Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Pear-fect iris folding tutorial



Iris folding is one of my favorite techniques. It is one of the first classes I ever taught at area stamping stores. I love to use metallic Asian-theme papers or wrapping paper. For this card I used both! Autumn colors are my favorite, and pears are one of my favorite fruits.
Betty Bee's Buzz has a wonderful iris folding tutorial here. I hope you will give it a try! I find iris folding very therapeutic, much like coloring.

19 comments:

Court said...

This is unbelievably cute June!!! Submit this one pronto!

teachdanz said...

gorgeous card! I have wanted to try iris folding but haven't taken the time to yet - thanks for the inspiration!

Maria Sabina R said...

fantastic~!!! i wanna try this !!! very beautiful.

~amy~ said...

wonderful June!

Misty Olsen said...

WoW June,
This is so pretty! I love it. Did you use paper of fabric for the inside?

Linda said...

This is fantastic. So pretty. I saw Betty's also. Beautiful!
Thank you for the sweet comment on my card. I really appreciate it.

comopark1886 said...

Hi June,
This came very pretty! I tried the Iris Folding once, it didn't seem to work for me. Too bulkie. But yours looks great! Also, Thank you for all the kind comments you have left on my blog. It makes me feel good to know my projects can inspire others.
Donna

Rose said...

WOW!! girl this is awesome :) will check out the tut now.

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dsood said...

I love this card, I will have to learn this technique. Thanks for the inspiration

Linda Breedlove said...

Beautiful, June. Will have to try my hand at this when I return home.

leslie (crookedstamper) said...

I need a lesson! My iris folding always comes out too fat. I'll go check out the tutorial - thanks!

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

Hi June, thanks so much for your wonderful comments on my blog. I popped over to visit, and WOW - this creation is amazing. I am going to have to try this! Your work is just gorgeous!

lauren bergold said...

even if i *DIDN'T* want to make awesome cards that look like THIS... (& i mean how crazy would i be to NOT want that?!) ...you have completely nabbed me with the word "theraputic"!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm off to B3, asap, for the tut!!! :) (thanks, lady!) ♥

Anonymous said...

Jeepers jeepers!! I sooooooo love Iris folding, but do you think I've *ever* attempted it??? You have inspired me, young lady, and I'm much appreciative!!

Tyggereye said...

ACK!! i love this idea. It looks like fabric!! Fabric quilting awesome!! I'm so in love with this card. Very cool. My brain is filled with all kinds of little ideas. :)

Nance Leedy said...

Oh June--this is gorgeous! Can't wait to check out that tutorial and I love the papers you've used. Thanks for your comment on my blog today...I've just signed up to follow you! :-)

Trish and Treasure said...

I love pears and this looks fantastic! You asked about the spiral bits on my Christmas card JOY they are from the haberdashery section with huge spikes on the back and dangerous to work with.Have a nice weekend. Hugs from Trish

artfuldelight said...

That is super cool. I will have to try that technique. :-)