Art & Craft Tutorials

Yearly Archives: 2025

Hi all, Carola here to show you how to sketch a retro illustration using pencils! I used Tombow MONO Drawing Pencils to draw a camera in a few simple steps. The MONO Drawing Pencils are great for artists, architects, and writers because they are precise. The quality and crispness in […]

Illustrating a Retro Design Using Pencils

August 2, 2025 in Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged MONO Drawing Pencil / Pencil by Carola Sallis

Hey Tombow friends, It’s Katie here to show you how to create color studies! Have you ever started a painting or illustration only to realize halfway through that the colors don’t quite capture the mood you envisioned? Me too. One way that I’ve been working around that is by creating […]

Color Studies: A Guide to Choosing the Perfect Colors for ...

August 1, 2025 in Adult Coloring / Creator Crew / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Color / Dual Brush Pens / illustration / Irojiten Colored Pencils / irojiten desk cup / Sketchbook / Sketching / Tutorial by Katie Smith

lucky me pennant flag with tombow usa products — DIY Lucky Pennant Flag for National Craft Month By Sara Hynes Hello friends! I’m Sara Hynes, and today I’m going to show you how to create a fun, colorful DIY Lucky pennant flag to celebrate National Craft Month. This project is perfect for crafting with your little ones or […]

DIY Lucky Pennant Flag for National Craft Month

July 27, 2025 in General by Sara Hynes

Hi, friends! I’m Andrea Lake, and I’m so excited to share another fun project to celebrate National Craft Month with you all. Earlier this month, I received my Tombow VIP Mini Box, and after playing with the mini colored pencils for just a few minutes, I felt inspired to get […]

Craft Your Creativity with Tombow

July 26, 2025 in Adult Coloring / Creator Crew / Design Team / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged 1500 Series Colored Pencils / adult coloring / Andrea Lake / Andrea Lake Creates / coloring / Dual Brush Pens by Andrea Lake

Hi friends, Carola here to show you how to create a tea themed journal spread! It’s National Craft Month and a perfect time to revisit your hobbies, such as journaling. If you enjoy a certain beverage (whether it’s coffee, tea, or something else), here’s an idea: save part of the […]

Create a Tea Themed Journal Spread for National Craft Month

July 25, 2025 in General by Carola Sallis

Hi friends, it’s Carola and in this post, I’ll show you one way to get inspired by patterns found in nature and practice creativity on-the-go. I’m lucky enough to live in British Columbia, Canada, where I’m surrounded by beautiful scenery and wildlife. When I go on hikes and nature walks, […]

Practice Creativity By Sketching Patterns in Nature

July 24, 2025 in General tagged mono drawing pens / nature / patterns / Sketching / Wildlife by Carola Sallis

scrapbook page using tombow usa products — How to Draw a repeating Fruit and Floral Pattern for Scrapbooking Using Tombow USA Products Scrapbooking is a fantastic way to preserve memories, and one of the most enjoyable aspects of scrapbooking is adding unique, personalized designs to your pages. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through how to […]

How to Draw a repeating Fruit and Floral Pattern for ...

July 23, 2025 in General tagged fruit and floral pattern / fruit and flowers / repeating pattern / sarahynesdesigns / scrapbooking / scrapbooking page / Tombow / tombow usa / Tutorial by Sara Hynes

Watercolor pattern and printed copy — Watercolor Wedding Invitations, Floral wedding invitations By Sara Hynes Hi friends! I’m Sara Hynes, and today I’m going to show you how to make your own watercolor wedding invitations — complete with an RSVP card and a matching envelope! ✂️ What You’ll Need: Dual Brush Pen Art Markers – Sorbet […]

Watercolor Wedding Invitations, Floral Wedding Invitations

July 22, 2025 in General tagged invitation / Watercolor / watercolor flowers / watercolor wedding invitation / Wedding / wedding invitation by Sara Hynes

☀️ Sun and Self Care By Sara Hynes Hi friends! I’m Sara Hynes, and today we’re talking all things self-care. I’m diving into the Tombow Self-Care Journaling Kit and making self-care a top priority this season. ✂️ What You’ll Need: Tombow Self-Care Journaling Kit Journal (I used this one) MONO […]

Sun and Self Care

July 21, 2025 in General tagged illustration / Journal / journaling / Self-Care / sun / sun and self care / Tombow by Sara Hynes

Hi, friends! I’m Andrea Lake, and I’m excited to share a look into how I’m setting up one of my new planners for 2025–2026. I love tracking my daily tasks as well as setting monthly and yearly goals—and the best part is that I only need a few supplies to […]

Never Give Up on Your Goals with Tombow

July 20, 2025 in General / Planning & Journaling tagged Andrea Lake / andrea lakecreates / mono drawing pens / planning / planning hacks / twintones by Andrea Lake

Summer may be over, but our memories can live on in our journal. Hi friends, it’s Carola and in this post, I’ll show you how I created a fun journal spread to document Summer adventures. If you want to reflect on your own Summer memories in your journal, feel free […]

Capture Summer Memories in a Journal Spread

July 19, 2025 in Art Journaling / Creator Crew / General tagged Adhesive Dots / Carola Sallis / Creative Journaling / journal spread / memory keeping / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Watercolor by Carola Sallis

Hi, friends! I’m Andrea Lake, and I’m excited to share how I created a cute 12×12 scrapbook layout from our road trip to Boone, Iowa this summer. We rented a cozy cabin in the woods and had the best time relaxing and exploring the area with our lovely dogs. Supplies: […]

Summer Road Trip Layout with Tombow

July 18, 2025 in Cards & Papercrafting / General / Scrapbooking & Project Life / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Andrea Lake / Andrea Lake Creates / MONO Drawing Pen / MONO Multi Liquid Glue / scrapbooking / Tombow Xtreme Adhesive by Andrea Lake