I’m back on the bandwagon to use up my washi tape collection! I got the idea to alternate  printed out words with washi tape.  The idea works with a simple message like “Happy Birthday to YOU” or a more wordy message with the sentence chopped into lines.

It is unbelievably difficult to make a dent in my washi tape collection!  Fortunately I got this fun idea and I think I can empty some rolls making stacks of greeting cards.

Step One:  make the base of your 5 x 7 card with cardstock.

 

Step 2:  Print out your message to fit 5″ wide.

Step 3:  Use glue stick to attach the message.

 

Step 4:  Have fun decorating the card with colorful strips of washi tape.

 

“I’d take a bullet for you” is one of my best selling greeting card messages, so I hope this new version will be a hit.  I made a free printable version of “You darling You” for you to print out, fold, trim and decorate. Have FUN!

I made my first (very amateurish) crafting video for this project and published it on YouTube:

click to go to Youtube video

 

P.S.  Happy Birthday, Russ!

CLICK AND PRINT:

After printing on cardstock,  fold in half and remove 1/2″ from top and side and 1″ from the bottom.  Decorate the spaces on top, middle and bottom with strips of washi tape like the example above.