Tropical Leaves Diagonal Z fold

I made this card for a friend for Happy Mail. I actually had the patterned paper out as I had used it for my February Sheetload of Cards ... so this is sort of a Sneak Peek of those! (The collaborators all share what they've made with the current month's Sheetload on the 2nd of each month). 

I have a walkthrough of this card on YouTube HERE:

I had bought the Z Fold With Layers die set (Divinity Designs) as soon as it came out several years ago, and love to get it out. While it's probably easy enough to create this type of CARD BASE without the dies - this one comes with the layering dies so all the patterned paper pieces fit perfectly. No math or measuring required!

The only thing I am not crazy about is the name ... while it IS technically a Z Fold card, it's very distinctive with that Diagonal cut line, so I always refer to it as a Diagonal Z Fold, or Diagonal Trifold card. 😊

I added touches of gold with leaves from Karen Burniston's Landscape Scene and of course a few Pinkfresh Studios butterflies. The sentiments are by Stampin' Up and I don't know if they are still available or not.

Above is the front view, and below the back ...

Usually I add a sentiment and signing block to the inside front, but for this one I added one to the back panel along with another greeting.

Additional Supplies:

Patterned paper - Tropicool Vibes, Linda Kanase

Green 12 x 12" cardstock - Bazzill

White cardstock

Botanical Blooms - Stampin' Up 

Happy Thoughts - Stampin' Up

Biggest Wish - Stampin' Up

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