I made my first "full sized" banner in a while last night. This JOY banner is for my friend Candy. She is a preschool teacher and a photographer. Last month she had the daunting task of photographing our group of 9 for an extended family photo shoot. And the 9th person was our dog Jake. We worked out a bartering arrangement and I am paying her in handcrafted banners. I already gave her a USA banner back in September and still have to make a Welcome banner for her guest room. This JOY banner came together pretty quickly and I am pleased with the result--and I daresay that she was too.
All the paper is from Basic Grey, the Fruitcake line from last Christmas. I used another new font for the lettering and I think this one shows up pretty well. The bird on the top corner of the J pennant is from Michaels--had to slice off about 1/3 of him so he would sit flat on the paper.
It was a good project to get the creative juices flowing and get me warmed up for the Ga Ga for Garlands Holiday swap that's due next week...
