Celebrate - Simple Customized Z-Fold Card

 

Today we’re making a simple customized Z-Fold Card using the A Way With Words dies.  Each time you change the word, I’ll show you how to change the card size.  This technique was featured in our Facebook Live on October 29, 2020 which is embedded in this post below!

 

Supplies:

Celebrate  ECD https://shrsl.com/2k50o

Cherish  ECD http://shrsl.com/2l3di 

ECreek https://emeraldcreek.co/cherish-thinlit-die/?aff=11

Welcome Little One Collection
ECD https://shrsl.com/2e46f 

Happy Birthday Collection
ECD http://shrsl.com/2l3ii 

Patterned Cardstock
Glue Dots
Ruler
Tape runner
Plain copy or multiuse paper

Instructions:

1. Die cut your a Way With Words word twice – from the same colour cardstock.  I used white.

 

2. First we’re going to make a template.  Place one of the die cut words about ¼” from the edge of the copy paper and use a pencil to mark about ¼” from the left side of the word.  Vertically score a line at that mark and fold. 

 

3. Measure the distance from the edge of the paper to the fold. (For this card it was 5”.) Divide that number in half (2.5”) and create another score line using that measurement to the left of the first score line.  Fold.

4.  Trim excess paper so the new edge aligns with the first fold.

 

 5. Trim the height of the template to the size of card you will ultimately want.

6.       When you’re happy with the template, cut your card base from pretty patterned cardstock.

7.       Cut a strip of plain cardstock as long as the card is wide in the open position and that is slightly wider than the letters are.  Cut another strip slightly wider from coordinating cardstock and adhere the two strips together.  

 

8. Trim a piece of the strip to fit the back of the card (5”) and adhere in place.  Adhere the diecut to the middle of this strip.

9. Adhere the rest of the strip to the left side of the open card. Adhere the second Celebrate diecut to this strip so, when folded, the diecut words line up perfectly.  Trim the right side of the diecut to the fold line. 

10.Use the left over strip to stamp the sentiment and adhere to the “hidden” fold. Perfect!  All done!

Just use this technique for any of the word dies.   The Cherish baby card below had different measurements.  The first score line was 4” from the right edge of the card.  It’s a smaller word, so the card is smaller.  You can customize your z-fold cards just this way for any of the A Way With Words dies!

Happy creating, Suzanne (scroll to the bottom to see the video from FB Live! or click HERE)