Masking Tape Wrapped Canvas

I was planning on returning these 3 canvas prints to Ikea because after getting them home they felt a little too colorless once I got them in the room.  Then I said, DIY! 

Idea 1: Wrap edges in ribbon but couldn't find the right color green. 
Idea 2:  Paint but terrified that if it looked horrible it was permanent and then would have an ugly piece of art. 

Thinking...more thinking....
Idea 3:  I realized that I could get the same look by painting some masking tape.

I got a large picture that had glass in it and cut four 31' strips of tape for my 30"x30" canvas and put tape on top of glass.  I mixed some acrylics that I had until I was happy with the green.  Painted on a couple of coats, let it dry and then trimmed out the canvas.  To remove the paint from the glass just used a razor blade and scraped at an angle.

TIP:  Make a bit more mixed paint before applying.  It seemed like the more paint I added to the tape it would lose some stickiness. 

It now has a little bit more life in the room and the color on the canvas are temporary so it can be switched out when tired of this look. Score!