This Love Cats Head Over Heels Card came about because my Love Cats Stamp Set just came yesterday so I quickly made a card with it! I’m a dog person, not a cat person except for some occasional cute cats we see around the neighborhood. But this stamp set has fun cats and is irresistible! Whether you make Valentines or other cards with this set, you will have fun making them and the recipients are sure to love them whether they are dog or cat lovers! Cute is cute!
This card has a Balmy Blue cardstock card base. The paper comes from a fantastic deal during Sale-A-Bration! The designer paper on this card is the Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper and is available to you FREE with a $100 purchase! Most Sale-A-Bration products are earned with a $50 purchase but a few are there for your larger orders if you want to choose them. This pack of paper has very versatile, pleasing designs that you can use for cards, scrapbook pages, and all kinds of projects. You get 48 sheets, 4 each of 12 designs! The paper on this card is the Balmy Blue pattern on one side and the blues and greens on the other side.
I thought I would try stamping the cat right on the designer paper so I chose a pattern that wasn’t a busy one. I strongly recommend you use your Stamparatus so that in case you don’t get a good, dark image of the cat the first time, you can stamp again (and again!) to get a solid-colored image. Or make sure your ink pad is well-inked! The “other side” of the designer paper is adhered along the side of the card.
The greeting is in the Love Cats Stamp Set. I stamped it on Basic White and cut it out with one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I think it looks fine even without being on a layer.
I decided to stamp the little heart on the cat stamp again on Sweet Sorbet Cardstock and then cut it out. I glued it carefully over the stamped heart with the cat to add a little more color to the card. I probably could have colored it in on the card but I liked the cutting-out idea! Then I stamped and cut out two more Sweet Sorbet hearts to use as embellishments on the card. I think those add just the right amount of interest and color!
That’s all there is to this fairly easy card! There are lots more fun ideas to use with this Love Cats Stamp Set!