| 1. Cut decorative paper in 1"
strips and fold in half lengthwise.
Cut out an aperture in the colored cardstock. |
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| 2. Place the cardstock over
your iris folding pattern, right side down so that you work
on the wrong side. It is advisable to tape the pattern to
the cardstock using a masking tape for ease and neatness. |
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| 3. Start arranging the strips
of paper. Start by placing a strip of paper aligning to the
inside area of the area marked '1' and tape both ends of the
strip. |
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| 4. Using a different color
strip every time, place strips in areas 2,3 and 4. Continue
doing this, working inwards, leaving a small opening in the
center. |
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| 5. Turn the card upside down.
This is what your card should look like. |
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| 6. Glue the iris folded card
to cardstock, blank notecards or the frame that you have
chosen depending on whether you want to frame your work or
make a notecard out of it. Glue a decorative button or paper
in the opening at the center and you are done!
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