#NSDatSC | Challenge 03 - Washi Washi Washi

Washi tape is one of those "can't have enough" supplies - and it's always a way to add a little color to a page. Why not take on our next challenge and do MORE with washi tape? Use washi tape in three different places on your next project!


Celine Navarro : Hey everyone! Thank you for joining us over at Studio Calico to celebrate National Scrapbook Day!

Here's a brand new layout I made using this month's kit, Camelot, and my challenge is simple : find three different ways to use WASHI TAPE on your layout!

On this layout, I used washi tape as my background for my applique, then to attach the top of my photo and as a frame around my kraft cardstock!

Ready? Set? Go! Feel free to play along and join us in the fun!

Supplies : Camelot SB Kit; Washi Tape; Lemon Lush Acetate Butterflies (Studio Calico); Lemon Lush rubons; Wanderlust Vellum stickers


Natalie Elphinstone : I've used three different washi tapes on my layout in very different ways.... see if you can spot them! Firstly I used the Ampersand tape just like another paper layer - underneath my photo and in the clusters, including underneath the "Be You" diamond. Secondly I used the Gold washi to make a flag border along the bottom of my page. I cut it into square pieces and folded one end into a triangle shape before sticking a series of these in a straight line. I used my sewing machine to stitch them into place permanently. And thirdly I used the Navy washi to create my title, which is not as difficult as it might appear. I simply stuck down strips of it onto plain paper before running it through my Silhouette. Using a slow setting, and putting it on 'double cut' meant it had no problem cutting out my fiddly words.

Supplies : Blue Note Scrapbook Kit - paper, embellishments, washi tape; Blue Note Printable Journal Cards and Labels; Sugar Rush Card Kit Digital Stamps - "hoot and holla"; Color Theory Paper Pack - pink background paper; Excalibur Add On Kit - gold washi; Block Party Scrapbook Kit - navy washi; Wanderlust Roller Stamp; Color Theory Inks - Emerald City, Deja Blue


Lisa Truesdell : Washi is one of my top "must have" items for Project Life® - it doesn't add bulk and it doesn't require a paper trimmer. My favorite way to use it in my album is very simple - it makes a perfect border on journal cards or photos! I've used washi here on the bottom of my calendar card, along the top of a photo and to help hold a printed banner in place.

Supplies : Camelot Scrapbook kit (aqua and coral patterned paper); Excalibur & Guinevere add-ons (yellow & navy patterned paper); Camelot Project Life® kit (journal cards, banner, chipboard asterisk); Bluegrass Farm Project Life® kit (skinny washi); Pip add-on (puffy heart, yellow washi); label - Hello Forever printable; calendar card - Hello Forever; ink - Color Theory Clean Slate; other - Tiny Attacher, aqua washi


We can't wait to see your take on this challenge! To be entered to win a prize from the Calico Closet, please post your project in the Studio Calico gallery by May 11th and add the tag #NSD3 in the description. Challenges may be combined - just add both tags in your description. Winners will be posted on May 12th.

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  1. lory says…
    05/03/2014

    I love these pages!

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  2. toribissell says…
    05/03/2014

    Love this challenge...off to pick my favourite Washis.

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  5. laurelwilliams says…
    05/03/2014

    Here's my take on the challenge! Gold washi FINALLY got itself on my page!!

    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122254-spring

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    05/03/2014
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  7. DelfAngele says…
    05/03/2014

    fun, I'll be sure to do that one tomorrow, thanks Céline!

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  8. noelleda says…
    05/03/2014

    I've used Studio Calico today - but this layout isn't - hope that doesn't disqualify me from the giveaway! http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122307-washi-tape-layout

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  9. penny says…
    05/03/2014

    Mine is sort of lame. I used 3 pieces of washi, but not really in 3 ways. I hope I get another chance to enter this challenge with something better!
    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122354-just-dance

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  10. toribissell says…
    05/03/2014
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  11. marianne17 says…
    05/03/2014

    I used it to attach a journaling card/ as a layer under a paper clip and under a label.
    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122386-central-park

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    05/03/2014
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  13. eliztoh says…
    05/04/2014
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  14. emma_kw says…
    05/04/2014

    Here's my attempt, used it as my background.
    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122410-first-valentine

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  15. penny says…
    05/04/2014
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  16. TiffanyHeilman says…
    05/04/2014

    Gave this one a go too. Happy NSD b
    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122417-the-story

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  17. kymkt says…
    05/04/2014

    I love my stash of washi! In this layout, I used 3 skinny washi and layered them onto a piece of SC acetate sheet. I then used some left over pieces of pockets that I cut down from my PL design A page. I used that as the centerpiece of my 12x12 layout.
    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122442-darling

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  18. JanineLanger says…
    05/04/2014

    That was the hardest challenge for me, because I only own the two washi tapes that came with the Bluegrass Project Life Kit yet, but I managed to use them in three different ways. Once on the left as a border, once in the title and for the third time I rolled it between my fingers and used it as circle. Thanks for the challenge! :)

    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122499-always-love

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  19. DelfAngele says…
    05/04/2014

    I love washi tape, thanks Céline for making us think outside the box...i almost use my washis always the same way...I had to think a little harder this time :
    - a line (as i often use it)
    - a die-cut heart
    - a banner
    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122559-nsdatsc14-pl-semaine-29

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  20. marianne17 says…
    05/04/2014

    I used washi as a frame, as banners and under a mini title. Loved this challenge!

    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122642-paris

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  21. analogpaper says…
    05/04/2014

    Thanks for the nudge to break out my washi tapes . . . I tend to collect them, but never seem to get them on my page! In this layout, I used them to underline my title, create circular embellishments, and adhere my photo:

    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122649-ray-maria

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  22. fisheran says…
    05/04/2014

    I used washi as part of the page frame. to cover the clipboard arrows and to attach the photo: http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122678-hot-and-cold

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  23. CristinaC says…
    05/04/2014

    Great challenge!! I use washi often in my PL but not nearly enough on scrapbook pages!
    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122699-easter-brunch

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  25. pinksoup says…
    05/04/2014

    3 washi tapes here and thereon my PL spread.
    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/122593-2014-week-17

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