Tombow USA - Blog » Design Team http://blog.tombowusa.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 thank you …..by melissa cash http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/02/03/thank-you-by-melissa-cash/ http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/02/03/thank-you-by-melissa-cash/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:54 +0000 Melissa http://blog.tombowusa.com/?p=8342  Hello there!  All week my fellow DT members have been sharing their creations using the Pantone’s 2008 color called Blue Iris.  Today is my turn.   I decided to make some little Thank You boxes (filled with something sweet, of course) to have on hand.

 Tombow’s Dual Brush Pen #555 (Ultramarine) is the perfect match, so that was my starting point.   I used the Lifestyle Crafts Rectangle Box Die to create this adorable little 2 x 3 x 1 favor box.  I then cut out several white flowers using the MFT Mini Rolled Roses Die and the Memory Box Small Pinwheel Posie Die.  Before I rolled the flowers, I used the Tombow Dual Brush Pen #555 to tip the topside of each of the flowers.  I then rolled them and secured each one on the bottom using Tombow Mono Multi adhesive.  Just a little drop on the bottom of each flower held them nicely.  I then inked up a Memory Box Thank You stamp with the same Dual Brush Marker (for a perfect color match) onto some white cardstock and cut it out with a circle die and adhered it to a blue scallop circle using Tombow’s Mono Adhesive Permanent Dots Roller and adhered that to the top of the box with Tombow’s Foam Tabs.  I used a little more of the Mono Multi to adhere the flowers to the thank you panel and then I used some of the Tombow Mono Aqua around the top of each flower and sprinkled them with Elizabeth Craft Designs Warm Highlight Glitter.  A little ribbon and some bling and these boxes are ready to go. 
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]]> http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/02/03/thank-you-by-melissa-cash/feed/ 2 ABC Blue Iris Week By Jennie Garcia http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/02/02/abc-blue-iris-week-by-jennie-garcia/ http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/02/02/abc-blue-iris-week-by-jennie-garcia/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:20 +0000 Jennie http://blog.tombowusa.com/?p=8383 Is ABC Week at Tombow so this week cards are on vacation. We are also working with the color Blue Iris so I wanted to make a really blue layout and I found this picture of my husband and what is more blue than an Aquarium.

The original base is just white cardstock that I misted with homemade mist and on the right I stamped Georgia Aquarium. On the corner I used a brad, a piece of fabric, ticket stub, paper clip, and bling. The staples are just decorative because I used my Mono Multi Liquid Glue to glue everything together. I used my Tombow Dual Brush Pen to draw a line around the page. In the mat of the picture I left a little bit extra to use a border punch. Then with my Tombow Dual Brush Pen I outlined the mat and then did the same with a white pen. Lately I am really into banners and I just used the scraps of my black, white and blue section. I also doodled them all.  On the top of the banners I used tape and some rope that I glued with my Mono Aqua Liquid Glue which I love because you can’t see where the glue is at all. For my handmade embellishments I used the Mono Multi Liquid Glue. Felt could be tricky to glue you can’t use any glue because the embellishment might come off but the Mono Multi Liquid Glue works perfect. This kind of creepy mouth sheet is from a pad but I cut of the blank part around the image and did some matting with blue and black. For all the matting I always use my Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive. No project of mine is complete without Tombow Foam Tabs so the whole journaling piece has some dimension.

Working with Blue Iris this week was fun. I can’t get enough of the Mono Multi Liquid Glue for my embellishments.

I hope you like my blue project!!

Take Care!!

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]]> http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/02/02/abc-blue-iris-week-by-jennie-garcia/feed/ 0 blue iris….by sarah little http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/02/01/blue-iris-by-sarah-little/ http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/02/01/blue-iris-by-sarah-little/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:50 +0000 Sarah http://blog.tombowusa.com/?p=8118 last one! this brings my count of layouts for the year so far to 4…one a week. not to shabby. hmmm…maybe i should set a goal to do 52 layouts this year, one for each week?

the last color challenge is BLUE IRIS. whereas i had a harder time picking out papers and embellishments for my first layout using Tangerine Tango, this time i was able to dig up a few things. even still, i put my Tombow Dual Brush Pen to work. I colored two raw chipboard stars and some white sticker letters with color #555 .

i cut out the outline of the star, and because it was so thin, i used the Tombow Stamp Runner with Dot Adhesive. being able to stamp along the thin outline allowed for better placement and did not pull on the paper, as i feared using the runner would. the slide mechanism is very easy to use and better yet, if some of the dots went over the edge of the outline, because they are dots they clean up by rubbing them away.

i used Tombow MONO Multi to set the buttons and the chipboard stars, and Tombow MONO Adhesive Permanent Runner to glue down the pictures and pattern paper.

we made it through the first month of the year! how are your goals coming? do you have any scrapbooking or craft goals? stick with us, we’ll help you get there!

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]]> http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/02/01/blue-iris-by-sarah-little/feed/ 0 Blue Iris You Rock for ABC Week by Debbie Fisher http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/31/blue-iris-you-rock-for-abc-week-by-debbie-fisher/ http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/31/blue-iris-you-rock-for-abc-week-by-debbie-fisher/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:00:08 +0000 Debbie http://blog.tombowusa.com/?p=8152 Can you believe it is already the last week of January? Time is flying fast already this year. When you read this I will be in Anaheim, CA for CHA. I am so excited to be there and know I will have lots of fun goodies to share with you when I get back.

But to tide you over until then, we are finishing our Pantone colors of the year this month with Blue Iris. (color of the year for 2008) I am not a huge royal blue color fan, so this was a bit more of a challenge for me.

I made a cover for a package of candy. I wanted to show you a couple of fun things that you could do with Tombow’s Dual Brush Pens. I used #555 to not only color the ink onto the stamp ( by Our Craft Lounge), but also in an air art gun to splatter the ink around the edges.

Do you see how gradual the design fades? That is from first coloring onto the stamp with the marker, then “huffing” on the ink and stamping, huff again and stamp, and repeat until the ink is completely faded.  I love to use this technique with markers on stamps and hope you will want to give it a try as well.

I used Mono Adhesive Permanent to attach the sentiment and Foam Tabs to pop up the heart.

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]]> http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/31/blue-iris-you-rock-for-abc-week-by-debbie-fisher/feed/ 1 Color Combinations Using the New 2012 Colors by Marie Browning http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/30/color-combinations-using-the-new-2012-colors-by-marie-browning/ http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/30/color-combinations-using-the-new-2012-colors-by-marie-browning/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:06 +0000 Sharron http://blog.tombowusa.com/?p=8179 Keeping on the theme of color this January, here is another color combination using the 2012 Top Ten colors

(January 9 Tombow Blog Posting)

With this project I have chosen both paper colors and Irojiten Coloring Pencil colors to create a muted floral combination using the following colors: (I have also Listed the matching Dual Brush Pen Colors.)
 
Irojiten V-7 King Fisher, Dual Brush Pen 528 Navy BlueIrojiten DI – 4 Sage Green, Dual Brush Pen 192 Asparagus Irojiten VP-1 Cameo Pink, Dual Brush Pen 723 Pink Irojiten P-20 Crocus, Dual Brush Pen 623 Purple Sage Irojiten Lg-2 Cork, Dual Brush Pen 992 Sand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I used the Dots Adhesive Stamp Runner to attach the ribbon and the torn colored panel onto the card front. I had a delicate piece of a paper wasp nest and added it to the corner by first applying the Dot Adhesive then laying down the wasp nest. I simply rubbed away the exposed adhesive. The bee charm was added using MONO Multi Liquid Glue.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This is a really fun and creative way to combine two differt coloring pproducts and achieve a great blending effect. I hope you enjoyed this project and learned a little more about Tombow’s products.   If you enjoyed this post please follow us we’re on   http://www.facebook.com/tombowusa  and http://twitter.com/#!/tombowusa
 
]]> http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/30/color-combinations-using-the-new-2012-colors-by-marie-browning/feed/ 0 “Fabulous Friday” and another Sneak Peek… http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/27/fabulous-friday-and-another-sneak-peek/ http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/27/fabulous-friday-and-another-sneak-peek/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:04:42 +0000 Sharron http://blog.tombowusa.com/?p=8347 Today we’re sharing all the wonderful projects and “Make ‘n Takes” that will be at Tombow booth #1195 at CHA. We hope you have the opportunity to come by and see all these great projects in person. You’ll have a chance to meet some of our DT and the wonderful folks at Tombow, so come on by, we look forward to seeing you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

    

 

 

We’ll be back next week sharing projects using the fabulous Pantone color ” Blue Iris”. Until then, have a wonderful weekend.

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]]> http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/27/fabulous-friday-and-another-sneak-peek/feed/ 0 my heart…..by melissa cash http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/20/my-heart-by-melissa-cash/ http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/20/my-heart-by-melissa-cash/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:00:39 +0000 Melissa http://blog.tombowusa.com/?p=8155 Hello!  This week on the Tombow blog we are continuing our journey through some of the past Pantone colors.  Today I am sharing the 2010 color which was Turquoise.  Tombow’s Dual Brush Pen #373 (Sea Blue) was a great match so I decided to use it along with some of the Irojiten Colored Pencils for today’s card.
I stamped this adorable Benton Heart Bear from Inky Antics and then colored the heart with Dual Brush Pen #373.  I then added some Tombow Glue pen and sprinkled glitter over it to make the heart really pop.
I colored Benton with Irojiten Chestnut Brown and Autumn Leaf colored pencils and blended them out with some odorless mineral spirits.  I used Tombow Mono Adhesive Dots to adhere all of the layers together.  The buttons were attached with the the small Tombow Foam Tabs.

TOMBOW Foam Tabs

These acid-free double sided adhesive tabs are great for adding dimension to many projects, the small tab is 1/5 x 1/5 and the large tabs are ½ x ½, they are also great for layering and can be stacked for added dimension.  They are suitable for most surfaces including paper, glass and metal.  They are also crush resistant and instantly bond and hold.

 

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]]> http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/20/my-heart-by-melissa-cash/feed/ 1 I Confess My Love with Turquoise By Jennie Garcia http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/19/i-confess-my-love-with-turquoise-by-jennie-garcia/ http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/19/i-confess-my-love-with-turquoise-by-jennie-garcia/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:00:55 +0000 Jennie http://blog.tombowusa.com/?p=8158 I think I speak for all the scrapbookers and crafters out there when I say that most of the time the projects or layouts we make are for other people. We work so hard to tell all the stories about our children and family that we often forget about ourselves. Once in a while we should make a page about ourselves, that way when future generations see them they can get an idea of  who we were. I am the first one to run away from a camera, always behind them, never in front of them, but I HAD, not wanted, HAD to take a picture of myself.  Since it came out pretty decent I made a layout about things I currently love.  This week we had to use turquoise, one of my favorite colors!!

After I gather all my supplies for a layout I start by matting the picture, but instead of using just white cardstock, I used Tombow’s  Dual Brush Pen to draw some stripes and then added the photo to do some doodling around it. Before I assemble I everything I doodled the base, the 8 1/2 x 11 patterned paper and the strips of paper with the things I like. Before gluing everything I like to lay everything down to see where it looks better. After I decided, I stamped the heart and the eye so I could use the last one instead of the letter “I”. I also used some die cuts that I assembled using the Mono Multi Liquid Glue, it was great to use the fine tip specially for the black piece of the bird. The fine tip of the Mono Multi Liquid Glue allowed me to glue these detailed parts easily without making a mess. I made some embellishments with my Spirograph and the Dual Brush Pens and glued other embellishments in the center with my Mono Multi Liquid Glue which works great with paper and embellishments like the rose I made. The  8 1/2 x 11 paper, the octagons on the corners, the doily, the mat and the photo were glued with the the Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive. For the turquoise rope I used the Mono Aqua Liquid Glue since it dries completely clear you won’t notice where is the glue, the staples on the corners are just for decoration because there is no way that it will keep the shape without glue.  The rest of the embellishments were glued with the Mono Multi Liquid Glue or with Tombow Foam Tabs for a little extra dimension. I used Tombow Foam Tabs for the shadow in the die cuts to make them stand out.

I really love the vibe of this layout!! The Dual Brush Pens help the page feel like it’s moving. This was a nice idea, maybe I’ll make one once a year so future generations can make fun of our likes.

I hope you love my loving project!!

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here we go…another layout! these color challenges have been great! isn’t great to feel accomplished!?!

this layout used the color TURQUOISE, which is quite possibly my favorite color. one thing i love about turquoise is that it can be so many things… summer time when paired with oranges and blues, winter when paired with silver and white, spring with pinks and reds, and fall with browns and greens. it can be used for boys or girls. it is the color to use for tropical pictures and even baseball pictures…okay, if you are a Marlins fan.

anyway, it worked perfectly for these pictures of my daughter dancing in a (extremely cold) winter festival performance.

i used the Tombow Dual Brush Pen #343 to doodle a few snowflakes. i looked back on some of Marie’s instructions on using the pens for doodling and attempted some of those techniques.

the pictures were adhered with Tombow MONO Adhesive Permanent Runner, the snowflakes were popped up with Tombow Foam Tabs, the metal letters were glued down with Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue, and lastly i used the Tombow Glue Pen to “draw” over each of the snowflake doodles. push the roller ball tip down until glue starts to flow, and then trace the lines previously drawn. when the glue from the Glue Pen dries it is clear, but leaves a slight shine or wet look.

one more color challenge to go this month. hope you’ve been playing along!

 

 

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]]> http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/18/turquoise-by-sarah-little/feed/ 3 Sundae Birdy in Turquoise by Debbie Fisher http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/17/sundae-birdy-in-turquoise-by-debbie-fisher/ http://blog.tombowusa.com/2012/01/17/sundae-birdy-in-turquoise-by-debbie-fisher/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:10 +0000 Debbie http://blog.tombowusa.com/?p=8143 In case you haven’t guessed, this month is all about Pantone’s color of the year, present and past. This week the Design Team is showing off Turquoise, color of the year for 2010. I would say this is still a very “hot” color. I have seen so much of this color in clothing, homes and fashions of all kinds.

Not only do I love this color, but I love ice cream sundaes. My favorite is hot fudge, what is yours?

The card I have to share with you today is using Irojiten colored pencils. I like to use Gamsol to blend the colored pencils to get a soft look.

How fun is the inside?  (you can click on the pictures to get a larger view)

When using Honeycomb papers from Inky Antics (all the stamp images are by them as well) I prefer to use Tombow’s Mono Glue Stick. It is perfect for the thin papers and adheres so well to cardstock. The adhesive I used for the rest of the card was Mono Adhesive Permanent.

I hope you are enjoying our color month and will give these “colors of the year” a try in your papercrafting.

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