I am in love with this card, the colors go together so well (even though they are University of Michigan colors, Michigan State fan here 😊). All of the paper in this Painterly Pears designer series paper pack from Stampin’ Up is just so elegant. And it is a different take on a Z-Fold card which is one of my favorites.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
- Secret Sea card stock (2025-2027 In Colors Stampin’ Up)
- Darling Duckling card stock (2025-2027 In Colors Stampin’ Up)
- Painterly Pears designer series paper (2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
- Perfectly Pears stamp and dies set (Stampin’ Up)
- Low-Profile Sparkle Dots
- Secret Sea ink (2025-2027 In Colors Stampin’ Up)
- Paper trimmer
- Adhesive of choice
From a piece of Secret Sea card stock cut your card base to 5 ½” x 8 ¼” and score at 2 ¾” and 5 ½” and fold into a “Z” shape. With your Darling Duckling card stock cut a piece to 2 ¾” x 8 ¼” and score at 2 ¾” and at 5 ½” and fold into the same “Z” fold.
In your Painterly Pears designer series paper pack find the Secret Sea color pear paper, the Darling Duckling pear paper and the Darling Duckling checker paper. From the Secret Sea pear paper cut three pieces to 2 ½” x 5 ¼” and adhere to each of your three Secret Sea card base pieces. Then cut two of the Darling Ducking pear pieces to 2 ½” x 2 ½” and adhere to the first and second panels of the Darling Duckling “Z” fold. From the Darling Duckling checker designer series paper cut a piece to 2 ½” x 2 ½” and adhere that to the third panel of the Darling Duckling card stock.
To adhere your “Z” folds together, center the Darling Duckling “Z-fold” paper into the Blue “Z-Fold” and then measure to make your yellow hang out about half way and making your card measure 4” or so across and then adhere down, making sure you are only putting adhesive on the part that hits the blue “Z”.
Cut a piece of 2” x 2” Darling Duckling card stock and with your “A good friend is a gift” greeting stamp from the Perfectly Pears stamp set and Secret Sea ink stamp and then adhere to the back panel of your Darling Duckling “Z-fold”. On a small scrap piece of Darling Duckling and your Secret Sea ink stamp the “Friend” greeting and use the small label die from Perfectly Pear dies to cut it out, or cut out by hand. Adhere the Friend label on a angle in the lower right corner of your front Darling Duckling panel and then add three small Low-Profile Sparkle Dots that come in the Perfectly Pears suite around on that front panel.
This is such an elegant card for any friend to show you care!
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