My Other Creations: Pastry Banner

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is, "A is for....."  Maybe I was hungry when I started brainstorming, but A was for Appetite for me.  I was craving something sweet and flaky and frosted and fattening, so I paid homage to pastry with this little banner:

 

I could picture this adorning a table or a tiered cake stand to highlight that perfect...ah-hem....store-bought cake or cupcake collection (baking- not a forte of mine).

This wasn't too hard to make because I incorporated some great little journaling cards from Melissa Frances' Sweet Life set and that did half of the work for me.  Note to self: continue to investigate alternate uses for journaling cards, which are fabulous!  

 
I cut some banners using the Little B Pennant die (fishtail flags) and My Favorite Things' Jumbo Party Hat die (triangle pennants).  I also used the My Favorite Things donut die to create the donut embellishments.

 

I punched out some circles, folded them in half and glued them to each other with the yarn in between for an added bit of dimension.  I attached all the pieces to a fabric strip, added some fabric scrap ribbons, flowers and some cute little bows make with Tim Holtz's paper string.

Unfortunately, making this banner only made me crave a donut more and not less, so it's off to the bakery I go!  And speaking of worthwhile shopping, I got these fantastic banner supplies from Simon Says Stamp:

Little B Designer Cutting Die Pennants	My Favorite Things Donut Die-namics	Sizzix Big Shot Machine	Lifestyle Crafts Genius Ultimate Platform System	Kaisercraft Blue Bay 6x6 Paper	American Crafts Dear Lizzie Serendipity 6x6 Paper	American Crafts Shimelle 6x6 Paper
Echo Park Happy Days 6x6 Paper	My Mind′s Eye Dwell 6x6 Paper	1" Circle Punch--EK Success	Idea-ology Paper String	Timber Brown StazOn	Walnut Stain - Distress Ink

Surely you will come up with some ever-so-clever A projects!  Upload them to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog so we can bask in your creativity.  You'll also be automatically entered in the Simon Says Stamp drawing for a $50 store voucher.  Can't wait to see what you make!