I decided our under-construction family room needed some Valentine's Day cheer. So I found this really easy heart banner here.As I've said in the past, scrapbooking paper is a rip-off and I hate paying a lot for it...I have a SECRET way to find free paper! Check out this post for info.
Anyway, I found some cute patterns and Photoshopped them to pretty pinks and reds for Valentine's Day. I printed out 2 pieces of each of the 5 patterns. If your paper is really thin, I would suggest mounting on cardstock to make them heavier.
Then I cut out my heart template
I traced the hearts on the scrapbook paper
Then I cut out all my hearts
(I saved the small hearts for another small project for the hubby's gift)
I linked the hearts together to create a long chain
Then I taped the slit on the back of each heart
Now I smile every time I walk into our messy family room and see it.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Can you recommend the paper site that you used? I like the papers that you chose, but I'm not finding any I like when I google.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing such a cute idea!
Thanks for the question, Amy. These particular patterns are really old files that I photoshopped to change the colors to pinks and reds.
ReplyDeleteSome of the places I have found images in the past include:
Google image search
http://www.shabbyprincess.com
http://www.cottagearts.net
yahoo group - GoDigitalScrapbooking
http://www.twoheartstogether.com
http://www.keepandshare.com
http://scrapbookideas.wordpress.com
You may have to join some of these in order to get free patterns. Hope this helps!
this would be really fun over a dining room table for a vday dinner with friends!
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I like the way you've intertwined the hearts. Looks pretty against the color of your wall too!
ReplyDeleteYour heart garland is so cute and you can use it again from year to year!
ReplyDeleteLove this idea for garland. I'm thinking shamrocks or eggs would be adorable too!
ReplyDeleteI Love this I can't wait to make one for our living room
ReplyDeletekristie from http://simplycraftyblog.blogspot.com/
thats just marvellous.. I'm gonna use it as an engagement wall for my friend! thanks for sharing!
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