Let It Ride Double Z Fold Card

Supplies needed:

Project Recipe:

1. Cutting
   12 x 5 1/2 Early Expresso Cardstock; score at 2", 4", 8", 10"
   Z Fold Base (2); Early Expresso 1 1/2 x 12; score at 4", 6", 8", 10"
   Z Fold top layer (2); Very Vanilla 1 1/4 x 11 3/4; line up at 1/8: mark on scorer and then score at 4, 6, 8, 10
   Center Layer Very Vanilla 3 x 10 3/4
   Mechanism for inside box to hold die cuts: Very Vanilla 8 x 1 1/4; score at 1/2", 2 1/2", 3", 5", 5 1/2", 7 1/2"
   Scraps for Dir Cuts - Very Vanilla; Early Expresso

2. Preparation
   Top Z Fold: With long side to the right. Sponge Balmy Blue to create sky. Stamp For You on 1st panel on the left. Starting at the second fold, stamp birds in tuxedo black along the skyline.
   Bottom Z Fold: With long side to the left. Stamp grass image from High Tide along the bottom. Stamp Take life by the Reins in the bottom right panel.
   Center Piece: Using the sponge brayer; create the background: Bottom portion is Old Olive, 2nd level overlapping is Daffodil Delight; 3rd layer is Crushed Curry and final top layer is Cajun Craze.
   Using Tree from Let it Riade and Mossy Meadow Ink Stamp trees across the center piece adding a second layer slightly higher and offset stamping off.
   Once completed, cut at1 3/4", cut again at 1 3/4", then cut at 3 3/4", then again at 1 3/4". This gives you 5 panels which you should keep in order!

3. Die Cut Pieces
   On Very Vanilla using Tuxedo Black ink, stamp two horses Color using Blendables. Fussy Cut.
   Stamp Happy Birthday on Very Vanilla. Punch out with Duet Tag Punch.
   Punch the background label from Early Expresso and cut a small post to attach the sign.

4. Assembly
   Adhere the top Z fold layer to the top Z fold base.
   Adhere the bottom Z fold layer to the bottom z fold base.
   Adhere the panels in order to the center of the card base.
   Adhere the bottom Z fold layer to the card base by applying adhesive the first 2 " of the first panel, none to the second panel, and covering the 3rd, 4th, and 5th panels.
   Create the internal mechanism to hold the die cuts by folding the scored piece so that the first half inch is to the front and the last half inch is to the back. apply adhesive to the backside of the first and 3rd 1/2 panels, apply adhesive to the frontside of the 2nd and 4th 1/2 panels.
   Stick this inside the box created by the bottom z fold adhering both of the end flaps and then pushing together to adhere the other 2 ends.
   Add the die cut pieces to the inside layers of the box with the sign in the middle.
   Attach the top Z fold by adding adhesive to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd panels and then to the last 2' of the last panel. Attach to the card base.