any other patriotic occasion)! Love it

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  2. I love this banner! Hope you have a good trip to Branson. I have always wanted to go, you will have to tell us about your trip when you get back! Have fun!!!

    Marilyn C.

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  3. Love the banner and thank you for the file. Hope you have a great trip.

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  4. I love this banner! Thank you for sharing this file and have a great time in Branson!

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  5. Your banner looks amazing Shirley! I love the stitching you did and it is always a good thing to laminate if you want it to last. Have a wonderful trip to Branson with your family!! Hugs, Brenda

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  6. Thank you for sharing your file. I am thinking of making one to put on the table where the Cub Scouts sell hot dogs and ice cream for our neighborhood FourthFest.

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  7. Thank you very much for this fun banner!

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