Hello! Welcome back to my blog, and to another post on my Craft My Stash series. This series intends to feature craft products that have been in my stash needing some tender loving touch. For today's post, I am featuring the washi tape. Who doesn't have some washi tape in their stash? I think I got too crazy with my washi tapes. Can't get enough, right? I still buy washi tapes but I am more selective this time.
At the same time, I created this card for Trinity Stamps. They are celebrating their 4th year. Trinity Stamps is the first company who took me under their wing by being one of their Ambassadors last year. I am truly thankful for the opportunity they gave me. It is just right to join in their celebration and wish them more crafty years to come.
The colors of the card is inspired by the latest Color Hues Challenge as linked below.
I adhered the polka dotted washi tape on white cardstock, lining up the circles to achieve a continuous pattern. I overlapped the washi tape just to achieve this look. I burnished the washi tape to the cardstock using a bone folder to remove any bubbles and smoothen out the washi tape. I repeated this process using a chevron black and white washi tape.
I die cut the washi tape panels using the Trinity Stamps Marshmallow Alphabet die set to spell out the Happy Birthday greeting. I adhered the chevron patterned letters to the back of the polka dotted letters, slightly offsetting it to create a shadow. I set this aside.
For the card panel, I trimmed a black cardstock to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I taped this panel to the back of the Newton Nook Designs Confetti Stencil. I blended a yellow pigment ink to the stencil. After I covered the whole panel, I removed the stencil. I pounced some Ranger Perfect Pearl Lemon Sparkle to the inked impressions while the pigment ink is still wet. I wiped off the excess powder with a rag. I spritz water to the air and fan the panel to it, just to help set the powder.
For the pennants, would you believe that this is also a washi tape? I adhered this to a black cardstock strip. I colored the pennants with a yellow alcohol marker. Word of caution, test your marker on the washi tape first. The black color on my washi tape transferred to the alcohol marker tip. Although the black tint disappeared with repeated flicking of the marker tip on paper, it discolored the marker nib permanently. I ruined one of my Copic nibs that's why I switched to the marker chisel end in coloring the rest of the pennants.
I fussy cut the pennants, leaving a small border around it. I adhered this to the black cardstock panel. I adhered the letters next. I adhered this to a top folding A2 note card.
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I added below the link to the Trinity Stamp product I used on this card. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this product. While you are at the Trinity Stamps website, do check out the other amazing Trinity Stamps products including their newly released products.
Maria Giselle B.
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How festive and fun with these lovely Happy Birthday letters, Maria! Loved seeing this in the Color Hues gallery!
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