I often say Z-Fold cards are so easy to make yet look exceptional and special to the recipient! This Easter Bunny Z-Fold Easter Card was fun and easy to make with the Easter Bunny Stamp Set and Lighter Than Air 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. My package of paper had gotten lost, and pushed to the back, and I often forget to use the 6″ x 6″ paper. However, when I found it and looked at it, I saw that the colors and patterns were perfect for Easter and spring cards! This paper will retire April 30 along with other Spring Mini Catalog products.
The card base is Crumb Cake and was cut at 4 1/4″ x 11″. Instead of cutting horizontally across a sheet of cardstock, it was cut vertically. I decided to put the fold on the side of the card and make it into a Z-Fold card. To make a Z-Fold card just fold the front of the card back on itself. Score the front of the card in the center vertically, then fold the right half back, essentially making a Z shape if you look down on the upright card.
To decorate the card I used the Lighter Than Air Designer Paper. The panel on the left is 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″so I cut the designer paper at 4″ x 2 3/4″. The striped paper was also cute, so I cut that for the inside of the card at 4″ x 5 1/4″. I also added to the inside left panel the same designer paper that you see on the circle under the bunny.
For the focal point of the card, I stamped a bunny from the Easter Bunny Stamp Set. This stamp set is so cute and useful for springtime cards, Easter, baby, and maybe animal cards for little children. It will be retiring from the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog by the end of April and beginning April 9th will be discounted 50%! There is also a coordinating Easter Bunny Punch, also retiring and will be discounted by 20%. The bunny was colored with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers (Light and Dark Crumb Cake plus Bubble Bath pink for the ear) as well as the little carrot in the stamp set.
The diecut circles are the largest and the next smaller circle dies in the Stylish Shapes Dies. The smaller one is the Lighter Than Air DSP and the background circle is Balmy Blue cardstock. When you adhere a shape to the front of a Z-Fold card, be sure to only put adhesive on the half that attaches to the card front on the fold and not to the inside of the card.
On the inside, I diecut a Basic White circle with the largest Stylish Shapes circle die so that it would fit perfectly underneath the front Balmy Blue circle. You want it hidden underneath the front of the card so it is a little tricky to get it positioned perfectly. To do this, put adhesive on the back of the inside piece, and with the card open, place it face down over that front piece. Then carefully close the card so the inside piece will adhere to the inside of the card, lined up with the front of the card so it will not be seen.
The inside of the card is stamped with “Happy Easter” in Memento ink. I had already stamped and cut out the three Easter eggs to possibly use on the front of the card, but instead, I used them inside the card. It would have been easier to stamp them on the inside rather than cut them out!
For an embellishment, I tied a Bubble Bath pink ribbon and bow just around the front folded panel. This ribbon is part of the 3/8″ Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack. The other two colors are Azure Afternoon and Lemon Lolly. This ribbon will be retiring and will be discounted at 30%. I could have added a greeting on the front of the card also, but there wasn’t very much room for one and I had the main one on the inside. You could also add some sequins or gems to the card.
Check out this Easter Bunny Stamp Set, Easter Bunny Punch, and ribbon when they go on sale on April 9th plus the other retiring products from the Annual Catalog and the Spring Mini. Here are the lists of Last Chance Products. Also, if you need any Stampin’ Blend markers (check yours for any brush tips that don’t work very well anymore if you use them a lot and you might want to replace them) the price will be going up $1.00 per Combo in the new Annual Catalog.