It Is Well With My Soul Art - Silhouette Cameo with Contact Paper Tutorial

So I have seen several people make various versions of Canvas/Wood Art using the hymn "It Is Well With My Soul."  I have always loved that hymn and I thought it would be a great piece for my mantel!

I started with an art canvas and printed the hymn and cut it to size.
I initially printed out copies of the hymn on photo paper.
Once I placed the Mod Podge on the photo paper,
it turned into one BIG crinkled mushy mess!
FAIL!!



  I switched to cardstock which laid down nicely.
The ink did smudge a little but it gave it more of an antiqued look.




For the stencil, I decided to use some left over contact paper that we had lying around.
I loaded the contact paper straight into the Silhouette Cameo without a cutting mat.
Be sure and change your load settings on the machine to "Load Media."



Here's the cut settings I used.  It worked great!!
It only cut the contact paper and not the paper backing.

I laid down the letters on top of the mod podged paper
 and painted the whole canvas red.  After four or five coats of red,
I peeled off the contact paper to reveal the sheet music underneath.





I used birds on a branch from the Silhouette store to make a stencil.



After applying the ivory paint, I was left the acrylic "chalky" finish.
I didn't want the red to rub off on my white mantel, so I applied a clear acrylic sealer.




Here it is, all said and done!!!
Just ignore the reflection of the ceiling fan from the mirror.
I couldn't seem to get it out of the picture! :)

I'm so happy with how it turned out that I had to take one more picture!

      

Vacation and Instagram Fun

We have been traveling a good bit the last couple of weeks.  After spending several days in Boston for a work conference, Will and I spent a couple days at my parents.

We couldn't let the Boston trip be all work and no play...
We made time to take a stop by Fenway Park,
which is having its 100 year anniversary this year.

During our tour of Fenway, my husband informed me this is one of the most desired seats (Green Monster) in baseball.  Since it was so important, I figured it was worth a picture.



The last Green Monster picture..I promise!
I think I just enjoy typing Green Monster.

After getting back from Boston, we took a quick trip to my parents house.
Since it was 112 degrees yesterday, I got a little stir crazy and took several
Instagram pictures of some old equipment.  

Case Tractor (Runs of Butane)

'57 Ford Tractor


Picture speaks for itself



Old Brownie!
Growing up on a farm, someone always needed picking up or dropping off in a pasture/field.
I shared my first driving experience with this truck when I was 13.
I remember very well having to hang off the steering wheel in
order to push the clutch in the whole way.

Father's Day Card - No Ties Here

It seems like the majority of the Father's Day Cards floating around blogs and pinterest
are a shirt and tie.  Since my father is not a tie kind of guy,  I was trying to come up
with something that didn't utilize a tie theme, but still has some sort of masculine look.  

I came across this Tool Font on Pinterest.  The font was certainly a cheaper
option over buying each individual tool design from the silhouette store.   

After I picked out the tools that I liked, I increased the line thickness to 2.25pt
and printed the lines/tool image prior to cutting.
"Happy Father's Day" was made using "Stencil" Font.

Here's the finished product!