Have you ever wanted to try teabag folding? Here is a beginner's guide where you'll learn to make a teabag folding kit fold medallion.
Iris Folding Iris folding is a paper craft technique that involves folding strips of colored paper in such a way to form a spiraling design. The center of the design forms an iris — similar to the shape of the iris of a camera lens. Iris folding originated in Holland. Designs initially were made using […]
Here I am today with another of the cards made using my tiles (that will be sharing soon) While you are waiting I am sharing the Make the Cut pattern for this card HERE Here are folding Instructions (though I have also included in pattern) Please let me known what you think. Enjoy I am off to explore some more. If you live in Australia and New Zealand and wondering where you can get a KNK Zing SKAT KAT is the place to find them
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Once you have cut out the aperture of your pattern, either by hand or with a Cricut, it's time to let the folding begin! 1) Secure the pattern Place the iris folding pattern on your
Bonjour, En ce dimanche, on continu avec les cartes iris filding sur le thème de la musique cette fois : - une clé de sol pour commencer : j'adore cette carte mais ça a été la plus difficile que j'ai eu à faire Carte faite à partir de ce gabarit :...
After I showed the ladies at craft how to do the arrow fold, one of them - Andrea - came up with this design for a lovely fan card. It uses just 5 pieces of the arrow fold. Add a piece of paper doiley, little bow, etc., and voila!
It has been ages and ages since I made an iris folded card! This and teabag folding were some of the first few techniques I learned when I s...
Once you have cut out the aperture of your pattern, either by hand or with a Cricut, it's time to let the folding begin! 1) Secure the pattern Place the iris folding pattern on your
Ever since I was a young girl, I have loved Pinwheels. They are so easy to make and can provide hours of fun. Creating them on Scrapbooking Layouts is just as much fun. So, for this weeks tutorial, I decided to find as many different kind of pinwheels as I could to share with you.. hope you enjoy creating these and add them to your layouts ! All templates can be saved and then sized to your requirements. PINWHEEL 1: STAR PINWHEEL Cut out template from pattern paper. Fold over edges inwards. Ink all pieces and adhere with a brad or button. PINWHEEL 2: TRADITIONAL PINWHEEL Cut out template from pattern paper. Fold over edges inwards. Ink all pieces and adhere with a brad or button. PINWHEEL 3: FLOWER PINWHEEL Cut out template from pattern paper. Fold over edges inwards. Ink all pieces and adhere with a brad or button. PINWHEEL 4: 6 LEAF PINWHEEL You will need to cut out 6 of these templates. Size template to the size you would like. Ink all pieces first and then arrange them as per fig 2 below. Fold over outside longer edges and adhere together with a brad / button. PINWHEEL 5: DOUBLE FLOWER PINWHEEL Using the below template, cut out 2 pinwheels from either the same or contrasting papers. Place one on top of the other and then fold over the outside edges. Move it around a bit so that you have even gaps in your flaps. Once you are happy, then adhere with a flower / brad. PINWHEEL 6: CIRCLE PINWHEEL Cut out template from pattern paper. Fold over edges inwards. Ink all pieces and adhere with a brad or button. PINWHEEL 7: BASIC PINWHEEL WITH A TWIST ! Create your basic pinwheel template out of pattern paper. Then all you need to do is use your deckle scissors to define the outside edge to add a whole new twist to your pinwheel. You can use your border punches too.. can create so many different types of pinwheels using this technique. PINWHEEL 8: DECONSTRUCTED PINWHEEL Cut a variety of circles out with your circle punch/cutter and align them in a circle. A quick and easy pinwheel. EXTRA TEMPLATE: Just in case you love IRIS FOLDING.. this is an amazing template to use.. lots of work though. I loved them all so much that I have created my layout using all the various Pinwheels. It is a bit busy.. but it gives you a good idea of the end effect.. LOL. Closeups of elements: Hugs, Mich
IRIS FOLDING TECHNIQUE Iris folding is a simple but compelling paper crafting technique used in creating hand made cards, decorating altered books,...
This Iris folding card kit includes all supplies needed to complete your own card, including picture with instructions, aperture, pattern, paper strips, flowers and envelope. The card is made with the Iris Folding technique. As the name suggests it uses folded strips of decorative paper displayed through a shaped aperture, to produce a beautiful and unique look to your heartfelt message. If you are new to Iris Folding and would be interested in taking my online class, please send me a message. The finished card is A2 size (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") The inside has a blank cream cardstock mat for your personal message. Choice of several greetings available. Note: Card displayed on a cream background for picture only
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Check out these gorgeous folded flowers! Sandy Ang created this set of wedding gift tags featuring handmade flowers. They were created using the teabag folding technique. Each flower require 16 squares of medium weight paper. If you start with 1.5″x1.5″ squares, the completed flower will measure 3″ in diameter. Our new vellum is [...]
I first saw Iris Folding in an old craft book and decided to google and search on youtube on a tutorial. Originally Iris Folding is done wi...
It has been ages and ages since I made an iris folded card! This and teabag folding were some of the first few techniques I learned when I started papercrafting. That was way back before die cutting! We used to hand-cut the openings. The largest triangle in the Stitched Triangles set is perfect for this project! Instructions have been requested, so I will include a link to a video I found as well as a few pics I took today. Cut the tree out of a scrap of cardstock. You will only need this to trace the shape. Use the negative to trace the outline on another piece of cardstock or scratch paper. This will be your template. Mark 1/2" from each corner as shown. Connect the marks. Keep measuring 1/2" increments and draw lines until you reach the center. Now cut your shape from your card front and tape it face down over the template. I like to secure it with removable tape on one side so I can flip it to ensure I taped down the correct paper pattern. Here is a nice tutorial on iris folding if you've never done it before. First strip taped down. I use 3/4" strips, scored at 1/2". It is helpful to pile your strips on each side of the triangle, sorted by pattern. I have numbered the order you need to tape the strips down to create the iris pattern. Flipped over to check the front. When you are finished, there will be a pile of paper on the back of your card front. I used thin foam tape on the back around the edges and around the tree. Most of the samples you see have a solid piece in the center, often shiny gold or a solid color. This emphasizes the "iris" as in a camera lens. Instead, I chose to continue the pattern, then added a few rhinestones. Hope you give this a try if you've never done this before. We have lots of pretty DSP to play with! Thanks for stopping by, come back soon!
The Double Star Teabag Fold or Kaleidoscope Origami is quick and easy to make, but really pretty. I know I’ve posted this one before, but thought you might enjoy it again in a pretty pink. Y…
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Bueno! An iris folded hummingbird and flower. Iris Folding is a very simple art that involves an opening in a card, such as the flower or the hummingbird above, and then folding scraps of paper, wrapping paper, envelope linings, ribbon or foil to 'fill' in the larger open area. Talk about great recycling! Our mountains of paper trash are overwhelming us. Surely there is more that we can do to reduce it? Well, iris folding is one small way I can help - and so can you! Here are some visual directions for you, from origami resource center: Here is a simple pumpkin pattern that I will walk you through: Card by inkspired First, Trace the main shape onto a scrap piece of paper (I use sheets from our printer that I have printed incorrectly...upside down, missing a paragraph, etc.) Lay the tracing over a piece of cardstock. This needs to be a sturdy piece of cardstock, not some of the flimsier ones. Tip: To hold in place you can use blue painting tape (it has a low tack) or take a piece of Scotch tape. Tear off a small strip, and stick it to your shirt or your jeans. Peel off, and use this to hold the tracing in place. By sticking it to your shirt first, you have added just enough lint to make it still sticky, but not too much that it would tear your paper. Great hint you can use in many crafts! Cut out the inner shape. You need to use a sharp Xacto blade for this. No cuts into the rest of the cardstock, please! Here are some photos to help us along, even though they show a triangle pattern, the method is identical: courtesy http://www.cardinspirations.co.uk/ Tip: You can use any die cut machine and die that has a big 'hole' shape, such as an apple, or circle. This way you do not have to cut out the inner card, the die machine does it for you! UPDATE: I am experimenting with my Cricut Explore Air2 machine also! #2: Check out your local scrapbooking store. Many have machines that you can use free, or pay a small fee to use for a set amount of time. Our local Archiver's has their's for free. They do ask you to purchase your paper there, which is very reasonable to me. Look for the discounted cardstock!! Prepare your strips of paper. Cut them about 1" wide, and varying lengths to start with. Just cut a bunch! Fold them in half, long side. Choose 3 different colors; mixing in patterns is just fine! Sandwich: 1) pattern face up 2) cardstock with aperture face down Turn your cardstock over, so the back side is facing you. Following the numbered diagram, lay down your first strip. The fold goes toward the open middle, the open sides go to the outside (cardstock) area. Tip: As a beginner, I found it very helpful to place the pattern down first, so it would show through the 'window', and I could see exactly where to place each strip. Use the non sticky Scotch tape hint I gave. Your strip needs to be long enough for you to put a tiny bit of tape (NOT the lint free tape!) on both ends, attaching it to your cardstock. As you attach each strip, you will be slightly overlapping the one below it. Pick Color #2, and do the 2nd strip. Pick Color #3 and do the 3rd strip. Repeat in this order, following the numbered diagram: Color 1, Color 2, Color 3. When you are done, your piece should be lumpy! That's okay! Turn it over and make sure you haven't left any open places. If you have, you can go back and try to cover it with the coordinating paper. Now you layer on the trunk/stem/leaves to the front of the card. The very center of Iris Folding is usually a piece of foil, or foiled paper. When you are done, you look at the front and it resembles the iris of an eye, or eye of a camera. That's where the name comes from! To finish your piece, you need to cut a plain piece of matching cardstock and firmly attach it to the back. I like to use double stick tape all around the edges. My favorite is VivaLasVegaStamps - see the side bar for web site. Here are some basic shapes. With your computer editing, you can make each pattern as large or as small as you want. I am also including some finished cards to inspire you! I hope this has shown you that even though the finished cards look very complicated, the actual making iris folded cards is very simple. I find this a relaxing craft to do while watching tv or listening to music. Here are some beautiful finished iris folded cards: Here is a great resource for you: http://www.circleofcrafters.com/irisfolding/ I do hope you try one - once you see how easy iris folding is, you will want to make more! I belong to a yahoo group that is very supportive, and tons of free patterns you can use: irisfolding @ yahoogroups. I also Google Images with the words "iris folding". Many many ideas and patterns and samples out there! I hope you have enjoyed this little tutorial. Have a super super day! inkspired http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/ [email protected] http://www.myinkspired.com/
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My guest bathroom has had blank walls for years. Simply because I just haven’t come across what I really wanted in there. Then I ran across an old vintage crafting magazine that mentions the art of Iris Folding. Iris Folding involves folding strips of paper and glueing them down following a grid outline. It is
