Scrappy Sweet Creations: Winter Snowman Banner

This is the project I mentioned in my post yesterday. It is a snowflake "Winter" banner with snowmen! The idea came to me as I was laying in bed trying to go to sleep a few days ago...that always seems to be the case. I was so tired, but as soon as I started to think about the details, my mind just wouldn't shut off...
But I think it turned out so cute!

I cut everything out with my Cricut. The snowmen on each letter are from the Snow Friends cartridge. I love this cartridge! Probably because I love snowmen :)
Banners aren't really something I make a lot of, but I wanted to try something new! I also, for the first time, made rosettes! Now those are fun! They intimidated me when I first started seeing them around on projects. I thought they would be difficult or I wouldn't have what I needed to make them stick together. But wow...they were fun! And so easy!
Instead of tying each snowflake together, I ran a single string of ribbon through rivets at the top and then added gems between the rivets to hold everything in place. It added some bling without overtaking the whole banner!
Here's some up close pics:

This project is entered in the following challenges:
    Art Impressions #43-Try Something New
    Friday Mashup #36-Baby It's Cold Outside
    The Pink Elephant #128-Snowflakes and Sparkle
    Ladybug Crafts #49-Snowflakes and Sparkle
    Tuesday Throwdown #77-Celebrate the Season
Thanks for stopping by!

10 comments:

Kim P11 December 2011 at 16:51
Very fun banner! Thanks for playing the Friday Mashup!
Benzi11 December 2011 at 16:55
This is such an adorable banner. I love snowmen so much. I really like how it spells out winter, too. Great job!!

So happy you joined us at Tuesday Throwdown this week.
Creative Heart Designs11 December 2011 at 18:15
I love your banner. So festive! I know exactly what you mean about getting creative ideas when you are trying to go to sleep. Happens to me all the time.

Deb Dukes
Kasey ~ in Oz12 December 2011 at 00:34
Emily, this is so wonderful, so outside the box and gorgeous!

Thanks so much for sharing with us this week.

Cheers,
Kasey ~ in Oz
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hollybeary creations12 December 2011 at 06:06
This is too cute... What cartridge did you use for your snowflakes? I need to get that snowman one it's adorable! Thanks for joining us at the Friday Mashup.
Anne Fenton12 December 2011 at 09:28
This is adorable ..how unique .. thanks for sharing with us at Art Impressions this week.
Diane's Card Designs12 December 2011 at 10:49
Gorgeous banner Emily. Love all the little snowmen. Thanks for joining us at Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge this week.
Diane xx
Tammy13 December 2011 at 06:05
Once again... Cute! Cute! Cute! LOVE IT!
Rita W14 December 2011 at 18:40
What a fun winter decoration! Love it! Thanks for joining The Friday Mashup this week!
Emily Lauritzen21 December 2011 at 07:22
Thank you for your wonderful comments! To Holly-I didn't use a cartridge. The big snowflake is an image I found online and converted it to an svg file.