Iris Folded Beach Scene
Our swap theme for the May Saturday Stamp Club was “seashells” or “beach.” Living here in the mountains of southern Colorado, sea or beach-themed stamps and paper aren’t in my stash of supplies. It’s not that I don’t like this theme. It’s just not relative to my surroundings. So, I turned to one of my favorite paper crafting techniques to help me: Iris Folding! I knew I could create a sunset beach scene using various designer series papers.
Here’s what I came up with:
I started with a pattern I found in the book Iris Folding by Michelle Powell. I don’t want to share the pattern here because it is copyrighted, but a quick internet search will bring up several free iris folding pattern sites. Pinterest is always a good place to look for ideas and patterns.
Here’s one shared by the Circleofcrafters.com site (a great site with many FREE patterns and ideas!):
I used a variety of Designer Series Papers, some retired, some not. I added some sand castle stickers that I found on sale at our local ***mart for a little 3D effect. I wish I had more beach-themed greetings to use, but alas, it is not so. I chose the Happy Birthday stamp from the retired set Holidays and Wishes because it was long and I’ve always like the font.
Stamp Set: Holidays and Wishes
Ink: Island Indigo
Paper: Whisper White, Island Indigo, various Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Paper trimmer,1 1 /4″ circle punch, sand castle stickers
Iris Folded Beach Scene
