Yearly Archives: 2025

Hi, friends! I’m Andrea Lake, and I have to confess—I’m not much of a summer girl. It’s usually a chaotic season at work, making it hard to take time off or plan a proper vacation. And the hot, humid weather? Definitely not my favorite. So I’m incredibly excited to welcome […]

Autumn Favorites with Tombow

September 4, 2025 in Cards & Papercrafting / Creator Crew / Design Team / General / Planning & Journaling / Scrapbooking & Project Life / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Andrea Lake / Andrea Lake Creates / Mono Adhesive Dots / MONO Drawing Pans Color / MONO Multi Liquid Glue / papercrafting / scrapbooking by Andrea Lake

Hi all, it’s Carola and in this post, I’m sharing a simple way to turn your favorite fruit sketch into a gorgeous watercolor illustration. One of my favorite creative activities in the Fall is to draw seasonal food and capture the rich and warm tones. I decided to do that […]

How To Turn A Fruit Sketch Into a Watercolor Illustration

September 3, 2025 in Creator Crew / Watercolor tagged Carola Sallis / Dual Brush Pens / Food Illustration / mono graph mechanical pencil / MONO Natural Eraser / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Watercolor by Carola Sallis

Hi, friends! I’m Andrea Lake. As a proud planner person and memory keeper, I’m always searching for ways to stay grounded, focused, and intentional—especially when it comes to taking care of myself. September is Self-Care Awareness Month, and it’s the perfect time to check in with your mind, body, and […]

Journaling for Self-Care Awareness Month with Tombow

September 2, 2025 in Adult Coloring / Creator Crew / Design Team / General / Planning & Journaling / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Andrea Lake / Andrea Lake Creates / Dual Brush Markers / journaling / Self care journaling kit / Tombow / Tombow TwinTone by Andrea Lake

For National Coffee Day, I wanted to show you how easy it is to reuse coffee cup sleeves by personalizing them in a creative way. Hi all, it’s Carola and in just a few simple steps, you can turn the sleeve on your to-go cup into a customization project. I […]

National Coffee Day Custom Cup Sleeves

September 1, 2025 in Creator Crew / Mixed Media tagged Carola Sallis / Hand lettering / Mono Multi XL Liquid Glue / National Coffee Day / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Tutorial by Carola Sallis

Hey y’all, I’m Katie from Studio Katie. Have you tried the new Urban Sketching Set from Tombow yet? Keep reading to see how I used this set to illustrate the cutest little Japanese Tea House! First, Let me tell you what comes in the Urban Sketching Set: 3 Tombow Dual Brush Pens, […]

Product Review: Tombow’s Urban Sketching Set

August 20, 2025 in Creator Crew / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Watercolor tagged Drawing / Dual Brush Pens / Field Sketching / Urban Sketching Set by Katie Smith

Whether you’re just starting your journaling journey or you’re looking to refine your line work, our new Fine Liner Foundations and Trend-Inspired Journal Spread Workshop is the perfect way to build skills and immediately put them into practice. In this free, two-part class, lettering and journaling artist Emma Chin […]

FREE Fine Liner Foundations and Trend-Inspired Journal Spread Workshop

August 15, 2025 in Adult Coloring / Art Journaling / Creator Crew / Design Team / Free Downloads / General / Handlettering / Planning & Journaling / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Workshops tagged art journaling workshop / bullet journaling tutorial / cottagecore art / cottagecore doodles / cottagecore journal / creative journaling ideas / fine liner journaling / fine liner techniques / fine liner workshop / Free art workshop / journal spread tutorial / journaling workshop / line art techniques / MONO Drawing Pen Colors / Tombow Workshop by Audrey Hayes

Ready to combine your love for nature with your creativity? In our latest free online art workshop, illustrator and sticker artist Katie Smith (@studio.katie) will show you how to draw, ink, and color stunning National Park–inspired sticker designs using Tombow MONO Drawing Pens and Tombow Dual Brush Pens — including […]