First download for the 4th quarter club... Last day for the 3rd quarter..

The first download post is up in the new QMC. A day early, but I am ready to go. I created the Cheerleader file because I have gotten some awesome Cheerleading since my announcements. And I thank everyone for their kind words. So ... as well as the Cheerleader in order to make it a more versatile file I added the words Congratulations! I thought this would maybe make a nice card or emphasize a layout for someone you are proud of in your life.

I sent the download link out to everyone I had as of 5 pm on Monday night. If you have ordered a Membership spot in the QMC. Give Paypal and myself a bit to coordinate and get you the link.

So that is the new QMC...

Here is the download list for the last QMC (for those members who were a part of it)...and they are all supposed to be gone from the Paperthreads Forum tonight. so get in their and get them down and don't delay.

1. California Dreaming
2. When I Count My Blessings
3. Nothing Like a New Coat of Paint
4. Jumble of Stars
5. Bracket Jumble -- Bubbles

6. Paint Diva

7. You Make My Heart Sing

8. Mousey Border

9. Frames Jumble - Squares

10. Buried in Boxes

11. Oldies Car

12. Birthday BBQ

13. Rockclimbing Set

14. Lemon Lime

15. Turtely Love You

16. Fancy Border #1

17. Fancy Border #2

18. Fancy Border #3

19. Fancy Border #4

20. Pumpkin with Hat

21. Jack-o-Lantern Faces

22. Damask Inspired Background 4

23. Frightfully Delightful Skeleton Frame

24. Fancy Background or Overlay

25. Family Titles

26. Fancy Borders 2 Rectangle

27. I Don't Lie, I Just Embellish

28. Reindeer

29. Autumn Title

Well I have a bunch to do and catch up on. I better run! Have a Terrific Tuesday!

Enjoy!

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 Toys, Addictions, and Late Night Horse Play. Wew!

Okay I did it... I am addicted already to a Crackberry (as my friend Lori calls them) I have been trying to decide whether to go with a blackberry or another phone for a while now. And I jumped in and my hubby jumped in too. So now we both have those little monsters going off everytime we get an email which can be often. Last night he got up in the middle of the night to turn his rings/vibrates off because you could hear it from the bedroom. I am really liking it. So many features and I email alot in life and also do alot in life so maybe this will help me not feel like I am missing something. haha. Okay maybe I am just an addict. I can't decide if I should mess with the ringers or leave it as it? I will have to think on it.

Speaking of addicts... I have been playing with photoshop and cleaning up some of my digital scrap kits that I have mostly complete, but not quite and I find myself thinking. That isn't a smooth enough cut and tweaking it and then realizing it isn't for a cutter I "undo" wow. I think I might digital cutter file issues. I know some of you will find this amusing because I am sure you stare at an image on a book or the side of a box or a pattern and think. Can I make that a cutter file? hmmmm... if you do...well thats okay .. they say half the battle is realizing there might be a problem. hahah.

And still here I sit on my heating pad. My back is just tweaked enough to where it can be miserable when I get up from a chair or move to quickly. But at times nothing at all. Who knows. I will give it one more week then go see a doc or a masseuse. this happened to me also when I had my son. For the first two months I could barely move part of my back. I couldn't jump and down it hurt so bad. so I went to a deep tissue masseuse and I could walk again without issues. So I am hoping since this one is a lot less it will go away on its own. My hubby won an accupuncture gift certificate. He thinks I should use it. Oh man... I am nervous about that. I am not so into needles. Anyone done this? have any input? for now it's me an the heating pad and ibuprofen.

An adventurous evening last night.. well about 2 a.m.. I didn't lock the gate properly and two of our houses got out of the arena and their stalls. So my hubby and I are out in the dark rounding them up. At first they didn't want to come and were spooked because of the dark or enjoying the freedom to run, but then they smelled the sweet feed. This is like candy to a horse. I didn't have an extra halter to grab. so I walked 4 feet and held out my hand with sweet feed on it and let our paint horse eat it. then walked another 5 or 6 feet and let him have more. finally got him back in the arena. My husband and I went back inside and couldn't sleep right away because of the tension. I lost a horse when I was pregnant with my son because she got out an open gate and turned around to get back to the others and went over the top of a 5 foot horse climb (mesh) fence. Tore herself up and took me going out to her to beg her to stand up. She made it about 5 days and then passed in the night. Having been pregnant I was beside myself. So it sticks with me when spooky things happen. so when one of the horses went to run by me and the choice was let him run by on the right or run into our boat propeller on the left. I stepped back and let him run by and didn't try to stop him. All in all. Everyone made it back into their homes unscathed and my hubby and I chatted for a while in the middle of the night in an effort to calm us down a bit. Thing is with horses and situations you have to be calm or they will spook. So when it is all said and done the tension hits you afterwards.wew.

Well I have rambled your ear/eyes off enough..

Things you should know.
Download the files from the QMC. Not much time. The link is above.

Yes I am creating files for this coming QMC which starts October 1st

And yes I am still taking Challenge participants. Email me for the link. And yes for those who would rather not commit to the challenge. Some of these files (maybe not all) will end up in the QMC, but they will have titles and additional images added to them. I like full packages of files!

Other then that. I better get back to it.

Oh and tomorrow I will post a pic of the first file already loaded to the next quarters club.
Enjoy!




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

New Creative Team Member - Sandra... and just my ramblings..

Well if you visit the Creative Teams blog then you know who the new Creative Team Member is.... Sandra from NC .... where are you?? ..... Sandra is our new CT member. and here is a quick bio about her. Sandra cuts on the Pink Wishblade. Her positive and fun energy will be a great addition to the team. Her first post on the CT blog is HERE so you can see her latest work. Thanks for joining us Sandra!

HI - my name is Sandra Allred. I'm 48. Married for 24 years to Ricky and we have one son, John, who is 14 and just started high school **EEK**. I'm a native Carolinian. Born in South Carolina and moved to North Carolina after college. I met my husband in Sunday school at church :-). I've been scrapbooking for 12 1/2 years, stamping and card making not quite as long. I purchased my pink wishblade in Spring of 2007 and just really started using it spring 2008. I had to get over wasting paper with it - lol. I don't waste much anymore, except when I'm having trouble with my blade setting. I keep learning how to use it better each day and love it when my blade is working right - lol.

I work part-time (actually about 3/4 time) at a major utility company. I've worked since college and can't wait to retire. Would have a long time ago if hubby didn't insist I work - lol. We attend a Baptist church where I teach 2 year old Sunday school and chaperone the youth on occasion.

I love to have fun and tease and my feelings are not hurt easily.

Also, while your visiting the CT Blog check out Sussann's Bike Word Book. Awesome job and alot of fun. Here is the closed word book. See the rest HERE. I, also, have a few tutorial downloads on my main page one of them being the Concept of a Word Book and How to use My word Book letter sets. If you are interested in making your own.

I have a few more challenge links to send out and will do it this morning. And the links for the QMC will go out today to. I will do all those sometime today and those I miss this morning will get there links on Monday. Then I am headed out for a night on the town with the hubby. My little one is going to hang out with his cousins and play for a bit while we run some errands and have dinner. I am looking forward to it. I love my son, but taking those few moments to go to Barnes & Nobles by ourselves or the Verizon store for new phones. It can be a small pleasure because you aren't worried about which phones are being pulled off the stands.

My son has had us up most of the night coughing. He is fine all day and then lays down to sleep and just starts coughing. He pretty much sleeps in a pile of pillows with them stacked so his head is elevated. He hates the albuterol inhaler and so he will only use the nebulizer machine. In the winter time he has to use a flovent inhaler to try and keep him from getting to sick. Listening to him cough is just nerve wracking. My husband actually went and laid in his bed with him for part of the night to make sure he was breathing deep enough. And this morning he is running around and cleared his head and is fine. Who knows? Anyone? If it doesn't even out we'll be headed to the docs next week again. The last visits was shots. So we will see how that goes over. In my minds eye I imagine a baby wild kitten trying to crawl up over your shoulder and get away!! or the other scenario will be a lecture for the doctor when he gets there. Last time after shots my son was eloquently telling everyone in the waiting room how they were gonna get hurt with shots and the doctor was doing shots that day. The other kids in the waiting room were mortified while I am trying to carry and rush my son out of the waiting room around some parents who froze in the doorway. My emotions were GET OUT OF THE WAY. So I can carry him out! It was a long conversation on the way home about how you shouldn't scare other little kids like that. His theory was IT was the TRUTH. This is true.

Okay I am rambling. Sorry folks. I better run. Hubby is home today to work on things here at the home office. I am off to finish laundry and get links out to everyone.

Have a wonderful wonderful weekend!!

Enjoy!

Chris Durnan, designer

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 first announcement... and more to come...

Woohoo! WE made it to Thurs. I have sent out 82. 82 requests for the Challenge Links. I am astounded. I am impressed. Now we will count the numbers and see how many complete the challenge. And it will be my most successful one yet! How Phenomenal. While I was working on sending out the links. I kept counting and counting and counting and thought HOLY SMOKES we have over 50. No we have over 60. Yowser yowser. I can't wait to see everything. If you requested the link today, I will get it to you tomorrow. I am taking a break and making sure all the converts are up and ready. And they are all in place now.

So then QMC... I am going to send out the link to everyone tomorrow. I will not be uploading files up to it until October 1st, but will be sending out the link early. Just to make sure everyone is covered. If you haven't joined yet, hit the button on the right hand side of my blog.

My files... Those who are members of my Yahoo group which I use for a newsletter type updates know this already, but I thought I would reiterate here. Today is my last day for files at Paperthreads. If you want something specifically that you cannot wait til the beginning of November to get then I would jump over there today. And yes the official announcement is. I am leaving Paperthreads. Many have guessed this and emailed me about it. Although I love the Paperthreads group of ladies and their comradery, it is just time for me to move out on my own. It was a very amicable split and Michelle has been very gracious. This means. You have to,... have to get those files downloaded whether you have purchased them or they are in the QMC. So please don't miss out and not do it. Michelle is leaving the QMC in the forum until the 31st, but the files in the store have to be downloaded today. And remember the store is on Michigan time. Here is the link to my store section. If you aren't part of my Yahoo Group. Join in. It is maybe one or two emails a week and usually reminders for dates, coupons, sales, etc etc... Link on the right hand side of my blog.

And now for that big ol news and getting it out there. What a relief... I spilled the beans. It feels so good. Wew!

Do you have any great plans for the weekend? I do. I plan to stay home and work on finishing up some of the projects we have going on here. Right now I am laying on a heating pad because I seem to have tweaked my back some. However, it has to be better by this weekend because I need to move something to goodwill and get items ready for the dump and just clean it all out!! So I am working on advil and heating pad. Has anyone had accupuncture on their back. My hubby won a free gift certificate for it. :-) yowser.

And tomorrow I will announce my new addition to the Creative Team! and then I am blessed to have a second CT announcement next week. Many people have emailed me and asked why do I need such a big CT team?? why? Because I like it low key and easy going. One submission a month from any files. Not high pressure for deadlines. Just sometime during that month. I just want that one submission to be the best it can be and as always all of the ladies on the team do fabulous work!! Fabulous! So that's why for those who have emailed me and requested info from me for the last few weeks. Or how they can get one or what they can do and what the specifics are.. I usually take on new CT members by watching the groups and forums and looking for something that catches my eye and I love referrals from current CT members. So thats how and why that works.. But we will be at 10 so for now I am full. Vicki is leaving us and we will miss her! But her work is phenomenal and we will keep an eye out for what she is creating when she can. In the near future tho.. there will be more opportunities for people to be involved.. so keep your eyes open. .. wooohooo

On that note. I gotta run. My son wants to help me with dishes. so I better get them done while he is interested. And then I will need a shower because I will be soakeddddddd.


Have a wonderful evening and...
Enjoy!

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

Much better today... And it's picture day!!

So WOW I read my post from Monday and man I was a crabby girl. Everything bothered me Monday. So now I am back on track. and my apologies. Back away from the blog when you are crabby that is this weeks advice.

So today is picture day from last weekend. I love pictures and they make me happy so here are some of mine.

So before we went camping/boating I cooked and I have emails as to what I cooked. First I cooked my potato salad. It is my in-laws favorite and for those who can't stand potato salad they usually will eat min because I try to avoid anything sweet in it. So it is simple potatoes boiled and cubed, eggs boiled and diced, bacon bits, and a bunch of green onions and the key ingredients are mayo that is not sweet. Helmans or Best foods. I used Trader Joe's because it is gluten free. My sister swears it is the trader Joe's mayo that makes it good. And I never salt, but i do use Tony's Creole seasoning which has some salt in it

Then after that I made Cilantro Chicken Salad from a Homemade Gourmet mix. I LOVE Homemade Gourmet. We actually had some of this left when we got back. So Sunday night because it has no mayo or yogurt in it but is just fresh tasting. I took some of the leftovers and through them on a rice crust cheese pizza and put a little more mozarella on top. It is yummy yummy yummy.

And then because I had been cooking all day. My little one decided he had to cook to. We talked about foods that go together like yogurt, mustard and ketchup don't work well together. However, yogurt and fresh fruit go together well. So he took yogurt and added chunks of fresh fruit and chowed it down. He was happy and came up with it on his own and was please with his cooking experience. I love his creativity. And then next are pics of my little one and Dad riding the tube. I am dealing with this better. Much better when I am the person driving the boat and can just say UMMM NO! when he gives me the speed up thumb. And the three man tube he shared with a friends son.

Then next is the little one working the pinata at our friends Daughter's bday party. Originally a Dora Pinata transformed into a strawberry shortcake one to better fit the theme. Also, My friend Michele always get cupcake cakes. no cutting no plates sometimes. just lots of frosting and easy pick up and go for more playing. We had a wonderful time at the park. Jumping Castle, Pinata, train, Cupcakes with lots of frosting and good friends. What couldn't be better.

Well I better run I have a ton to do before we head into town for Open House tonight at Pre-K. Tomorrow will be posts on the links for the challenge and qmc. Have a wonderful evening! Enjoy!

Chris Durnan, designer


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!

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Monday Morning Moodiness and just ramblings...

I am not sure why, but going through some Monday Morning Moodiness. Just don't want to get moving. So I figured I would post because it always gets me going and rejuvenated and on Mondays I can prepare for what I need to do for the week. .....

Okay my first thought... Load Pictures to blog of weekend! Lots of fun.

2nd thought.. blog roll.

3rd thought.. finish conversions for challenge

4th thought.. Remind people to download from the QMC.

and there's more, but lets just jump right into it.

I will get you some pictures from this weekend. It was a quick trip to the lake friday night and home Saturday night, but we had a wonderful time with some friends. Also, got to attend a birthday party for our close friends daughter. So much fun. Jumping castle, train, strawberry shortcake, busy busy and loved it. I actually spent some time scrapping this weekend for a gift. instead of just test cutting. It was fun fun fun! more on that later.

If you have my link on your blog, send me your blog link. I will post it here in kind. So email me here and put BLOG LINK in your subject. Subjects are sooo important to me. I filter alot of my email by subjects. So yes I would love to put your blog on my blog in kind. I used to have alot of them listed, buttttt when I went to three column I lost them. So send them over please.

Next was Challenge Conversions. I am half way there and will be sending out the link. I have been getting alot of requests and will be cross referencing them with turned in files from last time and then sending out the link! So it should be to you by the end of the week. I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. If you want to join in. See the details in the previous post.

And then was the QMC download. ... I think I might put a countdown counter on my blog. I leave it up to you as the joiner to get your files down and protect them. And what you do to get them down and save them is your perogative. The last day is the 31st. So please do it quickly. The last file is up so if you do it today you won't have to worry. I fyou want to sign up again it is in the right hand side of my blog and there is a link for more details for this quarter because it will run a bit differently.

I have another Creative Team person to be announced soon. I am sooo excited to have her. We will have to wait a bit tho' because I think she wants to create some stunners to go with her announcement! And I think everything she does is phenomenal! Just like my other members.

So I have to get a new phone. I have been perusing the verizon website for about two weeks. I don't like any of the phones. Everyone is in to touch screens. I like buttons. I have a touch screen I can't wear my earrings or it does something weird. I have chunky fingers so I can never hit the spec of a dot on the spot in order to get the feature I want. (Because I have lost three of the stylus) So I want buttons. I also would like a keyboard. I don't know how the txters of the world do it with the number pad. give me a full on qwerty so I can type out exactly what I'd like. hmm... So I am leaning towards a blackberry because then I could keep up on email when going on our weekend jaunts. hmm...what to do what to do. Well I'll shelf it til I have time to peruse the verizon site again.

Well I feel a little better. Just discombobulated. So I am gonna get back to conversions and test cuts and get those challenge files ready. Thank you to everyone and your wonderful notes sent in with the challenge files requests. Makes me feel awesome! thanks.

Enjoy!

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 Join my Challenges and put your cutter to some creative use!

Challenge details...

Okay here it is the Challenge guidelines and then I am off to finish the food for our overnight stay at the lake. I always cook as much as I can ahead of time. Who wants to cook it all there. Just heat it there. At least I don't want to cook it all there. However, my hubby is the best morning camp cook. He likes to make sausage eggs tortillas. you name it!

Okay on to the Challenge. This Challenge will run like the others. You will receive the link to download all the files. And you only have to use one of them in a project of your choice and submit them into me by the Due Date.

The particulars.
-Email Me HERE . Make Sure Challenge is in the Subject line. So you don't get lost in my email box.
-Then you will get the link from me some time next week.
-Then download all or just the files you would like. All are in SCUT GSD KNK WPC or AI format
-Then create a project and email to me a picture.
- This Challenge is due by the 22nd of October. This should give you plenty of opportunity with lots of weekend in there to get something completed.

I will be sending out the link next week some time (probably friday), but will start taking requests for the challenge pieces. Just make sure your email says Challenge in the subject.

I hope you plan to join in and can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. Any project works altered, scrapbooks cards, anything. And you can create as many projects as you'd like.

I am trying to think of some categories for some winning prizes. So I will think on this some more. And post them next week. I thought one or two would make it interesting.

Those visiting my blog to find out about the next QMC click on the link on the top right for more info. :-) Thank you!

Everyone have a wonderful weekend!!! Please be safe and I will be back sometime on Sunday.

Enjoy!

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

Challenge Preview... details to come..

Drum Rolllll Please!!!

Here it is .. The preview for the next challenge. It is just chock full of some different pieces that I had hanging around my computer files. I hope you like them and want to participate. I will start sending out the links in a week or so. I have to work out some conversions to offer them up to everyone. We have a card with the weave style holes cut in them for weaving ribbon, a swirl bracket jumble, an angry looking big cat, a silly pizza chomping turkey, the words Happy Birthday, a gas pump, jack o lantern, spider, leaf border.. and and and. ..

I will post the rules for playing tomorrow. Including the due date, etc etc...

I must go get my truck tomorrow from the shop and prepare for our quicky lake trip. Just an overnighter, but I am looking forward to it. We leave Friday afternoon. For now. Have a wonderful Thursday and get your ideas goinggggggg!!! Because anything goes you just have to use one of them.

Enjoy!

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

Challenge Files for Sept-Oct

Well I worked yesterday on this coming months Challenge Files. So a preview should be coming to you soon!! For now I have to go get the brakes done on my truck. So I will be taking a book and reading for a few hours. Have a wonderful rest of the day!


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

I posted twice yesterday. So today I am gonna create create create! Have a wonderful day! Enjoy! Chris

Autumn file #29 and Yada Yada from Chris

Hello Hello.

This is my last file added to the QMC for this membership. Please get into the QMC and download download download. The link is above in the center listed as the secret section of the forum. I made it to 29 files again. wew! Wew! Next quarter will be at a 4shared link. Any questions, email me, I know it is different, but is an interim fix for more and bigger changes for VDBC.

Then my next thought is ... Karate!! Have you seen Karate pics of my kiddo of course not. Here they are. He is loving it! Mine is the blondie. I think he looks so cute in his outfit.

So on a political note and I don't talk politics much with others because I believe everyone has the right to their own opinion and it seems must get heated when the talk politics and can't have a general conversation. I hate to argue and try to be even keel about most things. Discussing is different then arguing. Politics does not seem to be one of those things. My only comment on the political agenda is VOTE. I sent in our early ballots because this way I have no excuse to miss the polls. No Lines, no running late, nothing. and how could the government make it any easier for me they will mail me right as an American citizen to participate in the process. So please vote. And yes I get a few emails here and there asking me who and why. And I am gonna say I will be voting for McCain and Palin. I can't afford the other alternatives. I believe in making my own way and not being supported by other entities and working my fingers to the bone for the American Dream. So I prefer to not have the government tell me what I should have. And I pay for medical out of my own pocket since we are business owners. So yes I think the healthcare system and insurance is so screwy. Especially since we paid for insurance for 5 years for my hubby and the first time he had to go to the hospital they raised our premium. and he never went for a physical or cost them one penny up to that point. But at the same time. I want the choice. I want to have my right to choose which doctor I agree with on vaccinations and my own healthcare, so I don't want government to be a part of my choice. Some could probably argue me into oblivion about what they think or shouldn't think or how my ideals are screwey, but all I can say is... Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Mine doesn't have to agree with yours but we can still live next door to eachother and fly the same flag. Respect my freedoms and I will respect yours. So please take a moment and consciously think about the right to vote. If you think you aren't going to be able to go, send in for your early registration for your state. Get it done. I am excited to hear the debates. Can you imagine being a person who has put themselves out underneath the huge public eye to be nitpicked and henpicked about everything you have ever done or said. Wow. I can't imagine. So do them the honor of voting. Honor their effort to be a part of the principles of America. This page seemed to have an FAQ with a listing of state information. Click Here. It is hard to find something that isn't slanted one way or another. But I have to say I watched the Tina Fey skit from SNL and thought it was very humorous.

Okay I am off the lecturn.

On to other thoughts... and don't read this if you are slightly squeamish and don't like the word Butt.And by the way my child will kill me when he is old enough to read this. A debate to have with a child over a logical chain of events... My son walks out of the restroom pulling his pants up. He has his hand in the back of his shorts pulling up the underwear that didn't come up before the shorts. I say to him... "wash your hands" he looks at me like I have grown a horn "Why?" so I smile and say "You just touched your butt" He said "my butt isn't dirty I just wiped it" okay so calmly I have to think this through. yes in the logical sense of order you did wipe your butt so it shouldn't be considered dirty according to the "wipe your hands rule and now they are clean." BUT you just touched your BUTT. .. hmmm... so what did I do... I pulled the Mom card... "cause I said so" Technically he was right. But Mom Card always wins.

Have a wonderful day!
Enjoy!




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!
http://www.visualdesignsbychris.com/



QMC - 20 plus files for $10 - Oct-Dec for more info visit here.

Auction bargains and QMC

So what an awesome weekend. We went to the horse auction on Saturday as is our usual jaunt. And then on the way home because we weren't beat I said hmmm wanna do dinner? So we did and on the way we could some of our closest friends to see if they would like to watch Dalen for a few hours. (Their daughter is very close in age to my little ones and he lovesssss to go there.) So we had dinner at a little traildust town here in Tucson and then took him to our friends and then what did we do?? We went dust and all from the auction to kick up our boots and get a few dances in. A total impromptu evening. No one we know was out yet and the bar was very quiet. So we got to play some pool. I am horrrid at it and my focus in pool is to try to screw my hubby up by leaning over the pool table or asking him a question which is innocent, but could be filled with innuendo just as he hits the ball or bumping him as I walk by. Unfortunately, I am still not a great pool player, but it lends itself to great flirting and fun. We got in quite a few dances as well. We made it to 9 pm I was soooo proud of us. Used to be we went out at 9 pm. Now we head home to get the kiddo at 9 pm. And I gotta say I love it. It was like we were in our own world. We waltzed, two stepped and played pool, Was a wonderful time we got to hang out together and be silly and dance and remember why we like to be in eachothers arms.

So many times folks email and want to know what we got at the auction. I usually say hmm horse junk. This time we got a few other things that I really like. First is this little table which fits in our corner of the house well and I got rid of another one that was falling apart. (I am not a purchase furniture that is new all at once to match person. I like different eclectic with a general theme and color. So I buy them from antique shops, auctions, walmart .. anywhere. I am not to particular just looking for something that strikes my fancy. And those two mismatched chair and couch are on their way out. I just haven't found the perfect replacement yet. It is a small room so they need to be not to much, but just enough.) So anyways here is the little table and it has a fliptop that opens.

And this is my hubby's purchase. It is some bookends that have these huge rowels on them. I put them up on this shelf so they don't poke anyone, but I think they are a start of his collection for the office we are working on.

Well on to business. Thank you to everyone who purchased the QMC this weekend. Please see the previous post if you want more information. Same great price. Just a new venue. Or you can click on the link on the right of my blog. and it will take you the previous post. Other then that it is Monday and I am trying to get one more file into this QMC, if you are a current member, please get in there and download them as quick as you can. Thank you.

I better get to it... Have a wonderful Monday!
Enjoy!

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!

Quarterly Membership info for Oct-Dec 2008

Please read these details carefully.

I will be hosting the next QMC at a 4shared link. There will be one folder with one password unless it is indicated to me that the email link and password has been compromised. I will upload to this section and announce the files on my blog as they are uploaded to the 4shared link. There are many reasons for this change and this is an in-between remedy for bigger changes in regards to "Visual Designs by Chris" which I will be unveiling over the next few weeks. The membership will still include 20 plus files created fresh and new and in all five formats: SCUT GSD KNK WPC AI. Instructions will be included in files as needed and jpg images. I appreciate your patience in this change and I will put up a tutorial regarding the QMC and how to use 4shared for your review as well. I appreciate your working through this with me as I take steps towards new things.

You can click the Buy now button on the right hand side of my blog to pay for your next QMC membership. I will be emailing the addresses that come through to PayPal from cdurnan@visualdesignsbychris.com. So please make sure to add this email address to your friendly list. We don't want it to hit your junk email folder. And also, to check that email address you use for your PayPal account because that is where you will get the link and password to access the QMC. Links will be sent out starting Sept 25th or within three days from purchase(after the 25th). The 4th Quarter QMC will open October 1st.

I thank those who have been with me from the start of my blog as well as those who have joined the QMC somewhere in between. I love to create files and I love to come up with new ideas. So Thank you for your continued friendship and patronage.

Enjoy!




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

Chest Pounding Moments in life... QMC file... riding our bikes

It is Thursday! Today is my little ones doc appointment. He is not thrilled about it because he will miss lunch at school. He won't be really thrilled about it if he gets a shot either. hmm but I didn't tell him that part.

So here is a pic of my little one and his Uncle (my brother) and his Great Aunt on a three man tube at the lake this past weekend. You can't see me, but I am in the boat with my life vest on prepared to jump out of the boat if needed and get to my son. We were only going a teeny tiny speed. And everyone says he is fine. And He was grinning from ear to ear to ear and back again. And I know you have to let them experience, but I have to say my heart was pounding and my nerves were strained. And my son... MY SON WAS GIVING THE THUMBS UP THE WHOLE TIME TO GO FASTER. ugho bugho. This made me decide to call the swim place and put him back in lessons immediately. But all in all wonderful time and my family is so awesome. I can brag because they are mine. Love it.

Okay here is the next file for the QMC. With fall coming we spend lots of time with family. and these titles just speak to me. Great for any scrapbooking project. I will be uploading the SCUT version shortly, but already loaded the other versions.

I better get moving. I need to take a bike tube to the store to get a replacement. It has a huge hole in it. I have been walking in th emorning and riding bike with my son in the evening. It has been fun and he wants his other bike fixed so in the effort to get a little more fit. I am gonna get the tube replaced. I haven't worked on bikes since I was little and had to put the chain back on all the time for my brother and sister. I also could switch the seats around and the handlebars and this was way before the quick release. My Dad was always losing wrenches. But I am blessed with a father who just smiled and asked that we return things when we are done.

My sister-in-law said she uploaded some pictures for me to see. Iwill post them here if I look super skinny in any of them. ahhaha..
Enjoy!

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

Another qmc file

I am trying hard to hit 29 files for the QMC this week. This is one I loaded last night. I gotta run and get the kiddo from school, but wanted to show you the new file up there.

Enjoy!

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

2nd post, More QMC uploads

A productive day today. Real quick because this is my second post today. I wanted to show you the additional QMC files I loaded today! Hope everyone in the QMC can use them.

Enjoy!

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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WOOOHOO!! and QMC uploads

Woohoo!! I am posting in the morning. Yeah! It isn't the end of day. I am not exhausted. I am excited. I have uploaded new files to the QMC in the last few days. I am rejuvenated from a great weekend and my brain is crammed with new ideas! I love it. I can't wait to really get working. My little one is home sick today, but hopefully he will get better quick and with him resting right away it won't get as bad as it usually does. My MIL is home feeling happy to be home. I talked to her yesterday and you can tell in her tone. She is thrilled to be out of the hospital.

Tomorrow I should have some pics to post for everyone to see of our weekend. My nephew's 1st birthday and a day at the lake. fun fun.

Here are some of the files I have uploaded to QMC.

Off I go to get these thoughts out of my head and into cutter files. I already have a bunch drawn out just have to test cut. Wooohoo!

Enjoy!

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

Russell's bday, QMC files, busy busy..

Hellllo to all. Wow What happened to this week? As I sit here my son and hubby have gone to bed. My hubby plans to get up super early to work on the boat. We are headed to Phoenix for my nephews 1st birthday. Hard to believe it is his first birthday. So hard to believe. Wow! Then we are spending the night and hoping to hit the lake the next day for a few hours. We haven't had much of a chance with all our surgeries and craziness going on it seems.

A few of you know this, but for those who wonder why my blog has slowed down. After reformatting my laptop and almost getting back up to speed. My MIL ended up visiting the hospital again so we have been visiting there and actually if all goes well she should be coming home tomorrow. Her angiogram came back good today and we will go forward. She seemed relieved to know that nothing more had blocked in her heart. And was pushing to get sent home as quick as possible. So with visiting the hospital and taking care of the kiddo and running around I have missed posting here a few days and now wew it is the weekend again. And we all know I have the worst track record posting on the weekends.

If you are a QMC member, I did get some test cuts done at the beginning of the week and have loaded them to the forum. I, also, had a few minutes to test a few more this evening. And should get those up. We are over the 20 files as promised and are now just working on the icing of the cake to see how many files over 20 I can get up there before the end of the month. It has been a fun group of QMC members and lots of chatting. very nice.

Well my little one just came out and asked if I could come to bed and read to him. Who can pass up that request? Have a wonderful wonderful weekend! And God Bless to you all.
Enjoy!




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!

ALMOST LOADED!! woohooo!!

Hello Hello. Almost done. Almost have the last of my softwares loaded and can go back to being a designer. Woohoo! And I got the new Adobe suite which I have been saving for for about 9 months now. Thank goodness. So excited to play with it. I just can't wait to jump in. Well today is Wednesday which means I am off to take the little one to school and then to the library to work while he is there. My hubby can't take him. So I work from the library. Oh and have to return my books. yowser. I better get those.

We had a wonderful weekend and I will try to post later about my little dancing maniac son. :-) Love him Love my hubby Love life.

Talk to you soon
Enjoy!




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