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Summer time is here and it’s time to let loose, relax, and create! Jennifer Priest here with this month’s challenge, all about Words of Wisdom. June is the time when we kick off summer but it is also filled with all kinds of milestone occasions perfect for giving advice and […]

Words of Wisdom Challenge

June 8, 2015 in Design Team / DIY Decor / Giveaways / Handlettering tagged challenge / Lettering by Jennifer

It’s day three of Tombow’s Designer Favorites week! Today, I am sharing my love for Tombow Xtreme Adhesive Tabs with this fun way to display “flair” or buttons. Over the years, I have attended lots of events, conferences, and the like and received LOADS of flair. I had them collected in […]

An Easy Way to Display Flair

June 3, 2015 in Design Team / DIY Decor by Jennifer

The beauty of mixed media is that you really can do it just about anywhere, on anything, and with anything. I upcycled an old box lid into a fun shrine using buttons, book pages, and glitter, all adhered with Tombow adhesive. I used a mixture of glitter and foils applied […]

Mixed Media Art in a Box Lid

May 20, 2015 in Design Team / DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged bix lid / Buttons / Heart / Mixed Media / Recycle / upcycle by Jennifer

Use a Tombow Dual Brush Pen to add a sentimen to handmade cards, like Jennifer Priest shares in this card tutorial on the Tombow blog. — Making flowers is super fun so I was really excited when I found out we were doing a flower themed challenge on the Tombow blog this week! I love working with crepe paper because it is soft but keeps its shape, making it great for creating dimensional or 3D flowers. […]

How to Make Crepe Paper Flowers – May Flowers Challenge

May 13, 2015 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Giveaways tagged Card / crepe paper / flower / Kids / posie by Jennifer

When I think of the rain, I think of the color blue. I drew inspiration for the card I’m sharing today from the yellow on the April Showers Mood Board created by Daniella Hayes earlier this week. Join our Inspiration Challenge! Just visit THIS BLOG POST, create something inspired by […]

How to make glitter lettering

April 1, 2015 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Handlettering tagged Card / Easy / Glitter / Lettering by Jennifer

Uswe font doodling to ease into the art of lettering and to help you retain information better while listening to a lecture, conference call, or podcast. — Lettering and drawing is one of the things I really want to improve this year. One of the keys to learning how to do something new or improving a skill is to set aside time to practice. I’ve also seen research that states that doodling while listening to a lecture […]

Doodle While You Listen – Font Doodling – Lettering Week ...

March 11, 2015 in Design Team / Handlettering tagged Doodling / font / Lettering by Jennifer

Last summer I attended a baby shower that my sister threw for her friend. At the entrance of the party, they had a sign on an easel with a cup of markers – the idea was for people to add a message for the baby to the sign using a […]

Wishes for Baby Sign for Baby Shower

March 4, 2015 in Design Team / DIY Decor / Handlettering / Parties & Entertaining tagged baby shower / baby sign / Dual Brush Pens / welcome baby by Jennifer

Tournament season for sports is almost here and that means lots of game day get-togethers! Part of the fun of a sports party is the decorating! We recently got together with friends and family for a fun day of watching the Big Game and I created a game day sliders […]

Easy Mini Basketball Garland

February 25, 2015 in Design Team / Parties & Entertaining tagged Banner / basketball / garland / sports / tombow xtreme by Jennifer

Neon is a hot trend right now… who would have imagined we’d ever say that again after the 1980’s and 1990’s? But it’s true! If wearing dayglo green and electric orange is not your thing, you can still embrace the neon trend on your papercrafts, like these neon cards I […]

Neon Cards That POP!

February 18, 2015 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Card / Irojiten / neon by Jennifer

Do you need a Valentine card in the next two days? No fear! Here are 3 easy Valentine cards you can make tonight with some basic craft supplies that you probably already have in your stash, like yarn, and Tombow adhesives. The cards come together in no time! Make your special […]

3 Easy Valentine Cards You Can Make Tonight

February 11, 2015 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / General / Parties & Entertaining tagged Card / Easy / greeting card / Quick and Easy / Valentine's Day by Jennifer

Valentine’s Day is about so much more than just that one special girl or guy (or cat) that you love. Valentine’s Day can be about expressing love for anyone you care about and that’s just what this Valentine’s Day Gift for a sister is all about. I created the album […]

A Valentine’s Day Gift For A Sister

February 4, 2015 in Design Team / Scrapbooking & Project Life tagged family / Scrapbook / sister / valentine gift / Valentine's Day by Jennifer

Last year we knew gold was going to be a hot trend but at the recent Craft and Hobby Association trade show, not only was gold foil a hot trend across all categories but foil in all colors was making a big comeback. I love the look of foil on craft […]

Easy Foil Transfer Without Heat

January 28, 2015 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged foil transfer / foils by Jennifer