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Chris Durnan

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Archives for December 2009

Another Card for Hanukkah

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I had to make another card for Hanukkah using these latest files from Chris’s QMC.

I have applied a metal style to the Star of David border and the Menorah from CD00631. I copied the flames from the mat for the Menorah, resized them and added a gold style to one layer and a glitter style to the second layer to recreate a flame like appearance to the candles. The Star of David cutout is from CD00630 – Hanukkah Tags and I cut this from the front of the card to reveal the layer underneath.

Thanks for looking,

cheers, caz

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

Happy Hanukkah using CD00631 from VDBC

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Chris has the most amazing personal cutter files as part of her QMC . For a small cost you have access to over 20 files to download. This set of files was a recent addition to the QMC. I have used the Star of David and the Star border from CD00631 to create this card.

I love that Chris takes on as many different requests, beliefs, likes and dislikes as possible. She is truly dedicated to providing the best there is!

Card created in Photoshop to demonstrate how easily personal cutter files can be used in Digital programs.

Thanks for looking,

cheers, caz

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

Wew! It’s Monday! What a great weekend.

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Well the weekend was wonderful and today I have spent the morning catching up. I was going to download pictures and post today, but I thought I better catch up first instead of being caught up in my photos. We got to see my Dad and went to the polar express in northern Arizona. There was snow, but I hear there will be today. We did find one little patch on the ground to play in and my little nephew was not to happy his hands were cold. Also, spent lots of time with my sister’s family and my brother’s as will be evidence of pictures over the next few days! Wonderful wonderful but now we are back home working on holiday projects! More tomorrow and if you think I missed you in my followup emails. Don’t hesitate to send me a note again. I deleted all the spam and still had about 400 I thought I should read and/or reply to.  So back to it I go.

 

But first a note. Today was my sons first ride on the school bus. We made it past the “two week waiting” period and he got off the bus and said WOW Mom that was a long ride and my friend told me about a BUTT BLASTER which is kinda like a scorpion but blows poison out his butt. I just had to giggle. Ahh ha yes honey! Was my response thinking great. One Mom told me the education your child will receive on the bus ride home will far circumvent any at the school. So I just listened and listened as he rambled and then I said.  “so you want to take the bus tomorrow then?” and his comment back.. “NO WAY Mom. They went past the stop and made the ride so long and I cried twice and I just can’t do it again.” Gave me a hug and got in the truck. Haha. Well we will see what tomorrow will bring.  But I am glad my nervousness wasn’t for nothing. Wonder what the other parents will think when I show up at school tomorrow to pick him up? And in all honesty. They can think what they like. I like to go to the school I feel more in touch with what he is doing. His teacher knows me. And I don’t talk about “BUTT BLASTERS” on the way home. Haha.

 

Have a wonderful rest of the week!!

 

 

Enjoy!

Chris

 

 

santa claus is coming to town….

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Well maybe not Santa Claus yet, but my Dad is. This is the weekend my Dad comes to town from Wisconsin and we have tons of great plans. and I still have tons to do today. last night after my computer was taken hostage by a virus I just decided when we get there today is when we get there. I will work through my to do list and do the most I can. Because I am sooooo excited to see my Dad and miss him so much. so there will be lots more pictures to come. I had my son help me with some crafts for family. He loves to run that Cricut and has even offered to Demo it for us? What do you think? I think he probably will. last night as we were finishing up (beacause i was trying not to pace as my hubby worked on the computer and I guess that can be realllllly annoying) I saw my son sitting on the floor and realized he had commandeered my fiskars small paper trimmer, my sakura glitter gel pen, and my markers for coloring stamps. I just sighed and said “well make sure you put it all back on the table and make sureeeeee you they are closed. these are not things I want to dry out.”” OKAY” with a big grin as he continued cutting the paper up into a million pieces and glueing them back into some weird origami shape with colorings on it with MY GLUE GLIDER PRO!!! ahh… I think I will pace… mental note.. ask Santa for scrapping tools for 5 year old. just teasing. I don’t mind at all that he uses them I just tend to run out of glue and the likes quicker… much quicker… and as my friend Lori put it .. who knows I may end up with the next Tim Holtz in my household.

Okay I am off to run a 100 plus 1 errands and get back and try to get more programs reloaded on my computer.

Have a wonderful day and if I am missing this weekend. It is because we are spending some time with Grandpa Dale from Wisconsin.

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.

Autumn Beauty – CD00158

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These are some pictures of the trees lining the main road into our little town this Autumn. It was wonderful to watch them all change colours during the year, but this has to be my favourite time of year.

I have used a personal cutter file CD00158 – Autumn Beauty which was perfect for these photos. This file includes the mat of leaves as well as the Title.

A layout designed to show that cutter files can be used very effectively digitally!
Thanks for looking,
cheers, caz
Digi-Cutter Files offered in SCUT, GSD, KNK, WPC & AI (SVG) at www.visualdesignsbychris.com

Thursday .. Thanksgiving day Pictures

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First at the top of my blog I have pulled up the holiday play list if you have a new favorite song you want me to add to it let me know. It is just a collection of music I like for the holidays. I hope you enjoy listening to it through the holidays. Now for pictures in “no particular order”.

Thursday we had Thanksgiving at my in-laws. we got to spend the night there Wednesday night. So we helped out lots and had a wonderful time with everyone. The table was long and filled with lots of great conversation, food, and teasing. Definitely a happy family.

Here is my hubby’s beautiful cousin and her son.

Here is the cousin’s hubby on the right and my son’s Godfather on the left. Of course my kiddo the drum meister is in the middle.

We brought rock band and after dinner plugged it in and all hung out and played. It was lots of fun.
This is some family singing and playing. Smiles all around.

Here are the ladies. That is my MIL in the middle in the turquoise shirt. She is looking great! And ready and raring to go.

This is a shot of our table from one end and then the other. Aunts, Uncles, friends and more.
And the other end.
This is my son’s Bobby hat he got from his Uncle JB a month or so go. So many kids grab it and throw it on. It is cute. My son loves to wear it with his star wars trooper gun. I don’t ask. I just go with the flow. This guy was just tooo cute!.

And this is my beautiful niece with her NEWWWW (to her) Car. She was just cheesy grin. Was wonderful to see the smile and had to pause for a moment and remember that excitement of freedom and decisions at that age. Cute to see her smile!!


And that is it for now. More pictures to come.
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.