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Cost: $ $ $ $ $

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Time: 10 mins

reuse your old envelopes by transformating them for new purposes;-D
I must clean my materials and was a little bit sad to trow my old used envelopes away.
I knew how you could use scraps of fabrics in your own tape.
So i thought why not of these old envelopes with the beautiful desings inside.
I find in the dollar shop dubble sided tape very cheap and started the try out.
it was fun to do, but .... i can be addicting.LOL
i couldn't stop with my new ideas.LOL
i was glad that my sister and niece would come to me so i had to stop;-D
Hope you like this as well and having fun with the making of

Note
you can cut the paper just with a plain scissors but you can use those with the special blades as well.
You can stamp your paper before cutting it
you can draw or marbelize it. Only make the paper first lightly wet otherwize the paint will not soak in!!!
the possiblilities are endless.
You can use punches.
you can cut the tape in differend sizes as well.
you can doodle on them paint them or stiching it with the sewing machine
you can add glitter glue.....
Be creative and have fun;-D

the marbelize tute is to find here:
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/shaving-cream-paper
Thank you Abby!!!!

the tute of the fabric tape :
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/stylish_custom_fabric_tape
thank you DreamsInBloom!!!!

How you can reverse the inside of the envelope , go to my tute inside out;-D:
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/inside_out
or do it on your own methode;-D

the time is dependable of which you will do with your paper to make it more special, but normally it only cost you 10 minutes;-D

Thank you for stopping by.;-D

Posted by Jet H. from Haarlem, North Holland, The Netherlands • Published 1st May 2011 • See Jet H.'s 107 projects »

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Bayou Jenn added Make Your Own Paper Tape Of Recycled Envelopes. to Crafts 15 Jun 23:07

Step 1
Unfold the used envelope, you can do it my way just follow the instructions of the tute inside out or, do it on your own way.
Step 2
On the side of the paper that you don't want to see start to glue the first tape on.
Step 3
Do some more , watch the pict.;-D
Step 4
Cut the tape out of the paper, with a normal plain pair of scissors.
Step 5
On this picture you can see the good side of your paper tape and the glue side with the brown paper on it.
This is allready to use.;-D
so for some i think your allready done.LOL
You only have to tear off the brown paper of your tape;-D Yeaaaah!!!!.LOL

but there are more possibilities!!!!!!!!
Step 6
by cutting them in differends sizes those strokes,
Step 7
By cutting them with those special blades sciccors, don't know how your english people call them.;-D
Please tell me. So i can correct it.;-D
Step 8
And of course you can cut them in differens sizes .
And play with the cutting directions of those blades, you can make much variations only by using the other cutting directions !!!
watch the pict.
Step 9
You can make them even smaller , like a nice design strip;-D
Step 10
or just bold ones.
Step 11
An other possibility is using a puch, like this kind .
Step 12
marblelize your paper.
Note, when you want to mabelize this paper you must make it lightly wet the paper, other wise the inkt or paint don't soak in your paper.
and you have done all your work for nothing-S
Step 13
Or stamp your envelopes when you find them boring. or draw on them, or print text on them or your own designs.....;-D
Step 14
when you have some variations you can use them directly for to make your wraped presents more prettier or glue your envelope down with it.
Mayby you want to use the bold one for using them as sticky tags , just be creative and having fun!!!!

Thank you for stopping by, hope to see you back on my other tutes as well;-D