Creating Banners

Creating Banners: Simple Tips to Creating Even V-Notches in Banners



Banner-Stampin' Up! "Go Confidently"

 

Hearts a Flutter-Stampin' Up!

Banner-Stampin' Up! "Open Sea"



Creating banners has always been hard for me.  I could never figure out how to get them exactly even.  So,even though I love banners, I never used them until recently.  This blog is going to share some 'creating banners' options for you to use to create banners of all lengths and sizes. While I'll share methods that use Stampin' Up! tools, I will also be sharing methods you can use with no special tools as well.

Option 1: This method only requires a ruler, pen, and scissors. 

1. Cut your paper the width and length you desire.
2. Decide how far you want your v-notch to go up.
3. Use a ruler to draw a line across the width where you want the v-notch cut to go.
4. Find the middle of the width.  Using a ruler, draw a line down the length of the middle of the paper.  This should give you a line down the length and width as seen in the picture.
5. Using a steady hand and scissors, cut from the left bottom corner to where the lines intersect.
6. Complete the same step from the right bottom corner to where the lines meet. You should have an even banner. 

Option 2:  This requires a square punch.  (I used Stampin' Up! 1 3/8.)

1. Cut a square from a piece of paper.  (I used my Stampin' Up! Grid paper)
2. Use that square to line up where you want to cut your v-notch.
3. From this point, you can cut it by hand OR tape it lightly with double-sided tape and use the square punch to cut your v-notch.

Use the square or a previously
cut piece as a form to cut.
Apply with double-sided tape.



Insert from the side.



Line up with the edge and punch.

I keep the triangle and write the measurement of the width so I now have one to use each time I use that width measurement.  (Length does not matter with the v-notch measurement.)  I have labled an envelope "banner forms" and put each form I create inside it for future use.

Some people are able to use the square punch without creating a form.  I had problems getting it even with the corner without a measurement to use.  If you can just slide the paper inside the square and line it up.  

Option 3: Hearts a Flutter from Stampin' Up!  (But you're limited with the length of the framelit.)

Option 4: Cricut Cutting: The "Baby Shower Catridge" is full of banners.  I'm sure there are several banner  cartridges. This is especially helpful if you need multiple banners of the same size.

I hope you enjoyed these simple methods that will allow you to make all size banners consistently.

For questions, contact me! misyra@gmail.com

Happy Crafting!