Washi Tape Collage Alphabet

For this week's card, I had fun exploring a Washi Tape Collage Technique.  I started with a scrap of white cardstock and then randomly began applying washi tape to the background.

I kept going to fill-up my background, incorporating lots of different designs.  I kept my tape vertical, horizontal or diagonal.

Then, to help bring all of the patterns together, I used several washi tapes in muted colors for the top layer.

Next I die cut lots of letters from my background and made two cards.  The first one uses the big PEACE Die Cut from Simon Says Stamp ... I love how the bits of flowers peek through in the design.

Next I die cut the entire alphabet using Lawn Fawn Cole's Alphabet Dies (with a few extra letters from the spaces I had left) and created this birthday card.

It was so much fun to put my alphabet background puzzle together.   I started from the middle and worked my way to the edges, keeping all of my letters vertical or horizontal to the cardstock square.  When I was done I trimmed the edges and finished with my Happy Birthday sentiment.

I hope this gives you ideas for ways to use your Eyelet Outlet Washi Tape stash.

Eyelet Outlet Products Used:

• Brick Washi Tape
• Flower Washi Tape - Wide
• Postage Washi Tape - Wide
• Stained Glass Washi Tape - Wide
• Butterfly Washi Tape
• Cardinal Washi Tape
• Airmail Washi Tape
• Zig Zag Washi Tape - Purple
• Skinny Washi Tape - Star/Heart/Pawn
• Skinny Washi Tape - Grass
• Heart Graph Washi Tape
• Flower Washi Tape

Did you know we have a Flickr Gallery to showcase Eyelet Outlet Design Team Creations?

You can visit me in blogland at Ingenious Inkling,

and you can find Lauren & I making holiday cards

all year long at Jingle Belles

Washi Tape Easter Eggs

Earlier this month, I made this fun card for the January release at Technique Junkies using the new I Woof You Stamp together with lots of awesome Eyelet Outlet Washi Tape and Heart Bling.

I had several leftover ovals that I cut out to form the frame, and they reminded me of Easter Eggs, so those oval cuts are what I used for today's cards (a 2 for 1 design so-to-speak).

I added a heart bling to the Easter Egg and two vintage wooden stamped sentiments from my collection.  

The next card featured a larger oval cut, so I added the sentiment across the center of my Easter Egg with more heart bling.

These cards will be perfect to accompany Easter gifts to my nieces and nephews.

I'd love to see you use your oval cutters or punches with some washi tape to make your own custom designed Easter Eggs.

Eyelet Outlet Products Used:

• Red Heart Washi Tape
• Skinny Washi Tape
• Air Mail Washi Tape
• Heart Jewel Bling - 12mm

Did you know we have a Flickr Gallery to showcase Eyelet Outlet Design Team Creations?

You can visit me in blogland at Ingenious Inkling,

and you can find Lauren & I making holiday cards

all year long at Jingle Belles

The Post With the Most

Don't get me wrong, I (Lauren) love technology, but there's something about finding an actual card or letter in the mailbox that makes the whole day brighter, don't you think? I love to send snail mail to my friends and family, especially cards! So I was pretty excited when I saw these Eyelet Outlet Mail Brads:

And I really love that each packet contains both mailboxes and envelopes!

Speaking of envelopes, I've become somewhat obsessed with making my own custom ones, that match my cards! And my favorite decoration for them is (of course) Washi Tape! 

In this case, I've used the same mixture of tapes on both my card and the matching envelope: Red White and Blue Striped Washi, Air Mail Washi, Skinny Heart Washi, Gold Script Tape and my favorite Hearts Tape. I've used them in straight lines on the card, to highlight the focal image with the Mail Brads on it; but placed them at a diagonal on the envelope, to add extra interest to the vintage dictionary paper. 

I've placed the Red White and Blue Striped Washi, around the edges of a pale blue cardstock panel on both the card and the address label, and trimmed it to slightly less than half its normal width... to mimic the look of old-time airmail envelopes.

A few hand-cut hearts and a label-maker sentiment seemed to enhance the nostalgic mood, and instantly we're back to the 1970's, when this lovely old eight cent stamp could transport your kind thoughts across town or country!

I hope you'll be inspired to make-- and MAIL-- a card to someone special today. Need more inspiration? Scroll down and see what Carri has cooked up for you! ♥

When not waiting by her mailbox, 

Lauren Bergold

hangs out online at "...all the GOOD blog names were taken..."