This is a card that you can prop up on your desk and look at! I love fun folds and this is a fun one! It is called a double Z Gate fold card and was inspired by fellow demonstrator Connie S.’s video! Thanks for the inspiration. Thought I would share my version!

Measurements:
Basic White Base: 5 1/4″ x 11″ scored at
1 3/4″ and 3 1/2″ from both 5 1/4″ ends
Basic Black 2 pieces of 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
1 piece of 1 1/2″ x 5″
scrap for sentiment
Sweet Sorbet: 3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″
scrap for sentiment matte
Perfectly Penciled DSP: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (1)
1 1/4″ x 4 3/4″ (1) Both colored with Blends

4″ x 5 1/4″ (1) – left black and white

Score the 5 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Basic White cardstock on the 11″ side at 1 3/4″ and 3 1/2″ from the left side and then rotate the paper 180 degrees and score again at 1 3/4″ and 3 1/2″ on the opposite side of the paper. ( or you can extend the arm of the paper cutter and score at 1 3/4″, 3 1/2″ 7 1/2″ and 9 1/4″ from the left side)

I stamped a Happy Birthday sentiment from the Artistically Inked stamp set (#154542) in the center of the large back panel on the base card.

Adhere one of the Basic Black 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ sheets to the back of the center panel on the Basic white card base.

Adhere the 4″ x 5 1/4″ Perfectly Penciled piece of DSP to the second Basic black 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ piece of CS and placing Stampin’ Seal or Tear and Tape to the outer left sided fold and adhere the black CS edge to the Basic White fold edge.
Adhere the Basic Black cardstock when the card is folded and place directly over the back Basic Black cardstock panel

With Stampin’ Blends markers (I used Sweet Sorbet (#159224), Orchid Oasis (#159223) and Parakeet Party (#159220)) color the flowers on the other two Perfectly Penciled DSP pieces and mount the smaller one to the black CS piece and the medium one to the Sweet Sorbet CS piece.

Adhere the black matted piece to the outer right hand fold.

Adhere the Sweet Sorbet CS piece to the center of the card front

Stamp a sentiment in Sweet Sorbet ink and mount on a sweet sorbet CS matte and adhere to the card front.

I added Festive Pearls from the current July to December mini catalog (these are not just for Christmas folks!) and a small velco closure to the card to help keep it closed.

Love how this can be displayed!

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial for the Double Z Gate fold card try your hand at it soon and go create some art of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie