Iris Folding Flower Craft

From Sherri Osborn, former About.com Guide

Learn how you can create your own flower 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 flower.

To make this iris folded flower, I used:

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

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

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.