Top Dog ~ Father's Day Card

(Warning:  If you are my husband, stop reading this post NOW.  You can come back after June 20.)

I rediscovered this great paper with ties in a stack I purchased a few years back.  As soon as I found it, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.  This card came out just as I wanted. 

The dog is cut from Everyday Paper Dolls and the top hat from Paper Doll Dress Up.  I used Opposites Attract for the letters.  I made the frame using George and Basic Shapes.  The silhouette rectangle was a bit wider than I wanted so I simply inserted one rectangle inside another using Design Studio and adjusted them until I was content with the width.  I cut the images for this card twice.  I inked everything and used a Cuttlebug embossing folder around the frame.  I had hidden the contours of the dog's eyes before cutting, and then used two black gems to create eyes for the top layer.  I used a marker to draw around the partial cuts in the dog, and used the same colour to fill in his nose.  I used a border punch on the polka-dot paper.  The tie paper and polka-dot paper are flush against the card, but everything else was attached with PopDots.  Those letters were tricky, but I'm glad I popped them!

I made this card for my husband.  I don't have a father myself, but always make Father's Day cards for my children to give my husband.  I like to make him a card from me as well.  He's a Super Dad and I love to let him know that!

I'm submitting this card for the challenge at My Pink Stamper.  One lucky crafter will be chosen to win an Expression!