DIY Wrapping Paper with ScotchBlue™ Painters Tape

I’ve been on a roll with ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape (no pun intended)!  Recently I shared my Stenciled Table Runner and an Aztec Stenciled Step Stool that was a perfect addition to my work room.  I’m super excited about todays project.  DIY Wrapping Paper.  I love kraft paper.  I think it’s just so incredibly versatile.  One Christmas I wrapped all my gifts in kraft paper, adding the pop of color with embellishments! You can see that here: get your {kraft} on.  How about customizing that kraft paper by stenciling it?  Yes, please!

Supplies:
Roll of Kraft Paper
Scissors
Acrylic Paint (colors of choice)
Cosmetic Sponges
ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape

Keep in mind that this is a project you can wing… DIY wrapping paper means just that.  So, have fun creating stripes, patterns, squares, letters or whatever your heart desires using the painter’s tape.  There may be some imperfections, but that’s a-okay!  Are you ready to get started?  Let’s do it!

As you may or may not have already figured out — the secret weapon in our project is ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape.  So, once you have your piece of kraft paper cut (based on the size of your gift box), it’s time to do some creating!

Step One:  Design 

Decide on what design  — or you can simply wing it.  I’m a wing it kinda girl.  I rarely measure, but I think the imperfections give it a little extra homemade TLC.  I decided to keep this one rather simple with just a few stripes.

Step Two and Three:  Painting

Decide on your colors.  For this one, with Christmas just around the corner {shhh.  you didn’t hear that from me}, I thought I would go with some red and green.

Paint the entire design using the cosmetic sponges.  I attempted using a sponge brush, but it didn’t apply the paint as nicely as the cosmetic sponges did.

Step Four:  Tape Removal

Carefully remove the ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape.  I used a thinner kraft paper (purchased at the dollar store), so I had to slowly remove the tap to ensure it didn’t rip.  The paper got a little fuzzy, but it’s nothing noticeable — again, I think it added a little character.

You’re done!  Now to wrap the package.

I love the natural, rustic feel that this paper has!  I finished it off with some twine and one of my printable Christmas gift tags.  Friends, I didn’t stop there… here’s couple more packages I whipped up.

Here I used my love for the tribal, aztec design and painted it right onto a kraft box I picked up at Micheal’s.

And a little navy blue made this package perfect.  I had the men in mind for this one and funny enough — this was the one my husband liked the most.  Score!

And one last pick of the three together!  I had a blast with this and I hope you’re feeling inspired to create some of your own personalized wrapping paper!  So many possibilities.

What do you think??  Easy!  Fun! Handmade!  I love it!!

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