It was my son's 10th birthday recently and he is Minecraft mad! If you don't know what Minecraft is, it's a computer game where you mine and craft with blocks. One of the characters in the game is a Creeper - he's rather hostile...

Here's the Minecraft-inspired gift bags I created for my son and his birthday guests...

Card/Paper: Cucumber Crush (138342), Basic Black (121688). Accessories: Smoky Slake Thick Baker's Twine (138415). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (133439), Precision Base Plate (139684), Little Letters Thinlits Dies (133730), Gift Bag Punch Board (135862), Stampin' Trimmer (129722), 2-Way Glue Pen (100425).

I think I did well to capture the Creeper imagery! To finish the gift bags, I added their names on the back using the Little Letters Thinlits Dies and handles using Smoky Slate Thick Baker's Twine. Both of these products are on the Retiring List and are still available at the time of writing this.

Little Letters Thinlits Dies (133730) - $59.00

Smoky Slate Thick Baker's Twine (138415) - $7.75

The Minecraft theme was followed through on the birthday cake too. In the game you can craft a cake to eat. This is what it looks like...

And here's my creation...

My son and his guests recognised what I created and the birthday went really well - high-five for me!

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