Making PaperTape

A few days ago I mentioned a tutorial I had found on line telling about making paper tape.  In order to do it myself I had to order some adhesive paper which finally arrived.

Today I set about to try it out.  The nice thing is I will be able to make it up any time I like.  I can also use fabrics and ribbons to do the same.  It is especially nice now that I am working on various art type journals.

This is the scrapbook paper I used for my first attempt.  I chose it cause it had stripes and there for would be easy to cut and use.

 And here is one of the sheets of paper I will use for the journal with the tape joining two different papers. The tape is pink.

By the way the blue flowered fabric is my ironing board cover, not a part of the project.  (LOL)

Paper I used was a little stiff so it didn't wrap well around a spool like I would have like.  But it sure works well on the paper which of course is its actual purpose.

A Great Free Zine

I have a lot of different interests as you have probably discovered as you read some of my blog entries. One of these interests is paper arts. I enjoy messing about with paper, ribbons, other embellishments and to come up with some sort of collage. I love it when I have something thing to use for a project. I have been collecting up lots of artwork, fabric, paper, embellishments and such to do a small book of art using Marie Antoinette as the inspiration. At the moment I have been doing a bit of that and while I was checking on the web for inspiration I came across a blog that was new to me.

My Artful Adventures

The blog is loaded with visual goodies and lots of graphic ideas.

AND I learned about a great free zine that will be available shortly.

For those of you who have not heard about it yet here is a little more information. This will be a FREE zine, complete with a FREE Marie inspired collage sheet. Inside is over 50 pages full of Marie related art including: altered shoes, ATCs, theaters, jewelry, cuffs, banners, dress forms and MORE! I know that Cassandra http://myartfuladventures.blogspot.com/ has worked Very hard!! and also is having a giveaway!! so check out her site for more details!! This will be a FREE bi-yearly zine. Inside this issue will be lots and lots of eye candy! Also inside will be a free collage sheet.

It is going to "released" on Oct. 19, just 5 days away. I can hardly wait.

So if this interests you, or you are just curious head on over.