Today we're going to talk all about...TISSUE PAPER! Tissue paper is easy find and even easier to use on your scrapbooking projects. One of the more popular trends in the industry right now is WASHI TAPE so here is a quick tutorial to making your own washi tape with tissue paper!
1. Cut tissue paper strips. TIP: You can always cut your strips larger and then trim them with scissors when your designs are finished.
2. Crumple your tissue strips and then unfurl them. This gives your tape a great textural element!
3. Grab a roll of some double sided tape - I used some 1" wide Sookwang tape. Flourishes offers a variety of tape widths HERE!
4. Adhere your tissue strip to the sticky side of your double sided tape.
5. Now decorate!!!
To decorate my tapes, I first took some Distress Inks and applied a light wash of their colours to my tissue; Shabby Shutters, Peacock Feathers and Peeled Paint.
Then I took some green distress ink and stamped some fern images from the Flourishes “Ferns and Fiddles” stamp collection all over each strip. I then added a touch of walnut stain ink to one side of each tissue strip. And VOILA... your very own washi tape!
You of course, can try this same technique with acrylic paint, inks, stamps and stencils! Super fun stuff!
The industry also has a variety of printed tissue sheets like this 7Gyspies tissue paper which I incorporated into my layout today.
Here is my completed layout creation using my strips of homemade washi tape!
You & Me Forever by Allison Cope
Here are a few close ups of aspects of this layout...
I stamped a few simple roses and rose bush leaves from the Flourishes “I Love Roses” stamp set. I first brushed a wash of white paint over top of them and then coloured with in with Ranger's new Distress Ink Markers. To add that finishing touch, I added a fine layer of clear embossing powder to my roses and some Ranger crackle accents solution to my leaves.
For my tissue back ground, I stamped a variety of ferns again right over top of the tissue paper. I also embossed some white ferns to add a pop of more white.
For my title, I stamped all over a simple manila tag, incorporating my title "You & Me Forever" from the “Love Sweet Love” stamp sets also from Flourishes.
Thanks for joining me today. I hope you've enjoyed this mini tutorial and I hope you take the time to stamp your own washi tapes soon!
Happy stampin'!
~ Ally
Markham Crop & Create classes have gone up on the website HERE! Registration opens October 22nd at 8:00 p.m. EST! We can't wait to see everyone again and some new friends too!
This is so pretty! Love the layering and over all color palette! I've seen all these techniques before but Allison really breathed fresh air into this.
Posted by: Michelle | October 18, 2012 at 11:45 AM
Great tutorial and gorgeous layout. Great reminder to make your own customized tapes. Thanks
Posted by: Dorina D | October 18, 2012 at 11:53 AM
What a gorgeous LO and great tutorial! I need to give this a try! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Melissa Bove | October 18, 2012 at 12:20 PM
great idea, love the layout! always learning new stuff here
Posted by: Phyllis | October 18, 2012 at 12:30 PM
What a great layout! I love the use of tissue paper!!!
Posted by: Juliana | October 18, 2012 at 01:01 PM
Beautiful layout, and what a great idea to make your own paper tape.
Posted by: Rea Custer | October 18, 2012 at 01:53 PM
This is such a beautiful layout! Great tutorial on tissue paper washi tape!
Posted by: Tricia | October 18, 2012 at 02:00 PM
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS layout! I love the color, the circle with stitching and.......just all of it!
Posted by: Trish | October 18, 2012 at 05:31 PM
Wonderful idea and a terrific tutorial. Thanks so much for sharing this super idea.
Posted by: Brenda B | October 18, 2012 at 06:07 PM
Great idea. Will have to give it a try. Thanks. Love the layout.
Posted by: Beneta | October 18, 2012 at 06:45 PM
Beautiful layout!
Posted by: Karen Conner | October 18, 2012 at 08:44 PM
Thanks for the tip! I love the layout.
Posted by: Cathy Homan | October 18, 2012 at 09:50 PM
My oh my this is a gorgeous piece of art...the colors are great and the picture is very sweet! Never get my lo's like that I always think it's messy when I make them but yours is truly stunning maybe I will give it a go ......thanks for the inspiration hugs Amy :)
Posted by: Amy Voorthuis | October 19, 2012 at 01:55 AM
Alison!!!!!!!!! your LO is GORGEOUS!!!! Love the colours and shades and techniques - beautiful work! Thanks for sharing the DIY washi tape - I bet the texture is really nice on the tissue. Tell you the truth, I couldn't get the new washi tape trend, but I like what you did here.
Posted by: Joan | October 19, 2012 at 06:15 AM
wow,this is great.
Posted by: carine | October 19, 2012 at 06:27 AM
Gorgeous page. I love it. Great tutorial. Think I'll try to do my own washi tape.
Posted by: Johanne L. | October 19, 2012 at 06:37 AM
Great layout and another fun way to create washi type tape. Thanks!
Posted by: Sandy #1781 | October 19, 2012 at 10:31 AM
I am in awe! Your detail is amazing!!! Thank you so much for the inspiration. Take care. :)
Posted by: Kim Thomas | October 19, 2012 at 01:11 PM
This is the most beautiful layout I have seen in a long time. I can hardly wait to try it.
Posted by: Donna Rawbone | October 19, 2012 at 04:15 PM
First off, LOVE the tutorial. I MUST try this :)
Secondly, beautiful layout. So soft and sweet.
TFS
Posted by: Jean_H | October 20, 2012 at 08:13 AM
I really appreciate the way you write
Posted by: Online Movies | October 27, 2012 at 06:18 AM
This is a gorgeous layout!
Posted by: Michelle Price | January 22, 2013 at 05:49 PM