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blue iris….by sarah little

Sarah — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:50 +0000

last one! this brings my count of layouts for the year so far to 4…one a week. not to shabby. hmmm…maybe i should set a goal to do 52 layouts this year, one for each week?

the last color challenge is BLUE IRIS. whereas i had a harder time picking out papers and embellishments for my first layout using Tangerine Tango, this time i was able to dig up a few things. even still, i put my Tombow Dual Brush Pen to work. I colored two raw chipboard stars and some white sticker letters with color #555 .

i cut out the outline of the star, and because it was so thin, i used the Tombow Stamp Runner with Dot Adhesive. being able to stamp along the thin outline allowed for better placement and did not pull on the paper, as i feared using the runner would. the slide mechanism is very easy to use and better yet, if some of the dots went over the edge of the outline, because they are dots they clean up by rubbing them away.

i used Tombow MONO Multi to set the buttons and the chipboard stars, and Tombow MONO Adhesive Permanent Runner to glue down the pictures and pattern paper.

we made it through the first month of the year! how are your goals coming? do you have any scrapbooking or craft goals? stick with us, we’ll help you get there!

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Happy Birthday Card by Guest Design Kathy Griffith

Sharron — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:22 +0000

The birthday card was for a sketch challenge and I really wanted to make use of the small piece of yellow ball rick rack that I had. The only way to attach this ribbon was to use both the Tombow Permanent Stamp Runner and the dot portion for both parts of the ribbon so that it really stayed on the card.

I also used Tombow’s MONO Aqua liquid to attach the red felt flower and the jewell emblishment. This was such a fun card to make, I hope you enjoyed it.

Hugs, Kathy

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turquoise….by sarah little

Sarah — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:00:56 +0000

here we go…another layout! these color challenges have been great! isn’t great to feel accomplished!?!

this layout used the color TURQUOISE, which is quite possibly my favorite color. one thing i love about turquoise is that it can be so many things… summer time when paired with oranges and blues, winter when paired with silver and white, spring with pinks and reds, and fall with browns and greens. it can be used for boys or girls. it is the color to use for tropical pictures and even baseball pictures…okay, if you are a Marlins fan.

anyway, it worked perfectly for these pictures of my daughter dancing in a (extremely cold) winter festival performance.

i used the Tombow Dual Brush Pen #343 to doodle a few snowflakes. i looked back on some of Marie’s instructions on using the pens for doodling and attempted some of those techniques.

the pictures were adhered with Tombow MONO Adhesive Permanent Runner, the snowflakes were popped up with Tombow Foam Tabs, the metal letters were glued down with Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue, and lastly i used the Tombow Glue Pen to “draw” over each of the snowflake doodles. push the roller ball tip down until glue starts to flow, and then trace the lines previously drawn. when the glue from the Glue Pen dries it is clear, but leaves a slight shine or wet look.

one more color challenge to go this month. hope you’ve been playing along!

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honeysuckle butterfly…..by melissa cash

Melissa — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:00:52 +0000

This month the Tombow team has been sharing projects created using colors that coordinate with the Pantone “in” colors for the last few years. Today I am sharing a card that I created using the 2011 color, Honeysuckle.

Tombow’s Dual Brush Pen #743 (Hot Pink) is great match.

I used the marker to color in this beautiful butterfly image from the Inky Antics Brush Calligraphy #3 set and stamped it onto some white cardstock which I then cut out using some cirlcle nesties. I wanted the wings of the butterfly to have some subtle color so I used the Tombow Dual Brush Blender Pen to pull some of the ink from the stamped image. I really like how soft the wings look. I added a touch of glitter to the butterfly for a little sparkle. I used Tombow Permanent Stamp Runner to adhere all of the layers together and some of the Tombow Foam Tabs to pop up the sentiment panel.

Did you know?

that the Colorless blender softens and blends colors, creating a watercolor effect. Ideal for fine artists and crafters – perfect with rubber stamps.

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honeysuckle….by sarah little

Sarah — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:00:45 +0000

i never really paid attention before to “the color of the year” or even “Pantone colors” before… but this month’s challenges have had me digging to find the perfect shade of paper or embellishment to match said colors. in the end i’ve come up short and needed to create something to finish the project. in addition to the color challenge i challenged myself to create a scrapbook layout for each of them, to jumpstart the 2012 year, when i will get more layouts done!

i have had these pictures of my daughter and one of her best friends (this one we’ve known since we said their ages in months!) i have even scrapbooked a few of these pictures before. but i had more pictures and the paper already picked out and i was looking forward to getting another layout done. i needed to add in some embellishment and struggled to find something the right color in my stash.

i found some white paper flowers and grabbed my Tombow Dual Brush Pen #743. i colored around the edges of the flowers. then with a q-tip dipped in water i dragged the color in towards the center of the flower. once the color was blended it was the perfect embellishment for my layout. (wait til the flower is dry before adhering it to your project.)

to finish putting the layout together i used Tombow MONO Adhesive Permanent Runner for the pictures and paper, Tombow Dual Brush Pen #743 to ink the edges of the pages and write a portion of the title, Tombow MONO Aqua to set the rhinestones in the center of the flowers, and Tombow Power Tabs to set the flowers. WOW, 4 Tombow products on one layout. i love that each of them have a purpose, but work so well together.

I hope you enjoyed my attempt at using HONEYSUCKLE. check back tomorrow for another very pink project!

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challenge calendar….by melissa cash

Melissa — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:00:52 +0000

Hi there! The hustle and bustle of Christmas may be over, but things sure aren’t slowing down much around here. Last Wednesday was the first time I enjoyed a day of working in my studio. I am busy, busy preparing projects for January.

To help me keep on track, I decided to decorate a calendar that I had picked up in the office supplies department at Walmart.

I started by covering the spine of the calendar with some distressed dot print paper from Memory Box. I used Tombow’s Permanent Stamp Runner to attach all of the cardstocks to the cover of the calendar. The main background print is from October Afternoon (I think). The chipboard letters for the word “calendar” were just plain white and I used a Tombow Dual Brush Pen in Orange to color the letters to match perfectly. Love that! Did you know that you can use the Dual Brush pens to color match many items to coordinate with whatever project you are working on? Too cool!

I didn’t do too much to the inside of the calendar as I need lots of space to keep track of my projects and upcoming classes, but I did add some of the Tombow Permanent Stamp Runner to the back of some rick rack trim and used it to cover the space where the two prints matched on the inside cover.

I used two coordinating Dual Brush Pens to add the month name and some doodles to the bottom of the page. Don’t mind the teeth marks on the lid of the orange pen, a few years ago my dog thought it might be a fun chew toy.

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granola gifty………by melissa cash

Melissa — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:00:39 +0000

This week the DT Coordinator at Tombow gave us the challenge to create “recipe cards as gifts”.

I decided to get some of my Christmas Granola made and ready to go. I created the recipe card in Word and then printed it and stamped it with the Spring Branch stamp from Memory Box. I used Tombow’s Permanent Stamp Runner to adhere the recipe card to several layers of cardstock creating a card that can be used over and over. The recipe is listed below.

I use a ton of candles in my house and this jar is a recycled candle jar. Don’t worry, it has been washed many times and the smell is completely gone.

I stamped the sentiment and frame for the sentiment from the Winter Mittens set from Gina K. Designs and cut it out with a Spellbinders Fancy Tags die. I used more of the Tombow Permanent Stamp Runner to attach the trim to the red cardstock wrap and then I used Tombow’s Power Tabs to attach the tag to the front of the jar and to hold the twine in place.

Did you know that the Tombow Power Tabs can hold up to 6.5 oz? That’s awesome, you should give them a try!

Here is the granola recipe, it is fast and easy and can be adapted to add whatever goodies you like.

Granola

4 C old fashioned oats
11/2 C sliced almonds
½ C packed light brown sugar
½ t salt
½ t cinnamon
¼ C vegetable oil
¼ C honey
1 t vanilla
11/2 C raisins or dried cranberries
optional: 1 C chocolate chips-add after granola has completely cooled

Preheat oven to 300. In a bowl mix the oats, almonds, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon. In a saucepan warm the oil and honey. Stir in vanilla. Pour liquid over oat mixture and stir gently with a wooden spoon.

Spread granola in a baking pan. Bake for 40 minutes , stirring carefully every 10 minutes. Cool completely. Seal in airtight container or zip lock bag. Store at room temperature for 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Makes 6 cups.

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clear gift pails…by sarah little

Sarah — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:00:26 +0000

these cute little gift pails have been around for the last few years. these pails and Tombow MONO Adhesive Clear Runner together are the perfect way to create and send gifts and goodies!

to decorate the pail cut a piece of pattern paper to fit inside the pail, test it first, and then apply Tombow MONO Adhesive Clear Runner to the front of the paper. Carefully slide the paper inside the pail and gently press it into place. No need to mash it or rub it…it is a strong adhesive and will hold. can you see it?

next you can decorate the top of the pail. using a circle cutter layer various size circles and glue them down with either Tombow MONO Adhesive Permanent, or MONO Power Bond. Either will work, just depends on how strong of a hold you would like (or who is going to be handling the pail. Power Bond stands up to little fingers really well.) on top of the circles add an embellishment or die cut with the Tombow Foam Tabs for added “POP”. and lastly add some ribbon. i added it in two places. first i cut a piece of ribbon to fit around the pail, laid the ribbon flat and applied Tombow MONO Power Bond to the backside of the ribbon and wrapped it round. secondly i cut several strips of ribbon to tie to the handle. i didn’t want my ribbon to fray, so i dipped the ends in Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue. once it dries it works just like a fray check would.

wouldn’t these pails be great stuffed with all kinds of Tombow goodies?!?! off to fill them up…i suspect a few teachers might be the recipients of these pails this coming holiday!

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pumpkin placecards…by sarah little

Sarah — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:00:53 +0000

raise your hand if LOVE the autumn season like i do?!?

and i am sure just like me, many of you enjoy a few crafts to spruce up your home this time of year?!?

for the last few years i have made place cards for the thanksgiving table.

to keep with my new crafty tradition, i have made the set for this year.

come see how i did it!

i used:

Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Adhesive

Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive Runner

Tombow Dual Brush Pen

circle punch

off-white cardstock – cut to 3 1/4 x 4 1/2

kraft colored cardstock – cut to 3 x 4 1/4

assorted orange pattern paper and cardstock

green cardstock scraps

dark brown cardstock scraps

first brush the Tombow Dual Brush Pen along the edges of the kraft cardstock pieces and the off-white cardstock pieces.
then fold the off-white pieces in half, and adhere the kraft piece to the front with the Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive Runner

punch circles from orange pattern paper.
each pumpkin will need 4-5 circles.

fold all of the circles in half.

use Tomobw MONO Permanent Adhesive Runner and attach the folded circles together, back sides together.
i love the Tombow runners when i am doing a curvy project…the runner just follows the curves to make for a full coverage adhesive!

in between two of the circles sandwich a thin strip of green cardstock. these will become the vines.

use a pencil or other small cylinder to curl the green stripes. it is easier to curl them with the pencil and then work the curl into it by twisting the spiral into it.

then using theTombow Permanent Runner again, put adhesive on the back panels to adhere it to the front of the place card.

i used a thin line of Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue along the back seam of the pumpkin, where it touched the placecard.

and i also used the Aqua on the backside of the pumpkin to attach the brown cardstock scrap to create the stem. once it was glued down i gently worked the paper to twist it.

the last thing i’ll do, when we finalize who is coming to our thanksgiving feast, would be to cut out some lettering with my die cut machine and use the Tombow MONO Glue Pen to adhere them to the front,
or use the Tombow Dual Brush Pens to write the guests names.

i know it is early…but happy thanksgiving! i truly appreciate all our blog followers and tombow lovers!

sarah

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thought for the Day……by melissa cash

Melissa — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:00:04 +0000

This week the Team at Tombow is sharing a Thought for the Day with you. I found this wonderful quote about gratitude and knew it was perfect for today’s post.

“There is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind
than gratitude.
It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction
that the duty is sufficiently rewarded
by the performance.”~ Joseph Addison

I am sharing a thank you card that I created for my pal Theresa Momber.

You see, a couple of weeks ago, Theresa sent me this beautiful pink paradise card and her latest stamp set called Celebrate the Season that she illustrated for Gina K. Designs. The branch used above is from that set and the bird and word Thanks are from two of Theresa’s other sets. I started with a Kraft card base and then added some Memory Box print paper using Tombow Stamp Runner Permanent Adhesive and then added a frame that was popped up with Tombow Foam Tabs and the button and sentiment flag were attached with Tombow Power Tabs. I really like these as they are thinner than the Foam Tabs, but still give you strong hold and a little bit of lift. Give them a try, you will love them!

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