Congratulations Card

Hi there, I designed a Congratulations card today using Chris's Musical Inchies available in the Store. I love these itty bitty files and thought they would look great on the front of a card! Inside the card, says "On Passing Your Music Exams"... cool hey!

This card has been designed in Photoshop. Styles and textures have been applied to give it character. The WordArt has been stamped with a grunge brush, but using the eraser so as to give a realistic stamped effect. I hope you like it, I really enjoyed designing it and Chris's talent makes it easy to find inspiration in her file collection!

Cheers, caz

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

Vineyard Jumble Card

Here is a card I have created using Chris's Vineyard Jumble file. This file is a bargain as it not only contains the jumble I have used as a background mat on my card, but also a frame which I have used to mount my greeting on!

A beautiful card for my friend :)

cheers, caz

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

Using Sketch challenge but border from file challenge

The left side of the layout started as the June sketch challenge... strayed just a little. Also added a second page. Used the border from the quarterly file challenge. These challenges are what keeps me scrapbooking these days. *smile* Had help from my 14 yo on this one. She liked the bold lettering.

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Thanks Card using Chris's Fancy Borders 2 file

Here is a card I made with Chris's files - a freebie, thanks, and the border, Fancy Borders 2, which can be found here. I squished it slightly so it would fit on my rectangle card. I added two paper flowers with brads for a little fun.

Sussann

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Father's Day Card 2009 using #CD00546

This is theFather's Day card I made for Jeff this year. The girls have always enjoyed his stories... not just fishing, but all sorts of stories that supposedly have happened in his life. There may be a "thread" of truth. I had each of them write something about how they enjoy his stories. It was pretty touching. Sierra (age 17) wrote that she'll never be too old for a bedtime story and Savannah (age 14) wrote that she likes that he talks smack. LOL

This is a Visual DeSigns by Chris file #CD00546. Cut with my Wishblade. I added a close-up photo hoping you can see the detail. Love details!! I masked off the fish to grunge up the words using a Van Dyke charteuse ink and a water mister. Inked the edges with a little Van Dyke brown. Painted the 'frame" part of the image with a bit of gold Pearls. Unmasked the fish and painted it with two colors of Twinkling H2Os. Added a little pole, a rhinestone for the eye and a few stitch marks. Pretty easy and it really didn't take too long. Oh, yeah, Jeff had just restrung a reel that Friday night so I dug the fishing line out of the trash and used it as ribbon. It didn't want to tie well but a few glue dots did the trick.

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Blue Bird

OK, so I had the other half of that funky border from the challenge file to use and this is where it wound up. "A Little Bird Told Me" is a file by Beloved Keepsakes a good friend of Chris. My next door neighbors have blue bird houses in their back yard and every year they have several families use the houses. I found the feather on the card this year in my driveway and picked it up to give to them. When I saw Lori's file I knew I had to use it for a card for my neighbors. And when I made the envelope the same pink as my funky border, well, it was destiny - lol. I just love that funky border!!!

Oh, on the inside I wrote "What great neighbors I have." :-)



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A Card for the June Challeng

I incorporated 3 of Chris's files for this card. And yes it is Father's Day and I'm just making the card - lol. I called my Dad today and told him his card was coming late and that I didn't have time to make him one this year. I actually bought one yesterday. I'm going to send it too since I love the sentiment in it. Any hooo back to this one. I used the June Challenge file funky border but cut a piece off of it. I also used "Hay Happy Father's Day (CD00548) with some modifications and "You're Gonna What? (CD00513). My Dad raises cows so I like to use them on his cards and I love how this one looks - lol. And of course I had to use the "Hay" because I'm from the south and that's how we say "hello" to everyone - lol. The inside has the "Happy Father's Day frame from the "Hay" file. I cut the Horse head off (forgive me Chris - lol). I love how it turned out. The funky border looks like confetti to me. Thanks for looking.

Sandra from NC

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Cat Tails and Reeds card

Here is a card I made using Chris's CatTails and Reeds cutter file. I love this file, it is so versatile. Here is it on the front of a card, but it would just as gorgeous as a mat on a scrapbooking page, take away the frame and you have a very effective border for a layout!.


I sponged the background of the card which gave me a lovely mottled background and used textured cardstock for the reeds, cattails and the setting sun! It is very effective and the photo doesnt really do it justice.

Thanks for looking,

Have a great day wherever you are!

cheers, caz

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

Here is the first of many layouts from my stepson's wedding on May 23rd. This is one of my daughter before the wedding. She hates getting her picture taken and always hides her face and pouts when I yell at her for smiling her cheesy smile instead of her gorgeous smile that she has.

PP: DCWV

CS: Bazzil Baics

Flowers: Prima and Petaloo

Glitter: Martha Stewart

Lace Border and Parenthesis: Visual Designs By Chris

Thank You For Looking

Tricia

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June's sketch challenge

The sketch this month is once again a Pagemaps design and is so cute. I love the circle border. I can't wait to see what you do with this sketch. All the cutter files to complete this sketch are located in the forum. You can get them HERE.

Rosalie
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Two mini layouts

I did a 6x6 mini album over the holiday weekend also. I used pictures of my son when he was around 2 1/2 yrs old. My how he has changed:-). Anyway, these words are from Chris's CD00499 Wedding Words file but I used them here. See how versatile they are.

thanks for looking - Sandra from NC

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

More... Wedding Coin Holders

I made these over the holiday weekend. One for my step-neice, one for her husband and one for my neice and her husband.

The large titles "Wedding Day", "The Kiss", "Our Love" are from Chris' Wedding words 2 (CD00498). The Dancing Bride & Groom, "Cut the Cake" and "the Bouquet" titles are from Sam and Hailey Designs-Itty Bitty Wedding Day (JB00201) at Paperthreads.com . All the charms are from acharmingplace.com.

Thanks for looking - Sandra from NC

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

Birdday card

I needed a quick birthday card and knew Chris's Happy Birdday file would be perfect. I backed the little bird with the same green from the greeting so his eye and wing would stand out a little from the back ground. Added a little ink on the edges, and it's ready to be sent!

If you'd like to see this file, you can find it here in Chris's store.

Sussann

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

New Layout using CD00431

I have tried out something new with this layout. I have used the tree from Chris's CD00431 "Happy Birthday to You" file as I wanted to try a layout that showed a perspective view. The swing comes from a file by Aisne from DSS and I have extracted Aidi and placed him on the swing. Aidi was originally going down a slide, so I was quite pleased with the way the extraction went and placing him on the swing instead doesn't look too bad.... what do you think? This is the first time I have made a shadow giving perspective, have I got it right do you think?

Thanks for looking,

cheers, caz

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

May09 Sketch Challenge

This is a layout created for the May09 Sketch Challenge currently being run in the Forum. This layout features a card created for me for Mother's Day this year by my 13yo son. Although I have included the front of the card in the layout, the focus is on the journaling inside, this was beautiful and from his heart, and I love him for that!

I have used the files supplied for the Sketch Challenge and also Chris's CD00439 - Strength Love file which can be found in the Store.

Thanks for looking,

cheers, caz

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