Converting AI to MTC super easy! - Video Tut

I have been asked how to take an AI file to an MTC file. Especially for my older files before the svg era. Yep I've been around that long. Fun Fun. love the growth and creativity. Suprisingly it is very easy to do and shouldn't be a worry as you have upgraded to a new machine or want to use Make the Cut. 

Here is the video link

This should open right in your browser. 

You need the AI file

The inkscape program

and Make the Cut.

Here are some links... 

Inkscape

HERE

Make the Cut

To Download MTC: 

http://tinyurl.com/makethecut-trial
if you are ready to buy ..

http://tinyurl.com/makethecut-buy

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Puppy update - Cody

I have been asked for some updates so here are some photos. As you can tell our 2 year old Border Collie has decided Cody might be okay and lets him into her space.  I hope you enjoy the photos most were taken within the last week or so. Enjoy! Chris

Scouts - catapult/recipe card holder

Well we started out with good intentions. We were gonna make the recipe card holders in the back of the Scout Wolf Den handbook. After watching my den members stare at me totally puzzled and one even said with a scrunched up face... "What's a recipe card holder?" I paused after the question and said you know what....let's do catapults instead. So they all smiled and nodded in happy agreement. A catapult they could understand. So we took the basic plans for the recipe card holder, but instead flipped over the clothespin and gorilla glued a craft/wide popsicle stick to it and a sobe bottle cap which I put a little blue dot in to cover up the saying inside. Made awesome catapults and we used them on the table for Blue and Gold to show what our den was up to. So much fun!!! And happy boys... And I didnt have to explain what a recipe card holder was :) .
This idea incorporated some plans from the Disney family fun website and also the recipe card holder from the wolf scout book.
Enjoy! Chris

Lego Robotics Display

Those visiting my blog know that I am a Lego Robotics assistant coach. That means I am the paper pusher. My Son's school district has a day at the fairgrounds where each school and its clubs etc show off their pride with a display. This is our Lego Robotics display. Yes that is our Lego Man Pinata from my sons birthday. The Robotic kids projects boards and their lego setups. The Lego bricks under the Pinata Man were made by my friend Lora. Fantastic! It was a bright busy and fun display and drew lots of attention. It was awesome to work on it with such a great group of people.

Below is my Son's project for his team. and there is my Lego guy cut file. Some of the cuts were taken from last years project and some were new from the Coach's cutting machine. All in all came together and was a fantastic day!

I am proud  of my son so just had to share!

Enjoy!

Chris

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Chore Chart - Printable

Around our house being part of the family is doing some chores. Some are chores that you do just because you are part of the family and some are extras above and beyond. A chore chart makes it easy to track.

Blue and Gold and tissue pompoms

As is true in most Cub Scout packs. You are always looking for a way to decorate on the cheap, but nice. This years Blue and Gold was my job to coordinate as the Wolf Den Leader. I started with blue and  gold table covers, 36 balloons, a beautiful cake done by a phenomenal cake maker, centerpieces by the wolf den scouts and these tissue pompoms for extra punch. I wish I had gotten more pictures. So If I can find some from friends who went will post those later. Here are some pictures. 

This is our cake table. The cake was delicious I was told and was created by Kim. Her marshmallow fondant is a begging situation in our family. My guys eyes light up at just the thought. And the cupcakes I was told were phenomenal. Needless to say I have passed on her number to many. I think as a Scout you should do your best to support local businesses. And the tissue pompoms were part of the display. I would not use yellow again. To translucent of a color. But for 8.00 I made 16 of them with help from friends. I set them up into the accordian fold and my friend Heidi came and pulled them apart for me while I worked on other setup.

I took 5 sheets of the 20x20 tissue paper and folded them in accordian style

Then I cut the end in a half circle to give it a more finished look. 

My friend did the pull apart, but I did one to see. First fan out the accordian and then pull the tissue towards the center. To start I wasn't happy with the ones I did, but as always Heidi just foofs things just right. 

Here is the one I did at home to test run. 

All in all filled the table a little more. and I thought came out pretty nice. 

The first photo was taken by our Pack Photographer, Shane. I cannot express how phenomenal it is to ask a parent who has a passion for photography  to catch so many of our activities. We have a private shutterfly account and he uploads the photos and the parents can save for their own memories. If you don't have a Pack Photographer, find a parent who has a fancy camera, and beg them to go to work for you. It is just awesome. And this way you can print the photos for the end of the year and stick to a board and display or use for registration roundup. I don't panic to get photos of my son as I run around and helping at pack or den meetings. I am one to want to capture those memories. So I can do my jobs and he gives me something to cherish afterwards with phenomenal photos to remember with. Love it!

Enjoy!
Chris

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rambling post...

Yep. It’s been a bit of a nutzy few weeks. Ups, Downs, lows, highs, curveballs… But most of all lots of time with my son and hubby. So just fantastic.

 

I have been thinking about our food and trying to reinvent as always and get away from the processed. So I have been reading a lot about raw veggie recipes. I read a huge article about raw vegetables and our needs for them and how some cannot even remember when they ate raw veggies last. So I kept mental note of raw veggies I have eaten. Bountiful Baskets has heirloom tomatoes. I am addicted to tomatoes love them. So gonna have to order some of these.

 

Also, thinking about my next qmc file. I have a few in the works. Which to pick as next?

 

And the rodeo is here in town. I love the rodeo. Next weekend should be fun but lots of busy!

 

And the den leader roll for Scouts is fun fun and busy busy. Tomorrow I will post some of the room decorations from our Blue and Gold. The Wolf Den was in charge so we had lots of fun creating lots of projects!

 

Have a wonderful Monday!
Enjoy!
Chris

 

 

Hello to everyone - busy day ahead

Well today is Scout Den Meeting day. I am the wolf den leader. We are working on a ton of little projects for the Blue and Gold Celebration. I hope to be back at it tomorrow with a new file. However, today I need to focus on gathering supplies and preparing. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Enjoy!

Chris

Valentine I Spy Printable

It's coming  up on Valentine's Day. My son hems and haws in the store every year as we stand there. What to get for the Valentine. It is a serious analyzation. This year we decided we wanted a spy valentine and bypassed the store. So we made an "I Spy an Awesome Valentine" card.

 You can download this card below for your own personal Use.  Please leave me a comment if you do! The second page of I Spy in the document has a fillable spot. This way you can Add the "to" or "from" 

This is for your personal use. Please download with that in mind. 

You can download here.  By downloading you are agreeing to my terms of use. 

If you share on Pinterest please add my name with @Chris Durnan so I know it has been added to the Pinterest world and can follow your boards as well if you are a follower or HashTag me #chrisdurnan so I can see what is liked the most and what isn't and work in that direction.

Enjoy!
Chris 





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QMC Update Feb 5

Here are the two new files I added to the QMC today to add to the previous list already loaded. 

If you would like to join here is the link. For those already members, just download. Also, stop by the perks section for QMC and download my previous offerings.

Have a fantastic day!

Enjoy!

Chris

Mater List for QMC Feb-April 2012

CD 
1. CD00912 - Race Day - UL 
2. CD00911 - Little Devil - UL
3. CD00913 - Shooting for the Heart - UL 
4. Luck Set

5. Flower and Bird 

BK
1. BK00480- Groundhog Day - UL
2. BK00481 - I love U - UL
3.
4.

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Valentine's Printable

It's not footballish, but I wanted to offer today for those who want something quick to share for valentine's day.  And don't forget I have a sale going!!

This is a sheet of girly Valentine's Day Cards you can print and write on the back for your friends that need an extra smile. We love our friends and for many of use girlfriends. Print a sheet and put it in your pocket to hand out all week next week. So nice to bring someone a smile.

These cut at 4.25x2.75. so 8 to page. 

This is for your personal use. Please download with that in mind. 

Here is the Download link

You will need to be a registered member of the forum to download.
But no password is needed. 

If you share on Pinterest please add my name with @Chris Durnan so I know it has been added to the Pinterest world and can follow your boards as well if you are a follower or HashTag me #chrisdurnan so I can see what is liked the most and what isn't and work in that direction.

Enjoy!
Chris


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Football Freebie and Sale

Footballl Footballlll

Did you see this football in this ad below for this weekend. 

Click HERE for more details. 

Scroll down for freebie link. 

Well here is where you go to download the football cutter file. 

Offered as a freebie in GSD KNK WPC AI SVG DXF and MTC

password to freebie forum section in February is: febloveiagreetou

And don't forget to stop by the sale!!
Grab your files for the next few holidays early. 

Have a great day today!

Enjoy!

Chris

Things I need to say. 

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. 

So now run on over and grab that file. And just remember.... 

For the QMC members this file as always is in the
Perks section for current members of the QMC. 

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

Guy's kinda weekend...

** Don't forget to Come back tomorrow for some extra offerings you can Enjoy!**

I have a very close friend who would take great task with that statement "Guys kinda weekend" in reference to football. . She is a huuuuuge fan of sports. Her and her Dad spent much time together enjoying sports and so she still carries on that tradition in his honor. I am quite sure as time comes her daughters will enjoy it with her greatly.

 But today's theme is a "guys theme" on the Card A Day Blog. And today is my day to showcase a card. So here is a card to share with you which was created by Esther. This card was created with one of my files.  (Which you can get free read below for how) Esther combined two of my files together and came up with this version. Thank you Esther it makes me giggle!

So since it's a guys kinda weekend. I am gonna have a girls kinda sale. 

I am gonna offer 40% off my files for Superbowl weekend if you spend $5.00.

And with that $5.00 in the cart you can get the above file free. 

It makes a fun Father's Day card or after Thanksgiving Day Card.
So add $5.00 to your cart and then add this file to your cart as well. (The fun part is the discounted 40% off will come off the $5.00 so it is an even better deal!! woooohoo!)

Have a fantastic weekend!

Enjoy!

Chris

PS I recommend you go HERE and add the card file above to your cart. Then shop in my files until you hit $5.00 in the cart and then your discount will appear as well and the file will show as free!(you will need to be logged into the store.) Enjoy! and have fun!

Files you may want to splurge on with this sale...

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Fancy Dancy Heart Collection SKU: CD00652 Do you need a heartfelt card or embellishment? This design features a shabby chic but flower filled design, can be used as a card, card front or matted embellishment. The main design cuts in one piece, mat is cut separate. Cut it from vinyl and leave a message on a mirror or use your pen tool and...

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Cupcake Wrapper Hearts SKU: CD00494 Wrap it up with a bow? A cupcake? Nah just wrap it up with a cupcake wrapper and add that extra kick.

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May Your Blessings SKU: CD00482 An overlay with three shamrock windows for St. Patrick's Day photos or to be left in the background. Our price: $2.39

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Cute as a Bunny SKU: CD00223 Just as Cute as a Bunny. A file to use on the corner of a page or front of a card. Accent the bunny by placing a contrasting color behind the pink bunny and let the color show through. A carrot to add to the page and words. All cuts are smooth and easy. Enjoy!

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Full of Jelly Beans SKU: CD00511 This adorable "chocolate bunny" is the perfect adornment for scrapbook page, card or table decoration. It's a great way to celebrate Easter and the bunny is complete with adorable pink nose and Easter egg. This is a fun design to "play" with--add chalks, ink or glitter glue for extra bling!

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Gift Box for Sweets SKU: CD00837 The Easter bunny is hopping around—carrying these wonderful little boxes filled with Easter goodies—or should I say Easter poo! This cute and fancy box can be used as a treat box for any holiday, birthday or occasion, perfect for party favors and trinkets. Use the welded titles to decorate the bo...

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Fathers Day Fish Card SKU: CD00319 A versatile card for the outdoorsman in your life. This card front would work well on a scrapbook layout, but with the included titles makes an excellent Birthday Card or Father's Day Card. Use it over and over again, cut as many times as you'd like, just... Enjoy!

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Best Stories SKU: CD00546 This is a cool file for the fishermen in your life! With Dad's day drawing near, it would be perfect for a card or journal to document all those wonderful fish stories! This would also make a great Birthday card for the men folk. How about a little wall hanging for that man cave? It cuts in one e...

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Football Weekend hapennings

Lots happening....
For a quick rundown...
The newsletter went out .. Did you get it? Here it is... 

Did you get the freebie I posted this week? There will be a few offered on Sunday as well. But for the old ones scroll down to see Thursdays.

And I am running a sale to coincide with my Card A Day Blog post tomorrow.

Please add my Facebook page or my blog address to your reader so you can keep up on everything we are working on...

And in the forum...
Sketch Challenges, Grab Bag Challenges... Well read the newsletter and you'll get all the details. 

Hope you have your appetizer ready to go for the Superbowl Sunday. I'd love to know if you're gonna try something new. I am going to try this one called Patriotic Chex Mix. with a few alterations for my allergies.
We don't play to attend a party, but I think my son will have fun making it and any extra I can add to lunches this coming week.

Please let me know if you have something your going to try for the first time or make as your standby for superbowl. Always interested!


Enjoy!
Chris
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Zebra Stars Freebie

Soooo it's Thankful thursday... Today I have some fun stars with a zebra pattern. I am working on some zebra files for a friend and the stars just came to life so I am offering them to you for a fun project. I love stars so maybe I will have to expand on this thought.

I am offering this file in the forum free for a few days.Stop by here and enter the password febloveiagreetou and download. You must login to the forum to download. While there stop by the Sketch Challenge and get your second project of the year done. 

Things I need to say. 

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. 

So now run on over and grab that file. And just remember.... 

For the QMC members this file as always is in the
Perks section for current members of the QMC. 

Enjoy!

Chris

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