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Hi Tombow! My name is Maia Then and I am the art Director of a Publishing Agency. I live in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where I make all my lettering! When I say that I Love Lettering it falls short! I’ve been practicing for 6 years and I’m lucky to […]

Lettering Week: Big, Bold and Colorful Lettering with Maia!

September 30, 2015 in Guest Designers / Handlettering / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Fudenosuke Pen / Hand lettering / Lettering / Maia Then / Tombow Dual Brush Pens by Jennie Garcia

Sharisse is a brush calligrapher located in Sacramento, California. She enjoys engaging with other calligraphers and handlettering artists and learning something new every day. When she is not chasing her toddler twin boys or working at her day job, you can find her creating, teaching, or blogging about brush calligraphy. […]

Lettering Week: Applying Pressure in Brush Calligraphy with Sharisse!

September 28, 2015 in Guest Designers / Handlettering / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Brush Calligraphy / brush lettering / guest designer / Hand lettering / Lettering / Tips / Tombow Dual Brush Pens by Jennie Garcia

This week we are remembering the past! You saw the 50’s, 60’s 70’s and 80’s. Now is my turn to share with you my 1990’s inspiration! I thought about the fashion… Oh God NO! That was an awful time for fashion! But then I thought about TV and I have […]

Brush Lettering inspired by FRIENDS! By Jennie Garcia

September 25, 2015 in Design Team / Handlettering tagged Hand lettering / Jennie Garcia / Lettering / Tombow Dual Brush Pens by Jennie Garcia

TGIF! This week we have all been inspired by music! I felt a little artsy so I drew a cassette. For those on you under 20, this is how we listened to music in the olden days. I always keep my Drawing Pencil and Tombow Mono NP Eraser handy, they are […]

Lettering Lyrics! By Jennie Garcia

September 11, 2015 in Design Team / Handlettering tagged Drawing Pencil / Fudenosuke Pen / Hand lettering / Jennie Garcia / Lettering / MONO Eraser / Tombow Dual Brush Pens by Jennie Garcia

Happy Friday! This week we have been playing with the color wheel! If we are talking about playing with colors we have to talk about the Tombow Dual Brush Pens and the Blending Kit! The Blending Palette is great for mixing colors for lettering but I also love it to […]

Playing with Colors! By Jennie Garcia

September 4, 2015 in Design Team tagged Blending Kit / Jennie Garcia / Tag / Tombow Dual Brush Pens by Jennie Garcia

I love thinking outside the box when it comes to crafting and since it is Back to School Week on the Tombow Blog, I decided to craft with actual school supplies! I created this pencil topped box, which would make a great gift for your child’s new teacher and would […]

Back to School Week – Pencil Topped Teacher Box

August 25, 2015 in Design Team / DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Beth Watson / Gift Giving / MONO Multi Liquid Glue / MONO Professional Drawing Pencils / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Tombow MONO Plastic Eraser / Xtreme Permanent Adhesive by Beth Watson

Happy Friday! I hope you enjoyed this Mail Art Week so far! You have learned enough about customizing envelopes and making postcards. Today I’m going to share an out of the envelope mail art! I got the idea from an event called the Mail Social Club that happened in the […]

Out of the Envelope Mail Art! By Jennie Garcia

August 21, 2015 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Jennie Garcia / Mail Art / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / tombow mono aqua liquid glue / Tombow Xrteme Permanent Adhesive by Jennie Garcia

This week the Design Team Members are featuring Mail Art! Now I have to admit that I wasn’t sure what mail art was, but I am always decorating my envelopes and creating my own postcards, so I was creating Mail Art and didn’t even know it – LOL! Here are […]

Mail Art Week – Mixed Media Postcards

August 18, 2015 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team tagged Beth Watson / Mail Art / Mixed Media / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Tombow Dual Tip Blender Pen / Tombow MONO Plastic Eraser / Tombow Mono Twin Permanent Marker / Tombow Xrteme Permanent Adhesive by Beth Watson

This week we are getting our inspiration from our favorite color combinations and mine is AQUA & SILVER! I used this as my color inspiration board from my Pinterest: I also love the texture on this inspiration board – the shiny metal juxtaposed with the laces and fabrics. Now, I […]

Color Inspiration – Aqua and Silver

July 28, 2015 in Design Team / DIY Decor tagged Aqua / Beth Watson / Home Decor / Silver / Tombow Adhesive Dots / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive by Beth Watson

Happy Friday! Have you been bitten by the creative coloring bug? This week the Tombow USA Design Team had the awesome opportunity to work with Fox Chapel Publishing! They publish Marie Browning’s books and Joanne Fink’s Zenspirations books, which are the ones we are showcasing this week! I used the […]

Impressionism Inspired Creative Coloring By Jennie Garcia

July 17, 2015 in Adult Coloring / Design Team / Zentangle tagged adult coloring / creative coloring / Jennie Garcia / Tombow Dual Brush Pens by Jennie Garcia

Hello and welcome to Day Two of Creative Coloring week! This week the Tombow Designers will INSPIRE you with their creative coloring and doodling skills! Each member of the Design Team received three of Joanne Fink’s “Zenspirations” coloring books Inspirations, Flowers and Abstract. Joanne is an amazing artist and a wonderfully inspirational friend! […]

Creative Coloring Week – Day Two with Beth Watson

July 14, 2015 in Adult Coloring / Design Team / Zentangle tagged Beth Watson / coloring books / Doodling / Marie Browning / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Zenspirations by Beth Watson

Happy Friday Everyone! This week our design team had been inspired by the Summer Trends of 2015. If you want to take a peek at some trends check out this Pinterest Board. I was inspired by handwritten type, patterns and iconic imagery like hearts and smiley faces. For photos and labels […]

Summer Trends of 2015 for Scrapbooking By Jennie Garcia

July 10, 2015 in Design Team / Scrapbooking & Project Life tagged Jennie Garcia / Project Life / scrapbooking / Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue by Jennie Garcia