Jen goes to ICELAND! (3 times, so far)
Published June 17, 2011 | 
Lucky for me, as a female Tattoo Artist at Ybor City Tattoo Company, I have had amazing opportunities to travel to a lot of beautiful places in the world. But Iceland, is my favorite so far!
Iceland was not even on my list of places to go, until an old high school friend ,that also is a tattooer, suggested it. I met up with his friends from a tattoo shop in Reykjavik, named Reykjavik Ink. I visited the shop and fell in love with the place!
Iceland is absolutely gorgeous!!!! Ocean, mountains, rocks covered in moss, waterfalls, Hot Springs, Geysers, Volcanos, and Glaciers…this place has it all! The people are very friendly and most of them speak english, which definitely makes life easier, because Icelandic is a difficult language to learn! Here are some of the tattoos I did while visiting…
This was an add on to an existing tribal tattoo.
This is on my friend, the beautiful, Anna Magga. Funny story about this…I drew this for someone else, but Anna saw it and carried the tattoo design around with her all day. The original girl had to back out and Anna jumped on it! I think this tattoo was meant for her.
I had to take these tattoo pictures before I left and this tattoo was still healing, so it doesn’t look as good as it does in person. But, I couldn’t leave this out of this post! Here is why…I worked on Andy for 12 hours to get everything done is one tattoo session! Completely covered from the knee to the ankle, all the way around!
This was a cute feather tattoo on a cute girl…It was her first tattoo!
This anchor tattoo was for a German sailor.
This cross was challenging because of all the tattoo lettering requested. It worked out good by using banners and the cross for the date.
This person requested a traditional skull butterfly with darker colors.
This snake head was a tattoo image this man wanted for a long time…Life is short. You should go for anything to make yourself happy!
That said, I did do something in Iceland that made me very happy! I got married by a Viking to the best guy ever!
I just booked my next trip to Iceland this September. The dates will be posted soon!
$13 Tattoos on Friday, May 13, 2011 at YCTC
Published May 12, 2011 | HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13th!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To mark this date, Ybor City Tattoo Company is joining tattoo shops all over the world by offering $13 Tattoos. This is a great way to get a fun tattoo with your friends, fill in a small space, or if you need cool tattoo ideas.
The rules are simple…
On May 13, 2011, from 2pm-12am Ybor City Tattoo Company has drawn 13 Tattoo designs to choose from.
The price is $13, with a $7 tip for good luck.
It will be first come, first serve.
Only available on Arms, Legs, and Upper back. NO EXCEPTIONS!
We look forward to seeing everyone! These 13 Tattoo Art designs will be retired at Midnight, May 14th FOREVER!!!!
Discount tattoo by Krystal | Traditional style woman head | roses
Published May 10, 2011 | 
Happy Mothers Day everyone. My theme for this weeks new tattoo is in her honor. Traditional style woman head and roses. A beautiful, timeless tattoo design that will no doubt show that special someone how much you care. So be sure to get a new tattoo, with the best tattoo design possible. As always, at a reduced price for allowing me to use my custom design. Hope to see you soon. Ciao.
Discount tattoo | Girl head
Published May 4, 2011 | 
As promised, our newest crew member Krystal Ralph has a fresh new tattoo idea available. This weeks discount tattoo is “La Chica Roja”. It’s the perfect tattoo design for someone looking for that special girl – minus the ball and chain. So hurry in and get a one of a kind girl tattoo by a female tattoo artist…
Half off tattoo design | rose | dagger
Published April 23, 2011 | 
Ybor City Tattoo Company’s newest tattoo artist Krystal Ralph is updating her portfolio with new tattoo pictures and designs. If you’re looking for a new tattoo she will be posting a new tattoo design a week that she would like to do for 1/2 off !! If you are interested please contact Krystal at the tattoo shop. (813) 443-0706 yborcitytattoocompany@yahoo.com
Tattoos for Women | Butterfly
Published February 24, 2011 | 
Beauty, transformation the soul and even marital bliss are qualities associated with the symbolism of the butterfly. Transcending almost all cultures, the butterfly holds almost as many meanings as the various and unique patterns found in nature.
Because of the association with beauty and transformation, the butterfly has been a popular basis for many tattoo designs for women. Since there are so many different variations in life, it’s the perfect symbol for personal adaptation when it comes to design.
Check out Tampa tattoo artist Pat R‘s butterfly design with placement on the neck.
Tattoos for Men | Death Before Dishonor
Published February 22, 2011 | 
Widely used in the military , a popular tattoo design for men is “Death Before Dishonor”. In the classic old school Americana style, the words “Death Before Dishonor” are pictured in some type of scroll that coils around a dagger. Other symbolism is often used within the design like skulls, anchors, globes, eagles, guns and hearts. Typically, the styling for this theme includes dark shading, bold colors and dark lines.
Check out this variation of a “Death Before Dishonor” design done by Tampa tattoo artist Esben.
Tattoo Ideas | Koi Fish
Published February 20, 2011 | 
Perseverance, strength, bravery, aspiration, strength of character. If you use any of those qualities to describe yourself or your life, a tattoo design featuring a Koi fish might be right up your alley.
Like many other tattoo themes, the Koi fish is deeply entrenched in Chinese and Japanese culture. Theory and/or mythology suggests that the Koi (Japanese for Carp) used to climb up waterfalls and bravely await the knife if they were caught.
So it makes a lot of sense that strength of character and bravery are qualities associated with this tattoo symbol. Both men and women have chosen this symbol as the basis for their tattoo, so if the meaning makes sense it could be a viable option for just about anyone.
What Is Tattoo Flash?
Published February 18, 2011 | Usually when people walk into a tattoo shop for the first time, one of the first things they do is to check out the artwork on the walls or the pictures in the artist albums.
Some of that artwork on the walls and maybe even some in the albums is called tattoo flash.
Here’s an excerpt of the definition in Wikipedia:
“A tattoo flash is a stereotypical tattoo design printed or drawn on paper or cardboard, and may be regarded as a species of industrial design.”
We’re a custom tattoo shop here, but like we said on the Home page, we have some tattoo flash to give you some tattoo ideas.
What do you think is the most common tattoo these days? We read somewhere that it’s the chinese symbol for ‘unique’. If that isn’t irony, don’t know what is…
Tattoos for Girls | Cherry Blossom
Published February 16, 2011 | 
We are frequently asked about tattoos for girls and tattoos for women, so we thought we would begin a series of posts about the subject. The cherry blossom is decidedly feminine and seems to have two different schools of thought regarding the significance of the artwork.
One of the two meanings originates with Chinese culture where the cherry blossom is seen as a symbol of feminine power and principle. The second meaning originating with Japanese culture however focuses on appreciating life as it can be short (the cherry blossom only blooms for a short period of time).
In either case, the cherry blossom as the base inspiration has become quite popular. Always remember that tattoos are permanent so make sure that the meaning associated with your design is well thought out.
