Washi Tape in my Studio

Hey everyone, Katie here! Today I wanted to showcase a couple of the things I've embellished with washi tape in my craft studio.

I recently bought a couple of these gift wrap carts from Michaels. I customized them by spray painting them fun colors, but to add a little more embellishment I wrapped a little bit of washi tape around the bars as well! I liked the combo of the yellow paint with the black and white washi tapes.



I like to customize my small scrapbooking tools as well, like this sticker maker by Xyron. I used one of my favorite floral washi tapes and added it along the sides of the X.

Do you use washi tape to customize your tools or studio?

Etsy shop! Fabric Tape & Easter?

I am so glad Love My Tapes has an Etsy shop.  I was able to add a few more tapes to my collection that will be perfect for the upcoming holidays. This set of 3 Fabric Tapes is the Haze collection.  I love the look and feel of fabric tapes.  This set is perfect for the Easter or Spring projects.

These 3 fabric tapes are the Haze Collection. 

Here is a look at my new Washi Tape.  I love anything with numbers on it!  The thin black numbered washi tape will be perfect for a project I am doing for school, but it will also work in my journals.   Of course stars are great year round but I plan to use this for my 4th of July Rosette banner.  The gold is fabulous for anything and everything.  Hearts are for some Valentine cards and treat bags.  The banner's were too cute to pass up and the bunnies are on everything that I made this week!




I covered 2 paper mache eggs with fabric tape, and added a strip of it to my book page egg. The banners were topped off with some of the lace tape and bunny themed washi tape.

I covered these paper mache eggs with Love My Tapes bunny washi tape and fabric tapes. Some of the eggs are old text books with only one strip of washi tape and then I added a button.

                                                             
These paper mache eggs were so easy to decorate with tape.. you can either just peel and stick or you can add some glue over and under the tape.  I love quick DIY projects and the kids do to!  I also added a touch of the bunny washi tape to a banner and my Easter book. All of the tapes pictured are from Love My Tapes.

You can purchase them from the new Etsy shop.   If you shop in February use promo code: 2015LOVE and get 15% off a $25 order.. this code ends 2/20/2015

 Please visit the Love My Tapes facebook page or scroll back through our blog posts.  Our designers are amazing and have tons of great washi tape ideas.



Kimberly Congdon

Love card

Hello Love My Tapes fans! This is Maya and today I an sharing a little love with you, We are exactly two weeks away from Valentine Day, time to take out all our pinks and reds and have some fun.

I started with Heidi Swapp watercolor tag that I painted with Faber Castell gelatos in 4 shades of red and pink. I covered the heart with Faber Castell glaze to give it a glossy finish. I covered a piece of small white cardsock with Love My Tapes red chevron tape and added it under the LOVE letters,

I wrapped a piece of twine around the heart and adhered it to the card using a foam tape. The card base is made by misting white cardstock with Mt. Huey's mist in Mary Mary.

I added few doodles with a thin black sharpie for more contrast,

Love My Tapes etsy store has a gorgeous selection of Valentine wahsi tapes. Check them out!

Time for a Design Team call.. calling all our Washi tape fans!

It's that time again!  We are having our 2nd Design Team Call.  

Love you a Latte

Hey everyone, Katie here! It's a little over 2 weeks until Valentines day, so not too early to start thinking about making cute red and pink projects! Today I wanted to share with you these little "love you a latte" coffee cups I made.

I got these small coffee cups in a Christmas craft kit but of course they can be used for anything! I wrapped them with pink and red fabric tapes to add a bit of color and then I added a piece of lace tape around each one as well.

I filled them with Hershey's kisses so now they're ready to give to friends!

New Year's Eve Layout with Washi Tape

Hello Love My Tapes friends. Marcia here today with a New Year's Eve layout to share with you. I just love being able to add bits of gold to my projects lately. It's such a hot trend right now. One easy way to add a bit of gold is with washi tape.

A strip of black and gold washi tape across the top and bottom of my layout add instant 'Wow' factor. Love My Tapes has lots of variety of gold and silver washi tape. You can check out the new Etsy store here. I also added a little washi tape under my photo to help anchor it to the layout. With those busy pattern papers it's nice to add something to draw your eye in.

I used pattern paper to create a confetti effect behind my title. This is a technique you could use with washi tape too in place of the pattern paper.

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to check out the new Etsy store. Have a great week.
~Marcia

Washi dot tutorial and shaker cards

Happy Sunday, LMT friends!  Hope your enjoying the end of a relaxing and crafty weekend.  It's Jaclyn here today to share with you a simple tutorial for creating a backdrop of washi dots on an interactive shaker card.  Here's a peek....

A close up shot, shows how the washi tape fills in the background on each circle while also remaining inside the shaker element.  Setting up the card this way allows the sequins and seed beads to float and move upon the surface of the washi dots for added interest and texture. 

How did I create this effect?  It was quite simple really!  Follow the steps below to create your own version.

I started with a standard A2 size card that was 4.25" x 5.5".  I cut a panel of cardstock that was a quarter of inch shorter on the height and length, as shown.  I then used a variety of sizes of circle dies to create a scattering of dots across my panel.  Note: be sure to leave at least a quarter of a inch between the dots, for easier placement of the washi tape later on.

Next, I lined up the panel on my A2 sized card, leaving an even border along all four sides.  I used a pencils to lightly trace each of the circles onto the card front.  This will allow for perfect placement of my washi tape.

The next step was to grab my stash of washi tape and start covering the penciled in circles on the card front.  I stuck to a gold and black color scheme, and pulled all of my tapes in that color family.  If you'd like to purchase these same tapes, you can now find them in our etsy shop!  Don't worry about how messy this step appears, because the panel you've previously diecut will cover up all of the rough edges and imperfections.  Just be sure to completely cover each circle and not overlap onto any nearby ones.

The final step is to create your shaker front.  I adhered a piece of an old page protector, that I cut to size, on the backside of my diecut panel.  This creates the window portion of the shaker.  Next you'll need to adhere foam adhesive along the perimeter of the panel, as shown.  The foam adhesive creates a pocket for which the shaker bits & pieces to move.  At this point, I usually carefully lay my sequins and beads onto my card front, and then remove the foam adhesive release paper, and adhere the front panel to the card.  If you've followed the steps correctly, it should line up just perfectly!

 

 

Here's one last look at the finished design! 

 



 

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