Birds on a Wire "Sing" card

Happy Sunday All!

How is your weekend going?  We are having the most amazing weather here in Nova Scotia.  Clear skies until Thursday which is perfect for the long holiday weekend.  Yesterday I spent the whole day outside working on gardens and the yard.  Felt great to work outside and I made sure to not wear headphones because I wanted to enjoy every sound and note that the vibrant summer day had to offer.  Today will be much of the same...after I finish this post.  :)

Last week I started to work on a card for the Kraft Journal's color challenge.  For three nights I was in my craft room trying to get this card to work but something always seemed off.  I wasted several sheets of paper trying to get my matting correct.  Come to find out it is my cutter- it is bowed out in one area so my cuts are wonky.  I am not sure when the bow happened because I usually use my Spellbinders Matting Basics dies (the dies were too small for this card).  At least now I know the problem...and it is not me!  Whew!  I felt like I was losing my mind with my matting.  

Please pardon that vent!  Had to get that out.  Onto the card...

The tent fold base was made using Kraft card stock.  The patterned paper is from Graphic 45: yellow (Secret Garden) and dark pink (Bohemian Bazaar).  Dies used are all from Spellbinders: Birds on a Wire, Classic Squares and Captivating Squares.  On the bottom portion of the card I dry embossed Kraft paper using Sizzix' notes embossing folder and then applied Tim Holtz' Picket Fence Stain on the raised areas.

The inside is more happy yellow paper from Secret Garden.  Quietfire's The Woods Would be Very Silent stamp set  was stamped in Versafine's Vintage Sepia.  The quote says "Sing as if no one is listening".  The little chickadee looks super cute in the corner (that has to be one of my favorite stamps!).

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a good Sunday!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Kraft Journal, Color
Craft your passions, Bold and Beautiful
Word Art Wednesday, AG
613 Avenue Create, AG
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned paper, June AG
Creative Fingers, AG
Sisters of Craft, AG
TTCRD, AG
DL Art June Linky, AG
Sister Act, AG
Simon Says Stamp, Wednesday AG
Party Time Tuesdays, AG

Graphic 45 July Challenge card: Bohemian Bazaar

Hello Crafteteers!

This month Graphic 45 has a challenge: use their Bohemian Bazaar product on a project.  After some card crafting evolution, I finished this card for the challenge.  The papers are so happy and pretty that I had a difficult time cutting them.  I may have to buy another pad as a backup.  ;)

Here is a close up of the card center:

Wish me luck!  Would be great to win G45 product!

Product used:

• Graphic 45 Bohemian Bazaar paper
• Spellbinders dies 5x7 Enchanted Labels 28, Parisian Motifs
• Couture Creations: Alcyone Doily
• Stickles
• Cool ribbon (Lol...I cannot remember the supplier)
• Crafty love

Thanks for stopping by and leaving your sweet comments!  Have a great day.

Hugs,

Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following competitions:

DL Art Monthly Linky Party

613 Avenue, AG

MIM, AG

Party Time Tuesdays, AG

Die Cuttin Divas, AG