Category: Tombow pens

Time to Celebrate | Penny Black

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HEY FRIENDS! Just a quick note tonight to show you the card I made earlier today featuring the Time to Celebrate and Super Day stamp sets by Penny Black. I’m still experimenting with my Tombow Dual Brush Pens, which I’ve been loving. I may even stop by Dick Blick’s tomorrow and pick up a few more to round out my colors!

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Rowhouse Greetings | Time to Celebrate by Penny Black
Rowhouse Greetings | Time to Celebrate by Penny Black

 This is another single layer card made from Canson XL Watercolor Paper that I cut to 4.25″ x 11″ to create a top folding card. The image and sentiments were stamped with Versafine Ink in Onyx Black. I applied some of the color directly with Tombow markers and then blended it out with a waterbrush. Since my creativity has been in a slump lately, this simple layout allows me to just color without putting a whole lot of thought into a layout.

That’s all for today!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

Supplies

TOMBOWS: 772, 847, 856 (balloons); 772, N65 (cat); 553, 985 (bees); 526 (sky)

Rowhouse Greetings | Time to Celebrate by Penny Black | Color Map

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Easy Watercoloring with Tombow Markers

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HEY FRIENDS! As you know, my creativity has been in a bit of a slump lately. I have lots to work with so BUYING isn’t my issue, but USING certainly is! But on Saturday, I did a demo at The Paper Herald — a gem of a stationery store here in Baltimore owned by my friend Ashleigh — and that has sparked my creativity again. I pulled out my Tombow Dual Brush Markers and a waterbrush as well as assorted stamp sets from Colorado Craft Company.

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Rowhouse Greetings | Pleas Forgive Me by Colorado Craft Company

TOMBOW: 723, 947, 969, 992 (hamster); 060, 177, 192 (lettuce); N65 (shadow)

Rowhouse Greetings | Pleas Forgive Me by Colorado Craft Company | Color Map

For my first card, I used the Peas Forgive Me stamp set. You can see a somewhat awkward video of me coloring the image while I was at The Paper Herald. I even managed to stamp my hand with the Versafine ink pad! Be kind – it was my FIRST Solo Instagram live video. If you’re unable to see it below, try THIS LINK.

Once I was back in my studio, I was inspired to color another Colorado Craft Company image. This time I used the Anita Jeram Happy Day stamp set.

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Happy Day by Colorado Craft Company

TOMBOW: 723, 947, 969, 992 (rabbits); 192 (grass); 526 (sky)

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Happy Day by Colorado Craft Company

Coloring Notes

As you’ll see, I kept the layouts simple — both cards are just single layers made from Canson XL Watercolor Paper that I cut to 4.25″ x 11″ to create a top folding card. I stamped the images with Versafine Ink in Onyx Black. I love this ink because it’s perfect for detailed images and sentiments AND it’s waterproof. I applied some of the color directly with Tombow markers and then blended it out with a waterbrush. It all, it took 15-20 minutes per card to complete. And by keeping the layout so simple, I was able to complete the cards without a lot of fuss agonizing over the design.

That’s all for today!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

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