For someone who rarely uses templates, or when I do, I tend to change them. I really like this template over all the others in this workshop, as it would be something I'd create my self. In my view, he colours, and subject you chose, has done this template proud.
I have lovely memories of the Kookaburra laughing. A wonderful start to the day, waiting at a bus stop in Sydney. We have the blue Kingfishers in New Zealand, although I have to say, since moving back to the South Island in 1975, I have not seen them.
still using Affinity 2.6.2 and finding it a joy to use. This is lesson 2, i am a bit behind though due to some more life issues but i will get to finish. The photos are from pixabay and created a colour swatch from it in affinity photo and used those colours on my project. Beige coloured paper created from a pattern, teal blue paper free from Chantahlia Design, foliage design is an abr brush imported into affinity. again i give thanks to Carole for the templates and the video as they are well explained. i have been looking at everyone's projects for this workshop and you all have created lovely work.
best wishes to everyone,
Dawn
Template 5, still in Affinity 2.6
The photographs were taken years ago, on different days, in Hagley Park in Christchurch, when I was living there.
I have used Marisa Lerin's Change kit, and the fonts are from Creative Fabrica, Astrologer, and Active School. The paper in the circle was a problem. I wanted something not too strong and tried to darken it up a bit, and with the problems I am having with my laptop, it wasn't working, so I left it alone.
I could probably have opened PSP and fixed it, but wanting to use just Affinity, I didn't.
The ric rac is something I created many years ago when I first looked into scrapbooking, and did a few tutorials.
The duck is a Papango, or Blue Teal duck. The roses were bunched up on a bush, the colours appealed to me. The thrush seemed to be letting me know he had first dibs on that water fountain. The koru, the shape of the fern on the right, represents new beginnings.