Mosaic Valentine Banner

Hello, it's me Patti Campbell here to share some Valentine's Day magic on my first post of 2021 as an ArtFoamies Guest Designer.

For this project I used:

• 140 lb watercolor paper
• Pink and red cardstock
• Ann Butler | Heart Burst by ArtFoamies
• Nathalie Kalbach | Weave by ArtFoamies
• RubberMoon Patreon Exclusive Nov. 2020 Jone Hallmark
• Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
• Moonlight Duos in Milky Way Magenta, Mars Red, and Heavenly Pink
• Guangna neon gel pens in orange, light green, dark green, pink, blue, purple and gold
• PVA glue
• Scissors
• Twine

Step 1:

I stamped each of the ArtFoamies four times on the watercolor paper using a combination of the Moonlight Duos.

Step 2:

I made a paper template of a heart, traced it onto the stamped images, and then cut them out. 

Step 3:

I made a larger heart template and traced it onto the red and pink cardstock four times each and cut them out.

Step 4:

I stamped the Jone Hallmark stamp on watercolor paper using the Ranger ink five times, colored them in with the gel pens, and cut them out.

Step 5:

I folded the double bird images in half to make a single bird and then poked a tiny hole in the bottom for the twine to go through.

Step 6:

To make the mosaic look, I took one of the stamped hearts and cut it into several pieces. I glued the pieces to the red heart, leaving spaces in between the pieces forming a mosaic look. Then I repeated this with all eight hearts. 

Step 7:

I threaded the birds onto an approx. 4 ft. long piece of twine. Then I spaced them out so the hearts would fit between them and glued them into place.

Step 8:

I took a red heart and a pink heart and glued them together around the twine in between the birds. Then I repeated this step with the rest of the hearts.

Step 9:

With the twine I created a tassel for the bottom and tied a loop in the top.

Hope you enjoyed my fun and easy Mosaic Valentine Banner.

Love and laughter, Patti