X-Press It Deco Tape

We are excited to announce a fun new addition to the X-Press It range: X-Press It Deco Tape! Available in both a paper tape and glitter tape, Deco Tape makes it quick and easy to customise your projects, like this one of a kind journal!

X-Press It Paper Deco Tape 

• 6mm wide
• 10 rolls per each
• 50 metres (5 metres per roll)
• Acid Free
• Easy to tear by hand
• Premium quality

X-Press It Glitter Deco Tape 

• 6mm wide
• 10 rolls per each
• 30 metres (3 metres per roll)
• Acid Free
• Easy to tear by hand
• Premium quality
• Mess free way of applying glitter

Materials:

- X-Press It Deco Tape (either Glitter or Paper Tape)
- A5 X-Press It Blending Journal
- Cutting Knife

Step 1:

Position your first colour of Deco Tape. You could create a horizontal, vertical or diagonal pattern. Your first line is important as the rest of your lines will be positioned around it.

Gently run your finger of the line of tape to ensure that it is in contact with your journal.

Step 2:

To create a neat finish, cut the roll of tape off by running your knife along the edge of your journal.

Step 3:

Repeat the same process, alternating colours of Deco Tape, leaving a small gap between. The black lines coming through, makes the glitter pop!

Finished Project

After filling the entire space, you'll end up with something like this. Your journal is sure to stand out from the crowd!

X-Press It Paper Deco Tape 

You could also create a fun cover like this one using The X-Press It Paper Tape on the X-Press It Mixed Media Journal. With 5 metres per roll, you'll have 50 metres of tape to play with! We've also doodled on this cover with Copic Multiliners and a white Kirarina Wink Pen.

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Follow Your Heart

Hi everyone
Sharmaine here with another page from my art journal.

The X-Press It Wide Glue Marker was very handy for adding some strips of tissue paper to my pages.

I just tore strips of Hazel & Ruby tissue paper and stuck them down as my foundation.

I then covered the paper with some yellow paint

and some thin strips of Hazel & Ruby washi tape.

Next I used some Chromacryl texture paste with a stencil.

Before stamping with a FabScraps chipboard (as I did on this page)

The image didn’t stamp completely but I worked with that.
I love the sneaky bits of white and I added some more paint to create a skirt.
I added some sequins to the skirt, using the X-Press It Glue Marker.

I also used the X-Press It Glue Pen to add some spots of glue to a FabScraps butterfly, before adding some glitter.

The results are texture

and sparkle.

Have a creative week
Sharmaine.

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Journal To The Stars And Back

Hi there, Sharmaine here! Guess what?!  It’s time for a blog hop! Together our team of designers have created some really fun projects using some of our favourite products and the best part is that you have OVER TEN opportunities to win!

When asked what my favourite X-Press It product is I always find it hard to pick.

So I thought I would do a post using some of my favourites.
The first is the Blending Journal.

I love the sturdy pages and the ring bound spine means I can fill it up with lots of layers and it has loads of give.
For this page I layered up some strips of FabScraps pattern paper and gesso.
I then stamped and covered the lot with some green Atelier Free Flow Acrylic paint (also from X-Press It).

I then added some stars with a stencil and some gesso, which I then covered with some glitter.

Next I used a FabScraps chipboard piece as a stamp.
This is a simple task of covering the chipboard with paint

and then stamping.

Another fabulous X-Press It product is the Clear Gel Glue.
I used it to adhere some Hazel & Ruby sequins to my page.

And lastly my all time favourite X-Press It product, double sided tape.
Ever since I started scrapbooking, back in 2005, the X-Press It double sided tape has been my trusty friend.

I now use the 3mm for all my journal strips and that’s what I did here.

I hope this inspires you to create and to see that X-Press It have a huge range of products that can help you to be creative.

So.. do you want to win some goodies of your own to play with?

We want to know what inspires you! Leave a comment on this post and you could win an awesome bundle of goodies like this one.*

For more oppertunities to win, make sure you hop over to the other blogs and The Inspiration Lane facebook page where you could win the goodies above, as well as these AMAZING Copic Sets!

The next stop is Edna's Blog and be sure to visit all of the other blogs too!

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The Inspiration Lane Blog  (You are here!!)
The Inspiration Lane Facebook Page
Copic Oz 
The X-Press It Blog
Edna's Blog
Kate's Blog   
Kathy's Blog  
Robyn's Blog  
Teresa's Blog  
Sharmaine's Blog

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Collage Journal Page

Hi all,
Sharmaine here, sharing a page out of my X-Press It Blending Journal.
The very first thing I did was pulled out the supplies I wanted to play with.

I’ve used:
X-Press It Blending Journal
X-Press It Triple Tac Glue
FabScraps papers (from the Enchanted Garden range): Blue Heron, Blue Heron 2, Birds & Bees, Birds & Bees 2.
FabScraps chipboard: Decor Corner #1, Decor Corner #2

The first step was to cover a page with Triple Tac and stick down some paper



I then ripped off the excess paper, from around the edge of the page.

I repeated this for the other side of the journal.

I then cut out some of the birds, found on the pattern paper,

and some of the other winged creatures.
These were then added to the pages.

I used the Triple Tac as a Transfer Medium to add this bird,

so he was facing the way into the journal, rather than out.

You can read more on this process in Edna’s post, found HERE.



So now the base of my journal page was complete.



I then gave the 2 pages a wash with some diluted blue ink, making the pages uniform.

The next thing I did was use the FabScraps chipboard as a stamp

Which is simple done by coating the chipboard with paint and stamping.

The other chipboard I cut in half

and added to the side of each page, using the Triple Tac to adhere.



I also used the painted chipboard, cutting this up too.

I then added my “title” and the pages were finished.

Love the depth created by the layers

and the gorgeous images.

I hope this inspires you to pull out a journal, glue and papers.
I hope this inspires you to play with collage.
I hope this inspires you to be creative today.
Thanks for stopping by.
Sharmaine

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