Travel Tale Workshop 2023

[Mary Solaas]

And now into Colorado - travel day.

[Susan Ewart]

3 hours ago, Mary Solaas said:

And now into Colorado - travel day.

Rattlesnakes!  Yikes is right.  I was hiking very early one morning (years ago) and was about to take a step when I saw something move and it was a rattle snake recoiling.  It was colder so he was slow moving.  I'm glad I did not step on him.  On the same hike we came across a spot where there was flattened grass that a large animal must have been sleeping on.  Whatever slept there slept on a rattle snake, he was sadly no long with us. We suspected it was a bear as we had to walk by this very large bear, just sitting on it's butt with one leg sticking out to the side, super relaxed looke.  We on the other hand were not feeling very relaxed as he was just off the trail about 10-15 feet away.  A runner and her dog had come by us a few minutes prior and told us about the bear and that it's likely gone because the dog was barking at it.  Nope, it wasnt.  We didnt make eye contact, just walked by and a distance away we high tailed it back toward the car.  Later that week the local paper was warning people that that bear was fake charging people.  it was a the biggest bear I'd ever seen (living in BC we did see a number of bears when camping or hiking) and not a smaller black bears were were used to.  You layouts are so fun to read.  What an awesome trip that must've been.

Edited October 20, 2023 by Susan Ewart

[Mary Solaas]

And now to the Garden of the Gods.

[Susan Ewart]

2 hours ago, Mary Solaas said:

And now to the Garden of the Gods.

I admit I was expecting a Greek garden or something.  this garden is magnificent.  What an experience you had back in '56 when you got to walk on the rocks.  I love that they are trying to keep it pristine and preserved.  Better that we can see it from a vehicle on from a path than not be able to see it at all. Mother Nature never gets it wrong (something I've said for a long time).  Funn thing, I was reading an article on mushrooms and a researcher said a similar thing: Nature doesnt make mistakes.    

[Mary Solaas]

Day 14 - Sunday.  Daisy, leaves and ribbon are from PS - DB Magnolia.

[Anja Pelzer]

2 hours ago, Mary Solaas said:

Day 14 - Sunday.  Daisy, leaves and ribbon are from PS - DB Magnolia.

this will be a wonderful book when printed

 

[Mary Solaas]

@Anja Pelzer Thank you.  Do plan on getting it printed.  Likely to end up being about 40 pages.

[Mary Solaas]

40 minutes ago, Dee Morris said:

I did the first project ( table setting) and it came out just as the example. I thought I would try some effects. Some things worked as I expected and some things didn't. 🙃

Dee, I think you meant to post this in the Bootcamp forum.

[Ann Seeber]

5 hours ago, Dee Morris said:

I did the first project ( table setting) and it came out just as the example. I thought I would try some effects. Some things worked as I expected and some things didn't. 🙃

Hi Dee - Nice job for your first try! You might want to post it in the Bootcamp forum. Here's the link

Edited October 27, 2023 by Ann Seeber

[Mary Solaas]

Next day Laurie and Joe took a trip in the Rocky Mountains - Front Range.

[Mary Solaas]

The next day.  Heading to home.

[Lynda DiGregor]

On 9/3/2023 at 2:55 PM, Susan Ewart said:

I'd send more snail mail if stamps were like this!  I love stamps, they are little works of art I can afford.  This is beautiful.  This technique is so real looking and most everyone across the globe knows what a stamp is.  

Beautiful

[Lynda DiGregor]

12 hours ago, Mary Solaas said:

The next day.  Heading to home.

Sounds like you had a great trip. Nice layouts

[Mary Solaas]

Getting close to the end of the year.  Think I will be able to finish this project before the end of the year.  This is the day before our visit in the town of Lawrenceburg, KS.

[Mary Solaas]

And now Lawrence KS

[Cristina]

On 11/21/2023 at 5:21 AM, Mary Solaas said:

And now Lawrence KS

Mary, you have created a beautiful memory of this trip. 

[Mary Solaas]

These are the last 2 layouts.  There are 45 pages to this album.

[bina greene]

@Mary Solaas: Many TFS!!! You have made such a gorgeous album. 💓

[Ann Seeber]

1 hour ago, Mary Solaas said:

These are the last 2 layouts.  There are 45 pages to this album.

Wonderful album, Mary. This was a labor of love! ❤️ Will you get it printed? I found my local Staples office supply store will print my 13-page calendar for under $25. I pick it up tomorrow! I'll report back on the quality. They tried on Sunday, but it was too dark, and I rejected it. Luckily, I had withheld payment until I was satisfied. 

[Mary Solaas]

@Ann Seeber I do plan on getting it printed.  Thank you for your kind words.

[Michele]

@Mary Solaas Give yourself a big pat on the back for creating such a beautiful collection.

[Susan Ewart]

What an accomplishment Mary.  45 double pages is, well, 90 pages, that's incredible!  I really enjoyed arm-chair travelling along with you and reading about the locations.  What are "throwed" rolls?

[Mary Solaas]

7 minutes ago, Susan Ewart said:

What an accomplishment Mary.  45 double pages is, well, 90 pages, that's incredible!  I really enjoyed arm-chair travelling along with you and reading about the locations.  What are "throwed" rolls?

@Susan Ewart As the waiters are roaming about the restaurant with pots of additional food you might want, there are waiters with carts of freshly baked yeast rolls, and if you want a roll, they will throw you one.  Sometimes it is from the front of the restaurant to the back (they must practice on the baseball diamond).  And the food is fantastic - just like it came from your grandmother's kitchen. and the 45 pages are actually counting each double page as 2 pages.  It was interesting putting them up on Shutterfly last night.  As the double page doesn't go straight across 2 pages, it splits and you match up the center of the page on each page.  I had never uploaded double pages before so this was a new experience for me.

Edited November 28, 2023 by Mary Solaas

[Susan Ewart]

1 hour ago, Mary Solaas said:

@Susan Ewart As the waiters are roaming about the restaurant with pots of additional food you might want, there are waiters with carts of freshly baked yeast rolls, and if you want a roll, they will throw you one.  Sometimes it is from the front of the restaurant to the back (they must practice on the baseball diamond).  And the food is fantastic - just like it came from your grandmother's kitchen. and the 45 pages are actually counting each double page as 2 pages.  It was interesting putting them up on Shutterfly last night.  As the double page doesn't go straight across 2 pages, it splits and you match up the center of the page on each page.  I had never uploaded double pages before so this was a new experience for me.

Oh that's sound like a fun place.  I remember diners like that when travelling with my parents.  I love the home cooked type diners over the chain restaurants.  I was wondering how you would print a double layout, interesting that you can do that.  There is nothing more impressive than turning a page to see it fill both pages.  That's the WOW factor.   Hope you can take a photo of the book and some the inside pages when it's done.  

[Rene Marker]

3 hours ago, Mary Solaas said:

@Susan Ewart As the waiters are roaming about the restaurant with pots of additional food you might want, there are waiters with carts of freshly baked yeast rolls, and if you want a roll, they will throw you one.  Sometimes it is from the front of the restaurant to the back (they must practice on the baseball diamond).  And the food is fantastic - just like it came from your grandmother's kitchen. and the 45 pages are actually counting each double page as 2 pages.  It was interesting putting them up on Shutterfly last night.  As the double page doesn't go straight across 2 pages, it splits and you match up the center of the page on each page.  I had never uploaded double pages before so this was a new experience for me.

For me it is so much easier to just use single pages even for a double page layout. I guess it is because of how I print the single layouts and put them in individual protectors. On Shutterfly using single pages is so simple, no adjustments needed (except for the covers).