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So, onto the tutorial. Here's a list of everything that you'll need to make the base and to decorate as I have here.
What you will need:
Paper trimmer/Ruler
and Craft knife
How to make the basic card:
Take your card blank, I’ve used a
148x148mm white card blank for this tutorial. Cut a strip 55mm from the bottom.
Take the larger piece and fold
the front back to the fold of the card. Use a bone folder to help give you a
crisp, clean fold. Then repeat with the thinner piece.
Flip the smaller piece of card as
shown in the photograph below. This forms the basis of your Z-fold card. It is
easier to decorate your card before gluing together.
To decorate the card as the
beginning of this tutorial you’ll need to cut the following pieces of paper:
90x70mm stars paper
90x70mm red hearts paper
90x145mm pink stripe paper
53x145mm holly & berries
paper
53x145mm Turquoise trees paper
Then adhere to the card as in the
photograph below. Notice the large piece of card has been decorated on the
inside and the thinner piece has been decorated on the outside.
Glue a small section on the front
of the red hearts paper as shown below and stick down the long end of the
thinner piece of card.
Open the card and glue on the
small tab of the smaller piece of card, like this:
Then simply fold the piece covered
the pink stripe back over to close your card and firm down. It will stick in
place perfectly and sit flat every time! Your decorated z-card base is now
completed and you can add any embellishments you wish!
I added:
·
A small NOEL tag on foam pads on the inside of
the card
·
A framed sentiment on the front thinner piece of
card – raising the centre on foam pads and the frame sitting flat on the card
·
2 layered, embossed poinsettia die-cuts. I
curled them around my finger before gluing them together, then stuck them on
the front and added smaller flower die-cuts and laurels around the large
flower.
A small die-cut bow on the inside of the card.
You can adapt the tutorial by using different sizes of square card to start with or by cutting thinner or wider strips initially. Obviously you'd just need to change the measurements of the pieces of paper to decorate the card blank.
The papers I've used here are from this month's Julie Loves monthly subscription club.
This is one of my favourite card styles and suits a whole range of collections. Why don't you try it out!
Happy crafting!
