Puzzle Jumble

Another one I did with the request for Autism files in mind. This one might be able to be used for other things as well. This is a Terms Restricted File. Please do not download it unless you are in full understanding of my Terms of Use. This file is no longer available for download, but may be purchased at Paperthreads. Here.

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So I hope some people are considering entering the Card Challenge. I am going to ask Michelle for the coupon code for the National Card Making Day promotion. Couple weeks to working on it. I can't wait to see what every one comes up with.

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So my son and I are home today. Wew. We made it through the first 3 days of the week. I had a foundation meeting on Wednesday and we are trying to come up with some creative ways for fundraising and publicity for the foundation. So that will probably be on my mind the next few weeks. I have been trying to revamp the website some for it. I have limited knowledge of website creation, but I try. This Blog is soooo easy to run.
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so hopefully in the next few days, I will get some fun time in on my Klic-n-kut instead just cutting files. I took some pictures of last years scrapbook to post in the gallery at Paperthreads. I will have to get those up later today. I think this years scrapbook is going to be an 8x8. Try something a little different. I have been sorting pictures I want to use and themes and figuring it all out. I cannot believe it is October. I usually do a few pages a month. My only goal in life to scrapbook is my yearly one. My son loves it.. as does my family.. he can sit there for hours and pour through the pictures. Then along the year I pick up other little projects to make. This year I hope to make some mini albums for family members. So I need to start listing those and getting on top of them. I have made three fill-in-the picture albums this year for friends of mine who love scrapbooks, but just want to add the pictures. I usually do these 8x8. I still cannnnnot imagine doing one of those huge 15x15 Martha Stewart books. Wow. My back hurts thinking about lugging it around.

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This is a layout I did with a card from my hubby's Aunt Nancy. She sent it to me out of the blue one day. I was having one of those days where you just wonder what the heck am I doing in life and there it was in my mail. It is a positive Thank you letter for who I am in life and in her life and in the families. It was around Thanksgiving that I received it. It came on the right day and the right time. So rather then lose it and lose that great moment for me, I put it in my scrapbook. Sometimes the little things you can do in life can make such a big impact. Aunt Nancy is definitely an impactful person.

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Well I better get moving. Lots and lots to do over my next two days, but it must not be to bad because I feel like I can breathe. Either not so bad or I am in total denial of everything going on. hahah.. Could be the latter. hahaha. I am sure it is the latter...
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Oh and if Lori stopped by to read my blog today... Go hang out with your Hubby and tell him Welcome Home. I am glad he made it safely.
Enjoy! Chris

Puzzle Frame /Card Challenge .. some details.

WOOOHOOO!! I made it back to the posts and in time to offer a download for today! I am soooo excited. This new schedule I have is keeping me on my toes. And tomorrow I have a board meeting in the a.m. so wew!

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Okay so about this file it is a puzzle frame and has two different mats to it. I created this file because I have a whole set of files related to Autism per a request. I got an awesome letter that inspired me. I will share some of these files here because you may be able to use them for other things as well, but for this Mom I hope they will help her to scrap such a major part of her life. And on that note. No longer available for download, but available for purchase at Paperthreads. This is a terms restricted file and by entering the password and downloading it. You agree to my Terms of Use. **

Card Challenge

Because of National Card Making Day, October 6th
I am hosting a challenge and my friend Lori has decided to join me.
So the basics are you have to make a card and you can use any of my files or
of Lori's files for your cards. These do not have to be pre-existing card files.
You can use any of our files. It needs to be obvious that one of the files
were either mine or Lor's or both. (That could be interesting)

To help those out who want a particular file for this
I will be sending out a coupon code for 20% off on
National Card Making Day for either mine or Lori's files.
You can use it towards your entire shopping cart purchase
if it is filled with mine and Lori's files.

Timelines
Pictures of your cards need to be posted the 19th -21st at Paperthreads
Link to follow to thread in the gallery or the forum
And Voting will be the 22nd-24th

Lori and I will be working out the prizes.
So more information to go on that. However, I wanted everyone to
have the chance to look through our files or look through the ones
you already have and come up with some creative projects to do.
And I hope I gave everyone enough time to create create create

Woohooo. I am excited about this. We have had alot of positive response on the Poll I did. So I hope we get lots of people to join and I know it is last minute, but I figure gotta get it done before the hectic holidays and everyone has run out of time to play.

Thank you to all my positive responses from my last couple days post. I never realize how much I am rambling until I look back to check for errors. I think holy smokes hush up, girl. So I appreciate all the positive feedback as always from my awesome visitors.

I better get running

Enjoy!

Chris

Tuesday is Terrific!!

Okay I had to mess with some of my cuts some more this afternooon. So, I thought before I head into PreK and the office for the morning I would share one of my Presents I got in my email box this weekend from Cathy. This is one of my Titles for the Halloween files. Below is what she wrote what she did. I absolutely love it!!!! I just wanted to say I think it is awesome and made me grin from ear to ear when I saw it. Thank you so much for sending it to me..I have to get out my pen and start playing with it more on the KNK. And now I will need to go look at Signo Pens. Very nice!

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She wrote... Hi Chris. I had some fun this weekend playing around with this Trick or Treat file and I thought you might get a kick out of it. The top one is cut as is in the file the second two I enlarged and added an inline and used the pen tool on my AC-40 / Pazzles Pro and my fav Signo pen. I'm thinkin I like the middle one the best...probably the contrast does it for me :).

And this one is from my Buried in the Sand file... woohoo!! This is from Karen and she has sent me another previous awesome file and this one is just as awesome.

Thank you Karen for sharing it with me!

I received a few more in my box this weekend which I will share throughout the week, but right now I have to get moving. So here is one more thing to ponder and I hope to have a file posted this afternoon and the details for the card challenge. So see you soon.

Enjoy! Chris

If you like to camp, hike, fish, do anything outdoors checkout this months BINGO it will be chock full of outdoor files.

Monday afternoon and...

This is the first I have sat down. I have been all over town. My hubby took my son to PreK and I hit the tire shop to get two tires fixed. SERIOUSLY! one nail in the front tire and one screw in the back tire. I spoke with my friend Lori and she said that happens to her too allll the time. What is it with Nails and Screws and tires. Well needless to say. I took the work car in and got that fixed and next week I will be taking in the Expedition to get the nail pulled out of it's front tire. So I kinda wrote Lori's blog this morning. If you wanna take a peak over there and read it. It was my rendition of her "TO DO" list before the hubby heads home again. Let me know what you think.

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So here is what I started typing this morning while waiting for my tires to get fixed......

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So if things are looking a little wider they are. I started flipping through some blogs and came across this one and the lady was kind enough to show me what she did. Really easy step, but great to have it pointed out to me and save the time I wuld have spent searching. So Thank you to Tracy for helping out a stranger. I found that I ramble a little to much and thought if I stretched out the page some my visitors wouldn't have to scroll down so far.

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This is the month with National Card Making Day. I am thinking about holding a challenge to include anyone of my files entered in the forum at Paperthreads then voted on for a couple days and the winner will receive a few files per their desire from my blog. I still am trying to work out some of the details. The gallery is back up again at Paperthreads... so post post post away.
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A little more on business... I have a few emails sent to me regarding the Scrap Savvy. I guess there is some confusion over who is backing the scrapsavvy. It is my understanding that at this time Michelle at Paperthreads does not have any backing in the Scrap Savvy. The confusion pointed out to me lies within the Dragonfly. Yes the logos are very similar. Michelle has used the dragonfly for the last few years with Paperthreads and all of it's packaging. Rumor has it... her house is covered in Dragonfly decor. But don't tell her I told you. In any case,business may change in the future (you never know how life will go), but for now Michelle is not part of the Scrap Savvy product, but as is true generous Michelle form. I am sure she will have a section of the Paperthreads Forum available for comment on the product in the future as people ask about it and want to come up with more info. Michelle is very free in sharing her knowledge of the machines and offering her help and time with them. So I can't imagine this product will be any different. I think this a new logo for SS because it is a new product hitting the market. My understanding from Rumors is on the bottom of the page of this website is an image of the comparable machine. I am not reporting this as true because a scrapsavvy picture has not been taken. My machine looks like this machine only mine is a cheery bright yellow color and I don't have to worry about my grubby fingers getting on the white. Yes I have grubby fingers. I love to get dirty doing stuff. (don't tell Lori.. she loves to clean I have decided) As far as I know the Klic N Kut has been selling since last November and there have been all kinds of additonal products created to go with it. My own opinion would be this machine if it is it .... looks like it is my KNK with WinPC in a differen version wrapped up with it. If you are interested in any help with the WinPC features on it, I am not the WinPC guru. Lori is. So I am sure she will help anyone who needs help with it. I am partial to my KNK because I have it already. You can send me all your emails and questions as has been happening and I have no problem answering them, but of course it is just my thoughts on it and what I can dig up. One lady emailed me and said she liked the WinPc software so that is excellent. I think with every persons learning curve they will use different software. So the dragonfly for the SS is not Michelle of Paperthreads. But if anyone has a picture of SS that looks different then what I have posted. Please send it over... maybe I need to make counter space for a new machine!!! I can't buy anything without some idea of what it looks like. My husband would think I was truly crazy or obessessed with these cutting machines. hahah. Oh and apparently not all dragonflies are the same. :-) ewww. squishy bugs...Wait til you see the picture of the snake my son decided to hang out with this weekend. UGH.

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Okay and as for a file... well I am working on it... I did post a snowflake jumble to the store for anyone looking for one and I do have some sale files this month...They are the images along the left of this post. I need to get a few files cut. I have been kicking out the requests. And maybe I will post more again later with the Card Challenge idea... seems we have some interest. I am going to see if I can get my friend Lori to join in on it. But more on that later.

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So what do you think?? do you like the blog wider?? Man can I ramble... if you made it down this far. Wow. Thanks for visiting and listening.

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All right I am off.

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Enjoy!
Chris

** Oh and by the way... WHO CALLED ME OUT last time the Bestseller List was Reset and I was begging people to repopulate it for me again!! Lori Did... If you are ready for her shameless plug. Read the bottom of today's post... Seriously... Don't give me a hard time about it... if you are gonna do it to... HELLOOOOO (ROLLING EYES) hahahaha. Oh by the way... if you want a file.. I will try and come up with a sale of some kind for somehow to get my bestseller list going again!! hahahahahah. Okay... I need to go cut some files... toodles.. oh and wait til you see some of the awesome Christmas gifts I got this weekend... just wait..