It Is Well… Sneak Peek

How This Song Came to Be

This hymn was written after several traumatic events in Spafford’s life. The first was the death of his only son in 1871 at the age of four, shortly followed by the great Chicago Fire which ruined him financially. Then in 1873, he had planned to travel to Europe with his family on the SS Ville du Havre, but sent the family ahead while he was delayed on business concerning zoning problems following the Great Chicago Fire. While crossing the Atlantic, the ship sank rapidly after a collision with a sailing ship, the Loch Earn, and all four of Spafford's daughters died. His wife Anna survived and sent him the now famous telegram, "Saved alone . . .". Shortly afterwards, as Spafford traveled to meet his grieving wife, he was inspired to write these words as his ship passed near where his daughters had died.

^{This has always been a favorite hymn of mine so I was extra excited when I learned of the new stamp, It Is Well with My Soul, being released Feb 1 from Our Daily Bread designs!}

I wanted to incorporate The Mighty Sea, also coming Feb 1, with the hymn. I wanted a muted look with the hymn on top. Kraft and pencils came to mind!

I stamped it in a light brown so as not to overpower the hymn. {don’t forget, right clicking on any picture can bring it up larger, in another window}

I love how it turned out! And actually on Kraft with Prismacolor pencils, it went quite fast! I love how the sky turned out!! {this picture was taken with my phone under different lighting, it’s not quite this dark in real life}

Here is the sky before being blended. I thought you might like to see what/how I lay color down. I use the side of the pencil so as not to have defined lines, then blend in a circular motion…sometimes also in the direction I want the colors to move. As in the clouds, they’re drifting off to the left to me, not just ‘up and down’. Make sense? lol
Then I just went back in after it was blended and added more white or a blue for depth.
All blended with Gamsol {most of the time I use baby oil though}

Now, here is something cool! While editing my pics in PSE, I accidentally hit a button that removed the color! GASP!! Now I have to try and make one like this!!! I love it!!

And the best part about making this card… I was singing the hymn the whole time!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Flower Soft Wired and Butterflies

Flower Soft is so versatile, the sky is the limit on how it’s used!

This week over on the FS blog, we’re featuring wire. Yup, wire!

Here’s what I did

I created the flower centers and spike-type flowers with FS wire, FS glue and 2 colors Ocean, Fuchsia.

Cut lengths of wire, add a dab of FS glue to end and roll in FS to coat, stick ends in a piece of foam to dry. (using tweezers or needle nose pliers helps) After assembling the flowers, I used my Cropadile and punched a hole in the centers then inserted the wires.
For the spikey stems, I just bent the wire a bit, put a dab of FS glue and stuck it in place. (you might need to hold or lean it against something until it sets)

Foliage and flowers are Martha Stewart punches.
The card base is a Sizzix folder, Birds and Branches.
Butterflies are ODBD’s 2 Step Butterfly with matching Butterfly 2 Die, sentiment also from ODBD, Birthday Blessings.

Definitely a ‘hand delivered’ card, but that was the plan anyway!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

On the Far Side of the Sea…

If you have followed me any time at all, you know I love scenes! This is a sneak peek at a new set coming Feb. 1 from Our Daily Bread designs… oh, I’m having way too much fun!

This is
The Mighty Sea

This is for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast. I had actually colored it up yesterday, a full A2 size, hoping I could make it work for the SC! Lucky me, all I had to do was use my Spellbinders Rectangles to cut out the main part and make a frame, then pop it back over! I used blue vellum for the one strip so it wouldn’t cover more of the image and ODBD Fence Border Die for the other strip.

The image is colored with Copics, the waves are painted with white acrylic paint, then I went back over with some Copics to give some depth.

When I colored it up  yesterday, I masked the ocean and airbrushed the sky…with wispy motions to give it a sunset, sun rays look. I love how it turned out!

 

This is going to be a beautiful release…

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Light Blues & Brown…#99 Sassy Challenge!

Hmmmmm… 99 Sassy Challenges… WOW! That means next week will be 100!! Could be some special something, so be watching! Just sayin’

Our Sassy Challenge is from that oh~so~sassy Jeni, Light Blue and Brown. Love that color combo!!

This is the cutie, Clueless Lucy Lou, colored with Copics, sponged with Distress inks. DP is DCWV Latte, sentiment is from Stamp La Jolla, Spellbinders Labels 23. The sentiment is stamped on the ‘negative’ scrap!

I ended up sending this to my sister-in-law, her birthday always sneaks up on me!! It got mailed ON the day!

For lots more Blue and Brown fun, see what the rest of the team did

Ann English ~ Cathy Edgar
Pat Frank ~ Judy Kreucher ~ Peggy Marsh
Jackie Mooney ~ Jeni Tidwell

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Vintage Embossing

Ok, Saturday I showed you a quickly made card that didn’t look so ‘quick’! With some negative dry embossing, some die cuts and a little bling… you can whip these out in no time!

The Technique Challenge on Splitcoast today is using negative embossing but with restrictions… only white or off white cardstock and no dark or bright colors. Here is a good tutorial on this technique. I’m also doing these for the Dry Embossing challenge on the Cheery Lynn Designs blog.

I took the Sizzix folder, Birds and Branches, and brayered Adirondack Sandal as shown in the tute. The verse is from God’s Love, ODBD, in Adirondack Latte. 2 Step Butterflies with matching Butterfly 2 die, also from ODBD, in Spun Sugar and Tattered Rose Distress ink.

I used a page from an old book for the Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourishes. 

Card 2

This one used the same technique, but with a little twist on the Butterfly Embossing Plate from ODBD. I embossed the cardstock with the plate then brayered the ink over …giving the same effect as doing it in a folder, then I embossed that again with Grace’s Frame.

The bottom piece is Cuttlebug Victoria.

The larger butterfly is Cheery Lynn Designs Exotic Butterfly Med. #1. I topped it with Butterfly 2 Die that I embossed with the Butterfly Embossing Plate.
The pearls were white, but using E30 (Bisque) Copic marker on them made them the perfect shade to match the card!

So, even though they look involved,
they’re really quite simple!!

I double-dog dare you to try! *wink*

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

In Need of a Quick Wedding Shower Card!

What is it they say?
the plumber’s house always leaks,
the carpenter’s house always needs fixing…

Well, I had a wedding shower to go to this morning and I’ve known about this shower for a few weeks…

All of a sudden……

THIS MORNING

I realized

I DON’T HAVE A SUITABLE SHOWER CARD!!

I know, me… the cardmaker!

So, I whipped up this beauty in a flash!

With the help of lots of dies, my Grand Calibur, layering, pop-dots, an embossing folder and stamps, I made this in the bride-to-be’s colors!

In order of appearance:

• Cuttlebug’s Grace’s Frame embossing folder
• Cheery Lynn Designs Canadian Kaleidoscope is the doily
• Spellbinders Labels 21, Fleur de Lis Motifs and on the inside, Fleur de Lis Rectangles
• A Zva pearl
• God’s Love from Our Daily Bread designs, stamped in Shabby Shutters Distress ink

I even did the inside too!

The partial FLD rectangle is a little pocket that I tucked a check into.

She loved it!!

So, next time you need a card in a hurry, remember lots of die cuts, embossing, layers… lol!
Don’t forget, right clicking on any picture will bring it up larger in another window.

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

 

For The Love…of ODBD Custom Dies!

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's first Alumni Team bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop. This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designer's are featuring for the Love of ODBD Custom Dies! 

If you got here from Grace’s blog you are in the right place.

Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, head to the ODBD blog for a full link list. One of the posts is a hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love! You have until February 1st at 6 pm. Winner will be announced February 2nd! So, get hopping and enjoy all the inspiration using for the Love of ODBD Custom Dies!

I’m glad the DT got to have fun alongside the Alumni Team!!
With mine, one die led to another…then another…!

I used Brocade Border Die, Poppy Die and Crocheted Circle Die along with the stamps, Birthday Blessings, Mother’s Day, Brocade Borders and Serve The Lord.

Lots of sponging with Distress inks Crushed Olive, Forest Moss and Dried Marigold! The Poppies are colored with Copics. The DP is Bo Bunny Garden Girl, pearls by Zva.

 

Next on the hop is Chris !

*note* Blogger is having issues with comments, frustrating for sure!!

Thanks for stopping and good luck!

Dawn

 

Stepping it Up with Mabel Lucie Attwell Challenge!

Flower Soft has a variety of ‘Toppers’ and this week we’re using Mabel Lucie Attwell, Kit #8. Such cutie patooties!

Our challenge to you is:  take any card {found on any DT members blog, or the Flower Soft blog} & re-create it 'stepping it up'. You could win a kit!!!

You can upload your creation to either your own blog or to SCS using the keyword FSC43.
Please link your card {and the original} to the Flower Soft Blog so that we can see them. You have until Jan 30 to enter this challenge.

Here’s my ‘stepped up’ version. Rather than just a side fold card….this is a sliding pop-up.

The piece I used for the Happy Birthday was cut out of the back which conveniently was covered by the slider mechanism!

Check out what the rest of the team did

Jennifer Buck
Cibele Glazer
Dawn Lusk you are here
Deb Felts
Debbie Seyer
Jeanne Streiff
Krista Riley
Linda Beeson
Lisa Murphy
Stephanie Lee

Flower Soft MLA kit #8

Stamps: ODBD Birthday Blessings, Verses Rubber Stamps

Creative Cuts and More Sliding Pop-Up

Sizzex Petals a Plenty embossing folder

 

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Bright & Cheery! #98 A Sassy Challenge

My turn again to host the Sassy Challenge!
It’s number 98, NINETY-EIGHT…
that’s almost 100!!! Just sayin’

I asked the Sassy girls to make something Bright & Cheery to help chase away the Winter doldrums. I wish I could say it was to help with cabin fever but we haven’t had enough snow to be shut in anywhere!!!

You can play along and who knows… you could be a winner!!

Anyhoo… Cheryl’s been a busy girl, drawing up some new fun! This is Polly’s TeaCup. Too cute, right?!

She’s actually on the inside on a pop-up insert from Creative Cuts and More!

She’s colored with Copics. The sentiment both inside and on the front are from Special Blend, ODBD.

The front, simply done with Quickutz Frame embossing folder and Spellbinders Classic Oval and Scallop.

For more Sassy cheer, see what the other girls did

Ann English ~ Cathy Edgar
Pat Frank ~ Judy Kreucher ~ Peggy Marsh
Jackie Mooney ~ Jeni Tidwell

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

For That Special Friend…

We finally got SNOW!! I know, you think I’m crazy… no arguing with you there!

Today I’m sharing this
Square Window Square Box
from Creative Cuts and More.

This is a 3 pc set, top, bottom, and acetate window. It comes pre-cut and scored, ready to decorate, fill and make someone happy!

Before assembling the box, I embossed the top with a pretty embossing folder. I added some flowers and some Martha punched foliage. The sentiment and doily ‘frame’ are from Special Blend, Our Daily Bread designs that I cut by hand.

thanks for stopping!

Dawn Lusk