Dawns Designs that Delight: want2scrap

Hi everyone!

I'm super excited to be a part of the hop to announce the two NEWEST colors at Trendy Twine!

Can you believe that these two new additions make 42 different colors fo twine now available? WOW! I think I need to take inventory ...

Let's welcome Pink Licorice and Pink Midnight!

Could there be better timing on this release? I mean the things that you could do with these for Valentines day... seriously! I'm thinking boxes, cards, spruced up valentines... endless opportunities here!

AND ... GREAT NEWS ... for a limited time (this weekend only) you can get your pretty little hands on the set of two spools for only $16.50. But be sure to grab them now .. because after the weekend they back to their normal prices!

Here's the link to Grab them NOW ... Pink Midnight and Pink Licorice Bundle Special.

Now .. do you LOVE these but just can't bring yourself to commit to two whole spools? (Sounds crazy to me) You can grab a mini pack HERE for only $3.95. This is an introductory price for the new release .. so act fast .. deal goes away at the end of the weekend.

Now .. on to the fabulous projects that the team has created to show off how awesome these colors are.

Here is the line up for the hop. If you've stumbled upon my post first .. I highly suggest you go back and see the cuteness that Candi created .. then make your way back here! I promise you won't be disappointed!

Dawn ~ YOU ARE HERE!

Jamie

Yvonne

For this hop I REALLY wanted to challenge myself. Get out of my comfort zone. Well .. Lesley is kinda to blame for this as she asked us all to create a 3D object. Well .. wowza .. that IS out of my comfort zone!

I knew all along what I WANTED to make .. however I wasn't sure HOW I was gonna do it. Well, one evening ... one LATE evening .. I stumbled upon a talented lady's blog. Her name is Ilda Dias and she has some amazing projects that she shares with the world! Anyhow ... Ilda posted THIS project on her blog and I was TOTALLY inspired. I knew I had to make this. I contacted her and she graciously provided me with the file that she used to create this awesome gem of a project! Thanks so much Ilda!

Here is the direct link to her blog ... http://www.ilovedoingallthingscrafty.com/

Be sure to check her out and send her some love!

Here is my version of Ilda's hot air balloon.

The 'basket' is a box to store your Valentine's Day treats.

I've also incorporated a pull out tag to serve as a card.

Here is the box put together

You can see in this picture that the tag pulls out of the box to allow for a fun Valentine's Day greeting for a friend or a loved one.

Here is a close up of the box.

And a close up of the Balloon

Last but not least, a close up of the pull out tag.

I hope that this project inspires you to get out of YOUR comfort zone! Who knows what I'll create next!

Now, no blog hop is complete without a bit of blog candy! Well .. we've got some awesome candy for you!

Three Twiners (that's YOU) will win a store coupon! Winners will be chosen by Random.org and will be posted on the Trendy Twine Blog.

Here are the coupon's up for grabs:

To be entered to win, simply do the following:

1. Follow the Trendy Twine Blog

2. Comment on each blog in the blog hop

3. Like Trendy Twine on Facebook

You need to do them all to be eligible for the prize!

Deadline to enter is 10:00pm CST Monday January 28, 2013.

Winners announce the following weekend!

NOW ... Keep hopping ...

On to Helen's project.

Have fun!

Here are the products I used to create my project:

1. Hot air balloon svg file from I love doing all things crafty

2. Digital papers by Echo Park - Yours Truly collection

3. Solid Cardstock by American Crafts

4. Trendy Twine - Pink Licorice

5. Flat Rhinestones by Want2scrap

5. Washi Tape

6. Organza butterfly

7. Buttons

8. Misc. Ribbon

Well, this is a truly emotional year for me.
My oldest son is starting Kindergarten and my youngest son is starting Preschool.
I thought I'd be jumping for joy, but turns out I'm pretty emotional about the whole thing.

It's not like I'm going to get the 'me' time I thought .. and I'll be bored. Turns out that on the days that Preschool inter-laps with Kindergarten I'll pretty much be back and forth in the car with maybe an hour an a half to myself ... just think grocery shopping and small errands by myself. :)

In anticipation of school starting later this week I've created a banner to celebrate that first day. My plan is to have my kids stand with the border holding the sign that states what grade they are starting. I used "First day of School" so I could use this banner every year and just make a new sign for them to hold.

I hope you enjoy my project for today.