Fun with fabric tape

Today I have a layout to share with you where I used some of the fabric tapes in fun and different ways.  Before I talk about the layout I have to say that I am totally in love with the fabric tapes, the adhesive is so sticky and there are so many things you can do with them!

Here's the whole layout, I got a little messy with this one and even went a bit outside my comfort zone...but I had so much fun creating it.

I covered the top of the little tag peeking above the photo with Lemon  Bar fabric tape, when you pull the tag out it reveals a little photo of the rock my daughter is holding.

Banners are still a pretty hot trend right now and using the fabric tapes to make your own is so easy!  I made my banner using some bakers twine and Penny fabric tape.  To make your own banner just cut a number of fabric tape strips the same size, peel the backing off then fold over the bakers twine, once you have all your pieces in place use your scissors to cut the tails.  Voila you have a custom banner to match your project!

Using the same idea as the banner I made my own mini flag.  Here I wrapped the tape around a stick pin, cut the tails then using some Stazon I stamped the word sweet.  Wouldn't this be great for birthday cards or cupcake toppers?

I really wanted to make a boarder with the fabric tapes so I pulled out my On The Edge Sizzix dies and cut the Taffy fabric tape into these fun little boarders.

I even managed to get a little piece from one of the new Canvas Sticker Sheets on my layout, the piece with the stars & circles peeking under 2011.

Thank you for joining me today, I hope I've inspired you to have a little fun with your fabric tape!

Lisa

Altered Items with Fabric Sheets

Hi friends! This is design team member Ashley to show you a fun project you can do with our awesome Fabric Sheets to alter a frame. Let me tell you, these fabric sheets made it SO remarkably easy to alter this picture frame. From there, you can decorate it any way you'd like for a fun project and a beautiful gift idea!

All you have to do it peel the backing off the fabric sheet and place the frame on the fabric. Then trim off the excess, you can do this with ultra sharp scissors or a craft knife. I choose to ink the edges with some Memento ink to add a bit of age to this project. The butterfly was also cut from a fabric sheet, I just ran it through my Cuttlebug twice and it was able to die cut it then I added the pearls. I added our beautiful Lace Tape and then used our Lily Fabric Tape to make the flowers adding a gem in the center and free hand cut the leaves from our Jane Fabric Tape. In the middle of the frame, I put a stamped image and sentiment.

I hope you enjoyed this project! Have a great day!

CHA Summer 2011: Fun & Fabulous!

We had a fabulous CHA Summer 2011!

Love My Tapes has been known for our quality & value in our double-sided adhesive runners for years ---- but not as many show attendees had seen or heard about our "fun" products yet. People would be race-walking past our booth on a mission to get to the concessions, to Jillibean Soup (nearby) or to Bella Blvd (nearby) when they would practically skid to a halt! {insert sound of squealing brakes here, lol }

Let me share with you our stars from the show that literally stopped people in their tracks:

Beautiful Lace Tapes!

Those lace tapes are my favorite. Aren't they fabulous? They are beautiful --- but with a super-strong adhesive that will stick to the peskiest of surfaces. You've got to feel it to believe it!

Retro Canvas Stickers. Fun & kitschy!

 

Fabric Sheets (Adhesive Backed)

These babies are SO much fun. You can't believe the texture you'll feel in person. The faux leather *feels* like leather! The animal prints *feel* like faux fur! The others are printed canvas. Run these babies through your die-cut machine and create your own custom, mixed media pieces!

Check out what Love My Tapes design team member Rita Barakat made with the brown faux leather...



A .99 frame made to look like a $39.99 frame with our faux leather fabric sheet :)

Here is our Susan Mintmire along with DT member Rita Barakat enjoying a little fun in the booth.....

A few other members of the Faber-Castell Design Team stopped by to visit. They were overrun with ideas of ways to customize our canvas stickers and our white lace tapes...

Mou Saha, Jennifer Matott, and Rita Barakat are thinking inky :)

But most of the time, it was action, action, action!!



We had a great time at the show and if you were there, I hope you got a chance to stop by and say hello. We had a great response from retailers, distributors and designers alike. My feet got tired, but it's not "work" to do a show like this when you're getting such great feedback :)

Meanwhile, our design team is just getting started with projects to share via the blog, so stay tuned!

 

 



Announcing the Love My Tapes Design Team!

We are thrilled and excited to announce our very first Love My Tapes Design Team!

We were overwhelmed and amazed with all of your "fun & fabulous" entries. Thank you all for your submissions .... and our apologies for taking a bit longer than we anticipated to work through them and put together the team.

I think you'll agree it was worth the wait! We found the best designers out there to help us show-off just how well the Love My Tapes products will work for beginner and advanced paper crafters..... for cards, scrapbook pages, altered items, etc. From "shabby chic" to clean and simple ... from bright and happy to grunge ... I think you'll enjoy the spectrum of talent & inspiration packed into this small, 5-person team.

And without further ado.... announcing....

Love My Tapes Design Team

Ashley N Newell (California)

Giovana Smith (Washington)

JJ Sobey (Quebec, Canada)

Rita Barakat, Texas

Lisa Tottle, Winnipeg, Canada

What a great group! I can't wait to share with you the great projects these gals are working on for us. With CHA just a week away, you can bet they are all hard at work :) Thank you again to everyone who submitted .... we look forward to calling upon you in the future for guest blog posts, challenges, etc.

Design Team Call!

SEEKING: Fun & Fabulous Designers to help us show off our Fun & Fabulous Tapes!

We are looking for a small team to help us show the world what fun projects you can create with Love My Tapes products. Paper crafters, card makers, and mixed media artists should consider applying!

We are seeking fun, creative designers here in the US & Canada to showcase our new Lace Tapes, our new Canvas Retro Stickers, our Glass Tapes, our Fabric Sheets, our Fabric Tapes and our double-sided adhesive tapes.

Click through on the above links to check out our various products..... and know that new designs are coming soon! If those images get your creative juices flowing, then we want to hear from you!

Design Team Responsibilities

• Create fun & fabulous projects and make them available to us for purchase :)
• Create blog posts at least twice a month, showcasing at least one of your original projects.
• Promote Love My Tapes to the best of your ability via your own blog, favorite messageboards, crafting friends, etc :)
• And more TBD

Designer Team Benefits

• A small quarterly stipend to help subsidize the expenses you incur in creating projects for the Love My Tapes blog.
• Love My Tapes will be purchasing some of your projects for display at future CHA shows, Scrapbook Expos, and for use in future advertisements.
• A full selection of the Love My Tapes product line for you to use and experiment with --- along with a little "extra" of our double-sided adhesive. (Name one paper crafter who can't use a little extra adhesive?)
• And more TBD

Join Our Team!

We would love to have you apply to join our design team. Please email us the following:

• Name
• State & Country of residence
• Preferred Email Address
• Your Blog Address
• A short piece written by you describing yourself. This should tell us about your experience, your personality, your design preferences, etc. Whatever you think we might want to know :) This should not be long. Envision it as a blog post introducing yourself to the Love My Tapes audience.
• A short paragraph or maybe two telling us some ideas you have for using our canvas sheets and retro canvas stickers :)
• Images of at least 2 projects (and no more than 4) that you feel encapsulate YOUR style. Describe to us where our product(s) might have fit into the project. (Other than just as the double-sided adhesive.) Images should be no larger than 200MB/ea.
• If you happen to  have some of our product available in your home craft room, please use our product on your finished piece.

Please email all of the above to us at lovemytapes@gmail.com. We are taking only a small team at this time and we unfortunately have a shortened time frame for this call. The deadline to apply is July 1, 2011. Yes, you guessed it. We are hoping to purchase some of your projects for use at our booth in Chicago at CHA!!

Good luck! I can't wait to hear about you, to read about your ideas, and to see some projects!!

Sneak Peek: New Canvas Retro Stickers

Have you seen our new canvas retro print stickers? These are not (yet) available on our website but they are available for wholesale orders! We will be updating our website soon with images of all of the available prints, but for now, here are a few to give you a feel for them....

These are 4x6 canvas sheets and you can use them whole, "fussy" cut them, or cut them on your diecutting machine.

Aren't the designs fun? What kinds of projects could you see using them on? I can't wait to show you the rest of the designs!

Scrapbook Expo at Somerset NJ

2011 Somerset, NJ

May 20 & 21, 2011

Garden State Exhibit & Convention Center
50 Atrium Drive
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 469-4000
http://www.scrapbookexpo.com/NJ-11/Index.asp

If you're planning on attending, come by and see us at the Scrapbook Expo! We'll be at the vedor fair selling our fabulous adhesive and fabric tapes. We'll also have our new lace tape available for sale at the show. Please visit us and get your hands on this great addition to your scrapbooking and card making supplies. Big discount at the show.