Art Girl Banner

A great way to start off the new year! A fun, easy project that looks great and declares your love of art to the universe.
Or maybe just to your cat.
No matter, let it bring a smile to your face each time you look at your project!

I started out with the Banner Builder Dovetail Set. It comes in a set of four, so you will need two sets.
I painted the back scalloped edge pieces black, front and back.
I used one of the top pieces as a template and cut all of my background papers.

I painted the Flower Stackers and the One Inch Scallop Punch Elements white.
I actually used three sets of the Flower Stackers because I wanted eight large flowers for the tops of my banner pieces, but you can use any size flowers you choose.

I glued the background papers to the top layer of the banner pieces and set them aside to dry.
I then glued them on to the scalloped black painted bottom layer of the banner pieces.
Next, I cut a green sheet of scrapbook paper into seven 2 3/4 inch squares and a creamy yellow sheet into seven squares that measured 2 inches.
I played around with some lettering on graph paper and then hand-lettered each yellow 2 inch square with A R T G I R L.....

 After they dried, I glued them on to the green 2 3/4 inch squares, let them dry and then attached them to the banner pieces, making sure each one is centered consistently with the others.
When all was dry, I stacked and glued my flowers on at the top center of each banner piece.
I cut out lots of butterflies and a couple of bugs and attached them to each piece as I saw fit.
I added white paint dot around the edge of the black scalloped pieces and around the lettering to make it pop.
And of course, a little bit of glitter....

A little hot glue attaches the velvet ribbon to the back and it's ready to go!

SUPPLIES:
Banner Builder Dovetail Set
Flower Stackers
One Inch Scallop Punch Elements

Additional Supplies:
Acrylic paint
metal findings (foe embellishing your flowers)
Scrapbook papers: I used Graphic 45 8x8 Floral Shoppe, Bo Bunny Double Dot Vintage Chiffon and Evergreen. The butterflies and bugs are from Graphic 45 Flutter.
Stickles Glitter Glue in Diamond
Brilliance galaxy Gold Stamp Pad

Thank you for stopping by!