"NAILED IT" . . . CARD + ENVELOPE

Does it seem to you like this month is flying by?  This whole year seems to be flying by . . . well . . . the first half of the year anyway.  I can't identify a single thing that has been standing in my way but, for some reason, I feel like I haven't had ample time to really get creative with my stamps in quite some time.  Actually, maybe I'm a liar.  I do seem to recall that our family has had several reasons to celebrate since last month, and that means using my brain to buy gifts, make things, etc.  In May, we had my nephew's birthday, great-nephew's birthday, Mother's Day, and some graduations.  This month, we have Father's Day, my mother's birthday, and my son's birthday.  My brain and my bank account are running on fumes.  If even that much.

But . . . kicking off Father's Day, I wanted to share the card and envelope that I made for my daddy.  It features Stampin' Up!'s retired Nailed It stamp set and dies.  When I decided to use that set, I was suddenly afraid that I had sold the bundle (I sometimes get a wild hair that makes me think almost everything needs to go) but was pleasantly surprised to find it resting in a drawer.  Whew!  

I should have trusted myself to have the good sense to keep such an awesome masculine product bundle!  Other Stampin' Up! products featured on my card include the Pinewood Plank embossing folder, Wild about Flowers stamp set (retired and definitely a keeper!!!), Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Real Red, and (retired) Brushed Silver cardstock, and some brads (also retired).  I really didn't intend to decorate the envelope but, in the end, I think it turned out so cute.

My next blog post will reveal the over-the-top Father's Day card that I made for my husband.  I think I probably spent a total of 9 hours on it, and it was one of those projects that grew and grew.  Mistakes happened, details got added, and it ended up too big for an envelope--also too big for any envelope that I could possibly make--unless I used a newspaper.  LOL  Check back in a day or two to see it.