Don’t be intimidated by fancy fold cards – this is the easiest double z fold card there is!
Cut Whisper White cardstock 8 ½” x 5 ¼”, fold in half lengthwise; then fold one side back to make the z-fold.
Cut Whisper White cardstock 5 ¼ x 4” and two at 5 ¼ x 1 7/8”, for a total of three panels. Spritz with water from a Stampin’ Spritzer and run through Big Shot with Layered Leaves 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, repeating for all three panels. Adhere panels to base card panel with Fast Fuse adhesive.
Cut Shimmery White Cardstock 8 ½ x 1 ½”, fold in half lengthwise; then fold one side back to make the z-fold. Stamp the flourishes from Beautiful Peacock on the strip with Pool Party ink as shown. Stamp the polka dots with Bermuda Bay ink.
Cut Champagne Foil Sheet 8 ½” 1 9/16”; fold in half lengthwise; then fold one side back to make the z-fold. Layer the stamped Shimmery White strip over the Champagne Foil strip, adhering with Multipurpose Glue.
To assemble the double-z fold, fold the base card like a regular size card. Fold the narrow strip the same way. Flip over the narrow strip, apply Multipurpose Glue to the back half of the longer strip (the part that is showing next to the fold). Place on left front fold of card base as shown in reference photo. Add glue to the other back half of the narrow strip and place on the right side of the base card. Easy peasy!
Ink the peacock body with Emerald Envy and stamp on a scrap of Shimmery White Cardstock. Ink the fantail with Pool Party ink, roll the edges in Bermuda Bay ink, and stamp over the top of the peacock body. Fussy cut the image with Paper Snips. Adhere to z-fold strip with Dimensionals. Add Glitter and Clear Epoxy Shapes to the circles at the top of the fantail.
Stamp the word “HELLO” from Sunshine Sayings in Bermuda Bay ink on a scrap of Shimmery White Cardstock. Cut out with smallest oval from Stitched Shapes Framelits.
Use Big Shot and Layered Ovals Framelits to diecut the smallest scallop circle oval from a scrap of Bermuda Bay Cardstock. Layer sentiment over scalloped oval with Multipurpose Glue. Adhere sentiment with Dimensionals to front of card as shown.
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