Abstract: A patterned masking tape includes a strip of material having an adhesive coating on a surface of the strip of material. The strip of material may be wound to form a roll. At least one side edge of the strip of material is shaped to form a continuous pattern along a length of the strip of material. In use, a portion of the strip of material is removed from the roll and adhered to a surface to be decorated. Additional portions of the strip of material may be adhered to the surface to create a continuous, uninterrupted pattern of any length. The user then applies a pigmented liquid to the portion, along one or both of the side edges, and onto the surface to be decorated. The portion of the tape is removed to reveal the pattern formed by the pigmented liquid on the surface. Both side edges of the strip of material may be shaped to form half of a shape outline such that when two portions of the strip of material are placed side-by-side, the two portions form a stencil for the shape.