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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Birthday Party {Lots of Birthday Party Decorating Ideas}

It's been more than 3 weeks since my last post! Yikes! The time sure flies right on by. Our son's birthday is 2 weeks after Christmas, so I was spending time getting ready for that and just enjoying getting to spend more time with him during the day (more about that in a later post).

So would you like to see the fruit of my labors? It was a fun party!

If this was your first time here, please don't be scared by the pictures...I was having a hard time with the lighting.

Keep reading...the ideas are still good ones. :-)

You're invited to check out the party and here's your invitation!

Yes, there are some details missing...that's on purpose folks :-)

As you can see, dinosaurs were also a part of the party. There wasn't too much going on with them, though, so most of what I share will involve the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme. You may see a dinosaur in one of the pictures though--let me know if you find him! (Hint: it's a stegosaurus)

I made the invitation in Word using the Circle shape for the Mickey heads and clipart for the dinosaurs. The fonts are Mickey and Minnie. You can download them both at the same time.

Decorations

Let's start with the decorations, shall we?

I've been dying to try something like the first picture below:

Source: discoverpaper.com via Erin on Pinterest

Creating a number from pictures is such a cute idea! Here's how mine turned out:

I created a huge '3' from poster board and then taped my pictures onto it ahead of time, so all I had to do on the day of the party was hang it up really quick. Simple, fun, and not too expensive if you print your pictures somewhere like Costco.

Instead of the usual crepe paper, I decided to make some of these Paper Ball Chains from Dana at Made.

Source: danamadeit.com via Erin on Pinterest

I didn't even have a large circle punch like she did, and they were still super easy to make. Sadly, I didn't get a descent picture of mine, so enjoy Dana's!

More fun decorating ideas:

Mickey shaped confetti--I happen to have a Mickey Mouse paper punch, so I punched a bunch of confetti out of the same paper I used for the Paper Ball Chains.

Wrapping paper--use wrapping paper for table runners. I found some cute dinosaur paper at the dollar store. For $4.00 I wrapped my son't gifts, covered a counter and a six foot table and still had some leftover. Not bad! I've seen this idea all over the place, so I can't take credit (see it here and here in particular).

Dollar Store Figurines--If you're lucky, the dollar store (or dollar spot at Target) may have some figurines that go along with your theme. I found some cool dinosaurs at Target for a dollar each and a fun blow up dinosaur at the dollar store. They made fun table decorations, and my little guy has a few new toys on top of it. It's a win-win!

Balloons--They add so much festivity to any occasion.

Number Shaped Wreath--I'm so, so sad that I didn't get one single picture of the fun "wreath" I made for the front door. What was I thinking? So, you'll just have to imagine it with me. Here's where the idea came from:

Source: thebeansproutnotes.blogspot.com via Erin on Pinterest

Cute, right? I decided to change it up a little, so I cut out poster board in the shape of a '3' (looking back, foam board would work even better). Then I covered the 3 with balloons like above. It was super cute!

I think that's it when it came to decorations...oh wait! The clubhouse! You probably want to hear about that.

If you've seen Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, then you should recognize this facade.

It was surprisingly simple to make. You just need some big pieces of cardboard, spray paint, a sharpie, colored duct tape, a staple gun, and few pieces of wood. We managed to get all the cardboard for free and already had everything else but the spray paint, so this project only cost us a few dollars (Wal-mart has cheap cans of spray paint for about a dollar each).

The door actually opened for the kids to go in and out, and we created a fun little play area on the other side. The kids (okay, and some of the adults too) had a blast!

The Food & Desserts

We just did some basic snack type food since the party was in the afternoon but after lunch.

Here are a couple of the recipes we enjoyed:

Homemade Caramels from High Heels & Grills

Chick-Fil-A Chicken Nuggets from The REAL Housewives of Riverton

I just did box cake (gasp!) for the cupcakes, and although I ended up not eating one myself, I heard they were delicious...and so cute!

To tie in the dinosaur theme, some of the cupcakes (not this one) had dinosaur sprinkles.

Along with the cupcakes, we had what my husband calls Whoville Floats. They are made with Rainbow Sherbet and Sprite. To give you an idea of what they're like you can check out these "Yoda Floats"--they were the closest thing I could find online. Hmmm...maybe that means I should blog about them myself?!?

Well, that just about wraps this party up...

Oh! Your favors! We made Gingerbread Playdough and Rainbow Crayons (using this method with muffin tins) to send home with the young guests. We threw in some tools for the playdough, a coloring book, and a little stuffed dinosaur to top it off. Those all came from the dollar store or Target dollar spot, so the favor bags didn't cost all that much at all.

We hope you enjoyed our little party!

Did you find that sneaky dinosaur? Leave me a comment below and let me know!

Looking for more Mickey Party ideas? Check out this post and this post. They're both where I got a lot of my ideas, and they have even more I didn't mention here.

I'm linking at these great parties:
Mondays: Sweet Sharing Monday | The Girl Creative | Destination: Cutesy Monday | What's In The Gunny Sack | Made by you Monday | Make It Yourself Monday | Mop It Up Mondays | Make The Scene Monday | Make It Pretty Monday |
Tuesdays: Show Me What You Got | Tuesday Time Out | Tasteful Tuesdays | Too Cute Tuesday | Tuesday's Treasures | Trendy Tuesday
Wednesdays: Super Link Party | Show & Share | {Wow Me} Wednesday | From Dream To Reality | Create & Share | What I Whipped Up Wednesday | What We Wore & Made Wednesday | The Creative Spark Wednesdays | Milk & Cuddles | Made By Me Wednesdays | Adorned From Above
Thursday: Pin'Inspirational Thursday | Recipe Roundup | A Crafty Soiriee | Creative Thursday | Taylor House Thursday | Transformation Thursday | Hookin Up With HoH | Creative Juice Thursday | Live Laugh Linky Thursday | Link Party Thursday | Taking A Time Out Thursday | Eat Make Grow
Fridays: Delicately Constructed Fridays | Flaunt It Friday | Financial Friday Link Up | Friday Fun Party | Friday Flair | Pity Party | Frugal Friday | Friday Favorites | Weekend Craft Soiree | Weekend Warmth | One Creative Weekend
Saturdays: Strut Your Stuff Saturday | Once Upon A Weekend | Sharing Saturday | Dare To Share Saturday | Craft, Create and Inspire | A Pinteresting Party | Serenity Saturday | Saturday Spotlight | Your Great Idea
Sundays: Nifty Thrifty Sunday | It's Overflowing Sunday Party | Cooking & Crafts Party

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Leaf Stamping?!?

Did you know you can stamp with leaves? Yeah, you totally can. You can do it any time of year, but I always have the urge to this time of year.

These cards were stamped with an actual leaf and white ink. Aren't they lovely? And now for a close up...

It's one of my favorite techniques, and oh yeah...it's FREE. Gotta love that!

Head on out to your yard or park and gather some leaves. It's a fun technique!
(Just make sure your leaves aren't dried out or they'll crumble)

I'm linking at these great parties:
Mondays: Sweet Sharing Monday * The Girl Creative * Destination: Cutesy Monday * What's In The Gunny Sack *  Made by you Monday*Make It Yourself Monday*Mop It Up Mondays*Make The Scene Monday*Make It Pretty Monday*
Tuesdays: Riverton Housewives Roundup *  Show Me What You Got * Tuesday Time Out * Tasteful Tuesdays * Too Cute Tuesday*Tuesday's Treasures*Crafty Tuesday* Trendy Tuesday
Wednesdays: Super Link Party * Show & Share * {Wow Me} Wednesday *From Dream To Reality*Create & Share*What I Whipped Up Wednesday*What We Wore & Made Wednesday*The Creative Spark Wednesdays* Milk & Cuddles*Made By Me Wednesdays*Adorned From Above*
Thursday: Pin'Inspirational Thursday * Recipe Roundup *A Crafty Soiriee * Creative Thursday *Taylor House Thursday*Transformation Thursday*Hookin Up With HoH*Creative Juice Thursday*Live Laugh Linky Thursday* Link Party Thursday*Taking A Time Out Thursday*Eat Make Grow*
Fridays: Delicately Constructed Fridays * Flaunt It Friday * Financial Friday Link Up  *Friday Fun Party* Friday Flair*Pity Party*Frugal Friday*Friday Favorites*Weekend Craft Soiree*Weekend Warmth*One Creative Weekend
Saturdays: Strut Your Stuff Saturday * Once Upon A Weekend * Sharing Saturday * Dare To Share Saturday * Craft, Create and Inspire * A Pinteresting Party*Serenity Saturday
Sundays: Nifty Thrifty Sunday * It's Overflowing Sunday Party * Cooking & Crafts Party

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Card Week: Card 3 {Friendly Mr. Lion}

We're having a card party here at Taking Time To Create with a whole week of card posts! Read this post for more details about card week.

Welcome to the final day of Card Week!

I'd like to introduce you to Friendly Mr. Lion. He's my absolute favorite!

Just look at that face...

And those cute feet...

He's wishing that special someone a Happy Birthday!

Would you like to make a Friendly Lion card of your own?

Here's a little step-by-step just for you:

Start with that standard white card stock base measuring 4.25 x 5.5 inches when folded portrait style.
Cut a piece of blue card stock measuring 4 x 5.25 inches and glue it to your base.
Cut a piece of green card stock measuring 3.75 x 5 inches and glue it to the blue piece.
To create Mr. Lion:

Start with the body...

I sort of free handed a template for the shape of the body (don't forget the tail!). Once you've got that created, you can cut out the shape of the body from a light yellow card stock.
Add the details of the feet, legs, and tail with water colors.
Glue onto the green piece but be sure to leave enough room for the sentiment below it.

The mane is just a scalloped oval (or flower) measuring about 3.5 x 3.75 inches. I used my computer to create a template. Once you have the template created, cut out the mane from orange card stock, and glue on top of the green card stock and lion body.
The face...

Cut out a circle measuring two inches in diameter. I have a tool that I used for this, but you could probably create a template using your computer. Glue to the mane.
Glue on the googly eyes. I just used a glue stick at first for this and they ended up falling off. Something like tacky glue will work a lot better.
The nose is cut from a piece of black card stock. It's basically an upside-down triangle with rounded edges, or you could think of it as a squashed strawberry without the leaves. You could also draw it with a Sharpie like the smile...
Draw the smile with a fine tipped Sharpie.

Now you're finished with Mr. Lion! Stamp your sentiment below him and you're finished!

Friday, October 5, 2012

Card Week: Card 2 {So Lovely Pink Butterfly}

We're having a card party here at Taking Time To Create with a whole week of card posts! Read this post for more details about card week.

Butterflies and glitter, anyone? I know a few little girls who would love a card like this. I couldn't just do the purple and pink thing, though. I wanted to add a little "punch" with a little more color. What's better for some "punch" than a little orange and yellow?

It's a lighter, mellower yellow, so it doesn't overpower the pink. The orange is pretty much just orange, but I tried not to go too crazy with it. There's just a little sponge daubing for the background and the birthday sentiment is in the same orange.

Oh! And you have to have glitter! I just love how it shines along side that fun patterned paper.

Ready to make your own?

Here's how to put this simple card together:

Start with your white card stock base measuring 4.25 x 5.5 inches when folded portrait style. Set aside.
Print out this template and cut it out. I'd print it on card stock if you're planning to use it more than once.
Cut out the butterfly wings from a patterned paper.
Cut out the butterfly body from a complementary color to the patterned paper. If you're going to be adding glitter, make sure you have glitter that's the same or similar color. Add your glitter to the body and then fasten the body to the butterfly wings. Set aside.
For the background:

Choose three colors of ink. I chose yellow, orange, and the same pink from the butterfly.
Cut a piece of white card stock measuring 3.75 x 5 inches.
Sponge on the inks one color at a time in a radiating pattern and starting at the center. I have yellow in the middle, orange around that, and then pink on the edges. Set aside.

Cut a 4 x 5.25 inch piece of card stock that complements your colors. I chose the same yellow that I used for the center of the sponge daubing. Glue to your white base.
Glue your background piece to that piece.
Glue your butterfly to the background piece. Be sure to leave enough room at the bottom for the "happy birthday" sentiment.
Stamp the "happy birthday sentiment under the butterfly and directly on the background piece in a complimentary color. I used the orange.
And you're done!

I'm linking at these great parties:
Mondays: Sweet Sharing Monday * The Girl Creative * Destination: Cutesy Monday * What's In The Gunny Sack *  Made by you Monday*Make It Yourself Monday*Mop It Up Mondays*Make The Scene Monday*Make It Pretty Monday*
Tuesdays: Riverton Housewives Roundup *  Show Me What You Got * Tuesday Time Out * Tasteful Tuesdays * Too Cute Tuesday*Tuesday's Treasures*Crafty Tuesday* Trendy Tuesday
Wednesdays: Super Link Party * Show & Share * {Wow Me} Wednesday *From Dream To Reality*Create & Share*What I Whipped Up Wednesday*What We Wore & Made Wednesday*The Creative Spark Wednesdays* Milk & Cuddles*Made By Me Wednesdays*Adorned From Above*
Thursday: Pin'Inspirational Thursday * Recipe Roundup *A Crafty Soiriee * Creative Thursday *Taylor House Thursday*Transformation Thursday*Hookin Up With HoH*Creative Juice Thursday*Live Laugh Linky Thursday* Link Party Thursday*Taking A Time Out Thursday*Eat Make Grow*
Fridays: Delicately Constructed Fridays * Flaunt It Friday * Financial Friday Link Up  *Friday Fun Party* Friday Flair*Pity Party*Frugal Friday*Friday Favorites*Weekend Craft Soiree*Weekend Warmth*One Creative Weekend
Saturdays: Strut Your Stuff Saturday * Once Upon A Weekend * Sharing Saturday * Dare To Share Saturday * Craft, Create and Inspire * A Pinteresting Party*
Sundays: Nifty Thrifty Sunday * It's Overflowing Sunday Party * Cooking & Crafts Party

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Card Week: Card 1 {Circles, Circles, Circles!}

I'm celebrating the reopening of my Etsy shop with a whole week of card posts! Read this post for more details about card week.

This has to be one of the simplest cards I've made yet. There isn't any crazy cutting, embossing, or layering. It's just simple...but lovely.

I originally made this as a "ladies'" card, but I think it could quite easily be a "men's" card too, so let's call it a "neutral" card, shall we? The key here is your color choices. You could go with even more feminine or more masculine colors to make it a little less neutral.

To make this card:

Start with your standard white card stock base measuring 5.5x4.25 inches once it is folded portrait style (that's 8.5x5.5 inches before it's folded).
Cut a white base background measuring 4x5.25 inches. Ink up the edges with a complementary ink. I used an orange since that's the ink I'll be using for the sentiments. I found a white background looked best with all the differing colors, but you can always experiment with different colors. Glue the background onto your card stock base.
Use a 1 inch circle punch to punch out 12 circles in differing colors. You can even use patterned papers. e sure you have a few white circles in the mix for your sentiments.
Stamp "happy birthday on the white circles and ink up the edges of those same white circles in the same fashion as the white base/background.
Now here comes the most difficult part...line up your circles on the white background and glue them down. I went with a random pattern. You can do this anyway you like though.
Give that card to the birthday guy or gal. :-)

Here are some more detailed pictures:

My "happy birthday" circles.

Some of the circles lined up. It really isn't too difficult to get them lined up. Start with the corners and work your way to the middle.

More cards to come!

I'm linking at these great parties:
Mondays: Sweet Sharing Monday * The Girl Creative * Destination: Cutesy Monday * What's In The Gunny Sack *  Made by you Monday*Make It Yourself Monday*Mop It Up Mondays*Make The Scene Monday*Make It Pretty Monday*
Tuesdays: Riverton Housewives Roundup *  Show Me What You Got * Tuesday Time Out * Tasteful Tuesdays * Too Cute Tuesday*Tuesday's Treasures*Crafty Tuesday* Trendy Tuesday
Wednesdays: Super Link Party * Show & Share * {Wow Me} Wednesday *From Dream To Reality*Create & Share*What I Whipped Up Wednesday*What We Wore & Made Wednesday*The Creative Spark Wednesdays* Milk & Cuddles*Made By Me Wednesdays*Adorned From Above*
Thursday: Pin'Inspirational Thursday * Recipe Roundup *A Crafty Soiriee * Creative Thursday *Taylor House Thursday*Transformation Thursday*Hookin Up With HoH*Creative Juice Thursday*Live Laugh Linky Thursday* Link Party Thursday*Taking A Time Out Thursday*Eat Make Grow*
Fridays: Delicately Constructed Fridays * Flaunt It Friday * Financial Friday Link Up  *Friday Fun Party* Friday Flair*Pity Party*Frugal Friday*Friday Favorites*Weekend Craft Soiree*Weekend Warmth*One Creative Weekend
Saturdays: Strut Your Stuff Saturday * Once Upon A Weekend * Sharing Saturday * Dare To Share Saturday * Craft, Create and Inspire * A Pinteresting Party*
Sundays: Nifty Thrifty Sunday * It's Overflowing Sunday Party * Cooking & Crafts Party

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Purple and Pink Butterflies

What little girl doesn't love purple and pink butterflies? This card was inspire by (and made for) one of my little cousins who has a purple and pink room with butterflies. She's such a cutie!

The background was actually clip art. I printed it and added a border with a purple paper that closely matched the purple butterfly.

Then I added a couple of these little guys with dimensional adhesives to tie in the little guy below with the background.

I stamped the bug and then added the "happy birthday" sentiment below it. Then I used a paper punch to curve the edges. I did the same for the border piece which is the same purple I used to border the background. Simple!

***I used the "Love Bug" stamp set from Stampin' Up! and individual word stamps***

I'm linking at these great parties:

Mondays: Sweet Sharing Monday * Get Inspired Monday * The Girl Creative * Destination: Cutesy Monday * What's In The Gunny Sack * Etcetorize * Tuesdays: Riverton Housewives Roundup * Ta-Da Tuesday * Tuesdays Cute Crafts & Cute Parties *Happy Family Times * Show Me What You Got * Tuesday Time Out * Tuesday Tidbits * Wednesdays: Super Link Party * Show & Share * {Wow Me} Wednesday * Thursday: Pin'Inspirational Thursday * Recipe Roundup *A Crafty Soiriee * Creative Thursday * Fridays: Delicately Constructed Fridays * Flaunt It Friday * Financial Friday Link Up * My Crowded Kitchen * Saturdays: Strut Your Stuff Saturday * Once Upon A Weekend * Sharing Saturday * Dare To Share Saturday * Craft, Create and Inspire * Sundays: Nifty Thrifty Sunday * It's Overflowing Sunday Party * Cooking & Crafts Party

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