|
  |
|
|
How to do Iris Folding
By June Campbell of Nightcats Multimedia Productions
Iris Folding is a paper arts technique used in card making, scrapbooking, in altered books and other paper craft projects. Projects made with iris folding can be fun and whimsical, pop and trendy or elegant and stylish. The technique originated in Holland but has spread to other countries as people became aware of this simple yet eye appealing technique. Although iris folding looks complex, it is surprisingly easy to do. Essentially, the artisan arranges strips of folded paper to create a design. An iris , which represents the iris of an eye or a camera, forms in the middle. The iris can be filled with paper of a contrasting color, or can be filled with beads, glitter, jewels or so other decorative element. If the iris folding project is to be used for a scrapbook, placing a small photograph or image in the iris creates an interesting effect. Iris folding is done with a pattern. Pattern books are available at Amazon and other booksellers, and free patterns can usually be found online by simply googling "free iris pattern". Originally, iris folders in Holland used the insides of envelopes for their papers. Today, the most popular papers to use in iris folding projects are usually papers that are not too heavy -- scrapbook paper, origami paper, vellum, tissue, gift wrap, or even ribbon. Card stock is usually too heavy and creates too much bulk. This link contains a video demonstration of iris folding .
|
Contributor's Note
Please visit my scrapbooking web site for tons more video tutorials and descriptions of scrapbooking, card making and other paper crafting techniques.
|
|
Free Iris Folding Patterns at Circle of Crafters
      
Halloween Witch Card made with Iris Folding
Halloween Bat Card Made with Iris Folding
Halloween Pumpkin Card Made with Iris Folding
Witches Pot Card made with Iris Folding
Ribbon Heart Card made with Iris Folding
Tulip Card Made with iris folding
Sail Boat Card made with iris folding
PLEASE VISIT THE CONTRIBUTOR'S WEBSITE
No reactions yet.
Please login or sign up to rate this intel.
Please login or sign up to add a comment.
The copyright for this content entitled "How to do Iris Folding " has been specified by the contributor as:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Details 
This content may be copied, distributed, or modified as long as the original author is acknowledged with a link back to the content page.
If you use this content according to the license specified, you must link to the following URL:
http://nightcats.qondio.com/
|
 |
May, 2012
2008
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2009
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2010
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2011
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2012
January, February, March, April, May
|
|
Not a member yet?
Qondio is a powerful network for making it online. If you have a website to
promote, we can help.
Sign up and get in on the action.
|
|
Welcome to Qondio! Discover the awesome power this network can deliver by going to our About page. Or you could skip straight to the Sign Up form.
|
|
