For You Mom! ...A Sweet Mother's Day Card

Step 1:

1. Cut three pieces of watercolor paper: 3 1/2” x 4 ¼”, 2” x 4 ¼”, and 2” x 2 ¾”.

2. Cut white cardstock to 4” x 8 ¼”. Fold in half to create card.

3. To stamp flower: First stamp flower on Versamark inkpad, which is a clear pad with sticky ink. This helps the dye to be more evenly distributed on the stamp. Then, wearing latex gloves, apply Dark Green dye directly from bottle with small paintbrush to leaves and stem. Apply Fuchsia dye directly from bottle with small paintbrush to flower petals. Apply Golden Yellow dye to center of flower. Stamp flower in the center of dry 2” x 2 ¾” piece of watercolor paper. Then place paper on paper towel and dry in the microwave on High for 1 minute.

4. To create lighter colored floral background paper: Repeat step 3, but first stamp onto scrap paper, then WITHOUT reapplying dye, stamp repeatedly onto 2” x 4¼” dry watercolor paper.

5. Wet 3 1/2” x 4 ¼” piece of watercolor paper. Wearing latex gloves, while paper is still wet, use paintbrush to randomly apply Dark Green, Fuchsia and Golden Yellow dye to watercolor paper. Swirl colors and slightly overlap them in some places. Place onto paper towels and microwave on High for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and from one edge, cut strip 4 ¼” x ½”and set aside.

6. To dye micro beads: Place 1 tablespoon of clear glass micro beads into disposable bowl. Add 1 teaspoon Golden Yellow dye and stir to coat beads. Place in microwave on High for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and set aside to cool approximately 1 minute. Rinse beads and air dry.

7. Apply Elmer’s Craft Bond Tacky Glue over yellow center of flower. Add dyed micro beads and set aside to dry.

8. To dye the shrink plastic tiles: Cut 7 pieces of clear shrink plastic to 1” x 1½”. Lightly sand back of each piece. Wearing latex gloves, apply Fuchsia dye direct from the bottle with small paintbrush to rough side of shrink plastic on 3 pieces. Repeat using Dark Green dye on 2 pieces, and Golden Yellow dye on 2 pieces. Using embossing heat tool or toaster oven and following manufacturer’s instructions, shrink plastic pieces.

9. Use Dot Runner Adhesive to mount floral stamped background paper onto left front side of card.

10. Layer stamped flower piece onto center of multicolored background paper and mount over right side of floral background paper against right edge of card front.

11. Arrange shrink plastic tiles as shown on front of card over floral patterned paper and adhere using Elmer’s Craft Bond Tacky Glue.

12. Spell out “for you” with stickers on front of card and “on Mother’s Day!” on inside back of card.

13. Mount strip of multicolored paper to right inside back edge of card adjacent to text.