Tutorials, Tips & Tricks

What a creative year! As I wrap up my 2025 posts as a Tombow Creator Crew member, I’m looking back at the projects that made me smile the biggest—each one powered by Tombow tools that never left my desk. Here’s a quick tour of my favorites and the products that […]

2025 Favorites: A Tombow Year in Color

December 23, 2025 in Adult Coloring / Art Journaling / Cards & Papercrafting / Creator Crew / Design Team / DIY Decor / General / Handlettering / Mixed Media / Planning & Journaling / Scrapbooking & Project Life / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Watercolor tagged Andrea Lake / Andrea Lake Creates / cards / diy / Dual Brush Pens / Hand lettering / MONO Adhesive Permanent / MONO Aqua Liquid Glue / MONO Drawing Pen / MONO Multi Liquid Glue / Tombow / Tombow Xtreme Adhesive / Watercolor / Xtreme adhesive by Andrea Lake

Hey everyone, Katie here, and today I wanted to put together a guide to talk about all of the differences in Tombow’s marker range and what would be the best for your project! Dual Brush Pens: This is everyone’s favorite marker for a reason! There are currently 108 gorgeous colors […]

Your Guide to Tombow Markers

December 19, 2025 in Creator Crew / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Dual Brush Pens / fudenosuke / MONO Drawing Pen / mono edge highlighter / Product Review by Katie Smith

The holiday season is always filled with excitement, but it can also feel a little overwhelming. That’s why I decided to get a head start this year by creating a Countdown to Christmas Advent MemoryDex using some of my favorite Tombow products. I reached for the MONO Multi Liquid Glue […]

Countdown to Christmas Advent MemoryDex with Tombow

December 19, 2025 in Cards & Papercrafting / Creator Crew / Design Team / General / Scrapbooking & Project Life / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Andrea Lake / Andrea Lake Creates / MONO Drawing Pen Colors / MONO Multi Liquid Glue / papercrafting by Andrea Lake

When the holidays roll in, I love decorating with pieces that feel handmade and cozy—so this year I built a tiny paper Holiday Village you can display on a cake stand, tray, or mantel. The whole project came together with my Tombow trio: the MONO Graph Mechanical Pencil for crisp […]

DIY Holiday Village: Festive Mantel Décor with Tombow

December 19, 2025 in Creator Crew / Design Team / DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Andrea Lake / Andrea Lake Creates / Dual Brush Pens / Holiday Decorations / MONO Multi Liquid Glue / Tombow MONO Graph Mechanical Pencil by Andrea Lake

Hey everyone, in today’s blog post I’m going to show you how to make a DIY Christmas Charm Mini Wreath! Has anyone else been obsessed with charms this year? It’s Katie here, and I’ve been doing so many charm crafts this year, making bracelets, keychains, and more! Now that it’s […]

DIY Christmas Charm Wreath

December 15, 2025 in Creator Crew / DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Christmas / craft / Holiday / Mono Multi XL Liquid Glue by Katie Smith

October is National Book month, so I thought it would be the perfect time to do a project that I’ve been wanting to do for a while now, and that is a Bedazzled Book! It’s a trend that has been quickly growing this year and I’m loving it, this was so […]

DIY Bedazzled Book

December 8, 2025 in Creator Crew / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Bedazzle / book project / MONO Aqua Liquid Glue / reading / Wicked by Katie Smith

Hi, friends! I’m Andrea Lake, and I have to confess—I’m not much of a summer girl. It’s usually a chaotic season at work, making it hard to take time off or plan a proper vacation. And the hot, humid weather? Definitely not my favorite. So I’m incredibly excited to welcome […]

Autumn Favorites with Tombow

September 4, 2025 in Cards & Papercrafting / Creator Crew / Design Team / General / Planning & Journaling / Scrapbooking & Project Life / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Andrea Lake / Andrea Lake Creates / Mono Adhesive Dots / MONO Drawing Pans Color / MONO Multi Liquid Glue / papercrafting / scrapbooking by Andrea Lake

Hi, friends! I’m Andrea Lake. As a proud planner person and memory keeper, I’m always searching for ways to stay grounded, focused, and intentional—especially when it comes to taking care of myself. September is Self-Care Awareness Month, and it’s the perfect time to check in with your mind, body, and […]

Journaling for Self-Care Awareness Month with Tombow

September 2, 2025 in Adult Coloring / Creator Crew / Design Team / General / Planning & Journaling / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Andrea Lake / Andrea Lake Creates / Dual Brush Markers / journaling / Self care journaling kit / Tombow / Tombow TwinTone by Andrea Lake

Hey y’all, I’m Katie from Studio Katie. Have you tried the new Urban Sketching Set from Tombow yet? Keep reading to see how I used this set to illustrate the cutest little Japanese Tea House! First, Let me tell you what comes in the Urban Sketching Set: 3 Tombow Dual Brush Pens, […]

Product Review: Tombow’s Urban Sketching Set

August 20, 2025 in Creator Crew / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Watercolor tagged Drawing / Dual Brush Pens / Field Sketching / Urban Sketching Set by Katie Smith

Whether you’re just starting your journaling journey or you’re looking to refine your line work, our new Fine Liner Foundations and Trend-Inspired Journal Spread Workshop is the perfect way to build skills and immediately put them into practice. In this free, two-part class, lettering and journaling artist Emma Chin […]

FREE Fine Liner Foundations and Trend-Inspired Journal Spread Workshop

August 15, 2025 in Adult Coloring / Art Journaling / Creator Crew / Design Team / Free Downloads / General / Handlettering / Planning & Journaling / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Workshops tagged art journaling workshop / bullet journaling tutorial / cottagecore art / cottagecore doodles / cottagecore journal / creative journaling ideas / fine liner journaling / fine liner techniques / fine liner workshop / Free art workshop / journal spread tutorial / journaling workshop / line art techniques / MONO Drawing Pen Colors / Tombow Workshop by Audrey Hayes

Ready to combine your love for nature with your creativity? In our latest free online art workshop, illustrator and sticker artist Katie Smith (@studio.katie) will show you how to draw, ink, and color stunning National Park–inspired sticker designs using Tombow MONO Drawing Pens and Tombow Dual Brush Pens — including […]