I like the look of washi tape, but don't have very much. Since I have no blue, and that's what I wanted to go with my card, I made my own washi tape using scor-tape and a coffee filter. I filled one side of the filter with the scor-tape. Then I used several different blue distress stains to color the filter. After drying it with my heat gun, I cut apart the strips of tape and then stamped some patterns on some of the strips, using ribbon stripes from Gina K Designs. The one real disadvantage of this faux washi tape is that it is permanent; you can't lift it off and move it like regular washi tape. The coffee filter is also less transparent than regular washi tape.
I inked the background (leaf & floral - hero arts) with bashful blue & misted lightly with water before stamping.
The main image is from don't worry (our daily bread designs). I used inktense pencils and a water brush to color it.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
5 comments:
Love this idea! Have a load of coffee filters I can't use-bought the wrong size and too lazy to take them back! Was wondering what to do with them.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Have a blessed day!!
Clever to make your own tape!! Just wondering if you used a less sticky (say off the shelf type tape) if you could move it?
your card is really pretty, and I love your home made washi tape. Maybe if you used some white tissue paper instead of a filter it would be more transparent?
This is just beautiful Melody! I love those blue flowers - and that bg is to die for! Lovely card!
Beautiful card. Thank you for the Birthday wishes on Splitcoast. It led me to your blog. Have a great day.
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