Friday, May 10, 2019

An Early Father's Day Card



I waited too long to work on mother's day cards, so I decided there's no better time than now to start on father's day cards. This is going to a cherished neighbor who comes to visit often and he brings along his sweet little dachshund Maddy when he comes. The background was sponged with Distress Tumbled Glass ink through a Tim Holtz stone stencil. I took some snippets of GinaK blue raspberry card stock and die-cut 3 banners with a SU! Hearts a Flutter die set, then embossed them with a SB M-Bossabilities Kickin' Rubber embossing folder to show portions of the footprints. I  darkened the footprints with a Copic C3 marker to make them more visible. The dachshund was die cut with an I.O. set of dog dies and I added snippets of red to make the harness along with some twine for her leash. The sentiment is from SU!'s teeny tiny wishes embossed with white on black. I know my neighbor is going to get a kick out of this card because he walks his dog all the time in the neighborhood. 
I designed my card using this sketch:


Therefore; this is going over to the Freshly Made Sketch challenge #387

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!

Carol

15 comments:

*Vicki* said...

Awe!! Absolutely ADORE your sweet die cut doxie!! Such a wonderful take on the sketch and a brilliant idea for a Father's Day card for your neighbor! He will love it! :) HUGS

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

AW! of course he will get a kick out of it, it's a SUPER card. Love the twine lead too.
Faith x

jimlynn said...

You already know I'm in LOVE with this card!! So cute and creative. Love the way you used the stencil behind the panels and of course the little doxie and his leash is perfect!

Lynn

Wendy said...

How cute, Carol! I love your take on the FMS Challenge this week! Your 3 embossed panels are fabulous in that color and the sponging under them is even more awesome! The little doxy steals the show, though! Super cute and such a fun Father's Day! Your neighbor is going to LOVE this! TFS and have a wonderful day! Hugs~

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Such a clever male card! So unusual with those embossed banners (Wow!) and the cute dachshund with the twine leash!! Love the delicate stenciling!
Hugs

Stampsnob. said...

That is an interesting sketch and it made for a cute card ……..Lis

Verna Angerhofer said...

That is so sweet and adorable. Love that little dog on his leash.

Brenda in IN said...

There is nothing like a personalized card and this sure fits the bill. He will be delighted with this image of a dachshund on a lease. I love that embossing folder, it's one I've never seen before and so accurate for prints.

JD/ Jill said...

Really cute card, Carol. Great job with the sketch!

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

You totally rocked that sketch! It looks amazing, my friend. He will love it.

crafty-stamper said...

Great CAS card love the embossed banners and cute little dachshund
Carol x

Jen Mitchell said...

What a great card for your neighbor. I bet he'll love all the special details, especially the dachshund! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

cotnob said...

A super card Carol, a cute dachshund and great take on the sketch.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog said...

A neat idea with the dog die cut for the Father’s Day card, but it sounds perfect for your neighbor! I love the texture of the paper over the stenciling too.

Darnell said...

This is clearly made with love, Carol, and I love that you personalized it for him by using Maddy on the card! Love the texture, too!! Hugs, Darnell