Designer Crafts Connections Blog Hop - Homemade Watermelon Sherbet!

So today is the 1st Monday of the month and you know what that means!  It time for the Designer Craft Connection Blog Hop!

I have decided to introduce you all to one of my favorite summer treats of all time!  Watermelon Sherbet!  It is my very most favorite Sherbet in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!  It is so Uber refreshing and just plain wonderful!  Be sure to try it out and let me know if you love it as much as I do.

I used the Cricut Expression, The Cricut Design Studio, The Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge, The Preserves Cricut Cartridge and The Feeling Groovy Cricut Cartridge to create this layout.

The Watermelon Sherbet Recipe Layout!

The Watermelon Sherbet Title

The Recipe!

I LOVE COMMENTS!

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Fabulous Chore Chart With Cut and Gypsy Files!

Hi, it's Kendra here once again and I am so excited to be this weeks guest designer this week over at Everyday Cricut!  I am really looking forward to sharing some of my creations with you!

Our family was recently transferred Colorado and into a much larger house.

A larger house means more house work and more house work mean more chores!

I thought that a Chore Chart would be a super fun way to get the kids involved.

When thinking of chores the kids might need to do, I decided to include some fun rewards too.  For each chore that the kids do, they will be earning point that they can "cash in" for fun things to do.  Later this week I will be bringing you a fun Bucket List for the kids to cash in on!  So be sure to stay tuned and check back for this fun project!

This weeks project was made with the Cricut Expression, The Cricut Gypsy and the Chore Chart Cricut lite Cartidge, Boys Will Be Boys Cricut Cartidge, Slumber Party Cricut lite Cartridge, Feeling Groovy Cricut lite Cartridge and Opposites Attract Cricut Cartridge.

For each set of chore/rewards you will need 3 sheets of accent color in this case either teal or purple, 3 Sheets of Orange, 2 sheets of Lime Green and 3 sheets of white cardstock.  You need to reserve 1 sheet of each color to create your kiddos name plate.  The other cardstocks will be cut into 1/4ths so you end up with 6 inch x 6 inch squares.  

When you place your cardstock on your mat, it does not matter what order it goes in.

Anika's Chores

Abraham's Chores

This project was pretty time consuming but I have taken a lot of that time out of the equation by creating a great .gypsy and .cut file for you to use.
Chore Chart .Gypsy File By Kendra Wiggins
Chore Chart .Cut File By Kendra Wiggins
You must have Cricut Design Studio version 1.0.40422.0 for it to work
the Gypsy must have the latest update of 104 (0227:0239) for it to work.

So now all you have to do is put your paper on the mat, cut and glue!

There are 26 different chores and rewards that my hubby and I can choose to assign to the children everyday.  I will be giving the .gypsy and .cut file away on my blog all week long and you can also download the complete instructions there too!

Here are close ups of the chores.

Anikas' Chores

 Abraham's Chores

I also made the kids names so their chores can go below them.

Notice how the word chores is in orange.  I used Opposites Attract and welded the word together for an accent over their names.

To make these magnetic, I decided to use Business card Magnets from Office Max as the magnets.  They were super reasonable at less than $7 got a pack of 25!

You will need to cut the magnets in half so they fit on the back of your chore and rewards.

Once you have cut them you will remove the liner and attach it to the back of your chores and rewards.  You will do this to every set that you make.

Here is a closer up look at the kids chore charts on the refrigerator.

Abraham's Chores

Anika's Chores

What do you think of this project?  What other projects can you think of using these wonderful cartridges?  I would love to hear you ideas!  

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Harvest Napkin Ring

Just wanted to share my latest project with you!

It is a true Trash to Treasure project!  

It was super simple to create and very economical.  The materials were only a toilet paper roll, some fabric and various Bazzill Cardstock and of course the Cricut Expression, and the Simply Scarecrow Cricut Cartridge!

If you want my instructions be sure to head on over to Mixology Crafts!  Hope to see you over there!  :-)

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Yudu and Fabric Paint Smock for Back To School! A Must See!

Hi, it's Kendra here again and I just wanted you all to know that I had so much fun creating this week!

I was asked by Maggie at Passionately Artistic to create a back to school project for her website and I decided a Paint Smock was the way to go.  I created this smock using a Men's Oxford Button Down  Dress Shirt that I purchased at Goodwill for only $3.50!  I used to make these for my students when I taught preschool many years ago; it was a great way to let the kiddos get messy painting and protect their school clothes at the same time.  With a small amount of time invested you can create a one of a kind Paint Smock for your child too!

This particular Paint Smock fits a large age range of children.

From my 17 year old Abigail

To my best friends daughter Carsyn.

Here is a close up of the artwork

A little more detail closer up

 ScrappinCricut's Yudu Paint Smock Part 1

ScrappinCricut's Yudu Paint Smock Part 2

For the complete instructions be sure to head on over to Passionately Artistic.  Maggie has the PDF instructions as well as the .cut and .gypsy files for you to be able to download so you can create your own Paint Smock!

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Back To School Personalized Binders

Hi, it's Kendra once again on this beautiful Tuesday here in Sunny South Carolina!

Now that August has arrived it is Back To School time once again here in the South.  With some of the schools around us already back in session and  my own children start school next Monday I want to take the time to share a project that you can make with your children to make going back to school a little more fun.

It still amazes me how time flies by...I am struggling with the reality that my oldest daughter, Abby is a Senior this year and will be graduating from High School...it just does not seem possible.

Where has the time gone?

My project today is actually the project I do with my oldest daughter just before school starts every year.  It is taking plain 1 inch binders with the outside pockets and making them personalized and special just for her.

Here are 2 of the folders we made her last year.  (We are still waiting to get her class schedule for this yeasr before we can make them for this year.)  They were created with the Cricut Expression, The Gypsy and the following cartridges linked to the Gypsy; Cuttin' Up, George and Basic Shapes and Cursive 101.  The neat thing about creating these with your children is that they can be customized to your child's likes.

Here is a look at the side.  Your child can put these folders in their locker and will be able to clearly read the spine with the subject on it.

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How To Screen Print With The Yudu Machine! Step By Step Video Instructions!

How many of you out there have a Yudu Machine?

How many of you use it on a regular basis?

How many of you would like to purchase one but are just not sure how it works?

How many of you would like to know how to use it better and more effeciently?

Well, do I have the video for you!

I have created a video of how I created the SUMMER 2011 Yudu T-shirt from start to finish.  I take you from applying the emulsion all the way through to the end in this video.

If you want to make a t-shirt just like this, below is the .cut and the .gypsy file!

SUMMER 2011.CUT

SUMMER 2011.GYPSY

I want to say a HUGE thanks to my BFF's Shannon and Pepper for shooting this video footage for me! Thanks so much girls!

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Little Monster Burp Cloth!

Hello and good Tuesday morning to you!  As many of you have probably figured out by now, I am one of the newest Hello Thursday Girls with Provo Craft and have been blogging up a storm over at Mixology Crafts!  If you have not been over to check us out, take a few minutes and go look at the April Hello Thursday Cartridge releases!  There were 17 Cartridges and 1 new machine released and the projects turned out way too cute!

My project and tutorial for today is this adorable Little Monster Burp Cloth!

Here is a closer up look at it!

This adorable burp cloth was made with the Bump In The Night Cricut Lite Cartridge and the Cricut Expression!

Below is the complete tutorial!

Little Monster Burp Cloth tutorial

 

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Kendra's New Car Decal. :-)

Hi Everyone!  I am a whole day late this week getting everything posted.  My oldest daughter, Abigail had knee surgery on Monday and is really having a hard time of it!  She ended up being allergic to her pain medication and it was not working at all!  She was in so much pain she was literally grayish and yellow looking!  If you want to send her a hope you feel better card, that would be awesome!  Email me for our address. 

When Creating my project this week, I decided to make new car decals for my van.  It was super simple to do and only took the Cricut Expression, Cricut Car Decals Cartridge, White and Green Vinyl and Transfer Tape!  Head on over to the Mixology Crafts Blog for complete instructions.

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