BGPayne Crafts

You Will Need:

• Pale Green C6 Card
• Pink C6 Card
• Dark Green C6 Card
• Iris Folding Panel - Chick
• Iris Folding Panel - Bunny
• Iris Folding Panel - Shamrock
• 1 Bronze Iris Strip 15cm
• 4 Gold Iris Strips 15cm in 4 Shades
• 8 Pink Iris Strips 15cm in 4 Shades
• 4 Green Iris Strips 15cm in 4 Shades
• Gingham Paper Yellow
• Pink Corrugated Card
• Dovecraft Brads Pastel
• Dovecraft Brads Christmas
• Assorted Glass Beads Purple
• Silicone Glue
• Peel Off Greeting
• Masking Tape
• Needle
• Double Sided Tape

1. Place an aperture cut panel over the pattern.
2. Secure it with a little masking tape.
3. You will need the same number of colours of paper as the highest number inside the outer rim of the shape.
4. Arrange your chosen colours next to your workspace.
5. Take a strip of the first colour.
6. Fold one edge of the strip over about a quarter of a centimetre.



7. Cut the strip to the length of the area marked 1.
8. The strip should overlap the outer edges of the shape.
9. Stick the strip in place using sticky tape.
10. You may find it easier to place a strip of sticky tape on a craft matt, then cut across the width of the tape approximately every centimetre using a craft knife. You can then use your craft knife to lift each piece of tape off the craft matt and place onto your project.
11. Repeat steps 5 - 9 for the area marked 2 using the second colour.
12. Continue in the same way, covering each area in order.



13. After using the last colour of paper go back to the first.
14. After covering all the areas stick a square of holographic paper over the hole that is left (known as the iris).
15. Remove the pattern from your card.



16. Trim the aperture panel to size.
17. A paper trimmer is ideal for this, but you could use fancy scissors or straight scissors.
18. You may like to embellish the panel further using corner punches - if so do this now.
19. Use double sided tape to stick your finished iris folding onto the front of the card.
20. Fold your card closed
21. Embellish as desired

Chick Card

Cut the gingham background paper to 8.5 x 11cm. Cut the iris folding panel to 7.5 x 10cm. Use a needle to pierce a hold in each corner of the iris folding panel. Punch a pastel green brad through each hole. Turn the panel over and sperate each part of the back of each brad. Stick the background paper to the pale green card using double sided tape. Stick the iris folding panel centrally on top of this. Use silicone glue to attach two small beads to the chick in place of eyes.

Bunny Card

Cut the corrugated card to 9cm square. Cut the iris folding panel to 7 x 6cm. Use a needle to pierce a hold in each corner of the iris folding panel. Punch a pastel pink brad through each hole. Turn the panel over and sperate each part of the back of each brad. Stick the corrugated card to the pink card using double sided tape. Stick the iris folding panel centrally on top of this.

Shamrock Card

Cut the iris folding panel to 8.5 x 13cm. Use a needle to pierce a hold in each corner of the iris folding panel. Punch a Christmas Metallic Green brad through each hole. Turn the panel over and sperate each part of the back of each brad. Use double sided tape to stick the iris folding panel to the dark green card.

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