Tutorials, Tips & Tricks
At our house, we love to celebrate holidays with a fancy family meal. I love to cook, and I like to bring out the good china and crystal to make the dinner special. I always print up a menu for these meals as a fun memento, and everyone signs it, […]
Valentine Dinner Table
1 did you know the word “CROP” can be used as a noun and a verb? yup, thank you crazy english language! we can go to a crop or we can crop or cut our photos… or we can crop or scrapbook. i don’t make this stuff up…it’s true! (i’m not […]
cropping on the go
8 i’ve seen these itty bitty card classes advertised by the archiver’s stores and i just had to make some myself. sometimes it is just fun to sit with some scrap cardstock, super fun pattern papers and embellishments (like these from october afternoon’s farm fresh line), and put together some quick […]
itty bitty cards
4 i have to admit, when i started making this calendar i had no idea that the response would go over so well….not only with the readers of tombow’s blog (THANK YOU!) but also with the 4 teachers and 2 family friends that got them as gifts for christmas, or the […]
calendar update
This week we are sharing projects fo the New Year with you. I try hard not to make too many New Year’s resolutions as it seems they don’t happen. Ü But I like to try to get more organized. Here is a fun way to have your most used items […]
Organized Altered Chest
6 i wanted to create a simple yet meaningful ornament for my parents and in-laws, and what grandparent doesn’t enjoy pictures of their grandchildren? using a maya road chipboard set i traced and cut christmas paper and a photograph of my family to put on the chipboard shape. using Tombow MONO […]
ornament …check!
4 I always seem to have plenty of envelopes lying around – this technique converts them into great gift cards with a side pocket ready to fill with theater tickets, money or photos. It works with all types and sizes of envelopes. You can choose to put the pocket on either […]
Christmas Envelope Gift Card
4 in my short lifetime I have held over 18 jobs…not counting daughter, sister, wife and mother. i have been working since i was 11 years old, when my first job was a “page” in the public library. since then i have been a babysitter/nanny, telephone operator, sandwich maker, a retailer […]
it’s off to work we go…
Tombow Brush Pens meet Glimmer Mist! This technique results in a beautiful abstract image with a soft glimmer. Very artsy; everyone will want to know how you did it! Supplies; Cardstock, Prima Stencil, Dual Brush Pens, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Mono Adhesive Permanent, Tombow White Gel Pen. Step One Using […]