Quick-Page Workshop - May 2022

[Ann Seeber]

QP2-Extra - following the trend of finding the best photo for the existing layout, here's a shot my friend Clay Olds sent me from Kenya. I think the colors POP! ;-)

[Marie-Claire]

Hi everyone!

I always enjoy seeing what the other members are making, and there is always something I learn from

These are the QP from day 1 and 2 and the extras

The gray cat belongs to the neighbors who often visit us on our terrace, the other cat, I noticed in a field during a walk.

The photo of day 1 is my daughter's birthday when she turned 2.

The butterfly is an old photo also taken during a walk.

[laurie solaas]

We have been living and traveling in our Motorhome this year. We are now in North Carolina on the coast. I am spotlighting a few of the picture I took yesterday on the beach! I have been admiring many of the quick pages in the forum! So, I took the opportunity to change my background color on the template with the color changer tool, and I added a title. I loved Pirkko's baby duck, and Susan's Tackle Box!

[Guest Guest]

Marie-Claire  your Extra 1 is so beautiful - great colors :)

[Nancy McNamara]

QP-3 Different stages of the sunflower opening. (Last year) I need to get some of my pics off of my phone and out where I can enjoy them!

[cindy harris]

Finally I got back here with H e l p   Ty all

 

My 1 QP    wanted to show how long my hair is now          HI Everyone I am sad about Annie T, she was nice to me

 

 

 

All you all are Awesome.

[Guest Guest]

here is  my extra for QP2-May

[Ann Seeber]

QP-3-EXTRA: I had this nice sunrise from last year at Rye Play Land Beach that seems to work well with this QP design.

[Susan Ewart]

Wow!  Very creative takes on the pages.  I love the photo's everyone is using.  Thank you Sharla.  Filter Forge can get addicting for sure and I like that you can still edit further with PSP.  thank you Pirkko and Sue for helping me to achieve better results and being braver in experimenting with PSP...when I know better, I'll do better, right?  I started watching Blending Through, it's quite fascinating so far.  And Ann, that sunset is outstanding!  Welcome back Cindy, nice to see you again.

 

here are my two pages today.  This is Squirrely White Tail.  At first I called him Betty White Tail but then I saw (things humans shouldn't see ? ) that "she" was in fact a "he".  He first came to the feeder as a youngster in June of 2021 (bottom photo is his baby pict ) and he was in the feeder several times a day throughout summer and winter.  the snow scene the last shots I got of him.  Most were shot through the window so they aren't great.  We haven't seen him since the end of 2021.  We are hoping he's moved on to spread his glorious white tail, feet and belly to other squirrels, and not that the neighbour cat got him like he did "Spider Squirrely"...another of our favorites who was fascinated with my husband.  that's a story for another time.

 

The Xtra page is one of my favorite summer shots of him.

[Linda J Walker]

Day 2, I guess I will use another photo of my tulips today! They seem to match the colorful quick pages.

 

 

[matsugirl]

Day 1  Photo taken July 2008.  My son and grandma in her garden.

[Ann Seeber]

QP-3 - Spring Outside My Windows in Middletown, NY, USA

 

Tricky devils to keep them from overlapping ... one thing about Quick Pages -- no shadows required! ;-)

[Mary Solaas]

Yes, Ann.  That was one thing I noticed and was so glad of.  Cause, sometimes I forget!

 

Love everyone's postings.  I'm still on QP2.  This is of 2 of my great grands when they were young.  I only changed the background paper with the color changer (one of my favorite coloring tools).

 

Pirkko, I did download that Master Class.  It does take some study and playing with.  I noticed that you showed your pspimage for the one with the ducks and it looks like you only colored the element on the bottom right blue and put it on a separate layer and used that layer to color your page blue.  Is that correct?

[Mary Solaas]

Well.  This is QP-2 Extra.  Yes, I was playing with the Master Class method of changing color.  This time I used a solid color to change the papers and elements.  Used the Hue layer.  I also had to put the picture on top of the layout since it colored the picture too.  How do you keep from doing that????

 

Carole??  Pirkko?? - I noticed that your picture is in the proper location (below the QP) but it is not colored.  How did you do that????

 

And so, I copied one of the stars from the top and put it on the ribbon below the picture and erased the wording on it since it didn't work with the picture on top.  Anyway.  This method of coloring is interesting but takes much studying to make it work the way you want it to.

[Sue Thomas]

Mary, in order to keep where the photo goes blank, using the magic wand click in the blank area, to select it and invert. Now you can edit that area.

[Cassel]

Mary, I am not sure what you are referring to. Can you clarify?

[Linda J Walker]

Or you could change the color before you add the photo?

 

 

[matsugirl]

Our Cockatiel, Birdie  1990 - 2008   He was cute, entertaining, a member of our family and so smart!  Miss him lots!

[Sue Thomas]

I see now, looking at the quick page, and Pirkko's screen shot,  although changing the colours of the quick page is a nice touch, it will no longer become a "quick page". As to  change the colour,  it will involve  using the magic wand to select the  space where the photo is to go, and then using the edit tool, to  remove or add any overlapping elements, then invert, and flood fill with the colour you want to change the  QP too.  Placing that layer above the QP, then apply the blend mode on the  top layer.  If it was a straight forward rectangle  selection, it would be so much easier.  Also, if my memory serves me correctly, if you were to place a photo below the QP,  in the blank area,  the blend mode would also effect the photo if you didn't remove where the photo is to go from the top colour layer, which the blend mode would be applied too.  This a bit long winded, sorry!

[Linda J Walker]

Day 3, some more of my spring flowers.

 

 

 

 

[Guest Guest]

Sue - It took two minutes to complete the page (76761) - I think it's pretty fast :)

Once you learn the technology - it takes even less time. Sometimes the colors on the quick pages just don’t match the image correctly and a small correction gives a new perspective

 

 

[Anne Lamp]

QP2 extra. The only thing I did to the page was add the eclipse in the same color of the background minus the flowers, and add the Title.

[Mary Solaas]

Sue - I tried what you said but it still didn't work.  This is a sample of what it looks like if I put the pic below the qp.  Also the screenshot of my pspimage.

[Sue Thomas]

Pirkko, I agree with you, I could do it in a couple of minutes too, but the technique does involve several steps. As I said, it does add a nice touch to the overall page, to compliment the photo being used.

[Mary Solaas]

Sue - 76827 - finally got the message! thank you.  Now here is the new qp extra 2 and a screenshot of what you said to do. Thanks.