Happy Birthday--Variation on a Z-fold Card

I decided to dig into my stash of SU's DSP, and I created a birthday card for one of my friends.  Pinterest has become my "go-to" site for cards with creative folds, and I found several variations on a Z-fold card.

In order to write a birthday greeting, I used SU's Whisper White to create a space for the greeting.  Because of the way the card is folded, the greeting is not visible until the card is unfolded.

I entered this card in the Mod Squad Challenge Blog:  It's My Favorite

Pretty Pink Birthday!

My granddaughter loves the color pink, so I decided to make a really pink birthday card for her!

It's Time for September Birthdays!

Four of my grandchildren have birthdays in September, so I usually start working on cards

 at the end of August!  

For my youngest grandson, I made a "slider" card using some Disney paper and characters.

For my third grandson (of five!), I found some paper with alligators on it and used one of SU's stamps to add the greeting.  I stamped the date of his birthday on the card; when he pulls up the insert, there is a big "Happy Birthday" greeting and space for writing a note.

It's a Z-Card Anniversary!

My daughter and her husband recently celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary.  I wanted to make a different type of "fancy fold" card, so I checked Pinterest for some ideas and found a unique Z-fold card.  Since we were all going to the beach shortly after their anniversary, I used a beach theme and decided that the designer paper was colorful enough so I did not have to do any stamping!

Here is a photo of the closed card:

Here is a photo of the card showing the inside.  I included some blank card stock so I could write a note!

Birthday Balloons!

My daughter's birthday was on March 1, and I thought a "box of balloons" was an appropriate card!  I saw this card idea on Pinterest, and I knew I had to try it!