Washi Tape - It's Everywhere!

Have you noticed that washi tape is everywhere? And I don't just mean in scrapbooking! I've noticed it cropping up in lots of magazines lately, including DIY and home décor. One idea included using it for a kid's art project, allowing kids to create designs and sketches by placing washi tape on walls.

I took another of the ideas and added a little pizazz to my light switch cover.

Of course, adding it to scrapbook layouts and cards is my favorite use, and I'm having fun with a new technique that May Flaum shared in the Camp Scrap workshop. (The punched hearts on a layout I shared last month were created using this technique.)

Here's a little tutorial on creating these fun embellishments. First, place strips of washi tape on a piece of white cardstock, alternating the colors and designs.

 

Then simply use your punches to create unique and colorful embellishments.

I mounted my scalloped circles onto punched cardstock circles . . .

and then clustered a few of them together on a layout.

 

This is definitely a technique I'll be using often. How about you - have you tried anything new with washi tape lately?