If you’re ready to step up your Valentine crafting game, this 4 Panel Valentine Card is exactly what you need. It looks impressive standing up on display, yet it folds flat for mailing—yes, really. With layered Designer Series Paper, a bold “Sending You Love” sentiment, and that clever Z-style fun fold structure, this card delivers both drama and delight without complicated construction. It’s the kind of project that makes you feel like a paper engineering genius… even if you’re crafting at your kitchen table with a cup of coffee nearby.
4 Panel Valentine Card Supplies Used
- STAMPS – Endless Love
- PAPERS – Flirty Flamingo & Basic White Cardstock
- Made with Love 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (DSP)
- Red Glimmer Paper
- Basic White Medium Envelope
- DIES – Everyday Arches (used the 4th and 5th Largest Dies), Mini Alphabet Dies, Extraordinary Flora Die
- WASHI TAPE – Extraordinary Flora
- INK – Flirty Flamingo, Real Red ink
- EMBELLISHMENTS – Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Gems
- TOOLS – Paper Trimmer, Clear Stamp block D, Stampin’ Bone Folder, Cut and Emboss Machine, Seal Adhesive, Dimensionals, Take Your Pick Tool, Scissors, Simply Shammy.
- Non Stampin’ Up! Tools – Purchased on Amazon, Art Glitter Glue plus metal tip with straight pin. If you have a pair of reverse tweezers they will be helpful to apply the small letters.
Cutting Measurements
- Flirty Flamingo Cardstock – 5 ½” X 11”, score at 1 ¼”, 3 ½”, 6 ¾”
- Basic White Cardstock – Inner Layer 2 7/8” x 5 ¼”
- Made with Love DSP – 2 pieces 1 x 5 ¼”, 1 piece 2” x 5 ¼” and 2 pieces 3” x 5 ¼”
- Red Glimmer Paper – 3 ¼” x 4 ½” used with 4th Arches die
- Basic White Cardstock 3” x 4 ¼” used with 5th Arches die
- Made with Love DSP – for Mini Alphabet Letters 5 pieces that are 1” x ½”
- Made with Love DSP – Envelope Flap – 2 ¼” x 6”
Step by Step Assembly
- Prepare and score Flirty Flamingo card base.
- Adhere the 5 sections of Made with Love DSP pieces using Stampin’ Seal to the card base as shown.
- Adhere the very front 1 ¼” section flap down with Stampin’ Seal after DSP has been placed on the next section.
- Adhere the Basic White inner layer about 1/8” away from the 1” DSP piece on the outer portion of the card back.
- With your Die Cutting machine, die cut the Red Glimmer and Basic White Arches, die cut the letters for HELLO using the Mini Alphabet dies.
- With the Basic White arch, apply the HELLO letters using glue and do your best to space them evenly and keep them level. Next with Flirty Flamingo ink stamp the “sending you”. Follow with Real Red ink and stamp the “LOVE”.
- Using the Extraordinary Flora Washi tape, adhere a pink section to a piece of Basic White cardstock. Die cut one set of the pink florals, so you will have the larger flowers to choose from. Select the flower you like and add two Dimensionals to the reverse side then apply to the Basic White arch at the bottom. Now you can use Liquid Glue to adhere the Basic White to the Red Glimmer paper. I suggest you place a book or clear stamp blocks to weigh the two layers down and let dry.
- When the two-layer tag is dry, then use Liquid glue to adhere to card front at an angle if you desire.
- Adhere the DSP to the envelope flap and trim with scissors.
Another Color Combination to Explore. I used retired Designer Series Paper for this cute pink take on this 4 Panel Fun Fold.
Watch the Tutorial
Final Thoughts
This 4 Panel Valentine Z Fun Fold Card proves that interactive cards don’t have to be intimidating. Once you understand the fold, you can customize it for birthdays, anniversaries, encouragement, or even holiday themes just by switching up your Designer Series Paper and sentiment. It’s a strong addition to your “repeatable layouts” collection—the kind you’ll come back to again and again when you want something special but doable.
And let’s be honest: handmade love notes never go out of style.
Now it’s your turn.
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