Aperture z fold card

I received this card style a short while ago and since I love folded cards, I decided to make one for Christmas. It is a really easy card to make especially if you want to make them in bulk.

The card can be made any size to fit in an envelope. Fold your card stock in half and attach some designer paper on the front, then die cut a circle. Using another piece of card (for this card I am just calling the white card, but of course you can make it any colour) cut to fit inside the card base, leaving a small border around the edges. Using this white piece of card fold it in half and then score on half in half again. Attach it inside the base card glue it by the large panel on the bottom and then the top piece to the top of the card so that it looks like a z, leaving the middle panel unglued. 

 Put it aside to work on the next step. Die cut a piece of base colour card with the same die that you cut the original circle, then decorate it. While the card is in the closed position attach the circle through the hole and just add glue to the middle panel that shows through the hole.

As you open and close the card the attached circle with move through the hole. I then just decorated the bottom of the card to match the circle.

I have used Karen Burniston die - 1152 Long Nature Edges for decorating highlighting the edges with ink.

I hope you can understand my typed instructions and enjoy making your own design.

Thanks for looking,

Maryann