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Welcome to Scrap Happens ~ Embellish It's 2nd Blogaversary Blog Hop!!!

I am excited to wish Jenn a Happy Blogversary!

You should have arrived from MELANIEs blog but if you have just stumbled upon my blog, click HERE to start from the beginning.

This hop is an ANYTHING GOES hop and there are so many different craft projects to see along the way.

Here is the lineup in case you get lost along the way!!

1. Scrap Happens~Embellish It --- http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/
2. Tara Barnes Bruening --- http://craftindesertdivas.blogspot.com
3. Tammy Smith --- http://cuttinandstampin.blogspot.com
4. Amber Neal-Johnson --- http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com
5. Robin Carroll --- http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/
6.  Melanie Rozwood --- http://afternoonscrapper.blogspot.com/
7. Lori Apgar --- http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/****HERE
8. Norma G. --- http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/****NEXT
9. Maria Matter --- http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com
10. Angie Livingston --- http://angiescraftypad.blogspot.com
11.  Robin Lane --- http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/

And now onto my project:

I started with this frame.  The opening is about 7.5" x 15" and was sold "as is" at Michaels.  It was probably a custom frame that did not work for the customer who ordered it.  It was perfect for what I had in mind....

I am a visual crafter and have learned that by using Cricut Craft Room and my Imagine Cartridges together, I could see just how big (height AND width) each image is.  I can not print and cut (right now) with CCR, so I took the size that I wanted and cut the pieces out on my Imagine.

I used the banner flags from Yummy Cricut Imagine cartridge.

I cut two of each banner flags and the layers sized to 2.5 inches.

In order to fit on the banner flags, I sized theses letters from Martha Stewart Birthday Cake Art at .70 inches.

The banner flags were not filling up the space like I wanted to I went back to Gypsy.  

I put a banner flag from Birthday Bash on my mat about the same size as the Yummy flags.  I opened up a new Layer and copied the banner flag on it.  I enlarged the flag until the layers looked good (3.22 inches).

I cut out the banner flags in the same blue cardstock as the letters.  I embossed the flags with Stampin' Up Chevron Sixxiz embossing folder.  I tied the banner flags together with pink and blue twine.

Thank you for stopping by!!

Your next stop on the hop is NORMA.