Iris Folding Gardening

You Will Need:

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

Cut the strip to the length of the area marked 1.
The strip should overlap the outer edges of the shape.
Stick the strip in place using sticky tape.
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.
Repeat steps 5 - 9 for the area marked 2 using the second colour.
Continue in the same way, covering each area in order.

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

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

Leaf Card

Trim the sides of the completed iris folding panel with a Fiskars Border Punch. Stick the panel to the dark green card using double sided tape.

Watering Can Card

Cut the completed iris folding panel to 8 x 7.5cm. Use a needle to pierce a hold in each corner of the iris folding panel. Punch a green brad through each hole. Turn the panel over and sperate each part of the back of each brad. Stick the panel to the dark green card using double sided tape. Complete the card with a Dovecraft Dimensions Tag.

Small Flower Card

Cut the completed iris folding panel to 14 x 9.5cm. Use the Fiskars Shapeboss to emboss a floral border around the iris folding design. Stick the panel to the red card using double sided tape. Complete the card with some small peel offs in each corner.

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