ThePowerOfACard: Basic Z Fold - You Make the World a Better Place

Sunday, May 31, 2020

Basic Z Fold - You Make the World a Better Place

Fun Fold cards look so cool, but also a little intimidating to a beginning stamper. What I'm going to show you is a very simple Z fold and you will be surprised at just how easy it is to make. I am featuring some products from our new annual catalog (which releases on June 3rd!!! Can you tell I'm excited??). We are using items from the World of Good suite and one of the new in-colors, Misty Moonlight. (This stamp pad is not listed in the product list below just yet - it will be added after the catalog is released.)

Gather your supplies:
Whisper white:

5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 2-1/8" and 4-1/4" (or just folded and burnished as I show in the video)
4-1/8" x 5-3/8", embossed with the Subtle embossing folder
Scraps to die cut the globe and globe holder

Misty Moonlight:

2" x 8-1/5" scored at 2-1/8" and 4-1/4"
Scraps to die cut the globe background and swirl

World of Good Specialty DSP

4" x 5-3/8" (later cut into two pieces 2" x 5-3/8")

2020-2022 In-Color 6" DSP

1-7/8" x 2"

Beautiful World Bundle (stamps and dies)
Misty Moonlight Stamp Pad
Wink of Stella
Multipurpose Glue

Begin by folding white card base in half, giving the crease a good press. Then fold it back on itself so that the left side of your card is only a half panel wide. Repeat with the Misty Moonlight strip. Turn the blue strip over so your two Z folds look like this:

Now we can decorate the panels. Starting with the white card base, adhere the embossed panel to the right side. Cut the DSP paper in half and adhere them to the folded left side, keeping the pattern of the DSP aligned. Stamp the sentiments on the blue panel as shown.

We are ready to combine the two Z folds to make our card. Position the two pieces so that the blue piece is about 3/4" from the bottom. Add glue to the underside of the blue panel ONLY on 2" of the leftmost side - you don't want glue to go beyond the crease of our card base. Firmly hold in place (the panel goes all the way to the edge) until the glue sets. Turn the card over and add glue to the underside of the blue panel but only on 2" of the rightmost side. Hold the blue panel compressed, close the card and hold until the glue is set. (Again, the blue panel goes to the edge.)

Adhere the globe to the background, then add the globe holder to the globe. I added Wink of Stella to the globe holder for an extra touch of sparkle. Once these pieces are assembled, add them to the front of your card at an angle. The final piece is the swirl which is added to the upper right hand corner of the embossed white panel.

It's easy to change up the card layout by increasing the thickness of the blue strip to fit your stamps. You can add a piece of DSP to decorate the front panel. You can leave off the embossed panel if desired. Experiment! I've shown two more samples of the same card using different color schemes and DSP. I hope you enjoy the world of Fun Folds!

Here is the video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN2iUOgDTTo

Karen

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