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Saskatchewan hasn’t had any rain this year. These past two years we’ve had very little in the way snow, for moisture. The Anemones were hit by frost last week, so the only colour I have in the flower beds so far are the wild flax flowers. Over the years I have taken thousands of flower photos, so I won’t be short of material for projects. To create this background paper, I used the adjustment layers, and the character map to create fancy text. The paper will go into the pending group folder along with some elements, ready to be made into an ecard for a friend.
I now have a new folder, pending group projects. After taking photos of the Robins feeding their young, and of the Swallows, I created psp files for each of them, adding quotes, dates, photos, papers and elements. I will be able to go back to the files to complete the projects at a later date.
Michele, I know! 🙂 I thought my standard of work was much higher than that! Only joking!!! x
Cassel, I know that the first 10 mins is only the prep. All I did was choose papers, and elements to use. I selected 4 photos, but will probably choose to use two of them, perhaps three.
I read the latest post on the blog. 10 minute scrap. Group it. I had already chosen the photos for my next project, and decided to follow Carole’s instructions. It took me 7 minutes. Mind you I didn’t make the background papers, or the clip art.
Thank you Mireille, I could have gone with just a stroke, and no fill. What I should have done was to take out a much larger hole, which I could still do. The tutorial calls for a stroke on a separate layer, which I didn’t do.
Michele, I used the ellipse tool, change it to a circle. I used the Creating a stitched element tutorial. I used the same tutorial to create the stitching on the word Robin too. For the circle I used the selection tool to take out the centre, but I should have made the hole much bigger, as to me the circles look a bit heavy and chunky for the project, none the less, I was pleased with the stitching effect. Thank you for your kind comment.
I’m sorry Carole! 🙂 hahaha. I hadn’t read your comment until a few hours ago, seeing as I was in a stitching mood, I decided to make a stitched circle , which I then colourized and resized. All 10 circle accounted for! Lovely work ladies, so much talent. Thank you for your kind comments. x
Scavenger hunt challenge. All 5 eggs had hatched by this morning giving me my third photo. I didn’t use any scripts, although I do have them. The only flowers I have at the moment in the garden are the wild Flax, the Anemones are really late this year. For the main photo of the male Robin, I duplicated the photo, used the instant effects on the one, smart selection brush to select the robin, and delete, revealing the coloured image of the robin beneath.
I bought 2 of the lace picture tubes a while back, and use them a lot I my projects. I never thought to use the blend mode to create even more variations until I read the blog. I used the gradient technique on one of the lace tubes, to match the colour scheme I used in this scrap page of my son, daughter-in -law and granddaughter. Thank you for the tip Carole!
I’m enjoying these tutorials, they are such fun.
I enjoyed this lesson, and made several background patterns for different photos. The wood frame tutorial was excellent, and I was impressed with my result. So many different interpretations of the tutorials, great work by all!
You can post any of my projects on Pinterest. I don’t have any success in posting on your Pinterest, I tired a long time ago.
I would allow you to post any of my projects. I tried a very long time ago to post on your Pinterest, but failed.
Beautiful layouts Cristina! I always try to match the background papers to the photos, so the masked images merge into the background, making it one. You have achieved that here. Well done everyone, you have all submitted lovely papers.
Day 7 I went back to the first day, and used the mask and frame that I downloaded. I thought I would end the challenge on a much warmer note. I go home to Wales every year. Whilst we are still in a deep freeze with the ground blanketed in a deep snow here I Canada. Snowdrops, Daffs, Crocus and Primroses are making an appearance. Many of you will know that I will use the photo to create a background paper. Seamless tiling, blur, effects and 2 matching coloured layers, and opacity.
Day 6. Masks are so versatile. I use them a lot when documenting and showcasing my photographs. Here I used Cassel’s corner punches, which are a favourite of mine, and get used a lot in my projects. Text on a curve. I make most of my own masks, including this one. The swirls are a brush. I used the vector brush script on a preset circle.
Day 5. Thank you shutterpixi, and everyone else for their lovely comments on my pages. Such a high standard of work done by everyone. The creativity gives us all inspiration. Well done all! Simplicity should be my second name. The clipart I found online sometime ago, they are brightly coloured, but I found they dominated the page, so I used the blend mode, luminance legacy. The background paper is a gradient I made, with a faint texture. As for the fox I shot from a great distance, as I didn’t want to disturb this cutest of chaps. It may have been 30 below, but with the heat of the sun on his back and his brush keeping his lower body warm, I wouldn’t mind betting he was a lot warmer than I was, especially my face and hands.
Day 4. Although, I did make this page a few nights ago. The background paper is one I made quite some time ago using one of Carole’s tutorials. Corduroy I believe. The layout is in keeping with the challenge. Masks and frames. I made the masks myself.
Constructive criticism is always gratefully received. It’s how we learn and improve Barbara. I’m not really a scrapbooker, I use my photos in greeting cards, and calendars, to be printed and given to family and friends at home, the rest are sent via email. By all means tell me what you’d change, you have me intrigued now.
Here’s my day 3 of the challenge. We really are trapped in a deep freeze. Again -30c, with 15km winds, making it feel like -40 and colder. At least the sun is shining, and there is a lot of heat in the sun. Out of the wind the horses bodies are toasty hot to the touch. Early in January I came across a small herd of about 20 Antelope, feeding in a stubble field. The smaller photo is of a female with her new born fawn, which was born in the horses field. They have their young in mid June. I used colours from the two photos to create the background paper, and made my own mask. I wanted some of the stubble to subtlety show through the background paper. I used watercolour brushes to make the background paper. Warp brush, noise tool. A lot of blur, and two other layers with matching colours, opacity and blend mode. Also a texture.
Thank you Alicia for you lovely comment. Your page is lovely Alicia! To add a subtle texture to your background paper go to effects, texture effects, effects. There you’ll find quite a few that comes with PSP. Choose a texture, and play with the shine, size and depth to get the desired effect that you want. With the blend mode place a photo, or any layer that you like above the background layer and go to the blend mode tool, which is below the colour palette. It’s always on normal, but click on it, and it will reveal a large selection of options. Overlay papers are usually black/ grey and white patterns. That’s the best I can do in describing it to you. Hope you could follow what I wrote.
Barbara, thank you for your kind comment on my page. It’s always a shock to the system when the temps change so dramatically after a hot summer, but we get used to it and with clothing to withstand such cold temps, I’m able to get out and about. I alter the camera setting indoors before going outside. I have a remote shutter control, which has quite a long cable. Using a monopod, I can hold the camera comfortably with a mitten on, while the other is tucked inside my -40c overalls to take the shot with the remote shutter. I unzip the overalls enough to slip my hand in with the shutter. So my one hand is only exposed for a matter of seconds at a time. All the projects posted are really lovely. Well done everyone! Today I went with this photo. I’m already dreaming of summer. The only shot I have ever taken of a Humming bird with it’s tongue out. For the background I used a plain colour, and added an overlay, then played with the blend modes to get the desired effect. For the background border I selected all, effects, 3D effect, buttonize. I also moved the blue splatter below the mask, to show more of the photo.
I did the Love Story Challenge last year. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I did learn a lot. I registered again this year. I no longer need to refer to the tutorials, as I use, and create masks all the time in my projects. My love for everything in nature is immeasurable. At every opportunity I take to the outdoors with my camera. Even when the temps here have been colder than in Siberia. Saskatoon broke all records for being cold for 112 years. -43c with wind chills of 52 below. Saskatchewan, Canada, was the coldest place on this planet on the day I took these two photos. Robins usually migrate south, but a few do stay. I don’t think this chap will hang around next autumn, I’m sure he’ll migrate to warmer climes. I hope the newbies will enjoy and learn from the Love story challenge as much as I did last year.
Oatmeal ( Oat biscuits)
Pikelets (Pikelets and crumpets must be two of the oldest teatime favourites dating from the 17th century)
Day 7
Day 6. I liked the layout from yesterday’s tutorial, but went with vertical instead of horizontal. No kit used. I used Cassel’s ribbon and flair button tutorials.
Day 5. Many of you will know that I’m not a scrapbooker. When I do scrapbook I make my pages simple and minimal when it comes to adding elements. No kit used. The butterfly and flower elements I picked up online. Out of bounds technique was used on the butterfly in the round frame. The work displayed is wonderful, each and every one unique and personal. Well done to one and all!
Here’s my day 4. I started it last night. I have snowshoe hares here, but rarely see them during the day, they come out at night to graze. They don’t build burrows, but hide themselves in the deep snow. The one is enjoying the heat of the sun, on it’s body, on an otherwise brutally cold day. I didn’t use a kit. I choose colours from the photos for my layouts. The snowflakes are picture tubes, and used a gradient for the ribbons, with a fine texture. Bokeh and a gradient for the background paper. The snowflake paper I found online some time ago. For the text I used the sculpture texture with a small inner bevel.
Carole you couldn’t have chose a better kit. I had already chose my Owl photos to use in the challenge. Here’s my day 3 of the challenge. Layers.
