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Archives for February 2010

Adding some More Talent to the More Team….

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Welcome Welcome Welcome 
 Announcing…
So we are adding some more talent to the store. Kristal and LisaJane!
But don’t forget to keep an eye out for their new files.
Stop by and say Hi!
And also… Sharon is hosting
our weekly challenge this week.
And Kristal of Digi kitty is jumping in right away with a free digistamp to go with the challenge. So stop on in and see what you can do with the challenge.

Our challenges are to help you get cutting and creating and not just collecting. So we can’t wait to see what you create…

We are coming to the end of taking requests for the Charmed Challenge… so don’t forget to check that out!

I am off to pack for the weekend Retreat! I will miss my guys tons and tons, but time to go play with the KNK. One of the few machines sitting on my craft room bench.

Have a wonderful wonderful weekend!!
and 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. Really a Couple days. WEW!

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So here we go.. countdown to KNK Retreat. This is my first retreat really. I am excited and nervous. I am sure it will be tons of fun. My son and hubby are planning great things in their guy time at home. I myself am wondering what the heck do I take? Well I will have to work on that list later.

So if I am a little slow to blog the rest of the week. You will know why.. I am in a frenzy in my craft room piecing things together to take to do in down time and I am trying to get some new files up in the qmc and the next grab bag for March all pulled together.

So basically. .. woohoo!!! Busy busy. That time when I am super happy and super busy!!.

If you have any tips for retreats, I would definitely take them. Although I am not sure I will take a mini-dresser with me full of supplies. I plan to take the pieces to finish my card swap which is due by April 1st. Then I would be ahead of the game woohoo!! And other then that. who knows. but can I saw this…wooohoo!!

Well I am off to finish a gluten free cupcake for breakfast. I made some last night and this morning I came out to the kitchen and my kiddo had jabbed his “cupcake holder” in the one he wanted. It is this little plastic turtle on a stick. Apparently that one is off my list of “I can eat”. I had to giggle because it is the one with the most frosting and biggest. Love that kid. The health fanatics of the “blog reader world”  are probably in shock. A cupcake for breakfast. Much like the ingredients of a pancake .. a cupcake.. hmm yum.. Yeah after you haven’t had one for about a 3 years any time of day sounds good. I had the betty crocker gluten free yellow cake mix. It was cold here in the house so i thought why not bake some cupcakes. heat up the house with the oven. Does dual duty. Anyways. can I say this. YUM YUM. was just as good as I remember a cupcake to be. Well I am off to finish it and get some paperwork done and files…

Have a super fantastic 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!




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

The grin .. what I see…

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Okay so we were talking in the forum… And most folks in the pictures from yesterday (scroll down) see the dogs pulling and going crazy. I see these… this is what makes me giggle and smile. The pure pleasure from my little boy laughing and giggling as he tries to make his idea work, but doesn’t want to miss out on the action. I hope you Enjoy. I know I do. Love my life.
Enjoy!
Chris
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A boy & his dog.. a rope & a ball ..

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Well my kiddo spends a lot of time outside and playing with his border collie. This is their latest adventures. Our horses have a horse ball that horses can play with. Our horses have no interest, but they are hard plastic and thick so they are perfect for the dogs to chase and beat up. Cost less the normal dog toys and last even longer. Really Fantastic to have. Well my son attached a rope to the ball in hopes of seeing what she would do. Well Freckles the border collie loved it. Spent a lot of time dragging it around and having it chase her as she ran faster and faster to get away. So next enters a new idea… My son tied the ball to an old cart I had for the back of a bike. As you can see from the pictures.. He couldn’t stop giggling and yelling her on. A few times she got it going with him in it and he kept yelling YAH YAH like a true wagon driver with a full team of horses. I couldn’t get pictures of that as I was giggling to to much as I was watching.  I came home a few days later from dropping the kiddo off after school and I saw the cart running around our circle drive without it’s driver but with it’s dog team of one in full delight as she dragged this cart behind her and her ball in her mouth. She was having a blast. I did tell my son he had to take the ball off the cart when he wasn’t around so she wouldn’t drag it somewhere it shouldn’t be. So she now just brings you the ball and rope at a full run when you come home from anywhere. I drove over it the other day and it folded in half but didn’t pop. It isn’t filled with air, but the plastic is thick enough to hold the rubber ball shape with a handle. So it didn’t pop. Which I was thankful for.. but in my review mirror I could see her stand their in curiousity. She stood and looked at it and dragged it slowly down the drive in her own fashion of a funeral procession for her loved rope and ball. Well the ball POPPED! As it reset itself back into the ball shape and she shot off the ground like the cat in tom & jerry. And then ran around fast as could be dragging the ball. She really adds some fun and giggles to our life. And most important a lot of giggles for my son! Hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.

 

 

Enjoy!

Chris

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CD00663-You are Invited

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   I have a new grandbaby (No 4) coming in July.  I had been contemplating on getting started with the shower invitations.  And when Chris posted this file up in the QMC..I thought “Wha-la”..that’s it!  So, after building some parts and ideas together, I first made this one. Little did I know how unexperienced I really was with ‘pastels’.  It has taken me sometime, and several back-offs, and then I made the decision to quit beating myself up and put this together.  It still isn’t to my ‘Wow’ stage,  and I  will continue to work with it, and may change it all together. I let myself get all flustered with it.  I had to remind myself scrapbooking is to enjoy and have fun!  You don’t make it a ‘forced job’, or let it overcome you. It’s supposed to be a pleasure, and if you don’t like how your project turns out, step away, think on it, and something fun will pop in your mind.  It isn’t always going to come out perfect and it isn’t always going to ‘WOW’ you, the thing we must remember, is..having the pleasure of creating.  The file ‘You are Invited’, cut out wonderful, and is so versatile, for any event! I just love it! Thanks again, Chris! I always get pleasure out of your files, and seeing everyones differnet versions. And.. if there’s any tips on working with pastels, that ya’ll may know..heyyyy.. I would love hearing any lil’ tidbit I can to learn.  Learning is growing, right?  Have a great day! (psst– we got sunshine in our forecast–YAY!!!!  No snow!)  =)

  Melody Powell

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Crafty Gadgets on CBS

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Supposedly on CBS on the early show Friday morning.. There will be a Crafty Gadget and Cricut will be one of the entries in crafty. I will be interested to see what their other “crafty” thoughts are… and also interested in your reviews. things you have or don’t have. visit us in the forum with your comments.

Or maybe you have a better suggestion as to a gadget…  Love to hear them all so I can add them to my birthday list in June. I know it’s early, but I have to prime the kid to tell the Dad. haha. Actually Dad does pretty well. But I am the research person… So let me know what is your GADGET of choice if it isn’t on CBS.  Visit us in the forum!

If you miss it. Usually they are on their website. so maybe you can see it that way if you miss it. Probably here on their gadgets page.

I love gadgets!

Enjoy!
Chris

Also, Our Grab Bag is still listed in the store… VIsit Here to see the files you get for a teeny tiny price. 12 zips. lots of cuts. 3 designers. Never to be in this collection again after March 1st. Enjoy!

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.

New Challenge.. Great Day.. Almost the weekend.. woohoo!!

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I have decided it is gonna be a great day!!! So with that.. What a better way then to start a new challenge. The new challenge this week is “show us your grab bag” take your February Grab Bag and post a project using one or all of the files included. The winner of a random draw will win next month’s grab bag. So what do you think? Pull out the grab bag. It’s early in the a.m. for me. So I am headed off to bed again to see if i can even just get a few winks.

I saw this on a magnet the other day when out browsing with the hubby… and I think it was on a coffee mug to. I really liked it. I have been trying to find the company online so I could order some magnets for my favorite things for my family for the holidays… Anyways… I just liked the quote and made me think about barriers in life .. it went something like this… “What would you attempt to achieve if you knew you could not fail?”  … made me pause and think.

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!

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

Wow. What a few days

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It has been a harrowing few days. So with that I wanted to take a moment and post a thank you post. To reflect on all those I am  thankful for. All of those around me that are positive and supportive in my life. The friends I have made through this adventure of an online store. Online blog. Online life. All of those little things that add up to such a major part of  my life.  My family. My love. My kiddo. Everything.

 

So thank you soooo much for your support and continued friendship and positive part of my life.

 

 

Enjoy!

Chris

http://visualdesignsbychris.blogspot.com

 

www.visualdesignsbychris.com

 

Membership Club $10 for 20 plus files SVG GSD KNK WPC AI SCUT

 

 

Today is reveal day…

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TODAY IS REVEAL DAY!!!

I have autopost this so you may still have the opportunity to get it at $7.00 but the price will increase to $8.00 today, Monday the 15th. This is only the second time we have done a grab bag, but wow! This one is so full you could cut and cut and cut for days!!! Get yours quickly so you can participate in the Grab Bag Challenge at the forum to win next month’s grab bag!Woohoo!! Check out all the files and cuts below.

You can purchase the grab bag HERE. The month of February is the only time you will get it wrapped together in a collection at such a great price. So have fun cutting and Enjoy!!!

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.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Many legends of history explain Valentine’s Day. some have to do with priests, martyrs and some with saints. Who knows. I just know for me it is a special day. It is the day my hubby proposed to me. Since that time and even before the proposal I have had this bond with this man that I just cherish. So this weekend we celebrated Valentine’s Day with a little dancing and some time together. Our lovely little boy went to his Nanna’s. So we can dance the night away. Dancing is something we love to do together.

I hope everyone can enjoy the day by doing something today you just LOVE to do. Whether it be for others, with others or just yourself.

I hope you have a Happy Valentine’s Day.. Here are some traditions I found on the web. I can remember twisting an apple stem til I got to a letter of the alphabet of someones name I would love.. hahah. . So I hope you enjoy the read…

Hundreds of years ago in England, many children dressed up as adults on Valentine’s Day. They went singing from home to home. One verse they sang was:

Good morning to you, valentine;


Curl your locks as I do mine —


Two before and three behind.


Good morning to you, valentine.

In Wales wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favourite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant, “You unlock my heart!”

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.

In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man. If she keeps the gift, it means she will marry him.

Some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine’s Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire.

Pick a dandelion that has gone to seed. Take a deep breath and blow the seeds into the wind. Count the seeds that remain on the stem. That is the number of children you will have.

If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have.

 
A love seat is a wide chair. It was first made to seat one woman and her wide dress. Later, the love seat or courting seat had two sections, often in an S-shape. In this way, a couple could sit together — but not too closely!

Think of five or six names of boys or girls you might marry, As you twist the stem of an apple, recite the names until the stem comes off. You will marry the person whose name you were saying when the stem fell off.

Enjoy!
Chris

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