
I pulled out my Heron Habitat Bundle to use. At our Florida house, we live by the White Heron Golf Course, named for the birds in the area, but I’ve seen blue and even PINK ones there.
HERON HABITAT

- The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Orchid Oasis cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
- A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White is added on top.
- A 2 x 4 piece of Orchid Oasis In Color Designer Paper was added across the front.
- The Fabulous Frame was cut from Starry Sky with the Die, and then cut again from Watercolor Paper. I used the inside of the frame and watercolored Balmy Blue Reinker for the top and Crumb Cake Reinker for the bottom. (I know…strange that the Balmy Blue color changed so much!)
- The birds in the background were stamped with Starry Sky Ink.
- The seagrass was cut from Crumb Cake cardstock with the Heron Dies and added inside the frame.
- The blue heron was stamped with Basic Gray Ink, then colored with Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends, then colored over with Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends to mute the colors a little. Dark Pumpkin Pie was used for the beak. It was cut with the Heron Dies and added to the frame with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Enjoy Your Day from Heron Habitat was stamped with Starry Sky Ink on a 1/2 x 2 piece of Orchid Oasis cardstock and added to the front with a Dimensional.
- Some Faux Sea Glass Shapes were added to the ground.

I’m surprised at how much I love Orchid Oasis and Starry Sky…especially together! OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!


Use Stampin' Up!'s CONEFLOWER CELEBRATIONS BUNDLE to decorate your cards with cornflowers and butterflies plus add a sweet birthday, belated birthday or thank you greeting! You can even create a card or tag shaped like a coneflower with the CONEFLOWER CELEBRATIONS DIES. Or, cut a single flower to add to a card front and embellish with die-cut stems, leaves, and butterflies. We've paired the CONEFLOWER CELEBRATIONS BUNDLE with the bright patterns in the CELEBRATORY SIPS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX card projects...four regular and two fun-fold cards! See more details HERE!

Stampin' Up! new PEACEFUL GARDEN SUITE of products is a demonstrator only pre-purchase for the Creativity Now Event coming in June. (It will be available for customers beginning with the September-December Mini Catalog!) We've focused using the PEACE ON EARTH BUNDLE to create FOUR cards and TWO fun favors...and added two BONUS cards using the coordinating PEACEFUL DAYS STAMP SET! That's a total of EIGHT projects in this Collection! The PEACE ON EARTH STAMP SET includes Christmas sentiments, plus thoughtful sympathy and thinking of you messages useful all year long. The PEACE ON EARTH DIES have two dove shapes, two sizes of labels, and some greenery pieces to accessorize the greetings. We've paired the PEACE ON EARTH BUNDLE with the coordinating PEACEFUL GARDEN 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT projects! See more details HERE!

Create beautiful sailboat scenes with a moving ocean and textured sky using Stampin' Up!'s SUNRISE SAILING STAMP SET, DIES, AND HYBRID EMBOSSING FOLDER! You can fill your hand-made projects with waves, clouds, seagulls and different sized sailboats. We are also showcasing FOUR card techniques to use with the SUNRISE SAILING BUNDLE...we know you'll have a blast making them! Our SUNRISE SAILING COLLECTION has EIGHT new card projects. We've paired the SUNRISE SAILING BUNDLE with the THOUGHTFUL JOURNEY 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER for a variety of gorgeous sky and water looks. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards...four using special techniques...that will be so fun to teach in your classes or make on your own! See more details HERE!
I live in Lakewood Ranch Fl I was wondering if you lived near by?