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challenge calendar….by melissa cash

Melissa — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:00:52 +0000

Hi there! The hustle and bustle of Christmas may be over, but things sure aren’t slowing down much around here. Last Wednesday was the first time I enjoyed a day of working in my studio. I am busy, busy preparing projects for January.

To help me keep on track, I decided to decorate a calendar that I had picked up in the office supplies department at Walmart.

I started by covering the spine of the calendar with some distressed dot print paper from Memory Box. I used Tombow’s Permanent Stamp Runner to attach all of the cardstocks to the cover of the calendar. The main background print is from October Afternoon (I think). The chipboard letters for the word “calendar” were just plain white and I used a Tombow Dual Brush Pen in Orange to color the letters to match perfectly. Love that! Did you know that you can use the Dual Brush pens to color match many items to coordinate with whatever project you are working on? Too cool!

I didn’t do too much to the inside of the calendar as I need lots of space to keep track of my projects and upcoming classes, but I did add some of the Tombow Permanent Stamp Runner to the back of some rick rack trim and used it to cover the space where the two prints matched on the inside cover.

I used two coordinating Dual Brush Pens to add the month name and some doodles to the bottom of the page. Don’t mind the teeth marks on the lid of the orange pen, a few years ago my dog thought it might be a fun chew toy.

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Correction Tape…”What a Concept” by Marie Browning…

Sharron — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:32:59 +0000

Flower Magnet by Elizabeth Allan of Penny Black

Sharron — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:30:55 +0000

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Supplies: Tombow Dual Brush Pens: 026, 055, 685, 725, 835, 985, N15, Tombow Glue Pen, Tombow Foam Tabs, Tombow Power Adhesive Tabs, Tombow Dot Adhesive Stamp Runner, Rubber Stamps: Penny Black – 4183K Sparkle, 40-049 Majestic Composition, Penny Black Mix & Match Cardstock: Fuchsia Fantasies 13-003. Other Materials: Watercolor Paper, Black Pigment Ink, Clear Embossing Powder, Crystal Glitter, Magnet, Heat Tool, Paintbrush, Scissors

Stamp flower twice with black pigment ink on watercolor paper and heat emboss with clear powder. Trim one complete flower and the center of the second flower.

Color images by applying marker ink to a plastic palette and transferring with a damp paintbrush. After the coloring has been completed, run a black (N15) Tombow Dual Brush Pen along the cut edges.

Stamp the flower on the white side of the fuchsia cardstock and trim.

Turn the flower over and stamp the decorative background by applying ink from the Dual Brush Pen (685) directly to the rubber stamp. Lightly “huff” on the ink, stamp the image and trim. Lay the trimmed flower fuchsia side down and use the stamped image facing up as a guide to align the water colored flower on top. Apply adhesive from the Stamp Runner and adhere the two images together. Apply Foam Tabs to the center embellishment and attach to the flower. Add dots of adhesive from the Tombow Glue Pen to the center of the flower and sprinkle with crystal glitter. Tap off excess glitter.

Attach a Power Adhesive Tab to a magnet.

Attach the magnet to the back of the flower.

Create decorative note paper by inking the decorative background stamp with a Tombow Dual Brush Pen and stamp on light-weight cardstock.

Au revoir -
Elizabeth

Slim and Sleek Comfort

Cathy — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:51:14 +0000

Bulky pens are hard to write with and even more uncomfortable to hold. Taking notes during a meeting or writing in your journal should not be uncomfortable and leave you with a hand cramp.

Tombow’s ZOOM Ballpoint pens have a slender form for a sleek design that will deliverable comfortable writing thorough the day. The award-winning slim design of the ZOOM pens is the perfect accessory for a checkbook, personal organizer or journal. Available in multiple colors such as silver, black and red with push button action and twist action styles, there is a ZOOM Ballpoint pen for everyone.

For comfortable and smooth writing check out the ZOOM 727, ZOOM 707, or the ZOOM 717.

More Than Your Average Pen

Cathy — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:43:50 +0000

Unnecessary stress and time added to your work day from an unorganized planner can make it difficult to work effectively at the office. Keeping an organized planner will help you prepare for the New Year and stay on top of all of your projects. Save time and increase productivity in your office with the help of Tombow’s MONO Correction Tape Pen Style.

The MONO Correction Tape Pen Style is the key to staying organized in 2011. The Pen Style applicator is easy to use and is available with fine-line or single-line correction tape. A protective sliding sleeve and comfort grip make the applicator easy to hold, just like a pen. Designed with a clip for securing in an organizer or briefcase it is easily accessible and available for use on the go. Break resistant and refillable, you can use this correction tape as often as you like.

The next time you go to reach for a pen to scratch out a rescheduled meeting or a cancelled appointment, stop yourself and grab the MONO Correction Tape Pen Style.

Stay organized with Tombow Correction Tape

Cathy — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:31:20 +0000

The holiday season is here and so are the endless number of lists–grocery store lists, wish lists and to-do lists. Crossing things off the list is one sigh of relief at a time however it sure makes one messy looking list.

We all know that there is no such thing as a neat on-the-go list, that is, until now. Tombow’s SingleTrac Correction Tape and WideTrac Correc tion Tape are here to help you keep your organizer or planner scribble free. Both the SingleTrac and WideTrac Correction tape allow you to write over film instantly and have a compact applicator that is easy to hold for precise corrections and easy to store in a backpack or personal organizer. Their protective applicator tip allows true, safe portability for a correction tape product that you can travel the world with that won’t break. However, the WideTrac™ Correction Tape has coverage twice as wide as standard single line correction tape for double coverage. The applicator is extra wide and perfect for correcting handwritten notes in a single strip.

Whether you are making corrections to travel plans or your holiday spending budget, use Tombow’s SingleTrac and WideTrac Correction Tape to organize your holiday.

Keeping tidy on the fly

Cathy — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:24:27 +0000

Personal planning is an important task in a world where our datebooks and organizers are filled with not only our own activities but also those of our entire family. Keeping up with your family’s everyday schedule is a job in itself and calendars filled with soccer games, recitals, doctor’s appointments and business meetings can make for one disorganized planner. Life is unpredictable –dates will be canceled and times will be changed but the MONO Correction Tape Retro is perfect for keeping your calendar up to date and tidy.

With colors like kiwi, rose, aqua and lavender you can choose the color that fits your personality. The single line correction film in a compact dispenser makes the Retro easy to use and gives precise application to instantly correct handwritten notes.

Say good-bye to your unorganized planner and stay organized and on top of it all using the MONO Correction Tape Retro.

An adhesive for a fast paced world.

Karen — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:00:31 +0000

Times are changing and it’s no longer about tape. It’s about adhesive.

The MONO Adhesive Tape Runner is perfect for putting together documents for a presentation, because it’s one of the easiest ways to stick things together! The Adhesive Tape Runner bonds instantly, cleanly and without a wrinkle. Simply slide the Tape Runner across the area that you are working to adhere and in just one easy step you are done!

The Adhesive Tape Runner is safe for use on paper, photos and cardstock so you can use it at work or at home. Easy to refill with the snap-in refill cartridge, it is ideal for use with memory albums and other archival materials.

Never again will you waste your time trying to get the tape unstuck from your fingers and on to your document wrinkle free. So out with old and in with the new through the MONO Adhesive Tape Runner!

Year after year, mistake after mistake, Tombow is here.

Karen — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:00:12 +0000

The MONO Original Correction Tape has been a vital aid in correcting many of life’s misprints throughout the years. In fact, the product just celebrated its 15^th birthday! We all love having our own “Mr. Fix It” at our desk so that mistakes, misspellings and typos can be corrected almost instantly. The MONO Correction Tape has stood the test of time and will continue to correct your mistakes quickly and easily in the years to come.

The single-line correction film of the correction tape allows you to instantly correct mistakes in typed, handwritten or art documents. The precise application of the dispenser allows you to write over corrections in any document in any space.

The correction tape is perfect for left or right hand use, and its magical composition will go unnoticed and by your boss and coworkers!

If at first you don’t succeed, try again using the MONO Adhesive Removable

Karen — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:17:31 +0000

Long days and caffeine overloads can often lead to crooked storyboards and sticky tape residue left as evidence of your mistake. Every graphic designer or illustrator knows there is no room in the budget for error when working with an illustration board. Give yourself some breathing room the next time you go to create a storyboard and use our removable adhesive.

The MONO Adhesive Removable will help you cover your tracks! With a removable bond for self-sticking and removing, you can replace your storyboard multiple times without going through illustration boards like they are cheap paper. Simply rub to remove the adhesive from the surface without tearing the paper or leaving residue or a stain behind.

The removable bond is acid-free and safe to use on photos and cardstock. With an easy-to-refill snap-in cartridge, you can recreate and replace the look of your storyboard to your satisfaction.

You have the power to create the perfect storyboard the first time, or at least give the impression it was the first time. So, if at first you don’t succeed, try again using the Mono Adhesive Removable.