I’m not sure I would have ordered this paper and other supplies in this Dandy Garden Suite, but since I was “attending” the Stampin’ Up! OnStage Event virtually, I got it and it turns out I really like it! This paper I used on my Dandy Garden Z-Fold Card is very colorful and who can resist the little ladybugs?!
While deciding which designer papers to use out of the Dandy Garden 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, I decided to make my card a z-fold design to show off the designer paper better. I love this paper with the dark blue background and bright yellow dandelions. The other designer paper on the inside of the card is the opposite side of the one with the blue and dandelions.
The card base is Misty Moonlight. To make the z-fold card, just make a regular card front but then score the front of the card base in half at 2 1/8″ and fold back. That’s all there is to it! And yet a z-fold card will look like you made something really special! I just used a piece of designer paper on this front panel.
The greeting, from the Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set, is stamped in Misty Moonlight Ink on Bumblebee Cardstock, then die-cut with one of the Tasteful Labels Dies. The greeting is then layered on a larger die from the same set in Misty Moonlight blue. Be sure you only put adhesive on the back of this label that will attach to the front panel, probably half or less of the area.
On the inside of the card, I adhered a piece of the other side of the designer paper in Bumblebee. Since it is a print, I decided to die-cut a matching label to the one on the front to adhere inside the card for stamping or writing a message. To hide it directly behind the die on the front of the card, hold it perfectly behind the one on the front after applying some adhesive on the backside, and carefully hold it there while closing the card so it will glue down right behind the front one but on the inside of the card. I had also stamped some Bumblebee flowers on the die.
The middle panel I could have left plain, but in case I wanted to write a note, I put a piece of Bumblebee cardstock.
That’s all there is to this card, except for the Ladybug Trinkets! For each one, I used two Glue Dots to attach it. I put the first one on, sort of stuffing it into the indentation on the underside of the bug, and then added another glue dot right on that first glue dot to hold it on the card.
I think the colors of the designer paper on this Dandy Garden Z-Fold Card really make it look special, along with the little ladybugs!