Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Daisy Daydream Alternative Cards using the Daisy Daydream March 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I loved this kit with its pretty paper pieces (especially those bees!), printed cards and envelopes! So, I made five alternative cards with only adding Balmy Blue card stock to two of them.
But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. Perfect for all occasions, these beautifully crafted cards bring a touch of nature-inspired charm to your handmade creations.
The Details of My Daisy Daydream Alternative Cards
My Centre-Step Card
For my first alternative card, I used my favourite fun fold and create a centre-step card! The beautiful printed card bases lend themselves to this fun fold. The only extra product that I added was the Balmy Blue card base which was cut and scored according to the template below.
For the centre panel, I cut the front of one of the daisy cards in half and used the right side for my centre panel. Next, I popped up a large daisy at the top and tucked in a honeycomb piece so that it hung off the edge.
The side panels were from the envelope with the daisies on the front that I cut apart. Since the panels were so thin, I was able to cut both panels using just the front left side of the envelope.
For the bottom panel, I added the daisy chain behind my sentiment and tucked in another honeycomb hanging off the edge of the centre panel. The daisy chain was a little long. So, I used my paper snips and trimmed off the green leaves on either side of it.
The finishing touch was the bee popped up on the centre panel. You might notice that I again had the bee hanging off the edge of the centre panel. I loved this look which added visual interest and brought the eye to the back panels.
Measurements:
- Card Base:
- 11” x 4 ¼” cut/scored according to template below
- Centre Panel:
- 2-1/8” x 5-3/8”
- 2 Side Strips (from Envelope):
- 7/8” x 4-3/8”
- Other Pieces from Kit:
- Daisy Precut Paper Pieces
- Bee Precut Paper Piece
- Honeycomb Paper Pieces
- Sentiment Piece
My Easel Card
For my second alternative card, I decided to create an easel card with the daisy chain being used inside as my stopper. So, I scored the front of the Blue Card Base from the Kit in half at 2-1/8” to create my fold.
I used the remaining half of the Daisy card front and cut the back of that card base in half to use one panel for the front and the other panel on the inside.
For my focal point, I layered several elements from the Kit. I used the leftover circle from the Circle Layered piece to matt the green circle. Then, I added the full-length daisy making sure that when the card was in easel layout that the daisy did not extend beyond the card at the bottom. I tucked in a honeycomb behind my sentiment and popped up the bee. Note: Only add adhesive to the bottom of this circle focal point.
For the inside, I added the final panel from the daisy card base and popped up the daisy chain to create the stopper. I love how this looks when the card is in easel form with the daisy chain mirroring the daisies on the card front.
Measurements:
- Blue Card base (from Kit):
- 4 ¼” x 5 ½” scored at 2-1/8”
- Daisy Card Base (3 Pieces):
- 2” x 5-3/8”
- Other Pieces from Kit:
- Daisy Precut Paper Pieces
- Bee Precut Paper Piece
- Honeycomb Paper Piece
- Green Circle
- Leftover Circle
- Sentiment Piece
My Faux-Step Card
For my next alternative card using the Daisy Daydream March 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit, I made a faux-step card.
I used two of the yellow card bases from the kit to create my card. One I trimmed 3 ½” off the full card base to create my centre panel. For the back panels, I used a full card base and scored it according to the measurements listed below. There was a score from the original card that I ignored. Once that panel with the original score was covered up with the card stock and the printed envelop, it was not noticeable. Hence why my mats are 1/8” instead of ¼” …less card base showing.
For this card, the only extra product that I used was some Balmy Blue Card Stock to mat my pieces. The rest was from envelops which included the front right of the blue envelop and the envelope with the bee on the front. Once the envelope with the bee was cut apart, I was able to use the front piece for the back panel that ran the length of the card. Then, I used the back of the envelope for the bottom panel.
Again, for my focal point, I layered several pieces from the kit together.
Measurements:
- 2 Yellow Card Bases:
- 4 ¼” x 5 ½” scored at 1 ¼”, 2 ½” and 5 ½”
- 3 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
- Balmy Blue (3 Pieces):
- 3-3/8” x 4-1/8” (Centre Panel)
- 1-1/8” x 5-3/8” (Bottom Panel)
- 2-7/8” x 5-3/8” (Back Panel)
- Envelope Pieces:
- 3 ¼” x 4” (Blue Envelope)
- 1” x 5 ¼”
- 2 ¾’ x 5 ¼”
- Other Pieces from Kit:
- Daisy Precut Paper Piece
- Bee Precut Paper Piece
- Honeycomb Paper Piece
- Green Circle
- Sentiment Piece
My Birthday Card
For this alternative card, I decided to use the circle layer on top of the daisy card to create a peekaboo to the daisies below. I added several Daisy Pre-cut Paper Pieces around the sentiment and popped up the bee.
Measurements:
- Pieces from Kit:
- Daisy Card Base
- Circle Layer
- Daisy Precut Paper Pieces
- Bee Precut Paper Piece
- Sentiment Piece
My Thank You Card
For my last alternative card, I had the daisy part leftover from the blue envelop and thought it would be pretty peeking through the circle layer.
The daisy just fit in the circle to the point that I adhered it directly to the circle layer. If I had popped it up, the edges would have been noticeable. So, instead, I popped up the whole circle layer.
Once again, I layered several pieces, including a large daisy, sentiment, honeycomb, vellum and a bee, from the kit for my focal point. I added an extra bee since I had one leftover.
Measurements:
- Blue Envelope
- Leftover from faux-step card
- Other Pieces from Kit:
- Blue Card Base
- Circle Layer
- Daisy Precut Paper Piece
- Bee Precut Paper Pieces
- Honeycomb Paper Piece
- Vellum Piece
- Sentiment Piece
More Information on My Daisy Daydream Alternative Cards
Downloadable Centre-Step Card Template
To download a PDF of the Centre-Step Card Template, please click here or on the picture.
For more of my Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin cards, please click here.
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