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Chris Durnan

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Archives for October 27, 2008

My email box runneth over with Challenge submissions.

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Hello to all!! I am working on downloading all the submissions for the challenge. My most successful yet! Wow! I had to empty my email box 3 times yesterday to keep up. I usually have to empty it once every three days. Wow. Phenomenal. So I will work on getting them all downloaded and into the slideshow to post tomorrow.

I took yesterday off to rejuvenate my brain. We went to the pumpkin patch with Grandma and Papa and then came home and I just read a novel. Nothing to think about. Made some salmon for dinner and hung out. Now I am back at it!

Thank you to everyone who has joined Bingo. Wow Karen really got it going and she cannot wait to call out the words. You have a few more days to get your words in. So jet on over to the forum and see what is being listed as some awesome family traditions.

Also, my friend Lori is back into the blog world (waving at Lori). If you need a beautiful holiday gift with lots of personalized sentiment. Check out Lori’s stars. Wow! They are phenomenal. Missed you Lori!

That’s it for right now because I have to take the kiddo to school and hang out in town and wait for him. So I am headed to the library to wait.

Have a wonderful Monday!
Enjoy!
Chris

A birthday card

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Ages ago, Chris had shared a file with various tags in it. I resized one of the tags, ran them through my printer using the 2Peas Mister Giggles font (my favorite) and created this cute card. I used some of those pre-made cards at JoAnns that I used my 40% off coupon on about a year or so ago. Sewed the edges for more texture. Added some wire, primas and mini brads. Fairly quick and easy. Oh yeah, just a touch of black ink to make the tag pop a bit. (Stazon).

A fun Thanksgiving Card

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Here’s a card using some VDBC files!
This one used the pilgrim hat from #CD00172 and the Share Your Blessings file. Van Dyke brown ink pad and a few mini brads. I had already put my cutter away when I had the afterthought to add the parenthesis so I used my Quickutz but Chris has some parenthesis along with a lot of other symbols in her Essentials file #CD00277. I also changed this a bit and just used my square punches for the buckle instead of cutting the buckle since it was such a small element. I love when I can mix and mingle my supplies. A little doodling along the edge with a chocolate brown Zig – one of my staple supplies!