Making a Zigzag Birthday CardWhen I first saw a zigzag birthday card, I know that I have to learn to make one! 
A zigzag card is different from the rest. It stands out. With such an attractive folding technique, minimal is needed to dress up the card further. That said, it's entirely up to you as to how you like to decorate a zigzag card. You can keep it simple and let the folding technique speaks out loud. Or you can decorate it up with details to turn it into a fine masterpiece of work! Don't be intimidated by how complicated it looks, once you get the basics down, it's rather easy and certainly fun to make! And yes, it's easily folded down to fit the envelop for mailing out. Making a Zigzag Birthday Card Cardmaking Supplies Cardmaking Instructions 
1) Cut a 30cm x 14cm block from the green cardstock. Score it down in the middle and then fold it by half. Next score down the middles of the two flaps and fold them backwards as shown, forming a "M" shape.
2) With the card still folded, use a pencil to draw a 5cm wide and 6cm high rectangle from the double-folded edges as shown. Cut out the rectangle. 
3) When you open up the card, it should look like the image shown here with two apertures. 
4) Fold the card back to its original state. You need to cut two slits here: one at the top of the aperture, and one at the bottom of the aperture. To do so, use a ruler to measure 3.75cm from the left edge and make a pencil mark. From this mark, cut a 2.5cm vertical slit down the top of the aperture. Make sure to cut through all four layers. Repeat for the slit at the bottom of the aperture. 
5) Cut a block of yellow cardstock measuring 30cm x 7cm. Score down the middle and fold it by half. Next score down the middles of the two flaps and fold them backwards as shown, forming a "M" shape. 
6) With this folded yellow card, measure and make a pencil mark at the top center of the card. Cut a 2.5cm vertical slit down here. Remember to cut through all four layers.Repeat the above step for the bottom center slit. 
7) Open up the yellow card and start decorating it.Cut a strip of the green floral patterned paper and attach it across the middle of the card. Adhere some blue gems to the flowers as flower centers. Doodle top and bottom scalloped-borders for the green floral strip using the black pen. Handwrite the greetings on the bottom of card. Add dotted swirls to the top and bottom of the card. Attach the butterfly motifs to the card as shown. 
8) Time to fit the slits of yellow card into the slits of the aperture holes. Starting from the left side, gently ease the pairs of slits into each other, one by one, forming double zigzags. You might have to bend the yellow card a little, but the slits will fit. It'll help things a lot if you read through this guide first and figure out mentally how the card will work out to be. Then you'll be making zigzag birthday cards in a zap! To look at birthday theme papers, stickers, rub-ons, stamps, and more, click here to look at the designs at Scrapbook.com. For suggestions on cardmaking supplies, tools, templates and accessories, click here. Feel free to check out on my other articles on this site for more birthday card ideas and inspiration!
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