Iris Folding Butterfly Craft

From Sherri Osborn, former About.com Guide

Learn how you can create your own butterfly picture using iris folding techniques. You can use double-sided tape to attach yous iris folding project to a folded piece of cardstock and create a greeting card or use it to embellish a scrapbook page. You can also simply frame and hang your iris folding design!

If you look closely at the picture, you can see that iris folding is done by arranging and layering strips of paper or even fabric in a spiraled pattern. You can use this craft technique to create this stunning butterfly.

To make this iris folded butterfly, I used:

• Square Iris Folding Template
• Blue Cardstock
• Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter
• Cricut Designer's Calendar Cartridge (compare prices)
• 4 different pieces of Decorative Paper
• Paper Trimmer
• Cellophane Tape

Of course, you can choose to make a butterfly using any colors you want. While the Cricut makes a nice butterfly cut-out, you can cut out a butterfly shape using a simple pair of scissors. You can draw your own butterfly or use a butterfly template like this one.

Once you have all of these details figured out, you can follow my step-by-step iris folding directions and make your own colorful butterfly.

Remember, we always love to see your finished projects. Take a photo and then take a moment to submit a photo of your iris folding project.