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Friday, August 21, 2009

FREEBIE FRIDAY!!!

Just a reminder that I am having a 30% off sale on all my files starting TODAY and running through Sunday night (midnight EST)!!!! You can find all 286 of my designs in my section of the Paperthreads store!

And to make things interesting!!! If you purchase any of my files this weekend that ARE NOT in SVG format already and you email me your receipt from Paperthreads, I will convert the files to SVG for you!!!! BUT you must have purchased the designs THIS WEEKEND and you have to email me your receipt to this email address!!!

Now for the REAL reason you came here today!!! It's FREEBIE FRIDAY!!!! Whooo Hooooo!!!

As I was telling you yesterday, my awesome, amazing and super talented design team member (Bec) has a son getting married TOMORROW! So she asked me a few months back if I would I would design a file for the invitations. Her only direction was that they want to use the letter "H" since that was going to be the first letter of their last name! So I came up with several rough drafts and the final design was this!!!

Here is the front of the invitation -

This is the inside of the invitation -

Didn't this turn out amazing?!?!?! I just love love love them and feel sooo privilege to have been a part of this exciting time for such a wonderful family!!!

So for today's FREEBIE FRIDAY - I am offering up the wedding couple design for your enjoyment! I think this is super cute and could be used in a number of different ways!


Please not that even though this file is being offered for free it IS still governed by my TOU. If you do not have a copy of my TOU you can download it HERE!

Sorry File no longer available for free.... Will be available for purchase soon!!

Hope you enjoy this freebie! Make sure you don't miss the sale this weekend!! And above all I hope you have a GREAT weekend!

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!!!

Read more...

Thursday, August 20, 2009

ANNOUNCEMENT....

Here is my announcement that I promised!!!

I will be having a 30% off SALE starting tomorrow at PAPERTHREADS!!! Yep - all my files will be 30% off - including the 40 NEW files that just got uploaded at the first of the month!!!! (You can see most of these on the slide show to the right of this page!) The sale will run though Sunday night (11:59 EST).

In addition to my 30% off sale - I will also be bringing back FREEBIE FRIDAYS!!!! Whoooo Hoooo!! So you will want to come back here tomorrow for a VERY VERY VERY special freebie!!! (And don't forget all my new files and freebies are also being offered in the SVG format for all my Inkscape and SCAL user friends!!!)

A few months ago - my design team member Bec asked me to design a cutting file for her to use on her son's wedding invitations! (The wedding is this weekend!! CONGRATS BEC!!)

I was very happy to obliged and the results of that request will be tomorrow's FREEBIE! And it turned out awesome if I do say so myself!! (Not to mention it is very very versatile and can be used for a ton of stuff!!)

Here is a sneak peek -


Alright then - well it looks like Hurricane Bill is deciding to drop a ton of rain, thunder and lightening on me - so I need to sign off!! But I will see you tomorrow!

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!!!

Read more...

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Please pray...

I ask that you please pray for our Troop's in Afghanistan! This is the eve of a very dangerous time for our service members. At 10:30 PM Eastern Standard Time tonight - the elections begin in Afghanistan.

This was part of today's headline news:

KABUL – The U.S. military said Wednesday six American troops were killed in Afghanistan, as militants killed six election workers amid growing fears on the eve of the presidential election that insurgents would mar the vote.

Two troops were killed in gunfire in the south on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, while a third was killed in an unspecified hostile attack. The U.S. also said a roadside bomb Tuesday in the south killed two troops, while another died of noncombat-related injuries. No other details were released.

The deaths bring to at least 32 the number of American troops killed in the country this month, a record pace. Forty-four U.S. troops died in Afghanistan last month, the deadliest month of the eight-year war.

The Interior Ministry says about a third of Afghanistan is at high-risk of militant attack, and that no polling stations will open in eight Afghan districts under control of militants.

The latest attacks were an ominous sign that the Taliban and their militant allies are determined to disrupt Thursday's election.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that the rise in insurgent violence in Afghanistan reflected a deliberate campaign to intimidate voters. A shopkeeper near Wednesday's gunfire attack in Kabul, Abdul Jalal, said that if violence persisted into Thursday, he and his wife would not vote.

"Tomorrow we plan to go the polling center," said Jalal. "But if it was like today, we will not vote. Elections are a good thing for Afghanistan, but security is more important."
Attacks nationwide have increased in recent days from a daily average of about 32 to 48, said Brig. Gen. E. Tremblay, the spokesman for the NATO-led force.


So as you can see this is the start of a scary time for our service members and their families who are waiting anxiously at home....

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!!!

Read more...

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

What a day...

So I started my day out with taking my husband's killer of a dog (yeah isn't a Shitz Tzu a super manly dog?!?!) to the emergency vet!! Man - wasn't expecting that today! But all in all everything is fine. Our vet took us right in and made everything well! (He thinks it was a bug bite or a pulled/twisted muscle - sheesh!!!)

But it was just last night that I had put together two short video's for hubby (Which of course he can't watch as " the military server Nazis" deleted the movies from his email!) Go Figure!!!

Now please understand I am a movie maker novice and this is my first two attempts at making movies period!! But all in all I thought they were pretty funny!!! Hope you enjoy!

(Part One)



(Part Two)



Make sure you come back tomorrow as I have some news that I plan to share!

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!!!

Read more...

Monday, August 17, 2009

Catching up.....

So yesterday was hubby's birthday! I so hate birthday's that are spent sooo far apart! But I have to tell you we have such a wonderful command unit!! I got this email yesterday from my hubby -

Hi baby. Well I got a huge surprise, LTC Simmons and MAJ Mike Maddox my battle buddy, lured me in with a staff meeting at 1200hrs. So I am getting all ready for it, loading slides up etc, I noticed that there were a lot of people in the room who normally did not attend meetings, didn't even register why in my head. And then suddenly there erupted a very loud Happy Birthday song. I about fell out of my chair.

I was served a very yummy cake from the Dining facility staff. I was quite in shock and speechless for a second.

Thank you again to such awesome leadership! I am so glad that if I couldn't spend the day with my hubby that your guys took care of him!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUBBY!!!

In addition to it being my hubby's birthday this past weekend I also spent a weekend in HOT LANTA with my very best friend! We had a "FRG" (family readiness group) conference where we learned about a ton of resources both new and old for military families!

Additionally they had an awards banquet where my BFF won a HUGE award! YOU ROCK TRACY!!!

Before leaving, we made sure to get a photo of us together:


I then sent this photo to my husband who hasn't seen a photo or me since April - he was shocked by how much weight I had lost! I am like, "How can you tell, it is only from my breast up!" To which he replied, "I can see it in your face!" BAHAHAHA!!!

Hope you have a GREAT week!

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!!!

Read more...
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