Is there a way or a tool i can use to make WPF animations and controls without using Expression Blend

Expression Blend is built to create user interfaces in WPF and Silverlight. It builds the bridge between designer and developers. It can open VisualStudio solutions

Expression Design is a lightweight version of Adobe Illustrator to create and edit vector graphics.

Expression Media is built to encode, cut and enrich video files and optimize them for silverlight streaming

Expression Web is Microsoft's next generation of HTML and Javascript editor. Its the replacement for Frontpage.

And we have Telerik controls for WPF

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