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Chris Durnan

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Archives for March 2009

Snow Princess

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This is a layout about my daughter during one of the big snow storms of the season this year. I used the crown from the Queen for A Day file of Chris’s to create the title along with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and some glitter from Martha Stewart. The crown wasin several pieces which allowed me to use just the parts that I needed. I wanted something simple. The Ponsettias are from the dollar store and sprayed with Glimmer Mist as well.
Digi-Cutter Files offered in SCUT, GSD, KNK, WPC & AI (SVG) at www.visualdesignsbychris.com
Thanks For Looking, Tricia!

Wow. School Pics.

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Wow times have changed. We got school pictures back yesterday. I am always so impressed by this companies pictures. I just look at them and think? These are school pictures. What? I can remember having to hold little signs with the number on it on our lap for our school pictures. Reminiscent of a Jail Picture with numbers across the bottom only a pretty blue background, your best Sunday outfit and your head itching from the tight curlers your Mom made you sleep in the night before. I have a feeling there was no numbers on my sons lap in this one. Well here is our pride and joy and his grin that makes my day.

And the story of the morning before pictures. So I am thinking about the infamous school picture smile and so I tell my Son. “Thinking about things that make you giggle and smile when they tak your picture because then your eyes will smile too.” I told him “instead of saying Cheese.. You could say I Love My Mom. ” And that should make you smile right? He started giggling… and giggling and I am looking in the rear view mirror and I say. WHAT?? He said “Mom your crazy. ” I had to ponder this. And smile because if it makes him smile and giggle when he says I love My mom then they will be great pictures. Or wait… Was he giggling because he said “Mom Your Crazy” ahhh.. well I think we wil let it ride.. I love to hear his giggle and know later in life he will think I am crazy. Just as long as I can still see that winning smile. He and my hubby always make my day.

Enjoy!

Chris

Still working on the QMC early bird files
for those who join right away.
So it isn’t in the store yet, but it is a coming!!!

If you’ve got Lemons….

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I visited a blog recently that had a picture a day. I don’t know if I could keep up with that, but this is what you would see on my counter this morning. My hubby has cleaned off the Lemon tree. Here are some of the Lemons that I need to figure out what to do with. Thinking about Juicing them and freezing. What do you think? Any creative ideas? I’ll take them.

It’s a short post today because I am working on quite a few things at once.
Have a wonderful day!!!!
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

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This was my effort for the Challenge that Chris was running on her Blog where you can get a heap of files for free for signing up and then you have to use at least one of them in a layout and email her the result. I used a windmill and a star frame file out of the selection.

This is the result. These are some photos from around the old farmhouse we are renting! I have never had so many flowers 🙂

Although this layout was created in paper and card, I did use my computer to de-saturate the main photo and print it out on my card. I also used my computer to print out my photos!

Thanks for looking, have a great day wherever you are!

cheers, caz

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

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Challenge files: Sierra 11th grade portrait

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This was for participation in the VDBC February sketch challenge – love those!! The bracket square and the tab are from the sketch files. I also used the stars file from the challenge files due March 7th. Pulled the idea from her shirt. I still need to add one finishing touch… I need a mustard colored button with red thread at the end of the bottom rick rack to finish out my visual triangle.
Supplies:
*Cardstock
*Patterned Papers: Basic Grey Recess line
*I used brown shoe polish applied with a foam pad to give some of the papers a bit of an aged look.
*Popdotted a couple of punches stars and added a few smaller punched stars amongst the star frame.
*Buttons tied with DMC thread, brads, rick rack
* Girls are Weird Sizzlet font for the “11th”
~Angie (memrybug)~
Digi-Cutter Files offered in SCUT, GSD, KNK, WPC & AI (SVG) at www.visualdesignsbychris.com

Challenge Entries so far!

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All right folks here are some of the awesome Challenge Entries. They pored in over the weekend!! Take some time to watch and you will see some awesome inspiration. I have sent out the last links for this Cutter File Challenge. And the entries are due Mar 07, 2009.

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