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Happy Birthday Carole created with Watercolor 2 Script

a very Happy Birthday to you Carole, you are very much appreciated for all that you do for us here in the campus and i hope your special day is a filled with much joy.

Here is my day 2 page. Carole, dropping photos, and papers into their layers is ever so easy, compared to in PSP. (masks) I stopped using the text wrapping tool many years ago in PSP, as editing the text within has its limitations, hence I do it manually. Applying shadows, is also a sinch and time saving. I don't use kits, what I do use, after discovering them in a masterclass are paper layouts. Otherwise I create my own papers, and elements. With practise, I can see myself replacing lots of techniques within PSP with Affinity. Which will allow me more time out in the field with my camera, and other outdoor persuits. Good to see the campus up and running again so quickly. Those gremlins, must have got overly excited at all the wonderful pages submitted. lol Sending you birthday wishes. Thank you for making us aware of Affinity, which I hadn't previously heard of. Along with the easy to follow tutorials. I have said it before , and I shall reiterate. Using the same template, every completed layout is uniquely inspiring.

Today, after talking yet again to someone very close to me, I made this layout. It is simple but it comes from the heart and is made to help that person let go a little bit of the burdens he is carrying right now. Sometimes an image is better than just words. I used a page mask from KP, some papers and elements from NBK designs on Oscraps.

using photos from my girlfriend Melanie, the kit is Meow Party by CaroleWDesigns

Day 2: I created the photos with AI (via Freepik). The font is ‘Night in Tokyo’. The papers are from a bundle by Rachel Martin called ‘Ansel’. Project completed in Affinity.

Beautiful layout Susan - love your choice of colors.

That photograph is beautiful, so clear, so shiny. The colours you have used look so good, too. When I lived in Sydney, in the 80s, I got a great view of the Opera House out my window, where I lived, in both Cremorne Point and Kirribilli.

Title: Mother and Son Text: Maude was born in June 1989 and Brian in February 2025. It's hard to say that the son doesn't resemble his mother...

Happy Birthday, Carole. May your day and the coming year bring many blessings. Love to you.

Happy birthday, Carole!

Thanks for the idea of the putting the alignment shortcuts into the toolbar. I hadn't thought to customize it.

Day 2 Templates

I sure hope I can get a photo like that when I take a trip down under. A friend and I are talking about 2027 for the trip!

I do it the same lazy way you do. Drag and drop. For the whole page papers, I do have to align center and align middle to get them in place but I set up those shortcuts on the toolbar so no problem! I do drag and drop in PSP as well. It just works so much better for my scrapping process.

Happy birthday! 🙂 I made this project years ago and didn't know I still had it 🙂 Hope you have a great day! 🙂

Thank you Cristina, for those great wishes. I really appreciate everyone here, in the Campus and in the store. You are all such a friendly extended family!

Here's my version of Lesson 2 - trying to showcase the Kosovo Opera House. I dumped a few of the photo blocks and just used the circles. My text font is Elephant, journaling is Copperplate. Papers are from a jess-countryside mini.

Hi Bina! Nice to see you!

Here my go at the 2nd template

Hello Carole, hello eevryone! Thanks for hosting this workshop, Carole. Here is my go at the 1st template, I just duplicated the circle twice and adjsuted the size a bit, but now I am thinking I want to have a second go with the template as is.

Jacques - could I bother you for a translation to English for your colorful creation?