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Monthly Archives: September 2015

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

Lettering. We do it even up here in the Great White North. I’m Amanda from Say It Pretty Designs in Vancouver, BC (Find me on the web at sayitpretty.com and on Instagram @amandaarneill). I started hand lettering when my second daughter was born and I haven’t stopped since. I think […]

Lettering Week: Mix and Match Letters with Amanda!

September 29, 2015 in Giveaways / Guest Designers / Handlettering / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Amanda Arneill / Fudenosuke Pen / Hand lettering / Lettering 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

Hey there and welcome to the 80’s! You’ve made it to the neon years. The 80’s were filled with big hair, bell bottoms, bright colors and hardly any technology. I was born in ’81 and loved growing up during this time. What I remember most is talking. Whether it was […]

I Love the 80’s

September 24, 2015 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged neon inks / Stamping / Tombow Aqua by Latrice Murphy

All this week we are doing blasts from the past here on the Tombow USA. I got the 1970s so I decided to make a card inspired by a jacket my dad had in the 1970s. I used Tombow Dual Brush Pens to color and stencil a fun 70’s inspired […]

1970s Inspired Birthday Card

September 23, 2015 in Adult Coloring / Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / General by Jennifer

This week on the blog we are being inspired by different decades of art. As a child of the 60’s, I have to say that I love the Pop Art movement. Artists like Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and especially Peter Max really defined this era. The bright colors and dark outlines highlight […]

I Love the 60’s: Pop Art Faux Letterpress Home Decor

September 22, 2015 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Beth Watson / Dual Brush Pens / Foam Tape / Xtreme adhesive by Beth Watson

Blast from the past week! I love the 1950’s! This week is “Blast From The Past Week” and the Tombow design team will inspire you with our favorite things from different decades!! My decade is the 1950’s. I love the 1950’s! The TV shows, the fashion, the music, the home […]

Blast From The Past Week!

September 21, 2015 in Adult Coloring / Design Team / Handlettering by Daniella Hayes

Welcome to the Stampendous! and Tombow USA Blog Hop! We are teaming up with one of Tombow’s Favorite Partners, Stampendous! We’ve had 3 days full of inspiration! Make sure you don’t miss anything because we also have 2 AMAZING PRIZES! You came here from Lea’s Blog but if you need to go to […]

Stampendous! and Tombow USA Blog Hop! Day Three

September 20, 2015 in Blog Hops & Partner Projects / Design Team / General tagged Blog Hop / Blog Hops / Stampendous! by Jennie Garcia

Welcome to the Stampendous! and Tombow USA Blog Hop! We are teaming up with one of Tombow’s Favorite Partners, Stampendous! We have lots of inspiration in this hop and we also have 2 AMAZING PRIZES! You came here from Alison’s Blog but if you need to go to the beginning of the […]

Stampendous! and Tombow USA Blog Hop! Day Two

September 19, 2015 in Blog Hops & Partner Projects / Design Team / General tagged Blog Hop / Stampendous! by Jennie Garcia

Welcome to the Stampendous! and Tombow USA Blog Hop! For the next three days we will be teaming up with one of Tombow’s favorite partners, Stampendous! We have lots of inspiration in this hop and we also have an amazing prize package for 2 lucky winners! You probably came here […]

Stampendous! and Tombow USA Blog Hop! Day One

September 18, 2015 in Blog Hops & Partner Projects / Design Team / General tagged Blog Hop / Stampendous! by Jennie Garcia

Hi everyone! We don’t know about you, but here at Tombow we are kind of obsessed with adult coloring. What better way is there to return to your stress-free and responsibility-free childhood days than sitting down with some markers, colored pencils or crayons and filling in a fun coloring page? […]

Free Adult Coloring Page Downloads!

September 16, 2015 in Adult Coloring / Free Downloads / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Zentangle tagged adult coloring / adult coloring page / coloring / coloring for adults / coloring for grownups / coloring page / creative coloring / Dual Brush Pens / free coloring page / free download / free printable / grownup coloring / printable / Tombow / Zentangle by Tombow USA