Eeekkkk! A shark!

Luke loves "extreme" animals. So for his birthday party this month we made everything shark-related. The only thing that we DIDN'T do (that he asked for) was to play the movie, Jaws.

So this was the birthday card I made for him. It looks a little like Jaws, wouldn't you say?

Here are the measurements for the card stock I used:

  • Soft Sky: 4-1/4" x 11" folded in half at 5-1/5"
  • Island Indigo: 4-1/4" x 5"
  • Bermuda Bay: 4-1/4" x 3"
  • Real Red: small scrap for the small oval punch
  • Smoky Slate: small scrap for the large oval punch
  • Whisper White: 4" x 5-1/4" for the inside of the card & a sheet of 8-1/2" x 11" sheet to go through the printer for the sentiment. (After printing, just cut the phrase out with the paper trimmer and attach to the front.)

(All supplies are listed below.)

A few Shark Party creations using Stampin’ Up! products… Stampin’ Up!® #stampyourartout #stampinup - Stamp Your Art Out! www.stampyourartout.com

The teeth and eyes are just drawn on using the Project Life Black Journaling pen and the Signo White Gel pen. I used the scallop edgelit to cut the card stock to look like rough water.

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I thought I'd also share a couple other items I made for his birthday using Stampin' Up! products… These were the party favor buckets (contents: goldfish crackers, gummy sharks, designer paper-wrapped Mentos mints to represent bubbles in the water, and a toy shark) that we gave to his party guests. The Open Sea stamp set I knew would be perfect for making the tags.

A few Shark Party creations using Stampin’ Up! products… Stampin’ Up!® #stampyourartout #stampinup - Stamp Your Art Out! www.stampyourartout.com

A few Shark Party creations using Stampin’ Up! products… Stampin’ Up!® #stampyourartout #stampinup - Stamp Your Art Out! www.stampyourartout.com

I also pulled out my Alphabet rotary stamp so I could personalize each tag. I love the look of silver embossing on silver paper! And with the font and imperfection of the letters in this stamp, it gives this tag a look of aged, embossed metal.

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One more item that I made for Luke's shark party is the invitation. But this time I used Stampin' Up!'s digital MDS program and created it using a few ideas I found on Pinterest. (If you haven't taken part in Pinterest yet, you have got to check it out! It's like having a magazine of all your favorite things right in one spot. I can't tell you how much I love Pinterest (I'm obsessed)! The party invite, the cupcakes, the watermelon shark, the birthday card, party favor treat ideas… I was inspired by so many that share their creativity and ideas! Click here to see the 397+ ideas on my "Party ideas – birthday, theme, etc." board.)

A few Shark Party creations using Stampin’ Up! products… Stampin’ Up!® #stampyourartout #stampinup - Stamp Your Art Out! www.stampyourartout.com

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A few Shark Party creations using Stampin’ Up! products… Stampin’ Up!® #stampyourartout #stampinup - Stamp Your Art Out! www.stampyourartout.com

It was a wonderful, "jawsome" birthday party weekend. So glad for those that were able to celebrate with us.

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