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Chris Durnan

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Archives for August 2009

Sandra’s Latest…

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I’m so excited! I finally got to cut and create. I had to cut one day and create the next but it got done:-). Here they are…

The first is my page layout for the August challenge. From the file, I used the background cut (Bazzill) and put it on top of a patterned Bazzil. I added the paper piecing (which I LOVE), the torn notebook paper, small border piece and 2 arrow photo corners. I added Arrow charms from A Charming Place to each photo corner. The title is my own. Now I just need to do a couple of more pages to finish the story. Oh all my pieces except the background are cut from Petallics paper.

Next is a quick card I made for my son’s best friend. He had his Eagle Scout ceremony this past Saturday. I used the new spring swirls file from the Quarterly club and one of the birds from the April Challenge file. The title is my own.

And my last card is for a sketch challenge on Paperthreads. I needed a small border piece for the card so I used the one from our August challenge file. The large daisies are from Sam and Hailey Designs Paper Blossoms file (JB00068) and the centers are from Shelly’s Art Buttons Galore file (SS00116). The silver butterfly is from A Charming Place

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

Tidbits from this past week….

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A week in review….

So this Friday I thought I would post some of the things that I have answered seen or done this week. Kinda of an incomplete list of nonsense… Enjoy!

New Software: Jing at http://www.jingproject.com/ LOVE IT! And Google Sketchup with a Sliceform Plugin. Do I have the time to figure out another software? Hm. It looks like fun.

Seen: A file by Lori that made me giggle, my son pull fly masks off horses by sitting on the bottom rail and saying “come here.. come here”, my beautiful niece giggle giggle giggle

A few sites I have perused during downtime:
http://www.hhugginsgirl.blogspot.com/ Just pure card inspiration!!
http://www.starfall.com/ a learning site for my son
http://7inchesfromthesun.blogspot.com/ a friends blog that is living in Chicago for a bit and my son is waiting for them to return

Quote:
“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” – Thomas Jefferson

Questions I have answered this week:
From my son:
“Can I go to the library with you Mom?” “Absolutely”

From a member of the forum:
“Where can I find the designers in the store contact info?” http://www.visualdesignsbychris.com/contributors

From my hubby:
“What do you want for dinner?” “Steak with Salsa and a Margarita”

From a friend:
“How come you don’t play Farmville on Facebook?” “Um… I don’t play any of the games or accept most requests other then friends. I play with my cutter files instead. Kinda lonely maybe but very gratifying”

From a Cricut user:
“Can I open your SVG file in SCAL?” You can open my SVG in Inkscape or AI or any SVG program. I offer a SCUT file for SCAL. Which means I have broken the file down into manageable pieces and imported into SCAL. you just open it and cut. No monkeying around involved. If you want to Monkey however… You absolutely can! You can download a test file from the forum. I’d love to see what you come up with.

From a Designer at the VDBC store:
“Can I set up my own sale?” “Absolutely set your own sale in the store.”

What do I hope to be crafty with this weekend?
I hope to finish a recipe swap I am signed up for in the forum. And maybe do some Iron on tshirts.

What didn’t I get done this week?
Finish my blog changes.. I just can’t decide what I want so it is a slow progress. Please excuse the dust. and the pile of laundry (that I am not apologizing for. I rode horse instead. Hahah. We can always buy more underwear and socks).

QMC File status?
Yes we have 2 more zips uploaded to 4shared and the forum and I will work on more this afternoon.

My hope….
My hope is that this weekend we spend lots of time together and lots of that time giggling. And we can give Grandma a big hug on Sunday. And I get the RV cleaned out so it can hit craigslist. (I am dreaming on this last one.)

This was fun. Time flies. Kinda fun to think about everything we did this week. What would your list looks like?

Have a wonderful weekend!
Enjoy!
Chris

Chris Durnan, designer at www.visualdesignsbychris.com
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!

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!

My freebies are posted in the forum.

Jing jing jing

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Nope.. It isn’t Christmas with a jingle bell. It is the software jing. I downloaded it yesterday to make 5 quick tutorials and share them. It worked quickly, easily and was just fun. If you need to screen captures or window video, I highly recommend it. I also have snagit by techsmith and just have never gotten the hang of the screen video capture in it. The slim down version of jing is free. So stop on over and check it out. http://www.jingproject.com/ Techsmith really knows its stuff. I loveee software especially those that work easily and well. Have fun!

Enjoy!
Chris

PS My other software I love is preset viewer. If you are interested there is a coupon for it posted in the forum. Thanks Tumasoft for sending that my way to share!!
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fun wet weekends…

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So on Sunday my Creative Team Member and friend Karen called me to chat and I told her. I gotta go. I gotta fill up this bucket of water… Here is why..

This is what was waiting at my door, but I knew it because there was some serious giggling going on for that little one who just couldn’t get the door open and needed me to “hurry hurry”. haha.
So I went out to see if I could get a few more pictures and they saw me coming so my little one came back smiling from ear to ear.



We sure love to have fun!! Have a wonderful day!

Enjoy!
Chris
Chris Durnan, designer at www.visualdesignsbychris.com
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!

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!

You can download my freebies from the forum.

Bike Rodeo Pictures

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So these are from a few weekends ago. I am a little behind in my pictures. The bike rodeo at the school. My son loved it because there police officers and firefighters everywhere. helping them air up their bikes, fix their helmets and the last stop was the obstacle course with the sprinklers at the end. A lot of fun and he was grinning from ear to ear when we left. It was nice to hear the police officer say… You shouldn’t wear your helmet tipped back when riding. My first thought was …Which applies to the horse riding helmet to! And which Mom says all the time, but well you know the police guy said it so now it is important. But all in all a great time and held at his school. Hope you enjoy the pictures. Have a great Monday!


Enjoy!
Chris
Chris Durnan, designer at www.visualdesignsbychris.com
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!

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!

And our cutter file “freebies” are kept in the forum. We add to them as we can.

A drawing…

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It is laundry day for me again so make it interesting… I added a drawing thread to the forum. So head on over and sign up…

enjoy!
Chris


Chris Durnan, designer at www.visualdesignsbychris.com
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!

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!

And our cutter file “freebies” are kept in the forum. We add to them as we can.

wow!

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Is it Friday again? Already? Woohoo!! Got to ride horse last night and hang out with my boys. Off to do that tonight and Saturday morning as well. Then some scrapbooking with a friend Saturday. Hopefully some rest Sunday or maybe a ride. Lots to do. lots of fun!!!Hope you have wonderful plans to.

Enjoy!
Chris

Chris Durnan, designer at www.visualdesignsbychris.com
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!

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!

Latest layout using “Can I Keep It”

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I received Chris’s newsletter today and, on going to the Store to check out the sales, saw this great file! My son-in-law loves creepy crawlies and also has a collection of wonderful creatures which he and my daughter adore. I had a great picture of a huge spider we found at home one day after being out all day. I also found some pics of him and his pet snake, “Ripley”. Unfortunately, they are not as clear as I had hoped as Ripley kept moving and, as he was wearing his Crocodile T-Shirt, not as easy to see as I would’ve liked.

So head over to the Store and check out all the great files on offer. This file “Can I Keep It” is available for just $1.00 for a short time.

cheers, caz

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

A day of lows and highs….

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We went to a funeral yesterday and it was heartbreaking to see our friend lose his life at the age of 38. Such a short lifetime, but it was also impressive. Such a short life time, but the room was filled with probably more then 200 people all saying what an impressive man he was. That he “didn’t know a stranger” and I can attest to this because when we first met him we spent two hours just chatting a joshing about life and telling some off color jokes. And the room was filled with family & friends from all walks of life. Ropers, 4h kids, family from afar, just all types of people gathered together to respect the life of a very happy family loving man. I will miss the fact that we won’t run into him again and spend 2 hours chatting, but I am truly blessed to have met him and know that there are still those folks out there who would give you their last dollar to help you get home, support his family and friends, and smile and laugh and tell a funny story just to make the day a little brighter. He will be missed. John Trajanovich. You will be missed.

and then from there it was alot of driving for me yesterday… driving driving driving all the way to Tempe and back. But the driving back was the fun part because we spent it in our 2003 Ford F350 Super Duty Dually Diesel. We had been making two car payments and decided to roll those into one and get the truck to haul our horses with a little more confidence. And financially it cut our monthly costs in half. And on top of that my hubby has got the biggest cheshire grin going!!!! Fantastic… He has wanted a truck like this since I met him 11 years ago. So now he has it and I couldn’t be more proud of him. And of course the kiddo story…. We get in and look at all the buttons while we are driving and my kiddo has flipped down the overhead dvd player and I go to put it up because we don’t have one to play and it doesn’t stick up… so I push again… And my son says…. “JUST SLAM IT” my Hubby says… “WHAT… we just got it.. don’t slam anything yet” haha. Love it!
So it was a day filled with lows and highs which has just become another “day in the life”. And today I hope to get more files completed for the QMC. Thank you to all those who stand by me. I appreciate everything you do for me and help me with.
Enjoy!
Chris
Chris Durnan, designer at www.visualdesignsbychris.com
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!

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!

New layout using latest file from QMC

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Chris has just posted this file in this quarters QMC. I can’t believe how easy it is for me to find reasons to create with these files! I love them all!

This file is called “CowBoy” and I had the perfect pictures to go with it! This is a layout featuring one of my Daycare children dressing up, he is sooooo cute!!

Thanks for looking!

cheers, caz

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