My son, like many kids, loves to play games. I must admit I like to to. Right after dinner seems to be our easiest time to fit one in. I usually put out a bowl filled with cards and things when we have company over. There are many times a good card game starts up and some play and some watch and many chat. My hubby loves trivia so a few of those cards to are a good brain storm. This last time I put it out I left it on the table. If we sit down to dinner, we seem to clear the table and play a quick game of uno or go fish. (The dishes can wait.) The book is all about card games and the rules for them. This works well when we have a discussion about the rules or if we want a new game to try. I highly recommend a bowl of cards as a table centerpiece. Yes a nice candle is pretty,but no fun unless you are a pyro. But a bowl full of card games really can make life slow down for a moment and make my son smile the biggest smile when he yells UNO!! My hubby's family plays a card game called Nerts. It is a lot of fun, fast paced and tons of folks can play. Have you ever heard of it? What card games do you play? Here is to more fun and playing in the new year and lots of smiles!
Enjoy!
Chris
LO: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
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Another QMC file
I uploaded another QMC file today that is a subway art. I have cut this file at 7.25 and later today will try cutting it at a 5 inch wide cut. I offered this at a craft fair this weekend and it met with great smiles and great review. I was very pleased with the outcome.
If you would like to be a part of the QMC. This is the last week. I am still uploading files to the QMC for your use. And you can join here.
Or this file will be loaded to the store later this week.
Enjoy!
Chris
Floating Santa
Card A Day Blog Entrant for Dec 4th. Woohoo! Here is a project for today. Two projects. One is the file used with a cutter machine and the other is a digital project. These were created by Caz a long time member of my Creative Team and just inspiring with her versatility between cutter and digital world. Here are Caz’s notes about the non digital version:
Digital Cutter File – Visual Designs by Chris
Digital Cutter File – Visual Designs by Chris
Cardstock – DCWV and Cre8tiv Premium Textured
Adhesive Paper Prints – DCWV
Christmas Scrapbooking Kit – Maker unknown
Cuttlebug – D’Vine Swirl embossing folder
Kindy Glitz
Cotton Wool
Sanding Sponge
Adhesives – CM Precision Point GLue Pen; Xyron; Scotch ATG 700; Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro
cut on my KNK Maxx 15″
Here is the inside of the card.
And here is Caz’s digital version.. Same file yeah!
Here are her notes: Card has been created in Photoshop CS3. I have added textures, styles and patterns to each layer of the card in order to give my card dimension. Font used Tempus Sans ITC . These text layers also had styles added to them.
What a great couple projects. Thank you Caz! I love your style!
Enjoy!
Chris
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LO: Things that make you say Hmmm…
| This was such a fun layout! Savannah has such a quirky sense of humor and these photos reflect that humor. Photos from her Freshman year. Title is “Things that make you say Hmmm…” The border is cut from Visual Designs by Chris file #CD00811 Groovy. I used scrap strips of paper from a We R Memory Keepers scrap pad. The sticker letters, arrows and corners are from that pad as well. All brads are Spare Parts from Hobby Lobby. The border below the photos is Fiskars. Added details with a chocolate Zig Writer.
~Angie~ (Missouri) Visual Designs by Chris Creative Team Member |
Your down to the very last …..
Gift card holder using #CD00895
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I made this giftcard for a poor college student who is trying to live in his own apartment while going to college, playing soccer and working part time. I will tuck three or four fast food giftcards in it.
I cut the card from #CD00895 Apron Invite from visualdesignsbychris.com. It cut as smooth as butter. The papers were scraps – red was Dejaview and the patterned is from a company that was a forerunner of the scrapbook industry and I bought a ton of their stuff but I don’t think they are in business any longer: K & something Memories. Added ribbon for the strings and neck and a few brads. The greeting is a Studio G stamp from Michaels $1 bin. The sticker is from Michael’s also for $1: Crystal Stickers by Mark Richards.
~Angie~ (Missouri) Visual Designs by Chris Creative Team Member |
thank you card with Chris Durnan’s file – CD00715
How elegant is this thank
you card? It cut like a dream. It’s so pretty on it’s own, all I did was layer it over a patterned piece of card stock. Instant thank you card. This file is a great value, because it comes with two other card fronts – a congrats and I miss you card front – and an underneath layer with tiny stars! You can find it here – Astrology Double Layer Cards.
Sussann
Digi-Cutter Files offered in SCUT, GSD, KNK, WPC & AI (SVG) at www.visualdesignsbychris.com
Black Friday Bundle Special only $7.99
Here is the Black Friday Bundle details for only $7.99
Available only Thanksgiving Weekend 2011
Black Friday through Cyber Monday
All files in this bundle include: MTC, DXF, AI, GSD(v2.4), KNK, SVG, WPC(v14)
A mix of files from my section of files. 34 files with lots of cuts in each for you this Thanksgiving Weekend!
You will have over 34 zip files to download.
Files Included.
CD00827 – Dinosaurs
CD00813 – Fun Girls
CD00773 – Car Set
CD00753 – Stained Glass Angels
CD00732 – Moving Day Pileup
CD00715 – Astrology Double Layer Cards
CD00713 – Reach for the Stars Mini Album
CD00694 – Celebrity Fame Sets
CD00661 – Kiss Me Today I’m Irish
CD00646 – My Love For You
CD00635 – A Day at the Museum
CD00632 – Across the Page Set 1
CD00627 – Ornaments Galore
CD00624 – Reindeer Cutey
CD00563 – New Car Smell
CD00554 – Family Titles
CD00551 – Fun Fringe Mini Album
CD00531 – I Don’t Lie I just Embellish
CD00515 – Ribbons or Borders 1
CD00505 – Ballerina
CD00461 – Baroque Background 461
CD00459 – Stick People
CD00439 – Love & Strength Card Fronts
CD00435 – Lots of Candles
CD00423 – Forest of Trees
CD00412 – YOU set of words
CD00404 – Butterfly Edge 4
CD00396 – Teacher Word Book
CD00277 – Essentials Pack 1
CD00256 – Spinning in the Teacups
CD00210 – You Rock My World
CD00072 – Monkeyin’ Around
CD00070 – Zootiful Day
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SKU CDBLKFriday2011
File types included: MTC, DXF, AI, GSD(v2.4), KNK, SVG, WPC(v14)
Price: $7.99
If this bundle doesn’t do it for you with sooo many cuts.
All my files are 40% off
(not including rhinestone or qmc)
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Happy Thanksgiving… Anniversary!
I am a very blessed woman. I live with a man that I love with my whole heart. That I spend as much time with as I possibly can. That I care for deeply and that still gives me butterflies of excitement in my tummy when I know he is on his way home after a long day. Today Thanksgiving Day is an appropriate day for our 10th anniversary. The month of November starts a trend of folks posting their thanks and running that list. I try to live this every day. With thanks for all the time we get to spend together and things we accomplish together. He and I are a team that I love to be a part of as we navigate through and raise our son together. I love him so much. Happy Anniversary to my hubby, to my love, to my friend. – Chris
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
I hope today you find thanks in many things and carry that throughout the year!
Enjoy!
Chris
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