Inspiring Iris - two cards

The Iris is the genus of 260 -300 species of showy plants which takes it name from the Greek goddess who rode rainbows.
The most familiar one is the tall 'bearded' variety which is easy to grow and blooms in June. They attract butterflies and hummingbirds and make wonderful cut flowers.

Today I made 2 cards featuring this beautiful flower.  Both cards are fun folds - one a double triangle flip fold and the other a "W" or inside pop up fold.

The basic card is Blushing Bride where the top layer is cut into 2 triangles.  See video here
Well Dressed designer paper is adhered to one of the triangles; retired Vellum DSP on the other.

The image of the Iris is coloured with Stampin' Blends and then embossed using the Stitched So Sweetly Die and the embossing mats. The Whisper White art piece is then matted with a die cut Gorgeous Grape rectangle.

This is added to the bottom half of the card front.

The sentiment, highlighted from a complete sentiment from the same stamp set with a Basic Black marker, is added below the flower with dimensionals.

Here the frontlower triangle is opened.  A piece of Whisper White card stock is adhered to the inside of the art piece.

Then top triangular piece is opened to reveal the inside

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Inspiring Iris
Ink:  Black Memento, Stampin Blends (Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Old Olive, Seabreeze Spray
Papers:  Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Well Dressed DSP, Vellum Specialty DSP, Gorgeous Grape
Accessories:  Stitched So Sweetly dies, Dimensionals, Dimensionals.


My second card is a "W" fold or an inside panel pop out card

The Iris is coloured with Highland Heather stampin' blends, with  darker areas shaded with Gorgeous Graps.  The stems and leaves are coloured with Old Olive.   Around the flower, a  Seaside Breeze Stampin' Blend provided some colour and contrast.  Sparkle was added to the flower with Glitter Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds.

Measurements:

Highland Heather 4 1/4 by 11" scored at 5 1/2" for form a side folding card

Whisper White  3 pieces 4 by 5 1/4" (one for the front, and 2 for inside)

Well Dressed DSP  3 3/4 by 5" (layer for card front) 3 by 3 3/4" die cut with largest of scallop rectangle die from Stitched So Sweetly set

Whisper White 3 by 4" - stamp and colour image, then die cut with stitched so sweetly die

Whisper White scrap to stamp sentiment and die cut with Ornate frame die.

Inside:

Highland Heather 2 by 11" scored at 2 3/4, 5 1/2, and 8 1/4".  Fold in half at 5 1/2" score, with outer edges folding outward to form the letter W.

Highland Heather - 4 pieces 2 1/4 by 2 3/4"  -mat for image pieces

Whisper White - 2 pieces 2 by 2 1/2"

Well Dressed DSP - 2  pieces 2 by 2 1/2"

 

Add both pieces of 4 by 5 1/4" of Whisper White pieces to inside of card.
Adhere both ends of "W" strip to outside edges of each side.
Stamp and colour images on each of the two 2 1/2 by 2" pieces of Whisper White and along with the two DSP of the same dimensions, mat with the larger pieces of Highland Heather.
Adhere these completed pieces to the scored "W" strip using tear and tape adhesive.

Stampin' Blends were used to colour the floral images in both of these frames.

Looking from the top you can see the W, which in this case is side ways.