My friend Ann Butler is promoting a brand new line of craft stamps and she's asked all her crafty pals to get creative with them. The stamps are cute little quilt inspired patterns you can mix and match to use in your own project designs. They're so cute and small my first thought was something fun for the dolls. Actually my first thought was to make a greeting card with a pennant banner, but I decided to make something more fun than a card… So grab your pretty party inks and let's get making a fun party banner!
Materials I used:
- Ann Butler's Faux Quilting Stamps – any set will work, I used 2 different sets.
- Stamp block
- Colorbox Crafter's Ink – Sweet Pea, Spiced Plum, Purple, Aruba, Jungle
- Colorbox Stylus and Tips
- Cardstock – white, teal, hot pink and bright yellow
- Coordinating twine
- Xyron adhesive
- Liquid adhesive
- Embroidery floss/thread
- Coordinating Buttons from Buttons Galore and More
- Heat tool
How to make a mini party banner using Ann Butler's Faux Quilting stamps
- Lay stamps out in sets on the stamp block. Mix and match patterns however you like.
- Using the stylus, blot ink color on stamps. Print stamps on white paper.
- Heat set ink.
- Apply Xyron adhesive – I used a 9″ Creative Station. If you don't have a Xyron machine, skip this step.
- Cut out stamped art into pennant shapes. Apply to colored paper. If you don't have a Xyron machine, use another adhesive here. Trim to size.
- Layer with a second colored paper, trim to size and punch holes in upper corner. You can adhere these papers together if you'd like, I did not.
- String embroidery thread through pennant holes.
- Thread buttons with embroidery thread, tie a knot and trim. Adhere to individual pennants.
Ready. Set. Go hang it up however you'd like!
Ann Butler's faux quilting stamps are available through the Unity Stamp Company. Order stamps between May 2 and May 6, 2013 and you could save 50% off using coupon code is Unity5. Check out what other great ideas are being shared using these stamps. …
So cute and colourful Jen!
Love the banner! I am so going to use that idea on a scrapbook layout!
Cute!!
Cutest bunting every! Great idea! Love it.
Lala-lovely Jen! I just had to make that comment. Seriously, very cute idea!
Love this, Jen. Did you daughter totally steal that banner when you were done photographing?
So cute! Your little princess must love these props. Love the Make a Mini Pennant Banner you did- very cool
So cute and colorful!
How cute is this? Stinking adorable…that’s how cute! So colorful and fun! I adore the mix of patterns on these stamps and how they can be used in a variety of ways for an innumerable amount of projects 🙂
Amy*
This is the sweetest mini banner. I love how you made them from the quilt stamps. How neat is that? Wonderful technique and so colorful. 🙂
This is just darn cute!!!
Jen, this really is the cutest banner I’ve ever seen. Please hand it over right now. Thank you.
super sweet
These are just adorable. Love them! They make me smile.
These are just so very cute! Love the project and great colors
WOW! Love the idea for a banner! How creative you are, Jen. Banners are so in, right now!
Love the banner, Jen and your colors!
Super idea to create pennants (bunting) with Ann’s stamps. J’adore ! x
Fun, Fun and more
Fun. Thanks for making me smile
Jen this is just to cute, I love it….you showed a wonderful way to think outside the box with the stamps! Thank you for being part of the hop!