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Japanese washi tape is made of washi paper, which makes it semi-transparent and gives it a smooth, unique feel. Easy to remove and reposition, it's often used for arts and crafts, and comes in a number of creative patterns and colors—making it great for homemade Christmas cards! Check out our top five favorite designs below.
5. Simple Washi Tape Patterns
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This washi tape Christmas card looks beautiful and festive, but features an incredibly simple design created with nothing more than carefully arranged lines of patterned tape. Maximum elegance with minimal skill required!
4. Washi Tape Christmas Tree
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This Christmas tree design is both simple and kid-friendly, but still looks professional and polished. Add a personal touch at the end by decorating with stamps or pens!
3. Washi Tape Christmas Ornaments
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This card design is also ridiculously simple, and a great craft for even the least artistic among us. All you need is a thick roll of washi tape! The key to creating great cards with this design is to pay close attention to the details: the patterns of your tape and using a thin pen (like a 0.05 Micron) to add tassels to the tops of the ornaments.
2. Advanced Washi Tape Christmas Ornaments
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Once you've mastered the simple ornament design and feel ready to take your card-making to the next level, give these Christmas card ornaments at try! They feature overlapping lines of tape coordinated in Christmas colors. Once you've got your pattern prepared, just trim the edges to get a circular shape!
1. Washi Tape Christmas Presents
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This design features a stack of presents crafted out of washi paper next to a personal, handwritten Christmas greeting.
The best part about creating your own washi cards is that you can get creative and personal, and there's no wrong way to go about it!
Source: All About Japan
Source article written by Catherine Thor