Art & Craft Tutorials

Katie Smith

Hey everyone, it’s Katie from Studio Katie here! Are you ready for the spring equinox and the start of (hopefully) warmer weather? Today, I’m going to show you how to create a Spring Bucket List Journal Spread in your dot grid journal! Supplies: Dot Grid Journal (I’m using an Archer […]

DIY Spring Bucket List Journal Spread

March 20, 2019 in Design Team / Planning & Journaling / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged bucket list / bullet journal / Doodle / Doodling / Dot Grid Journal / Drawing / fudenosuke brush pens / habit tracker / Pastel Set TwinTones / planner / planning / Spring / task journal / Tombow TwinTone Dual Tip Markers by Katie Smith

What are your thoughts on Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year, Living Coral? It’s Katie from Studio Katie here and today I’m going to show you how to make a monochrome art journal page based on the Color of the Year. Supplies: Tombow Dual Brush Pens, 995 and 803 are both […]

DIY Monochrome Art Journal Page

March 7, 2019 in Art Journaling / Design Team / Mixed Media / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Art Journal / Color of the Year / dual brush pen / Mixed Media / Pantone by Katie Smith

Hey everyone, I’m Katie and today I’m here to share a few tips on drawing with brush pens, more specifically the Fudenosuke Colors! Supplies: Tombow Fudenosuke Colors Sketchbook, I’m using Tombow’s Exclusive Dot Grid Journal Tombow MONO Graph Mechanical Pencil Tombow MONO Light Eraser Tip one: Use thick and […]

5 Tips for Drawing with Brush Pens

February 18, 2019 in Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged dot grid / Drawing / Fudenosuke Colors / Sketching / Tips / Tombow Fudenosuke Colors / Tutorial by Katie Smith

Do you love geometric rainbow art? I do! Hey guys, I’m Katie from Studio Katie here and today I’ll be showing you how to use the new Tombow TwinTone Rainbow Set to create some really cool art! Supplies: NEW TwinTone Marker Set, 12-Pack Rainbow Watercolor Paper Tombow MONO Graph Mechanical Pencil […]

DIY Geometric Rainbow Art

February 6, 2019 in Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Watercolor tagged art / diy / geometric / Rainbow Set TwinTones / Tombow TwinTone Dual Tip Markers / Tutorial / Watercolor by Katie Smith

Hey everyone, it’s Katie from Studio Katie here, and today I’ll be showing you how to create an easy Zentangle Portrait Drawing. Zentangling is one of those things I don’t do all the time, but I always come back to it whenever I need a bit of inspiration or just […]

Easy Zentangle Portrait Drawing

January 21, 2019 in Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Zentangle tagged Doodle / Drawing / MONO Drawing Pen / mono graph mechanical pencil / Tutorial / Zentangle / Zentangle Inspired Artwork by Katie Smith

Hello everyone, It’s Katie here with my first post of 2019! To celebrate the new Design Team for the new year, we’ll each be doing a project based on our styles. My style is very much on the artsy/drawing side, so today I’ll be showing you how to create this […]

DIY Mixed Media Art Journal Background

January 9, 2019 in Art Journaling / Design Team / Mixed Media / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Art Journal / Drawing / Dual Brush Pens / Mixed Media / Tutorial by Katie Smith

Hey everyone, It’s Katie here! If there’s one thing I love to do every time I take a trip somewhere, it’s to keep a travel journal! I like to bind them ahead of time, and only bring along a small kit of supplies so that I don’t get overwhelmed and […]

Putting Together A Travel Journal Kit

December 21, 2018 in Art Journaling / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Art Journal / Clique Kits / Dual Brush Pens / MONO Adhesive Permanent / MONO Aqua Liquid Glue / Tombow Mono Twin Permanent Marker / travel journal by Katie Smith

Hey everyone, it’s Katie here. Today I want to show you how I’m combining Tombow’s new Limited Edition Citrus 10-pack of Dual Brush Pens with the 1500 Series Colored Pencils in my Christmas journal. I’m taking part in 30 Days of Lists this month, so that’s what this journal is. If […]

DIY Whimsical Christmas Journal

December 6, 2018 in Art Journaling / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged 1500 colored pencils / Art Journal / Christmas / citrus palette / Drawing / dual brush pen / Journal by Katie Smith

Hey everyone, it’s Katie here and today I’ll be showing you how to make a mixed media planner cover. First I just want to say thank you to Passion Planner for sending planners to the Tombow Design Team. I love mine and I had so much fun customizing the cover […]

DIY Mixed Media Planner Cover

November 6, 2018 in Design Team / Mixed Media / Planning & Journaling / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged ebrush / Mixed Media / passion planner / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Tombow Mono Twin Permanent Marker by Katie Smith

Hey everyone, it’s Katie from Studio Katie. Today’s project is one inspired by the night sky and I’ll be showing you how to paint a watercolor constellation self portrait. Supplies you’ll need: Tombow Dual Brush Pen Galaxy 10-Pack Tombow MONO Glue Pen 140lb Watercolor Paper Tombow MONO Drawing Pencil Tombow […]

How to Paint a Watercolor Constellation Self Portrait

October 30, 2018 in Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Watercolor tagged art / dual brush pen / galaxy / MONO Glue Pen / Portrait / Tombow Dual Brush Pens Galaxy Palette / Tutorial / Watercolor / zodiac by Katie Smith

Hey everyone, it’s Katie here and today I’m showing you how to make an easy Halloween plaque you can make! Supplies: Wooden Hexagon Plaque (the one I used is by Walnut Hollow!) Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue Tombow Adhesive Dots Black Acrylic Paint and Paintbrush Glossy Photo Paper Tombow Dual […]

Easy Bat Halloween Plaque You Can Make

October 23, 2018 in Design Team / DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Cricut / Decor / Glitter / Halloween / MONO Aqua Liquid Glue / splash technique / Tutorial / Walnut Hollow by Katie Smith

Are you ready for Halloween? It’s sneaking up fast! Hey guys, It’s Katie here and today I’m sharing with you an easy guide for drawing potion bottles! These witchy little bottles would be perfect for adding onto Halloween cards or a spooky themed task journal layout. Supplies: Tombow MONO Drawing […]

How to Draw Potion Bottles

October 1, 2018 in Adult Coloring / Art Journaling / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged 1500 colored pencils / Doodle / Drawing / Halloween / mono drawing pens / task journal / Tutorial by Katie Smith