Art & Craft Tutorials

Katie Smith

Hey everyone, Katie here! Today, I am going to show you a few methods for painting watercolor shibori designs. When I saw Pantone’s 2020 Color of the Year (Classic Blue), it made me think of Shibori fabric. Shibori fabric is what inspired this project. If you aren’t familiar with Shibori, […]

Three Ways to Paint Watercolor Shibori Designs

March 20, 2020 in Tombow Special Events / Watercolor tagged dual brush pen / Pantone's Color of the Year / Tutorial / Watercolor by Katie Smith

Hey y’all, I’m Katie from Studio Katie. Have you tried the new ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Markers from Tombow yet? If you have, which color set if your favorite? Today, I am sharing a review of the ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Markers 12-Pack Manga Palette. How are ABT PRO Markers different from […]

ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Markers 12-Pack Manga Palette

March 15, 2020 in Design Team / General tagged ABT PRO Alcohol Markers / Manga / review / Tombow ABT PRO Alcohol Based Markers by Katie Smith

Hey y’all, I’m Katie! This week at Tombow, we’re focusing on adhesives in honor of National Craft Month. So, today I want to show you a unique technique that you can create using the MONO Multi XL Liquid Glue: Gold Foiling! In this project, I’m using this technique to add […]

How to Add Gold Foiling with MONO Multi XL Liquid ...

March 3, 2020 in Design Team / Mixed Media / Scrapbooking & Project Life / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged gold foil / Mono Multi XL Liquid Glue / Scrapbook / Tutorial by Katie Smith

Hello everyone, I’m Katie from Studio Katie! Today, I want to show you how to create some bohemian watercolor galaxy bookmarks! These bookmarks make such great little gifts for friends. They are also the perfect project that you can make to take part in Tombow’s Sharing Art Matters project to […]

DIY Bohemian Watercolor Galaxy Bookmarks

February 21, 2020 in Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Watercolor tagged Bohemian / Book / bookmarks / Dual Brush Pens / galaxy / MONO Glue Pen / Tutorial / Watercolor by Katie Smith

Hey everyone, Katie here from Studio Katie! Galentine’s Day is coming up, so today I wanted to show you how to make some cute and inspiring Galentine’s Day cards. Plus, I want to show you how to color realistic lips using Tombow’s ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Markers and Irojiten Colored Pencils! […]

DIY Galentine’s Day Cards + How to Color Lips Using ...

February 5, 2020 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged ABT PRO Alcohol Markers / coloring / Drawing / Galentine's Day / illustration / Irojiten Colored Pencils / Lips / Tombow ABT PRO Alcohol Based Markers / Tutorial / valentines by Katie Smith

What’s a movie that you can just watch over and over and never get tired of? For me, it’s any of the Star Trek movies and series. I’m a total fan girl. Today, I want to show you how I created this Star Trek inspired page in my task journal […]

DIY Star Trek Journal Galaxy Spread

January 22, 2020 in Design Team / Planning & Journaling / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Dot Grid Journal / Dual Brush Pens / galaxy / MONO Drawing Pen / Movie / task journal by Katie Smith

Do you have a limited number of Dual Brush Pen colors, but still want to make a beautiful piece of art? I’m Katie from Studio Katie here! Today, I’m going to show you some tips for mixing Dual Brush Pens to create custom colors. Since this is my first post […]

Mixing Dual Brush Pens for Watercolor Illustration

January 9, 2020 in Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Watercolor tagged Blending Palette / illustration / mixing guide / water brush / Watercolor / watercolor set by Katie Smith

Do you want to learn some easy methods to make your stamped holiday cards just a little bit EXTRA this year? Hello, Katie from Studio Katie! Today, I’m going to show you two fun ways to embellish your handmade holiday cards using Tombow’s MONO Glue Pen and Whimsy Stamps! Supplies: […]

Two Fun Ways to Embellish Your Handmade Cards with Whimsy ...

December 11, 2019 in General by Katie Smith

Hey y’all, this is Katie from Studio Katie! Are you excited about the launch of the new ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Markers? I am beyond excited! Today, I wanted to share with you a few tips for coloring skin tones using these markers with the colors included in the ABT PRO […]

Six Tips for Coloring Skin Tones with the ABT PRO ...

November 20, 2019 in Adult Coloring / Design Team / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged ABT Pro / coloring / illustration / Portrait / Sketching / Tutorial by Katie Smith

Hi friends, I’m Katie from Studio Katie! Today, I want to show you how to create some easy Zentangle-Inspired Hand Lettered Cards using Tombow’s Advanced Lettering Kit. The Advaced and Beginner Lettering Sets are awesome for creatives using Tombow products for the first time. They come with all the basics […]

How to Draw Zentangle-Inspired Hand Lettered Cards

November 7, 2019 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Handlettering / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Zentangle tagged Advanced Lettering Set / card making / Hand lettering / Zentangle / Zentangle Inspired Artwork by Katie Smith

Hi Tombow friends, it’s Katie! Today, I want to show you how to create an easy paper strip collage using Tombow’s MONO Aqua Liquid Glue! This is a really easy and fun technique! DIY Paper Strip Collage: This is such a fun collage technique to use up some of your […]

Easy Paper Strip Collage

October 21, 2019 in Art Journaling / Design Team / Mixed Media / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Art Journal / collage / MONO Aqua Liquid Glue by Katie Smith

Let’s create some DIY bling pumpkins! This is a great “no-carve” pumpkin project you can do if you want to add a bit of bling and avoid the mess of a carved pumpkin. Supplies: Mini pumpkins Tombow MONO Multi XL Liquid Glue Craft rhinestones for bling Tombow MONO Twin Permanent […]

Easy DIY Bling Pumpkins

October 8, 2019 in Design Team / DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Decor / Halloween / Mono Multi XL Liquid Glue / Pumpkin / Tutorial by Katie Smith