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Friday, 8 January 2016

Iris Folding Kimono

I've had lots of iris folding card blanks and a big bag of pre-cut strips in my stash for more years than I care to remember, and had just about forgotten about them until I fished them out to make a Christmas snow globe a few weeks ago. And it reminded me just how fascinating it is. You can only see the back of your work until it's completed, and to be honest it looks a right mess, and the surprise when you turn it over and see the front gives you a real "Did I really make that?" moment! So over the next few weeks I plan to really USE that Iris folding stash.

My only problem with Iris Folding is that it's all too easy to concentrate just on the aperture and leave the rest of the card looking a bit bare. And yet with so much going on in the image, it's never going to get away with being labelled CAS. Back in the day, peel off borders were generally considered to be the answer, but I wanted to do something more interesting this time round, so I used Broken China DI to stamp oriental blossom sprigs randomly over the card front, and lightly inked the edges of the card and aperture.

I kept to blue/white/silver for the papers I used for folding, but when I turned the card over, the kimono didn't really stand out from the card enough, so I used a silver gel pen to add a very faint outline to it.

I'm sharing this with

Make My Monday - Iris Folding
Shopping Our Stash where this week's challenge is in memory of Leslie and the theme is Monochrome or Pink
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10 comments:

  1. Barb8 January 2016 at 10:13

    Hi Jane, I absolutely love this card. The glittery kimono looks gorgeous and what a great idea to stamp on the card too. I used to love iris folding. It's actually the technique that got me interested in cardmaking many years ago. I've got several of the little pattern books and also lots of strips plus a few iris folding stamps. I think I might get them out again too as this year I want to continue to use up old stuff. Barbxx

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  2. Di8 January 2016 at 12:59

    Wow Jane!
    This really is fabulous! Love the blossom on the card - neat idea :) And of course the kimono is gorgeous - esp. with the outline you drew!

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  3. Sue -8 January 2016 at 14:22

    Fab card Jane. The stamped background really enhances the iris folding!

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  4. Divya Deepak8 January 2016 at 15:02

    Oh wow!..This is beautiful....and I love the colours...so wintry:) Great blog you have here:-)

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  5. Donna8 January 2016 at 16:53

    Fantastic job with the iris folding! Thanks for playing along with the crew at SHOPPING OUR STASH for our "Colour Me Monochromatic" challenge!

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  6. Liz8 January 2016 at 17:28

    Wonderful card, Jane. Lovely design. xx

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  7. Cazro9 January 2016 at 00:32

    Hi Jane, A beautiful glittery kimono, great with the cherry blossom background. Thanks for your entry at Make My Monday. Caz DT

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  8. Chana Malkah10 January 2016 at 15:34

    Very nicely done, Jane! I have tried Iris Folding and my brain just can't get there. Your Kimono is beautiful and surrounding it with cherry blossoms was the perfect choice! Thanks for accepting the challenge this week at Shopping Our Stash!
    Hugz,
    Chana, DT

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  9. Barbara Godden11 January 2016 at 00:07

    This is Awesome, I love iris folding and yours is fabulous. thanks for joining us at Shopping Our stash for the Colour Me Monochromatic challenge,

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  10. Greta12 January 2016 at 04:08

    It's been so long since I've done Iris folding & I love it! You've inspired me with this gorgeous card, Jane!

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