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Lauren Fitzmaurice is a left-handed calligrapher from Owensboro, Kentucky. She is also a full-time teacher, wife, and mommy to two sweet boys, Lauren enjoys a good doodle and working on lettering projects in her spare time. She believes that lettering makes life more fun and also loves to encourage and learn […]

Lettering Week: Tombow like a Lefty with Lauren!

October 2, 2015 in Guest Designers / Handlettering / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Fudenosuke Pen / Hand lettering / Lauren Fitzmaurice / Lettering / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Tombow like a Lefty by Jennie Garcia

Howdy Letterers! I’m Abby G, I live in Dallas. Yes, I love lettering! A quick intro about me…Weekdays I’m a full time Art Director for a crafting company. At night, I’m a full-time illustrator and hand letterer. I’ve been in this industry since I was 8. However, my relationship with hand […]

Lettering Week: Spacing, Colors and Glue Pen Fun with Abby!

October 1, 2015 in Guest Designers / Handlettering / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Abby Guempel / Fudenosuke Pen / Hand lettering / Lettering / MONO Glue Pen / Tombow Dual Brush Pens by Jennie Garcia

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

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

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

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

I love thinking outside the box when it comes to crafting and since it is Back to School Week on the Tombow Blog, I decided to craft with actual school supplies! I created this pencil topped box, which would make a great gift for your child’s new teacher and would […]

Back to School Week – Pencil Topped Teacher Box

August 25, 2015 in Design Team / DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Beth Watson / Gift Giving / MONO Multi Liquid Glue / MONO Professional Drawing Pencils / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Tombow MONO Plastic Eraser / Xtreme Permanent Adhesive by Beth Watson

It’s Back To School Week on the Tombow Blog! The Design Team will have inspiring projects to share with you all week. My project is an altered notebook. Composition notebooks can be so boring. With just a few products and a few minutes you can turn that drab notebook into a […]