BGPayne Crafts

You Will Need:

• Yellow C6 Card
• Red C6 Card
• Silver C6 Card
• Iris Folding Panel - Dove
• Iris Folding Panel - Small Heart
• Iris Folding Panel - Champagne Glass
• 8 Silver Iris Strips 15cm in 4 Shades
• 3 Red Iris Strips 15cm in 3 Shades
• 4 White Iris Strips 15cm in 4 Shades
• Hearts Background Paper
• Dovecraft Brads Christmas
• Fancy Scissors
• Double Sided Tape
• Pearl Branch White
• 3D Foam Pad
• Cream 37mm Bow
• Peel Offs

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

Champagne Glass Card

Cut the iris folding panel to 14 x 9.5cm using fancy scissors. Stick the iris folding panel onto the silver card using double sided tape. Place a 3D foam pad on the neck of the glass. Stick two pieces of the pearl branch to the pad. Cut off the excess wire. Hide the pad and the ends of the wire by sticking a ribbon bow on top.

Heart Card

Cut the hearts background paper to 9cm square using fancy scissors. Cut the iris folding panel to 7cm square with the same fancy scissors. Use a needle to pierce a hold in each corner of the iris folding panel. Punch a Christmas Metallic Red brad through each hole. Turn the panel over and sperate each part of the back of each brad. Stick the background paper to the red card using double sided tape. Stick the iris folding panel centrally on top of this. Finish with a peel off greeting.

Dove Card

Cut the iris folding panel to 7cm square. Stick the iris folding panel onto the yellow card using double sided tape. Stick wavy border peel offs around the edges of the panel. Finish the card with a peel off greeting.

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