april showers bring may flowers….by melissa cash

Hi there! This week Jennie has challenged us to created something based on her

“April Showers” theme.

I couldn’t help but think of all of the beautiful flowers that bloom after a good Spring rain.

I watercolored this beautiful Penny Black Promise Me #4384K image with Tombow Dual Brush pens onto some Canson 140# Cold Pressed Watercolor Paper. This is such an easy technique and you should give it a try….soon!

Color directly onto a bold image stamp (such as this one) with your Tombow Dual Brush Pens and then spritz the stamp 2-4 times (but don’t over saturate) press stamp to paper and hold there for about a count of 10-12 to allow the ink to soak into the paper just a bit.

When you lift the stamp you will have a beautiful image to embellish as you would like. I added some glitter to the flower for a little sparkle! What girl doesn’t like a little sparkle?

I used Tombow’s Xtreme Glue Tape to adhere the purple embossed panel to the base card and Tombow Foam Tabs to adhere the watercolor panel to the embossed panel. Added a ribbon and pretty sentiment from the Penny Black Special Wishes #30-229 set.

Be sure to play along with the challenge and you could have a chance to win this awesome prize pack:

You have until Monday April 7th at midnight to participate!

Remember that voting starts on Tuesday April 8th so tell your friends to vote!

Winner will be announced on Wednesday April 9th!

Last but not least you can win: The NEW Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive, Tombow

Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Tombow Mono Dots Adhesive Runner and Tombow Mono

Removable Adhesive.

April Showers by Debbie Fisher

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This week on Tombow is our challenge week and Jennie Garcia is our hostess. She chose “April Showers” as her theme and for some reason this one really stumped me. Maybe because it’s been so long since we’ve seen rain I forgot what it looked like! LOL!!

Then it hit me and I decided to share this card I designed for a bridal SHOWER that I am hosting in APRIL for my DIL2B. Ü The jar template is from Cutting Cafe’s Jar Shaped Card & Shaker Card Cutting Files.

I used Mono Dots Adhesive Runner for the lid. This is especially helpful with such tiny pieces. to hold down the pieces while I added the adhesive, I used Mono Removable Adhesive to all the pieces on a scrap piece of paper and then just added the Dots Adhesive all at once. The rest of the pieces were adhered down using Mono Adhesive Permanent.

I created the label on the computer downloading a chalkboard background and then typing in Bridal Shower with a chalkboard font. Kassy is decorating the wedding with mason jars and is a teacher, so I was trying to combine the two in the invite.

The card opens from the top and on the inside is all the necessary info.

Why not come and play along with us this week for a chance to win some fabulous prizes? Go HERE to upload your creation…any thing that says “April Showers” to you.

You have until Monday April 7th at midnight to participate! Remember that voting starts on Tuesday April 8th so tell your friends to vote! Winner will be announced on Wednesday April 9th!

Here is the prize you can win: The NEW Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive, Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Tombow Mono Dots Adhesive Runner and Tombow Mono Removable Adhesive.

Thank you for stopping by,

Jennie’s “April Showers” Challenge by Marie Browning

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Great theme Jennie! I have LOTS of experience with rain! Living in a rainforest on the west coast makes me an expert! You would think I would get tired of dark and wet days but I actually love the rain!

I made my rain inspired piece on a page in my journal. I started with covering the blending palette with Dual Brush Pen colors. I used N60 Cool Gray 6, N55 Cool Grey 7 and 533 Peacock Blue. Then I sprayed the palette using the mister and then turned it over onto my page to create a splashed base.

While it was still a bit damp, I made the raindrops by pushing down the brush tip of the N60 pen onto the paper. I made more raindrops when the colored splash had dried as well.

I then drew a Zentangle Inspired flower onto the page and added the Dr. Seuss quote from the “the Cat in the Hat”; “The sun did not shine. It was too cold to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.” This rainy background would also be great on a scrapbook page or a background for a stamped card.

To play along, you have until Monday, April 7th at Midnight to participate. Voting starts Tuesday April 8th so make sure to tell all your friends to vote! The winner will be announced Wednesday April 9th. You could win Tombow’s Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Removable Adhesive, Dots Adhesive and the new Xtreme Adhesive.

Have fun and Good Luck!

Tombow Challenge: April Showers!

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Happy Monday!! I am hosting the Tombow Challenge for this month and the theme is April Showers!

To play with us just do a project with this theme. It can be whatever you want: a card, scrapbook layout, project life layout, smash book page, you can alter your boots or your umbrella! Just have fun with it!

For the background I used a cool technique where I write with a Tombow Dual Brush Pen on a Blending Pallet and then I used the mister on top of the scribble to make it a colorful little puddle and then I drip it on the paper. It’s like watercolors but a lot less messy. I used pink and blue dual brush pens and also a little of Mister Huey’s Blizzard Mist to add some shimmer.

I embossed a Peachy Keen Stamps Face on Vellum and sewed around the cloud shape I made. I left a little space open to add some sequins on the inside and then I sewed it to close it. You may wonder how did I glued the vellum if you can’t see the adhesive!! I used the NEW Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive! Which is one of the prizes you can win if you participate on this challenge!

I also sewed a bit on the bottom to mimic raindrops and the added some sequins with the Mono Aqua Liquid Glue, to glue the stars from May Arts I used the New Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive.

For my second project I made a project life using the photo that inspired this challenge!

Here is Miss Cloud again with the sequins and glued on to the card with the New Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive! I also did the watercolor splatter effect here with the Tombow Dual Brush Pen.

I made a confetti pocket!

Here I glued a star with the New Tombow Xtreme Adhesive and I glued the bow I made with the Tombow Power Tabs.

Here I just wrote some journaling with my typewriter. I used the Tombow Mono Removable Adhesive (one of the prizes) to glue this card to a bigger paper while I typed.

Here I just used washi tape, stickers, enamel dots and a cut from my Silhouette.

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Okay to recap:

The theme is April Showers!

You have until Monday April 7th at midnight to participate!

Remember that voting starts on Tuesday April 8th so tell your friends to vote!

Winner will be announced on Wednesday April 9th!

Last but not least you can win: The NEW Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive, Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Tombow Mono Dots Adhesive Runner and Tombow Mono Removable Adhesive.

Can’t wait to see your creations!

Have Fun!

Tombow blog hops with My Mind’s Eye Day 3

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Welcome to DAY 3 of the Tombow blog hop with MY MIND’S EYE!

Today is our FINAL Day of our hop! If you missed the first day, you can check it out by clicking here.
You can also find the second day by clicking here.

Here is the Final Day Line up:
Tombow Blog
Shelly Jaquet
Lea Lawson
Marie Browning
Laurel Seabrook
My Mind’s Eye Blog

We have an amazing giveaway for this blog hop!

It will include:

MME’s Charmed Collection
Tombow’s New XTREME Adhesive
MONO Multi Liquid Glue
Irojiten Colored Pencils Dictionary Volume 8

To be eligible to win, please comment on each of the designers projects and don’t forget to “Like” My Mind’s Eye on Facebook Page and “Like” the Tombow Facebook Page.
If you don’t have a Facebook, still comment on the projects and Tombow will select someone to win a prize just for playing!

Commenting for your chance to win this blog hop prize will end March 30^th at Midnight EST!
We will announce the Winner on March 31^st via our Social Media outlets!

We hope that you have enjoyed this post as well as the blog hop. Big thanks to our blog hopping partnering this week My Mind’s Eye!

If you enjoyed this post, you can stay up to date with Tombow by following us on:

Tombow blog hops with My Mind’s Eye Day 2

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Welcome to DAY 2 of our blog hop with MY MIND’S EYE!

We hope you enjoyed the first day of our hop! If you missed it, you can click here to check it out!

Here is the DAY 2 Line up:
Tombow Blog
Valerie O’Neall
Melissa Cash
Tonya Dirk
Jennie Garcia
Missy Whidden
My Mind’s Eye Blog

We have an amazing giveaway for this blog hop!

It will include:

MME’s Charmed Collection
Tombow’s New XTREME Adhesive
MONO Multi Liquid Glue
Irojiten Colored Pencils Dictionary Volume 8

Commenting for your chance to win this blog hop prize will end March 30^th at Midnight EST!
We will announce the Winner on March 31^st via our Social Media outlets!

Check back tomorrow for our Day 3 Line up!

If you enjoyed this post, you can stay up to date with Tombow by following us on:

Tombow blog hops with My Mind’s Eye Day 1

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We are thrilled to announce our Blog hopping partner this weekend!
It is none other than MY MIND’S EYE!

My Mind’s Eye is best known for their beautiful textured paper and designs as well as their fun coordinating elements. They are a hip scrapbook company that offers cutting-edge scrapbook supplies for scrapbookers of all levels!

Here is the DAY 1 Line up:
Tombow Blog
Tina Walker
Debbie Fisher
Tamara Jensen
My Mind’s Eye Blog

We have an amazing giveaway for this blog hop!

It will include:

MME’s Charmed Collection
Tombow’s New XTREME Adhesive
MONO Multi Liquid Glue
Irojiten Colored Pencils Dictionary Volume 8

Commenting for your chance to win this blog hop prize will end March 30^th at Midnight EST!
We will announce the Winner on March 31^st via our Social Media outlets!

Check back tomorrow for our Day 2 Line up!

If you enjoyed this post, you can stay up to date with Tombow by following us on:

Tombow blog hops with Stampendous Winners!

Tombow was excited to be blog hopping with Stampendous! this past weekend!

We hope that everyone learned some very cool tips and tricks combining Tombow and Stampendous Products!

As promised, for this hop, we will have not 1 but 3 LUCKY BLOG Hop winners!

The prize for this week is:
It includes:

Jumbo Cling Rubber Spider Mum

Jumbo Perfectly Clear Handle

Tombow Dual Brush Pen Set, 10 Retro

This week’s winners are:

Michel Espey
Con
Denny Serra

Congrats Ladies!
Please send us a private message and will we ship out your new Tombow and Stampendous goodies!
Big thanks to everyone that hopped with us this week!

We would also like to thank Stampendous!
Check back for another exciting hop this weekend.

Thanks for hopping with us this week!

If you enjoyed this post, you can stay up to date with Tombow by following us on:

Tombow Blog hops with Stampendous!

This week Tombow is excited to be blog hopping with Stampendous!

Stampendous, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high quality rubber stamps, Perfectly Clear™ stamps, Class A’Peel™ stickers, glitter, embossing powder and other great craft essentials.Fran Seiford, owner and CEO, made her first $25 investment in the craft industry when she ordered a batch of custom rubber stamps made from her own illustrations. Her initial investment soon blossomed into a wide range of craft tools & products to help others in their creative expression. As Fran says, “A handmade card or craft speaks from the heart.”We hope you are excited to see some creative projects combining Tombow and Stampendous!

Here is the Line-up:
Tombow Blog

For this hop, we have a VERY Special surprise! We will have not 1 but 3 LUCKY BLOG Hop winners!

The prize for this week is:
It includes:

Jumbo Cling Rubber Spider Mum

Jumbo Perfectly Clear Handle

Dual Brush Pen Set, 10 Retro
Tombow’s NEW XTREME Adhesive

To be eligible to win, please comment on each of the designers projects and don’t forget to “Like” the Stampendous! Facebook Page and “Like” the Tombow Facebook Page. Commenting for your chance to win this blog hop prize will end March 23^rd at Midnight EST!
We will announce the Winner on March 24^th via our Social Media outlets!

If you don’t have a Facebook, still comment on the projects and Tombow will select someone to win a prize just for playing!

Thanks for hopping with us this week!

If you enjoyed this post, you can stay up to date with Tombow by following us on:

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The Stamp Runner Permanent Adhesive is a steal at only $2.18.

This runner is a dual function adhesive tape runner functions as a stamper or a traditional tape
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We also have our Tombow Totes on Sale! They are only $14.99.

Tombow totes feature an interior compartment that contains hook and loop
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Check out all of the AMAZING Deals that are part of our Warehouse Sale by clicking here!
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Offer ends March 28th.

This week on Tombow is our challenge week and Jennie Garcia is our hostess. She chose “April Showers” as her theme and for some reason this one really stumped me. Maybe because it’s been so long since we’ve seen rain I forgot what it looked like! LOL!!

Then it hit me and I decided to share this card I designed for a bridal SHOWER that I am hosting in APRIL for my DIL2B. Ü The jar template is from Cutting Cafe’s Jar Shaped Card & Shaker Card Cutting Files.

I created the label on the computer downloading a chalkboard background and then typing in Bridal Shower with a chalkboard font. Kassy is decorating the wedding with mason jars and is a teacher, so I was trying to combine the two in the invite.

The card opens from the top and on the inside is all the necessary info.

Why not come and play along with us this week for a chance to win some fabulous prizes? Go HERE to upload your creation…any thing that says “April Showers” to you.

You have until Monday April 7th at midnight to participate! Remember that voting starts on Tuesday April 8th so tell your friends to vote! Winner will be announced on Wednesday April 9th!

Here is the prize you can win: The NEW Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive, Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Tombow Mono Dots Adhesive Runner and Tombow Mono Removable Adhesive.

Thank you for stopping by,

Welcome to DAY 3 of the Tombow blog hop with MY MIND’S EYE!

Here is the Final Day Line up: Tombow Blog Shelly Jaquet Lea Lawson Marie Browning Laurel Seabrook My Mind’s Eye Blog

If you enjoyed this post, you can stay up to date with Tombow by following us on:

Welcome to DAY 2 of our blog hop with MY MIND’S EYE!

Here is the DAY 2 Line up: Tombow Blog Valerie O’Neall Melissa Cash Tonya Dirk Jennie Garcia Missy Whidden My Mind’s Eye Blog

If you enjoyed this post, you can stay up to date with Tombow by following us on:

If you enjoyed this post, you can stay up to date with Tombow by following us on:

If you enjoyed this post, you can stay up to date with Tombow by following us on:

If you enjoyed this post, you can stay up to date with Tombow by following us on:

Don’t miss out on Tombow USA’s first ever Warehouse Sale!

If you enjoyed this post, you can stay up to date with Tombow by following us on:

Here is the Final Day Line up:
Tombow Blog
Shelly Jaquet
Lea Lawson
Marie Browning
Laurel Seabrook
My Mind’s Eye Blog

Here is the DAY 2 Line up:
Tombow Blog
Valerie O’Neall
Melissa Cash
Tonya Dirk
Jennie Garcia
Missy Whidden
My Mind’s Eye Blog