Paper Blessings

2012-07-05

Tutorial: Faux Washi Tape

I gave a presentation on Faux Washi Tape at our Ohio Gathering and I wanted to share this tutorial with a few pictures. As you know Washi Tape is pretty popular right now...basically, it is decorative tape on a roll that can be used on all papercrafting projects...on cards, on scrapbook layouts, on altered projects, etc. It can get expensive so I thought that we should be able to make our own FAUX washi tape, right? My version is so quick and easy....stamp your own designs on office labels then peel them off and place wherever you want to decorate! Quick, right?

First, I took an ink pad and "swiped" the color on the office labels and then I stamped a design over that. I also took a blending tool to apply the color on....it's a softer look...then I stamped the designs.

This was my original inspiration for my first washi tape design...yep, a kleenex box design!

Here are some finished washi tape labels:

I took those labels and cut them into strips, wound them around vintage thread spools, then tied twine around them. Another way would be to wind them up in rolls and use a teenie clothespin to hold in place. These faux washi tape sets would be great to include as a gift for any of your paper crafting friends! Note that I cut the edge of label with a scallop punch (or scissors) to give added dimension as shown on the yellow label below:

Here, I decorated a gift tag by placing the label at the bottom of tag; then I cut a square shape and adhered it to top of tag and punched the tag hole before threading the gold twine. I took the scraps from this and adhered them to a flower die, trimmed it and then rolled the flower, added twine and adhered it to bottom of tag.

Need a way to make party favor bags fast? Take a white mini bag and adhere a faux washi tape label to the center. Stamp a birthday sentiment. Add candies. Add ribbon. Tada...quick fun party favor bags!

Same thing below only I used red licorice twizzlers for my choice of candy:

In this card I took two decorated labels and cut them into 3 sizes, rounded the corners and then placed them on my a-2 card front:

So as you can see, making Faux Washi Tape is simple and fun! Would love to see your work when you try this out! Thanks again for visiting.

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July Specials for You at CTMH

PERFECT PAIRS - Free Paper Packets with Online Orders

Place an online order of $75 or more in July and we’ll send you a popular paper packet and coordinating accessory—a Perfect Pair—for free! That’s a retail value of up to $17.90!

Different Perfect Pairs are available on different dates throughout

the month so you’ll want to place more than one qualifying order to snatch several Perfect Pairs. Place your order early in the availability period, as the promotion is while supplies last.

Offer valid July 1–31, 2012. While supplies last. Additional

shipping/handling and tax may apply. Discounted products

do not count toward a qualifying purchase. Click here to see dates and paper packets info.

LIVE OUTLOUD! July Stamp of the Month

Spend $50.00 and get the July Stamp of the Month S1207A, for $5.00! Regular price is $17.95....what a deal for us! Click here to see Live Outloud stamp set.

Visit me here to see my online, 24/7 CTMH store. Any questions, please email. Thanks for looking!

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2012-07-04

Happy 4th of July!

Hello and God bless you in the powerful name of Jesus Christ and Happy 4th of July to you all!

I quickly wanted to share some of my patriotic artwork from classes and some I just made for myself...you all know how much I love Americana projects!

Thanks for visiting me and may God continue to bless America just as Psalms 33:12 promises, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance." Enjoy your day celebrating AMERICA!

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2012-06-18

Stamping Class Cards

Thanks for visiting....here are a few cards from different classes I wanted to share with you:

I'll be sharing my Patriotic Goodness projects soon....I love all things patriotic, americana, etc! So come back and take a look. Thanks to you for visiting!

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2012-06-17

Life is Tweet and Stampaganza

Hello paper artists. I wanted to share with you the great deals going on right now at Close to My Heart....buy two stamp sets and got one free during their My Acrylix stamp celebration ending June 30th!

There's more! You can also get the Stamp of the Month, Life is Tweet, for only $5 when your shopping purchases total $50. Here's a look at Life is Tweet stamp set.....very cute, right?:

Visit my Paper Blessings CTMH online store here to take advantage of these delightful stamp sets and begin making some wonderful projects for yourself or to give to your loved ones. Thank you in advance.

Have an wonderful day!

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2012-05-14

Quick Party Favors

Here's a quick way to make party favors that will surely blessed the recipients....take a small white paper bag, punch a whole in the center, stamp a design around it, add two chocolate candy squares and top it off with a pretty bow...that's it! The size of these bags is approximately 3x4".

Don't you just love the verse of scripture...."He fills my life with good things" from Psalm 103:5. Cute, huh?

Thanks for visiting!

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A Moment lasts

Happy Mother's Day to you awesome moms out there! Believing you had a wonderful day with your loved ones.

Here is a wooden photo plaque we made at my last class...it looks more vibrant IRL. I used the Friendship Bouquet stamp set from Close to My Heart. Oh yes, I recently became a consultant for Close to My Heart....if you'd like, check my website out when you have time.

Actually this stamp set is from CTMHs May Stamp of the Month. It retails for $17.95 each but you can get it for $5 with a $50 purchase! Yeah, I know, what a deal right? Here's the info for you....picture not the best.....it probably works better if you go here to see it.

Enjoy the rest of your special day and thanks so much for dropping by....greatly appreciated!

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2012-04-18

8x8 "Mother" Scrapbook Page

I wanted to share this with all of you paper artists. This is one of the projects that we will be making at our next class at River City Gift Shoppe. It would make a great Mother's Day gift when inserted into an 8x8 frame, don't you think? The sweetest surprise is when we lift the teapot lid, there is a wonderful message for the recipient (see 5th photo).

Thanks for visiting. Let me know you if have any questions. If you're local and would like to join us for this class, please rsvp at River City Gift Shoppe to save your seat for this class. Enjoy your day now!

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2012-04-10

Digital Cutting File Fun

Welcome! Is everyone staying blessed with this wonderful warm weather? I love it! As you know, I've been very excited about using digital cutting files....I've experimented with a variety of companies and I love what I can do with them and my Zing cutter! Here are a few samples...hope you enjoy them...you can find these files at Regina's The Cutting Cafe. She has LOTS to choose from and very inexpensive too! Here's what I've had fun making:

Loopy Flower