Art & Craft Tutorials

Smitha Katti

smitha_mono_highlighter8 — Hello friends! I’m Smitha and today I have pulled out my travelers notebook and new MONO Edge Highlighters and am ready to draw! I’ll be sharing an easy flower doodling and coloring technique for you to use those chisel edge highlighters in unique fun ways! Material list: MONO Edge Highlighter, 6-Pack MONO […]

Coloring Flowers using the MONO Edge Highlighters

May 16, 2018 in Art Journaling / Design Team / Planning & Journaling tagged Doodle / draw / floral art / Flowers / highlighter / highlighter art / mono edge highlighter by Smitha Katti

Smitha Katti watercolor roses — Hello friends! I’m Smitha and today we’ll be painting watercolor roses inspired by Marie Browning! This is an easy watercoloring technique and oh so fun! Using Tombows Dual Brush Pens to do your watercoloring is a great way to create these watercolor roses. Material list: Dual Brush Pens Paint Brush Sketchbook, mixed […]

Watercolor Roses Tutorial

May 3, 2018 in General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Tombow Dual Brush Pens by Smitha Katti

Smitha_Katti_Earth_Day_Quote — Hello friends, it’s Smitha here with an easy watercoloring technique today. I am creating a watercolor Earth Day quote in my sketchbook and I will show you how easy it is to make loose watercolor leaves using Tombow’s Dual Brush Pens. Material list: Dual Brush Pens Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen Paint Brush […]

DIY Watercolor Earth Day Quote

April 16, 2018 in Design Team / Handlettering / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Dual Brush Pens / Earth Day / Lettering / Watercolor by Smitha Katti

Smitha_Katti_Rainbow_letters5 — Hello friends, it’s Smitha here with a new blog post! Who is in the mood to create a rainbow of their own? Let’s pull out those colored pencils shall we? Material list: Irojiten Color Dictionary, Rainforest Palette MONO Drawing Pencil, 4H MONO Eraser Sketchbook, mixed media or any drawing quality Step 1: […]

Rainbow Letters using Irojiten Colored Pencils

April 4, 2018 in Design Team / Handlettering by Smitha Katti

smitha_katti_blending_tombows — Hello friends! It’s Smitha here today with a new project, indeed there are not one but 4 projects in this post today. So let’s get started! These Pastel Tombow Dual Brush Pens are my favorite color palette and the soft pastel tones are perfect to create Spring themed projects. I’ll […]

4 Ways to Use Your Pastel Tombow Dual Brush Pens

March 21, 2018 in Design Team / Handlettering / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Dual Brush Pens / handlettering / pastel / Spring by Smitha Katti

Smitha_Katti_flower_card_paper_Cutting — Hello friends, it’s Smitha here with a new blog post! March is National Craft Month and I wanted to create a set of cards using just three basic supplies: paper, glue and scissors! Are you ready to craft? Material list: MONO Aqua Liquid Glue MONO Glue Pen Cardstock in a few colors […]

Pretty Paper Flower Cards

March 5, 2018 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team by Smitha Katti

smitha-katti-peacock-1 — Hello friends, it’s Smitha here with a new blog post with my favorite Dual Brush Pen art technique! I’m using the Pantone’s Color of the Year and creating a peacock illustration today. I love drawing illustrations in my sketchbook and today I am coloring it in with my favorite Dual Brush Pen […]

Brush Pen Art Technique: Peacock Illustration

February 21, 2018 in Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks by Smitha Katti

Smitha Katti Valentines — Hello friends, it’s Smitha here with a new blog post! It’s the month of love and I have 3 quick DIY Mini Valentine Card ideas to share with you today and all of them using glue! Material list: Tombow MONO Multi XL Liquid Glue Glitter Sequins Gold Foil Cardstock or premade cards […]

3 DIY Mini Valentine Card Ideas

February 8, 2018 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team tagged card tutorial / Foil / Glitter / Glue / mini cards / valentine / Valentine's Day by Smitha Katti

Setting up your Planner_Smitha Katti 2 — Hello friends, it’s Smitha here with a new blog post! The new year is here and today I am sharing 5 simple tips to keep in mind while setting up your planner that will help you be more productive. Material list for setting up your planner: TwinTone Marker Sets Zoom […]

5 Tips for Setting up your Planner

January 17, 2018 in Planning & Journaling / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged planner / planner tips / planning by Smitha Katti

Hello friends! It’s Smitha here and lets make something glittery and gold today shall we? To make this super cute glittered 2018 card, you will need the following supplies: Watercolor paper, Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid glue, Tombow Dual Brush Pens, a pencil, the MONO Twin Permanent Marker, MONO Adhesive+ Permanent and some […]

Make Your Own New Year’s Party Decor

December 21, 2017 in General by Smitha Katti

Hello friends! It’s Smitha here today and I am sharing my top 3 favorite Tombow products for making cards! If you are a card maker or if you are looking to buy a gift for a card maker, these supplies are an absolute must! 1. Dual Brush Pen 10-Pack, Bright […]

Holiday Gift Guide for Card Makers

December 4, 2017 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team by Smitha Katti

Happy Thanksgiving friends! This is Smitha popping in today with a quick tutorial. Whether you are planning a big Thanksgiving meal or an intimate Friendsgiving get together these DIY place cards will add a touch of handmade to your festivity! Supplies you need: A paper trimmer, watercolor paper, Tombow Dual Brush […]

Thanksgiving Place Cards DIY

November 14, 2017 in Cards & Papercrafting / Parties & Entertaining by Smitha Katti