Art & Craft Tutorials

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Create beautiful scrapbook wall art with your stash — Did you know National Scrapbook Day is coming up? This year it’s being celebrated on Saturday May 6 and the day is meant to encourage crafters to get out their scrapbooking materials to celebrate the hobby they love. This week, the Tombow Design Team is sharing projects using scrapbooking materials […]

Scrapbook Wall Art for National Scrapbook Day

April 24, 2017 in Blog Hops & Partner Projects / Cards & Papercrafting / General / Scrapbooking & Project Life / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Amy Tangerine / DCWV / Foam Tabs / Marie Browning / MONO Adhesive Removable / MONO Multi Glue / Tombow Adhesives / Tombow Mono Adhesive + Permanent / Tombow Xtreme Adhesive / Tombow Xtreme Adhesive Tabs by Marie Browning

Planner shaker dashboard — Hi everyone! Dani from @popfizzpaper here with a tutorial showing you how to make your very own shaker dashboard for your planner. It’s Springtime, so that means it’s time to make a new Spring themed one for my planner. This shaker dashboard in particular features a dragonfly, which is perfect for […]

Dragonfly Shaker Dashboard For Your Planner

April 9, 2017 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / General / Planning & Journaling / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Dani Manning / Doodling / Dragonfly / Dual Brush Pens / planner / planner dashboard / planning / Sequins / shaker pocket / Tombow / Tombow Dual Brush Pens by Dani Manning

Restyle empty jars for Spring with this tutorial by @punkprojects and @tombowusa — Hey y’all, Katie here with a fun new project! Today I am showing you guys how I restyled these mason jars. I wanted to give them a fresh, fun look inspired by Spring colors and dragonflies! Fun fact: Did you know that Tombow means dragonfly in Japanese? It’s true, […]

How to Make Dragonfly Inspired Jars for Spring

April 8, 2017 in Design Team / DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Dragonfly / Home Decor / MONO Aqua Liquid Glue / Tombow Mono Twin Permanent Marker / Tutorial by Katie Smith

Hi everyone! This is Smitha and today I am walking you through my mixed media coloring process. This is an easy technique and a great way to use your Dual Brush Pen Bright Set to create a unique mixed media look and feel. I have a video tutorial demonstrating this mixed […]

Mixed Media Coloring using Tombow Dual Brush Pens

April 6, 2017 in Adult Coloring / Design Team / Mixed Media / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks by Smitha Katti

painting with paper with traditional japanese technique — In this post I will show you the ancient Japanese art form of painting with paper. Using Tombow Dual Brush Pens for color and MONO Aqua Liquid Glue as your adhesive, you will learn how easy it is to create beautiful pieces on cards or panels. The free downloadable pattern features […]

Painting with Paper: Japanese Washi Art

April 4, 2017 in Cards & Papercrafting / Free Downloads / General / Mixed Media / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks by Marie Browning

Use @TombowUSA products to create fun lettering projects inspired by dragonflies. @Renmadecalligraphy gives you lettering tips and tricks in this fun step-by-step tutorial that you can make your own! — Spring has finally sprung and what better way to infuse the season into your crafty projects than with these 3 fun and easy dragonfly-inspired lettering techniques?! Hi there, lovelies… it’s Lauren (@renmadecalligraphy) here to have a little lettering fun with you inspired by the dragonfly. WHY THE DRAGONFLY? You may be wondering […]

3 Dragonfly-Inspired Lettering Techniques

April 3, 2017 in Adult Coloring / Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / General / Handlettering / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Card / card tutorial / coloring / Dragonfly / envelope tutorial / fudenosuke / gift tag tutorial / gift tags / happy mail / Tombow / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen Twin Tip / tombow fudenosuke hard tip brush pen / Tombow MONO Glue Pen / Tombowlikealefty / tombowusa / tutorials by Lauren Fitzmaurice

MONO J Pencil Techniques @mariebrowning — Basic Pencil Techniques with MONO J Drawing Pencils from Tombow Here are some fabulous pencil techniques with MONO J Drawing Pencils from Tombow. There are 6 grades in the Mono J Pencil Line: 2H, HB, B, 2B, 3B and 4B. A great range for beginners to start to create beautiful […]

Pencil Techniques with MONO J Pencils from Tombow

March 30, 2017 in Design Team / Free Downloads / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Drawing Pencil / free download / Hatched pencil strokes / Marie Browning / MONO J Pencils / Pencil Techniques / Scribbled pencil strokes / Stippled Pencil Strokes by Marie Browning

adding patterns to blended areas @mariebrowning — Here’s a easy and fun blending technique using Tombow’s Dual Brush Pens and Blending Kit. This indirect blending technique can be done on most papers and will have you applying color like a pro! So if you love to make cards, are an avid colorist or just want to perfect your […]

Blending Techniques for Dual Brush Pens

March 26, 2017 in Adult Coloring / Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Free Downloads / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Blending Palette / Blending with Dual Brush Pens / Dual Brush Pens / free download / Indirect Blending Technique / Layering with Dual Brush Pens / Marie Browning by Marie Browning

Hi everyone! This is Smitha and today I am showing you How to create soft colors in your adult coloring using the Tombow Blending Palette and the Colorless Blender Pen. This is an easy technique and a great way to use your Dual Brush Pen Bright Set with the Colorless Blender Pen […]

How to Create Soft Colors Using the Colorless Blender Pen

March 25, 2017 in Adult Coloring / Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks by Smitha Katti

Learn how to use Tombow USA products with ink jet photo paper to create some amazing Watercolor resist designs that are perfectly frame worthy! Lauren of @renmadecalligraphy shows you tips and tricks in this step by step tutorial! — Did you know that you can use some amazing Tombow products to make watercolor resist lettering on photo paper? Well now you do!!!! Lauren from @renmadecalligraphy here and I’m so excited to share a fun technique with you! In this tutorial, you will will learn all about the versatile Tombow Blending Kit […]

Watercolor Resist Lettering on Photo Paper

March 24, 2017 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / DIY Decor / General / Handlettering / Mixed Media / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged 2017 DESIGN TEAM / Blending Palette / BRUSH PENS / calligraphy / Dual Brush Pens / FAUX CALLIGRAPHY / Hand lettering / Lauren Fitzmaurice / Lettering / PHOTO PAPER CRAFT / RENMADE CALLIGRAPHY / renmadecalligraphy / Tombow / Tombow Blending Kit / Tombow Blending Palette / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Tombow MONO Glue Pen / tombow usa / Watercolor / WATERCOLOR BACKGROUND by Lauren Fitzmaurice

Add Splashes of Color to your Project Life Cards with Tombow Blending Kit — Hi everyone! Dani from @popfizzpaper here with a tutorial showing you how to add splashes of color to your journal cards using the Tombow Blending Kit. I love taking crafty supplies that I already own and putting my own spin on them, and this is a super fun and easy way to […]

3 Ways to Add Splashes of Color to Journaling Cards ...

March 23, 2017 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / General / Mixed Media / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Blending Kit / Blending Palette / Dani Manning / diy paper craft / journal cards / Pocket Pages / Project Life / Scrapbook / scrapbooking / splash technique / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Watercolor by Dani Manning

HOW TO MARBLE PAPER WITH THE TOMBOW BLENDING KIT BETH WATSON — Happy almost Easter! Beth here on the blog today to share my tutorial on how to marble paper with the Tombow Blending Kit! Such a quick and easy technique that gives fabulous results every time – I love a foolproof project, especially one that looks so professional! The Tombow Blending […]

How to Marble Paper with the Tombow Blending Kit

March 21, 2017 in Design Team / DIY Decor / Mixed Media / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Beth Watson / Bunny / Easter / Tombow Blending Kit / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / tombow mono aqua liquid glue / Tombow MONO Drawing Pencil / Tombow MONOTWIN Permanent Marker / Tombow Removable Adhesive by Beth Watson