My stamping shadow, Buddy

Hi Everyone
Just had to share with you a picture that I've been waiting weeks to get. Everytime I see Buddy sleeping like this, he hears me coming and changes his position, so I have never been able to take a picture of him sleeping  in this position til tonite. I swear, his hearing is so acute, I think he hears everything that is going on around him. LOL I know cats and other animals really don't get into a deep sleep most of the time so he probably does hear everything. Survival mode I am sure. This time my camera was right by me and I was close enough to get the picture without getting up.

I have 2 other cats as well and they don't ever sleep like this. This position just cracks me up. And he sounds like he's snoring when he is like this. I am surprised he can breathe. Even when he is not laying face down, he snores sometimes. 

Buddy generally is close by me all the time. If I go to my studio, he follows me. If I go to the bathroom, he gets up and follows me. Generally speaking where I am, he is close by. He's like my shadow. LOL

Buddy adopted me last year when he stopped at my house and never left. After many months of him sleeping on my front porch, he got to come in and stay. Finally I had him fixed and got him his shots and now he's all set. He no longer goes out because he is a flea magnet. He goes out and they jump on him. They must think he's a roving motel, except they don't leave. I've given Buddy 3 baths and believe it or not he is really patient and he never meows through out his bath. He is the best little guy. Now if my other two cats would just get off their high horse, we'd all be happy.

Thanks for stopping by to see Buddy. See you soon

Tutorial for the Tri-Fold Scenic Card

Hi Everyone
Yesterday I posted a tri-fold card. Today I am going to show you the steps I used to make the card. It's easy, really!!

Here is the card again, completed

OK lets get started.

Step 1 - I started with a 4.25"X11" piece of card stock, scored at  4" and  7" .( I hope you can see the score marks)

Note: You will not fold the card til the card is colored and cut.This makes stamping and cutting easier.

Step 2 - I stamped the main image in the center between the scored lines.The image I chose actually fits between those scored lines. If your image is larger you may have to mask off the side areas to keep your image in the center.The center that you are looking at is the inside of the card.

Note that stamped the image about 1.25" from the bottom of the card.

Step 3 - Turn the card over and mask off the whole center panel, lining up the sticky edge of the Post-It notes with the scored lines.

Step 4 - Stamp the right side of the CS.I stamped the image at the bottom  of the card. By stamping the side images at the bottom and the center image up farther you will get a perception of depth. I wanted to have the scene look like the mushroom garden had lots of mushrooms so I kind of off set the image when I stamped this side of the panel. Remember this panel is the right side as you are looking at it, but when the card is folded and turned around this panel will be on the left side of the card.

Step 5 -  Stamp your image on the left panel keeping in mind how the scene is to appear. I left a larger space on the left side of this panel to accommodate the frog.

Step 6 -  I stamped the frog

Step 7 - I colored the center panel. For this card I used Copics, but you can use whatever coloring medium you prefer to use.

Step 8 - I turned the card over and colored the left and right panels.

Note: In using Copic markers you run the risk of bleed thru. You can add another panel to the back to cover that up, but the side panels would be harder to do that to. If you decide to do the side panels, then make sure to add the CS before the cutting step so the cut would be a smooth match.

Step 9 - Fussy cut the images on each side. I started at the edge of each panel and fussy cut along the image to the center of the card. Next I cut down the scored line from the top of the card to when the fussy cut is.

Step 10 - Now it's time to fold the side panels in. And your card is finished.

Have fun with this. I hope you agree that this card is really easy to make.

Thanks for stopping back today for my tutorial.

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Nature

Hi Everyone,
This week must be critter week here at Art and Soul Creations because I've had a few dogs, a bird, and now a frog!! Funny how themes run sometimes. These were definitely not planned.

I recently received this set, (along with a whole host of other sets that I still need to work with) and I thought I wanted to develop a scene of sorts. And I remembered something I saw at CHA. This set had some stamps that would probably work with this idea. So, I thought, here goes.

I made a tri-fold card and stamped the center on the card.Next I turned the card over and stamped the 2 ends and fussy cut those images out. Next I folded the end thirds over the center portion to make this scene.
Here is the card closed.

Here is the card opened. 

This is really not hard to achieve. As I make another one of these I will take pic's of the steps to show you how to do this. It's really not hard.

The stamp set I used is really darling and one of the newest sets over at Sparkle N Sprinkle. It is set 467 - Nature and it is on sale, so, here is another set you might want to snag at the lower price.

Thanks for stopping in today and I will see you soon,

CHF07 - Animals

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for stopping in today because it's time for the next Cornish Heritage Farms challenge.The theme is animals and I decided to use a digital bird image I have in my digital stash. I really love birds. I also really like trees and where do you see birds, but in trees.

As I looked at the bird I envisioned it sitting in a nest on a tree limb, so I drew the tree with an overhanging limb.

To make the tree I penciled in the sketch of the tree on the cardstock. Next, I cut the cardstock and embossed it and added a cream colored ink to bring out the embossed wood design. Next I used a die to cut the leaves. The nest, I made from a small branch punch and used about 25 pieces.

This beautiful bird is a great digital image of a robin.  Check out all the digital images, there are so many to choose from and you don't have to wait for the postman.The sentiment is in the Ornamental Beauty set

Want to play along????

If you would like to play along with us of course we would love to have you! AND - if you do, you could win a $10 Gift Certificate and a Winner's Badge to put on your Blog!

To play create a card using CHF images. You can use either CHF digi or rubber stamps to create a card or project.... anything you like as long as the stamps are Cornish Heritage Farms. (Yes, they can be older stamps.) 

Once you have created your card/project come back here and place a comment with a link to your card/project to this post so that we can see what you created. If you upload your card/project to SCS don't forget to include the keyword CHF06. We can't wait to see what you create! 

Don't forget to check out the Cornish Heritage Farms Design Team's card on their blogs. 

*  Anne  *  Barb  *  Barbara (You are HERE) *  Cindy  *

*  Dawn  *  Debbie  *  Deneen *  Dianne  * Frances  *  

* Holly* *  Jacqueline  *  Kris  *  Kristine  *  Lisa  *  

* Michele  *  Petra  *  Steph  *  

Thanks so much for stopping by today. See you soon!!