So this past weekend I finally got some crafting done. HSN is hosting a contest in which people have to make a banner that spells out Cricut. I have seen some peoples banners and all I can say is, WOW! But I had mine out in the mail before I saw many of these amazing banners. I did the designing of this using my Gypsy which puts every cartridge that you own at your own finger tips. I finished the banner and then listed the cartridges that I used on the back. I was amazed after listing them that I used 6 cartridges in the making of this project. Here are some pictures of the banner that I sent in, here's to hoping that it gets there in 2 days.
Here is the whole banner. I did not have a cartridge with a banner that I really liked the shape of. So I did take a banner that I liked the shape of and welded basic shapes to create that same shape. I then welded and grouped those shapes together. The letters are Gypsy Fornt and after I cut them I used Copic markers to add some color. The dangles are made by overlapping different base images from Cricut Everyday and drawing on Shrinky Dinks. I then used colored pencils to color in the images. The ribbon is plain white ribbon that I colored using Copic markers.
Here is a close up of the R and the Cricut box. The letters look shiney and that is because all of them are coated with Liquid Glass.
Here is a close up of the Cricut Box Shrinky Dink.
Here we have the I and C pennant with the Cricut Expression hanging from them.
A close up of the Expression
Finally the letter U with a cartridge hanging from it.
A close up of the final Shrinky Dink
Every pennant had a border that I made welding shapes on Elegant Edges. The flowers are paper made with Tags Bags and Boxes. I cut them at 2', 1.5" and 1". I then curled the edges, punched them and added a gem or pearl brad. They were then sprayed with Pearl Glimmer Mist to add more sparkle.
This was a very fun contest to enter but it was hard to send it off. I am glad I have the patterns on my Gypsy in case I want to make on for my craft room.
Happy Creating!
Cassie