Joseys - or anyone who has made a birthday banner

jettagurl

Any tips?  I want to make one for E & G's birthday but not sure how ambitious to be.   

Did you hand-cut all the letters/backgrounds?  We're doing Dr Seuss, so I guess if they're a little wonky it will be okay!  

Thanks!  

joseysbride

I made mine by layering all the components in photoshop (background pattern, center solid color, then the letter), printed it on cardstock, and then cut each one out.  This way, I only have one thing to cut.  I did circles for Rory and rectangles with rounded corners for Cohen (pics tomorrow maybe?).  I believe the outer circles were 5.5" in diameter, and then rectangles were similar in size. 

If you don't know how to use photoshop, this is what I'd do:

- Get some patterned scrapbooking paper along with some solid 8.5x11 paper.

- In word, size each letter accordingly and then print them on the solid 8.5x11 paper.

- Cut out both, cutting the patterned paper larger than the solid paper with the letter.  - Glue them together, and then punch holes to string your ribbon through each one.  I actually used a needle and twine to do Cohen's which I loved.

joseysbride

Oh, and to cut circles, I used this handy tool along with the approprite sized templates.  For the rectangles, I just used a paper cutter and a corner rounding tool.  All found at Hobby Lobby.

https://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-School-Office-Division-48007097/dp/B000FPYPTC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1279569079&sr=8-5 

jettagurl

thanks!

I have Photoshop and that didn't even cross my mind....I use it only for invites/Christmas cards -pretty pathetic!  

I'll give that a shot and see how it goes.

 

joseysbride

Pictures that I do have:

Rory's:

https://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/megmcp/banner.jpg 

Terrible cell phone photo of the one for my neice:

https://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/megmcp/0712101904a.jpg

 

joseysbride

If you'd like me to email you the template I put together, I'd be more than happy to.  Just pm me your email address and then remind me if I forget, which has been known to happen!   I've already sent it to j*w*.

 

j-w

josey's template is fabulous!  I have already put together DS's banner using her template!  I haven't printed it, but it is all ready to go!

AngelaSue

Those are beautiful banners. I might have to send you my e-mail too to get the template to use for DS's b-day in November!

jettagurl

joseysbride:

If you'd like me to email you the template I put together, I'd be more than happy to.  Just pm me your email address and then remind me if I forget, which has been known to happen!   I've already sent it to j*w*.

 

 

What a peach you are!  I'd LOVE that.  I'll pm you now.  

 

MrsBNDO

joseysbride:

If you'd like me to email you the template I put together, I'd be more than happy to.  Just pm me your email address and then remind me if I forget, which has been known to happen!   I've already sent it to j*w*.

 

 

Totally butting in here -  but do you think maybe you could email me as well?  I LOVE what you've done, but I am SO not creative with photoshop.  Can I PM you my address? 
Thanks

Kapalua

mother effer I wish this post had happened a week ago!

 

you're very creative, joseys...I always love your stuff!