Art & Craft Tutorials

Smitha Katti

Smitha Katti ABT Pro on Fabric — Hello friends, this is Smitha! I’m personalizing a handmade gift and sharing an easy DIY monogrammed tea towel tutorial with you all. These would make great gifts for teachers, friends, or co-workers! Material list: ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Art Markers, Green Tones, 5-Pack Dual Brush Pen Art Marker N15 Tea towel of […]

DIY Monogrammed Tea Towel Tutorial

November 16, 2021 in DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks by Smitha Katti

Smitha Katti Georgia O Keefe — Hello friends, this is Smitha! Let’s pull out our Tombow Dual Brush Pens and create a floral-themed dot grid journal spread. The Design Team members are all being inspired by famous artists, and my inspiration comes from none other than Georgia O’Keeffe! Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens: 946, 845, 195 and […]

Floral Themed Dot Grid Journal Spread Tutorial

October 14, 2021 in Planning & Journaling / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks by Smitha Katti

Smitha Katti Fall Project4 — Hello friends, this is Smitha here and today let’s pull out our Tombow Dual Brush Pens and create a Fall Leaf Painting together. Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens Paint brush or Tombow Water Brush Mixed media paper Watch the video tutorial: You can see the entire process technique video I […]

Fall Leaf Painting Tutorial

September 27, 2021 in Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Watercolor by Smitha Katti

Smitha_Lettering — Hello friends, this is Smitha here and I’m sharing a handlettered quote tutorial. This is a great way to fill a page in your journal and I have some tips that will hopefully help you! Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens MONO Graph Mechanical Pencil MONO Drawing Pen Journal Step […]

Hand Lettered Quote Tutorial for Your Journal

August 24, 2021 in Handlettering / Planning & Journaling by Smitha Katti

Smitha_Journaling4 — Hello friends, it’s Smitha from the Smiling Colors Blog with a journaling tutorial! I’ll walk you through a weekly journaling spread and how to make it colorful Materials Needed: Dual Brush Pen Green Blendables 6-Pack MONO Graph Mechanical Pencil MONO Eraser MONO Air Correction Tape MONO Drawing Pens Dot grid […]

Weekly Journaling Page Tutorial

July 19, 2021 in Art Journaling / Design Team by Smitha Katti

Hello friends, it’s Smitha here today with a simple tutorial. The other day, I had to scramble last minute to make a cake topper to make a family member’s birthday special. I’ll show you how you can make one in this tutorial. Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens MONO Adhesive + Permanent […]

Easy Birthday Cake Banner Tutorial

April 30, 2020 in Design Team / DIY Decor by Smitha Katti

Smitha Katti Try it again — Hello friends, it’s Smitha! I am taking an old handlettering piece of mine and trying to recreate it today! Let’s see how my lettering style has changed/improved over the years. Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens MONO Graph Mechanical Pencil Mixed media sketchbook Step 1: I am re-lettering the phrase “Let your […]

Lettering Makeover

April 15, 2020 in Design Team / Handlettering by Smitha Katti

Smitha_ABTpro_pastelflowers — Hello friends, it’s Smitha here with my sketchbook! Spring is here, so I’m drawing flowers. Come and draw along with me! Material list: ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Art Markers (Nature Palette, 12-Pack) Mixed media sketchbook Step 1: Using the brush tip of ABT PRO Marker 673, draw petal shapes to make a […]

Spring Flower Tutorial Using ABT PRO Markers

March 24, 2020 in Tutorials, Tips & Tricks by Smitha Katti

Smitha_Waffle Flower Stamps_Poppy Hawthorne — Hello friends, this is Smitha here! Today, I am sharing a fun technique to stamp and color with your Tombow Dual Brush Pens. This week, the Design Team is collaborating with Waffle Flower Crafts. So, make sure to stop by all week to see the cutest projects on the blog! […]

Floral Stamp Card Tutorial

March 11, 2020 in Cards & Papercrafting / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged card tutorial / dual brush pen / Handmade / Waffle Flower / waffle flower craft by Smitha Katti

Echo-Park-cards_Smitha-Katti — Hello friends, it’s Smitha! February is my favorite month for making small note cards to leave for my kids and husband in their lunch boxes. Today, I’ll share a quick few card ideas with you all! Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens MONO Adhesive + Permanent Premade cardstock cards and envelopes (4 […]

Making Small Notecards Using Echo Park Paper Company

February 27, 2020 in Cards & Papercrafting by Smitha Katti

smitha-katti-birthday-card — Hello friends, it’s Smitha! Today, I am sharing a birthday card tutorial with you all! Plus, I am adding some gold leaf flakes to it! Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens Water Brush, Medium MONO Multi XL Liquid Glue MONO Adhesive + Permanent Premade cardstock card Tombow MONO Twin Permanent Marker Gold […]

Handmade Birthday Card Tutorial

February 12, 2020 in Cards & Papercrafting by Smitha Katti

Passion Planner Tips Smitha Katti — Hello friends, it’s Smitha! Today, I am sharing how I’m using my Passion Planner this year. I’m going to share a few tricks I have to fill up my planner page spread each week that you might find useful. Material list: MONO Graph Mechanical Pencil MONO Dust Catcher Eraser Fudenosuke Brush […]

Passion Planner Weekly Spread Ideas

January 31, 2020 in Design Team / Planning & Journaling tagged Blending with Dual Brush Pens / Dual Brush Pens / passion planner / planner tutorial / planning / tips and tricks / tombow usa by Smitha Katti