FREEBIE FRIDAY!!!

Whooo Hooo!! Yep it is that time again!! FREEBIE FRIDAY!!! And if you will recall this week I asked for suggestions for this weeks freebie!!! And I got a ton of really great ideas (as a matter of fact if you sent in an idea this week and it wasn't used.... make sure you CHECK BACK in the coming weeks - as I think you might be surprised at what you see!!!!)

So this weeks winner is NIKKI!!!! CONGRATS NIKKI!!! I decided to go with your witch's hat and title idea!!! I sooo hope you like it!!!!

Nikki wins THREE of my designs of her choice!!! (Nikki I will email you directly about this since my files are not online at the moment!!) And speaking of my files not being available.... this is only a temporary thing.

I have resigned as a Paperthread's designer - but I have NOT stopped designing... Beloved Keepsakes will be coming to you soon - BIGGER AND BETTER than before - and let me tell you you are not going to want to miss this announcement!!!! (So keep checking back!!!)

So on today's Freebie Friday design:

Sorry file is no longer available! Please check back NEXT Friday - for FREEBIE FRIDAY!

I think it turned out super cute! Hope you like it as well!!! And Congrats once again to NIKKI for suggesting the idea! (Oh and notice it has the SVG for all you Cricut and SCAL fans out there!!! LOL)

Please remember that the file is only available for about 24 hours and please if you like this file - refer us to your friends!

Hope you have a GREAT weekend! And we will catch you next 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 : TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!!!

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!!!

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT....

I just want to let you know that as of today (Sept 2nd) my cutter designs are no longer available at Paperthreads!

I have enjoyed 2+ great years working with Michelle and the all the designers at Paperthreads and I can not thank them enough for all their love, support and experience that they have given me during my time there!

SO - what does that mean - that means for a short period of time my files will not be available for sale - but I have A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON!!!!

I am NOT going to quit designing and all my designs WILL be available again soon online.... but you will have to keep checking back to get the scoop! (And as a hint - when my files are available again - there will be 25+ brand new designs that have never been available online ANYWHERE before!!!)

Once again - I can't thank Michelle and the Paperthread's Designers for all they have done for me over the past two years! I have made some friends for life there and I hope to continue those friendships in the future!

Keep watching here - Beloved Keepsakes is going to be coming back BIGGER AND BETTER before you know it!!!

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: TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!!!

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!!!

Pain in the....

FOOT!!! And I mean literally!!! I know, I know - I am whining yet again! But I went today to pick up my x-rays (yes yet another visit to the hospital!!!), and of course you know I wanted to see the not one but TWO Spurs I have in my left foot.


So here is what a normal heel looks like:



And here is MY HEEL!!!

See where the two red arrow are?!?!? That bony stuff, well uh it shouldn't be there!!!! Sheesh!!!!

I did beg and plead with my family Dr.'s office to get me in tomorrow so she can refer me out to a foot Dr. And I am hoping and praying that I can get the referral done and in to see that Dr before hubby comes home on leave!!!

Man - what a pain!!! A pain the foot -and else where too!!! Bahaahha!!!

Hope you are having a GREAT day! Don't forget FREEBIE FRIDAY is right around the corner and yesterday I asked for suggestions! If your suggestions are used - you WIN a prize!!! Make sure to check it out!!!

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: TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!!!

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!!!

Wheew.....

I am sooo relieved - I have been vindicated - I AM NOT A HYPOCHONDRIAC!!!

You don't know what a relief that is!!! Seriously! I found out today that I actually have heel spurs and that my limping and pain in my foot is not in my head!! Wheew!!!

But I have to tell you - there has been so many medical things going on lately that I just have had to start laughing every time yet another one comes up!!!

The good note is I am working away on new files and I can do that while I am sitting!!!

Not a lot to report here - just very very very busy and I have less than 17 days until hubby comes home!!! Whhhoooooo Hooooooo!!!!!

Don't forget FREEBIE FRIDAY is fastly approaching!! Do you have a request? A subject matter you would like to see for this week's file??? Leave me a comment and if I pick your idea/suggestion you get to pick THREE of my designs for FREE!!!

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!!!

WINNER - and an apology!

HAPPY Sunday!!! Hope you are having a wonderful and relaxing Sunday! I personally am busy as a bee as I have three yellow ribbon photo pin orders and two custom made photo star orders to get out the door. But, I wanted to announce the Winner of the "Refer me to your Friends" contest that I held on Friday.

Before I do that - I want to publicly issue an apology! It seems that some of you might have gotten into trouble or gotten some "nasty grams" for posting the link to my blog on some of the forums. I apologize GREATLY for that! It was NEVER my intention for anyone to get into "trouble" or to be blessed out for sharing a link to a FREE cutter design! (Sheesh!!!) So if you were one of those people (and believe it or not there were several) I do apologize from the bottom of my heart that that happened to you!

I also want to explain to you WHY I hosted such contest.... see it is my belief that the BEST form of advertisement is word of mouth and word of mouth comes best from HAPPY CUSTOMERS!!! I do not believe in going to a forum, or on a message board that I have no reason to be on and toot my own horn. While I do need for my business to grow (or else hubby might make me give up designing and make me "gasp" get a REAL job)... It is more important to me to keep my reputation and my integrity in tack than to make money.

For example - you will probably NEVER find me on any of the SCAL or Cricut forums. Now I have (due to huge customer requests) started offering my designs in the SVG format for these users, but I don't own SCAL. Nor do I own a Cricut, so for me to go there wouldn't be helpful for anyone. I wouldn't be able to contribute to the discussion, nor would I be able to help you with a problem. Therefore the ONLY reason I would be there would be to "drum up some business"... and that just isn't my personal style..... (Let me add in a note right here about my SVG file's, while I don't have SCAL or a Cricut I do have a very good friend who is very knowledgeable and who DOES own SCAL and a Cricut that checks my SVG's for me to make sure that they are compatible and are formatted correctly!!!)

Now I will say that this is a business and every business has it's own business practices - and I am not saying that theirs or mine is correct - this is just the way I PERSONALLY feel! So once again if you got "in trouble", got a "nasty gram" or had your post deleted - I am so sorry, truly it wasn't my intent and I hope you understand what I was "trying" to do and why I was "trying" to do it!!!

Sooo, now that has been said - lets get on to the good stuff!!! THE WINNER of the "Refer me to your Friends" contest!

I took all the names from the people who referred me somewhere and then came back and told me that they referred me - I put them all in the "randomizer" and our winner is:

PAM in CA!!!!
Pam you win SEVEN of my original designs!! So go start picking them out - and when you decide shoot me an email at: lori_mcdnld@yahoo.com and I will send you your prize!!!

Once again thank you ALL for being such GREAT customers and friends! I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend and I will catch ya 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!!!