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Stampin Up Heron Habitat

Last Friday was Grandparents Day at Madelyn’s school. She goes to an amazing public school that has so many activities for the kids and the families to attend during school and after hours. It was such a nice day. Rob and I first went to her classroom to meet her teacher and see some of her work. Then we went to an auditorium where the kids came out and sang some songs. Madelyn was chosen to play the ukulele. It is so nice of the school to include grandparents. I posted some photos at the end of this post.

I actually made this card when we were at our cottage on Lake Ontario but forgot to post it. I found it in my photos of the cards I made but could not find the card itself. I must have sent it to someone as a birthday card. I hope I remember all the colors and products I used. If I forget any, I apologize ahead of time.

When we are at the cottage we see a lot of birds flying around. There are seagulls, eagles (which are amazing to watch), ducks, swans, geese (not my favorite!), and herons. The geese are fun to watch right after their goslings are born but once they get bigger, they like to come onto our lawn and make the worst mess ever. I start off the season running out there and chasing them away. As time went on, I just had to go outside stand on my deck and they would leave. They knew not to mess with me! They are definitely not as cute as when they are first born. Anyway, I knew I had to purchase the Heron Habitat stamp set with the coordinating dies called Heron as soon as I saw it. By the way, you can save 10% if you purchase them in a bundle.

I made the background of this card first using the stamp set called Oceanfront. I stamped the water in Starry Sky and the trees in Mossy Meadow ink. I stamped the clouds in Balmy Blue and the seagulls and cattails in Soft Suede ink. Next, I stamped the heron in Smoky Slate ink. Then, I took a Basic Gray Stampin Write Marker and ran it along the edge of the stamp to make it a little darker. I stamped the sentiment and cut it out using a die from the Hydrangea die set. Lastly, I cut the panel out using the Deckled Rectangles Die Set and layered it on a piece of Mossy Meadow and Orchid Oasis card stock. The card base is Basic White.

I have to say I love the sentiments in the Heron Habitat stamp set. It is a nice font and size and they cover just about every occasion.

Here are some photos from Grandparents Day.

Product List

Heron Habitat Bundle (English)

[158897]

$47.50

Oceanfront Photopolymer Stamp Set

[157862]

$22.00

Hydrangea Dies

[154326]

$32.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$30.00

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Stampin Up Heron Habitat

Hello everyone. I am sorry I missed posting last Friday but it was a crazy fourth of July week around here and I just plain forgot to write one. It was a week filled with grandchildren and BBQs and lots of swimming, jet skiing and boating. It was so much fun and also exhausting but I would not have traded it for anything.

I made this card for my friend, Renee for her birthday. Renee has been in my stamp class for what seems like forever. She is very creative and has a great mind for remembering things. Whenever we get new InColors, remembering all the new names takes me a while. Renee knows them all and helps me not look like a fool in class. We both also have a thing about critters so I just had to make her a card using one.

To make this card I first cut out a rectangle using the Stitched Rectangles out of a piece of Basic White card stock. I used the negative piece of this to use as a mask for some ink blending with my Blending Brushes. I started at the bottom using Bermuda Bay and Pool Party ink. Then I used Balmy Blue for the top of the card. I did it kind of blotchy on purpose so it would look more like the sky with clouds.

After this, I stamped the Heron from the stamp set called Heron Habitat in Night Of Navy ink onto a piece of Smoky Slate card stock and cut it out using the coordinating Heron Dies. If you purchase the stamp set and dies using the bundle item number, you can save 10%. I adhered that to my blended piece of card stock.

Next, I cut out all the grass in Night Of Navy card stock and adhered that to the card. Then I stamped the birds and the sentiment. I have to say, one of the reasons I purchased this stamp set was for the sentiments. I love the font they used and most of them cover any occasion you need to make a card for.