Hello There / Paige Evans DT

Happy Thursday, friends!  I'm back today with a new layout for the Paige Evans Design Team featuring all the beautiful Washi Tape from Paige’s new Wonders collection. I used all the designs to create a fun and colorful background along with mixed media to match. I used thick smooth white cardstock for the base and I started by simply sticking strips of Washi Tape down starting from the top of the page. I originally went about half way down but then after adding the blue watercolor kept going all the way to the bottom. After applying the tapes, I coated the page with clear gesso before adding any watercolors. I softened up the tapes by smudging a bit of white gesso over some areas and then splattering white acrylic paint using a brush.

Here you can see how the white gesso fades out some of the color & pattern.  I love that cloudy look!  I also attempted to add some yellow gelato here above the photo, but I didn't like how it looked.  I just wiped it off, and most of it came up, but you can still see some of it.  Oh well....haha...keep going!

The Washi Tapes are all so beautiful I couldn’t choose a favorite. Once they were down, I machine stitched along each strip with a deep turquoise thread. I think this makes the tapes stand out a bit more and creates texture. I added a few 6x12 Cardstock Stickers in places which I popped up using adhesive foam.

I layered a few fussy cut tags from Paper 12 behind the photo. I distressed the edges and tied a twine bow on the end. I had already decided to use this big “Hello There” Chipboard Sticker before I even applied the Washi Tape, so I knew where it was going to go. I added several different sized flowers from the Floral Die Cuts around the photo as well as above and below it.

I created my own little journaling piece here by using the outline of a sticker I used on the page.  I fussy cut it out, stuck it to white cardstock, cut it again and then added my journaling.  I popped it up using adhesive foam.

I used a blue Shimmerz spray to create the blue watercolor area. My thought was since I had so much color & pattern from all the Washi Tape, a solid blue area would help balance everything out.  I kept the blue area open to give the eye a place to rest.  I added some orange thread here under the title.

It was after adding the blue that I decided to continue to washi strips down the bottom of the layout. I popped up some of the flowers with adhesive foam to create more dimension and I added in a few colors of tangled thread in a few areas for even more texture and color.

Do you use adhesive foam on a regular basis?  I use it on every layout...I just love how it brings such wonderful depth to the project.  I think this large flower looks so good popped up while the small blue one is flat.  You get that awesome shadow effect.  The pink flower is chipboard, so it was already dimensional.

Here come more close-ups...I always take a ton!

That's it!  I hope this inspires you in some way today.  These washi tapes are a WIN for sure!  You could do this type of design with any style of washi tape, or even strips of paper.  Give it a go :)

Here's my process video:

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a great day!