Celebrating Dad

Now that Mother's Day has passed we turn our attention to making sure Dad has his own special day. My kids are lucky in that their Dad can fix almost anything. From refurbishing classic cars to remodeling our entire home, the Dad in our family is always working on a project. That's why the Nailed It suite from Stampin' Up! is perfect for our Fathers Day cards. 

I was so excited to win this stamp set as a prize patrol at On Stage Local last fall. But I was super bummed when I went to order the matching framelits in May only to discover they were sold out! As in gone. Forever. I learned my lesson; when I plan classes around sets in our mini catalogs, order them right away, not just in time. And that's a good lesson for all of us; if we love it, get it!  

Aaannyy way, I put out a desperate plea to my sister demonstrators and someone nearby was able to loan them to me so our class could go on. I'm so glad, because look how great these cards turned out!

I love this one because I can replicate it without the framelits. 

And, fun tip, when making random background patterns like I've done here, just put all the stamps on one block and stamp once. 

Now, here is the card I really had in mind since I first saw (haha, get it, saw?) the set in November. 

It looks very complex, but it's a simple box card. Just take a 4 1/4" x 10 1/2" peice of red cardstock. Score on the long, horizontal at 2 3/4". Then score on the short, vertical at 1/2", 2 1/4", 5 1/4", and 7 1/4". Cut away to make a tab on the 1/2" section, and above the horizontal line between the 2 1/4" and 5 1/2" scores as shown in the photo. 

Fold on the score lines to form a box, and adhere the 1/2" tab to close. 

Cut two 4 1/4" x 1" pieces of red card stock and score one half inch on each end. These will get adhered to the inside of the tool box to hold the tools. 

Cut two 3 1/4" x 1" peices of red cardstock and adhere to the front of the toolbox as drawers. 

Cut one 3 x 3 1/4" peice of designer paper (I actually used aluminum foil here) to make the back mat. 

Stamp, cut and decorate the the tools and greetings as desired and add to box. 

Voila, a perfect card for a handy Dad!