Happy New Year Banner!

I had so much fun making the Thanksgiving Banner; I decided to make a Banner for my New Year’s Project too. I’m traveling again, so hope you can see the pictures clearly.

Supplies:
2 Blue Card Stock Sheets
1 Lighter Blue Card Stock Sheet
1 Blue Christmas Patterned Paper
1 Sparkling White Card Stock
Snowflake Stickers
Beyond Birthday Cartridge
Black Letter Cartridge
Martha Stewart Lace Punch
Glue Pen and Adhesive
Ice Blue Ink and Sponge
Hole Punch
Smaller Blue or White Ribbon or Embroidery Thread
Larger White or Blue Ribbon for Bows
Bling

Cut (12) 4 X 4 1/2 inch squares out of the Blue Card Stock.

Cut (12) 3 X 4 inch squares out of the Blue Christmas Patterned Paper.

Cut the letters for Happy New Year from Light Blue Card Stock at 2.06 (Gypsy size) from Shadow of Capital Letters.

Cut another set of letters for Happy New Year from Sparkling White Card Stock at 2.06 (Gypsy size) from Capital Letters.

Cut Party Hat out of Sparking White Card Stock using Beyond Birthdays Cartridge at 3.12 (Gypsy size).

Cut 2 Balloons out of Sparkling White Card Stock using Beyond Birthdays Cartridge at 3.94 (Gypsy size).

Cut the Whistle Blower out of Sparkling White Card Stock using Beyond Birthdays Cartridge at 2.76 (Gypsy size).

Cut Layer for Party Hat and Whistle Blower out of Light Blue Card Stock at 3.12 (Gypsy size).

Punch bottom of every Blue Card Stock Square and Blue Christmas Patterned Square with the Martha Stewart Lace Punch.

Using sponge, Ink sides and bottoms of all of the squares with Ice Blue Ink.

Adhere all Blue Christmas Patterned Squares to the Blue Card Stock squares, centering the Patterned Paper onto the Card Stock at the top.

Using a Glue Pen, adhere the Sparkling White Letters onto the Blue Shadow letters.

Using a Glue Pen, adhere the letters to the center of the Patterned Paper squares that you just adhered to the Blue Card Stock squares.

Adhere the Party Hat to the top left of the “H” piece in “Happy.”

Adhere the Snowflake Sticker to the top right corner of the “Y” piece in “Happy” and another one to the top right corner of the “W” in “New Year.”

Adhere one Balloon to the top left of the “N” in “New”, and the other to the top right of the “R” in “Year.”

Adhere the Whistle Blower to the top left corner of the “Y” in “Year”.

Place Jewels and Pearls onto each enhancement.

Cut 2 holes in the top of each square and thread small blue or white ribbon so all squares are side by side to hang on the wall, etc.

Make a 2 big white or blue bows, one for each side of Banner.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (Donna)