262 Spring Daisies Card
Using Sugarloaf See D's clear stamping system

MATERIALS
Rectangle Layering Template 4 Pc Set
See-D's 262 Stamp Starter Collection Plus


Additional Items
White cardstock
Celery-colored cardstock
Lightweight scrap paper
Lightweight green paper
Craft paper or a brown paper bag
Jute
VersaColor® pigment ink – Pink
Makeup sponge
Glue
Scissors

INSTRUCTIONS:
Step 1: Fold the celery-colored cardstock to 4 ¼” x 5 ½” to create a note card.

Step 2: With the Black Whispers ink from the 262 kit, stamp the kit’s daisy stamp three times grouped together on white cardstock. (You can use any of the single flowers from the 262 kit in place of the daisy, if you prefer another flower.)

Step 3: Cut white cardstock to fit on celery-colored note card with three daisies at the top. Frame the three flowers within the largest Rectangle Layering Template and cut around the sides and top of the template or trace around them with a pencil and then cut your rectangle out.

Step 4: Stamp the flower again three times on lightweight scrap paper and cut each flower out to create three masks. See our "What's a Mask" Technique.

Step 5: Cover the three stamped daisies with their masks. Using the makeup sponge, apply Pink VersaColor® ink to the white cardstock background surrounding the three daisies. Notice that the ink is applied more heavily close to the flowers and lighter as you expand toward the edges of the white cardstock. There is no need to cover the lower portion of the white cardstock with a background.

Step 6: Stamp the daisies twice more on the leftover white cardstock. Cut these two out.

Step 7: Using the colored pencils in the 262 kit, give the daisies a little color in yellow. Color the centers in a pinkish orange. You can lightly layer colored pencil colors to get shading and subtle variations on the colors you’ve chosen. We used only the pink and yellow pencils to get all the shades you see in the daisies. The stems are colored in green.

Step 8: Tear the craft paper or brown bag to cover the bottom two-thirds of the white cardstock. Lay it over the cardstock just under the stamped daisies and wrap it around the back on the bottom and sides. Glue into place at the back.

Step 9: Tear the lightweight green paper and layer over the bottom part of the card, with the top torn edge of the green paper just beneath the torn edge of the craft paper or brown bag. Wrap the bottom and sides of the green paper to the back of the card and glue into place.

Step 10: Tear the craft paper or brown bag to cover the bottom one-third of the card. Lay it over the green torn paper and wrap it around the back on the bottom and sides as well. Glue into place at the back.

Step 11: Tuck the two cut-out daisy stems under the brown paper layer. Marg cheated a little – she wanted one of the daisies to be positioned higher on the card, so she used the green colored pencil to extend the stem so that it appears to be under the brown paper, too.

Step 12: Using Black Whispers ink, stamp the sentiment of your choice from the 262 kit onto the lower portion of the brown paper.

Step 13: Glue a length of jute to the back of the card. Cut it long enough to be tied on the front. You can always shorten the length after you tie it. (To create a lighter look, use ribbon or another fiber in this step.)

Glue the layered card centered onto the folded celery-colored note card. Don’t forget to sign the back with your name! Your friends and family will want to know you made this card for them.