I made my own Washi Tape!

One of my Dreamtime Designs Craft teammates (read: little sister) recently showed a great storage rack she made for her washi tapes.  Emmey is super enthusiastic about everything so she got me to thinking about using washi tape.  Something I don't think I've ever done even though I have 2 rolls.  They're Tim Holtz that I found on the clearance aisle at Michaels because the package had been opened.  Score!

Both rolls are nice patterns but just not right for the card I wanted to make today.  What to do? What to do?  YouTube it, of course!  I found a video on the Craft Test Dummies channel that showed how to make your own.  That's just what I did.
You can see the easy how-to further down in this post.

Since I really need to get some more cards done for my shipment to Operation Write Home for this month, that's what I worked on today.  Sketch #162 was my inspiration although I did alter it a bit.  You can find all of their sketches here.  It's a great place to visit whenever you feel like you're lacking some creative mojo.

Before I show my entire card, I have to show the Lacy Sunshine image I used.  Her name is Jillian and I am over the moon in love with this little beauty!

Put that image on the front of a card and you don't even need a sentiment.  Jillian does the speaking for you.  Or, you can use all different sorts of sentiments: birthday, get well, thinking of you or miss you.  Today, I used missing you since it's for an OWH card.

I colored her with my ProMarkers and all of the papers are from my scrap box.  The sentiment is stamped on the washi tape I made.  It's so easy and I know that I'll be making loads more.

The items needed to make your own washi tape are:

*tissue paper: it must be non-crumpled

*a xyron sticker maker

*scissors or paper trimmer

Trim down the tissue paper to a size that your xyron can accommodate.  Send it through the xyron while holding the tissue rather tautly to prevent too many wrinkles.  After that, use your fingers, a craft stick or brayer to gently smooth out any bubbles or small wrinkles that do happen and be forewarned that there probably will be at least a few that show up....it's called handmade charm....just go with it!

Something I really love is that after it's on the xyron backer paper, you can trim it to any width you would like. I trimmed mine to a pretty standard width and then stamped on it.  That was done while it was still on the xyron backer paper.

Here's one final pic of my card:

You can find this card in the following challenges:

Operation Write Home -- Sketch #162
Loves Rubberstamps -- Polka dots
Through the Craftroom Door -- Anything goes
Artistic Impressions -- Challenge #62, Make it girly
Lexi's Creations -- Pink

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