Monday, January 7, 2013

Trendy Twine January Challenge~ Show Us Your Mittens

Good Morning
and 
Welcome to our 
first challenge of the new year over at 
Trendy Twine. 

Our Twine of the Month is Watermelon Taffy!
~~this beautiful mix of Pink, White and Lime~~
Image of Watermelon Taffy Trendy Twine {Pink, White, & Lime Bakers Twine}

And our challenge for this month is:
"Show Us Your Mittens"
Must include:
Mittens
Buttons
Snowflake
Color pink
Trendy Twine*

**If you do not have Trendy Twine,
use hemp, jute, or embroidery thread only
(no other brands of bakers twine)**

Or even better yet... head over to the store HERE
to pick up one of their GREAT starter packs
like this 
Watermelon Taffy Mini Pack
Image of Trendy Twine Watermelon Taffy Mini Pack

 Now onto my card....
I wanted to play with the twine a little differently for my project so I made my first ever twine pom pom (LOVE it) and added some fringe to my mittens...
I hope you like it!!
Supplies Used:
Paper~ White, Kraft
Bazzill~ Cotton Candy
Simple Stories~ Baby Steps
Stamps~ Paper Smooches
Sentiment Sampler
Ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black
Dies/Cuts~ Mittens~
Silhouette Store
Other~ Trendy Twine~
Watermelon Taffy
Snowflake embossing folder
Buttons/Snowflake eyelet (stash)


Now don't forget to check out what the rest of the Design Team has created today
over on the Trendy Twine Blog
I would LOVE to see you play along in our challenge... You have until
Monday January 28th!
Plenty of time!!!

 Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT day!!
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36 comments:

  1. LindaJanuary 7, 2013 at 7:53 AM

    Oh my goodness, this is absolutely adorable!

    Linda ☺

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  2. BesthobbyevaJanuary 7, 2013 at 8:07 AM

    Awesome card Jessica. LOVING the pom-pom and the mittens, fantastic idea. The colors are this card are just gorgeous!

    Laurie

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  3. ScrappyRae10January 7, 2013 at 8:52 AM

    ooooooo super cute!!!!!! great job

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  4. snappy scrappyJanuary 7, 2013 at 9:37 AM

    Love the trim and pom pom!! Lee-Ann :)

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  5. JamieJanuary 7, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    Super cute! I love that fringe!

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  6. Annette AllenJanuary 7, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    oh my super fun card... I love this color combo...great card...

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  7. -CandiJanuary 7, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    eekkkk CUTE CUTE CUTE! I love the fluffy twine & pompom!

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  8. liz at liz's paper loftJanuary 7, 2013 at 10:16 AM

    just ADORABLE, jessica!!!!

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  9. BeckieJanuary 7, 2013 at 10:53 AM

    TOO SUPER CUTE!!! <3 <3 <3 'em.
    Be blessed, Beckie

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  10. KaronJanuary 7, 2013 at 11:05 AM

    What a wonderful card Jessica - love the use of the twine:-) TFS and have a great week.

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  11. Naomi EdwardsJanuary 7, 2013 at 11:30 AM

    Holy Mother!!!!! LOL How did you make that pom pom!!!! Gorgeous , Gorgeous Gorgeous card Jessica!!!

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  12. Designs that DelightJanuary 7, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    This is so adorable! I too am a huge fan of that Pom Pom and need to find out how to make one .. Stat! :)

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  13. CityGirl PlannersJanuary 7, 2013 at 11:36 AM

    Your mittens are awesome. TFS!

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  14. Norma GomezJanuary 7, 2013 at 12:06 PM

    Hi Jessica, I love your mittens! They are so cute and what a creative way to use the twine, beautiful card my friend!! Happy Monday :D

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  15. YvonneJanuary 7, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    I love how you used the twine! Great Pom Pom, I can't ever get mine to look right. :)

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  16. Creations by ShirlJanuary 7, 2013 at 1:01 PM

    Wow you sure are having fun with those twines, each time it's getting even better.... love the fringes and the pom pom action here.....
    TFS Jessica - great job~

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  17. LisaJanuary 7, 2013 at 1:09 PM

    What a creative and fabulous way to use twine!! The pom pom is so cute!! And the fringe on the mittens is awesome!! I love this card!! Happy Monday :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  18. SukieJanuary 7, 2013 at 2:01 PM

    Your pom pom is perfect! You did an awesome job on your card, love the fun sentiment too!

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  19. JovanJanuary 7, 2013 at 3:03 PM

    OMG...this card is so pretty! I LOVE what you did with the twine!

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  20. Chriss America RealJanuary 7, 2013 at 3:30 PM

    cute, cute, cute! Just adorable!

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  21. Ruthie @ SeptemberNinthJanuary 7, 2013 at 3:33 PM

    This is darling Jessica! Love how you used the fringy twine at the top of the mittens. Love Paper Smooches too!

    Ruthie

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  22. Hi, I am Karen DriscollJanuary 7, 2013 at 4:08 PM

    So cute Jessica!! I just got my order of Trendy Twine Sat, I can't wait to use it!! Karen♥

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  23. GerdaJanuary 7, 2013 at 4:49 PM

    WOW this is adorable!! Love the cute pom pom!! I love this card!!
    Gerda.
    http://cardscreations.blogspot.com

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  24. abusybee - DoubleClick ConnectionsJanuary 7, 2013 at 5:42 PM

    This is just the super cutest Jessica! This twine color is to die for!! Carri~Abusybee

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  25. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2013 at 7:52 PM

    So darn cute, Jessica! Love the fringes and it's doubly nice with the embossed background!

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  26. DIANA L.January 7, 2013 at 8:34 PM

    ute I would definately wear those gloves I love the fringe. What pretty colors great twine!! I love the look of the type on the sentiment.

    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  27. RoseJanuary 7, 2013 at 11:22 PM

    girl you created one CUTE card :)

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  28. Sherrie K.January 7, 2013 at 11:34 PM

    WOWEE.......I LOVE this! Jessica, these are the cutest mittens. I just love what you did with the watermelon taffy twine:) So stinken adorable! Your projects constantly ROCK! Beautiful!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  29. Pat N.January 7, 2013 at 11:35 PM

    LOVE your card, Jess. Those mittens look so soft and warm. Fringe and fringe ball are fab!! Great card all around!

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  30. EstherJanuary 8, 2013 at 9:51 AM

    OMG!!!! Fabulous, fabulous job on the fringe and the pom pom!!!!!! Love it!!!!!

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  31. Kim HJanuary 8, 2013 at 10:05 AM

    Jessica ~ OOMMGG!!! When I saw this on FB ~ thank goodness I was sitting down because I WOULD have fallen off my chair!! SERIOUSLY ADORABLE!!! Oh so CLEVER too! What a fun card!!! I LOVE it to pieces!!!! EEK!!!! Sorry but this is so flipping CUTE!!! Okay so I guess you can tell I LOVE this!

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  32. Scrappy CanuckJanuary 8, 2013 at 4:52 PM

    This is so cute! Love that TT pompom!

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  33. MigdaliaJanuary 8, 2013 at 9:05 PM

    OMG!!Seriously,Absolutely Stinkin CUTE!!Love!Love!Love!I think the mittens fit me..LOL
    Sending bloggie love to you my friend,
    Have a wonderful day,
    Migdalia

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  34. HelenJanuary 8, 2013 at 9:10 PM

    I love this!!

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  35. Cindy BelandJanuary 8, 2013 at 10:03 PM

    OMG those mittens look FANTASTIC Jessica!I LOVE LOVE the way you used the twine and made a pompom,SUPER job with your great card!!!:)

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  36. The Archiving AngelJanuary 17, 2013 at 2:12 PM

    I adore this! You totally brought those mittens to life and the pom-poms are pomtastic! Great job.

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