CASE-ing the Catty - Valentine Kisses

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Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty for this week.

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This week we are CASE-ing a project from the Made with Love Suite from the 2026 January – April Mini Catalogue. You can find the samples on pages 30 -33. If you do not already have a Demonstrator (in Australia) and would like your own complimentary hard copy of the new mini catalogue, then fill in your details on the Request Catalogues page (click on the link) on my blog.

I chose the project in the photo above from page 30 of the 2026 January – April Mini Catalogue. I’m not a big fan of Valentine’s Day as an occasion for giving cards other than for your significant other. I decided to go with a fun, feminine birthday card instead. I’ve used a little of the Made With Love DSP that I received in a paper share.

This is a fun, feminine birthday card using the sweet bear from the Valentine Kisses stamp set for the focal image, with the greeting from the Framed All Around stamp set.

I chose 2 of the designs from the Made With Love DSP and added them to the Basic White layer. The new Lovely Stripes 3D Embossing Folder adds texture to the background, with the de-bossed side facing up. This embossing folder deeply etches the card stock. I suggest you lightly spritzed it first to soften the fibres a little.

I wrapped some white Baker’s Twine around the panel before adhering it to the Pretty in Pink card base. Bubble Bath is the colour listed to coordinate with the patterned paper, but I think Pretty in Pink is a better match. The bear and bouquet images from the Valentine Kisses stamp set were stamped in Early Espresso ink. The images are quick and easy to colour with Stampin’ Blends Alcohol markers. There is a coordinating die to crop the bear and the bouquet. The die cleverly cuts the angle of the bear’s paws and under arms so that the bouquet can slot in easily.

The birthday greeting is from the new Framed All Around stamp set. I stamped it in Poppy Parade ink and cropped it with a circle from the Stylish Shapes Die. To add some definition to the edge, I rolled the circle around in the ink pad. Both the bear and greeting were popped up on Dimensionals. For extra detail I popped up the sweet little bird on the greeting.

Inside the fun, feminine birthday card using the sweet bear from the Valentine Kisses stamp set for the focal image.

I’ve kept the inside super simple, with a Basic White writing panel with a strip of the heart patterned paper down the side.

This is a fun, feminine birthday card using the sweet bear from the Valentine Kisses stamp set for the focal image.

Project Details

Stamps: Valentine Kisses, Framed All Around
Cardstock & Papers: Pretty in Pink, Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Made With Love DSP
Ink: Early Espresso, Poppy Parade
Accessories: Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack, Basic Jewels Rhinestones
Tools: Valentine Kisses Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Lovely Stripes 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Cut n Emboss machine, Dimensionals, Stampin’ Blends Markers (Pecan Pie, SU900, Flirty Flamingo, Bubble Bath, Strawberry Slush, Granny Apple Green)

We would love to see your CASE from the Made With Love Suite this week. Click on this link or the image below to go there. The first time you will need to click on the ‘Join Group’ button at the top. Once you have been added to the group, you can go ahead and post your creation and you do not need to have a blog.