Whispers in the Canopy Double-Z Fold Card

I recently attended a Zoom craft session led by Caroline Rieger, a fellow Altenew Educator Certification Program student, and she had a lovely Double Z-fold card design. This is my take on her card design.

The main card base is 9 by 6 1/4 inches scored on the long side at 2 1/4 and 4 1/2 to create the first z-fold. I stamped the large silhouette stamp from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Whispers in the Canopy project kit onto the right hand side of the card base using Catherine Pooler Dress Blues ink and then folded the left side, inserted a sheet of printer paper to cover the back of the card, and restamped the same image onto the left panel  of the card. Since I used my Stampwheel 2.0 to stamp the image, I was able to simply put the card back in the Stampwheel and stamp the image again with perfect alignment with the image on the right side of the card. You can see in the first photo where I held the card closed how perfectly the stamped images line up. 

To fill in the gaps in the background, I added some stamps from SU!'s Forever Fern set. I stamped the foliage stamps in blue and the texture/spots stamp in Catherine Pooler Sand Castle ink. 

Next, I die cut the dies from Altenew's Cardinal Love Layering Die Set using a few different shades of blue cardstocks. I also die cut the branch from the same set using some paper I had ink smooshed. For the top piece of that layered die cut, I ink blended  more of the Sand Castle ink to coordinate with the stamped spots in the background. After assembling my Blue Jays (isn't it fun to stretch your supplies and use a die set that was made for one thing--Cardinals in this case--to create something else?), I set them aside and worked on the smaller Z-fold piece of the card. This piece was 2 1/2 by 9 inches, and I die cut a border onto the top of it using an older border die from my stash. Then I scored it at 4 1/2 and 6 3/4 and stamped "Sending love & strength" using a stamp from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Treasured Memories project kit and Dress Blues ink. I stamped more of the spots using Sand Castle ink again and then adhered the panel to the card base. 

To finish the card, I adhered my branch and Blue Jays using liquid glue in some parts and Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape in others. 

If you're interested in shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful layering die sets that use the keyhole system to make layering them up quick and easy (like the Cardinal Love set I've used here) as well as many versatile Craft-Your-Life project kits like the Whispers in the Canopy and Treasured Memories kits I've used for this card. 

Card when closed: 

Slightly open:

On display:

Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases Challenge: entering just for inspiration as I'm on the DT 

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option: Make it Merry (unlimited entries; ends 1/12/26)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of Cheers to the New Year (6/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 1/31/26)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms, and/or butterflies (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of rainbow (6/8; ends at the end of the month)

Daisy Chain Challenges: Use dies (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Critter Crazy CHALLENGE BLOG: ATG with animals as the focus (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 4/10 for the challenge; ends 1/22/26)

Crafty Animals: ATG with animals, including birds (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: For Boys or Men or ATG (2/5; ends 1/29/26)

We Love Stamping: Something New (the Cardinal Love set is new) (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2026/01/january-challenge.html?m=1: Something Starting With B: bicycle (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with an optional twist of a sketch (3/6; ends at the end of the month)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (3/3; ends 2/12/26)

Crafter's Cafe: One for the Boys or ATG (3/8; ends 2/12/16)

Craft Rocket Challenges: Something New (the Cardinal Love set is new to me) (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (3/5; ends 2/9/26)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26