Boo! Halloween Banner + free .SVG download
October 9th, 2010
I have been wanting to do a quick and cute Halloween craft, and I thought a banner would be fun. I love the subtle Halloween feel of Robyn Meierotto’s Not So Freaky Digital Mini Kit at DHD:
So I started out by printing a few of her papers in the banner shape that I wanted.
You can print and hand-cut these shapes, but I cut mine out with my Cricut using Sure Cuts A lot and my laptop.
Then using black cardstock, I cut out a ghost, and BOO! If you have a program that allows you to cut SVG Files, I have a free download link at the end of this post.
I inked all the pieces with some gold pigment ink to just make it look a little more antiqued and slightly finished.
Next, I made “lollipops” (what do you call them?) out of tracing paper. You could use crepe paper, tissue paper, or just regular paper. I really liked how the tracing paper was a little bit see-through, but still really stiff.
To get a pointy lollipop, once you fold your paper strip, you’ll want to cut one edge diagonal like this:
Then glue them in a circle and add a little ink to dirty them up a bit.
Then I just glued everything together with a hot glue gun, and for the finishing touches, tied all the panels together with some cute orange ribbon.Voila! A quick and cute Halloween banner, that isn’t too scary to hang in your house.
Fun, easy decoration! Very cute!
Very cute! Thank you!
How cute. I want one.
The letters are absolutely gorgeous. What a fun banner!!
What a fantastic project, but I can’t seem to download either SVG file. I clicked on the links and get a image file. I’ve subscribe via google reader but knowing me, it most likely is me.
Thanks so much for the file and this is the best halloween banner ever.
This banner is so cute. Thanks for showing us how you made it. I especially like the lollipop flowers behind the letters.
Thanks for the svg files, too.
Cute banner! Thanks for sharing the svgs and the directions. Maybe I can make one next year.
Thanks so much!
how can you make cricut cuts exactly where do you want?
with Sure Cuts a Lot you can see the same grid that is on your cutting mat, and line up your cuts accordingly. There is a bit of a margin of error because of how the matt feeds into the machine, but thats why I added the extra printing area to the banners to accommodate any shifts in the cutting.
I’m going to use this idea for my son’s grad party- different occasion than original banner & yet the black and white is perfect!
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How do I open this? Do i need a special program?? Please let me know, I really want to make this…!!
I love this design, and plan on ‘lifting’ it to create a banner for my daughter’s upcoming wedding. Can you tell me what font you used for the letters? I can’t seem to find a similar font and would like to replicate these letters for her banner.
Hoping to hear from you soon (the wedding is in less than two months!) – and keep up the good work!
Leslie
Thank you