Happy 4th of July!

Making a card this morning wasn't on my agenda.  But since my agenda doesn't really start until this afternoon with my grandson's 3:45 baseball game, why not?  Besides, ever since I saw this photo in the Birds and Blooms Magazine,

I've been meaning to put one of these colorful birds on a card,  a perfect specimen for 4th of July and an Operation Write Home card.  The bird and nest are old CTMH stamps and the saying is a stamp from Cracker Box Palace.  Generally cards without a lot of extra fru fru, make good guy cards, which was my intention here.  

 

Challenges to which I am submitting this card include:

Splendiferous Creations Happy 4th! Bloggers Challenge - Red, White, and Blue
Brown Sugar Challenge #101 - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Challenge #238 - Stars or Stripes or both
JellyPark Friends Friday Challenge - Red, White and Blue
Sister Act Card Challenge #64 - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Girlz Challenge #21 - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs July Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenge #266 - Things with Wings
The House That Stamps Built DCC#72 - Fur or Winged Things
Word Art Wednesdays Challenge #139 - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations Challenge #98 - Anything Goes, Patriotic Colors
The Kraft Journal Challenge #178 - Red, White and Blue (The nest is stamped on Kraft paper.)
Come and Get It Challenge - Animals
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge #6 - Anything with Wings
Scrap It Girl Color Challenge July -  Navy, Cream, Red, Kraft

Ahhh.  The sun has come out;  it's not too hot;  a bit of a breeze is blowing;  should be a lovely day for picnics and my grandson's baseball game this afternoon.  We had wicked weather last evening and that game was rescheduled for 8:15am Saturday.  It's a good hour from where we live.  That means we'll need to get up @ 6....  oh my,  that's early!  One thing's for sure.... I won't be making a card tomorrow am!