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Just Jingle… all the way!
I’ve been a loyal blog follower of our guest designer, Jennifer Ingle, for years now. Let me first say that her ideas and writing will suck you in with inspiration and giggles and if you just happen to start poking around over there and suddenly realize 2 hours has past well…. I won’t say ‘I told you so.’ Okay now on to some of her latest creations!
An Altered Ikea Mirror…
SO cute! These would make adorable Thank You gifts and seriously so cute. Made with MONO Aqua Liquid Glue, MONO MULTI Liquid Glue, and MONO Adhesive Tape POWERBOND.
more? well since Jennifer has so much- A Chocolate Card! (and who doesn’t love chocolate?!)
Using Tombow Adhesive Tape Powerbond (for ric-rac and ribbon) Mono Glue Pen and Mono Permanent Adhesive Runner.
Wait? Theres more! Yeah, this girl seems to come up with projects more often then I eat… which is really sayin’ something! Check out this awesome card using Tombow Mono Adhesive Tape POWERBOND. Look at all that texture?! Seriously it adds so much to the finished product. We really have all fallen in love with Jennifer’s work, can you tell?! So… we’ve decided to really spice things up. Leave a comment on today’s post letting us know what you think of our guest designer and be entered to win Jennifer’s three Favorite Tombow Adhesives, POWERBOND, Mono Glue Pen and the classic MONO Permanent Adhesive Roller. We’ll also throw in a pack of her favorite MANGA DUAL BRUSH PENS! Be sure to check out Jennifer’s Blog- Just Jingle for another chance to win the same Tombow sponsored love!
I have been planning this Guest Designer for weeks and I am SOOO excited to share with you her uber creativity. Jennifer Ingle is a gem, full of personality, fun and artistic talent. Of course she loves Tombow too! This card uses our Dual Brush Pens (Jennifer loves our Blender Pen) and PowerBond, aren’t the colors BEAUTIFUL?!
I asked Jennifer a few questions to get a peak into her creative process … and be sure to check back tomorrow for a fun surprise and WAY MORE of Jennifer’s work!
Where do you live? Massachusetts
Family? I have a wonderful husband and two black labs, Maggie and Thatcher. They are my little girls! LOL!
How would you describe your style? Yes. HA! I love trying new things and working according to how I feel. Because of this, my style changes with my mood!
How long have you been scrapping? Oh, it’s been a long time now…over 10 years.
What’s your favorite Tombow product? Hmmm…that’s a tricky on, but I think I have to go with the Mono Permanent Adhesive. It’s a classic and I am never without one handy!
What size do you scrapbook? 1 pg or 2? . Mostly 12×12, single page. I’m interested in doing more mini albums, though.
Do you make cards? Yup! LOTS! I love card making!
What is your creative space like? I am fortunate enough to have a room just for crafting. My studio is set up so that I have a view of my supplies and things like tools and adhesives are very close for quick access.
Is your scrap area messy or neat? Messy.
What camera do you use? Right now I’m shooting a simple Nikon point and shoot. It’s a great little camera. I plan to move to a dslr, as I used to shoot the N75 35mm slr, but that will come later.
Your favorite ink? Close to My Heart and Ranger
Where do you find your inspiration? EVERYWHERE! The world is so full of it!
Hand journaling or computer? Both.
What’s your favorite scrapbooking color? Hmmm….kraft, maybe? I love red, though, so you will see that in my work a lot.
What’s your most-used scrapbook tool? My CutterBee scissors.
Are you a slow scrapper or a quick scrapper? I would say I am in between. I can do a layout in a few hours. Sometimes they come quicker and other times they take forever.
What’s your favorite quote? Honestly, I don’t really have one.
What do you do to get out of a creative ‘funk? I look to magazines and books for inspiration and I get together with other creative people.
What project have you done that you are most proud of? Lately I have been creating dolls and I am really proud of those. They are a whole new way for me to express myself.
Give us your favorite tip: You didn’t screw it up – you just changed your plan. – In other words, take advantage of mishaps and use them to be creative and try something new or unexpected! Sometimes you will find you are happier with it in the end!!!
We dooo! That’s Whooo!!! Remember to comment so that we have a chance to show you how much we love you and check out his so cute Tombow/Hambly bag by our own Debbie Fisher…
This week Tombow is partnering with Hambly Studios. Hambly sent the Tombow design team a wonderful package. It was full of clear cardstock overlays and stickers. The cardstock is VERY thick and sturdy…perfect for making a fun little box.
A few weeks ago, Splitcoaststampers had THIS wonderful tutorial. I had planned to make a different clear box, but it just didn’t work very good, so went with this one and love it! This box is soooo easy to make! I will definitely be making more of them. Its’ perfect for just the “little something” to give as a gift box for any reason.
I did a couple of different things than the tutorial. Because I was using a clear cardstock, I didn’t fold the sides down, but cut them off. I used Tombow’s Mono Adhesive Power Bond and WOW is that stuff strong! I am loving that product! It is perfect for making my little boxes and home decor items that I love to create.
I used the aqua hearts overlay to make the box. For the front I adhered an owl from one of Hambly’s sticker sheets onto a label from a label sticker sheet. I love their Kraft Cardstock Stickers. It was just the perfect little “something” to decorate the front of my gable box.
Thanks Debbie for the great ideas and thank to all of our wonderful loyal blog family for looking and remember to keep the comments coming, this weeks giveaway is a-maze-ing!
Yes, this summer seems to be taken over by dolls at my house and I have a love-hate relationship with them. I love that she can be so creative and entertained by just a few toys, I’m hating the picking up of teeny- tiny little papers, shoes and hair bows. That being said, when the Hambly Happiness box came to my house I knew what I was going to do with it and I knew that it would be my daughters favorite Tombow Tots project ever (even if it added to the doll drama).
These just started out as the cheap little 1.99 chalkboards from the craft store and with a little paint on the edges, a BEAUTIFUL Hambly screen print on the back (put in with MONO PowerBond adhesive), a few Clips (put on with MONO MULTI Liquid Adhesive)and of course some butterflies to add to the magic (put on with MONO Adhesive Vellum — perfect for all those overlays) it’s turned into the ultimate set-up for a miniature classroom. She even went above and beyond making miniature notebooks and ‘scrapbooks’ for the dolls. Now her summer school set-up is complete. She can’t wait to play with it and I am dreading the picking of up it… I guess that’s the way it goes, right? The creative circle of life.
Remember to check out Hambly’s new DT on their blog and make sure to add Tombow to your Facebook account too… we’re sooooo close to 1000 friends and we need your help. We’ll have a HUGE giveaway as soon as we reach the magic number so keep an eye out there too. Happy Tuesday!
-Joanna
Our bathroom is in SERIOUS need of being redone. But money and time is tight right now. Even if you have a room (or whole house LOL) that needs redone, you can still do little things to make it look nice until you can get to it. I could get discouraged by how bad it looks OR do little things to keep it looking as nice as possible considering all that needs done.Okay, I digress, back to my project.
It is soooo easy and yet adds a fun little element to the room. I cut patterned paper to fit inside the frame and attached it with Tombow’s Mono Adhesive Power Bond. Then I used the same adhesive to attach these fun letters that were in my Paper Posies kit. Perfect word for a bathroom don’t ya think? Ü I could have left it like that, but it needed just a little bit more. I printed the verse out on cardstock and attached it to the chipboard tag with the Power Bond adhesive and then stamped a flower from Darcie’s set and grunged the edges a bit, added some vintage rayon ribbon and there you have it.
Here is a tip for cutting smooth rounded edges: It is hard to cut rounded edges to look nice. Just cut and adhere to chipboard and then sand the edges with an emory board. Makes it smooth and look more professional.Super easy, super fun and super cute. What do you have around the house that you can alter with some pretty papers to pretty up your home? Don’t forget to check out Paper Posies all this week for more fun.
Paper Posies is a monthly scrapbooking kit club dedicated to bringing theirmembers the hottest and newest scrapbook products on the market. The kits are chock-full of patterned papers, specialty papers, cardstock, always two alphabets, ribbons/trims, tons of embellishments, and an alterable project (and this month, some added Tombow gifts!). Their Design Team gallery is ALWAYS full of inspiration and ideas on ways to use the product in the kits. They have challenges (and PRIZES!) going on ALL month long to keep creativity readily flowing. Add to that a fun and friendly message board with a live, online chat every Friday at 11am PST and a regularly updated blog and you can see exactly why we are so excited to partner with them this month!! This week we’ll be featuring projects from our DT using the Paper Posie’s July kit. Of course we’ll be doing our amazing giveaway at the end of the week so don’t be shy, you won’t want to miss out!
Old Fashioned Picnic Invitation
The Paper Posie package arrived and I was immediately motivated by the sizable assortment of paper and superfluities – a beautiful collection of soft, romantic colors that quickly inspired a vintage project. With Independence Day coming up I thought an old fashioned picnic was called for, complete with a fun invitation.
The invitation includes a pocket in the front, held down firmly with MONO Adhesive Permanent. Place the i
nvitation, chipboard tickets or even a menu into the pocket.
The ruffled ribbon accent is super easy to make. Lay down the MONO Adhesive Power Bond and a very thin line of Mono Multi Liquid Glue onto your project. Take a length of ribbon (I usually work right off the roll), and pleat it down the adhesive in a back and forth fashion. Don’t worry about being perfect, the irregularities in the size and direction of the pleats are what make this embellishment so endearing. The adhesive holds the pleats in place as you work and the Multi Glue holds it forever, especially when working with wider ribbons.
The chipboard tickets were colored with the Dual Brush Pens, with the easiest and fastest way ever to finish ‘raw’ chipboard! I used #723 pink and #126 light olive to match the Paper Posie package. Scribble the colors onto a piece of plastic and spritz with water. Place the chipboard down into the color and lift. Repeat until it is covered with color. To give the antique edge, and while still wet, run a #977 saddle brown Brush tip around the edge. The brown will blend as the chipboard dries.
I finished the pieces by stamping details with brown ink.
The Paper Posie package was not even dented – so I created a page ready to add favorite photos and journaling after the picnic! I would most likely antique the photos before printing to match the theme of the page. I mirrored the pocket from the invitation and kept the design simple with a quad panel showing off the pretty papers. This would also make a fun gift for an honored guest at your picnic.
-Marie
Can you tell that I have Father’s in my life that fish? I found this wrought iron bottle opener at a boutique shop a few weeks ago and I knew it was a perfect Father’s Day add-on gift for my Dad. The problem was how to present it. It is small enough for a card but I was really worried that nothing would hold it in place. (it weighs at least 1 lbs.) My solution? Chipboard and Tombow MONO Adhesive POWER BOND. I cut my card out then applied the chipboard with POWER BOND to the back. Once that was in place I trimmed the edges, hole punched a few spots for my twine and attached my little gift. The letter stickers are from Basic Grey’s Max & Whiskers line and were perfect to add a pop of color to the grey’s and browns.
What about you? What cards have you made lately? Remeber that today is your last chance to comment to win one of our great prize packs! Winner announced tomorrow at 10!
i have been on a frame kick lately. i love frames, and i keep buying them, but i don’t always fill them right away. this frame i’ve had for quite sometime, and because of the odd sizes and the number of pictures it needed i never felt like i found what i wanted to use it for.
so fast forward to last week, when i got a fun box filled with basic grey’s max and whiskers line! i don’t have animals, but i immediately was impressed with how masculine the papers looked. then the ideas started flowing…pictures of my husband, with the kids, in the frame, just in time for Father’s Day. so i used some of the pattern paper as the background, letter stickers, the paper ribbon and some embellishments. because i wanted to use the lumpy embellishments i took out the glass and made sure it would last with Tombow MONO POWER BOND Adhesive. the end result was totally unique and very quick to come together. once i had the idea it was put together in 15 minutes. thank you basic grey for having a paper for every occasion. happy father’s day!
-sarah
I’ve been having the kids make Father’s Day gifts this week and there is no catch and release on this one!. Using a little Tombow, Basic Grey and adding in a splash of candy made this activity a keeper. The kids didn’t exactly want to give it up to Daddy… or Grandpa! So we had to make mini versions for them too! (This would also be a really fun camping activity.)
Daddy’s Fishing Rod:
4 Mentos Candy packages (any flavor) – for rod
1 Breath Savers package (silver case) – for reel
1 Swedish Fish candy package (snack size) – for fish
Tombow MONO POWER BOND Adhesive
String/Ribbon
Fishing Hook, wire or paper clip
Basic Grey Max & Whiskers Cardstock Patterned Paper (over rod and over reel)
*make sure you overlap the cardstock by 2-3 inches and roll the Mentos with the Power Bond otherwise it won’t hold it’s rod shape.
Kid’s Fishing Rods:
Laffy Taffy (long, thin .81 0z rope size) – for rod
York (miniatures) Peppermint Patty – for reel
String
Round Metal Rimmed Tag (hole punched to make reel detail)
Tombow MONO POWER BOND Adhesive
Basic Grey Max & Whiskers Cardstock Patterned Paper
Paper Clip
-Joanna
Guest Designers are my favorite! Not only because we get new ideas and perspectives but because it’s so fun to introduce you to some amazing designers out there! Today it’s all about Jennifer Weight. You may have seen Jennifer win the Gypsy Design Challenge last fall her winning wedding centerpiece was seriously insanely beautiful! Thankfully, I’ve been lucky enough to have known Jenn since I was 8 (and yes, she’s always been that creative and talented!). She currently lives and works in Eagle Mountain, UT. Check out this creat Thank You Card (and Gift!) she made just for us…
We all have many gift giving occasions and in this day and age, many of us have a limited budget to work with. Here is a quick, simple and inexpensive way to give a heartfelt, hand made “thank you” to a friend. This project includes a very simple card and a small arrangement of “forever flowers” (because flowers made with paper never wilt or die).
Items needed:
Empty glass juice or drink bottle
Decorative marbles or rocks
Floral Wire
Dual Brush Pens
Lot’s of Adhesive (including double sided foam squares)
Paper
Flower stencil, die cuts or punch
Ribbon
Hot glue gun
Buttons
“Thank You” sentiment (stamped, written or printed)
Card embellishment (optional)
Skill Level:
Beginner
Approx. 20 – 30 minutes
First prepare your empty glass bottle. Empty juice or drink bottles work great! Remove the label and clean the bottle thoroughly. Next, fill the bottle with decorative marbles or rocks. These can be found in small inexpensive bags at your local craft store or Walmart. 
Next you’ll need 3 lengths of floral wire. This can also be purchased at a local craft store or Walmart. If you are using pre-made lengths you may need to trim them to be shorter. If you are cutting lengths from a spool, cut each to be 12 – 15 inches long. Use a marker or pen and wrap the upper half of the floral wire around it to create a curled look on the wire. (Leave about an inch or so uncurled. The top and the lower half should remain uncurled.) These will be the stems of your “forever flowers” and the curl in the wire makes them fun and easy to position at different angles. 
Next you’ll need 9 die cut or hand cut paper flower shapes. You can purchase pre-cut die cuts at a scrapbooking store, cut out traced flowers from a stencil or use a personal die cutter or punch. Different shades and colors on the same flower really make it pop! Each of your 3 “forever flowers” will use 3 layers. Two of the layers should be cut the same size and the 3rd layer should be cut 1/2 inch smaller. Here I’ve cut the larger flowers at 3 inches and the smaller at 2.5. 
Place a double sided adhesive foam square on the back of each of the smaller flower layers. Adhere the small layer to one of the larger layers and offset the petals to fill in the gaps. Adhere buttons to the front center of the small layer to enhance the center of each flower using Tombow MONO POWER BOND. 
I used a Dual Brush pen to draw a “stitched” border around the smaller flower petals for more dimension. 
Now turn your flowers over and and place a large dot of hot glue on the back. Nestle the top of your floral wire into the glue while it is still hot. Then place your last large flower layer over the glue to cover and finish the back of the flower nicely. Repeat for the other 2 flowers. 
Arrange your flowers into your glass bottle. Pull on either side of the curled portion of the wire to extend a flower higher or push together the curled section to set the flower lower. You may also need to trim your floral wires further to achieve the levels you’d like. Wrap, tie and trim decorative ribbons around the lid of your bottle.
To create a small and simple card, simply cut the short side of an 8.5 X 11 sheet of cardstock in half. Now you’ll have an 8.5 x 5.5 piece of cardstock. Fold this in half to create a top fold card. Cut a piece of decorative paper or cardstock to fit your card front. Adhere decorative ribbon using Tombow’s MONO permanent adhesive roller and adorn with buttons and/or embellishments. Cut a small piece of cardstock and write or stamp a “Thank You” sentiment in the center. 
Now you can give a beautiful little handmade gift without breaking the bank! Enjoy!
~Jennifer Weight
Don’t you just love her?! You can see more of Jenn’s creativity here. Thanks girl for such a fun project. We love your creativity!
-Joanna
