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Gosh I just love the Fourth of July, don’t you? It’s one of my top three favorite holidays, right up there with Christmas and Thanksgiving. I have so many great memories of family get-togethers, picnics with lots of friends, sparklers and poppers, and – my very favorite – watching the fireworks. State College, PA (my hometown) has one of THE best fireworks displays in the entire country. And no, I’m not just saying that…back when I was in high school it was rated the #4 show in the WORLD by the Travel Channel and Discovery.com. It’s a 45 minute long show completely choreographed to music, which is why I love it so much. It’s more than just ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the pretty lights in the sky…it’s marveling over the marriage of the fireworks and the melodies, and being emotionally moved by the high points of the music as it climaxes with the incredibly timed fireworks display. If you are anywhere near central PA, I’d highly recommend making it out here for a 4th Fest sometime!
In any case, I adore sharing my love of this holiday – and the fireworks – with my kids. We’ve got a full day planned for the 4th this year, but of course we’re capping it off with a trip to the Penn State campus to watch the 2016 4th Fest Fireworks show!
So, naturally, I decided I needed something spiffy to wear for the day :-)
I began doodling this design a few nights ago and was so pleased with how it turned out, I decided to immortalize my doodle by putting it on a shirt. Yes – that is my ORIGINAL design!! *proud face* I’m still no hand lettering pro but I really enjoy it, and I am slowly getting better.
I scanned my doodle into Photoshop to clean it up a bit, and then opened it in Silhouette Studio to trace the image into a cut file. Then I decided which parts to cut out of which color (I used red and white heat transfer vinyl from Expressions Vinyl), mirrored my design, and got cutting. I found a cheap blue tank top at Old Navy and ironed on the HTV. Ta-da!
Of course, I couldn’t stop there. My 4 year old daughter already has a patriotic shirt I snagged on clearance at the end of last summer, but I didn’t have anything red white and blue for my 17 month old son to wear for the 4th…so I whipped up a shirt for him as well. My husband picked the design for this one.
Because, well, #murica. Hehe.
I’ve added both of these cut files to my Silhouette Library, which you can get access to for FREE by signing up below!
I hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend together, celebrating our great nation and the privilege that it is to live here, in freedom. Happy 4th of July!!!
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Sent them to you, Brittany!
can these by used with cricut also?
I only have Silhouette Studio files in my library, so no, they aren’t compatible with Cricut, sorry!
Just updating that my library files are now mostly available in .studio AND SVG, so they are Cricut compatible! Woohoo!
Im not getting the files either! :( my email is tclif43@att.net
Hi Teresa, what are you having trouble with? Do you need the link and password, or are you having a problem logging in? Feel free to send me an email with more details so I can help you out!
Hello! I love this! Can I get the link and password? dawncorndorff@gmail.com
Thank you!
Dawn
Hi Dawn, you can access the library by signing up for my Silhouette Library in the box above – the link and password will automatically be emailed to you. Let me know if you have any trouble!
HI !! would you mind sending me the Land that I love cut file ? When I put in the password nothing comes up in the library. swise21942yahoo.com
Not instant…I’ve been checking spam, trash & inbox for the last 10 minutes & nothing.
Hi Kim, it’s showing that the email was sent to you at 3:34pm this afternoon, but that you “complained” – that means you (or your email provider) reported my email as spam and you were unsubscribed. That blocks your email from my service and I can’t send any more emails to you. You can either subscribe with a different email address, or send me an email (meredith at unoriginalmom dot com) to request to be re-added, which I can then forward on to my email service.
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I can’t get the file to download :(
Feel free to send me an email with more details and I can try to help you troubleshoot. (meredith at unoriginalmom dot com) There are also some tips that may help you at the top of the Silhouette Library page.
Hi Meredith! I love your designs and wondering if the Land That I Love for Cricut is still available? Thank you!
Hi Amy! Yes, I have this inside my “Silhouette Library” in both .studio and SVG formats, so you’ll be able to use the SVG with your Cricut :-) You can get the link and password by signing up in the subscription box above!
I love the land that I love file! Thank you for creating and sharing such beauties! I was able to download the svg but Cricut is telling me that the file is too large. Any suggestions?
I Love it!!!!
Is it possible to get it in SVG? I have a Brother SNC.
Living in the Netherland, loving the USA very much….I would like to create my tote!