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Have you been??

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I am a little late, but I blame my kiddo for it. So wonderful to hang out with him and play, but I definitely don’t spend as much time working. Playing is so fun!
If you have been to the forum.. been to the store.. then you have seen my announcement…
We are proud to welcome Darcy Dawson of Darcy’s Designs to out store.

Darcy comes to use with quite a group of files already and continuing on with it. Her clean cut and styles fits in well with the rest of us and fun to have her in the forum.
Darcy also has started a blog http://darcydawsondesigns.blogspot.com/ So add her to your RSS Feeds and visit her section in the store!
Welcome Darcy!

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Yes the next Quarter’s QMC is in the store. With Early Bird Files for the first week! So jump on in and grab them. The membership won’t open til July 1st. However, you can download the early bird files right after purchase.

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Well folks today I am headed to some Bowling with my Kiddo. Should be fun! We have never been together, but some friends of ours are moving to Chicago for a year and this is our last hoorah play date at the bowling alley. I’ll be back in the afternoon. And then we are off to Team Sorting and there is a new buckle series beginning. And then we have a busy busy weekend. If I am slow to respond over the weekend I apologize! But I will be having tons of fun. And next week is CA. fun fun. So much to do before then. Like prepping the house for the house sitter. Wow. Do you prep for the house sitter? I always do. Plus it is so nice to come home to a clean house after being out of town. Well I am off… to Bowl Bowl.

Have a fantastic Friday!

Enjoy!

Chris

Chris Durnan, designer
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!
www.visualdesignsbychris.com

Howdy Howdy

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Yes folks I am alive.. I am working out those early bird files and playing with the kiddo. It is June so I am keeping busy, but trying to spend some time with my little one too.

For those who didn’t join the QMC in time, I will be uploading those last files to the store shortly. Here is the first one that you might enjoy!

http://www.visualdesignsbychris.com/store/images/T/CD00546_150.jpg

Best Stories

This file highlights those great fisherman of our lives and their birthday, Father’s Day, a trip to the lake mini album. Or anything you can think. The easy cuts of this file can be increased or decreased to fit your card stock you already have pre-scored and ready to go just for such an occasion or fit it on a scrapbook layout next to the picture with the “big catch”. A fun and versatile file for the “talesman” in your family. Enjoy!

FILE IS AVAILABLE IN: GSD, KNK, WPC, SCUT & AI Our AI can be used for use with the newest version of Inkscape just like an SVG. Our WPC files are exported in Version 14 for a wider user base. Our GSD files are created with Robomaster 2.4, so that many versions of RM can use them. File cuts smoothly a watermark has been added to dissuade from copyright infringement.

This is an Electronic Digital Die Cutter File. 2nd Quarter QMC File.

Tomorrow I will be posting an announcement which I am pretty sure those in the forum have figured out already, but for those who only peruse my blog… Tomorrow Tomorrow. .. woohoo!!

Enjoy!

Chris

http://www.visualdesignsbychris.com/

AI SCUT GSD KNK WPC files offered to work with most personal digital die cutters.

We have freebies in our forum to keep you busy, Sketch Cutter File Challenges and Chris’s Cutter file Challenge.

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Here is the first of many layouts from my stepson’s wedding on May 23rd. This is one of my daughter before the wedding. She hates getting her picture taken and always hides her face and pouts when I yell at her for smiling her cheesy smile instead of her gorgeous smile that she has.
PP: DCWV
CS: Bazzil Baics
Flowers: Prima and Petaloo
Glitter: Martha Stewart
Lace Border and Parenthesis: Visual Designs By Chris
Thank You For Looking
Tricia
Digi-Cutter Files offered in SCUT, GSD, KNK, WPC & AI (SVG) at www.visualdesignsbychris.com

http://www.visualdesignsbychris.com/3188/

Download those 29 files… Did you miss it?? You have one more chance..

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Hello to everyone!! We have 29 files up in the Quarterly Membership Club. The last few files are great potentials for Father’s Day! I am working now on the next QMC’s early bird files and will hopefully have it up in the store by the end of the week. For now get over the forum or 4shared. However, you prefer to download and get them all down.  You have until June 30th and then July 1st the new membership opens up and we move on.

 

Direct Link to Private Forum Section:  http://www.visualdesignsbychris.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=89

All 4shared users should have the download link in the pdf file offered when purchased.

 

**ALERT** ALERT** ALERT**

 

If you missed the April – June 2009 signup period, Here is the last chance. I have had so many email  with users asking me to join after we closed the doors and I have heard every reason. I have never had this many requests and a lot from past members. So,  I am going to post it to the store for a short time at this link HERE.  It will be up for just today and tomorrow and then I am moving on so I can work on next. Jump on in there at the very last minute.  And download the 29 files.  All come in SCUT AI GSD KNK WPC

 

 There is a wide range of topics covered in this quarter. A lot of these files have been added to the store already (so you can take a peak at them), but you couldn’t get these files all grouped together for $10.00 total.

 

 Here is this quarter’s list…

 

1. Wedding Words 1 — CD00498
2. Wedding Words 2 — CD00499
3. Easter Cross — CD00497
4. Skate Party – Crawl Walk Skate — CD00502
5. Dance as if… — CD00504
6. Live Love Dance — CD00507
7. Visiting the Farm — CD00512
8. You’re Gonna What? Cow — CD00513
9. Dog Bone Wrapped with Words — CD00518
10. Bark Bark Bark — CD00517
11. Ribbons 2 — CD00516
12. Trains Trains Trains — CD00522
13. Ribbons 3 — CD00520
14. All Dressed Up — CD00525
15. Boy Cupcake Wrappers — CD00530
16. Vacation Word Book — CD00523
17. Roasting Marshmallows — CD00529
18. Giggles Word Book — CD00536
19. Giggle Giddy Words — CD00537
20. Pond Friends — CD00538
21. Baby Jumbles — CD00540
22. Petal Power — CD00539
23. Postage Stamp Borders — CD00542
24. Vineyard Jumble and Frame — CD00543
25. Road Signs — CD00545
26. Baby Loading — CD00544
27. Best Stories — CD00546
28. #1 Dad — CD00547
29. Hay! Happy Father’s Day — CD00548

 

 

 

BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP

Please remember to backup your files. The QMC’s are dismantled and not available after the last day. If you think you might possibly ever buy another machine and need a different file type. Please download all file types. Some of the QMC files never make it to the store. So they are originals and just for the QMC. Please remember to backup. I hate to lose files as I am sure you do to. Download twice to different areas anything you can do to protect your purchase.

 

The different between 4shared and the forum.

The difference is the 4shared files are uploaded individually and the forum is uploaded in zip file. Two different setups for whatever your download style.

 

NEXT QMC… In store shortly. Watch for notices and catch those early bird files.

 

 

Also going on in the forum….

Sketch Challenge for June and the Cutter File Challenge.

 

Have a wonderful week!!!

 

 

 

Enjoy!

Chris

http://visualdesignsbychris.blogspot.com

 

Friday again.. Maps, playland & Big Heads…

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If you want to know about the challenge scroll down a post or two. I am currently in the mode to just ramble about life… And if you want to know what Sales I am offering this weekend. Join my Yahoo group. You get up to date information directly to your inbox. You get an email about once a week. And there is no chatter it is soley a newsletter group. so about 4 or 5 emails a month.

On to life…

Quickly our California trip will be upon us. I am so looking forward to it. My kiddo and I went to the library yesterday and checked out a California DVD to watch about all the places in California. Yes I am an amateur tour guide whenever I go somewhere I have looked at all the maps (I LOVE maps.. you can ask Lori & Jan. I think they saw my whip out the map while Lori kept asking do you want my gps and Jan had out her Iphone. I just had the map and it was quick!) I am going to hit AAA next week and print out a trip-ticket. Have you ever seen one of those. Lots of directions and map. It is literally the stops and starts like a gps, but on paper. And I can flip ahead and look at it or see where I have been and even better NO bossy voice telling me where to turn or merge. I love road trips and I love just going as I please on them. I plan to get a map and lay it out on the floor with my son and hubby and mark out our possible road trip. And thinking about bringing some small stickers so my kiddo can mark on the map where we have been. I can’t wait. So looking forward ot it. Yes I might be slightly demented in the technological age, but if their is a massive scrambler of gps waves I will have my trusy map with our really cool stickers on it showing the way. haha.
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Yesterday we went to the library and looked through some books. We went right at reading time for the pre-school kids and most of the kids seemed to be very young pretty much the same crowd as the Toddler time. My son just kind of looked at me like I am not a baby. So I said come on lets go to McDees. So we headed out to McDonald’s and yep that is where the 5 year old kids were. So we grabbed lunch and he played and ran and had a good time. I kept an eye on him and also checked a few things on the Blackberry. As I glanced up to check. I look over and the Mom’s with the other 25 kids there are all faced towards the window. I am literally the only Mom sitting facing the kids and even glancing up to check on the kids. Okay that means I will just keep an eye a little more. So I see a kiddo get slammed to the ground and he hasn’t bounced back up as most will do and he is one of the smaller of the bunch. so I walk over and squat down next to him. Are you okay? He is just dazed and it appears he has bit or cut his lip. yeah I am okay he says and just lays there a bit. All of a sudden I feel the shadow over us. WHAT IS GOING ON? I felt like saying “Oh hey Mom nice of you to join us” But instead I hear. “He is fine i am sure he is fine.” I back out of the picture and tell her. “yep he looks fine although he is bleeding.” .. I then hear.. “Oh Oh I didn’t even see what happened what happened what happened.” So we have gone from Who gives a fig let me have “MY OWN TIME” mom, to WHY are you bothering my kid Mom, To Oh my Histerics Mom. The little boy sits up and pats his Mom’s leg. “I’m okay I’m Okay.” (so apparently he has taken care of mom before) Now the woman has a tear because her son has blood on his lip. Which has now dried. So I said. “You could wash it off. it quit bleeding.” And I smile. So she disappears with child in tow. My Son runs up behind me hugs my leg and takes off again. (We have check ins. he has to check in with me while anywhere and no words are needed just eye contact, or hug, or Mama and a nod something.) So Identity Crisis Mom comes back smiling. The little boy takes off for the playland and Mom sits down again … and you guessed it… facing out the window chatting with her friends. I had to smile because the view is pretty out the window and the conversation is good with friends, but I so love to watch my son just run around and figure out the playland area and make new friends. Love my son. Love my life.
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My son is in negotiation mode. I told him no wii until he had some things put away. So He is trying to figure out how to get out of it. Ha! to funny. If I do the laundry and the dishes. He can put away the legos and the cars. We got a new TV we have been hanging out with a little tiny tv for the better part of two years now. Our large one quit, then the digital conversions and all that. So you get used to the little tv that looks like a computer monitor. Well with the new LEDs coming out my hubby proclaimed now was the time to get the LCD and he was right we got one for half the cost it would have been a year ago. well my son decided to try wii Lego star wars last night. He was frozen in time as it came up on the screen and his character gets ready to play and we hear him say. “WHOA look how big my guys Head is!” hahahaha. Love it. My hubby just smiled a big ol smile. and said “Can I play to?” Love my hubby. Love my life.

Have a wonderful weekend!! Enjoy yourself! Don’t forget to check out the challenge in the forum and the store for any sale items I can come up with.

Chris

Chris Durnan, designer
GSD KNK WPC AI SCUT files for your personal digital cutters for use with scrapbooking, cardmaking and other hobbies. 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! www.visualdesignsbychris.com

Chris’s Cutter File Challenge June 09

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Let the June 09 Cutter File Challenge Begin!

This Challenge is being moved to the forum…
HERE is the direct link to the sign up thread.
HERE is the direct link to the submission thread.

For those who are new… ( the quick details)
First you post in the signup thread you want to join
You will receive a download link which contains all of these files in it in a PM here at the forum.
The formats SCUT GSD KNK WPC AI
Then you post your submission picture in the submission thread by the due date.

This will be due July 20th.
So lots of time to create.

You must commit to create at least one project with
at least one of the files by the due date.
That’s it. And the rest are yours.
No sharing allowed. All these files are governed under my Personal TOUs.

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Here are the expanded details and some have changed for this round as we move from my blog to the forum.
First, You post in the Sign Up Thread and the link and password for 4shared will be PM’d to you here at the forum. Something you should know right off the bat. The link and password for the cutter file challenges will be sent out through the Forum’s Personal message system. This means you need to have Receive personal messages enabled in your User CP at the forum. And make sure to check your notifications on the upper right to see if you have gotten your link and password.

Second, you will need to post your submission in the submission thread by the due date.

To keep this clean please put any questions or signups in the signup thread and submissions and comments about the submissions in the submission thread.
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Sarah and Ginger will be working the links here at the forum.
So you will receive a PM from either Sarahwms or Games.
Please be aware they are volunteering to help out
and will send links as time permits.

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For those who committed but didn’t complete last time,
but still want to this time….

You are officially the recipient of what NASCAR fans know is the “lucky dog”
I am wiping the decks clear for this go round. Usually all those who don’t finish the challenge are asked to sit out one before they can join in again. This time around.. Jump in and please complete.

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Thank you to everyone who has participated in the past..
Your continued interest keeps the challenge up and running!

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I also want to thank Games and Sarahwms for stepping up and offering to coordinate this challenge for me. I was worried about keeping up on all things, but this challenge is just such a highlight for me to see everyone’s creativity that I am so thankful for their help.

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ONE NOTE FOR SCUT USERS: I have included the OSW (one sheet wonder) file for your use. I cannot guarantee it will cut as there are some open paths. If you chose to use this file or can help me get the file to where you can use it and create more files like it, please feel free to contact me. I would take any and all advisement or ideas on pushing the Sure Cuts A Lot software to its full potential.

Enjoy!
Chris


Chris Durnan, designer GSD KNK WPC AI SCUT files for your personal digital cutters for use with scrapbooking, cardmaking and other hobbies. 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!

June’s sketch challenge

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The sketch this month is once again a Pagemaps design and is so cute. I love the circle border. I can’t wait to see what you do with this sketch. All the cutter files to complete this sketch are located in the forum. You can get them HERE.

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

that ring of fire…. in the key of 5 year old …

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The only business I am going to post today is… join the forum if you want to participate in this coming months Cutter File Challenge. We are almost ready to post the signup thread. So that is my word of advice because it will take sometime to get you approved and moderated if you haven’t joined already.

And now on to life…
Well here is some of my loot from the trip with Lori and Jan met up with us on Saturday tooo. Lots of fun.. There are a couple big pads of paper stuffed under there. Things I can alter and I have wanted a big bite for a while. So I thought I would stack them all in and take a picture. Lots and lots of fun.. 🙂 And lots of holiday gifts planned in there. We hit hobby lobby, scrapbooks etc., joanns, sheplers, the dollar tree.. woohoo!!

And this is Lori and I on Sunday morning we met up with my brother and his wife and she took the picture for us. great time. And yes. I am shorter then Lori too!! haha. I definitely have a height deficiency, but it isn’t slowing me down.
Here is something Lori learned this weekend…. When you go to buy an icey slushy drink from the convenience store. Just because it is Red doesn’t mean it is Cherry, strawberry, raspberry or watermelon if you are in Arizona. hahahaha…. We ran into a convenience store for a drink. I grabbed my typical Sobe. I am not sure why Iam addicted to those things. Lori heads her way I head mine she grabs a drink and walks my way. Then she says. Oh wait I want that. I glance at the slushy machine and on the top it says Hot Tamale, Fruit Punch (which is blue) and Coke. So I put the lid on my cup of ice for the Sobe. Love my ice… Lori walks up behind me and sucks down the icee and says in her Southern accent.” WEW! That is different it’s cinammon. Wew”.. so I got her a lid. we walked up to the front and paid. We got out to the car and I said. Are you sure you don’t want a bottle of water to go with that? She sat for a few minutes and ran back inside to grab something. She proceeded to inform everyone that” just because it’s red in arizona doesn’t mean it’s cherry.” very cute, very fun, made me giggle. Had to take a pic of her holding up some hot tamales in the store. Might have to put some of these in Lori’s Christmas Stocking this year. haha.
So my Hubby and Son spent some serious time this weekend just hanging out and being boys. Apparently they did whatever my little one wanted to on Saturday. so they went to the movies, the play area, for pizza, for ice cream, to play video games. all of the above and more. Needless to say my hubby when I walked in the door sat on the couch and looked just zoned and exhausted. Made me giggle. He did all of that in one afternoon when I would have spread it out over a week. haha. To cute. Sounds like they had a ton of fun. here he is with his super 3D UP movie glasses.


A new thing this morning .. My son this morning comes out of his room singing…..

and it burned burned burned.. that ring of fire that ring of fire.

I paused to listen and I said are you singing Johnny Cash?? He smiled at me and said it’s from the car.. Who wouldn’t love a little Johnny Cash song sung in the key of 5 year old. Love it! Love my Life..

Enjoy!
Chris

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

Two mini layouts

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I did a 6×6 mini album over the holiday weekend also. I used pictures of my son when he was around 2 1/2 yrs old. My how he has changed:-). Anyway, these words are from Chris’s CD00499 Wedding Words file but I used them here. See how versatile they are.

thanks for looking – Sandra from NC

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