I saw iris folding somewhere in my internet wanderings, and thought it looked really neat, but looked difficult. In my quest to find out how to do it, I found a website called Circle of Crafters. There I found instructions on how to begin and lots of free patterns. It turned out that it's one of the easiest crafts I've ever tried! You can use paper or ribbon to make the designs. It's such a simple technique to learn and it goes really fast! As long as you can cut 1" strips of paper and fold them (doesn't even have to be that neat!), have lots of tape and can count numbers in order, you can do iris folding too. (I've become an addict....) You'll be left with a stunning design that will make any serious cardmaker drool! I made the card below using satin ribbon and when I presented it to the bride-to-be at her wedding shower, the card ended up being passed around instead of the gifts :o).
This card, I used satin ribbon for the ring and the white diamond part, I used sheer ribbon. Then I outlined the diamond in little jewel strips (I just cut off little sections so I could keep the octagon shape, then I placed a jeweled brad in the center of the diamond part. Add some outline stickers, and you're done! The iris folded card part was backed with another piece of cardstock so I could attach it to the front of the actual card, so it's actually a card topper. The ring pattern, I got at Revive! Iris Folding. It's from the wedding set. I will post more pictures later of what the back looks like. It's a mess! -- but the front looks wonderful when you're finiahed :o) Hope I've peaked your curiosity to try a new craft! As always, happy crafting!
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