This Beautiful Day Z Fold Card is a fun fold card that is one of the easier fun folds to make. It uses the Evergreen Elegance Bundle with the Evergreen Border punch and an evergreen tree as the focal point on the card.
This card uses a Christmas stamp set, but it isn’t a Christmas Card. This stamp set has much versatility as you can use it for everyday cards in addition to holiday cards.
Supplies
- Evergreen Elegance Stamp Set*
- Evergreen Border Punch*
- Very Versailles stamp set
- Basic White Cardstock, 8½ x 5½”, score long side at 4¼, 1 3/8″, 2 x 3¾”
- Mossy Meadow or Old Olive Cardstock, 5¼ x 4″, 5¼ x 2 5/8″, 2¼ x 4, 1½ x 8″
- Gingham Designer Paper (retired) 5 1/8 x 3 7/8″, 5 1/8 x 2½”
- Cherry Cobbler, 5¼ x 1 1/8″
- 1/8″ Coordinating Ribbon
- Mossy Meadow Ink Pad
*You can buy these in the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog as a bundle and save 10% on the purchase price.
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Assembly of the Beautiful Day Z Fold Card
Fold the card in half then fold the shorter area back on itself to form a modified “Z”. Next layer the gingham and the Mossy Meadow onto each other. You’ll have four pieces that layer, 2 larger and 2 smaller. The 2 larger pieces layer then adhere to the inside right side of the card. The two smaller pieces layer then get adhered to the outside front left panel of the card. Place the inside panel first so you can see where it is when you line up the outside panel.
Place the Cherry Cobbler Strip now, as well.
Stamping
Ink up the larger of the evergreen trees in the Evergreen Elegance Stamp Set. Stamp this onto the 3¾ x 2″ piece of Basic White Cardstock. Adhere this to the matte piece of Mossy Meadow.
Mount the sentiment out of the Very Versailles stamp set. You’ll want to stamp this on the inside left panel. When you stamp this, lay the matted tree over the Cherry Cobbler strip where you’ll be mounting it. This way you’ll know where to center your stamp. Stamp your sentiment.
Finishing Up
To mount the tree to the front of the card, turn it over and line it up on the Cherry Cobbler strip. Make some marks where you want the adhesive to go. Take it off and add your adhesive. Adhere it to the card. This way, you won’t have adhesive where you don’t want it.
Using the 1½ strip of Mossy Meadow, punch out your trees. See the video below for instructions on using the tree punch.
Place your trees on the inside panel first. That way you’ll be able to see where they are when you try to line up the trees on the outside panel.
Add your bow and you are finished with your Beautiful Day Z Fold Card! Click here to check out a tutorial for another fun fold card!