Lots of questions this weekend so here are some answers…

It is a scrapbooking challenge. So I have decided just scrapbook anything. I don’t care if it is an altered piece, a card, or a page… I just want to get everyone in to the mix. A few people emailed me about cards vs scrapbooking vs altered things. Anyways is fine. Just send it over. One persons passion may not be anothers.

I am thinking we will break it down for the poll by the file used. But I still need to see the entries to try and break it down. the limitation is the number of items you can put in a poll.

A couple emailed about issues with the gallery. Email me the file. I will get it up there. Plus I am setting up a page on my mainsite to host them for others to see as well. So if you send me the file I will get it done for you.

In posting your file on my mainsite, three people have asked if they could have their blogged linked to their submission. I would be happy to do this as long as it is reciprocal. Send me your blog link with a note asking me to post it with your submission (I won’t be taking them out of email signatures). I will check the link to see if my site is listed on yours and I will post it with. I have thought about this quite a bit and this is what I think I am most comfortable with.

Yes, My creative team is allowed to join in. I am putting this up to poll so I will not be the person voting on it soley. Therefore, I feel my creative team can join in. I want everyone to feel they have access to the challenge and since I am not judging the files they will be right there in the running with everyone elses.

Files do need to be submitted by the last minute of the 4th. I am going to take the 5th to set up all the polls and make sure everyones picture is in. Then setup the polls on the 6th and 7th. I know this is a change in dates. I do apologize. I am hoping it won’t be a problem, but I want the polls to be the most accurate they can be.

And most of all… THANK YOU for all the awesome emails and participation in this challenge. I will be sending out the link for the files all the way up to Friday night.

I must run. have to go buy hay. I am working on getting back to emails asap. So if you are waiting to hear from me. I should get back to you soon!!

can’t wait to see the submissions. If this goes well, I think I will continue it as a regular challenge. The miscellaneous files seemed to spur alot of peoples creativity.

Enjoy!
Chris

I have received a couple emails about where to post your Challenge submissions. This is the link for where to upload. and if you could be so kind to email me the picture as well when you do and I will display them on my blog here all of next week. So people can see them before the vote. Email me Here with your pictures. I am on my way out the door to ride horse for a while, but will try and email the link out to the rest of the requestees that I received today, but it will be some time this evening. I am keeping a running of log of those participating so we can split up the voting somehow. I am off. Have a wonderful evening!
Enjoy!
Chris

Real quick!! Cause it is almost the weekend. Woohoo. This weekend I am heading to the Fair with my kiddo and hubby to spend the day. So looking forward to this. We are just planning to spend the day and enjoy. No rushing. Little tractor pulls, 4-h auction, kids crafts, train setup from the local train club, and the expo halls. yeahhh!!
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If you are looking for the Challenge details.. scroll down they are in the post before this. I have sent all the links out that I have as of this post. If you got missed email me again. I am keeping all the emails to keep track of who is entering. Thank you for everyone’s great emails.
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And you gotta gotta check this part out…
Lori is having a serious celebration and all her files are on sale. I have an image to load here, but apparently blogger is gonna make it difficult for me tonight. So just hit her blog and see what the details all are.. Big savings. Lots of celebrating and it will be well worth the visit.
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Okay Gotta run!!!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Enjoy!
Chris

https://www.visualdesignsbychris.com/1303/

All right here we go. I just started sending out links to those who would like to participate in the Challenge. This is the final set of files that went into the challenge. This is to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day.

Here are the challenge details. It must be submitted to the Paperthreads Gallery by May 4th. I will share the link here for the gallery in a few days. Then we will run a poll on the 5th and 6th. We may group like items together to vote on. Or just vote them all together. I will come up with a list of prizes and post it in the next couple days also. I just wanted to get you the files asap for time to think about how to use them. The major rule is you have to use one or more of the files from the selection above. You can keep all the files to use as you’d like after you download them. They are governed under my TOUs. Email me to request the link for the files which means you plan to participate in the challenge. One entry per person. Do what you would like with the file and it will be voted on by your fellow scrappers.
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I have had 6 emails asking me what the maroon “love” file is for and here is one that I did. If you start at the left on the L and work your way around you can “sew” your paper with fiber. The circles in this file are tiny for thread you can make the holes bigger by expanding the entire image as a whole which will make the holes to thread bigger, but also the pattern overall.

My most popular request in email right now is the link for the QMC in the store. On the right of my blog there are a bunch of important links. Here is the link. But you can always find these links posted on the right. Also, thank you to those chatting with me on the CBox on the right. kinda fun!

On to life…

So I got some cookies today from the store for those Gluten Challenge folks like myself. If you visit my blog regularly, you know that I buy things that say gluten free and try them all the time and mention how they were. Well I bought these double chocolate cookies and took them out of the package. My son ran up to see if he could run with one of the cookies. I am ready for a cookie yum yum. My son stopped abruptly and said.. hmm.. No thanks.. I said “why not” his reply… “they look like horse poo.” He runs away to play. and welll…. I put them back on the counter and that is where they sit. I’m sure I’ll have the courage to try them tomorrow.

Enjoy!

Chris

I will be offering the files in WPC, AI, GSD, KNK & SCUT.

Hello to everyone!

First and foremost I will have a preview of the Challenge download up by Thurs. I am going to work on it tonight for a while and tomorrow afternoon and hope to have it all done. Then you can email me and I will send you the link to download the whole thing. You are welcome to use whatever parts of it you would like.

Next….. just some ramblings…

So I have been visiting some new blogs lately. I am loving them all. But my super fantabu friend Lori had an announcement on her site. Did you see? She is opening up a store so you can buy her files pre-cut. I thought this was pretty cool. Lori loves paper. Loves loves loves it. So this is perfect for her. Her files are super cute and what a great addition to her repetoire. She also is having a Grand Opening Sale at the store and at Paperthreads to celebrate. way to go Lori Congrats!!!!!

Bingo at Paperthreads this time has been beautiful. The theme was flowers. Jen has been running it and man are the flowers they are posting over their are beautiful. I am most impressed and find myself visiting just to see the different flowers.

Thank you to to everyone who participated in my sale. I greatly appreciate your support. And I got an email from a lady who said I wasn’t publicizing that the QMC was closing for membership that she woulda missed it. So hence the banner,but I am going to make it a tad bit smaller. wow!. I feel like I mention it all the time. So now you can just see it. i hope no one misses it. If so, there will be new files for the next quarter.

Speaking of which… **** would the recently pregnant lady who checked my blog from an iphone while on bedrest email me please. I seem to have lost your email address. **Thanks mucho.

Well I must run and help my son understand the definition of picking up the living room. I asked him if he was done and he said “yes, because I can walk through it” hmm. Maybe a little clarity is needed. It wasn’t that bad when I left the living room.

Oh did I tell you my hubby is hobbling along on a sore ankle and probably needs crutches, but I am doubting he will get them. hmm.. I’ll save that one for later. It’s always interesting and fun!

Enjoy!
Chris

It’s a coming… I am workin’ hard on the details for the Challenge. I plan to offer a file to those who would like to participate. In it will be a random group of files and you can use them however you’d like or can for the Challenge. The posts will be in the forum by May 3rd and May 4th. Then May 5th and 6th voting will be had in the forum. I am trying to get this group of files together and those who are interested in participating can email me and I will send them the file. I will preview the file here in the next few days and set it up to email to those interested. I hope this is a fun challenge and enjoyable! I am off to get some sleep before a busy day tomorrow. Check back in the next few days for final details and preview of the file. Nothing to buy. Just lots to create in honor of National Scrapbooking Day!
Enjoy!
Chris

So today I was asked for a hot dog with melted cheese…. butttt… hmmm.. I don’t want the hot dog hot. So I smiled at him and said but if we melt the cheese on the hot dog the hot dog will then be hot. hmm. 4 year old ponders for a moment… ummm.. “Pretty Please with a Cherry on Top”. I smile and ask him to get a drink and have a seat at the table. We are not a hot dog eatin family and just happen to have a pack left over from the party. So being the Mom I am I melt some cheese on a plate take it out of the micro and scrape it onto a cut up cold hot dog and hand it to my son. He smiles at me and says…. “Thats Wonderful” and starts to eat. Ahhh.. yes it is wonderful I agree. Made me smile. hope it made you smile. 🙂

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So I added a few widgets to the side of my blog. I liked the craft tip. I liked the Chatbox. Just thought I would give them a try. I am sure you will see more here and there. If you have one you think I should add let me know. I love techie gadgets. I use Blogarithm for the blogs i like to keep on. It comes to my email box with just a quick snippet of what is included in the post. Helps me keep up on friends and family. Hope some of these are helpful.

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Also per a request, I added a list of the files in the membership currently and their file types. I will be working on converting them all so they are included.

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Here is a cute layout from Angie does such awesome work. I love her vibrant color use. Using the Damask Inpsired 2 file.

So I have some new files in the store just in time for this weekends Sale. I hope everyone has enjoyed have two weekends of Sales. It was a fluke, but I hope you took advantage of it. Here are few more files that have been added recently.

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For my friends in Phoenix headed to CKC this weekend. I am sorry I won’t be there to join you. But have a wonderful time. I plan to take the weekend off from traveling and spend some time here at the ranch and with my KNK. Softball game for my niece this evening. Home on Saturday and then party for a long distant Aunt on Sunday for a few hours. But overall a wonderful weekend at home. Guess I better make it through that pile of papers since I have time. The mail drives me crazy it is always soooooo fulll..

Enjoy!

Chris