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I am a bit of a fanatic about being organized. My motto is – “A place for everything and everything in its place!” And any chance I get to upcycle is a BONUS! Now I am NOT a cook or a baker, so I was recently cleaning out and organizing […]

Upcycled Baking Sheet Magnetic Organizer

July 21, 2015 in Design Team / DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Beth Watson / Home Decor / Organize / Tombow Fastener Tabs / Tombow Mono Twin Permanent Marker / Tombow Power Tabs / Tombow Sand Eraser / Tombow Xtreme Adhesive / upcycled by Beth Watson

Planner organization is one of my FAVORITE things! I can’t do anything without my planner, and if it isn’t organized I fall apart! This is a picture of my planner for the month of October. This is the only month that isn’t filled up, so I could share it with you. […]

Planner Organization

July 20, 2015 in Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks by Daniella Hayes

This week the team was challenged to find inspiration from summer trends, using images on a specific Pinterest board. I chose the “Acoustic Boho” image below because I liked the unique color combination, the texture in the Mexican and Native American textiles in the photo, and the geometric patterns. My […]

Acoustic Boho Birthday Card – Summer Trends 2015

July 8, 2015 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged birthday card / geometric / hipster / native / trends by Jennifer

Summer is here and in full swing! So, let’s settle in and talk about TRENDS for SUMMER 2015! I am always tend spotting when I am out at the Mall, Superstores, Craft Stores and even at the Hardware Store. Shopping in several teen stores on Sunday, I noticed that MONOGRAMS […]

Summer 2015 Trends – Monograms

July 7, 2015 in Design Team / DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Beth Watson / Dual Brush Pens / Fancy Pants Designs / MONO Aqua Liquid Glue / MONO Professional Drawing Pencils / Tombow Xtreme Adhesive / Xtreme Tabs by Beth Watson

The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. I have always loved the red, white, and blue and at one time, I had my entire living room decorated in Americana. Those days are long gone but we can still enjoy some red, white, and blue on cards, scrapbook […]

Red, White and Blue Ombre with Markers – Stars and ...

July 1, 2015 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Card / fourth of july / markers / ombre by Jennifer

We’re wrapping up our week of Design Team Favorites here today, and we hope you’ve enjoyed seeing some new project ideas by our talented group of ladies! Our Signature Designer Marie Browning has chosen Tombow Wide Trac Correction Tape as her favorite product to showcase. We know what you’re thinking […]

Wide Trac Correction Tape – Marie Browning’s Favorite Tombow Product

June 6, 2015 in Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged correction tape / correction tape banner / Design Team / design team favorites / designer's favorite / how to draw a banner / Marie Browning / Tombow / Tombow Correction Tape / tombow usa by Tombow USA

Welcome to day 2 of the Designer’s Favorites Week! My FAVORITE Tombow USA product is Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive! I have been hooked since January 2014 and I just cannot get enough of this adhesive. It’s the reason I tried out for the Design Team! I have attached all kinds […]

Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive – Beth Watson’s Favorite Tombow Product!

June 2, 2015 in DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Beth Watson / Dual Brush Pens / Xtreme Permanent Adhesive by Beth Watson

We hope you enjoyed Mixed Media week on the blog last week! If you missed any of the projects, make sure to check them out: Fun and Easy Mixed Media Canvas by Daniella Hayes Mixed Media Canvas Techniques with Beth Watson Mixed Media Art in a Box Lid by Jennifer […]

Mixed Media Cover Tutorial by Marie Browning

May 28, 2015 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged how to / how to make a book cover / Mixed Media / Tombow / tombow usa by Tombow USA

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

Mixed Media is near and dear to my heart! It is such a fluid way to create that it always chills me out. It is my yoga, my meditation. In fact, I was mixing medias back before we even knew that it had a name! I always start out with […]

Mixed Media Canvas Techniques with Beth Watson

May 19, 2015 in Design Team / DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks by Beth Watson

Welcome back to our May Flowers Challenge week! We hope you’ve been inspired by our talented Design Team‘s projects! Don’t forget to link up your own floral projects HERE for a chance to win some great prizes. Today we’re excited to share with you a video tutorial by our Signature […]

How to Use Tombow Dual Brush Pens for Direct Blending

May 16, 2015 in Design Team / Giveaways / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Zentangle tagged blending techniques / Dual Brush Pens / shading techniques / Tombow / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / tombow markers / tombow usa / Zentangle / zentangle art by Tombow USA

Happy April everyone! What a great challenge we have for you. I was inpsired by Daniella’s mood board for sure and pulled the black and yellow out as well as the black bow. Loved it. When I think of April showers I think of lazy days. For us it means […]

How to Make a Corner Bookmark

April 2, 2015 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Giveaways / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged bookmark / diy / how to / Tombow / Tutorial by Tombow USA

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