Hello-hello, friends! I hope I have not yet exhausted you with all of my Christmas cards ideas – my head is spinning, I have so many new things I want to try, if only I had 48 hours in each day! Or better yet – even more time! Today I’m sharing ridiculously simple Christmas card ideas featuring… you guessed it, Washi Tapes!
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
I have a short & sweet video tutorial showing how to create this project from start to finish. I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it. Watch it below or on my Facebook Page:
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CARDS DETAILS
Washi tapes were super popular several years ago, I was scrapbooking at that time (and not yet making cards) and so I’ve accumulated quite a stash. I’ve since almost completely depleted it by using washi mostly as temporary low tack tape to hold dies or my watercolor paper, but never as an actual product on my work. I was recently sent several washi tape designs from Alexandra Renke and my washi tape addiction has started all over again.
Alexandra Renke is a German brand/manufacturer of gorgeous paper products, stencils, stamps, washi tapes and so much more. You can explore their website here. These products are available in the USA, Simon Says Stamp carries many of their goods as well as other online stores and Amazon.
Today I have a bunch of simple Christmas Card ideas to share using Washi Tapes to create backgrounds for my cards. I used 3 different washi tape designs for my cards – Red Winter Rose, Christmas Typo, Berry x-mas. I mixed and matched them to create my own unique backgrounds for my cards. These blended seamlessly with each other and gave me beautiful and easy to make faux patterned papers for my cards.
I also used the same tapes to decorate the inside of the envelopes and even to seal some of the envelopes.
To add sentiments to these Christmas cards I white heat embossed various messages from the Meet Me Under the Mistletoe, Favorite Season and Merry and Bright stamp sets onto red cardstock, trimmed into rectangles and foam mounted onto my cards.
PHOTO TUTORIAL
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SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
 Alexandra Renke Washitape Red Winter Rose Shop at: AR | SSS |
 Alexandra Washitape Christmas Typo Shop at: AR | SSS |
 Alexandra Renke Washitape Berry x-mas Shop at: AR | SSS |
 Alexandra Renke Meet Me Under the Mistletoe Stamp Set Shop at: AR | SSS |
 Alexandra Renke Favorite Season Stamp Set Shop at: AR | SSS |
 Alexandra Renke Merry and Bright Stamp Set Shop at: AR | SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Envelopes Brilliant Ultra Heavy White Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
SAVE ME/PIN ME TO PINTEREST
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I am not seeing your video here??? I love these cards and want all the sweet details!
I forgot to embed it 🙁 Just added it now – please reload the page and it will be there
Gorgeous cards!!
These Christmas cards are Drop Dead Gorgeous, I have never been interested in washi Tape before, maybe you have changed my mind…..
I can’t find the video either. I also checked your Facebook page & couldn’t find it.
I really want to see it and especially love to see those Alexandra Renke stamped images;) I can’t find them anywhere on internet or even Pinterest.
it’s live now, sorry for delay!
Those are some seriously beautiful tapes!!! Hope they become available in the US.
These are beautiful washi tapes and they make festive backgrounds! Lovely cards!
Do you have a link to the video – other than Facebook? I love your work…but NOT Facebook.
sorry Adina, please reload the page – I just embedded it now, sorry it wasn’t here before, I completely forgot to add it.
Fantastic designs on the washi tape! Absolutely love how they coordinate so well together! Simple to make or not these look great! Love all your ideas, Yana! I really struggle coming up with them, so keep your ideas coming, Please! Thanks so much for sharing.
thank you, Connie! More ideas are coming for sure 🙂
Gorgeous cards! Love the wider washi tape and their versatility for creating beautiful projects from cards to scrapbook pages. Thanks for sharing Yana.
Stunning cards using Alexandra Renke washi tapes, but disappointed they are not affordable to ship to the US. I’ll use your cards as inspiration though and find a way around to achieve a similar look. Thank you for sharing your creativity!
Lucinda, Simon Says Stamp should have those in stock next week. I’ll post an update on my blog to let you know
WOW Yana, how beautiful are these and what gorgeous Washi tape. Love them!
You always make the most beautiful cards, thanks for sharing.
I love all of your Christmas ideas. Please keep them coming. The washi tape is pretty amazing.
As always, such stunning inspiration. Yana made me do it! I just ordered the washi tape and a stamp set. Instantly I had to have it and ordered from straight from AR. Thank you for sharing.
This is absolutely amazing designs. Love those washi tapes too!
Cute, simple card – love it. Thank you for all the hard work you do to share with us. Love watching your videos too.