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Chris Durnan

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Archives for July 2007

Rodeo Whole Word Book, Cowgirl

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Okay so here is another book. I have a few files I am working on to mix and match in between the books. Thank you for all the great requests. I have lots of them in the works.

This files come with a barrel racer cut out. you can put on the front or on the inside or not use. This book has the mat for the word attached to the front page and you have to cut out the letters and attach them to get this look. Included is an area on the front for a journaling strip (box included) that you can put the name of the rodeo, the date, or the contestant. Also, is the setup for the blank pages you can use to make your rodeo book as thick or as thin as you’d like it to be. I constantly get requests for horse files. So I hope someone likes this. This files is for personal use! Please do not share, alter or claim as your own. This download is no longer available, but is available for purchase at Paperthreads HERE.

A few other things…..

Many people request fonts names. Honestly, I have so many fonts and so many that I use. I use a font viewer. Flip through them to see if there is one I like and then put it into Illustrator and create outlines. Then it isn’t even a font anymore. I am usually about 5 files ahead of what I am offering (other then test cutting) and can never remember what the font is. My apologies. This may drive some people crazy, but if I kept all my fonts on my computer it was would be the slowest machine ever! Sometimes I can remember which font it is but don’t know which version or style. And some I have altered so much it would be hard to say yes this is font because I work with it as an image and tweak and tweak and sometimes stenciling ’til I get it where I want. Again my apologies.

Next…

The weekend is almost here woohoo! It will be a busy one. Baby Shower for my sister. Seeing long distance relatives and visiting friends who live up the road from us. I look forward to it, but am ready for a slight slow down. I am not sure that will happen. Insomnia last night so I worked on a lot of files which is good for you guys, but not great for my concentration today. Craziness. Tonight we see my inlaws and are going to hear a live band at their club, eat dinner and dance a little. The hubby and I love to dance! In fact we met on the dance floor. Our son loves to dance to. He is always bouncing around when he hears a beat.

If you have made it this far, I am going to have change my passwords around a bit. So keep an eye on it. So this one changed today before you click the link and head over and get it.

Well I better get a move on.

Enjoy!

Chris

password is enjoylife

Life in General…

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So I have appointments today and haven’t had the chance to test cut some files. So not thinking there will be a download today. I will leave yesterdays up for a little bit longer so downloaders can get the adjusted wpc file.
So on to a few other things…
First off.. I was asked for an MP3 player or if I knew where there is one. Well my friend Lori has a design of one posted on her blog today. Check it out.
I like all the suggestions for the new style of word book and should have all the requests out in the next week or so. If you have a request, post it, and I will see what I can do to fill it. I like that one comment suggested it to be great for a children’s scrapbook to have their own. My son has his own table in my craft room. He paints, glues, glitters all the scraps I place on his table. He loves it and smiles from ear to ear when he is working over there. Luckily we have a hose right outside which is great for washing off all the glue, paint and glitter.
I got the suggestion of New Mexico. I would say add the word New to the current Mexico book on the outside and I think it is covered. Hopefully that helps and you are on your way and I don’t have to think of a different way to spell Mexico. hahaha. I think you can even use the pepper on it. We drove through NM one time and stopped at McDonald’s and they had Roasted Green Chiles on the menu. Man what a delicious burger!! loved it.
The following picture was sent to me from Tippi. Thank you Tippi for sharing. I love that it is a girl’s page and it is blue. My sister is having a baby girl and she is already feeling inundated with pink and purple. She and I are both Tom Boys and the pink can be a bit overwhelming. She is getting used to it, but I thought I will hae to show her this one… It is blue and love it. ! Thank you again for sharing Tippi. The file Pitching Princess was a download, but is now at Paperthreads for sale.

I was wondering through the gallery over at Paperthreads looking at everyone’s great work and came across this. I know I have seen it before, but I didn’t know if I shared it here or not. I like the bright pink and white colors of it. (see I have nothing against pink). But it is a super cute word book created. It is by KMBURK and it is Caitlyn’s Name Book. Here is the link to kmburk’s gallery. I just wanted to share..

Okay I better run.. The horses need feeding as well as my son as he sits here patiently waiting for me to post so he can have breakfast when I am done.

And yes there was a new password yesterday. I think many must have realized that because there were lots of downloads.

Enjoy!

Chris

Mexico Word Book

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PLEASE BE AWARE IT IS 4 pm in TUCSON and I have just uploaded a new front for the .wpc version of the file. The original one wasn’t working right. There is a number2 at the end of the new version. My apologies for the file screw up.
Enjoy!

So this is what I came up with for an easier book to cut then your typical word book. And I have quite a few more that I have created. I am working on lots of my own holiday gifts and will share them here in case anyone else can use them and this is one of them.

So this is the word Mexico in a rectangular book. The word Mexico cuts on all the first page and I included a blank page for the rest of the box. you can cut as many or as few extra pages as you’d like. Also, their is a journaling block included on the bottom for adding your own personal note. I will take comments for any other places you would like me to make. Preferrably one word and not to many letters and I will try to get them done and posted for those who would like to create them for the holidays gift season. This style of book is a little easier to do and I notice has alot more room for pictures and journaling on them. I hope everyone likes them. This file is for your own individual personal use! Please do not gift it to anyone, save it for anyone or claim it as your own. This download is no longer available, but is available at Paperthreads here. This download is set up a little differently. It will open to a folder and you can download the files you need. There are two for each set. One has the front page of the book and the other has the blank page, Jalapeno and the journaling square. Make sure you get them both.

Blowing Bubbles

This layout was sent to me by Karen. A quick turnaround of one of my download files. I love it!! Thank you for sharing Karen. Seeing my files cut and in layout form just really adds to my day!

Create N Cut… So I have been sent a few emails about offering FS files for the Create N Cut Software. I currently do not own it. If I get to the point where I can purchase it and start offering those files also. I will do so. But for now. This is what I have to offer. But I have been reading into it lots lately and trying to figure if I should set up my Mac Station for Create N Cut

Enjoy!
Chris
password is summerfun

Best Buds, Hippo .. Monkey

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Okay so this is a compilation of two requests. One I found on the Paperhtreads forum for a dancing hippo and the other was for this cute little monkey that originally had all been hand cut. I thought they would fit together perfectly. and thank you to both the requestee. This was a fun fun project to working on.

Thinking you could add a piece of lace to the hippo for a tutu.

I have to run to gymnastics with my son and then we will be back to upload all the links for the download. Just wanted to show you what was in store for today. THIS FILE LINK IS HERE. PLEASE READ FURTHER DOWN.

Something awesome… I have 98 files in the store!! Woohoo I have almost hit the 100 mark. So by the end of the month I should be there. Since I started this in the middle of February, I am shocked and amazed that it is going so well and my download numbers and web visits are still going so well.

These are for your personal use only. Please do not share or alter or claim as your own. This file is no longer available for download, but is available at the Paperthreads store HERE. Well more later my son is doing tumbles in the living room waiting to head out.

Enjoy!
Chris

pw is laketrip

Pickin’ Daisies

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Okay the comment below is the inspiration for this file. I just love this story and had to share. Thank you Heather for sharing…
Chris,I love your cutter files. You always seem to have such great ideas. Your little boy looks about the same age as my son, they look similar also. My son Ben is 2 1/2 and always seems to be into something he shouldn’t. The other day I went out to my flower bed and I noticed he and his sister were giggling about something and I looked and they had picked the last of my remaining flowers. They were making me a bouquet out of my Gerber Daisys, Hollyhocks and Coreopsis. My husband took pictures of the kids with the last remaining flowers from my garden. The deer had eaten everything else except for the Gerber Daisys. I lost all of my hostas, phlox, roses and just about everything to the deer. My 4 year old daughter Katherine informed me that Ben and her were “saving” the flowers from the deer. She let me know that the “rotten deer” (my words repeated) would not be able to eat the rest of the flowers because Ben “saved” them for me. Would it be possible for you to create a Gerber Daisy file or other flowers? …….. Thank you Chris – your creations are always so beautiful. Heather
Okay so cute cute story. Anyways. Here is the download. Same terms as usual apply. For your personal use only. The flowers all come apart so you can make them any color you’d like and use the background piece or not. No sharing or altering or claiming as your own. This file is no longer available for download, but is available at Paperthreads HERE.
Enjoy!
Chris
pw is laketrip. AND WE MADE TO THE LAKE> wooohoo! We went with some friends. Had a wonderful time and bounced around on the tube. My son isn’t as burnt as the hubby and I thank goodness. I have come to the conclusion that the spray on sunblocks don’t work as well for us as the lotions. they seem to just rub off. or maybe your supposed to wait for it to dry before you push someone in the lake. whoo knows.. I do know I look like a lobster. wew!

Blowing Bubbles

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So here is the picture that inspired this File. This is one of my Uncles in Wisconsin on our last visit. Bubbles just bring out the kids in all of us. Hope as adults life isn’t so fast and so stuffy that you don’t have time to blow bubbles.. even if it’s just in your soda!

This file is for personal use only! Please do not share or alter and claim as your own.
(I will upload the links in the morning. I had a chance so I thought I would post and then tomorrow add the links when I have a few more minutes. As for now I am feeling very sleepy.) (It is morning now and I got the links up!! WOohooo!!) This file is no longer available for free download, but may be purchased at Papertreads.. HERE.

To request a file you can post in the comments section of any of my blog. I moderate the posts so they hit my personal email box and then I can read them and add them to the list and add them to the blog. So if your comment doesn’t post right away.. it’s coming I just get to read it first.

FANTASTIC NEWS
KNK Files now in the Store.
Michelle has assured me that
almost all my files with the exception of Skate Party are
in KNK version. So I have a few files for sale in the store that are
for sale this month. So if you want to purchase some of the files
You now will get the KNK file included
All my files at Paperthreads will have the WPC, KNK, GSD and AI files
My current sale files at Paperthreads.
The verbage in the descriptions is slowing being changed over to include
KNK. But Michelle has assured me that most of my files are now inclusive
of the KNK file with the exception of Skate Party.

These file numbers

are the last to be uploaded. So if you purchase one of these before they
get updated for the KNK let me know.
CD00005, CD00017, CD00026
CD00034, CD00035
I will be gone tomorrow. So slow to respond to email this weekend,
but will get back to anyone
who has questions!
Enjoy!
Chris
pw is laketrip

Symbols of Faith

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Here is another request. Please do not share or alter and claim as your own. Downloading the file is an acceptance of these terms.
This file is no longer available as a freebie, but will be available at Paperthreads soon.
Okay and so here is the winning layout for Joni and the link to get to it!! Check it out. She used my Monkeyin Around file and won! Joni wrote: ” We were all given exactly the same kit, 2 sheets of paper, 2 buttons, little piece of ribbon, 1 eyelet and 1 tag and had to make whatever theme we wanted. When I saw the stripes I thought of monkey’s and remembered your title. “

Thanks Joni for sharing I love to see the layouts that are made with my files and even better when they win!! Congratulations.

http://www.creativecottageinc.com/news.aspx?sid=thrbngb3zgd20dblixwftduw

Enjoy!
Chris

Joni’s Layout!

same pw as last post

Words of Faith

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Woooohooo! I am making it through my pile of requests. So hopefully others can use them as well. I have an excel file that I work my way through and I have 223 line items on it for requests.Wew! So if you email me a request. I will get it to it. I will try with all my might!

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Someone requested the animals for visiting Wild Kingdom. I did those already and they are in the store at Paperthreads. I am fresh out of ideas for more of those.. so check them out HERE. And see if they are what you are looking for. Also, you can buy all the files in one pack or buy them all individually through paperthreads. Here is the image for the bunch of them. I am most impressed with this file because on the list of Bestsellers which includes all the designers at Paperthreads it was first most of last month! And currently it is still running second on the list of all the designers! Woohooo!! Thank you to everyone who purchased the whole set. It was probably one of my most fun collections to work on and everyone was so inspiring with their ideas! Thank you thank you.

This Words of Faith file is for your download use on your personal computer on your own personal projects! Please no sharing or altering and claiming as your own. Or just claiming as your own. Each of these words cut in one piece. I didn’t include any mats, but left them simple and clean. I hope they are what was being looked for. This file has expired and will be available at Paperthreads soon.
I have tons and tons to do today this is why this download is early in the day. Well, I couldnt sleep last night either so I got a lot of files to the halfway mark before I offer them as freebies.
And wooooopsss Congrat to all of those who realized I missed taking the download down for Sting of the Bat file. It had a ton a ton of downloads! I forget sometimes. There is another one in my blog that I never took down either. You’d have to search through the posts to find it. But it has to do with my friend Lori. And have you checked out her blog at all. (HERE) She has great reviews on a few of her shopping finds! I consider her my personal scrapbook shopper. I just don’t have time to peruse the stores or the internet for scrapbooking finds. I just let her do it for me. hahaaha. I am sure she lovessss that. Well visit and see what she has to say.
Otherwise as always….
Enjoy!
Chris
pw is laketrip

3 Blind Mice

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This was a request I got a while ago. I am running way behind on some of my requests. But I thought I would share it here in case anyone can use it. The Two mouses on the left actually are layered on top of eachother with the bottom of the number three in between this makes the tails look like they wrap around the number three. So these are for your personal use! Please do not download unless you plan to follow the terms. Downloading is an acceptance that these files are for your own personal use. not to be shared with others, altered or claimed as your own. This file has expired and will be available at Paperthreads soon.
So on to life. I took my son to open gymnastics for toddlers today there open gym hour. He loves it! Loves to run! Love to tumble! He gets to run across the trampoline, swing on the parallel bar, jump on the spring board and land on a big foam box. It is wonderful to watch him smile. I took some pics and when I get a chance I will throw a few up here. So for now I must run and do some laundry and get some things together for the slight possibility we will be hitting the lake this weekend for the day. Wooohoo! We’ll see how it all plays out.
Enjoy!
Chris
new pw is laketrip