One Horse Open Sleigh Scenery Z-Fold

Today I went back to one of my favorite Rachel Tessman fun folds and made a One Horse Open Sleigh Scenery Z-Fold card. Now that’s a mouthful, I admit, but One Horse Open Sleigh is the name of a new Online Exclusive DSP at Stampin’ Up! This scenery Z-fold is perfect for 6″x 6″ scenery DSP, because you use almost the whole sheet of it and don’t have to cut off anything critical to the picture.

One Horse Open Sleigh 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper:

It’s hard to see, but the fronts of each piece have a scene on it, while the backs are more solid colors with tiny geometric designs. I picked one that wouldn’t look butchered when I cut it (the poor sweet little deer, for example – my measurements would have cut him in half! Couldn’t do it!) Here’s what I mean…

Open Card:

Isn’t this pretty? Opened up, the whole scene unfolds. Here it is closed:

Measurements:

• Base ~ Early Espresso Cardstock cut to 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored at 1-1/2″ and 4-1/4″
• DSP ~ One Horse Open Sleigh 6″x 6″ DSP cut to 6″x 5-1/4″
  • Cut the DSP into 3 sections at 2-3/4″, then 1-1/8″, leaving 2-1/8″ on the right side
  • Keep these in scene order.
• Cardstock ~ Petal Pink cut to 5-1/4″x 1-13/16″

Assembly Details:

• Refer to first picture to glue this together.
  • Start with the 2-1/8″ section and glue it just to the right of the center fold when the card is open.
  • Next, stamp and glue the Petal Pink strip between the DSP and the right edge of the card. I used Early Espresso ink and a stamp from Brightest Glow.
  • Close the card by folding in the middle, then folding the 1-1/2″ part of the card (now on top) back the other direction.
  • Put glue on the 1-1/2″ part of the base that is now on top. Glue the 2-3/4″ piece to that skinny strip with the left side of the DSP 1/8″ from the left edge of the cardstock. The right half of this DSP will be dangling in mid-air, not glued to anything. Don’t worry, you did it right!
  • Open up the card and glue the last 1-1/8″ strip of DSP into the remaining spot. Now the scene is complete when the card is opened and it is continuous, showing all the pretty parts of the DSP! You only cut 3/4″ off the bottom (or top) – choose the part that doesn’t disrupt the scene when you decide.
• OK, close it up. You are going to put some decoration on the left side of the card. I chose two pine boughs from the retired Christmas Banner Dies. I used Mossy Meadow and Old Olive. I attached them to the back of the 1-1/2″ fold on the left side of the card using a Glue Dot. Then I added a bow of white Baker’s Twine and some sequins on the inside. You can do whatever pleases your fancy here. I was looking at the trees in the DSP and thought pine boughs would be a good embellishment.

There is a video!

Whew, I hope you could follow that! If you need a visual guide, you can google Rachel Tessman, You Tube, 3-Panel Scenery Z-Fold Card, and watch her video. It’s really an easy card to put together and I love the end result. I hope you do, too!

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Product List

Brightest Glow Cling Stamp Set (English) [159542] $25.00	One Horse Open Sleigh 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162118] $12.50	Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [119686] $10.00	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [133676] $10.00
Old Olive 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100702] $10.00	Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146985] $10.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad [147114] $9.00	Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $11.00
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