Christmas Noel Banner

I’m pleased to be posting today as part of the Silhouette Challenge Group.

This Month the group posts are pretty special as they’re the last for the Facebook Group this year. What makes it  extra special is that this post includes a great Giveaway. Details are further on but first here is my project. The Theme is Holiday Crafts.

I’ve made a Christmas Noel Banner. It’s a pretty simple design of the Word “Noel”, with each letter surrounded by a lovely Quatrefoil Frame.

I’m sharing the Free Cutting File for the “Noel Banner” but as an added extra I’m also including a blank frame, so you can make your own word banners with this shape: maybe Peace, Joy, etc…

How to…

I haven’t added step by step pics here as it very basic and easy, but just ask if need be!

• In Studio, write a word or name in the font of your choice. I used Franklin Gothic Medium, a Sans Serif Font.
• Ungroup the letters of the word.
• Copy and paste the empty Quatrefoil frame until there is one frame for each letter of the word.
• Work with one letter and frame at a time. Place a letter within the frame.
• Select & Drag the letter from the corner to resize. You want it just big enough to overlap the frame by a smidge (very precise!) at the top and bottom of the inside edge of the frame.
• When happy with the size, Copy and Paste the letter and set the extra letter aside.
• Go back to the letter that’s in the frame and with both selected, Select  Align > Click Center.
• With both still selected > Right Click and Weld.

And that’s it! All those extra letters are the contrasting overlay which I also embossed.  When I assembled my Banner, when overlaying the letters over the frame, I adhered them with little foam squares to add dimension.

Here’s a close up

I threaded twine through the holes, I measured and knotted on the back as I went, which kept the banner in place along the twine. It’s all pretty lightweight, so I stuck it to the wall with blutack. The smaller end shapes cover both the end of the twine and the blutack.

Here’s a Back View

The Free Files

Here’s the SVG Files For The Noel Banner

Here’s the Noel Banner File For Silhouette Studio V3

Here’s the Noel Banner File For Silhouette Studio V2

Want to Check Out More Silhouette Projects?

My Silhouette Challenge friends and I are all sharing projects on our blogs today, so enjoy the projects below for a wealth of Silhouette inspiration!

1. Small Stuff Counts // 2. My Paper Craze // 3. HaberdasheryFun // 4. Create & Babble // 5. Creative Ramblings // 6. Cutesy Crafts // 7. GiveMeAPaintbrush // 8. Architecture of a Mom // 9. The Crafting Nook // 10. Get Silvered // 11. Where The Smiles Have Been // 12. Curly Crafty Mom // 13. unOriginal Mom // 14. Ginger Snap Crafts // 15. Practically Functional // 16. Sisters, What! // 17. The Thinking Closet // 18. Dream a Little Bigger

Silhouette Giveaway

And I’ve saved the best for last. My Silhouette Challenge friends and I, in partnership with Silhouette America are hosting a mega-huge giveaway for TWO lucky winners! The prizes up for grabs?

• First prize: Silhouette Cameo 3 Bluetooth Machine Bundle. $250.00 value.
• Second prize: Silhouette Mint Custom Stamp Maker. $129.99 value.

Sweet, huh? To enter: just complete the entries in the Rafflecopter widget below. Because of my many blog friends who helped make this giveaway possible, you have 33 potential entries, which means a lot of winning power. So, hurry up and enter!

{This giveaway runs from today through Monday, December 19th at 11:59 p.m. eastern and is open to anyone 18 years of age or older with a U.S. or Canada mailing address. You can read the rest of the terms and conditions in the widget below.}

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