Product Shuffle : Washi Tape

Ok, I've got to be honest here.  I never got the whole buzz about Washi tape.  I had a few rolls, I used them in a few layout as a trim or on a corner of a picture here an there, but I never understood why some of my friends just had to have bags full of them. 
I was nervous when given this assignment, I had my package of Washi tape on the corner of my scrapbooking table just staring at me, taunting me.  So here I go, try to use the Washi tape in a whole new way. 
The first technique I used was masking.  Since Washi tape is repositionable, it was easy to use as a mask.  I simply tore off different lengths and placed several strips on my cardstock.  I them spread a generous amount of CTMH  Create-a-shade pearl paint with a brush over the tape and let dry.  Once dried I just peeled the tape off, revealing stripes on my cardstock

I then took chipboard shapes and covered them in Washi tape.  I had a Maya Road polaroid frame and I used the square from inside the frame and covered 3 of them in different Washi tape patterns.  I also used a CTMH chipboard tag. 

And just for good measure, I also used the Washi tape in the traditional way I usually use them : a small strip on the corner of my pictures like this :

And here is the finished layout

It was so much fun!  I was amazed at how versatile Washi tape can be.  The Washi tape I used is the gorgeous My Mind's Eye's  My Girl decorative tape.  I then used leftovers I had from different collections such as Pink Paislee's Secret Crush paper, Bo Bunny's Zip-A-Dee-Doodle stickers, Cosmo Cricket's Sweet Disposition paper, stickers and chipboard alphabet  (Check out the banner:  I simply adore them!  double sided so you can either use the plain side of the side with a letter!).  To complete the layout I then added Prima and Maya Road flowers and a butterfly, CTMH hemp, and the very cute Fancy Pants' Be Loved buttons.
I hope you liked my take on Washi tape use.  If you have other ways to use it, please comment below and let us know how you use it.