Posts Tagged ‘MONO DOTS Adhesive Runner’
Card Organizer
A Beautiful way to keep it together...
MONO Aqua Liquid Glue, MONO Adhesive Dots, MONO Adhesive Power Bond, MONO Mega Adhesive Roller
yeah yeah yeah!
i get to start off our TOMBOW TEAM-UP with FANCY PANTS DESIGNS!
also, as this is the week of St. Patrick’s Day i also get to be first to post irish greetings (don’t worry, i really am irish, it’s legit!)
i have been an admirer of Fancy Pants for a long time. their styles are fun and fresh, and even if the theme doesn’t match my pictures exactly, somehow they still manage to work and i love the end result.
here is a layout i put together to document my children’s sense of balance or lack there of. it is a funny anecdote that i like to share about the stacking tables in my living room, so i thought i had better put it into my scrapbook so i will always have it, because it may not stay this way…for better or for worse. (now to search for the perfect picture to go with it!)
the line that Fancy Pants was so gracious to pass on to me was “to the moon“. fun aliens, great color combination, and excellent way to highlight the “all boy”…
be sure to check out their blog, as they use TOMBOW all week long.
supplies used in “call it luck” – Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue (for the buttons) and Tombow MONO Dots Adhesive Runner (for everything else).
occasionally i get an assignment that stumps me….
you’ve seen them before, but this one has got my head going in so many different directions and no where really at all.
How do you Tombow? with TEXTURE!
what is texture? i actually looked it up on dictionary.com
is it cliche to say that i love my family…. and they are who i love creating for?
well, it is true. i love the anticipation of creating something and hoping that they are going to love it. i love taking the time to create handmade projects. i love putting myself into something for someone else.
here are some i’ve posted on the blog – christmas ornament, christmas traditions scrapbook, recipe scrapbook, and the framed daddy decor.
i love the line from the chorus of “you spin me round” – right round baby right round, like a record baby, right round, round round!
that is how i feel about my family, they spin me… spin my world…and mostly in good ways. (we all have our moments!)
when i take pictures i start to scrapbook them in my head. i contemplate color schemes and whether i’ll use them on a layout or altered piece or create a mini book to show them off. last fall we visited the pumpkin patch. i was so anxious to scrapbook with my pictures that i created a circle album. i couldn’t wait til all the pictures were printed so i grabbed a few pictures and kept it simple.
these three people are the most important things in my life.
let’s keep on spinning!
gather your adhesive. and to answer your question, yes, i used each of these. i’ll explain…
gather anyhing you think you might want to use. my theme was “you spin me” so i gathered any tools or embellishments that were circular.
here is the title page.
circles cut with the creative memories circle cutting system. lettering is hand cut from an old EK Success lettering template. each letter is also “inked” by using a Tombow Dual Brush Pen N15 (black). the brush tip is great for getting in the little corners of the small letters.
i cut large circles from several pieces of paper, cardstock and patterns and glued them back-to-back with the Tombow MONO Multi Glue. it adds stability to the pages.
i used the Tombow MONO Glue Pen to attach the letters and small embellishments. and Tombow MONO Permanent runner to add the paper embellishments and Tombow MONO Adhesive Dots Roller to glue down the pictures. my reason for this would be because i am indecisive and i like the ability to move my pictures around til i get it just right.
this page is glued to the back of the title page – pattern paper to cardstock. it holds up really well, and the glue doesn’t get the papers too wet, therefore – no warping!
my son’s page – name, pictures and a few embellishments
here is my daughter’s side – again, name, pictures and embellishments
on this page i wanted to use the conchos, but because that pages are back-to-back i didn’t want to set them all the way through. (that would be a little unsightly on the back). so i cut off the prongs that wouldn’t be going though paper (much like i did here with the back of a brad) and used the glue pen to hold them in place. the conchos go through the green paper strip, but the other sides have a bit of glue under them to keep them from sliding.
here i am using the glue pen on the letters. so easy and fast. and because the formula in the glue pen does not adhere to your skin, when picking up little letters to put them on your project they will not stick to you! the glue flows pretty easily, just push the roller ball in by putting the tip on your project and applying pressure. when the glue starts to flow trace around your letter (embellishment).
how about a button? yup, the glue pen works on that too!
while we are talking about love…
my love for tombow was sealed with the introduction of the glue pen. don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t that i didn’t love the other adhesives before, but the glue pen just sent my heart a-flutter! so many uses. so many projects. so versatile!
however, we all know that i really do love the adhesive dots too, so much that i carry them around with me.
can a girl love two adhesives at the same time? leave a comment today and later this week Joanna will pick winners to receive a fun package of everything the design team loves!
sarah
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, usually beside the dish they helped to prepare, buy or grow (we also are avid gardeners so fresh produce brought to the table is also celebrated). I used garden grown shallots and spring garlic for the risotto and Osso Buco.
To decorate the menu and place cards for the table, Tombow products play an important part. I used beautiful papers and embellishments from BoBunny’s Crazy Love collection to make the pieces and Dots adhesive and Dual Brush Pens to adorn and construct.
Dual Brush Pen Palette to match BoBunny Crazy Love Collection
772 Blush
847 Crimson
990 Light Sand
743 Hot Pink
899 Redwood
Gingham Hearts
Are these not the cutest hearts? I LOVE the Dual Brush pens! Need to learn how to make the teardrop stroke? Go to Tombow YouTube to see how to make them step-by-step!
Step 1
Apply small pieces of the Dot Adhesive onto your paper
Step 2
Using the teardrop stroke method, make a heart on the adhesive using a dark Dual Brush Pen color
Step 3
Let dry. This is important, be patient and make sure the color has dried at least 1 hour before rubbing away the adhesive. Do not use a heat tool to dry it quickly!
Step 4
With a light color, make another heart overtop the cross design left after the adhesive is removed
so we need a way to keep up with birthdays and anniversaries and holidays?
in this post here, i showed how i organized my bills and upcoming events. i even mentioned an idea about putting a list of events for the month on each tab.
well i did it! used microsoft word and text boxes to create a document that i can change as needed. printed and trimmed them up, and adhered it to the front of the card with Tombow MONO Dot Adhesive Runner. this way i can peel it off a little easier if i need to change something. i can look to the month coming up, see what cards i need and then make them and stash them behind the “number” for the appropriate send off date. a quick help would be to keep envelopes and stamps in the front of the basket, or behind their own special divider. then come bill or card, you’ll have all you need handy to send it off!
for years i have said i would love to have a stash of cards that i make ahead of time, so when the need arises, i can quickly grab one and i’d be done. but i have not accomplished that goal yet. i do have some cards that i go through, some store bought and some hand-made. but inevitably, i end up making one for the occasion. kind of a mood thing for me.
but here is what my file looks like. maybe it’ll work for you…?
p.s. january is the busiest month! if i don’t have it together, i’m behind before the year even gets going!
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 and easy cards using my favorite adhesive dot runner. they don’t have to be elaborate or have a ton of stuff on them. heartfelt and personal make more of a statement when the recipient opens that envelope….speaking of which….now that i’ve got these itty bitty cards, i need to find some envelopes to put them in. sometimes my thinking is all backwards. either way, they sure were easy to make, and i love the itty bitty size.
quick tip – i LOVE using brads, but sometimes i want my paper to lay flat, and sometimes i decide i want to use the brad after i have stuck the paper down. an easy way to still use those brads is to cut off the prongs on the back. most brads will trim up easily with regular scissors. then use the Tombow MONO Multi, “a dot, not alot” and place the brad head (sans prongs) on top of the dot. viola! looks like a brad! (check out the front of the “i love you” card, the brad appears to be holding the tag on.)
Joanna challenged the DT to a different kind of inspiration challenge. She sent a picture to one member and they made an item from it using it as their inspiration. Then sent that project picture to the next member and she created a project from it and etc. Go to Tombow’s blog to see all the inspriation.
Here is the project created by April that I was sent for my inspiration project. 
The inspiration I pulled from her bookmark, was the Basic Grey paper, the long shape of the project (I altered a toilet paper tube), I used a lacy scallop punch for inspiration from the fringe and a flower for the oval. 
I hope you all were inspired.
“tangle” supplies;
Tombow MONO Adhesive Dots , Tomobw Dual Brush Pen – N15 black , Tomow White Gel Pen
the idea of the “ZENTANGLE” is interesting to me. all those doodles in
the notebooks of my college classes actually have a name now! well, unfortunately i am
not much of a doodler now, but i took inspiration from the zentangle
and put it toward my scrapbooking.
this layout was inspired by the doodling now called zentangle. Both the pattern paper blocks on the page and the title were a result of the research i have done concerning zentangle. the result is a fun technique that fits my style. i’m coining my own phrase and calling it a “scrap-tangle”!
using coordinating pattern papers (all of mine came from OCTOBER AFTERNOON’s recess line) i cut (mostly) straight lines from one of the pattern papers. then using the other coordinating patterns i filled in a 4″ square piece of white cardstock. the final result is similar to the different doodling one might do with they were creating their own zentangle.
*tips* (because i tried this three different ways)
*you can doodle a zentangle first.
i took my 4″ square piece of white cardstock and drew directly on it first.
then using a piece of vellum i laid it over the design and traced it.
next i flipped the piece of vellum over onto the pattern paper i wanted to use and re-traced the lines on the back side of the vellum.
this will transfer the lead from the front side of the vellum to the pattern paper.
now you have a guide to cut out your shapes out of patterned paper.
a suggestion with this method – number each piece that is traced on the vellum AND on the pattern paper. so when all of your pieces are cut out you can fit it together like a puzzle with a pattern.
*another way to do this is to use scraps pieced together
generously apply adhesive to the background you want to use, again mine was the 4″ square, and then apply pattern paper. i used the Tombow MONO dot runner, as it is a little more forgiving if the pieces need to be adjusted.
then after laying down the background pieces i covered the seams, where the pattern papers came together, with the bold strips.
*keep all of your “bold” strips the same pattern paper. it will keep a cohesive feel to the final piece.
*try to make your bold lines wavy, not always straight
*use your Tombow Dual Brush Markers and ink the edges of the pieces being put together. it makes the “scrapped zentangle” have more definition.
“scrap-tangle”!
Ever heard of it? I had never heard the word til the end of last month when Joanna with Tombow challenged us to create a project with this technique. Basically it’s a fancy word for doodling, but with more detail. You can read more about it here.
I found some tutorials on YouTube and someone had doodled a paisley, so I went with that.
This month Tombow is also partnering with Basic Grey (I know!!! One of my all time favorite paper companies!!) and I rec’d a lovely Cappella packet. So very vintage and lovely!
For this card I used their paper, brads and some lovely vintage lace from my stash that matched perfectly! To keep with the scallop and circle theme in my “zentangle” drawing, I punched one edge of BG paper with an eyelet scallop punch.
Here is the inside:
I colored my image with Tombow’s markers and put the whole card together with Tombow’s Mono-Adhesive Dots. I am pretty pleased with how it turned out.
