I was recently contacted by Tombow to see if I would be interested in doing a little collaboration of sorts. It was a no-brainer because I have been using Tombow products since I started stamping over 10 years ago. My adhesive of choice is still the Mono Adhesive Permanent tape runner. It has never failed me, so I never had a reason to try anything else.
Over the next few days I will be sharing projects from the design team that use several Tombow products. As always, the girls have created some great stuff! You can also visit the Tombow Blog to see projects they have created using stamps from Purple Onion Designs. I am excited to check out what they have done.
The first card today is from Donna Mikasa. Donna stamped her images onto watercolor paper and then colored them using Tombow's Dual Brush Pens. Donna used the colorless blender with the markers to achieve the beautiful watercolored look. This is another product that I used early on. I would use the markers as watercolors either with a colorless blender or a water brush. The other technique I like to use these markers for is coloring directly on a solid image stamp, spritzing with water and stamping.
stamps used: The Bird Cage, Doodle Branch and Homegrown Sentiments
Next up is another bird card, this time from Courtney Kelley.. Courtney also stamped her image on watercolor paper and used the Dual Brush Pens to watercolor the bird with the colorless blender. She then cut out the bird and attached it to her card front using the New Stamp Runner Permanent Adhesive. The birds wing was attached using 3D Foam Tabs.
stamps used: Faith The Chicken and A Little Bird Told Me
Gorgeous colouring on both cards!
Posted by: Jen W. | September 20, 2011 at 02:36 AM
Sweet cards! I love the images I rec'd from POD and my post will be up on Thursday. Thank you POD for swapping goodies with us at Tombow!
Posted by: Debbie Fisher | September 20, 2011 at 08:18 AM
Really, really cute cards! Tombow dual brush pens, huh? I'll have to check into that!
Posted by: Toni Storie | September 20, 2011 at 01:27 PM
Great cards and I have to mention that Donna always makes me drool.
Posted by: Kathy Racoosin | September 20, 2011 at 04:17 PM
stunning cards girls
Posted by: julie | September 20, 2011 at 05:41 PM
Your cards are so pretty! I love the images coloured with the Tombows. I have tried the popular alcohol markers but can't see abandoning my collection of Tombows for them.
Thanks for sharing the tips and ideas! :)
Posted by: auntie em | September 21, 2011 at 03:01 AM