Supplies: unlined index card, scissors, hammer, 2” painter’s tape or masking tape, flowers and/or leaves.

Cut a piece of tape a little longer than the length of the index card. Place tape sticky side up. Cut another piece of tape the same length and lay it next to the first piece with a half-inch overlap lengthwise so the tape ends up about the same size as the index card. Tape should be slightly longer and/or wider than the card to hold the card down on a smooth surface. Collect fresh flowers and/or leaves. Place the flowers onto the sticky side of the tape with the colorful petals upwards. Place the top side of the leaves onto the tape with the bottom of the leaves upwards. Take the tape having the flowers and/or leaves and place it upside down onto the index card and smooth it out. Gently pound the tape having the flowers and/or leaves with the hammer to leave an imprint onto the index card. Carefully peel away tape and flowers and/or leaves from the index card. The “flower and/or leaf ink” should be visible on the index card.