Who would have thought it?

I cannot believe how much fun I am having giving things away!  Who would have thought it?  Certainly not my husband - who thinks I'm a craft junkie!

Celebrate VDBC's 2nd Anniversary

Visual Designs by Chris is celebrating its 2nd anniversary.  Don't miss out as there are tons of activities and giveaways all weekend long!  Visit my site to enter for Cuttin' Up Designs prizes at http://www.cuttinupdesigns.com/ and be sure to visit http://www.visualdesignsbychris.com/ for lots more goodies.  Chris put together this 'Tour Guide' http://p0.vresp.com/XTC00M so check it out!

Baby Announcements

I made these for a friend - her husband has an old VW Bug and she wanted the theme to be around 70s and the Beetle.  I think we succeeded.

So many moments were shared in Derek’s VW Bug;

all of our first dates, high school dances, and our wedding

we arrived and left in that car.

We are proud to announce another passenger!

Our New Son

Date:

Time:

Weight:

Length:

With much love and excitement,

Mom and Dad ToBe

How to assemble Paper Flowers

I posted this file on my website.  It's available for free until Sunday evening.  For instructions, follow this link to youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/v/flqk79-tJ9o&hl=en&fs=1

Celebrate!

I could forget about my birthday altogether nowadays, but I find that the older I get, the more my family and friends enjoy remembering my birthdays and my advancing age - and I mean really enjoy!!

Since I cannot seem to avoid it, I will celebrate! And to share my birthday joy with you, I am offering 40% off your total order of $10 or more in my section of the store: VDBC. Guess which number is closest to my age???

btw...I'm not telling.

Your coupon code is CUDJUL, please enjoy!

Coupon expires July 15, 2010.

 

 

Starting to build up my catalog of designs

If you haven't been to the store recently, please stop by and take a look - I have over 40 designs now which is an average of 2 per week since I started with Visual Designs by Chris. Click here to go to VDBCStore.  Since I work full time and take care of a family and horses, dogs, cats, and chickens I figure that's about all I can manage.

Above is a paper piecing design with 13 components (not including the words) and below is a silhouette (one piece design).

Next, I will start working on a paper piecing for this design.  I love girls and horses.

What happened to February?

I don't know how Valentine's Day snuck up on me and then was gone in a flash!  I know its not actually over yet, but every moment is planned/scheduled for me until the end of the month and I just can't see where my "down time" can fit in.  I hope March is better.  Whew, 15 hours of running today so far and I just want to go to bed, but there are still kids to pick up in an hour! 

What is going on?

My website will NOT come up.  I am in panic mode.  I know there was a virus issue earlier this week with some of the big email programs, but this....?

Visual Designs by Chris

Come on out to Visual Designs by Chris to see my premium files now on sale.  I have also posted a few free files on http://www.cuttinupdesigns.com/.  Here is a sample of a card made with one of my files.  See it at http://stonyhillcrafts.blogspot.com/.

We're Moving

I probably won't be posting much here anymore.  We are moving to http://www.cuttinupdesigns.com/ to better accomodate future needs.  Please visit me there!  I look forward to seeing you again. 

Here are my newest creations, though:

Another Twilight decal for my niece.  Next will be Carlisle, I promise.

I have lots of projects I'm working on for Valentine's Day!

Last Block

Now that the gifts have all been given and unwrapped, I can show you my niece, Hanna's, Christmas gift.  She is all about Twilight and Carlisle is her fav......

I used the Valspar Frosting spray and then sprinkled cosmetic grade glitter on it very lightly.

On our way....

We'll be on our way soon.  We have to drive out of the snow first and that's what I'm worried about.  Traverse City got 10-14 inches while we were here.  Altogether we'll be driving 8 hours or so today - YECK!  The kids are still sleeping right now though, so I am checking emails and postings and becoming impatient.  I am ready to be home with my animals and my craft room (that has only been set up for a month!). 

I hear my dogs keep going to the windows and doors looking for me, I miss them so.  The horses just want to be fed, so I know they're fine and probably don't even realize we're not there.

Well, wish us luck on the roads.  The good thing is that the road commission workers up here know how to clear the roads, and the drivers know how to drive in this junk!