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Chris Durnan

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Eagle Scout Card

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My youngest daughter’s boyfriend is finishing up his Eagle Scout project today.  He was here this weekend, and we gave him a Collectors knife made specifically for Eagle Scouts and I made this card to give to him using the eagle from a file from Visualdesignsbychris called Freedom Eagle:  #CD00785:  http://www.visualdesignsbychris.com/store/product.php?productid=18639&cat=0&page=1
 
Red, white and blue card stock scraps, a few navy brads, a die cut shield that I had in my white paper scraps (Tim Holtz maybe?)  I just printed “Be prepared”, the boy scout motto, on cardstock and used a square punch to trim the end to make a banner out of it.  Pop dots to mount the shield , the banner and the eagle. 

~Angie~ (Missouri)
~I am blessed!!~

St. Pat’s Day. – CAD blog

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Today is my day to post on Card A Day Blog. As always I head towards our gallery for some inspiration. This time Pam sent me her inspiration for some St. Pat’s Day Cards and what a selection. This was from a white and green challenge held previously in the forum. Nice job Pam. Thank you for helping me out with such a great project. 

Enjoy!
Chris

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day 3 – Heart Hop

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VDBC & the “More” Team
Are coming together for some heartfelt inspiration…
Join us February 7th through the 9th
For our Heart Hop!
Participating Blogs:
I Scrap Designs
http://iscrapdesigns.blogspot.com/
Chris Durnan
http://visualdesignsbychris.blogspot.com/
Shelly’s Art
http://shelly-shellysart.blogspot.com/
Don’t forget to stop by the forum for our
Monthly Sketch Challenge
And
BINGO
Tomorrow is the last day for 30% off any of my files with the coupon code below. 
CDHEARTHOP2013
So grab a file or two for your upcoming holidays. 
Here is a file from the QMC. Esther made this cutey! I love the eyes. Thank you Esther. 
Here is my version of the same owl. Off to my niece and nephew. 
If you are short some valentine’s This one is in the “Perks” section of the . 
The Perks section are files that have been uploaded to my blog as freebie but are no longer available. So you can get the QMC which has new files, 20, an also the Perks which is at 37 files now. 
This heart border is here for members to download.
Direct link for this printable for members below is here. 
If you’d like access to the QMC this membership and the “perk” files, please visit here. 
I and my family appreciate your support. 
Here is my third heart hop freebie today.
Things I need to say about freebies. 
When you enter the password it says I agree TOU. it means that you agree to my terms of use that this is a personal use. In order for me to keep creating freebies. Please send folks here to my blog. Another good place to find me is on my facebook page for quick updates. 
Answers to Questions..
Folks ask my why am I loading to the forum and why the password. Well my other option is a site perhaps like 4shared etc. So you would follow the same steps only instead you go to the forum on the VDBC site and download. I am trying to centralize my work and time on the net so I can create create create. (I am having success with this goal as I have been creating like crazy.) So once you have registered at the forum you can continue to download the freebies by using the passwords. They change once a month rather then every time. So sometimes the forum may not even ask you for a password if you already entered it that month. 🙂 And that is the blah blah blah of today’s post.

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Feb 8th – Day 2 of Heart Hop

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Well It is Day two and this also is my day on the Card A Day blog.

So here is my Card A Day which the theme is invitation. This card was created by Melody and you can find it in the gallery here. This is an invitation to a baby shower. Beautiful Job Melody! And I love the “tall invitation” size.

You can find this file HERE. and right now there is a coupon for the Heart hop CDHEARTHOP2013
If you would like to have it. Below is my preview. 

And now on to the Heart Hop.

 I am highlighting inspirational pieces from our gallery.

Since I went with Melody for the Invitation. I decided to continue with the Melody Theme. Here is a Valentine’s Day Card from a previous QMC file.

And here is another one of the same card file by Lisa! I love the different looks. Thank you Lisa!!
Here is a card by Renae Palmer from the Forum Gallery. 
So So So Cute. I love the little lions. Thank you Renae for sharing with us in the forum. Love it. 
The heart border in this card is mine. and can be found here. 

in the February title and border.

Don’t forget to stop by the other designer’s blogs.


VDBC & the “More” Team
Are coming together for some heartfelt inspiration…
Join us February 7th through the 9th
For our Heart Hop!
Participating Blogs:
I Scrap Designs
Chris Durnan
Shelly’s Art
Don’t forget to stop by the forum for our
And

So today’s freebie is …delayed… Here it is.. hope you like!
Enjoy!
Chris

Things I need to say about freebies. 
This file can be downloaded HERE. 
When you enter the password it says I agree TOU. it means that you agree to my terms of use that this is a personal use. In order for me to keep creating freebies. Please send folks here to my blog. Another good place to find me is on my facebook page for quick updates. 
Answers to Questions..
Folks ask my why am I loading to the forum and why the password. Well my other option is a site perhaps like 4shared etc. So you would follow the same steps only instead you go to the forum on the VDBC site and download. I am trying to centralize my work and time on the net so I can create create create. (I am having success with this goal as I have been creating like crazy.) So once you have registered at the forum you can continue to download the freebies by using the passwords. They change once a month rather then every time. So sometimes the forum may not even ask you for a password if you already entered it that month. 🙂 And that is the blah blah blah of today’s post.

Feb 7th – A heart hop day 1

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It’s the beginning our Heart Hop. After you read through my post that I hope provides you with some inspiration for your Valentine Cards, at the bottom you will see links to the other “More Team” designers who are participating! Enjoy!
Chris
First up… Here is some inspiration I found in the gallery. 
This card below was created by Sandra from NC and posted in our gallery. The reason this card stands out to me is it is a file from a sketch challenge in the forum. Hidden within our forum is a group of sketch challenges. Monthly Ileana has been offering a new Sketch for you to create. If you were to use each of these sketches you would have 12 done for this year. But also there are an archive of Sketch Challenges which come with files and ideas and lots of projects from our forum members.

Thank you Sandra for showing this inspiration from a sketch challenge!

Next up …  If you have a teacher in your life, a friend, a co-worker just someone who deserves a treat. This narrow bag would be perfect for a small gift of treats or cards. you can find this file HERE. Until Feb 11th Use this code when ordering CDHEARTHOP2013 to get an additional 30% off. 
 And then a freebie… This is my download for today. It is a printable Valentine. My son is in elementary school and I used to buy Valentine’s. Last year I started printing my own. The amount in the box is never just right. The box choices are not so cute and my kiddo is just not happy with him. So I offer to you a Froggie Valentine to print and make your own. I hope you can use it. If you are not in an elementary school or the parent of a school child, make someone’s day and print out the cards and send on to someone who may need a smile. It takes minimal effort and you will warm someone’s Heart. You will find the download link below. 
Here are the rest of the ladies participating in the Heart Hop stop by their blogs.. 
And Lori is having a sale as well. 
VDBC & the “More” Team
Are coming together for some heartfelt inspiration…
Join us February 7th through the 9th
For our Heart Hop!
Participating Blogs:
I Scrap Designs
Chris Durnan
Shelly’s Art
Don’t forget to stop by the forum for our
And
Things I need to say about freebies. 
This file can be downloaded HERE. 
When you enter the password it says I agree TOU. it means that you agree to my terms of use that this is a personal use. In order for me to keep creating freebies. Please send folks here to my blog. Another good place to find me is on my facebook page for quick updates. 
Answers to Questions..
Folks ask my why am I loading to the forum and why the password. Well my other option is a site perhaps like 4shared etc. So you would follow the same steps only instead you go to the forum on the VDBC site and download. I am trying to centralize my work and time on the net so I can create create create. (I am having success with this goal as I have been creating like crazy.) So once you have registered at the forum you can continue to download the freebies by using the passwords. They change once a month rather then every time. So sometimes the forum may not even ask you for a password if you already entered it that month. 🙂 And that is the blah blah blah of today’s post.

February Sketch Challenge

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Finally getting back into digital scrapbooking and my commitment to Chris as a member of her CT. Ileana provided this template for the February Sketch Challenge and I have used one of Chris’s file from the last QMC .

Lachlan “pretend” sleeping. He is so funny!

Layout created digitally in PSCS5 and styles and textures have been added to the cutter files to add dimension.

Thanks for looking,
Cheers, caz

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

Planting seeds

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Last weekend I planted some seeds. I wanted to get them rolling before the heat sets here. I had bought a flat of strawberries and used the containers like mini greenhouses so the birds dont get them and they dont get overwatered with the drain holes. The table is expanded steel and waist height so no bending. My fabulous husband built it for me a few years ago. Handy to know how to weld. Also the expanded steel is great for water and dirt to drain/fall thru. I love it. So hopefully this is a great start.

Hope you had a wonderful day!! Don't forget to stop by this weekend for our Heart Hop!

Enjoy!
Chris

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Animal Moments

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Our more recent animal moments. So our Freckles border collie likes to eat in private. She sneaks in the house and eats and sneaks out. She doesn’t even like me to see her eat. She isn’t aggressive and I can walk up to her. Just sneaky eater. Interesting.
Our fuzzy Pennzoil kitten likes to crawl up in the lap if possible. And Montelious aka Shorty prefers to sleep in the sun in a flower pot. 🙂

Feb 1st – SMART

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It’s February 1st. Time to mix up the motivation.

I saw this S.M.A.R.T. graphic at Simply Motivation on facebook. Wow awesome. Puts it in perspective for me. I need to re-evaluate every month and start fresh. A year is just to long to wait.

So no Freebie Friday today as I am working on lots for the VDBC heart hop. 🙂 So much better then the sock hop.  And I am taking over my blog for some goal setting and journaling.

So Some SMART goals for this month.

Health:
1) Join the Rhoads Fitness Plank Challenge. For those of you who do not have facebook. here is the direct link to the month countdown. Here is a plank image and the muscles worked.

2) Join the Simply Motivation Burpee Challenge. I have never done one of these. Had to look it up. So if you are interested in them, here is a wikipedia explanation. 

Also these two ladies, Rhoads to Fitness and Simply Motivation have great motivational Facebook pages. I have them in my newsfeed and always brings me back to remembering fitness.

Creative:
1) Create some Print and Cut files to share. (now that I have done it an actual print and cut)
2) Etch some glass
Why do I have to list these things? because I get so busy and cannot remember what the heck it was I wanted to do when I have some down time.

H&H – House and Home
1) Clean out the Dining Room and Laundry Room cabinets. (ugh)
2) Get those seeds started for the garden
3) Paint the garden arbor and wrap it in chicken wire

So I think that is it for the Feb goals list. Amongst everything else we do in life it may seem small, but gotta fit it all in.

If you have a list and want to post it here, I welcome it in the comments or in the forum thread. It’s gonna be a fantastic month.

Have a wonderful weekend!
I hope you have time to Create and…..
Enjoy!
Chris

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Planning Sheets – Love!

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I know I have mentioned these before, but we have some new folks in the forum and here on my blog. I want you to know there is a hidden gem in the forum. It was posted by Angie, a few years ago,  and it is a planning sheets for layouts. This is just awesome tool. I print them actually and use them around the holidays to plan gifts and get everything together.

To plan cards/pages/projects. I print a sheet and put it in a three ring binder. I put plastic pockets in the binder and as I get things add to it. This would probably be great for prepping for a scrap retreat or craft weekend.

I just can’t get enough of them. Here is the link for them in the forum. thank you again Angie!!!

If you have any organizational digital tool, you use for getting your projects done. Please share with us and add to the forum. We love to have them.

Have a wonderful day!
Enjoy!
Chris

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My files in the store can be located here. Thank you for stopping by!