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Splitcoaststampers - Iris Twist Technique Tutorial by Jennifer Thomas

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IrisTwist
byJenniferThomas

IrisTwistisapaperfoldingtechniquetakenfromtheoldfashionedIrisFoldingtechniquefromEurope.Myintentions weretomakethiscomplicatedandfabulousformofartsomethingthatstamperscoulduseintheircardmaking.So thestepsaresimplifiedtomakethisprojectdemonstrableandrepeatable.Ifyoucanfoldpaperandcount,youcan dothis,really!

Supplies

Two1"x12"piecesofdesignerpaper Cardstockofchoicewitha21/8" squarecutoutofit.Marvysellsajumbo punchthatpunchesa21/8"square, otherwisetracea21/8"squareontoyour cardstockthenuseahobbyblade&rulerto insureastraightcut. GlueStick RepositionableAdhesive Scissors StampedArtworkonCardstock

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IrisTwistPattern Download(jpg,8k)

StepbyStep
Step1
TaketheIrisPatternandapplysome RepositionableAdhesivetotheoutsideof thetopofthebox.Positiontheorange cardstockoverthepatternsothepatternof thesquareshowsthroughthecutoutofthe squareinthecardstock.Pressdownsothe repositionableadhesiveholdsthecardstockto thepattern. Importantnote:WeareworkingontheBACK ofthefinisheddesign,sothingsmaylook messyfromthebackbuttheywilllooknice whenweturnitoverintheend.Trustme

Step2
Foldthestripofdesignerpaperinhalfthe longway.

Step3
OpenthefoldandapplyGlueStickadhesive totheinsideofthisfoldedpaper.

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Step4
Pressthefolddownsothestripgluesitself together...rubalittletogetthegluestickto takehold.

Step5
Repeatthisonthesecondstripofdesigner papersoyouhavetwostrips. Note:Don'tworryalotabouthowwelltheraw edgesofthefoldlineup,thatpartwillnotbe seen.Thefoldededgeisthepartthatwillbe seen.

Step6
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Applygluestickadhesiveontheorange cardstockaroundtheframeofthe opening...keepingtheglueonthecardstock onlyandnotonthepatternpiece!

Step7
Takeyourfirstdesignerpaperstripholdingthe foldededgefacingintowardsthecenter.This willbeour'"A"piece.Linethefoldededgeof thisstripupwiththeslantedlinemarkedby thepatternas"1A".Soyouareusingthelines ofthepatterntoshowyouwheretoplaceeach strip,butthestripsonlygetgluedtothe cardstock,nottothepattern!Fornowignore thedottedlinesineachcornerofthepattern. Seetheoptionalinstructionsattheendof thesedirectionsforworkingwithmorethan2 stripsofcolori>

Step8
Trimthestripoffsothatwecancontinueto usethatsamepiece.

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Step9
Youwillneedtoaddalittlebitofgluestickto theendofthatfirststripsothat...

Step10
...whenyoulinethedesignerpaperstripupfor "2A"itwillstickwhereitoverlapsonthatfirst piece.Eachtimeyoulayeronanewstripyou willneedalittlebitofglueontheprevious piece.

Step11
Continuethesameprocessaroundthesquare for"3A"...

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Step12
...andfor"4A".Youshouldhaveenoughofthis striptomakeallfourofthesepieces.

Step13
Applyadhesivetothesquarecreatedbythe first("A")stripsothatthenextstripcanhave somethingtostickto,onceagainonlyapply adhesivetothelayersofdesignerpapersand notonthepattern!

Step14
Taketheotherstripofdesignerpaper,thiswill bethe"B"strip.Youwillcompletethesame processbygluingonto"5B"...
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Step15
...then"6B"...

Step16
....then"7B". Nowthefunpart!Carefullypullthecardstock upoffthepattern.Therepositionableadhesive allowsthepatterntoberemovedcleanlyfrom thecardstock. Viola!YourIrisTwistPaperFoldingdesignis done!Removeanyremainingadhesivefrom thefrontofthecardstock. Adhereyourstampedartworkofchoiceinto theopensquaretomakeanicecardfront design.Takethispiece,layeritontoacard andembellishtoyourheartscontent!

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Finishedcard.

Variations
Anothertwist Thispatterncanincorporate3differentdesignerpatterns.Startwith3stripsofcoordinatingdesignerpapers.When youstartlayeringonthestripsdonotstartwith"1A"butinsteadusethedottedlinesineachcornerfirst. Onceyouhaveonesmallpieceattachedtoeachofthosedottedlinestakeyoursecondstripofcolorandcomplete "1A4A"andyourthirdstriptocomplete"5B8B".Enjoythis"Twist"oftheIrisFoldingtechnique! Useyourscraps! Ifyoufoldcarefullyyoucanalsousevellumpapersforaveryelegantlookagreatwaytouseupthosescrapsof designerpapers!

YourTurn
You'veseenthetutorial,nowyoutryit!We'vegotasectionofthegallerysetasideforIrisTwist.Trythistechnique, thenuploadyourartworktothegallery.Showusyourcreations!

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