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On Wednesday I started my Cinco de Mayo party banner...   I have already done a lot of paper cutting!!! Today I am going to assemble my banner. So let's start! Just a short recap!  From the beautiful Sabor paper cut 10 pennants! 10 - Large base pennant is 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 Layered with a smaller pennant 5 1/2 x 3 Spent a lot of time embellishing my Black Cardstock  letters with my Gold Pen (this is the best gold pen ever!!!) Supplies, click on each one for a link to the product: SABOR - Ole Picado SABOR - OLE Sorpresa SABOR - OLE Fiesta SABOR - OLE Celebar SABOR - Ole Cutouts Black Cardstock Gold Pen Tacky Glue Dew Drops Glue Stick Bazzill Flowers - orange and lime green Trims - Lace and & Ribbons SARI Silk   Adhere the smaller pennants to the larger pennants, then add the letters with glue Glue Stick . Trim the tops of each of the pennants with black lace using tacky glue. Embellish each pennant with ...

Hope you had a wonderful day yesterday!  Am I crazy or did the year go by faster than the last?    Every year I promise myself I will start my shopping earlier, write my cards Thanksgiving weekend, bake cookies, the decorations up at least 3 weeks before the big day.   Maybe next year!        For now it is back to creating!  Hot air balloons are one of my favorite things to create.  Hope you enjoy this tutorial as much as I did creating it.       A quick review on how to make the balloon!     Supplies you will need: Activa Ridge Wrap, scissors, balloons (small water balloons), container for warm water, protective cover for table.   Cut Ridge Wrap into strips (about 1 1/2 x 4) and blow up balloons... you are now ready to start applying Ridge Wrap.  Wet Ridge Wrap thoroughly in the bowl of warm water, remove...

Hope you have enjoyed all the ideas our design team has been sharing this month for our theme "It's a WRAP".  We still have a few more days to go! Trims can be used to wrap around a gift box , tie on the handle of a gift bag , attach tags and more!!! Sometimes all a package needs is trims and ribbons to dress it up... See these trims & ribbons  and more at  AlteredPages.com    Floral Flat Jute              Silk ribbon 1/4 inch wide Ivory, Champagne and Pink   Cotton Ribbons Musical Notes, Bees, Crowns and Fleur de Lis   Hand Dyed Ribbons   Shear Ribbon Lavender Daisy Ribbon     Baker's Twine Great color combinations!     Festive Trims Red or Green   And That's a WRAP!