Design Your Holiday Countdown Calendar

Tuesday November 25, 2025
18:00

Description

Design Your Holiday Countdown Calendar with Tombow at Staples Ottawa 131

A hands-on holiday workshop where you’ll design and letter your own festive countdown calendar.

Get into the holiday spirit while learning hand lettering techniques with Tombow! In this hands-on workshop, you will practice foundational strokes, blending, and outlining before applying your new skills to create a colorful, interactive holiday countdown calendar.

Using Tombow Dual Brush Pens, MONO Drawing Pens, and MONO Permanent Adhesive, you will design a festive project that is both creative and functional, perfect for bringing joy to your home or gifting to a loved one. No prior lettering experience required, just bring your holiday cheer and creativity!

In this session, you will learn how to:

  • How to create basic hand lettering strokes and build confidence with Tombow Dual Brush Pens
  • Simple blending and shading techniques to add color and dimension to your holiday designs
  • Tips for outlining and adding fine details with MONO Drawing Pens for a polished look
  • How to assemble and personalize a festive holiday countdown calendar using MONO Permanent Adhesive
  • Ways to add hidden prompts or messages for an interactive and meaningful holiday project

Join us in person at one of the participating Staples stores or online. Carola will be streaming live from her studio in Vancouver.

All in-person attendees will get a chance to make their own countdown calendar with Tombow Dual Brush markers. All supplies will be provided.

About Carola,

Carola Sallis is a Sri Lankan-Canadian artist who brings her unique abstract style to painting, drawing, and creative journaling. Through her blog and social media, she shares her passion for stationery, planning, and artistic hobbies, inspiring others to embrace creativity in their everyday lives. When she’s not in her studio, Carola can often be found hiking the scenic mountains around Vancouver, Canada. Her work reflects both her love of intuitive art and her joy in encouraging others to explore their own creative process

Website: https://liliandbella.com/

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Location

403 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1Y6, Canada

Centretown would like to acknowledge that Ottawa is built on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation.

The Anishinaabe Algonquin peoples have lived on this land since time immemorial. We recognize and deeply appreciate their historic connection to this place. We also recognize the contributions of Métis, Inuit, and other Indigenous peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and our province and country as a whole.