December Advent Day Two: Get to Know Dawn by Design

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Dawn of Dawn by DesignThis month, in recognition of our site’s opening, we’ve decided to combine December Advent with a fun “Get to Know Our Designers” event. Each day, you’ll get a chance to learn about one of the amazing members of our Design Team.

For Day Two, you get a chance to know Dawn of Dawn by Design a little better! She’s got a really clean, sophisticated (and yet artsy!) design style that we know you will love, and her products are often filled with unique handwritten words and phrases, paint brushes, splats, and other fun hand-crafted elements.

 

5 FUN FACTS

  1. I can twirl a baton. I have never been a baton twirler in any official capacity. I spent all of one summer in middle school learning with my cousin, but when school started I found out you also had to be in band to be a twirler. My dad said no to the whole thing since I wasn’t actually interested in learning an instrument.
  2. Two of my (five) children were born at home.
  3. I am halfway through reading the Christian bible, Catholic canon. I’m slated to finish in June by reading one of those bible-in-a-year books that has daily readings.
  4. I took synchronized swimming in college. It’s very hard, y’all.
  5. I met my husband when I was 19 years old and we married 9 months later, while still in college. New Year’s Eve is our anniversary and this year marks our 18th.

5 FAVORITE THINGS

  1. My favorite food is food. Just food.
  2. My favorite dessert is a nice, fudgy brownie. With a cold glass of milk. Wait. Did I say “a” brownie? I meant All The Brownies.
  3. My favorite book is Pride and Prejudice.
  4. My favorite place to shop is online. And that’s a remote second. My first favorite is to not have to shop at all.
  5. The one product I can’t live without is Chapstick. And people around here always be taking my Chapstick.

MY FAVORITE PRODUCT

My favorite product is Right Now because of my clocks. I love the clocks.

 

If you love Dawn’s products and would like a chance to win one free kit from her shop (excluding collabs)… leave a comment here on this post and let us know what you love, and why you love it! At the very end of our December Advent series later this month, we’ll randomly choose one winner from all comments!

47 comments

  2. Jen says:

    I’m so glad to see another chapstick addict. I’m happy I’m not alone. Must have chapstick in my pocket or I get twitchy. 😉

  3. NikkiFB says:

    Our anniversary is New Year’s Eve eve too—-and it’s also 19 for us this year!! Too funny!! 🙂 Dawn, it’s fun to learn some things about you! (Miss being able to meet you at the movies, though!) *sniffle* I love your new Christmas collab kit; it looks different from anything else I’ve seen this year! I love the mix of traditional and trendy!

  5. Dolores says:

    I don’t like to shop either and I am happy with a good brownie, too! I picked up A Good Day because I saw the clock…good element for daily events. Thanks for sharing the fun facts and for the chance.

  8. scrapolina says:

    I really love her kit Right Now. Its very versatile for either art journaling or P52. I really LOVE the word strips. I bought the date stacker that go with this kit because I could not live without them 🙂 thanks for the chance to win!!

  9. Stefanie says:

    I have a thing for clocks and crowns, the crowns I understand as Stefanie means crowned, but why the clocks? No idea, but I especially love those with Roman Numerals.

  10. katkreations says:

    i love your painty style….i am a pretty artsy gal so i think they rock! i love your NOTES TO SELF kit, it is so fresh feeling ♥

  11. jazzmom21 says:

    I use Chapstick all the time, too. Have one on my nightstand, carry on in my purse, keep another by my laptop … & those few times when I don’t have one handy & I can’t find one, my lips feel dry, dry, dry! 🙂 Thanks for sharing a bit about yourself, Dawn! All of your kits are beautiful, but I really like The Sophisticate kit.

  12. Jenna says:

    I loooooooove doodles! I like to add scribbles in the background and doodles words in journaling or even as the page title. Great stuff!!

  13. Chloe says:

    I hear ya about shopping, Dawn. UUuuuuuugh! I dread it too. And I love your “Right Now” kit, so we have lots in common! 😉

  15. Lorry Fach-Pedersen says:

    For me, Dawn hits the perfect balance of messy and classy. There are mists and doodles and splats, oh my! But also lots of sleek awesome bits, pretty scripts, and dainty patterns. Pretty sure I love everything in her shop.

    • bcgal00 says:

      BTW….I just wanted to say hi and comment on your post but don’t put me into the running for a free kit. I have tons of your kits and would like someone else to win it. Good luck everyone.

  17. Pamjoy says:

    It’s just so nice to hear about you Dawn – thank you for sharing a little piece of you. And I hope that you have a totally awesome holiday season with all your family. BTW – I love using your kits too !

  18. jarsedge says:

    So fun to read. Truly funny and creative. I’m a chapstick addict too. So much so that my husband and i used to have it on auto ship from Amazon! I love the kit “Right Now”

  20. Joan says:

    Dawn does a great job of mixing up the round elements in her releases so they are not all the same style flower/button/word label. Her kits don’t seem “formulaic” if that is a word.

  21. SherriS. says:

    I love this get to know the designer feature:) I also don’t love to shop in stores but I love shopping for my scrapbook goodies online! I looked at all of your kits and I am not trying to brown nose but Right Now makes me smile. I obsessively look at my huge living room clock in the mornings before work. I want to talk to family and friends but I have a schedule I have to keep, lol. It keeps me focused and on time!

  22. tlcd1961 says:

    Love the kit featured above “Right Now”! I always love anything that deals with time. I am also in agreement with loving food in general! Just put it in front of me!

  24. Amie says:

    I love food too!!! 😉 And chapstick of course. I also REALLY big puffy heart love your new days of december collection. Gorgeous!

  25. minicooper452 says:

    I just love your use of color! Bright, fun, excellent combos and your wordart is always so creative. I tried synchronized swimming…………..once. ARGH!

  26. michelepixels says:

    My third (and last) baby was born at home too. It’s so wonderful to be at home already! I love the hand-crafted look because I still want my digiscrap pages to look like paper. Thank you for the chance!

  27. rkymtn80 says:

    “An unhappy alternative is before you Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.”

    I also love Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen is one of my favorite authors.

  30. suruha2306 says:

    You look so much like my niece it isn’t funny! Nice to meet you! You do such beautiful designs! I always have admired your talent!
    Thank you for letting us have a peek of the real you!

    Su

  31. wahoolady says:

    Still chuckling at Dawn’s favorite food and I’m with ya on the brownies!
    I love Dawn’s right now kit and journal cards – definitely drawn to all the clocks!

  32. Emily S says:

    My two year old calls Chapstick pork chops 🙂 It’s hard to pick, but I think I would go with Girly. I don’t have too many girl kits yet, but now I’m always on the hunt for good ones!

  33. Sylvia says:

    LOL, “all the brownies”, sounds like something I would say 😉 I like the kit “Days of December” I like all the “stuff” in it. I can see this kit working well for pocket scrapping.

  39. skapu says:

    It’s always fun getting to know designers better! so hard to choose just one of her fantastic kits. I’d ld love to win Winterfresh! thanks so much for the chance!

  40. glee says:

    oooh yes I love clocks as graphic elements, too. They’re so …. clocky!!
    (and the favorite food comment, too perfect! I hear ya’!)

  42. nancz3js says:

    Funny, a baton twirler. I used to do that all the time when I was a kid, I never got very good at it though I wanted to be!

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