I found this birthday banner on Pintrest. Turned out that there were no directions on how to make it, but I was able to recreate it. I think it will definitely be able to be used for future parties as well. In fact, it is going to be used for my friend’s Mickey Mouse party in a couple of weeks!
Materials:
Black Cardstock
White Cardstock
4 or 5 Coordinated Patterned Papers
Orange Ribbon
Red Tulle
Cricut Machine
Art Philosophy Cartridge
Disney Pooh Font Set Cartridge
2 Elmo Invitations
Masking Tape
First, put your Circut machine back to work. I used the Art Philosophy Cartridge to cut out the scalloped squares at 5 inches. The patterned paper is used to cut the inside part and the black cardstock is the frame piece. Adhere those pieces together. Next, use the Disney – Pooh Font Set to cut out the letters. I used the Marker and Marker Shadow function for the letters. Adhere the letter and shadow together and place them on the squares.
Next, simply turn each square over, lay the orange ribbon across and tape the ribbon to each square using masking tape. Not pretty, but the back won’t show anyway. I added one of my Elmo invitation {here} to each end of the “Happy” ribbon. Now do the same for the “Birthday” piece.
Now flip each piece over and tie a piece of red tulle between each letter square and at each end.
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I also found this cute fishbowl centerpiece on Pintrest. We know that Elmo adores his pet goldfish, Dorothy.
(Thanks to a friend for loaning me the fishbowl! )
Materials:
Black Cardstock
Red Cardstock
Orange Cardstock
White Cardstock
Patterned Paper (polka dot)
Cricut Machine
Art Philosophy Cartridge
Sesame Street Font Cartridge
Plantin’ Schoolbook Cartridge
Cuttin’ Up Cartridge
Red Tulle
Bamboo Skewers
Fishbowl
Goldfish Crackers
I cut all the pieces out on my Cricut. I used the Art Philosophy Cartridge to cut the shape w/ frame with Bennett’s name on it. I used Plantin’ Schoolbook to cut out the letters of his name. I used black paper for the shadow of the letters.
The Elmo was cut from the Sesame Street Font cartridge (the same cartridge I used for the invitation).
The “B” and “2” were cut out using the Cuttin’ Up cartridge. I added another background of black paper to help them stand out. I just used scissors to cut around the shape.
Attach a bamboo skewer to the back of each piece using tape and tie a couple of pieces of red tulle.
Fill the fishbowl with Goldfish Crackers and stick the skewers in.
I added a few of our stuffed Elmos to the table. I found a red paper lantern in the $1 bin at Michael’s and cut out the Elmo face pieces from the Sesame Street Font Cartridge and glued them to the lantern. Add a piece of red tulle to hang it.
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