Once I started making cards with the Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Series Paper, I was on a roll! This paper is retiring on May 2nd, while supplies last, so I wanted to have some fun with the paper I had left. All I did was use the designer paper as either a background for the card or I cut out the plants and pots to decorate the cards. If you don’t own the dies, you can just cut things out! Many people find it relaxing, actually!
This card turned out to be a Z-Fold card so I saved it for today. A Z-Fold card always looks extra-special in my opinion! I used Cinnamon Cider for the card base. After making the normal card base, just score the front of the card at 2 1/8″ and fold that back. That makes the Z-Fold.
For decorating the front panel, I used the brick pattern in the Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Paper. I just cut it to fit that panel, at 2″ x 5 1/4″. I carried the brick pattern into the inside of that same panel inside the card. To make it a little more interesting, a used a scrap of another paper with a wood floor pattern to make a “shelf” for a plant.
For the inside of the card, I used this greenery panel with just enough white space for a greeting, from the Enjoy the Moment Stamp Set. The right side of it shows from the outside with the Z-Fold but when you open the card, you see the whole pattern.
To decorate the card, I cut out some plants in pots for the front and for the shelf on the inside. Often on a Z-Fold card, we put a piece – a circle or a rectangle or square halfway on the front folded panel which covers the greeting on the inside of the card. On this card, I put a piece of Basic White on the back with a scrap strip of the brick patterned paper on the bottom edge. There I can stamp or write a message when I send the card.
If you like this Bloom Where You’re Planted paper and want an extra package or want your first package, be sure to grab it before it retires on May 2!