The long anticipated Birthday Party was a success!
My son's (Devlin) 5th birthday bash was yesterday and a fun time was had by all. I think the adults had about as much fun as the kids.
I made the card above to give him along with his gift - using the set "Ahoy, Matey". I thought it coordinated nicely with the pirate theme. I used some Stampin' Up! chunky glitter (for the first time) on the sword. No pirate can be without a shiny sword!
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Below is a group shot of the goody bags (using "Ahoy, Matey" and "Matey's Map") I worked on for each child. The blue and green toppers are for the boys and the orange and red for the girls. This is what has been keeping me from "regular" stamping over the past few weeks. I made a total of 20 goody bags and worked on them little by little each night. Whew!
Finally, here is a shot of the Birthday King!
Happy 5th Birthday, little guy... Mommy Loves You.
Yet another pirate themed item to show you... I got this little wooden treasure chest at a local hobby store in town (Hobby Lobby).
Keep in mind this is not complete. I am debating whether or not to embellish it any further or leave it as is. Remember, this is for a 5 year old who will play with the chest like a toy.
I decided to use Stampin' Up!'s silver card stock to cover the top and front of the chest.
Using Versamark, I stamped Matey's Map Jumbo Wheel (currently on the dormant list) on the silver cardstock.
Next, I sprinkled silver embossing powder over the entire sheet of paper and set it with my heat tool.
Rope twine (found in the Holiday Mini Catalog) was adhered using sticky strip to give a more rugged look to the chest.
This is going to be my son's "goody bag "- since he's the birthday boy, I wanted him to get something special. See the other goody bag's I made for the party as well as the invitations I've sent out.
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Here is my thought for my son's (Devlin) 5th Birthday party goody bags. I was testing this idea last night to coordinate with the invitations that I designed.
The bags aren't completely full yet, but I haven't purchased all the contents. I plan to add some crayons (to color in the pirate images), a mini bottle of bubbles, and some pirate rub-on tattoos.
The design needs to be simple considering I have to make about 25 of these. Below you will see a photo that shows the other toppers I plan to use. I used Only Orange, Real Red, Brilliant Blue, & Glorious Green (all from the Bold Brights color family).
"Matey's Map" jumbo wheel stamp was used across a piece of 4" x 6" Whisper White cardstock. This was folded in half to create the goody bag topper.
I then stamped the little treasure chest and parrot. I trimmed around the chest and punched the parrot out using the 1 1/4" circle punch.
If you click to enlarge the photos, you can see that I also decorated each piece of candy.
So... question of the day ... Am I crazy enough to make 25 of these? I think so.
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After making my son's 5th birthday invitations, I felt the urge to continue playing with the "Ahoy, Matey" stamp set.
I participated in last week's SCS sketch challenge, ways to use it challenge, and a challenge to use buttons - all in this one card.
The base of the card is Kiwi Kiss and I used two different Designer Series Papers (DSP). The blue argyle is from the collection called Frosty Day and the Kiwi Kiss circular pattern is from Haiku.
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Today, my Mom & I spent 3 1/2 hours stamping, cutting, gluing and assembling 22 of these invitations. I made four different colors for variety (see other photos in my Kreations Gallery). The group shot can be found below.
My son, Devlin is turning Five in early November and we are having a big birthday party for him at Pump it Up! Here he'll jump and play with 25 of his closest friends. I have to laugh when I think of the amount of kids he is allowed to invite. It was near impossible to pick and choose kids from his pre-school class, so we just decided to invite everyone!
These invites were made using the Criss Cross card design, you can find the tutorial here.
I borrowed a saying that I saw on SCS. At the top of the invite, It reads "Shiver Me Timbers, Snakes Alive, Devlin Kilcoyne is Turning Five!"
The saying is followed by the usual what, where, when, RSVP text. This is all found by pulling out the card from the criss cross base.
On these cards, I used the stamp sets "Ahoy, Matey" and "Matey's Map" (jumbo wheel). Both items can be found on the Stampin' UP! Dormant List. Here you'll find stamps that you can still purchase but that may not necessarily be included in the next catalog release.
So, after nearly 3 1/2 hours, I have to say it was worth our efforts! I will be working on matching goody bags in the next few weeks and will be sure to share photos on my blog.
For today though, I think I've had enough stamping. Off to spend time with my little guy who is growing up way too fast!
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