3 Tips & Projects for a Fun Dinosaur Themed Birthday Party

Hello and welcome to my blog if this is your first time here welcome if your are a returning visitor welcome back.  There's nothing like having a fun themed birthday party.  Heck I am 40-something and I still love a good themed birthday party.  And, let's just say there are a ton of themes out there that you can pick from.  One of the best parties you can have is a dinosaur themed party!  Everyone loves Dinosaurs no matter their age or sex.  There's something about these creatures that fascinate us; I just watched a new documentary the other night on a new dinosaur that was discovered a few years ago.  This is a theme that's sure to please everyone in attendance even the Birthday Boy or Girl. 

Tip #1: Pick Your Theme and Go All Out! 

One way to have a party that people will talk about for months to come is to pick a theme and go all out with it.  You want your decorations, plates, napkins, party decor, favors, and the every important cake to match.  Today I am going to share with you three tips and projects for a fun Dinosaur themed birthday party that can be changed up for both a boy and a girl.  A great way to do this is Make your own decor it's hard to find things sometimes that match your theme, but when you make it yourself it's a blast for you and the family plus you can customize it to fit your needs.  That's just one of the great things about Stampin' Up! we have products to match all types of themes.  It's just a matter on how you create it.  I know you're probably thinking but I am not crafty that's okay I am here to help you with some project ideas that are super easy to make and want take a lot of your time.

image by Stampin' Up! 

One of the easiest things you can create is the banner.  And you will want to create a few of these and drape them everywhere you can.   You can place banners on the walls, tables just about anywhere you can think of.  Banners add color and ties a theme together. The Dinosaur banner above was created with products from the Dinoroar Suite in the 2019-2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog, and can be found on pages 98-100 or on my website under Shop.  When you go to my online store you will want to click on Suites and look for the Dinoroar Suite it's grouped right there together. 

The Banner was created with a little Whisper White Baker's Twine and the Dinoroar Designer Series Paper and a little cardstock.  You will want to cut the designer series paper to 3" x 12"  strips and then fold in half.  Fold them over the twine and secure with a nice strong adhesive like Tear & Tape.  You can totally dress them up or down, if you are not super good at stamping that's fine just use the designer series paper pennants.  Take to the wall or table and BAM cute decor with no hassle.  If you want to dress it up a little add some solid color 12 x 12 card stock cut to the same dimensions in between each of the designer series paper pennants with a little stamping.  The dinosaur you see in on this banner was stamped and cut out with the matching stamp set and dies and added to the banner with Stampin' Dimensionals for a fun new look.  

Tips #2:  The Invitations Are a Must have and not just by text! 

Invitations are probably one of the most important things for a party.  You have to get people there right.  You can buy these or even better why not make some.  It's super easy to make your cards with some cardstock, ink, and designer series paper.  Here for example is a great little card you could use.  

image by Stampin' Up! 

This is a super easy card to recreate.  It's a piece of Flirty Flamingo Cardstock cut at 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4 and folded in half.  The designer series paper (1" x 5 1/2") along the edge adds just a little texture and a little more color to the cards. The focal image was done with Whisper White cardstock (3" x 4") with the sentiment stamped in Pretty Peacock ink.  The dinosaur was stamped in Pool Party and Lovely Lipstick ink and cut out using the matching die.  He was popped up on Dimensionals and placed above the denim ribbon.   The whisper white layer was then added to a Lovely Lipstick piece of cardstock (3 1/4 x 4 1/4) and popped up on the card base.  To finish off the invite add a simple knot to the ribbon with a smaller piece.  Write your message on the inside and your ready to party.  

Tip #3:  Get Your Table Decor, the Cake & Party Favors all in a Row!

Shop early for the cake and don't wait to the last minute.  Some bakery's have a 48 hour or longer order time.  Ask me how I know!  So that is number one on your list after you pick the theme hunt down that cake!  After you have the cake under hand it's time to start thinking about table decor.  Simple plastic table cloths from the Dollar Store are perfect for a kids party, if you're doing a adult themed party think about more fancy table cloths or runners.  Add a few of the banners around the table with some fake palm leaves.  Bowls of different color candy that matches your the designer series paper make the perfect table scrape.  You can find candy in all types of styles and colors and a bonus is that helps add color to your tables as well.  Add in a few party decor decorations like palm trees and toy dinosaurs and your have the perfect table.   Throw around a few balloons in matching colors and your all set.  

image by Stampin' Up! 

Now for the favors!  These are super easy to create.  You need some mini pizza boxes some cardstock  a little designer series paper ribbon and ink.  You can fill these little boxes with whatever party favor you want.  They are food safe, and can hold a lot.  It was dressed up with a stamped image and a cardstock banner that was cut from some old olive cardstock.  Add a little more of that denim ribbon to tie everything in and you have the perfect little treat for a take home gift.  I have a image here that you can save with the instructions on it. 

I also have a PDF of this project sheet you can download also for free.  Just click here to download the file.  Thanks for dropping by today I hope that you have found this post helpful.  Remember you can purchase all these supplies currently in my online store.  Make sure you like and follow my blog for more content just like this.  I post daily here.

Happy Stampin' 

Rick 

Stampin' Up! Shopping List

Dinoroar Suite Bundle [152194] $75.75	Dino Days Photopolymer Stamp Set [149406] $21.00	Dino Days Bundle [151139] $50.25	Dino Dies [149636] $35.00
Dinoroar Enamel Shapes [149591] $7.00	Dinoroar Designer Series Paper [149589] $11.50	3/8" (1 Cm) Denim Ribbon [149590] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75
In Color 2018–2020 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [146974] $12.75	Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146970] $8.75	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119683] $8.75	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416] $8.75
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702] $8.75	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140] $7.50	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $7.50	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $7.50
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $7.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $7.50	Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine [124262] $3.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $7.00	Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Snail Adhesive Refill [104331] $4.50	Whisper White Medium Envelopes [107301] $7.50
Mini Pizza Boxes [144645] $6.00

Rick's Saturday Simple Stamping Episode 23: Featuring the Dino Days Stamp Set

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you another #simplestamping card.  Today's card features the dinoriffic stamp set Dino Days new in the 2019 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog.  This is a super fun set featuring some very cute dinosaurs.  As I mentioned in another post I totally think this set can be used for anyone not just kids.

If you are new to stamping these tutorials and videos are designed just for you.  They are designed to teach new crafters how to create wonderful cards only using Stamps, Ink, and Paper!   These are super simple but fun and cute cards that you can easily recreate without problems.  I design a new card for my beginning stampers each week.  I remember how it felt when I first started stamping and how scary it can be to share your cards with others.  So I am here to help you not to feel that way.  And one way I can do that is to share with you a Simple Stamped card that you can recreate and to help guide you in that you don't have to have all the fun stuff just yet.  All that comes as you progress.  Here's a look at today's simple stamping card.

See I told you super cute cards but easy to reproduce for the new stamper in mind.  I started off with just a piece of Thick Whisper White Cardstock.  A standard size piece of cardstock in the US is 8 1/2 x 11.  You can get two cards from one sheet.  You will want to score it down the middle:  I did a portrait style card today so we will turn it on the long side and score it at 5 1/2.  Turn it back around on the short side and cut down the middle at 4 1/4.  Now you how two card bases cut at 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2.  Now all we have to do is stamp.

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Simple Stamping: 

Now since we have the paper cut it's time to pull out the ink.  I used Pretty Peacock, Lovely Lipstick, Mango Melody, Old Olive, Pineapple Punch, and Pool Party.  In the image above you will see the addition of Pool Party little images that I didn't show in the video.  I used two of the small images to fill up some of the white space on the card.  You can see them and copy them from the pictures below.  

Pick a dinosaur and a ink color and stamp one dinosaur in each color, around the card.  I started with the largest one first and then filled in the rest.  

Once you have both cards stamped add your sentiment and then use the smaller stamps in pool party to fill in the white space a little.  For the card above I used the Palm branch to fill in areas.  

For this one I used the same colors but used the foot prints to fill in some of the white space.  

Here's another look at both cards so that you can see them side by side without having to scroll back up.  Thanks for dropping by today, I hope that you will give this simple stamped card a try.  You will find all the supplies used in the Stampin' Up! Shopping List below.  

Happy Stampin' 

Rick 

Stampin' Up! Shopping List

Dino Days Photopolymer Stamp Set [149406] $21.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301] $7.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $7.50
Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140] $7.50	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $7.50	Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad [147141] $7.50	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $7.50

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