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Friday, March 2, 2012

Friday - Sale, Grab Bag, QMC and MORE!!!

Whooo hoooo!! IT's Friday!!!!  Oh Happy Day!!!  And I could think of no better way to kick off a Friday than a SALE!!!  That's right - all designs in the Beloved Keepsakes section of the store are 35% off this WEEKEND!!!  Holla!!!!  (Don't forget you will not see the sale price until you place the item into your shopping cart!!!)

And if that isn't exciting enough - guess what?!?!  I teamed up with Chris of "VDBC" and Ileana of "I Scrap Designs" and we are offering you an "Outdoorsy Family Fun" Grab Bag this month!!!  Hoot and a Hollering - I kid you not!!!


Each of us designed three awesome "outdoorsy family fun" designs for a total of NINE awesome designs for a flat low price of $7 - AND if you purchase in the next five days you will get A BONUS design created by Ileana!  (And I have to say it is mighty cute!!!) 

So click on over and pick this one up RIGHT AWAY - I promise you don't want to miss it!!!

In addition to the Grab Bag - don't forget Chris and I teamed up to bring you the QMC this time around - it is still available for a low fee of $10 - Yep - that is $10 for 24 Designs - You can't beat that - and as I am typing this up there are already nine designs available for download!!!


And last but not least.. be watching for the VDBC Newsletter to go out later this evening (What you are not signed up - shame shame - just go HERE and scroll down to the bottom to sign up!!)...  I have an awesome "feature" that will introduce you to my latest "mini collection" of designs!!!  Oh I am sooo excited and the countdown is ON!!!!  (The countdown to what you ask?  Well read it in the newsletter!!!) Bahahaha!!!

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 and Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, and Robomaster. These file are available exclusively at: VDBC!!! We also specialize in original photo keepsakes(including our one of a kind photo Stars). Additionally we are in the process of adding a new "Honoring your Hero" line of products. 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, March 1, 2012

Whooo hooo!!!

I so so so love it when I am able to get everything done that I needed/wanted to get done!!!!  So....  ya wanna hear about it?!?

Well you will have to wait until TOMORROW!!!

Hehehehe!!  Sorry!!

Meanwhile - make sure you check out the Sketch Challenge that I am Co-Hosting with my dear friend Ileana of "I Scrap Designs"!

She is offering up an amazing design for the sketch -


And I am offering up the PRIZE to one very lucky and very random participant!!!! Bahaha!!!

So get on over there and join! I can't wait to see what you come up with - and make sure you come back tomorrow so I share all my exciting news!!

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 and Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, and Robomaster. These file are available exclusively at: VDBC!!! We also specialize in original photo keepsakes(including our one of a kind photo Stars). Additionally we are in the process of adding a new "Honoring your Hero" line of products. 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, February 29, 2012

Happy Leap Year!!!

Ah - yes it is a leap year and today is leap day!  Do you realize that we only get this additional day to our year every four years!?!?!   Hmmmm what to do with an extra day?!?!?

I know - DESIGN!!!! Bahahahaha!!!!!

Hope you are enjoying your leap day and if you are a member of the Feb '12 QMC I uploaded this awesome design yesterday!!!!  (and if you are not a member - WHY NOT?!?!  You better use your extra day today to JOIN!!!)


I think it would be really cute on a card or bulletin board - or maybe it would make an awesome title to a scrap page explaining what you did with this "extra" day!!!

Speaking of designing... I have some AWESOME news - ALL Beloved Keepsakes Designs (not including the QMC or the Grab Bag) will be 35% off this coming weekend - so mark your calendars!!!! 

Don't forget I have a BIG announcement to share tomorrow for all my cutter friends (I actually just gave you a clue in this post... did you get it?!?!)

AND if all that wasn't awesome enough... I hope to have a new "Mini" collection up in the store this weekend - just in time for a HUGE movie premier!!!  Want to guess what the collection is about?!??!  If so leave a comment and I will draw a random winner from all the CORRECT answers and you will be the FIRST to get the collection - for FREE!!!

Have a GREAT LEAP DAY!!!  (I'm off to finishe designing the mini collection!!)

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 and Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, and Robomaster. These file are available exclusively at: VDBC!!! We also specialize in original photo keepsakes(including our one of a kind photo Stars). Additionally we are in the process of adding a new "Honoring your Hero" line of products. 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, February 27, 2012

Too good NOT to share!

Well the title of this post says it all... today I plan to share a few items that I have found that are just TOO good NOT to share!!!

Starting of with this weekend!! Wow - I had an awesome weekend with my hubby!  We ventured out and found a really cool fishing lake where I proceeded to (yet once again) out fish him!!!! (Yes, yes I am a fishing star!!!)  Bahahaha!!!  But in all seriousness - we did end up catching a quite a few and it was a lot of fun!

Also this weekend I made PALEO Mayonnaise!! And it was GOOD!  I mean really really really good!!!!  So much so - I thought I would share the recipe with you here!!!

Ingredients -

  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 3 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup LIGHT olive oil
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil (melted by just putting the jar in warm water!)
1.  Put the yolks in a bowl with the mustard and 1 tsp lemon juice and mix those ingredients together.  (I used the wire whisk attachment on my hand blender but you could use a regular whisk instead your hand will probably start to hurt by the end though!! LOL)


2.  Start whisking vigorously (I used the low setting on my hand blender) while dripping the oil very very very slowly, like drop by drop in the beginning. (I mixed both oils in one measuring cup before putting it in the bow.l) You’re creating an emulsion and if you put too much oil at once, it will separate!. Whisk non-stop!!!  (I put a towel under the bowl to help keep it from moving around.)

3.  As you add more oil, the emulsion will form and the mayonnaise will start to thicken and you can pour the oil a little faster at this point.

4.  When all the oil is incorporated and the mayonnaise is thick, add the rest of the lemon juice and then salt and pepper to season to taste!

I have to tell you it was soooo good!  And in my "eat what ever I wanted to" life I was really really really picky about mayo.  So much so I would ONLY eat Kraft Mayonnaise!!!  (So this is really saying a lot about the homemade version!!)

Now once I made my homemade mayo I used it to make some super yummy homemade Paleo Chicken Salad!!! (Which was a great Paleo item to throw in the cooler for picnic lunches on Saturday and Sunday at the lake!!)

The next thing on my too good not to share list is a book I just finished reading last night called "Come Back To Me", by Melissa Foster!

I read this on my Kindle (I still love love love my Kindle)...  it cost $3.99 or if you are a Prime Member you can get it for FREE!!!  It was an awesome book!!!  There were some twists and and turns at the end I never saw coming and yes, I have to admit it was a tear jerker! But I loved it!!!!  So if you are looking for a good read - I would recommend it HIGHLY!!!  (You can read all about it HERE)

Next on my list - a house cleaning device - the Swiffer Sweeper Vac!!!


Let me tell you - I LOVE this thing!!! I just got it over the weekend and I used it for the first time this morning! It is awesome!!!  Here in the house we are living in now the living room, dinning room, foyer, kitchen and two hallways are wood flooring... and man is it a pain to keep clean. Especially with my hubby and the two dog children!!!  It has been a constant battle.... 

I purchased a swiffer sweeper but it didn't pick up the larger bits and pieces of "stuff" (like grass) on the floor... but this sweeper vac did!!!!  Now in the reviews I read before most people said the battery didn't last long enough to do all their floors - I didn't have that problem.  The only thing that was a little concerning is it said you have to charge the battery (did I mention it is CORD FREE!!!) 12 to 18 hours the first time... mine actually took almost 24 hours to become completely charged! Other than that - this thing rocks!!! What the vac doesn't pick up the cloth does (and let me tell you the cloth was NASTY after cleaning my floors and I just mopped them last week!  In addition the vac cup is easy and fast to empty!)  This for sure is a too good not to share item in my book!!!!

And finally - if you have made it this far into my post... and you are a scrapper with a cutting machine... I have ONE more "Too Good NOT to Share" item to tell you about... BUT you will have to wait until the 1st (Wed) I am afraid! Make sure yo come back - you will not want to miss this announcement!!! (I will give you a clue, it has something to do with outdoorsy family fun!!)

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 and Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, and Robomaster. These file are available exclusively at: VDBC!!! We also specialize in original photo keepsakes(including our one of a kind photo Stars). Additionally we are in the process of adding a new "Honoring your Hero" line of products. 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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