REVEL: Colorful DIY Tape Art Inspiration

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Colorful DIY Tape Art Inspiration

Posted by Lindsey Apr 1, 2013 at 8:00 am

Today we've got plenty of modern, colorful inspiration to keep those Monday blues at bay! Inspired by a gorgeous piece from Brooklyn artist Maya Hayuk, a work with overlapping stripes in brilliant colors, we created an outdoor party of our own full of asymmetric and vibrant stripes! All beautifully photographed by brklyn view photography.

We created this shoot by painting various items - invitations, place cards, a fabric table runner, bud vases, favor boxes and a big canvas backdrop with fuchsia, marigold, teal and burgundy stripes. A little masking tape, some rules, and a pencil does wonders!

We added small flower arrangments in painted bud vases at each place to double as a favor for the guests! Larger table top arrangements included dahlias, calla lilly, aster, spray roses, freesia, bouvardia and snow-on-the-mountains.

The tasty dessert bar featured matching striped cakes from Lael Cakes, and mini brownies from Honeybee Brownies.

We kept the stripes on the top of runner simple so as to not distract from all our goreous flowers (thanks Michelle!), but had fun changing up the angles of the stripes for the overhang for extra interest. The dessert table florals include gladiola and orchids.

There's even something for the boys - the delicious and refreshing Moscow Mule cocktail with Aylesbury Duck Vodka and Reed's Ginger Beer. Perfect for a warm summer evening!

See below for DIY instructions on how to make these modern, striped invitations!

A little DIY Tutorial:

We are demonstrating this method on an invitation using cardstock – use the same method for table numbers or placecards. You can also repeat these steps to create a large backdrop – we used paint canvas and fabric paint, or a runner (same paint, on a white runner). Bombs away!

What you’ll need:

Scissors
White cardstock cut to size desired (these invitations are 5 x 7")
Paint in desired colors (Acrylic paint for paper, fabric paint for fabrics)
Paint brushes
Painters tape
Clear ruler
Pencil
Newspaper

1. Decide how wide you would like each of your stripes to be and what angles you want to play with. Our stripes are 1/8 of an inch wide and 1/8 of an inch apart and use a clear ruler and a pencil. Lightly draw out all your desired stripes Tip* (To help keep track of which stripe should be which color, it may be helpful to lightly mark each stripe with a number or initial before you begin painting)
2. Place your invitation on top of newspaper and tape off both sides of your first stripe.
3. Paint your first color (dark pink here) and allow to dry 5-10 minutes
4. After checking to be sure the paint is dry, remove the tape to reveal your first clean, bright stripe.
5. Tape off second color line, being careful to seal the tape, but try not to press too hard onto the fresh paint.
6. Paint second color and allow to try 10-15 minutes
7. Continue taping off and painting your stripes until you’ve achieved the desired effect.
8. Congratulations, you’ve made your own modern invitations!

Event Designer: REVEL
Photography: brklyn view photography
Cake: Lael Cakes
Flowers: Michelle Edgemont
Mini brownies: Honeybee Brownies
Vodka: Aylesbury Duck Vodka

For more dinner party inspiration, check out our Labor Day Party or Color Pop Party posts.