Wednesday, June 17, 2009

New Cards and Iris Folds




I have some new cards listed at my etsy shop, I've been playing with my Bella stamps, love them the girls are so cool. Anyway I have some new cards featuring Parisbella, Cakeabella, Lattebella and some new spiritual sentiment cards. There's a sample picture above. I have also been working on some Iris Folds, this technique if so cool, reminds my hubby of origami, but of course it's nothing like that, lol. Before I learned the technique I must say I was perplexed as to how they achieved the final product, and found myself imagining all these ways you might be able to do it.
Now that I know it is in some ways easier than I had imagined and nothing at all like I imagined, lol, if that makes any sense, the most difficult part is to continue the folds all the way into the iris. Many folders stop at the iris and add something complimentary to the middle, however I love the effect of bringing the fold all the way to the center, I'm still working on perfecting that technique but I am getting better, practice makes perfect. Above you can see a basket fold I just completed, I have a pear I also just completed but haven't as yet taken a photo of it. I have also created many new gift tags.
You can view all my new products at my etsy store www.lilypondcrafts.etsy.com