PERFECTLY PEARS QUADRUPLE Z FOLD

Today’s card features the Perfectly Pairs Bundle and the Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper.  I saw a post where Susan Campfield created several of these Horizontal Quadruple Z Fold cards and I knew I wanted to learn how to make one.  It was not as hard as I initially thought it would be and I had a lot of fun figuring it out.

Here is what I came up with…

 

The card base is Mossy Meadow cardstock that measures 4,1’4 x 9”, scored at 1 ¾ and 3 ½”.  I also cut 4 strips of Mossy Meadow cardstock to 9 x ¾” and scored them at 1 ¾ and 3 ½”.  I folded the card base into a mountain fold at the 1 ¾” score line and into a valley fold at the 3 ½” score line.  The strips are valley folded at the 1 ¾” score line and mountain folded at the 3 ½” score line.  Attach the strips with the longest portion attached to the left flap of the base card and then the smallest portion attached to the right of the card base.  Each is attached equidistant from the other (I found that if I used just a little seal, I could line them up and move them around until they were right and then glue them permanently into place).  Start with adding the strips for the top and bottom aligning evenly with the base and then work the other two strips in until they are all evenly spaced.  This finishes the base for the card.

To decorate the card, I cut my Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper.  I cut the first piece of DSP to 1 ½ x 4” (be sure to watch the direction of the design).  This attaches to the far-left side.  Then I cut a piece of the DSP to 3 ½ x 2” (again be sure your design in running up and down on the 2” side) and then cut that piece into 4 pieces that measured ½ x 3 ½”.  I attached these pieces to my strips making sure to keep them in order so the design was consistent (this is not absolutely necessary it is just how I prefer to do this part).  For the right side of the card, I cut 4 pieces of Darling Duckling cardstock to ½ x 1 ½” and one piece to 1 ¼ x 4”, I used the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder to emboss all five of these pieces before adhering them.  I added the one large piece to the far right of the card and then the 4 small pieces to the strips on that end.

To finish off the card I stamped the cute little pears from the Perfectly Pairs bundle onto Basic White cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and then stamped the inside of the pears with Darling Duckling Ink.  For the stems and leaves I used Old Olive Stampin’ Blends to color them in.  Once I had my little pears all colored, I die cut them with the coordinating die from the bundle.  Then I cut the third largest of the stitched circles from the Stylish Shapes Dies out of Darling Duckling.  I added the circle to the front of my card using Dimensionals and then added the little pears I stamped and die cut to it again with Dimensionals.  I stamped the sentiment “Hello” also from the bundle onto a scrap of Basic White with Mossy Meadow Ink and die cut it with one of the dies from the bundle.  I added it to my circle again with Dimensionals.  To finish off the card I added three of the Low-Profile Sparkle Dots.

For the back of the card, I also cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and stamped and colored the same small pear image I used on the front of the card to the corner of it for the back of my card so I could write my message there. 

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Perfectly Pears Bundle (English) [166154]	Painterly Pears 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [166146]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]	Darling Duckling 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165622]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Darling Duckling Classic Stampin' Pad [165277]	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892]	Low Profile Sparkle Dots [166157]
Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Forever Plaid 3 D Embossing Folder [164049]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]