Z-fold Slimline Card

I saw this idea on the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group (I think), just yesterday.  I love taking the slimline cards up a notch!    I mean, they're already totally cool, but making it a Z-fold is mind-blowing.

This card is made from a full sheet of 8 1/2" x 11".  Of course, I wasn't perfectly happy with their measurements, so I changed it just a titch...

Cut an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of cardstock down to 8 1/2" x 10 3/4".   Score across the long side at 3 5/8", flip it over towards you, and score again at 7 1/4".  I say flip it, because I like the score marks to fold so the paper doesn't crack.

I will make a video in the next few weeks on how I made this card, especially to show the angle cut and the front embossed bit.  For now - you can just enjoy looking at it.  :)  This is the card, all folded up.

Here is is opened up, laying flat -

I hope this gives you an idea for a different way to make your slimline cards!

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps:  Beautiful Friendship, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Ink:  Seaside Spray, Balmy Blue, Petal Pink, Highland Heather, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Seafoam, Sahara Sand

Paper: Seaside Spray, Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Other: Parisian Flourish embossing folder, Seaside Spray Metallic ribbon, Elegant Faceted Gems (the Petal Pink ones), Gilded embossing powder (Brutus Monroe).

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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