For today’s Technique Tuesday project I have a version of an Iris Fold Card to share with you. Unlike the traditional technique, I have used strips of Designer Series Paper and cardstock not folded strips.
Iris folding is done by arranging and layering strips of paper in a spiral pattern that resembles the iris of a camera lens. This technique can be used for almost any shape.
I started by creating a ‘tempate’ for the shape. The central opening is 1-1/2″x 1-1/2″ and each layer was 1/4″ larger on all sides.
I placed a small piece of Glad Press ‘n’ Seal over the template (sticky side up) and taped it down onto my Silicon Craft Sheet. Starting from the outside, I placed 1/4″ strips of Hey Sports Fan 12″x 12″ DSP and cardstock on the Glad following the pattern. Each strip was held down with small pieces of Sticky Note. I used small drops of Multipurpose Glue to hold each strip in position.
This technique is perfect for those of you who aren’t afraid to get your fingers sticky!
When I had finished the iris frame, I adhered it a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock that was stamped with a sentiment from the Your Biggest Fan stamp set.
I cut three 1″ strips of DSP and Night of Navy cardstock and used the Banner Pick a Punch to create the banners at each end.
The 5-5/8″x 4″ piece of striped DSP was embossed with the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder. Before attaching it to the Night of Navy card base, I wrapped Evening Evergreen twine, from the Fan Baker’s Twine pack, several times around the DSP and tied it in a double knot. I added two more, shorter, pieces of twine and tied them over the first knot.
To assemble the card, I first adhered the embossed and twine wrapped DSP to the card base. Then I overlapped, angled and attached the banner strips on the embossed DSP.
I added several Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the iris layer and popped it up just above the twine.
The #1 was cut using one of the Sports Event Dies. I added it to the front of the card and on the card insert. (And, when my Very Vanilla envelopes arrive, I will also attach one to the front of it.)
I didn’t add anything shiny to the masculine card but the REsin Stars Embellishments were perfect to finish it.
I am always delighted when I can introduce amazing, new products to existing goodies on my shelves. The punch and embossing folder were a perfect match for this project.
Tomorrow I will have two projects to share with you. One is my contribution to the Freshly Brewed Project Team blog hop and the other will be my ‘entry’ for the Global Design Project weekly challenge. I hope that you will pop by and see what I have posted.
Until then, happy stamping.
If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.
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