Sorry....

With everything going on here in AZ... I am afraid there is NO freebie Friday! I am sooo sorry!!!!

Things have just been crazy and one thing after another has been popping up and then since the hard drive crash I don't have all my designing programs that I need!!! But thanks to some wonderful family, neighbors and dear dear friends - the CD's are starting to arrive in the mail and I hope to be up and running before you know it!!!

Hope you all have a GREAT weekend!! I am heading out tomorrow to met up with my dear friends and very talented cutter designers Chris (of Visual Designs by Chris) and Jan (of Sam and Hailey Designs)!!!!

It is going to be a BLAST and I am sure I will have great stories to tell by Monday!

Until Next Time~

Cya~


Lori McDonald, Designer

My cutter files work on many machines. Some examples are the: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the most common softwares involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, and Robomaster. These file are available exclusivly at Paperthreads.

We also specialize in pre cut/ pre assembled scrapbooking titles, diecuts, embellishments and keepsakes (including our NEW photo Stars). Make sure to visit our Store!

Don't forget to check back often as we host our scrapbooking digital cutting file freebies at least once a week!!!

Tons to do...

I have ton's of things to do today! So this post will be short and sweet! We have several Dr's appointment to attend to today - and then even more errands to run!!!

I had a GREAT time at the retreat yesterday!! There was 16 quilters/sewers/knitters/scrappers there!!! I ACTUALLY got TWO projects done! And I have decided to (drum roll please....) open a fourth business!!! I know, I know!!!

Actually I have been playing around with the idea for about an year.... and then yesterday after discussing with hubby (who called from Afghanistan!!!) I decided to take the plunge! The great thing is I had to buy a piece of equipment in order to start this "new" said business and having had spent the day with all these older experienced ladies - I was able to get some AWESOME advice and feed back - and when I got back to the in laws - I ordered it!!! Whooo Hoooo!!! (And can I just tell you I got an AWESOME deal!!!! Like I got 62% off the RETAIL price!!!! You've just got to love saving $$$!!!)

So is your curiosity peeked yet?? Well you will just have to wait!! LOL But let me tell you all my military friends and wives out there are going to LOVE LOVE LOVE the new Beloved Keepsakes line!

Got to run! Hope you have a GREAT DAY!
Until Next Time!

Cya~


Lori McDonald, Designer

My cutter files work on many machines. Some examples are the: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the most common softwares involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, and Robomaster. These file are available exclusivly at Paperthreads.

We also specialize in pre cut/ pre assembled scrapbooking titles, diecuts, embellishments and keepsakes (including our NEW photo Stars). Make sure to visit our Store!

Don't forget to check back often as we host our scrapbooking digital cutting file freebies at least once a week!!!

I'm off!!!

To an all day quilting/sewing/scrapping retreat here in the AZ mountains. So I only have a moment to blog... but I did want to show you the last two files that I uploaded to the Scrapbooking, Cards and More membership! (Thank goodness that is ONE thing that I did have a back up for and thus I only lost one of the membership files!!!)

It's not to late to join... all you have to do is go HERE!!! As of right now there are nine brand new designs uploaded in the club! To see them all look at the slide show to the right of this post!!!

Okie Dokie - I am off to sew!!!

Until Next Time!

Cya~


Lori McDonald, Designer

My cutter files work on many machines. Some examples are the: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the most common softwares involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, and Robomaster. These file are available exclusivly at Paperthreads.

We also specialize in pre cut/ pre assembled scrapbooking titles, diecuts, embellishments and keepsakes (including our NEW photo Stars). Make sure to visit our Store!

Don't forget to check back often as we host our scrapbooking digital cutting file freebies at least once a week!!!

Lessons Learned...

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day and took time out to honor those Hero's both past and present! Speaking of "Hero's"... Here is another really cool photo of my HERO in Afghanistan that I thought I would share with you!!!


(This is my hubby "resting" on the side of "The Ghar". The COL shared this photo with me.... to which I couldn't help but to reply "leave it to my hubby to be laying down on the job!" LOL)

Let me tell you I have learned a VERY important lesson while in AZ. The lesson is called "BACKING UP"!!! And I thought I would share it with you today!

It seems while here my computer's hard drive decided to go on vacation, a permanent vacation! Yeah - not FUN!!!! But luck enough for me - I did find a computer guy an hour and a half a way that could replace the hard drive so I am back up and running.... but he was unable to recover anything off my old one.....

So to put that in perspective - I have a laptop again - and it is working but before when I had about 50 icons on my desktop - I now have three.... yes - just three!!! (Can you imagine what a scary sight that is?!?!) To make matters a little worse.... all my program files and program disks are in GA, I'm in AZ and I am not sure yet when I will be returning to GA.....

Then last night it dawned on me..... while I was smart and had backed up all my cutter files and a few of my business documents, and ALL my photos (thanks GOODNESS), there are sooooo many things that I hadn't backup that are now lost.......

For example all:
My files in progress, my 38,000 +++ Fonts, my clip art, my email addresses and saved emails, my favorite internet sites and the favorite list - gone.... My home budget and bills documents, the documents that I had scanned over the years for my husband (he had his own "file" on my computer), my gift lists for other people, my wish list for myself, all the "extra" programs you don't think about like... windows media player, adobe PDF reader, my font viewer.....

Well you get the point I am sure!!!! So my lesson for the week.... when I get back home again and get my computer's hard drive rebuilt back to where it use to be - I will be backing up the WHOLE ENTIRE HARD DRIVE.... I mean heck I have a 180G external hard drive that is just sitting there!!! Sheesh!!!!

So here's a friendly reminder - back up your DATA!!! Back it up often!!! And KNOW where all your current software disks and drivers are! Keep them in one place so if you have to call a neighbor to go and get them and mail them to you (Which I am hoping I can do!!!) they will be able to find them!!!!

Until Next Time!

Cya~


Lori McDonald, Designer

My cutter files work on many machines. Some examples are the: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the most common softwares involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, and Robomaster. These file are available exclusivly at Paperthreads.

We also specialize in pre cut/ pre assembled scrapbooking titles, diecuts, embellishments and keepsakes (including our NEW photo Stars). Make sure to visit our Store!

Don't forget to check back often as we host our scrapbooking digital cutting file freebies at least once a week!!!

Memorial Day 2009...

There are so many things I could say about today.... But all I am going to ask is that you take time out today to remember those who have sacrificed the greatest gift.... their lives.... so that we can enjoy the freedom of living ours.

With that I also ask that you pray for all our soldiers are still in harms way. That are not able to enjoy the long weekend and family BBQ's. And I ask that you pray for their families who I can promise you are struggling today because THEY KNOW what the true meaning of Memorial Day is.

(In this photo: Col Simmons, CPT Pinon, My hubby, and SPC Dempsey. Taken May 2009 in Afghanistan)

God Bless and God Speed to all the brave men and women who have fought and who continue to fight for both me and you!

Cya~


Lori McDonald, Designer

My cutter files work on many machines. Some examples are the: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the most common softwares involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, and Robomaster. These file are available exclusivly at Paperthreads.

We also specialize in pre cut/ pre assembled scrapbooking titles, diecuts, embellishments and keepsakes (including our NEW photo Stars). Make sure to visit our Store!

Don't forget to check back often as we host our scrapbooking digital cutting file freebies at least once a week!!!