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Blog-Tember Day 22: My Creative Side

PromptGet creative! Sketch, paint, dance, play music, whatever then give us a glimpse.

I'm an avid paper crafter, so most of crafts revolve around scrapbooking and greeting cards. I'm currently using my skills to work on Arthur's birthday party decor, thank yous, and favors. I went with a dinosaur theme because of Stampin' Up's adorable new stamp set No Bones About It. Here's a look at my finished products.

Favor bags: For the favor bags, I went very simple with a base of white paper bags. I stamped some dinosaur footprints in random patterns on top. From there, I added a cute starburst tag in a variety of colors and patterns. (I added some blue dots to help fill out the white space).

Thank you cards: I made a few different variations of these cards, but each feature a dino with a party hat! It's a bit hard to tell from the photo, but the dinos have heat embossed skeletons on top of their bodies. Looks really cool in person!

Matching game (for favor bags): I made 2x2 squares featuring stamped dinosaurs on one side and some patterned paper on the other. Each set includes 18 different pairs to match. I thought about adding leaves and such, but decided that the simple dinosaur silhouette in different colors looked just right. These are matching games for toddlers.

Cupcake toppers: Simple little cupcake toppers using my scrap paper. These will look great on top of the cupcakes.

I've also got a birthday banner for last year that I'm going to reuse (it's the right colors!). Still debating about adding some other decor. I have streamers, tablecloths, and will add dinos scattered around the play area. But maybe I'll decorate his cake more than just plopping a dino on top. I'm thinking maybe chocolate rocks and fake trees...