Valentine #CD00938

Today is National Scrapbooking Day and I am hoping to make it to my studio to at least begin a project.  I was doing some cleaning of photos off my camera and realized I forgot to send this from February.  It was my Valentine to Jeff.  I used the fisherman from Visual Designs by Chris file #CD00938.  I cut off the fish from the file and used origami to fold a $100 bill to make the fish. He has a fishing trip planned with his brother in July and I figured he could use the cash to purchase something "fishy".   *smile*  I had added a border around it with a white gel pen but he unfolded the fish and put it in his pocket before I could take another photo.  *wink*

 

~Angie~ (Missouri)
~I am blessed!!~

birthday card using CD0060 - Chris's Fancy Journaling Frames

I made this birthday card using Chris's cutter file - Fancy Journaling Frames. You can find it here. I really need to get a new camera, the one on my cell phone doesn't do this card justice. I cut the background from a lightly patterned yellow paper, then cut the journal block from patterned green, inked the edges with brown and layered it all on a solid sheet of green with torn and inked edges.

Thanks for looking!
Sussann

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

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Thank you card using Chris Durnan's cutter file

Here's another card using a cutter file from Chris Durnan's Quarterly Membership Club. You can find the club in her store here. This file also came with a coffee pot. I absolutely love how versatile her cutter files are. I cut the swirls and Thank you on my Cricut and layered them on a brown card blank. Instant card!

Thanks for looking,
Sussann

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

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card using Chris Durnan's cutter file

How cute is this coffee cup?! I cut the background in black and the foreground in a pattern. I put it on a card base that I stamped with a coffee ring rubber stamp and the greeting "Thanks a Latte" using chalk inks.

This coffee cup is only one small portion of the file. And better still, this file was part of Chris's Quarterly Membership Club. For $10, you get 20 digital cutter files.You can find Chris's QMC here and her digital cutter store here.

Thanks for looking!
Sussann


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

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Terrific Tuesday Sketch

Chris has a Sketch available in the VDBC Forum accessed by her Blog . I immediately thought of this design making a great Christmas card. I know.... either waaaay too early or waaaay too late LOL

This card has been created digitally with PSCS5 and I have added styles and textures to the cutter files to add dimension.

I used a kit called Sparkleshine by Kathy Winters Designs. Just right for my card!

Thanks for looking,

Have a wonderful day wherever you are! Cheers, caz


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

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Eagle Scout Card

My youngest daughter's boyfriend is finishing up his Eagle Scout project today.  He was here this weekend, and we gave him a Collectors knife made specifically for Eagle Scouts and I made this card to give to him using the eagle from a file from Visualdesignsbychris called Freedom Eagle:  #CD00785:  http://www.visualdesignsbychris.com/store/product.php?productid=18639&cat=0&page=1   Red, white and blue card stock scraps, a few navy brads, a die cut shield that I had in my white paper scraps (Tim Holtz maybe?)  I just printed "Be prepared", the boy scout motto, on cardstock and used a square punch to trim the end to make a banner out of it.  Pop dots to mount the shield , the banner and the eagle.  ~Angie~ (Missouri) ~I am blessed!!~

February Sketch Challenge

Finally getting back into digital scrapbooking and my commitment to Chris as a member of her CT. Ileana provided this template for the February Sketch Challenge and I have used one of Chris's file from the last QMC .

Lachlan "pretend" sleeping. He is so funny!

Layout created digitally in PSCS5 and styles and textures have been added to the cutter files to add dimension.

Thanks for looking,
Cheers, caz

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

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two birthday cards using Chris Durnan's cutter file

 I used Chris's Never Let Age Tame You file (here) to make these two birthday cards. The first one I cut only the animal print frame and the greeting. I put two pieces of ribbon around the greeting to complete.

The second card I used the entire file. I love the effect of the frame around the Never Let Age Tame You collage. I put the greeting inside the card.

The animal print frame would also be great around a picture of your favorite animal or trip to the zoo.

Thanks for looking,

Sussann

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

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Christmas card with Chris Durnan's cutter file

I used one of Chris's Christmas greeting files from her Quarterly Club Membership to cut the perfect Packer greeting for this snowman stamp. Colored in the stamp, inked the edges of the card and layered the greeting on top of the stamp. Check out Chris and all her fantastic files here.

Merry Christmas!
Sussann


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

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December: Gift for coworkers

These are my gifts for work.  I created the jar top label In Photoshop Elements using two Visual Designs by Chris files:  #CD00955 for the words Merry Christmas and #CD00898 Side cut ornaments - I used the bell.   Added a little text "from the McGoverans" in a cute font.   I made 12 to a page since I had 24 to make.  I made them so they would fit the top of the jar lid then used a 2" circle punch to punch out the label.  Added a few red jewels, a ribbon and threaded a green button to add to the ribbon.  Inside is peach butter made by my ma from their peach tree.  This may be the last year for work gifts.  When I started, I only had five co-workers.  We are now up to 25 counting myself.

layout using Chris Durnan's cutter file

I used Chris's skeleton file from her Quarterly Membership Club to embellish this layout. This is a picture of some of the ladies dressed up to greet the Trick or Treat -ers at our office. I layered the skeletons on a piece of inked cardstock and put that on a piece of patterned paper. Don't forget you can find Chris HERE!

Thanks for looking!

Sussann

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

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Hanging Stocking Card/Envelope #CD00786

This Friday kicks off our holidays with our church Holiday Tea Party.  Each year, I take my ma a little gift.  This year I created a set of Christmas cards/envelopes.  I tied them up with some black raffia as a gift.     #CD00786 Holiday Sparkle by Visual Designs by Chris - used the stocking Stamps:  "Merry Christmas" on inside and Rose Bud & Vine Border as the garland Mini Star Punch Colored the garland with Copics Rock Candy Distress Stickles Cuttlebug Embossing folder Smidgeon of black ribbon to hang the stocking Cardstock:  Bazzill   I mounted the stocking onto black cardstock and trimmed around it so the design would show through and also so I could pop dot it.    ~Angie~ (Missouri) ~I am blessed!!~

Halloween mug using Chris Durnan's cutter file

I found these customizable mugs at the Dollar Tree a few weeks ago. As soon as Chris posted it, I loved her ghost border. I knew it would be perfect for these mugs. I cut it with my Cricut and layered it on a piece of Halloween print paper. Best of all, I can remove the ghost liner, store it in a file folder and reuse the mug for another of Chris's great creations. Thanks Chris!

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

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Thanks you're a real peach! card

Oops, I thought I had sent this back the first week of September.  While we were on vacation, my parents' peach crop was ripe.  I like to go help make butter, pie fillings and such, but my ma did all the work on her own this year since I was gone - yet I still reaped the goodies.  *smile*  Anyway, I made her a card as a thank you.  I wanted to use the "peach" theme.  Chris didn't have a peach file, but I found a digial image on bing.com and combined it with THANKS from her file #CD00177 Thankful Titles 2.  I love the title files!  I use them over and over.  Since the peaches were digital, I used the file in Photoshop Elements added some text and shadows then printed it out.  Added bling to the peaches, ribbon and a little hand stitching.    ~Angie~ (Missouri) ~I am blessed!!~

I love this digital cutter file set from Chris!

It's actually designed to be a journal of thanks and blessings, but I love that it can be cut to make a fantastic thank you card. You can find the cutter file here. I cut the detailed image from a pattern paper, inked the solid background image, and layered it all on a patterned piece of paper for the card. Super quick, yet I love how it turned out.

Thanks for looking!

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

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