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Bee Mine Z-Fold Valentine’s Day Card

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Bee Mine Z-Fold Valentine's Day Card

I already had this Petal Pink cardstock made into a Z-Fold card base in my package of paper so I started with that. I must have gotten that far one day and then changed my mind about the card! But this day, it was perfect! This Bee Mine Z-Fold Valentine’s Day Card is one of those cards that I was pleased about how it all came together!

Let’s start with the basics. A Z-Fold card starts as a regular card base, but the front of the card is scored down the middle and folded back on itself! You don’t even need to score the front of the card, just fold the right side back even with the fold on the left side of the card. If you do want to score the cardstock, score the 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ paper at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″. Fold in half, then fold the 2 1/8″ score line back to the fold.

For this card, I used the very cute Bee Mine Designer Series Paper. I wasn’t so much into bees when the Spring Mini Catalog came out, but the paper has won me over! It just makes me happy to work with it! For the front Z-Fold panel, I used this super-cute red pattern with little white flowers. On the inside, I used the pattern with the Daffodil Delight plaid lines.

The greeting is in the Bee My Valentine Stamp Set and is stamped in Memento Black ink on Basic White. It is diecut with a rectangular shape in the Nested Essentials Dies and then layered on a larger Daffodil Delight layer. When you adhere the greeting to that Z-Fold make sure you are only putting glue on the correct half and not the whole area so that the card will still open!

Since I put designer paper on the inside of the card (or if you have a dark-colored cardstock, you may need a lighter piece to stamp or write a greeting on the inside of the card. I die-cut a piece of Basic White to match the Daffodil Delight diecut piece and made sure it was placed directly behind the greeting on the front of the card. Put the card face down, and lay the inside diecut piece face down along the backside of that greeting. Apply glue, then fold the back of the card over so that it adheres exactly in the right place. When the card is closed, you don’t want the inside greeting itself or the diecut piece showing from the front if possible.

To embellish the card, I cut out bees from the designer series paper and adhered those to the front and inside of the card. I also used the Bee Builder Punch to punch out some Sweet Sorbet hearts to use, also.

Try this Z-fold card if you haven’t already. Here’s another example of a fun Z-Fold card. I think it is an easy way to make a card seem extra special!

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Bee Mine Z-Fold Valentine's Day Card Inside

Countryside Inn Z-Fold Card

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Countryside Inn Z-Fold Card

This Countryside Inn Z-Fold Card uses both the paper and the dies in the Countryside Inn Suite Collection, and the Z-Fold design just kicks it up a notch! I like to make Z-Fold cards because they are so easy and look like you really make something extra special!

The Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper has four colors of blue and white. For this card base, I chose Balmy Blue cardstock. To make the z-fold, make the card base as usual so that the front measures 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″. On the front of the card, you will score down the center at 2 1/8″. Then fold the right edge of the card front back on itself. If you look down from the top, you will see the card base is in the shape of a Z. So basically, fold the front half of the card, back on itself.

To add designer paper (or a stamped design) to that folded back left side of the card front, cut the paper at 2″ x 5 3/8″. That gives that narrow margin. If you want the usual margin, cut the designer paper at 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″. The inside is Basic White with a strip of the same designer paper along the edge.

To decorate the card, I used the Countryside Corners Dies. I cut the larger piece out of Misty Moonlight cardstock, but you could use Night of Navy or Boho Blue. The next layer is cut out of a different pattern of the same designer paper. For the center, I diecut a piece of Basic White.

For the center piece, the trick was to find a greeting that would fit a vertical piece like I had. However, I could have also stamped a greeting that would just go horizontally across the white center. The greeting is in the Charming Sentiments Stamp Set and is stamped in Misty Moonlight ink.

To decorate the top, I used a die in the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut out the big flower in another pattern of the Countryside Inn DSP. To jazz it up a little, I added the Night of Navy 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon back and forth behind it and popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. I also added a tiny little pearl.

To adhere this center piece to the card, remember to only put adhesive on the left half that will be glued to the Z-Fold. Try to center it as much as possible. Then if you want to stamp a greeting on the inside of the card, try to hide it behind this piece.

Here is what the inside of the card looks like.

Countryside Inn Z-Fold Card Inside

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Painted Christmas Z-Fold Card

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Painted Christmas Z-Fold Card

If you are looking for a fairly quick Christmas card to make but still something a little special, this Painted Christmas Z-Fold Card might be the card for you! I have always thought a Z-Fold card, while easy to make, looks a little fancy. The only difference from a regular card is that you fold the front of the card back on itself.

This Christmas card starts with a Real Red card base. After cutting the cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score it at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″. That gives you a score line on the front of the card. After creasing the card in half as you usually do, fold on the 2 1/8″ score line, which is the center of the card front, back toward the fold. See the photo below.

Painted Christmas Z-Fold Card Open

Depending on where you want to put the designer paper on this card, or stamping, choose which patterns you want to use and where you want to adhere them. On this sample, I cut a piece of the Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper for that narrow front area at 2″ x 5 3/8″. You can make it a bit narrower and shorter if you want. You could also add a piece on the inside of the front fold. I did not on this card.

Since the inside of the card is a somewhat dark color, I added a layer of Basic White. When I saw this light green pattern of designer paper, I decided to add that as another layer that would show from the front and coordinate with the design on the front. Another choice would be to just add a narrow strip of designer paper to the right side of the inside of the card on the Real Red cardstock or on the Basic White layer if that was added.

For the greeting, I chose one from the Framed & Festive Stamp Set, a new offering in the Fitting Florets Suite. It is only available until January 4th or while supplies last. I love the font and the variety of greetings for Christmas cards and projects in this set! I stamped the greeting on Basic White with Real Red ink and diecut with one of the squares in the Stylish Shapes Dies. Then I cut out the next larger square in Real Red to be a layer for the greeting. When you adhere this to the front of the card, make sure you are only putting adhesive on half of the back so it only adheres to that folded front part of the card and not the inside too!

The “tricky” part is adding a greeting to the inside of the card. Ideally, you would like it not to show from the front of the card, so you want the greeting on the inside of the card to be completely behind the greeting on the front of the card. You could mark lightly with a pencil the area where that front greeting covers the inside so you know your boundaries. For this card, I stamped a greeting on Basic White the same size as on the front. I put adhesive on the back of that greeting and layered it face down on the back of the greeting on the front from the inside. When I had it placed properly, I folded the back of the card over so that the greeting would then adhere to the inside of the card in the correct spot. That worked pretty well, but you could use pencil marks or eyeball it!

For a finishing touch, I added some Real Red Ribbon tied around the front fold of the card. I anchored it under the bow and inside the fold with some Mini Glue Dots. You could add a Basic White panel to the back of the card if you wanted to write a note so that it wouldn’t show from the front.

This Painted Christmas Z-Fold Card is an easy one to make and the recipient will think you are a talented cardmaker! Try it today!

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Stylish Sketches Z-Fold Fox Card

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Stylish Sketches Z-Fold Fox Card

This Stylish Sketches Stamp Set is one that will make you look like an artist by simply stamping with the fox or geese stamps. Just stamp one of the sketchy-looking images and color in if you like! Maybe the best part is that you can earn this stamp set FREE during Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration until August 31 with a $50 purchase!

This stamp set appealed to me because my son likes foxes (for some reason!). He has seen some out in the wild. This card is easy to make but makes a great presentation because it is a Z-Fold card. It may look extra-special and sound extra-special but all you have to do is fold back the front of the card on itself! That’s how easy Z-Fold cards are! That’s the basic instruction, anyway, then you can stamp the panels or add designer paper.

This card is cut just like a regular card base at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″. Score at 4 1/4″ for the fold to form the card. Now on the front of the card, score at 2 1/8″, which is half of the 4 1/4″ front. Fold back on the score line so you have a z-shape. This card base is Garden Green and the folded back panel on the front is stamped in Garden Green ink with leaves in the Stylish Sketches Stamp Set.

The fox is stamped on a 3″ x 3 1/2″ piece of Basic White cardstock. The fox is stamped in Memento Ink. I colored in with Watercolor Pencils and blended in a little bit with a Blender Pen. This just smooths out the coloring a little bit. I also colored in the sky and some grass very lightly and in a scribble fashion just to lay down some color to ground the fox and give him a place to run. The greeting is stamped in Garden Green and is in the Celebrating You Stamp Set. This fox piece is then layered on a piece of So Saffron Cardstock, 3 1/4″ x 3 3/4″.

For the inside of the card, since the Garden Green is a rather dark color for stamping a greeting or writing a message, I cut out another piece of Basic White, the same size as the fox piece on the front. I stamped some leaves in the corners and also around the edge of the inside of the card. When you stamp randomly like that, turn your stamp so it goes different ways.

Now for the only tricky part. You want to place that Basic White piece so it will be completely under the front panel and not show from underneath. Adhere the fox piece and layer to the folded panel on the front by only putting adhesive on the left side to adhere to the folded panel and not the inside of the card! Then open the card, put adhesive on the back of the message piece of cardstock, and lay it face down on the inside of the left side of the card, lining it up behind the yellow portion you can see. Then fold over the back panel of the card so that it adheres to the message panel and will be perfectly placed behind that front panel. Check out the photo of the opened-up z-fold card and inside below.

Stylish Sketches Z-Fold Fox Card open

That’s all there is to making this Stylish Sketches Z-Fold Fox Card which would make a great masculine card for a birthday or any occasion. Here is another regular card using the fox stamp and coloring in with Stampin’ Blends. It’s a fun stamp to work with as your creative juices start flowing! Sale-A-Bration ends in just two weeks so don’t miss out on getting some free product with every $50 Stampin’ Up! purchase!

Flowering Fields Z-Fold Easter Card

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Flowering Fields Z-Fold Easter Card

The Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper has so many pretty sheets in it! It’s pretty difficult to choose which one to work with! This day, this page with the yellowish tulips is the one that spoke to me! This is just a simple Flowering Fields Z-Fold Easter Card with the designer paper and a little stamping making a bright card for spring.

The card base is Mango Melody, one of the coordinating colors in the designer paper. To make the Z-Fold, just score the front of the card in half, at 2 1/8″ and fold back on itself. It’s really easy and the recipient will think you made an extra-special card! The tulip designer paper on the front panel is cut at 5 3/8″ x 2″. The opposite side of the tulip paper is the one I adhered inside the card. It is cut at 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. You could also use the normal layer sizes of 1/4″ margins instead of 1/8″.

Here is a similar card from a year ago that can give you another idea.

On Basic White cardstock I stamped a couple of tulips with the Flowering Tulips Stamp Set. This was two-step stamping using So Saffron and Mango Melody inks for the flowers and Pear Pizzazz for the stems and leaves. After stamping on the Basic White, it was die cut with one of the Scalloped Contours Dies to make this scalloped rectangle. I situated the die so that the flowers would be down lower on the die cut to leave room for a greeting. I found the “”Happy Easter” greeting in the Celebrating You Stamp Set in the Spring Mini Catalog. It is stamped in Mango Melody ink. This piece was then adhered to the front of the card, right on the fold. Be sure to only put adhesive on half of the piece and the other side shouldn’t have any adhesive on it so it doesn’t stick to the inside of the card.

Flowering Fields Z-Fold Easter Card Inside

For the inside of the card, I die cut another Basic White piece the exact size of the scalloped rectangle on the front of the card. I made sure that it was perfectly placed behind the front piece so that it wouldn’t show underneath from the front. To do this I put adhesive on the back of the scalloped rectangle and then held it perfectly behind and against the front rectangle. Then I folded the back of the card over so that the rectangle would then adhere to the inside of the card. It worked! You’ll understand when you actually do it. Now a message can be stamped on the inside of the card or a note written and it won’t be sticking out from the front of the card!

I always say these Z-Fold cards look like something really special but they are easy to make! No one has to know! I hope you will feel inspired with this Flowering Fields Z-Fold Easter Card and make your own, even with different paper and theme! Try it!

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Hydrangea Hill Z-Fold Thank You Card

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Hydrangea Hill Z-Fold Thank You Card

You can’t really get enough of this gorgeous designer paper that I used on this Hydrangea Hill Z-Fold Thank You Card. I decided to make a Z-fold card because that makes the card a little extra-special anyway, plus I could show off two patterns of the paper on the front of the card.

As you have seen on several of my other z-fold cards, it really just means the card front is folded back on itself in half. So after you make the card base, just score the card front at 2 1/8″ (half of 4 1/4″) and then fold that edge back to the card fold. Here is a card and photos where you can see exactly how the z-fold looks.

On the folded back part of the card, I chose the very full hydrangea print pattern in the Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper. I cut it so there would be a very narrow margin around the edge so the paper is cut at 2″ x 5 3/8″. The inside striped piece is cut at 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″.

The greeting is stamped with the word “Thanks” from the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set. I used Highland Heather Ink to match the Highland Heather Cardstock. This greeting was die cut with a rectangle die from the Rectangle Stitched Dies and adhered to an Ornate Frames Diecut.

When you adhere the greeting on to the front of a z-fold card be careful that you only put adhesive on that area that will adhere to the folded front of the card. Otherwise, it may stick to the other side of the card as well! You can kind of eyeball it or maybe you would want to make a pencil mark to indicate exactly where you want the glue to go (and not go!). If you are putting a smaller greeting inside the card, make sure the front section covers the inside greeting. That can be a little tricky but it is something to think about as you assemble your card.

You will find the Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper in the January-June 2021 Mini Catalog. If you like hydrangeas, you must have this paper! They are beautiful flowers and so is this paper on this Hydrangea Hill Z-Fold Thank You Card.

Oh So Ombre Strawberry Z-Fold Card

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Oh So Ombre Strawberry Z-Fold Card

One week from today Sale-A-Bration 2021 will be over! Can you believe it! Your last day to earn any FREE Sale-A-Bration products is Sunday, February 28. Every year, while we really have fun with the Holiday Catalog, once the holidays are over, we look forward to the Spring Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration, Stampin’ Up!’s biggest promotion! It has been held every year since the early days of Stampin’ Up! The January-June Mini Catalog continues on, but Sale-A-Bration comes to an end on Sunday! Be sure to place your Stampin’ Up! orders as soon as possible to avoid the last minute rush and get your free stuff!

This card showcases one of the Sale-A-Bration options. It’s a Z-fold card in Granny Apple Green, which means half of the front of the card is just folded back to form a z-shape. I used the Oh So Ombre 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper on the card, free with a $50 Stampin’ Up! purchase. On the front panel, I used the design with the circles, and for the inside of the card, I used another sheet that just has solid ombre colors with no pattern. This way I can stamp a greeting or write a note inside on the plainer ombre paper.

Now if you spend $100, you can choose the Berry Blessings Bundle in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure for strawberry and berry patterned paper plus a berry stamp set. This Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set used on this card is in the January-June Mini Catalog but it coordinates with the set in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. You can also purchase the Sweet Strawberry Bundle which includes the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set and the Strawberry Punch, which is really fun! (As I write this, the Strawberry Punch is not available until the week of March 1, therefore the Bundle can’t be ordered until then!)

It was fun decorating the front of the card! The rectangle is die-cut from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies in Basic White. I stamped the image in the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set of the strawberry plant leaves and blooms as the background on this die-cut piece. It is inked up in Granny Apple Green and stamped off, although it wasn’t all that faint. Then I stamped and punched a strawberry, some leaves and some Daffodil Delight blossoms and placed them over this image of the strawberry plant. Some are glued down flat and some are popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is also from the same stamp set.

The leaf at the top over the greeting might not have been there except that I dropped one of the flower stamps with yellow ink on it right at the top of the die-cut piece. I knew I would figure out a way to cover it up and I liked adding the stamped and punched strawberry leaf up there! As we say, “There are no mistakes in stamping!”

This Oh So Ombre Strawberry Z-Fold Card turned out well, I think, in spite of no real plan when I sat down to stamp and has a bright, happy look to it because of the colors!

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Snowman Z-Fold Merry Christmas Card

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Snowman Z-Fold Merry Christmas Card Open

I was in a snowman mood when I made this Snowman Z-Fold Merry Christmas Card. I started off looking at the Trimming The Town Designer Series Paper and when I saw this snowflake print, I thought it would go well with one of the snowmen in the Snowman Season Stamp Set! Sometimes you get inspired with a card idea just by looking through your designer paper.

I decided to make a Z-Fold card. It’s something VERY easy and looks extra special. All you have to do is make a card base the usual way, then fold the front back on itself in half. So cut the cardstock like usual at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″. Score at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″. If the front of the card is 4 1/4″ wide, then you want to score that in half which would be 2 1/8″ to fold half of the front back to make that z-fold. It’s easy!

The card base is Misty Moonlight cardstock with a snowflake piece of Trimming the Town DSP. I cut it at 2″ x 5 3/8″. I could also have made it 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″ for a slightly wider margin that would have matched the Whisper White inside layer.

The snowman is stamped in Black Memento Ink on Whisper White with the greeting, in the same stamp set, stamped in Real Red Ink. That piece is cut 3″ x 3 1/2″. It is layered on a piece of Real Red Cardstock die cut with a special technique using the Rectangle Stitched Dies. I cut out the rectangle, then moved the die so that it would make the rectangle shorter.

The snowman is colored the little bit it needs with Stampin’ Blends in Real Red, Misty Moonlight, and Pumpkin Pie with a tiny bit of Pool Party as shading on the snow. Then I adhered a few Snowflake Sequins around the snowman. The Take Your Pick tool is really handy for picking up and placing sequins on teeny tiny drops of Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

When adhering the snowman panel to the front of the z-fold, but sure to only put adhesive on the portion of the back of the snowman that will be adhered to the z-fold. You want to make sure that the panel you add to a z-fold card will cover any message inside so sometimes you have to play with positioning a little bit. The message I stamped inside this card is from the Tag Buffet Stamp Set.

Click HERE to see another z-fold card I made recently!

This really was an easy card and if you follow my design and directions, it will be even easier and faster for you to make a card like this Snowman Z-Fold Merry Christmas Card!

Snowman Z-Fold Merry Christmas Card

In Good Taste Navy Z-Fold Thank You Card

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In Good Taste Navy Z-Fold Thank You Card

I always think it is fun and impressive to make a card with a different fold and this In Good Taste Navy Z-Fold Thank You Card uses the easiest one there is! I was working on another project with this same designer paper which I really like so I used it on this card. You can use any designer paper and change the sentiment for almost any kind of card. You can even change the shape of the greeting layer on the card.

The basic z-fold card is so easy to make! The card base starts off like any card, 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored and folded at 4 1/4″. But then you will fold the card front back on itself, in half. After scoring the card normally at 4 1/4″, next score the front of the card at half of that, 2 1/8″ and fold that part back like you see in the following photos in this post.

Next, decide on what designer paper you want to use on your card or even stamp the panels you want to add. Just do whatever you like or whatever the occasion requires. This card base is Night of Navy and the designer paper is the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper. This designer paper comes in a large package with many patterns – 12 designs, 2 sheets of each! When I first saw it in the catalog, wasn’t really interested, but after I saw how many different textures were captured on this paper, I was quite intrigued. This Night of Navy print resembles tile or china I think.

Since that folded back front panel measures 2 1/8″ x 5 1/2″, you probably want your designer paper or panel to measure 2″ x 5 3/8″ for a narrow margin around the edge or 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″ for a wider margin. Figure it just like you would for a card.

Since the cardstock is dark, I added a Whisper White layer inside the card and put a strip of the designer paper along the edge. This was just a scrap, but it is about 1/2″ wide by 5 1/4″.

For the greeting on the front of the card, I wanted to use something kind of large. I chose one from the So Sentimental Stamp Set. It is stamped in Night of Navy ink. The die-cut scalloped rectangles I used are in the Stitched So Sweetly Dies set. When you adhere it to the front of the card, remember to only add adhesive to half of the back of the greeting so it only sticks to that folded front panel and not the rest of the card. If you are going to have a greeting on the inside of the card, you probably want that front greeting to cover up what is inside the card.

For a little bling, I added some Misty Moonlight 2020-22 In Color Enamel Dots. They are not the exact same color as the Night of Navy used on the card, but I thought they were close enough.

I could have added another color with the greeting layer and the enamel dots and ink if I didn’t want it to be the monochromatic look.

Here’s another card I made with the z-fold using really pretty designer paper from 2019, some ribbon, and a different shaped greeting on the front of the card, just to give you another idea.

Here are some other views of this card so you can see how the folds go.

In Good Taste Navy Z-Fold Thank You Card Inside
In Good Taste Navy Z-Fold Thank You Card Folds

Try your hand at making an easy Z-Fold card like this In Good Taste Navy Z-Fold Thank You Card.

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Christmastime Is Here Z Fold Rose Birthday Card

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Christmastime Is Here Z Fold Birthday Card Open

I think these Z-Fold cards, such as this Christmastime Is Here Z Fold Rose Birthday Card, just look impressive and yet they are perfectly easy to make! This is a birthday card, in spite of the fact that the designer paper and suite of products is called “Christmastime Is Here”. Just think of the people with December birthdays that maybe get tired of their birthdays being completely tied in with holiday designs. This paper, while recognizing the season, can be used for birthdays or other occasions. And some of the patterns have no hint of any season so you can use them at any time.

This card base is Cherry Cobber Cardstock, folded in half as usual. To make it a z-fold card, just score the front of the card in half (so half of 4 1/4″ would be 2 1/8″). Basically, you fold half of the front of the card back on itself. This makes the “z”.

For the front panel of the card, I cut a piece of the Christmastime Is Here Specialty Designer Series Paper at 5 1/4″ x 1 7/8″. The inside of the card is Whisper White 5 1/4″ x 4″ with a 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ strip of the designer paper down the side. Stamp the greeting inside the card if you are putting one inside and then adhere the layer inside the card. (If you mess up with the stamping, you haven’t ruined the card!)

For the front of the card, I die-cut a portion of the floral paper with the Layering Circles Dies which was then layered on a Cherry Cobbler die cut circle layered on a die-cut circle scalloped circle of Gold Foil to match the gold accents on the designer paper.

Christmastime Is Here Z Fold Rose Birthday Card

To finish the card, I added a few Gold Glitter Enamel Dots and that was it! As you can see in the photos and in the Online Store, this Christmastime Is Here Specialty Paper is just gorgeous with its gold foil accents on many of the sheets. I added the Gold Glitter Enamel Dots and the Gold Shimmer Ribbon to my order even though I did not purchase the stamp set and dies. The good part about this Christmastime Is Here Suite is that you can get it all or pick and choose what you like or need.

If you are still considering choices for Christmas cards and projects, I would remind you to check out this Christmastime Is Here Suite. It only came out in November, is not in the Holiday Catalog, and is available while supplies last.

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Share What You Love Z-Fold Card For a Friend

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Share What You Love Z-Fold Card For a Friend Front

If you want to change it up a bit, try this Share What You Love Z-Fold Card For a Friend. Z-Fold cards are very easy to make – just fold back half of the front of the card!

I chose the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Paper because it will be retiring soon. I love this paper and I wish it was staying around. It’s nice heavy paper and so pretty in so many ways! I also love the stamp set Love What You Do that coordinates with the paper.

To make this card, make the card base and fold. Then score the front of what will be the card in half, which would be 2 1/8″. Fold that back on the other half of the card front and decorate with designer paper and ribbon. Cut a 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″ piece of designer paper and wrap a piece of ribbon around. I used the Tranquil Tide Velvet Ribbon but I think it is sold out. There is another Tranquil Tide Ruffled Ribbon that is available.

I put a strip of another pattern of the designer paper inside on the Whisper White layer. I could also have put it on the inside of the white layer. There are so many variations of this type of card.

The greeting is from the Love What You Do Stamp Set with some stamped flowers. This is die cut with the Layering Ovals Dies. Then I used one of the scalloped ovals to die cut the Tranquil Tide layer. Be careful to only put adhesive on the portion of the greeting to stick on the front fold of the card. Make sure it’s not going to stick to the inside of your card!

Share What You Love Z-Fold Card For a Friend

This is an easy, fun card to make and a fun way to use some of your pretty designer paper. Here is another z-fold card that you can get an idea from!

Check out the Last-Chance List of retiring Stampin’ Up! products. Time is running out! The Last-Chance List only lasts until June 3rd! Then go make yourself a card like this Share What You Love Z-Fold Card For a Friend.