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Home / Cards / Mermaid Inspired Birthday Party

October 25, 2016 by: Mackenzie

Mermaid Inspired Birthday Party

Last week we celebrated our oldest daughter’s 4th birthday.  She wanted a mermaid birthday party and wants to be a mermaid for Halloween.  So, I gathered up some of my crafting supplies, purchased some fabric, and got to making.  Even though the birthday party didn’t go quite as planned, our daughter loved her costume and enjoyed the activities.

Mermaid Inspired Birthday Party – See how I put together a mermaid inspired birthday party using Stampin' Up! products. | #mackenziemakes #makewithme #stampinup | www.mackenziemakes.com

Invitations

For the invitations, I used the retired Scalloped Thinlits Die to get the look of a mermaid/fish tail.  I used Very Vanilla for the card base and the thin scalloped outline.  For the color scales, I used Island Indigo, Pool Party, Soft Sky, Wisteria Wonder, and Elegant Eggplant.  I cut the color papers to 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ to fit the size of the die.  I only needed 1 piece for each of the purple colors, and 3 pieces for the blue colors.

After die cutting all the papers, I adhered  the vanilla scallop outline pieces to the card bases about an inch and a half from the top.  Then I randomly added in the color pieces, using more blues than purples, and trimmed off all the overhanging pieces to clean up the edges.  I used a couple retired stamp sets for stamping “You’re invited” on the front and the date/time/place info on the inside.

Mermaid Inspired Birthday Party – See how I put together a mermaid inspired birthday party using Stampin' Up! products. | #mackenziemakes #makewithme #stampinup | www.mackenziemakes.com

Telescopes

As a fun activity, I made up some plain telescopes for the kids to decorate.  For each telescope, I taped together two toilet paper rolls and wrapped them with printer paper (it was more flexible than using cardstock).  I cut out the bottom of a 4oz. mini coffee cup and glued the toilet paper roll just inside the bottom.

Mermaid Inspired Birthday Party – See how I put together a mermaid inspired birthday party using Stampin' Up! products. | #mackenziemakes #makewithme #stampinup | www.mackenziemakes.com

Treasure Hunt Clues

We used the telescopes during the treasure hunt.  To make the clues, I found and adapted some clues from a search on Pinterest.  I rolled them up and put them inside the test tubes that came in the September 2016 Paper Pumpkin kit (originally intended for Halloween treats/decorations).  To dress them up, I used some retired Pool Party ribbon to tie on the numbered circles.

Mermaid Inspired Birthday Party – See how I put together a mermaid inspired birthday party using Stampin' Up! products. | #mackenziemakes #makewithme #stampinup | www.mackenziemakes.com

Mermaid Inspired Birthday Party – See how I put together a mermaid inspired birthday party using Stampin' Up! products. | #mackenziemakes #makewithme #stampinup | www.mackenziemakes.com

Treasure Chest

The last clue led to the treasure chest of birthday favors.  The favors were made using the Baker’s Box Thinlits Dies and Island Indigo cardstock.  Each box was filled with a handful of chocolate gold coins before closing it up.  I used the same ribbon as before to tie the stamped circles onto the boxes (I also stapled the box towards the top to help it stay closed better).  On the circles, I stamped one of the fish images from the Seaside Shore stamp set in Island Indigo ink, and the “thank you” image from the Endless Thanks set in Wisteria Wonder.

Mermaid Inspired Birthday Party – See how I put together a mermaid inspired birthday party using Stampin' Up! products. | #mackenziemakes #makewithme #stampinup | www.mackenziemakes.com

Mermaid Inspired Birthday Party – See how I put together a mermaid inspired birthday party using Stampin' Up! products. | #mackenziemakes #makewithme #stampinup | www.mackenziemakes.com

Mermaid Inspired Birthday Party – See how I put together a mermaid inspired birthday party using Stampin' Up! products. | #mackenziemakes #makewithme #stampinup | www.mackenziemakes.com

Costumes

The costumes are inspired by Ariel and Flounder from The Little Mermaid.  I followed this tutorial to make the mermaid tail, and used a seashell stencil and fabric paint to make the top.  The tights were purchased at Target.  I used blues and purples for the fabric colors because there wasn’t a great selection of green colors in the type of fabric I wanted.

For the Flounder inspired costume, I bought a bright yellow onesie, and turquoise ribbon, tulle, and crochet elastic.  I sewed a few strips of ribbon to the front of the onesie.  I used the crochet elastic to make a band for the tutu and a headband.  For the tutu, I tied a bunch of 12″ strips of tulle (folded in half) to the bottom of the larger band.  For the headband, I cut out some tulle circles, sewed them together to form a little poof, and attached it to the headband.

Mermaid Inspired Birthday Party – See how I put together a mermaid inspired birthday party using Stampin' Up! products. | #mackenziemakes #makewithme #stampinup | www.mackenziemakes.com

The costumes worked out great, so we are all set for Halloween next week!

Now, I’m off to go finish up the thank you cards to send to those who sent birthday gifts.

~ Mackenzie

In case you are wondering what current Stampin’ Up! products were used in some of these projects, check out the items below.

Product List

Seaside Shore Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Seaside Shore Clear-Mount Stamp Set
[141625]
Endless Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set

Endless Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set
[138796]
Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Island Indigo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
[122923]
Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Soft Sky 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
[131203]
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
[122924]
Wisteria Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Wisteria Wonder 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
[122922]
Elegant Eggplant 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Elegant Eggplant 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
[105126]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
[101650]
Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad

Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad
[126986]
Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad
[126985]
Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad

Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin’ Pad
[126969]
2" Circle Punch

2″ Circle Punch
[133782]
1/8" Circle Handheld Punch

1/8″ Circle Handheld Punch
[134365]
Baker's Box Thinlits Dies

Baker’s Box Thinlits Dies
[138279]
Big Shot Die Brush

Big Shot Die Brush
[140603]
Big Shot Magnetic Platform

Big Shot Magnetic Platform
[130658]
Big Shot

Big Shot
[143263]
Paper Snips Scissors

Paper Snips Scissors
[103579]
Stampin' Trimmer

Stampin’ Trimmer
[126889]
Fast Fuse Adhesive

Fast Fuse Adhesive
[129026]

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