Yearly Archives: 2011

Take a “Leap” using Tombow Dual Brush Pens It looks like this little green frog is ready to leap onto the closest lily pad and relax. He is ready for Summer!!! Using the Tombow Dual Brush Pens in the Retro colors, it will help you bring this guy to life. […]

Take a “Leap” By Guest Designer Carrie Tuttle

June 3, 2011 in General / Guest Designers tagged Dual Brush Pens / Foam Tabs / Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive by admin

i work well with schedules…and likewise i *think* my kids do too…. i needed a schedule for the summer to keep us on track. can’t have wii going all the time or too many lazy days when you sit around and let the house and let it implode around you. […]

sticking to a summer schedule by sarah little

June 2, 2011 in Design Team tagged Fastener Tabs / MONO Glue Stick / MONO Permanent Adhesive Runner / Sarah Little by Tombow USA

I love extreme views – like this close-up drawing of a dragonfly. I wanted the colors to be extreme and really ‘pop’ in this drawing so I choose Tombow’s Irojiten Colored Pencils as my coloring medium. I lightly sketched the dragonfly using a 2H Tombow Drawing Pencil and then […]

“Extreme Dragonfly” by Marie Browning

June 1, 2011 in General tagged Drawing Pencil / Irojiten Colored Pencils / Marie Browning / MONO Multi Liquid Glue by admin

This month’s DT challenge was to show how we celebrate Memorial Day. To be honest, we don’t really do very much. I do reflect and give thanks for those who gave their lives serving our country and for those still serving. One thing we do now is take the wreaths that […]

Memorial Day Celebration By Debbie Fisher

May 31, 2011 in Design Team / General / Parties & Entertaining tagged Debbie Fisher / MONO Adhesive Permanent / MONO Adhesive Power Bond / MONO Multi Liquid Glue / Power Tabs by Debbie

I have always had a fascination with moving cards, creating them whenever I can. Whether it slides, jiggles, swings, teeters or spins the reaction from the recipient is the best part of it all!! Instructions: Cut green card stock 6”x 8 ½” and score at 4 ¼” to form the […]

“Tire Swing Dragon” by Guest Designer Karen Goguen

May 27, 2011 in General / Guest Designers tagged Foam Tabs / MONO Aqua Liquid Glue by admin

Parchment craft….also known as Pergamano is the art of embellishing parchment paper through the techniques such as embossing, perforating, stippling, cutting and coloring. To start I took a piece of parchment paper and placed it onto a pattern. I used painters tape to tape it to the pattern. With a […]

“Parchment Butterfly” By Guest Designer Karen Goguen

May 26, 2011 in General / Guest Designers tagged MONO Aqua Liquid Glue / Power Tabs by admin

The easel card is one of my favorite folds. It is so versatile. I have used it to create cards, photo album cards and gift box easel card combos. For this project I have designed a Note Card and Tag Set. The box measures 4 ¾” x 4 […]

“Easel Note Card and Tag Set” by Guest Designer Karen ...

May 25, 2011 in General / Guest Designers tagged Foam Tabs / MONO Aqua Liquid Glue / MONO Power Bond Adhesive / Power Tabs by admin

I painted the wooden frame with white acrylic paint. The first smaller frame is made with adhesive backed cork. I punched the pieces of cork with an EK Success border punch and cut 45 degree angles for the corners. I used Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue to adhere the cord to the […]

“Ahoy” by Guest Designer Karen Goguen

May 24, 2011 in General / Guest Designers tagged MONO Aqua Liquid Glue / MONO Multi Liquid Glue / Power Tabs / Stamp Runner Permanent Adhesive by admin

We’ve had a wonderful week with Penny Black and both Tombow’s and Penny Black’s Design Teams … and I want to take this opportunity to share all of their creativity with you one last time. Here we go…. Debbie’s, eye popping, “Just For You” card… Elizabeth’s beautiful, “Just A Note” box… Marie’s […]

Penny Black and Tombow having fun…

May 20, 2011 in General by admin

from the time i got my box filled with penny black stamps and “eye-popping” cardstock i knew what i wanted to do…. so i grabbed my Tombow Dual Brush Pens and set out to see if i could get the image from my mind onto paper. i am not a […]

penny black & monochromatic by Sarah

May 19, 2011 in Design Team / General tagged Foam Tabs / MONO Glue Pen / Penny Black by Tombow USA

I was inspired by Penny Black’s ‘Sparkle’ stamp of a single flower. Perfect for a quick inking with the Tombow Dual Brush Pens and layering for a dimensional look with the Foam Tabs. I also used Penny Black’s new ‘Mix and Match’ papers to easily coordinate the look all together. […]

“Floral Sketchbook” by Marie Browning

May 18, 2011 in Design Team / General tagged Dual Brush Pens / Fastener Tabs / Foam Tabs / MONO Drawing Pencil / MONO Multi Liquid Glue / Permanent Stamp Runner by admin

It is time for another Tombow Blog Hop. This month we are pairing up with Penny Black. I received some fun goodies from Penny Black to play with! Did you know they have paper? The DT rec’d some fun bright colors of paper as well as several fun stamps. This […]

“Just for You” by Debbie Fisher

May 17, 2011 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / General tagged Debbie Fisher / Dual Brush Pens / Foam Tabs by Debbie

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