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Designer Profile… Quilling Patch

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I am very honored that Lisa, who runs a wonderful site called Quilling Patch, asked me to be the designer profile this month. I even blushed when I went to see how it looked and read her first paragraph. Such nice comments. And Lisa is such a wonderful person, a few months ago she contacted me and asked if I would host her on my site as one of the “more” team and I said ABSOLUTELY. So thank you Lisa for the profile spotlight and thank you for joining us at the “more” team.
Why should you stop by Lisa’s site and check it out.. well first and foremost there is a freebie, second check out the site it is loaded with info and here is a copy of the coupon being offered while I am highlighted at Lisa’s site. Thank you!

Enjoy!
Chris
PS Nascar pictures and stories of our adventures later in the week…
Chris Durnan, designer at www.visualdesignsbychris.com
GSD KNK WPC AI SCUT files for your personal digital cutters for use with scrapbooking, cardmaking and other hobbies. Whatever your creative mind can come up with!

My files work on many machines. Some of them are: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the software involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, Robomaster, DesignMaster and the list goes on….. Enjoy!

And our cutter file “freebies” are kept in the forum. We add to them as we can.

November Sketch Challenge

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This is my card for the sketch challenge for November in the Forum. I have used CD00499 – Wedding Words2 and one of the doily style mats as supplied for the challenge. Head over to the forum and you can participate in this challenge and also get free files designed by Chris…. so you know they are great!

I have applied embossing styles to the brackets and the “Love” title. The digital kit is one that I designed.

Thanks for looking,

cheers, caz

Digi-Cutter Files offered in SCUT, GSD, KNK, WPC & AI (SVG) at www.visualdesignsbychris.com

Christmas Card using CD00612

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I have designed a Christmas Card for the Nov09 Week3 Challenge that Darcy is hosting. The challenge was to Jazz up the Holidays! I have used Chris’s CD00612 – Chilli Pepper to create my card.

I have used glitter styles on the title and the star. I have also embossed the chillis to make them really stand out!

Thanks for looking,

cheers, caz

Digi-Cutter Files offered in SCUT, GSD, KNK, WPC & AI (SVG) at www.visualdesignsbychris.com

Another vote… for QMC Members…

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QMC Members have another vote in the forum today…. So please stop on in and put in your 2 cents. Have a wonderful wonderful weekend!!! Enjoy!
Chris

P.S. if you aren’t in the QMC yet… We are moving right along… You can join here. You will receive 20 plus files offered in svg gsd knk wpc ai scut for $10.00 and the files are multi-layered and lots of fun.




Chris Durnan, designer at www.visualdesignsbychris.com
GSD KNK WPC AI SCUT files for your personal digital cutters for use with scrapbooking, cardmaking and other hobbies. Whatever your creative mind can come up with!

My files work on many machines. Some of them are: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the software involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, Robomaster, DesignMaster and the list goes on….. Enjoy!

And our cutter file “freebies” are kept in the forum. We add to them as we can.

Novemeber sketch challenge

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The November sketch challenge is up in the forum. This month we are focusing on creating a card to get us ready for the holiday season. The sketch is provided to us by Becky Fleck at Pagemaps and Chris has created several files to help you along.

Here’s my version:

I had full intentions to follow the sketch exactly, but when I started to put all the pieces together, it just looked better off centered. Oh well, the joy of creativity!

I used Chris’s Poinsettia Happy holidays It also has a nice title with the poinsettia that you can cut as well.
Supplies used:
Page Maps sketch
Foof-a-la papers
Kaiser crafts gem
Stampin up title stamp
Chris Durnan’s Poinsettia Happy Holidays
SKU: CD00137

I would love for you to play along, so be sure to check it out. Rosalie

Digi-Cutter Files offered in SCUT, GSD, KNK, WPC & AI (SVG) at www.visualdesignsbychris.com

Working on QMC files — uploaded a few more… working on a few more… woohoo!

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I uploaded these files to the QMC… We are at 10. The last two were voted on by QMC members in the forum. So they are now ready for download. Also, if you aren’t a QMC member and want to join you can here.
Have a wonderful day!
Enjoy!

Chris
PS Like these files? They will upload to the store within the next week for those who aren’t into the club.

Chris Durnan, designer at www.visualdesignsbychris.com
GSD KNK WPC AI SCUT files for your personal digital cutters for use with scrapbooking, cardmaking and other hobbies. Whatever your creative mind can come up with!

My files work on many machines. Some of them are: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the software involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, Robomaster, DesignMaster and the list goes on….. Enjoy!

And our cutter file “freebies” are kept in the forum. We add to them as we can.

Made it through another weekend…

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WARNING WARNING… Prepare for rambling ahead……

Wow what a weekend and now I am feeling like I might make it. This morning I woke up with some energy in my fingers. This is awesome! Two weeks of exhaustion is just something else. And to have my little one sick to… even more stressful. He and I are both making amends and moving forward in our holiday crafts, school, files for the QMC. a little bit of everything. I, also, this weekend covered my eyes and peaked out between my fingers at the calendar. OH MY GOODNESS! There is not much time to get it all organized and together. Why is it when you were little it took forever to get to the holidays and now it seems like I can’t slam my heels down to put on the brakes and slow down the fast skid into the holidays. I have decided this year. I want to be more involved. Make more gifts. Make more fudge. Sing a few more songs, Decorate a few cookies and enjoy it a bit more. To really feel the spirit of the holidays and the religion of the holidays and our family. I sometimes am so overwhelmed by everything that is the holidays and the “to-do’s” and on that day I am worn out and just don’t enjoy it as much as I’d like to. This year I already am excited. I am looking forward to all the things.

In that vein, I have been working on holiday projects that I have been pre-blogging about for the holiday week when I want to spend more time with family. So over the holidays you will see my little projects that I am working on. So if I chat alot and you didn’t get to see any pictures you will know why… It’s a secret. The holiday gift giving secrets. My son is not so great about keeping the secrets of gifts, but he loves to try. His eyes sparkle and he giggles and he covers his mouth and scrunches up his shoulders and giggles and runs away. If you ask him… do you know what Dad is doing? Or getting? he will get into a fit of giggles and say “I can’t tell you Mom. It’s a secret.” So then I will put on the pressure and say… ” are you sure you don’t want to tell me? I’m your Mom. you shouldn’t keep secrets from me? come on? I want to know?” He will take off running with his mouth covered and gigggggling. I think that is the best part about the “secrets” watching a 5 year old try to keep them. When he slips up, he will get this look of panic like.. “did you hear me?” which I will ignore and pretend like I never heard it. And he will quiz me a little til he is satisfied I don’t know. It is way more fun to let him keep his gift secrets and be able to tease him then to have him feel like he let the cat out of the bag. And for the real pressure… throw him down on the ground and tickle him and the proverbial “cat will be out of the bag” as he giggles and giggles at his holiday delights

yes this year I am looking forward to the holiday delights.

Here is my question for you out there as I work on my projects!!

What is the best way to apply glitter? I am applying to painted wood. And it is a pretty large area. So your help on that one…

also… We need to fill our planner swap and it needs to be signed up for by the 15th of November. We have one full and need a few more. It is a 6×6 one page has the Month decor on it and the other 6×6 has a calendar on it. The ladies coordinating it have also offered to use their bind-it-alls to put them together. Sandra who started the swap says she uses the pages after the year to make a scrapbook out of. The title pages come in pretty handy. So if you are looking for a project to give away that is handmade and has the help of 13 other ladies. Please jump on in and sign up quickly!.

We have been making a real effort in the forum to get those holiday gifts organized and together. We have been running recipe swaps to finish the book by the holidays.

As well as we have a shopping corner in the forum. Where you can post the deals you find on the internet. The Joann’s Coupons, the Michael’s coupons The Hasbro game sale coupons and rebates. Don’t forget to check it out.

Enjoy!
Chris


Chris Durnan, designer at www.visualdesignsbychris.com
GSD KNK WPC AI SCUT files for your personal digital cutters for use with scrapbooking, cardmaking and other hobbies. Whatever your creative mind can come up with!

My files work on many machines. Some of them are: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the software involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, Robomaster, DesignMaster and the list goes on….. Enjoy!

And our cutter file “freebies” are kept in the forum. We add to them as we can.

thank you card with Chris’s files

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How cute is this lady bug? I just love her! I used Chris’s lady bug file – from her QMC club last quarter – and her bracket file from one of her sketch challenges on the forum. I cut a bracket from yellow, then reduced the size of the file and cut it from the purple. I used some skittles that a wonderful lady sent me to make the lady bug’s eyes stand out.
~Sussann

Digi-Cutter Files offered in SCUT, GSD, KNK, WPC & AI (SVG) at www.visualdesignsbychris.com

hmm…. HINEE

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So some emailed and asked .. Do you have the H1N1? So i got to start to worry and went to the cdc and here is my checklist from their site with my checks. Okay so after I reviewed the list… i thought WOW. How many times have I had H1N1? hmmm… Seriously these symptoms are so similar to how I have felt every time I have gotten sick. And I could put a check next to the bottom item if I have eaten something with wheat in it at the time of being sick. So yeah. I don’t know. We are probably just sick. We just happen to be sick together which makes it harder and my lovely wonderful hubby is stopping at the store to bring home foods. And right now I am kinda hungry. Craving something yummy to munch on… He is the best. Love him dearly. I have to say I prefer my SIL the nurses name for H1N1. She calls it the HINEE (pronounced High-Knee). I thought yeah.. why isn’t it the HINEE at least it would help with a giggle. Can you imagine the newscasters saying HINEE every two seconds? hahaha. Well anyways as for me I am back to the couch. Enjoy!
Chris

New Traditions – Favorite Things

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So last year we started a new tradition in our family. The favorite things. You know how sometimes there is something you find throughout the year You just think is the best. I love handmade soap. I have to be careful what I buy, but when I find the right stuff I love it. Anyways. I contributed that to our favorite things. Here is a picture of the ladies favorites things.
I have all of these things and use them and have all year. (sorry about the sideways pic) Our family friend Donnie have us the recipe to her yummy salad dressing and the fixings and squeezer and container to put it in. My Mom loves this yoga workout, a lottery ticket and white chocolate, My Aunt loves hearts so she gave us heart measuring spoons and she loves pictures so little picture frames for the fridge, my sister loves the tradition of knitting and crocheting and gave us the instructions and yarn to do our own, my cousin gave us a small candle from her favorite store where she goes to school, my Nan bought us each a candle.

And here we are all together. With our bright pink bags which each put our items in. It was so much fun to join in on. We missed the picture of the boys favorite things, but theirs was really cool to. This year I will have to remember to get that picture.
I love traditions and the nostalgia, but I also love new ideas to. I am the crazy lady who brings some new recipe every holiday. This favorite things was my new idea from last year. It was a lot of fun and everytime I use those items I think of my family members. Can’t wait for this year.
Enjoy!
Chris
Chris Durnan, designer at www.visualdesignsbychris.com
GSD KNK WPC AI SCUT files for your personal digital cutters for use with scrapbooking, cardmaking and other hobbies. Whatever your creative mind can come up with!

My files work on many machines. Some of them are: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the software involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, Robomaster, DesignMaster and the list goes on….. Enjoy!

And our cutter file “freebies” are kept in the forum. We add to them as we can.