Bright Summer Mantel with DIY Paper Banner

I love creating pretty home decor with pretty paper! One of my favorite spaces to decorate is our NEW mantel! I created a bright and happy mantel with a darling paper banner and some bright and happy things I already had on hand!

DIY Paper Banner Using Scrapbook Paper

This paper banner uses 4×3 paper sayings and it is SO easy to put together! I just cut the sayings apart and then added a few embellishments

New Hey! Hello! Paper at JoAnn Stores

My new Hey! Hello! line is NOW available at JoAnn Stores!! Hurray!! You can grab it at your local store or go online and have it delivered right to your door.

Hey! Hello! Paper Line Cuttable Paper Sayings

One of the things I love most about the new Hey! Hello! line are the specialty saying papers! There is a paper for ANY occasion which makes creating cards SO easy! There is a friendship paper, get well/sympathy, birthday and thank you papers!

Make a 5-Minute DIY Paper Banner

I cut apart the friendship and a little of the thank you papers to create this banner! Each specialty paper has 3×4 and 2×2 sayings plus tags for gift giving. I used all of the shapes on this banner!

Attach Hey! Hello! Embellishments

The Hey! Hello! line also has the most adorable die cuts and embellishments. Then I added a few embellishments to the banner peices.

Hole Punch the Top of Each Banner Piece

I used the hold punch that comes in the Banner Board Punch. It’s so handy! It’s great for making banner pieces out of scrapbook paper.

Thread Twine Through Each Banner Piece

Then all I had to do is thread a piece of twine through each of the banners to connect them together. And hang it up!

Create a Bright Summer Mantel

Hang Up a DIY Paper Banner

I hung the paper banner on the mantel. I secured the ends by placing them under some candle sticks.

Add Additional Elements

White candlesticks provided some neutral elements that I used to layer under the brighter items.

Frame Bright Scrapbook Paper

I added a main saying that is a blown up version of one of the embellishments in my Hey! Hello! line. I love the “Put Your Positive Pants On” saying – I say it to my kids all the time!! I also framed some scrapbook papers from the line and put those on both sides of the mantel.

Add Fresh Greens

You can add bright fresh flowers or faux ones like I did. I added a few branches of pink flowers and a potted topiary to bring a sense of “freshness” to the mantel.

Make Paper Medallions for Color

Another element I brought in is a paper medallion. Paper medallions are so easy and fun to make! Check out my Paper Medallion tutorial to make some for YOUR mantel or shelf!

Other Ways to Use DIY Paper Banners

You can use your paper banner on a mantel or a shelf. But you can also use a paper banner on a doorway or a wall! A fun idea is to make a friendship paper banner and decorate a friend’s door for their birthday or as a way of saying congratulations on something fun!

Find Hey! Hello! at JoAnn Stores

Check out the CUTE new Hey! Hello! line at JoAnn Stores! There are pretty papers, an amazing project pad, embellishments and MORE!

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I’d love to have you tag me on Instagram at @tatertotsandjello and show me what YOU are working on!

Have a Creative Day!

xoxo

Disclosure – I am a designer with Pebbles and I am thrilled to have my line at JoAnn Stores!!

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Can you even believe summer break is just around the corner?  Hi friends!  It’s Wendy Sue Anderson here today, and I am in awe, wondering how the snow has melted and flowers are blooming and the final school bell for this year will be ringing soon!  I think that calls for a party!!

Throw a Bright and Happy Summer Party

And this time, it’s all about the girls!  Of course, part of the fun of having a party is planning and decorating – so I was anxious to put Jen’s “Chasing Adventures” collection to work for me.  The floral prints and fun girl accents were just the perfect elements to decorate for the girl’s party I wanted to plan. 

Make a DIY Summer Party Banner

I started with a simple “summer” banner that was easy to whip up with my Silhouette machine and plenty of pretty papers and accents.  Isn’t that bike rider the CUTEST???

Add Paper Accents from the Chasing Adventures Line

And the camera-wielding gal just makes me want to go on a vacation so I can take cute pictures!  

Sew Elements for an Added Touch

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that I put my sewing machine to work on this banner too – I love adding colorful stitching to projects as a subtle little detail.

Decorate Cupcakes with Paper Wrappers

Of course, any party that’s worth having needs treats!  Cupcakes are the perfect treat – because cupcakes.

Create Easy Cupcake Toppers

The patterned papers make cute little wraps and I added some more of the cute summer girls as cupcake toppers!

Wrap Water Bottles in Pretty Paper

Water always tastes better on a hot summer day – and if it’s been cutified and ready to sip through a fun straw, all the better!

Create Paper Party Favor Bags

Everyone knows that giving guests a fun little favor bag is just as fun as receiving gifts!

Use a Cut File to Create the Bags

These little favor bags were easy to whip up with coordinating papers and a silhouette cut file! 

Silhouette Paper Bag Cut File

Add Simple Paper Tags

The tags were easily added by cutting some of the square/rectangle elements into tag shapes and tying on with colorful string.

Welcome summer, welcome party time, and may you have as much fun “Chasing Adventures” as I did!

You can find out more about Chasing Adventures through Pebbles Inc!

Thank you for the CUTEST Summer Party ideas, Wendy!!

I LOVE the way you used our Chasing Adventures papers and embellishments. It’s gorgeous!! Here are some other amazing ideas that Wendy has created!

How adorable is this recipe book that Wendy created?

You HAVE to check out the Disney Travelers Notebook that Wendy created. Adorable!!!

Be sure to follow Wendy:

Just Me and My Little World

@wendysuea

Have a Creative Day!

xox

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