here we go:
Blue tape does work, but it’s a pain to get the strips lined up, and it’s tackier than you probably would like. Take baltic birch for example: Blue tape will pull up wood fibers and mess up your surface. Medium tack transfer tape? Not a problem.
Need it to stick bit more? sand your material a bit smoother. The smoother your surface is, the more your masking will adhere. I like to leave my surface juuust a bit rough (like 120/220 grit smooth) so that the masking comes right off.
The irony here is that I use 3" wide blue tape to pull my masking off of large numbers of small parts. 
It works because the blue tape is stickier than the masking, so when you pull the blue tape off, it takes the masking off of the material (wood in most cases). I call it my “tape sandwich” method. (search for that, and you’ll see I discussed previously)
@jbmanning5 has a “double cut” method, which I’ll let him discuss if he likes. It’s clever, but described elsewhere.